Download or read book Jesus Christ the Centerpiece of God s Universe written by Ronald A. Clower and published by CrossBooks Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Revelation clarifies the true identity of Jesus Christ and describes in detail the wondrous future God has in store for His children. In Jesus Christ The Centerpiece of God's Universe, author and entrepreneur Ronald A. Clower guides us in a comprehensive, easy-to-follow exploration of the book of Revelation and its meanings. Designed for individual, group, or classroom study, Clower's commentary and related subject lessons are thorough without being overly complex and challenge us to become more familiar with our personal Bible and our God. Everyone from teenagers to seniors can appreciate and participate in the end-of-chapter review questions and discussion topics, which ask us to relate the lessons and passages to current events or personal experiences. Understanding the prophecies given to the Apostle John and recorded in the book of Revelation is central to understanding the meaning behind putting faith and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ. Through our faith and trust, we hear God's Word, live in His grace, and share in His eternal blessings.
Download or read book Jesus Christ and His Revelation Revised and Updated written by Ronald A. Clower and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Christ and His REVELATION is a revised and updated edition to my 2017 publication of the same title. The book presents a concise verse-by-verse study of the Apostle John’s Revelation of Jesus Christ, i.e., the New Testament book of Revelation. Its purpose is to make the study of Revelation comprehensive but not complex, thorough yet easy to follow. Bible commentary, related subject lessons, charts and illustrations, and frequently asked questions (FAQ) taken from years of teaching combine to add redundancy and visual appeal to the study. The book is written to appeal to Bible students of all ages, young adults through seniors. Review questions and up-to-date discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter for the purpose of personal reflection or to facilitate classroom discussion in group study settings.
Download or read book Jesus Christ and His Revelation the Centerpiece of God S Universe written by Ronald A. Clower and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Revelation is Gods message to the world and His children (the church) revealing how He intends to finish out the history of mankind, as well as the fate of those who have trusted in His Son, Jesus Christ and those who have not. This commentary and workbook represents a concise verse-by-verse study of the Book of Revelation. The authors goal was to make this study comprehensive yet easy to follow and appealing to all age groups ranging from young adults to seniors. Related subject lessons, illustrations, and frequently asked questions (FAQ) taken from the classroom have been added to give redundancy and visual interest to the study. Each chapter includes review and discussion questions meant to emphasize key elements, inviting both personal reflection and classroom discussion or group study.
Download or read book Jesus in the New Universe Story written by Cletus Wessels and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of the Christian tradition stands the figure of Jesus Christ, a Palestinian Jew who lived two thousand years ago. The background of his story is a story of creation, which emerged in the ancient Jewish tradition. The story of Adam and Eve, their expulsion from Eden, and the subsequent "history of salvation," is familiar to all Christians. But how does this story fit in with a new cosmological story - the story of an emerging universe popularly known as the "New Universe Story"? Many Christians are disturbed by the apparent contradictions between the old story of faith and the new story of modern physics. Father Wessels's challenge is to maintain the underlying reality of the biblical story of Jesus while reinterpreting that story through the lens of an "emerging" universe.
Download or read book Captivity to Eternity Daniel God s Faithful Servant written by Ronald A. Clower and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Daniel is one of the Bibles richestfull of astounding historical events and prophetic visions that for centuries have helped readers realize Gods plan for mankind and His covenant people. This commentary and workbook, the result of several seasons of intense research by author Ronald Clower, presents a concise, verse-by-verse study of Daniel that explores not only the life of the prophet himself but the books setting, stories, and foretastes of the futuresome of them already fulfilled and some of them yet to be. The chapters are supplemented with illustrations and material on related topics, and each one includes separate questions for review and discussion, inviting both personal use and classroom or group study. Clowers work will carefully guide you through this exciting Old Testament book, helping you connect its truths with the whole of Scripture and the centerpiece of the entire gospel, the Lord Jesus Christthe One who was, and is, and is to come.
Download or read book Jesus Manifesto written by Leonard Sweet and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2010-05-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Manifesto presents a fresh unveiling of Jesus, seeking to restore the supremacy and sovereignty of Christ in a world—and a church—that has lost sight of Him. Christians have made the gospel about so many things—things other than Christ. Religious concepts, ideas, doctrines, strategies, and methods that begin to eclipse the beauty, the glory, and the reality of the Lord Jesus Himself. We know a lot about our Lord, but we don't know Him very well. We know a lot about trying to be like Jesus, but very little about living by His indwelling life. Jesus Manifesto provides clarity on the most important points of our faith. It is a prophetic call to restore the supremacy and sovereignty of Christ in a world and church that has lost sight of Him. This manifesto emphasizes ten crucial areas of restoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ, noting: Christians don’t follow Christianity; they follow Christ Christians don't proclaim themselves; they proclaim Christ Christians don’t point people to core values; they point people to the Cross Christians don't preach about Christ; they preach Christ Read this book to see your Lord like you've never seen Him before and restore the sovereignty of Jesus in your life.
Download or read book Story in the Stars written by Joe Amaral and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the powerful story and symbolism behind God's unique design of our universe. Thousands of words have been written about the first ten words in the Bible: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," a simple and profound statement that has ignited a firestorm of debate and controversy. People often only focus on the "how" and "when" of creation, but Story in the Stars explores the "why." Why did God create such a vast universe? Why did He choose the sun and moon to light our paths? Why did He design images with stars in the night sky? The Bible is very clear when it states that God created, named, and positioned all of the stars of the universe in their place in a very specific way-a way that tells us the greatest story ever to be told. In Luke 21:25 Jesus says, "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars." Signs are meant to point us towards something: Jesus. Story in the Stars takes an in-depth look at the Bible and all the signs God mapped out through constellations, planets, and even the way the Earth is tilted. We are uniquely designed by God, and He loves us so much that He ensured a way for all inhabitants of the earth, through all of time, to see the messages of salvation and redemption that He painted in the stars.
Download or read book Jesus Is the Thesis written by Jeff Voth and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From story and Scripture to sex and politics, Jesus is at the center. That is the conviction of Voth and Beck in Jesus is the Thesis, who aim to help you more clearly see the truth and beauty of Jesus Christ—and through that clearer picture, see the joy of a life lived following him. It is in the recognition of Jesus as the main idea, the one who holds everything together, that we find the story beneath all stories, the through-line of the Bible, the hope for our lives, and the just and flourishing life we seek. Jesus is the Thesis is a unique and varied work of Christ-centered apologetics—for the student, for the skeptic, and for the seasoned follower of Christ.
Download or read book Thru the Bible Vol 60 The Prophecy Revelation 14 22 written by J. Vernon McGee and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1995-03-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a 60-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. Each volume includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors - and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student! Very affordable in a size that can go anywhere, it's available as a complete 60-volume series, in Old Testament or New Testament sets, or individually.
Download or read book A Scandalous People written by Micah D. Carpenter and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not a commentary, an exegetical study, or a work of systematic theology. It is a conversation. Let’s sit down together, read Ephesians, strain our minds and our imaginations, and have a good chat. If you want all your difficult textual questions answered, there are many good commentaries on the shelf. This book is here to help you ask some new questions—and not just about this ancient letter, but about God, your life, and the purpose of the entire universe. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is a work of timeless theological genius which brilliantly addresses many of the enduring questions about human life. It presents a scintillating vision of the glory of God and the meaning of Christian faith. It also brings an urgent and revitalizing message to the church in our time: in Christ, God has enacted a plan for the world which is most surprising in the face of its conventional rationalities and religious common sense. God has invited us to be inhabitants of this redemptive drama through faith, and insofar as we do so, we are a scandalous people.
Download or read book The Pleasures of God written by John Piper and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia
Download or read book The Starfish and the Spirit written by Lance Ford and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine an organizational model for church leadership that enables the entire team to unleash their full potential. The joy and vigor coming from a collective strength, intelligence, and skill in the community of leaders not only brings greater potency but better yields for your ministry. What would it be like to see this kind of healthy leadership reproduced into the second, third, and fourth generation, on multiple strands? Leveraging the metaphor Ori Brafman popularized in his NYT best-selling book, The Starfish and the Spider, Rob Wegner, Lance Ford, and Alan Hirsch show: How to take a close look at your church's organizational structure and how to adapt instead of simply adopt a certain kind of structural approach. How churches can function without a rigid central authority, making them nimbler in reacting to external forces. How seeding starfish networks inside today's churches will prepare the church of tomorrow to be agile while maintaining the accountability to be effective. The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on a mission, not the source of certainty for every question and project. It's about creating a team of humble leaders "in the middle" of the church, not at the top--leaders who naturally reproduce multiple generations of leaders, from the middle out.
Download or read book Why Suffering written by Ravi Zacharias and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would a loving and powerful God allow so much pain and suffering? In Why Suffering? Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale carefully walk you through a variety of responses that considered together provide a clear, comprehensive, and convincing answer. Responses like: Where there is the possibility of love, there has to be the reality of freedom, and therefore the possibility of pain. Wishing God had made a different world is to wish yourself out of existence. The cross is the key to a compelling and rational explanation for trusting in God in the face of suffering. In comparison with other world religions, the Christian response is highly distinctive. The reality of evil only makes sense in light of the reality of divine goodness. Relational knowledge about God takes the argument beyond reason to the presence of God amidst suffering. God's decision to allow temporal suffering is understandable when viewed from an eternal perspective. Divine goodness shows how to conquer not in spite of, but even through suffering. Here is a book written with great respect for the complexity of the issue, recognizing that some who read it will be in the trenches of deep suffering themselves and others questioning the very existence of a loving God. Why Suffering? provides an answer to the problem of pain and suffering with emotional sensitivity and intellectual integrity.
Download or read book Time and Eternity written by William Lane Craig and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable work offers an analytical exploration of the nature of divine eternity and God's relationship to time.
Download or read book The Emergent Christ written by Ilia Delio and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ilia Delio makes fascinating sense of the universe, beginning with the story of cosmic evolution, coursing through the meaning of God in evolution and the emergence of Christ, and concluding with new ways of seeing Christ in all things. As Teilhard de Chardin did in The Divine Milieu, Ilia Delio reveals the sacrament of God at work in the world. She also explores the spiritual evolution within each of us and suggests that it will change the cosmos as well as the church. She shows that we are at a stage in evolution where our choices will determine what happens next. "Love," she writes, "always seeks the best for the beloved but God is a beggar of love who waits at the soul's door without daring to force it open. The question of Christ emerging as the personal center of the universe is not a question of yes or no but a question of how that love will evolve." She makes one thing perfectly clear: it is happening and the evidence is astounding. The Emergent Christ is an antidote to the new atheism that says there is no place in evolution for God, let alone a God of love. It is also a spiritual tonic for Christians interested in understanding their place and purpose in this evolving universe.
Download or read book The Fight of Faith written by Ray C. Stedman and published by Our Daily Bread Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “To Timothy, a beloved son” (2 Timothy 1:2). “To Titus, a true son in our common faith” (Titus 1:4). Those are intimate words from Paul’s most intimate letters. With sentiments like, “I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see you” to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:3-4) and fatherly instructions to Titus such as, “But as for you, speak of things which are proper” (Titus 2:1), you’ll discover a compassionate side of Paul rarely discussed—a mentor concerned for his “sons.” Let Ray Stedman help you plumb the depths of these profound epistles to find wisdom and insight you can use in your own fight of faith.
Download or read book This Jesus We Talk About written by Bill King and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you answer questions about the Christian faith? In this book a doubter, whom the author named Thomas, asks many of the common questions that can lead to a resistance in accepting the Christian faith. Thomas friend ,named Matt (who relates thoughts, understandings, and experiences of the author), writes his answers in the form of letters back to Thomas. The author writes of a God that is gracious, forgiving, accepting, and ever loving. And he explores what it is like to be in continuous fellowship with God through Jesus Christ It is a fellowship free for the asking, a gift waiting to be given. This book is an invitation to be Gods friend. Before you accept such an invitation you may want to know more about the God doing the inviting! The book presents God as a loving father who wants us to come home. Discover the love and grace of God thought Jesus Christ, a love that will draw you into that intimate friendship. LAWRENCE GERATY, Ph.D. President Emeritus, La Sierra University I highly recommend THIS JESUS WE TALK ABOUT. It is a theologically sound exploration of many of the most common questions concerning the Christian faith. The authors lifetime search for a living faith is evident as he explores the answers to questions that would challenge a faith in Jesus. LELAND YIALELIS, M.Div. from Andrews Theological Seminary Bill King is a man of faith and intellect, the convergance of those two make this book a must read HAROLD WATKINS, Attorney at Law THIS JESUS WE TALK ABOUT explores experiences within this broken world that present questions, doubts, and struggles. The author shows the value of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that brings meaning, healing, and belonging resulting in a loving relationship with Jesus Christ, others, and oneself. STEPHEN DANIEL, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology from Biola University I heartily recommend Bill Kings book. He writes with a lucid style and every page is brimming with insights into an authentic faith. Grace triumphs in This Jesus! Read it and be blessed! ROBERT NORTON, D.Min. From Fuller Theological Seminary
