Download or read book Christian CoreStrength written by Andrew W. G. Matthews and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great commission of Jesus (Matthew 28:16-20) calls Christians to make disciples of all nations, unfortunately the churches' Christian education programs haphazardly and unsystematically attempt to grow up believers in the Lord. Christian CoreStrength has been written to provide a plan of learning that progresses in an orderly fashion, and covers every major doctrine and practice of Christianity. The church also needs to be making disciples who can then turn around and make other disciples. The reality is that the average Christian does not know where to start with discipleship. The purpose of Christian CoreStrength is to put a tool into your hands so that you have the means to take someone under your care and teach them the faith. Christian CoreStrength follows a one year plan, 52 lessons, to teach the Christian faith in such a manner that key doctrines are taught and important Bible passages are studied to lay a solid foundation of faith. Christian CoreStrength is divided into five major sections: Core Beliefs--the foundation of essential truths; Such a Great Salvation--the doctrines of salvation from election to glorification; A Closer Walk with God--the practical living aspects of the Christian faith; Church Life--the doctrine and practice of the church; Thinking Deeper--an examination of deeper theological and world view issues. Each lesson is two pages long and can be used in a variety of contexts: Self-Study, One-on-One, Small Group, Sunday School, and Leadership Training.

Download or read book Transforming Vocation written by David Benson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been an explosion of publishing in the faith-work movement in the last twenty years. Work is increasingly seen as the new frontier for Christian mission. However, the church and theological colleges have failed to keep up with the interest among, and needs of, workplace Christians. This book is the urgent corrective that is needed, moving past Theology of Work 101 to much deeper encounters with God's word as it relates to daily work. These twelve academic papers look at work through three different lenses: the workplace, the church, and theological education. It is prefaced by Mark Greene from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, reflecting on what work, church, and theological education would look like if there was no sacred-secular divide. In the concluding remarks, the editors imagine a future where each domain is transformed by the gospel, working dynamically together for the life of the world. While academic in terms of depth of thinking, quality of research, and referencing of crucial sources for further exploration, this book is never dry. Rather, it's life-giving and provocative for every vocation, asking fundamental questions of the reader: What is the work that God is calling you to do? How can the gospel transform your work? And how well-positioned are churches and colleges to be at the forefront of transforming vocation? With contributions from: Mark Greene James Pietsch Peter White Peter Docherty Gordon Preece Keith Mitchell David Fagg Ian Hussey Colin Noble Andrew Matthews Sarah Bacaller Samuel Curkpatrick Maggie Kappelhoff

Download or read book Rebuild written by Barry S. Giddens and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Author Barry S. Giddens: "I have a great desire to see churches and individuals reach their full potential in Christ. I live my life by priorities. These priorities further my development both personally and professionally. God is first, family second, and friendships third. Everything else comes after these most important life priorities. Travel with me as we explore the keys to vibrant churches. Our goal is to reach God's full potential both in our churches and personally. If you apply the Rebuild principles contained within this book, you will see an exponential increase in church and personal health and growth." Rebuild will answer these questions and more: *What are the keys to becoming a healthy, vibrant, growing church? *What are the keys to becoming the Christian God desires for you to be? *How can you rebuild your church and life to worship God as you experience never-ending joy and happiness? The Rebuild book is great for individuals and groups. The Rebuild Bible study is an excellent resource for group Bible studies of all sizes. Visit www.RebuildBook.com

Download or read book Flood and Fury written by Matthew J. Lynch and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Without softening or ignoring the most troubling realities of the text, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch addresses violence related to misogyny, racism, and nationalism in the Old Testament, yielding surprising insights into the goodness and mercy of God.

Download or read book The Center Scriptures written by Robley Edward Whitson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Core written by Dr. Candus Jack-Williams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Core is an inspirational Christian book designed to help many people understand the type of character God wants us to exercise daily. In Genesis, it is stated that God created the world and his work was perfect; however, we all know that the people in it are not. Although we live in the world, we are children of God. Therefore, it is possible for us to strive to exemplify God-like character each day. This book provides us with tools, resources, and testimonials to help us peel away dead layers of ungodly character, leading us to the core of our existence: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. No matter what we go through in life, the way to living an eternal life is through God. What do you want for your life? Do you want love, peace, and joy? If you are experiencing a waiting season, do you want to learn how to exercise patience? If you need self-control, do you want tools to help you develop it? If you struggle with being kind, gentle or good to others, this book is also for you. Obtain your key to the core by exercising godly character through the nourishment of spiritual fruit and watch how God does such amazing things in your life.

Download or read book The Medieval Postcolonial Jew In and Out of Time written by Miriamne Ara Krummel and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Calculating Time: Eosturmonath, Nisan, and the Paschal Table -- Just In Time: Sacrificial Gifts, Rotting Corpses, and Annus Domini -- An (Un)Common Era: Passionate Narratives, Temporal Clashes-Jewish and Christian -- Taking Jews out and Putting Them Back in: Christian Chronometry, the York Massacre, and a Cycle of Mystery Plays -- A Time of Many Layers: Feasting on the Temporalities of The Siege of Jerusalem -- Repressing a Perpetually Resurfacing Temporality: Four Authorial Orphans and The Fifteenth-Century 'Tale of the Litel Clergeon and the Jews' -- Epilogue: The Empire of Common Time.

Download or read book A Model of Christian Maturity written by D. A. Carson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a time when leadership and showmanship are seen as far greater virtues than humility and meekness. Even the church has often got it backward. And in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, he confronts similar problems in the first-century church. D. A. Carson believes we can learn valuable lessons from Paul's letter about what it really means to be a mature Christian in the face of adversity. In A Model of Christian Maturity he takes the reader step by step through an exposition of 2 Corinthians 10-13 and then helps them apply these Scriptures to everyday life in the church. Perfect for pastors, students, and laypeople, this book highlights the power of weakness in the life of the Christian.

Download or read book Spiritual Exercise written by Helen Krudop and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you started . . . and stopped . . . numerous fitness programs in an effort to be healthy and fit? Look no more! Here's a unique program to get you in shape where you need it most in your spirit! This biblically sound book will lead you through 10 steps designed to tone up your spiritual life, stretch your faith and strengthen your heart toward God.

Download or read book Ancient India Rise and Fall written by A.J. Carmichael and published by . This book was released on with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Indian history, there were four significant eras as highlighted below, a quick introduction is important in order to digest the material in this book. Prehistoric era: From 500,000 BCE to 11,000 BCE, South Asian hunter-gatherers made stone tools and painted cave paintings at Bhimbetka during the Old and Middle Stone Ages. Merhgarh, in Baluchistan, was where South Asian farming began between 11,000 and 3000 years ago. From 2500 BCE to 1900 BCE, the great Indian cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa provide us with much archaeological evidence. Eras of India: Vedic and post-Vedic, No Aryan invasion took place, but a nomadic group of Indo-European speakers migrated from Iran and Afghanistan, calling themselves Arya, or the noble. Over the past four millennia, Indo-Aryan culture has developed uniquely within India, blending the values and heritages of the Arya and indigenous peoples. In the Indo-European language family, the Rig Veda is the oldest text. Among the three Vedas and other complementary Vedic literature, it is a crucial text in Vedic Hinduism. We have today's vast agricultural infrastructure in north India due to the expansion of the Indo-Aryans from Punjab to the Ganga basin. Mahajanapadas (great states) were formed from the Vedic polity, which Magadha dominated. Northwest India was invaded by both the Persians and the Greeks later in this period. Ajivakas, Buddhists, and Jains objected to the caste system, animal sacrifices, brahman dominance, and the Vedas in Vedic Hinduism. The Great Empires lasted from about 300 BCE to c. AD 500. From Chandragupta Maurya's Arthashastra, an excellent manual of political economy, we can understand the principles of the Mauryan Empire, founded from Magadha in 321 BCE. With the help of many rock and pillar inscriptions, Ashoka humanized the empire and propagated Buddha's principles. The smaller Shaka, Kushan, and Satavahana kingdoms followed the Mauryan Empire. A flourishing agricultural industry and trade, both domestic and international, contributed significantly to Indian prosperity during this period. China and Rome dominated trade between India and China. According to the Samanta philosophy of tolerant neighborliness, the Gupta Empire followed a model of decentralized power. The Hindu-Buddhist-Jain civilization reached its peak of elitism under the Guptas. Classical Indian culture refers to that. Throughout history, Buddhism has remained popular but has evolved into Mahayana Buddhism, which emphasizes the Bodhisattva. Buddhism, Sanskrit literature, and mathematics flourished in this era, as at Ajanta. The feudal era lasted from 500 AD to 1200 AD (and beyond). Among the most prominent post-Gupta regional and feudal kingdoms were those of King Harsha, the early Chalukyas, and the Pallavas. The kings maintained their power through large land grants, feudatory power, and patronage systems. During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the aggressive and iconoclastic Turco-Afghans quickly invaded India due to the inter-Indian wars waged by the Gurjara-Pratihara, Pala, and Rashtrakuta kingdoms. The deep south remained highly dynamic and Hindu under the Pallavas and Cholas. The Vedic and Puranic forms of Hinduism gradually replaced Buddhism in India, while the holy and puranic forms of Hinduism stayed. Muslim power, embodied in the slave dynasty of Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, entrenched itself in north India from 1206 onward, paving the way for Indo-Islamic culture to flourish.

Download or read book Transformational Discipleship written by Henry Webb and published by . This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Christian JumpStart written by Andrew Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian JumpStart helps us start our journey of following Christ and can also be a useful tool to lead others on the path of faith. The Bible can be a big, confusing book to believers. JumpStart has five simple lessons to help with these key Christian beliefs. The first lesson, The Gospel, addresses the key doctrines necessary for saving faith--that we have sinned, and God has sent His Son to be our Savior if we trust in Him. The Second lesson, Behold Your God!, teaches key doctrines concerning our Triune God--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The third lesson, Set Apart for God, gives an overview of how we are to live the Christian life. The fourth lesson, In God's Word and Prayer, tells us what is contained in the Bible, provides some hints on interpretation, and practical advice on how to pray. Finally, Christian JumpStart provides practical advice for reading the Bible daily and a 30-Day Reading Plan to get you started. Christian JumpStart is a useful tool for personal growth, evangelism, one-on-one discipleship, and small groups.

Download or read book Empowered Experience Living in the Power of the Spirit written by Josh McDowell and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entire generation of young Christians—along with millions of older believers—is confused about what they believe, why they believe it, and how it’s relevant. The Unshakable Truth Journey® Growth Guides are a series of 12 courses designed especially for churches, church classes, and small groups. They get to the heart of what being a true follower of Christ means and what knowing Christ is all about. Each five-session guide is based on one of 12 core truths of the Christian faith presented in Josh and Sean McDowell’s book The Unshakable Truth®. Orthodox, hard-hitting, and relevant, these guides are uniquely positioned for today’s culture because they highlight how Christianity’s beliefs affect relationships; promote a relational, group context in which Christians can experience the teaching in depth; and show believers how they can live out Christianity’s central truths before their community and world. More than just a program, The Unshakable Truth Journey® Growth Guides are a tool for long-term change and transformation! Empowered—Experience Living in the Power of the Spirit opens up the truth of God’s being three in one. Because he is a Trinity, his natural is relational; he defines the essence of how any relationship works. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can experience the truth of relationships in the way God defines them.

Download or read book Heirs Not Helpers written by Dr. Tobe Momah and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For nearly 44 years of ministry, Romans 8:19 has always intrigued my spiritual realm of thought. Just to think that all creation is groaning in travail for the manifestation of the Sons of God. Dr. Momah has clearly defined our purpose as born again heirs in the Kingdom of God. Reading this book will equip every believer to execute...

Download or read book Africa Bible Commentary written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 1631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Africa Bible Commentary is a unique publishing event—the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities, it furnishes powerful and relevant insights into the biblical text that transcend Africa in their significance. The Africa Bible Commentary gives a section-by-section interpretation that provides a contextual, readable, affordable, and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible. Readers around the world will benefit from and appreciate the commentary’s fresh insights and direct style that engage both heart and mind. Key features: · Produced by African biblical scholars, in Africa, for Africa—and for the world · Section-by-section interpretive commentary and application · More than 70 special articles dealing with topics of key importance in to ministry in Africa today, but that have global implications · 70 African contributors from both English- and French-speaking countries · Transcends the African context with insights into the biblical text and the Christian faith for readers worldwide

Download or read book Religion Religious Organisations and Development written by Carole Rakodi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection adds to a burgeoning literature concerned with the roles played by religions in development. The authors do not assume that religion and religious organisations can be ‘used’ to achieve development objectives, or that religiously inspired development work is more holistic, transformative and authentic. Instead, they subject such assumptions to critical and (as far as possible) objective scrutiny, focusing on how adherents of several religious traditions and a variety of organisations affiliated with different religions perceive the idea of development and attempt to contribute to its objectives. Geographically, chapters in the volume encompass Africa, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific. Four of the papers have an international focus: providing a preliminary framework for analysing the role of religion in development, considering the roles played by faith-inspired organisations in two regions (the Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa) and analysing transnational Muslim NGOs. The individual case studies focus on nine countries (India, Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, Malawi, Sri Lanka, South Africa), consider four religions (Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism), and can be grouped under four themes: they consider religion, wellbeing and inequality; the roles of religious NGOs in development; whether and how religious organisations influence, respond to or resist social change; and whether religious service providers reach the poor. Finally, practice notes show how three religious development organisations try to put their principles into practice. This book was published as a special double issue of Development in Practice.

Download or read book Spiritual Grit written by Rick Lawrence and published by Group Publishing, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some people thrive in the midst of great challenges and others don't? The answer is grit: the strength that fuels a scrappy response to threats, fear, confusion, and pain. But grit is more than a personal success tool. Without a passion for Jesus and practical ways to develop grit, it’s doomed to disappoint. Spiritual Grit seeks a better outcome by delving into why Jesus sometimes chooses to inject hardship into our lives rather than remove it. The book also includes: • Ways to access the strength needed to live a resilient life, through a dependent relationship with Jesus. • Biblical stories of those who grew a “grit backbone” through their interactions with Jesus. • An extensive menu of life habits that fertilize grit, plus a method for identifying habits that undermine it. • A way for readers to assess their own spiritual grit. Without Jesus, grit is little more than a gimmick. With Jesus, grit can infuse the world—and our lives—with hope.