Download or read book Repentance and the Mission of the Church written by W. Ryan Vanderland and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean when we call men and women to repent? What if repentance is more than just turning from individual sin? What if repentance is more than merely a step in the process of conversion? What if repentance is actually part of God’s mission in the world? In this book, W. Ryan Vanderland argues for this very understanding of repentance. Building on the work of other scholars of repentance and engaging with Old Testament and New Testament texts, this book shows how repentance is indeed part of God’s mission in the world, part of the mission of the church in the world, and therefore part of the mission of God’s people. Finally, this work takes this missional understanding of repentance and applies it to issues facing the contemporary church.
Download or read book Repentance and the Mission of the Church written by W. Ryan Vanderland and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean when we call men and women to repent? What if repentance is more than just turning from individual sin? What if repentance is more than merely a step in the process of conversion? What if repentance is actually part of God's mission in the world? In this book, W. Ryan Vanderland argues for this very understanding of repentance. Building on the work of other scholars of repentance and engaging with Old Testament and New Testament texts, this book shows how repentance is indeed part of God's mission in the world, part of the mission of the church in the world, and therefore part of the mission of God's people. Finally, this work takes this missional understanding of repentance and applies it to issues facing the contemporary church.
Download or read book What Is the Mission of the Church written by Kevin DeYoung and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social justice and mission are hot topics today: there's a wonderful resurgence of motivated Christians passionate about spreading the gospel and caring for the needs of others. But in our zeal to get sharing and serving, many are unclear on gospel and mission. Yes, we are called to spend ourselves for the sake of others, but what is the church's unique priority as it engages the world? DeYoung and Gilbert write to help Christians "articulate and live out their views on the mission of the church in ways that are theologically faithful, exegetically careful, and personally sustainable." Looking at the Bible's teaching on evangelism, social justice, and shalom, they explore the what, why, and how of the church's mission. From defining "mission", to examining key passages on social justice and their application, to setting our efforts in the context of God's rule, DeYoung and Gilbert bring a wise, studied perspective to the missional conversation. Readers in all spheres of ministry will grow in their understanding of the mission of the church and gain a renewed sense of urgency for Jesus' call to preach the Word and make disciples.
Download or read book The Church Jesus Built written by United Church of God and published by United Church of God. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Christ said that He would build His Church and that it would never die out. Is today's Christianity, with its hundreds of denominations with widely differing beliefs and practices, the Church Jesus promised that He would build? -- Inside this Bible study aid booklet: -- A People Special to God -- The Historical Background of the Term Church -- 'Church' and 'Congregation' in the Scriptures -- A Spiritually Transformed People -- The Apostles: A Case Study in Conversion -- The Responsibility and Mission of the Church -- What is the True Gospel? -- Is Today the Only Day of Salvation? -- The Rise of a Counterfeit Christianity -- Changes in Christian Scholars' Perspective on God's Law -- Early Trends That Affected the Future of the Church -- The Church of God Today -- What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice? -- The Church as the Bride of Christ
Download or read book Grace Defined and Defended written by Kevin DeYoung and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians love to celebrate grace, but often talk about it in vague generalities. But such an important biblical concept ought to be clearly defined so it can be consistently defended. In this book, best-selling author Kevin DeYoung points modern readers back to an old document originally written to do just that. Warmly pastoral and broadly accessible, this book introduces readers to the Canons of Dort, a 17th-century work summarizing the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Widely regarded as a key pillar of the Reformed tradition, the Canons of Dort stand as a faithful witness to God's grace—offering a depth of understanding that the church still needs today. In three concise sections—covering history, theology, and practical application—DeYoung explores what led to the Canons and why they were needed, the five important doctrines that they explain, and Dort's place in the Reformed tradition today.
Download or read book Repentance written by Richard Owen Roberts and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2002 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and enlightening examination of the theology of repentance–from the myths that surround it to the graces that accompany it.
Download or read book Faith that Sees Through the Culture written by Alfonso O. Espinosa and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian life is one of dualities: we are simultaneously sinner and saint, we know believers and non-believers, we interact in the left and right kingdoms, and we hear Law and Gospel.
Download or read book Gospel Principles written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on 1997 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.
Download or read book Think written by John Piper and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book to help Christians to think about thinking. Focusing on the life of the mind helps us to know God better, love him more, and care for the world. Along with an emphasis on emotions and the experience of God, we also need to practise careful thinking about God. Piper contends that 'thinking is indispensable on the path to passion for God'. So how are we to maintain a healthy balance of mind and heart, thinking and feeling? Piper urges us to think for the glory of God. He demonstrates from Scripture that glorifying God with our minds and hearts is not either-or, but both-and. Thinking carefully about God fuels passion and affections for God. Likewise, Christ-exalting emotion leads to disciplined thinking. Readers will be reminded that 'the mind serves to know the truth that fuels the fires of the heart'.
Download or read book She Reads Truth written by Raechel Myers and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.
Download or read book The Way Back written by Paul Huyghebaert and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a lot at stake as it pertains to correctly understanding and teaching God’s call to repent. God makes amazing promises about what He will do when his people truly live in repentance. Perhaps nowhere else in the Bible is this promise so clear as in Acts 3:19 (NASB): “Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Repentance brings forgiveness from sins, but there is also a second promise attached to repentance: the presence of God. As you read this book, you’ll consider questions such as: Who does the Bible say God is? What does God think of you? What is the source of our understanding between right and wrong? How can we incorporate the majesty of the Creator into daily life? Other topics include how we take for granted the relationship God has offered us, why we should embrace a posture of humility, and the meaning of true repentance. The Way Back walks readers through a progression that illuminates why true, biblical repentance is at the heart of what it means to walk with God.
Download or read book The State of the Church written by Andrew Murray and published by CLC Publications. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1911 global mission leaders met in Edinburgh, Scotland, to confront a church lacking vitality and effectiveness. Andrew Murray responded with this urgent call to repentance and prayer, which helped incite one of the most fruitful missionary movements in church history. This contemporized edition of The State of the Church speaks vividly to believers today.
Download or read book The National mission of repentance and hope in its appeal to the corporate life of the Church written by James Robert Pridie and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Church on Mission written by Craig Ott and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this scripturally rich exploration, senior missiologist Craig Ott unpacks the mission statement of the church: to glorify God by multiplying transformational churches among all people. This concise yet robust biblical-theological treatment focuses on God's glory, a strong ecclesiology, the importance of Scripture, and practical implications for congregational and mission practice. Ideal for launching discussion and reflection, the book helps readers refocus their vision and reignite their commitment to fulfilling God's purposes for their church or mission.
Download or read book The Abandoned Gospel written by Odubote David Ololade and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus."(1 Cor. 3:11)This book is not a new move, nor laying a new foundation in the Kingdom. It is a book inspired to bring us back to the laid down landmark that has long been neglected, rejected and abandoned as irrelevant and as non issue today. This old landmark set by the fathers is very crucial and fundamental to our Christian faith. And also it is the present Truth needed for our readiness and preparation for the return of Jesus Christ tomorrow. But unfortunately, this landmark has been changed, by the end-time fathers to set their own. Tomorrow begins today, hence the necessity and the timely requirement of this book for adequate preparation now for His return.It is a widely known and accepted truth that the end-time Church of Christ has lost its salt and original beauty to become dumb and deaf for nonchalant attitude. But the Church, the leaders and the members are crying for reformation and a shift in the present order, as if this reformation is in heaven and seeking who will bring it down for us to hear and do. Moses clearly stated in his book, "But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it." (Deut. 30:11-13)Meaning the shift and reformation we cry for is very much with us but neglected, rejected and abandoned by all.Rev. Sam Aiyedogbon of Realm of Glory, Lagos was a Guest Minister to the 2006 National Convention of First Love Assembly Port Harcourt. I was in one of his teachings titled "Moving from Elementary to Everlasting Power". As soon as he called the anchor Scripture, Heb 6:1-6, read and began to speak, I was immediately cut off into a different spirit environment by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit began to translate the short Scripture and the introduction he made into a dictation of the scripts of this book, " The Abandoned Gospel", like what happened to Prophet Ezekiel in the book of Ezekiel chapter 8:1-3.The unexplainable experience of that day was very unique that I knew God was on a mission to communicate the burden of His heart concerning His Church to the world. He needed a rebirth of His Church from the present order. But the first step to this rebirth is the revival of the long abandoned and missing fathers' old landmark the present truth (Repentance). This is fundamentally important to the return of His Son and the growth of His kingdom. The prompting in my spirit to write the scripts into a book from that moment became very strong, yet I left the outline where I ended it that day undeveloped. Why? I could not see myself as one of the right candidates for this mission of reformation, like Prophet Jeremiah. (Jer. 1:4-12).CLEAR REVELATIONOn Sunday 4th Feb. 2007, I had a very clear revelation that confirmed to me that God is actually giving me a responsibility which I refuse to take. In a dream, I saw an old aged man in white apparel with all the hairs on his head and beard as white as snow, seated on a high golden chair in a Church. On his neck was a gold plated pendant with inscription 3/2. He called me, touched my forehead, started robbing it with his finger tip and said 'channel' several times, and muttering some other words which was not very clear to me. When robbing my forehead, I discovered its bone was very soft like the thigh flesh. And wonder how the bone was soft like flesh. I then asked him what he said which I did not hear clearly. Then the assistant that was standing by Him said, "He said, Mathew 3:2, go and write and preach."Mathew 3:2 says "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"The challenge and the burden in the heart of God for this moment is the decay that is evidently clear and seen in the Church, and the world today, hence the need for a genuine repentance in the Church and the world at large"Whom shall I send, And who will go for us"? (Isaiah 6:8)
Download or read book Outgrowing the Ingrown Church written by C. John Miller and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1986 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for pacesetters -- church leaders who desire to help their churches break free of the things that turn them in on themselves. It is a masterly mix of biblical principle, objective analysis, and personal experience.
Download or read book Repentance written by C. John Miller and published by CLC Publications. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repentance begins at conversion—but doesn’t stop there. It isn’t penance, self-effort or condemnation, but an ongoing attitude for daily living in Christ, says Jack Miller. In this new edition Jack’s widow, Rose Marie, adds an epilogue telling of Jack’s own journey of living out repentance on a daily basis.
