Download or read book Finding God Faithful Bible Study Book written by Kelly Minter and published by Lifeway Church Resources. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace the path of Joseph's life in the Book of Genesis to observe how God's sovereignty reigns, even in our darkest moments. Learn to recognize when God is working during periods of waiting, trust God's plan when life doesn't make sense, and rest in the sufficiency of His presence in every circumstance. His provision is enough, His presence is constant, and His purpose is unstoppable. (8 sessions) Features: Leader helps to guide questions and discussions within small groups Personal study segments to complete between 8 weeks of group sessions Teaching videos, approximately 35 minutes per session, available for purchase or rent Benefits: Place your hope in the God who is with you. Learn to trust God's purposes when life doesn't make sense. Recognize how God is working in your waiting. Rest in the sufficiency of God's presence in every circumstance.
Download or read book To Be Found Faithful written by Melanie Newton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To Be Found Faithful" will show you what it means for you to be faithful to your God-to be unwavering in belief and consistently loyal to Him as you live each day. And, your faithful God is the One who enables you to do so. The wisdom of His Word and His Spirit living inside you give you the ability to remain faithful. The choice is up to you. Will you make the choice to live faithfully to your God every day?
Download or read book I Hunt written by Chuck Craig and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a hunter, we are often misunderstood. aEURoeNormalaEUR people donaEUR(tm)t get up before the crack of dawn and head out into the woods. There is a passion, a desire that dwells within us that causes us to find enjoyment in what others would consider harsh. We are drawn by the call of the wild and find satisfaction in the sights and sounds of the outdoors. There is another call that we hear as Christians. The Holy Spirit beckons to us and we follow. To those who are not a believer, our actions seem odd. It makes no sense to them that we would want to serve others. They question how it is that we can value things that they give no regard to. We have a God-given passion and desire to search for our aEURoehighaEUR calling and fulfill our purpose as part of the body of Christ. As a hunter and a Christian, we see life lesson in all that God has created. This book tells tales of the huntaEUR"the good, the bad, the funny, and the lessons which God brought out of each of them. My youngest son asking me once if I was afraid of anything. I reflected on his questions and then said, aEURoeMy greatest fear is to live this life God has given me and not accomplish His will.aEUR I have no interest in being mediocre in my walk. I want to pursue and accomplish my purpose. That is why I hunt.
Download or read book How to Read the Bible written by James L. Kugel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Kugel’s essential introduction and companion to the Bible combines modern scholarship with the wisdom of ancient interpreters for the entire Hebrew Bible. As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” (Publishers Weekly). Now, this classic remains the clearest, most inviting and readable guide to the Hebrew Bible around—and a profound meditation on the effect that modern biblical scholarship has had on traditional belief. Moving chapter by chapter, Harvard professor James Kugel covers the Bible’s most significant stories—the Creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives, Moses and the exodus, David’s mighty kingdom, plus the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the other prophets, and on to the Babylonian conquest and the eventual return to Zion. Throughout, Kugel contrasts the way modern scholars understand these events with the way Christians and Jews have traditionally understood them. The latter is not, Kugel shows, a naïve reading; rather, it is the product of a school of sophisticated interpreters who flourished toward the end of the biblical period. These highly ideological readers sought to put their own spin on texts that had been around for centuries, utterly transforming them in the process. Their interpretations became what the Bible meant for centuries and centuries—until modern scholarship came along. The question that this book ultimately asks is: What now? As one reviewer wrote, Kugel’s answer provides “a contemporary model of how to read Sacred Scripture amidst the oppositional pulls of modern scholarship and tradition.”
Download or read book Faithfulness Unto Death in the Service of Christ written by and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where is Boasting written by Simon J. Gathercole and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important work challenges the validity of the "New Perspective" on Paul and Judaism. Working with new data fom Jewish literature and a fresh reading of Romans 1–5, Simon Gathercole produces a far-reaching criticism of the current approach to Paul and points a new way forward. Building on a detailed examination of the past generation of scholarship on Paul and early Judaism, Gathercole's work follows two paths. First, he shows that while early Judaism was not truly oriented around legalistic works-righteousness, it did consider obedience to the Law to be an important criterion at the final judgment. On the basis of this reconstruction of Jewish thought and a rereading of Romans 1–5, Gathercole advances his main argument — that Paul did indeed combat a Jewish perspective that saw obedience to the Law both as possible and as a criterion for vindication at the final judgment. Paul's reply is that obedience to the Law is not a criterion for the final judgment because human nature makes obedience to the Law impossible. His doctrine of justification can therefore be properly viewed in its Jewish context, yet anthropological issues also take center stage.
Download or read book Disciples Literal New Testament written by Michael Magill and published by Reyma Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Love God's Word You Will Love This New Testament! The Disciples' Literal New Testament sets you free from our artificial 460 year old chapter and verse structure, replacing it with paragraphing that reflects the flow of thought in the original Greek writings. Paragraph headings make that flow of thought explicit to you, speeding your understanding of the NT books. This translation retains the writing style of the apostles themselves, rather than transforming their Greek ways of writing into an elegant or contemporary English writing style, as has been beautifully done so many times. It is the same translation as the author's New Testament TransLine, first published by Zondervan in 2002. Now you can read the New Testament as the original writers intended it, and see it with a clarity formerly available only to those who could carefully study their Greek New Testament. You can even see the difference in writing style between Matthew, Mark and Luke! Used along with your standard Bible version, you will profit from both methods of translation. *Easily grasp the relationship of the whole and the parts of each book with the big-picture overview outlines that use the words of the original author. *Gain quick insight into the flow of thought from descriptive paragraph headings that summarize the main point of each paragraph in its context. *You can visually follow the apostles' thinking because the 'Intelligent Paragraphing' visually displays their main and subordinate thoughts. *The hindrance to your understanding caused by our artificial chapter and verse structure is eliminated by paragraphing based on the Greek writings. *You will more fully appreciate the minds and thinking patterns and intent of the original writers because the translation corresponds more closely to their words and their grammar and their sentence structure. *Deepen and expand your understanding of the New Testament by meditating on the notes containing alternative renderings, explanations of what is being said, and different views of the meaning.
Download or read book The New Testament Commentary written by R. Milligan and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Download or read book The Call written by Sylvia Curmon and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of being unemployed? Are you sick of being underemployed and underutilized? Are you worn out from working for others, and possess a strong desire to start your own business? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you! In The Call, Sylvia Curmon uses the Word of God to help guide you to your next employment victory. Sylvia discusses several key issues affecting employment which are guaranteed to change your future for the better. In The Call, you will learn how to perfect: • Hearing the voice of God • Using God's Word to prosper • Constructing a life plan • Career mapping God's way • Using your God-given authority • And much, much more Psalm 75:6-7 in The Living Bible says, "For promotion and power come from nowhere on earth, but only from God. He promotes one and deposes another." Our Lord and Savior Jesus has had a plan for your employment and promotion since before the foundation of the earth. (Ephesians 2:10 AMP) Why not take charge of your destiny, and use God's methods of employment and promotion? If God promoted Joseph from prison to prime minister of Egypt in one day, read and discover the promotion He has already prepared for you. Step up to your next level and become all God desires you to be!
Download or read book The Lost and Found written by Samuel Byram Halliday and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The DELIGHT OF THE FATHER AND OTHER LYRICS written by Melba Hendrix and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DELIGHT OF THE FATHER AND OTHER LYRICS is a collection of over sixty biblically based poems, many of which were written to be sung. The book is arranged throughout with relevant scripture on the page facing each poem.
Download or read book Daily Triumph written by Jeff Pepper and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The devotional Daily Triumph features at least one message from each book of the Bible. Also included is Ruth; the book of redemption and Colossians; the book telling of Christ as the supreme and all-sufficient one. Besides this you will find eighteen devotional messages on the work of the Holy Spirit inter-mingled throughout. Finally, each devotional features "Today's Hymn." This is the title of a hymn so that you can reflect on the song. Read through it, give it some thought, and may the Lord use it to put a song in your heart. Jeff Pepper was born and raised in Sterling, Illinois. After graduating from high school, and going out on his own to earn a living, he started attending church. He did not attend regularly though, because the church he tried did not seem to line up with what he read in his Bible at home. While working at his place of employment a man was hired that talked to him about spiritual things. This man invited him to visit the church he went to; which was Faith Baptist Church in Sterling, Illinois. This church preached the truth of God's Word. Therefore, after attending for about a year he realized this was indeed what he had been seeking. So in July of 1978 he accepted Christ as his Savior, and went on to serve faithfully there. He later married and started raising a family. He, his wife Sheila, and daughters Janna and Michelle now reside in Shannon, Illinois, In April of 2001 the Lord laid on his heart a burden to put together a devotional book using messages from pastors, evangelists, missionaries, Christian educators, and others in full-time Christian service. Now, almost ten years later this devotional is here.
Download or read book Revealing the Mysterion written by Benjamin Gladd and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars largely agree that the NT term “mysterion” is a terminus technicus, originating from Daniel. This project traces the word in the Dead Sea Scrolls and other sectors of Judaism. Like Daniel, the term consistently retains eschatological connotations. The monograph then examines how mystery functions within 1 Corinthians and seeks to explain why the term is often employed. The apocalyptic term concerns the Messiah reigning in the midst of defeat, eschatological revelations and tongues, charismatic exegesis, and the transformation of believers into the image of the last Adam.
Download or read book The Letter of James written by Scot McKnight and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scot McKnight's commentary expounds James both in its own context and in the context of ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, and the emerging Christian faith. --from publisher description
Download or read book Morning Moments written by Bob Yandian and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each morning represents the start of a new day with God and we can thank Him for His mercies toward us every morning. What better way to start your day than to take a few moments to sit at the feet of Jesus? When you make the decision to begin your day with the Lord, He will teach you about His unconditional love. He will teach you about His...
Download or read book A Portrait of Intercession written by Mark D. Spencer and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Portrait of Intercession is a collection of articles, often prophetic in nature dealing with various aspects of intercession. Each chapter will at once challenge the believer to go not only the first mile with Jesus, but willingly and joyfully press on in true and vital fashion, overcoming faith to go the second mile with Him in prayer and intercession. A Portrait of Intercession is a series of challenges, calling the believer to stretch out in believing and bold faith. It is a call to a more intense and intimate relationship with Jesus; to see His vision for the nations and to hear His heart for the peoples of the world. Intercession is, of necessity, a hidden ministry. Its labors may be seen only by a few but it is recognized and welcomed at the Throne of Grace. It is possibly the most noble of ministries and surely the most noble of the various forms of prayer. Intercession willingly joins us with Jesus in His never-ending, ever-watchful prayer for His people. It is a selfless praying which readily enters into Christ's sufferings; that is, our joining with Him in His divine laboring at the expense of our own wants and desires.
Download or read book Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel written by Craig A. Evans and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the ways in which early Christian writers and communities, from late antiquity through the New Testament period, interpreted the scriptures of Israel, as they sought to understand Jesus and the Gospel in relation to God's revelation and past acts in history. These essays represent work on the growing edge of studies of the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. The contents, authored by both veteran and younger scholars, treat methods and canons, Jesus and the Gospels, and Acts and the Epistles.
