Download or read book Stumbling Toward Obedience written by David R. Hawkins and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus demonstrated complete submission to the Father's will to the point of His confident assertion, "I always do those things that please My Father" (John 8:29). He gave Himself in humility at Calvary to satisfy God's wrath against all sin, as well as all sinners, and declared from the cross, "It is finished." He then experienced death but rose in victory over death, thus proving His claims to divinity and giving to all His spiritual descendants resurrection power for daily living. So what is to be our response to all Christ Jesus is and all that He has suffered and accomplished on our behalf? What should be our life's focus, our objective, our agenda, and our passion? Obedience to the things our Lord and Savior has commanded. Obedience is our duty, to be sure, but it is more than that. It is the way we express our thanksgiving for what Christ has done for us. It is gratefulness lived out on a daily basis. This kind of living involves a consistent orientation toward laying aside personal or selfish desires and agendas that bring us temporal gratification. Instead, we embrace what Jesus Christ tells us to do: to proclaim the gospel of hope to those who know it not. This is the highest expression of gratefulness from a life made new by the living Lord. Your culture, your communities, your friends, your co-workers, and your family members need to hear a word from God. You and I are the delivery persons for God's message. We are the spokespersons for the gospel of Jesus Christ! We are the ones to whom God has said, "Arise, go to Nineveh." Our Nineveh, dear people of God, is the lost people around us.
Download or read book Stumbling Toward Obedience written by David R. Hawkins and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus demonstrated complete submission to the Fathers will to the point of His confident assertion, I always do those things that please My Father (John 8:29). He gave Himself in humility at Calvary to satisfy Gods wrath against all sin, as well as all sinners, and declared from the cross, It is finished. He then experienced death but rose in victory over death, thus proving His claims to divinity and giving to all His spiritual descendants resurrection power for daily living. So what is to be our response to all Christ Jesus is and all that He has suffered and accomplished on our behalf? What should be our lifes focus, our objective, our agenda, and our passion? Obedience to the things our Lord and Savior has commanded. Obedience is our duty, to be sure, but it is more than that. It is the way we express our thanksgiving for what Christ has done for us. It is gratefulness lived out on a daily basis. This kind of living involves a consistent orientation toward laying aside personal or selfish desires and agendas that bring us temporal gratification. Instead, we embrace what Jesus Christ tells us to do: to proclaim the gospel of hope to those who know it not. This is the highest expression of gratefulness from a life made new by the living Lord. Your culture, your communities, your friends, your co-workers, and your family members need to hear a word from God. You and I are the delivery persons for Gods message. We are the spokespersons for the gospel of Jesus Christ! We are the ones to whom God has said, Arise, go to Nineveh. Our Nineveh, dear people of God, is the lost people around us.
Download or read book Stumbling into Grace written by Lisa Harper and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lisa’s fine grasp of Scripture and love for the Lord make her a trustworthy teacher, yet we learn from her own hard-earned lessons as well. She speaks and writes from a place of understanding, as she clings to God’s hand, giving us the privilege of stumbling into grace with her.” —LIZ CURTIS HIGGS, best-selling author of Bad Girls of the Bible “So, today I’ve been thinking about...things that bind us. The thought flitted around my mind and then landed for a while, likely because I was wearing a pair of too-tight jeans.” Women of Faith® speaker and author Lisa Harper relates from experience — life can be uncertain, sometimes even scary. But with a witty twinkle in her eye and a Bible in her hand, she describes what it’s like to find real security in the arms of a Savior who doesn’t just notice us but who moves heaven and earth on our behalf. Part diary, part devotional, Stumbling Into Grace weaves hilarious and poignant stories from Lisa’s own life with intimate and transformational encounters from the life of Christ. Prayers, reflection questions, and journal prompts help women dig deep into biblical truths to better understand how our Redeemer’s compassion, affection, and constancy make every single moment of life not only more enjoyable but well worth living!
Download or read book The Blessings of Obedience written by Andrew Murray and published by Whitaker House. This book was released on 1985-10-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect with God Obedience is not the most popular word in our vocabulary. We live in a society that is constantly battling the system, fighting for what we want. We’re primarily concerned with how the rules inconvenience us, and we’re looking to see what we can get away with. Obedience is much more than following rules; it’s a state of the heart. By missing this truth, we miss the power of complete obedience. Discover how obedience to God’s plan will put you in the center of His will! Andrew Murray explores the love behind God’s demands and the grace that makes it possible for us to obey. The blessing of complete obedience is your intimate connection with a loving, protective heavenly Father who desires more than anything to give you a rich and fulfilling life.
Download or read book The Life of Obedience written by Kenneth W Hagin and published by Faith Library Publications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teachings contained in this book will help believers understand that obedience is a lifestyle which opens the door to God's best in their lives.
Download or read book The Heart of Obedience written by Sharon Spikner and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hallmark of living in the kingdom of God is obedience to God's instructions. This means we must have a heart that is ready to obey God: Heart of Obedience. Jesus was the son of God and heir of the kingdom of God, but then He still had to obey God's instruction for Him to inherited His inheritance. All you and I need in the kingdom of God will be ours only when we obey God's voice. In this book,Apostle Sharon Spikner laid down what it takes to obey God and how obedience in the life of her grandmother and mother had laid the foundation of blessing for her in life and ministry. We can all get into the center of God's will for our lives when we obey every instruction God gives us. Apostle Sharon's pray is that through this book and its companion journal every believer will develop the heart of obedience. Apostle Sharon Spikner
Download or read book The School of Obedience written by Andrew Murray and published by Aneko Press. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. – John 15:10 God will not honor the person who is not obedient. For us to have favor with God, obedience is of utmost importance. To obey is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). This is evident from the very beginning of the Bible to the very end: Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life (Revelation 22:14). From Paradise lost to Paradise regained, the necessity for obedience remains the same. It is only obedience that restores access to the tree of life and favor with God. While the original disobedience was the cause of humanity's fall, through the obedience of Christ to the Father, and through our obedience to Christ, we can once again be restored. Although he was the Son of God, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered; and being made perfect, he became the author of eternal saving health unto all those that hearken unto him (Hebrews 5:8-9). Let this study awaken in you an earnest desire to fully know God’s will concerning this truth. Let us unite in praying that the Holy Spirit will show us how defective the Christian’s life is in which obedience does not rule everything. Let us desire to learn how that life can be exchanged for one of full surrender to absolute obedience, and how certain it is that God, through Christ, will enable us to live it out. List of Chapters 1. Obedience – What Bible Says About It 2. The Obedience of Christ 3. Obtaining the Desire to Obey 4. Preparing to Obey 5. Intentional Obedience 6. Obedience and Faith 7. Willing Obedience 8. Obedience to the Great Commission
Download or read book The Scandal of Stumbling Blocks written by James Durham and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered the seriousness of causing someone else to stumble? That is, to hinder someone’s spiritual wellbeing. Does it surprise you that the apostle Paul describes it as evil (Rom. 14:20)? In The Scandal of Stumbling Blocks , James Durham helps us to consider the matter deeply by defining the nature of stumbling as well as showing its serious consequences. He looks in considerable detail at different kinds of stumbling and identifies the ways that people can stumble and be stumbled. Durham provides practical advice for avoiding and preventing offense. Now edited in modern English, Durham’s classic treatment on considerate Christianity can be used to edify a new generation. Table of Contents: 1. Why Is Stumbling Important? 2. What Is Stumbling? 3. What Are the Different Kinds of Stumbling? 4. What Ways Do We Stumble Others? 5. To What Extent Should We Avoid Stumbling Others? 6. How Can Believers Prevent Stumbling? 7. How Can Ministers Prevent Stumbling? 8. What Are the Key Truths about Stumbling?
Download or read book A Call to Obedience written by Maky Fernandez and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are many crossroads that lead to defining moments, none is greater than deciding to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. The second most important crossroad is whether to live in obedience to God and His commandments or to ignore God's perfect plan, be disobedient and go your own way. A Call to Obedience leads you to face these crucial crossroads and asks you to examine your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and your obedience to God's Word. As you read this book, you will be prompted to answer questions that will reveal your obedience to God. Do you have a relationship with Jesus or do you have religion? Do you love God enough to obey Him without reservation? Are you obeying God in your marriage? What career choice is best for you? What is your role in church? What is your ministry? Are you a good steward? Are you honoring your parents? Are you walking obediently in the Holy Spirit? Are you raising your children with God's Word as your manual? When you get a call to obedience what are you going to do with it? Are you going to reject the leading of the Holy Spirit or are you going to yield and obey? Obedience is an expression of absolute love for God. If you desire to love God with all your heart, mind and soul, you need to commit to be obedient to God's Word. If you want to know what the Word of God says about obedience in the crucial areas of life, this book is for you.
Download or read book Triumphant written by Elizabeth J.F. Vejar and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your walk with Jesus is uniquely yours. Your gifts and talents, physical attributes, and limitations have been selected specifically for you! At first breath, you were given free will from your Creator, allowing you to make choices each day to trust and obey Him, or go another way, perhaps your own way. We all fall short of God's perfection, that is the truth. But we can choose to live an obedient life here on earth that brings forth glory to our Father in Heaven. When we choose to obey, his word promises us glorious rewards that await us in his kingdom to come. In this book, you will discover different areas in life where God calls us to obey, because He knows it is good for us. He is not up in Heaven waiting for us to make mistakes, but graciously and mercilessly carries our brokenness back to the cross to repent, and turn our hearts back to Him. This gift of forgiveness lies within Christ our Savior, and deep within the pages of the Holy Bible. The scriptures of truth and obedience have been brought to life here, in this book, Triumphant.
Download or read book Stark Raving Obedience written by Ted Kallman, Isaiah Kallman and published by AudioInk Publishing . This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stark Raving Obedience will change the way you listen for God’s voice. It is a down-to-earth, practical treatment of how to develop a listening ear, to discern the voice of the God who speaks. It teaches simple scriptural principles on: • developing a two-way communicating relationship with God. • discerning God’s will for everyday decisions • praying in faith in the situations you face • developing a lifestyle of obedience to God’s voice Above all, Stark Raving Obedience encourages and challenges the reader to pursue a passionate prayer relationship with Jesus Christ. If you follow its principles, this book will radically change your life as you learn to communicate and follow a speaking God.
Download or read book A Long Obedience in the Same Direction written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2000-06-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded version of Eugene H. Peterson's classic for modern pilgrims who want to learn to live in communion with God now includes the Songs of Ascents in The Message translation, as well as a new epilogue.
Download or read book Yes Sir Jesus Obedience written by Salma Bernard and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obedience is something that we all may have struggled with at some point in our walk with God. This book is written to testify, exhort and guide each person who has a heart to obey the Father. In this book, Salma shares from the Bible as well as real-life experiences about the journey of obedience that the Lord Jesus has called us to walk in. Are you seeking a job, marriage, financial, child, or any other breakthrough? Is it practical and possible to obey God in todays pragmatic world? Why is God testing me? What next? Are you finding it a struggle to obey God? Are there really any returns for obedience? How do I teach my children to obey God? Answers to these questions and many more through Scripture and real testimonies of people living in todays times!
Download or read book Seeds Of Wisdom On Obedience Volume 8 written by Mike Murdock and published by Wisdom International Inc. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover The Mystery Concerning Living An Obedient Life. Teachings include topics on...The Rewards of Obedience / Learning To Listen / Commanding Sickness To Leave / Getting To Know God's Voice. Your life will be richer when you understand the Reward System of the Kingdom.
Download or read book The Five Simple Servants written by Dee O. Rowe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lord urges us to work while it is the day for when night comes no man can work (see John 9:4). When darkness falls, the return of the Messiah will dawn upon us, and the wrath of God will descend upon this earth. The Body of Christ must not be careless, lacking a sense of urgency and remain in a fog of delusion, concerning the nearness of the hour. Pacified by the "good" things in this life, we dare not linger in a hypnotic state and miss the most important event of all. Journey with the author, Dee O. Rowe, as we uncover a riveting biblical study of the apocalyptic prophecies, which must unfold upon this earth before the return of the Messiah. The author will shed light through compelling Scriptural evidence, explaining how we can better prepare ourselves and help us understand that TIME will soon be no more. The Lord's return is no longer near, but it is about to take place. THE KING IS COMING!
Download or read book Walking in Obedience written by Kaysian C Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does walking in obedience look like when the world shows you that you do not need to be obedient to anything or anyone but yourself? How do you set aside your own wants and longings to pursue the life that Jesus is calling you to follow? Samuel said "Obedience is better than sacrifice".When I first read that, it took me a while to understand the reference. We are not from a culture of sacrifice. But over time, I came to realize that it was a biblical reference. When you sinned, you needed to present a sacrifice. Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice. However, what Samuel meant was, if you walked in obedience, you would have no need to to make sacrifices to God for forgiveness. It was better to obey than to need forgiveness.What is God asking you to walk in obedience about? I promise you; it is not restricting. There is freedom in surrender. It is freeing as you see how God shows up and walks right along with you and shows you the way He would you have you go.Will you join me in "Walking in Obedience"?
Download or read book ESV Expository Commentary Volume 12 written by Crossway and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to strengthen the global church with a widely accessible, theologically sound, and pastorally wise resource for understanding and applying the overarching storyline of the Bible, this commentary series features the full text of the ESV Bible passage by passage, with crisp and theologically rich exposition and application. Editors Iain M. Duguid, James M. Hamilton, and Jay A. Sklar have gathered a team of experienced pastor-theologians to provide a new generation of pastors and other teachers of the Bible around the world with a globally minded commentary series rich in biblical theology and broadly Reformed doctrine, making the message of redemption found in all of Scripture clear and available to all. Six experienced Bible teachers walk through some of the richest but more challenging books of the New Testament, helping Bible readers understand what they say about Christians' hope for the future. Contributors include: Dennis E. Johnson Robert L. Plummer C. Samuel Storms Ray Van Neste Matthew S. Harmon Thomas R. Schreiner
