Download or read book Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2004-03-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Life-Changing Relevance of the Old Testament Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity The words of the prophets cut through the millennia, grab us by our shoulders, and shake us from our slumber. Like a bucket of ice water, they pour over us and shock us with the message that God still speaks and is calling us to radically authentic lives. The prophets address us right where we live and call us to fresh places of spiritual growth. Part of the Old Testament Challenge series, this teaching guide and resource book helps you craft eight messages on what the prophets have to say about spiritual authenticity. As never before, your congregation will discover God's plan for stripping away counterfeit life-patterns and replacing them with authentic Christian living. A Communicator's Toolkit for Teaching the Old Testament Having the right resources gives you a powerful edge in communicating the message of the Old Testament effectively in this media-driven, sensory-intensive culture. The Creating a New Community Teaching Guide helps you connect with minds, imaginations, and hearts. Designed to maximize your connection and impact, it is a communicator's toolbox for teaching your congregation lessons from the four-part Old Testament Challenge series. * Historical, cultural, and geographical backgrounds unlock the meanings of Bible passages. Transport your listeners thousands of years into the past so they can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the ancient world. * Illustrations, humorous stories, and word pictures engage the imagination and emotions, bringing home the timeless message of the Old Testament with clarity and freshness. * Creative applications help listeners make the leap from learning Old Testament lessons to living the Christian life. The genius of this teaching guide is its flexibility. Customize your messages from a treasury of resources. This revolutionary tool provides up to sixteen categories of material for each message. No need to spend countless hours doing research---a wealth of ideas and resources lies at your fingertips! Creating a New Community Teaching Guide includes: * Creative Message Ideas * Heart of the Message * Heart of the Messenger * Historical Context Notes * Illustrations * Interpretive Insights * Life Applications * Narrative on Life * Narrative on the Text * New Testament Connections * On the Lighter Side * Pause for Prayer * Pause for Reflection * Quotable Quotes * Significant Scriptures * Word Studies Other Old Testament Challenge Teaching Guides 1---Creating a New Community: Life-Changing Stories from the Pentateuch (9 Sessions) 2---Stepping Out in Faith: Life-Changing Examples from the History of Israel (7 Sessions) 3---Developing a Heart for God: Life-Changing Lessons from the Wisdom Books (8 Sessions)

Download or read book Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity written by John Ortberg and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Life-Changing Relevance of the Old TestamentThis CD-ROM is intended for use with Old Testament Challenge Volume 4, Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity. It includes:8 PowerPoint presentationsEach lesson from the Prophets has a PowerPoint presentation that includes key points, biblical texts, maps, illustrations, great quotes, and life-application challenges contained in the message materials. 10 Frequently Asked Questions resourcesThe ten FAQ resources on this CD-ROM furnish fascinating answers that will shed a whole new light on the Bible. The FAQs can be loaded electronically onto your website or you can make hardcopy printouts.Are You an Old Testament Expert?This interactive quiz game can be used in Sunday services, classes, small groups, or even posted on church websites.Other Old Testament Challenge CD Rom Resources include:Creating a New Community (9 Power PowerPoint and 10 FAQ Resources), Stepping Out in Faith (7 Power PowerPoint and 10 FAQ Resources), Developing a Heart for God (8 Power PowerPoint and 10 FAQ Resources)* FAQs utilize the following resources: NIV Study Bible notes, Quest Study Bible, Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, and answers from the teaching teams of Willow Creek and Corinth Churches.

Download or read book The Ethics of Authenticity written by Charles Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everywhere we hear talk of decline, of a world that was better once, maybe fifty years ago, maybe centuries ago, but certainly before modernity drew us along its dubious path. While some lament the slide of Western culture into relativism and nihilism and others celebrate the trend as a liberating sort of progress, Charles Taylor calls on us to face the moral and political crises of our time, and to make the most of modernity's challenges. "The great merit of Taylor's brief, non-technical, powerful book...is the vigor with which he restates the point which Hegel (and later Dewey) urged against Rousseau and Kant: that we are only individuals in so far as we are social... Being authentic, being faithful to ourselves, is being faithful to something which was produced in collaboration with a lot of other people... The core of Taylor's argument is a vigorous and entirely successful criticism of two intertwined bad ideas: that you are wonderful just because you are you, and that 'respect for difference' requires you to respect every human being, and every human culture--no matter how vicious or stupid." --Richard Rorty, London Review of Books

Download or read book Six Essentials of Spiritual Authenticity written by Carol Kent and published by . This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Bible study shows women how to transform their lives to begin authentically living the life to which they are called.

Download or read book Wholeness written by Touré Roberts and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wholeness is about removing invisible boundaries from our lives that keep us from realizing our highest potential. In order to live an outer life without limits, we have to uncover and address the inner limitations that hide in our blind spots. This life-changing book explains that regardless of where you are in life, Wholeness will take you higher. Wholeness will elevate your sense of fulfillment in life, produce healthier, more rewarding relationships, and will position you for optimum success in every endeavor. International thought leader and pastor Touré Roberts explains we can't always choose the experiences that keep us from being whole, but we can take control of our lives today and bring healing to any broken area. Key chapters include an in-depth relationship guide titled "Two Halves Don't Make a Whole." "The Cracked Mirror" shows how unprocessed experiences can negatively shape our view of self, others, and the world around us. "Ghosts of the Past" gives powerful, practical tools for avoiding the traps of the past and ensuring that we enter into the amazing future that God has planned for us. Wholeness is filled with wisdom garnered from Touré's own life--raised by a single mom, narrowly escaping the trappings of inner-city life, and finding success in corporate America. His insight is further broadened by his role as founder of one of the most influential churches in the nation, with over fourteen years pastoring thousands of millennials, couples, families, and a diverse group of individuals. Wholeness will take you on a transformational journey that won't leave you the same. Concluding with a "Wholeness Test," Wholeness will help you track and maintain your progress while walking out your journey to your full potential.

Download or read book All Things Lovely written by Jenn Johnson and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take the first steps to living as a healthier and happier woman and discover the spiritual importance of acceptance, gathering, and community. Jenn Johnson has come to realize that the pursuit of perfection is unrealistic and unfair. Instead, we need to pause and reflect on what's in front of us. But how? How can we slow down? How can we remain focused on what's important and do things with intention? What can we pursue that represents God's heart for us, things that are true, noble, right, pure, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy? By pursuing all things "lovely." Living a holistic and holy life, a life marked by beauty and truth, means being mindful and intentional about what we put in our bodies, how we present ourselves to the world, the spaces we create, and the people we let into our lives. When we set our minds on what is lovely, we begin to see ourselves and the world as God intended. We begin to be wholly renewed.

Download or read book Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education written by Arthur W. Chickering and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive resource that addresses the growing movement for incorporating spirituality as an important aspect of the meaning and purpose of higher education. Written by Arthur W. Chickering, Jon C. Dalton, and Leisa Stamm—experts in the field of educational leadership and policy—Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education shows how to encourage increased authenticity and spiritual growth among students and education professionals by offering alternative ways of knowing, being, and doing. Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education includes a rich array of examples to guide the integration of authenticity and spirituality in curriculum, student affairs, community partnerships, assessment, and policy issues. Many of these illustrative examples represent specific policies and programs that have successfully been put in place at diverse institutions across the country. In addition, the authors cover the theoretical, historical, and social perspectives on religion and higher education and examine the implications for practice. They include the results of recent court cases that deal with church-state issues and offer recommendations that pose no legal barrier to implementation.

Download or read book Be True to You written by RuthAnn Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruthann M. Wilson once lived her life from the outside in, accommodating others and trying to fit in. Outwardly successful, she felt as if she lost a little more of herself every day. She wasn't being true to herself. Everything changed with a powerful spiritual awakening. Reconnecting with her spiritual core gave Ruthann the strength and guidance to begin living a life of personal truth, authenticity, and joy. Be True to You is both Ruthann's story and an engaging approach to self-renewal and personal leadership. You'll learn to explore your true purpose, passions, and abilities; assess who you really are; and make room for new beginnings and new opportunities. Ruthann guides you through the process of personal renewal with powerful tools and practical advice, ending with a daily framework that cultivates balance and harmony in your life. You'll discover the power of grace and gratitude, and how to move forward one day at a time while building yourself a compelling future. It's time to stop living from the outside in and let your heart guide you from within.

Download or read book Action to Authenticity written by Katrina B. Miller and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is a natural process for growth and development. Identifying past and present situations that hinder spiritual and personal growth requires prayer and self-examination. Action to Authenticity prepares you for the journey to becoming a more authentic you in Christ.

Download or read book Teaching the Heart of the Old Testament written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having the right resources gives you a powerful edge in communicating the message of the Old Testament effectively in this media-driven, sensory-intensive culture. Designed to maximize your connection and impact, it is a communicator's toolbox for teaching your congregation 32 life-changing messages from the Old Testament.

Download or read book Now Concerning Spiritual Things written by Fitzroy John Willis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a pluralistic world of competing truth claims, how can one discern what is truly representative of God? How can we live and communicate what is authentically “spiritual?” How do we bridge the religious impasse between believers and a post-Christendom and pluralistic context where individuals may consider themselves to be spiritual, yet are offended by the person of Jesus? Can relativism be an effective means of evaluating truth from falsehood? What role should race, gender, and socioeconomic background play in society and the church? These are just a few of the questions this study addresses in presenting a more balanced, dialogical, and biblical criterion for authentic spirituality. The insights on how to discern, live, and communicate what is authentically spiritual are significant for interreligious and ecumenical dialogue across denominations. These insights contribute a way to more effectively communicate divine truths to all, for it is conversant with various sources of knowledge about God and is accountable to feedback from these sources of truth. For example, tacit knowledge such as that derived from faith, and spiritual gifts, as well as rational, or philosophical claims to truth, along with Western, Eastern, and Southern modes of thinking, are all incorporated.

Download or read book NIV Voices of Faith Devotional Bible written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 3429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV Voices of Faith Devotional Bible combines Scriptural insights from both the past and present to reveal God’s truth for your life today. Writers such as C.S. Lewis and Eugene Peterson, Oswald Chambers and Joni Eareckson Tada, St. Augustine and Brennan Manning, Thomas à Kempis and Dallas Willard—voices from yesterday and voices from today—join together to address a topic for a timeless and relevant devotional experience every day.

Download or read book Living Dying Living Forever written by David Sherbino and published by Castle Quay Books. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in a culture that is fascinated with the topic of death and dying, there are many who desire to explore the issues from a Christian perspective. Living, Dying, Living Forever is designed as a workbook to help you explore the issues of living and dying as they relate to your relationship with God and with others. This material can be used by those who are near the end of life and by those who want to consider how they can live more fully in the present moment. At the end of each chapter there are practical exercises you can follow to help you explore the issues on a personal level. As you live out each day of the journey, these pages are designed to give you courage, hope and a perspective that embraces eternity.

Download or read book Journey to Authenticity written by R. Sonny Misar and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I invite you to come with me on a journey; a pilgrimage of sorts. This journey is not over land and sea, but is through the passages of the human soul. Our discoveries will not be of gold and lost cities, but of our own identity in Christ. This is a unique journey because it is directed by the hand of God. In fact, the word pilgrimage means a journey to a sacred place. That sacred place is where we find the mysterious mingling of both divine intention and human will. This spiritual journey enables us to discover ourselves, our God and our place in His greater purpose on earth. The journey of identity development has been the study of great minds, both Christian and secular. The classical Greek philosopher, Socrates, is quoted as wisely saying, "Know thyself." Then in 1891, from a more humanistic perspective, Oscar Wilde proclaimed, "Be thyself." Finally, Jewish theologian, Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, "There is no self-understanding without God-understanding - 'Know thy God' rather than 'Know Thyself' is the categorical imperative of the biblical man." Against the backdrop of these seemingly divergent views, we will explore the amazing world of Spiritual Identity Development. Don't let this unwieldy concept put you off. For the ideas of "Know thyself," "Know thy God" and "Be thyself" actually converge in the process of true spiritual maturity. You will notice that our journey will take a very practical approach. Much has been written from a theoretical perspective on this topic, but I've designed this book to serve as a personal guide to help travelers understand their own growth process in Christ. It's my prayer that God will use this book to shed light on what can be a mysterious and shadowy road through life. The psalmist said, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105 Beyond being another self-help approach, this pilgrimage will allow us to see that God is behind our movement and progress. He is at the center of this unfolding plan...not us. Indeed, all history is "His story" and we are called to find our place in it.

Download or read book Practicing the Power written by Sam Storms and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible teaches us that we are to be filled with God's Spirit and that God's presence and grace is manifested among his people as they serve, love, and minister to one another. Yet some of the gifts that God offers to his people aren't commonly seen in many churches today. Gifts of prophecy, healing, tongues, and other supernatural gifts of God seem to be absent, and many Christians are unsure how to cultivate an atmosphere where God's Spirit can work while remaining committed to the foundational truth of God's Word. How can Christians pursue and implement the miraculous gifts of the Spirit without falling into fanatical excess and splitting the church in the process? In Practicing the Power, pastor and author Sam Storms offers practical steps to understanding and exercising spiritual gifts in a way that remains grounded in the word and centered in the gospel. With examples drawn from his forty years of ministry as a pastor and teachers, Storms offers a guidebook that can help pastors, elders, and church members understand what changes are needed to see God move in supernatural power and to guard against excess and abuse of the spiritual gifts. If you long to see God's Spirit move in your church and life, and aren't sure why that isn't happening or where to begin, this book is for you.

Download or read book The Pursuit of God written by A. W. Tozer and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pursuit of God is a series of sermons by A.W. Tozer. They focus on fighting and staying clear from Satan while opening hearts and minds to the saving force of God.

Download or read book Your Essential Self written by Richard Harvey and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps you learn how to attain the three stages of human awakening - the process of self-discovery, the transformation into authenticity, and the source of consciousness - on the inner journey to your true self. This guide describes how spiritual attainment is not an unreachable fantasy, but a logical extension of human development.