Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book The United Methodist Music Worship Planner 2021 2022 CEB Edition written by David L. Bone and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Methodist Music & Worship Planner and Prepare! are all-in-one resources that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year. The 2021-2022 editions of these resources are lectionary based and places at your fingertips: --Calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August --Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to thirteen major denominational and ecumenical hymnals; the UM Planner includes suggestions based around United Methodist-specific resources. --Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings from both the Common English Bible and the NRSV --Reproducible worship planning forms --Resources for holidays and special days --Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more

Download or read book The United Methodist Music Worship Planner 2021 2022 NRSV Edition written by David L. Bone and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Methodist Music & Worship Planner and Prepare! are all-in-one resources that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year. The 2021-2022 editions of these resources are lectionary based and places at your fingertips: --Calendar format that helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August --Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to thirteen major denominational and ecumenical hymnals; the UM Planner includes suggestions based around United Methodist-specific resources. --Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings from both the Common English Bible and the NRSV --Reproducible worship planning forms --Resources for holidays and special days --Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more

Download or read book The United Methodist Music Worship Planner 2020 2021 CEB Edition written by David L. Bone and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year, The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner 2020-2021 is lectionary-based and places at your fingertips: Weekly pages in spiral-bound format that help you plan the entire worship year, from September through August. Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to United Methodist worship resources: The United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, Worship & Song, The United Methodist Book of Worship, and The Africana Hymnal. Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings using the Common English Bible translation. Reproducible worship planning forms. Resources for holidays and special days. Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more. Also available with NRSV texts

Download or read book Let All You Do Be Done with Love 1 Corinthians 16 14 2021 Weekly Planner written by Richard Parrish and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful Christian Diary with 1 page per week of 2021. Beautiful Design printed on high quality 90gsm bright white paper Matt finish Cover Great Gift

Download or read book New Morning Mercies written by Paul David Tripp and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 Gospel-Centered Devotions for the Whole Year Mornings can be tough. Sometimes, a hearty breakfast and strong cup of coffee just aren't enough. Offering more than a rush of caffeine, best-selling author Paul David Tripp wants to energize you with the most potent encouragement imaginable: the gospel. Forget "behavior modification" or feel-good aphorisms. Tripp knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we'll be prepared to trust in God's goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day.

Download or read book A Stranger in the House of God written by John Koessler and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith

Download or read book Embodied written by Preston M. Sprinkle and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassionate, biblical, and thought-provoking, Embodied is an accessible guide for Christians who want help navigating issues related to the transgender conversation. Preston Sprinkle draws on Scripture, as well as real-life stories of individuals struggling with gender dysphoria, to help you understand the complexities and emotions of this highly relevant topic. This book fills the great need for Christians to speak into the confusing and emotionally charged questions surrounding the transgender conversation. With careful research and an engaging style, Embodied explores: What it means to be transgender, nonbinary, and gender-queer, and how these identities relate to being male or female Why most stereotypes about what it means to be a man and woman come from the culture and not the Bible What the Bible says about humans created in God’s image as male and female, and how this relates to transgender experiences Moral questions surrounding medical interventions such as sex reassignment surgery Which pronouns to use and how to navigate the bathroom debate Why more and more teens are questioning their gender

Download or read book Rees Howells Intercessor written by Norman Grubb and published by CLC Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catechism for Boys and Girls written by Erroll Hulse and published by EP BOOKS. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for use in family worship times or in a Sunday school setting, A catechism for boys and girls teaches children basic Christian doctrines and forms a framework for personal interaction with the Scriptures. This series of questions and answers develops a fundamental understanding of God, sin, salvation, prayer, the Bible, the church and heaven and hell. Each answer in the catechism is supported by Scripture references. The task of teaching doctrine is increasingly challenging in present-day society, but this small catechism is a helpful resource for training children in the fear and the ways of God.

Download or read book Positively Irritating written by Jon Ritner and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western church finds itself in the midst of a seismic cultural shift, as secular paradigms threaten to remove any spiritual explanation for life, and Christianity is often viewed with skepticism and cynicism. Rather than perceiving these ongoing challenges as irritants to expel, it's time to see them as opportunities to embrace, so that we might effectively serve the world around us and form a more robust and Christlike church. Jon Ritner invites you on his journey across two continents, as he moves away from a disciplemaking strategy relying on centralized property, programs, and professionals to one that empowers all the people of God to join his mission and make disciples in the everyday spaces of life.

Download or read book Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations written by Robert Schnase and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are searching for a church shaped and sustained by Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity. These fundamental practices are critical to the success of congregations. Their presence and strength demonstrate congregational health, vitality, and fruitfulness. By repeating and improving these practices, churches fulfill their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Robert Schnase astutely weaves theological insight, practical advice, and exemplary stories into an inspiring book for pastors and laity alike. —L. Gregory Jones, Dean and Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School Robert Schnase’s words are thoughtful, provocative, and challenging. Any congregation will find encouragement and insight to deepen faithfulness and multiply fruitfulness. —Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary Stimulating. Challenging. Uniquely helpful. Bishop Schnase gives us powerful language, rich examples, and practical suggestions for fulfilling the mission God gives us. —Janice Riggle Huie, Bishop of the Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church

Download or read book On Being Catholic written by Thomas Howard and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first full-length book since converting to Roman Catholicism over ten years ago, Thomas Howard presents his wonderful, refreshing insights on the "glad tidings" of the deeper meaning of Catholic piety, dogma, spirituality, vision and practice, rendered in his unique style of prose for which he is well-known. The book's chapters take the form of lay meditations on Catholic teaching and practice, opening up in practical and simple terms the richness at work in virtually every detail of Catholic prayer, piety, liturgy and experience.

Download or read book Preaching to Be Heard written by Lucas O'Neill and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If a sermon is preached in a church and no one is listening, does it make a difference?" There are many expository preachers who forego dynamic delivery and many dynamic preachers who lose sight of faithfully communicating the biblical text. Too often preachers feel they have to choose one or the other. But dynamic delivery and faithful exposition are not mutually exclusive. In Preaching to Be Heard, Lucas O'Neill shows pastors that presenting engaging sermons that are biblically focused is not an impossibility. In fact, the key to commanding attention lies in the text itself. Rather than relying on tricks or gimmicks, his approach to sermon writing focuses on maintaining tension throughout while sticking close to the biblical text. Using practical examples and a step-by-step method, O'Neill shows pastors how relying on the inherent anticipation within Scripture can lead to sermons that are powerful--and heard.

Download or read book Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe written by Sharon Jaynes and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful, effective prayer for your husband is easier than you think. “I have never seen a more practical book on how to pray for your husband.”—Gary Chapman, PhD, author of The Five Love Languages As a wife, no one is more called or qualified than you to pray for your husband. Yet sometimes, it’s hard to find the words. You wonder: What should I pray? How should I pray? What prayers does he need right now? In Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe, Sharon Jaynes maps out sixteen areas of a man’s life to help you consistently and effectively cover your husband in prayer. From his mind and the thoughts he thinks, to his eyes and the images he sees, all the way down to his feet and the path he takes, Sharon teaches you how to pray for your husband in ways that are powerful, practical, and life-changing. You’ll learn how to: • Cover each area of your husband’s life with specific scriptural prayers, knowing that when you pray the Word of God, you pray the will of God. • Become a prayer warrior who is equipped and empowered for intercession that makes a difference in the physical and spiritual realms. • Stop your mind from wandering during prayer by following a pattern that helps you stay focused and fervent, with faith-filled expectancy. • Establish a habit of purposeful prayer in just a few dedicated minutes each day. Whether you’re newly married or you and your husband have grown gray together, you’ll use this prayer guide again and again to bless your marriage and your man.

Download or read book Understanding Bible Prophecy for Yourself written by Dave Gilbert and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim LaHaye's bestselling book (more than 110,000 copies sold) has been redesigned to make its content even more accessible to readers and updated to include timely information relevant to biblical prophecy and current events. This easy-to-follow guide offers the tools believers need to accurately interpret biblical prophecy. Includes: solid guidelines for accurately interpreting Bible prophecy charts that present a clear outline of the future step-by-step examples of how to interpret Bible passages on the rapture, second coming, and millennial kingdom exercises that help readers understand key Bible prophecies a comprehensive overview of God's plan for the future This resource leads readers to a deeper understanding of how to navigate the exciting and challenging days to come as they also discover the strength and peace of God's sovereignty.

Download or read book Passionate Worship written by Robert C. Schnase and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus on the Five Practices: A Congregation-Wide Initiative Based on the book, Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation by Bishop Robert Schnase Imagine a congregation-wide focus on these practices that includes a five week sermon series, five weeks with every household reading daily devotions and sharing prayers on these practices, five weeks of leadership teams and small groups stimulated to take new initiatives, five weeks of conversation and commitment focused on the mission of the church. These are the practices that lead to excellence and fruitfulness, and they can change your church. Imagine! Five Practices - Passionate Worship is a planning workbook for use in group study. It helps lead the group to develop a plan to implement the practices of Passionate Worship in your congregation. FREE TEACHING GUIDE! Click here to download the free Teaching Guide for "Passionate Worship."