Download or read book Keeping Faith written by Jodi Picoult and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A triumph. This novel’s haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.” —Richmond Times Dispatch “Extraordinary.” —Orlando Sentinel From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care) comes Keeping Faith: an “addictively readable” (Entertainment Weekly) novel that “makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment, indeed, in modern fiction” (USA Today).

Download or read book Tempted and Tried written by Russell Moore and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although temptation is a common and well-acknowledged part of the human experience, few realize the truth behind temptation and fewer still know how to defeat it. Tempted and Tried will not reassure Christians by claiming that temptation is less powerful or less prevalent than it is; instead, it will prepare believers for battle by telling the truth about the cosmic war that is raging. Moore shows that the temptation of every Christian is part of a broader conspiracy against God, a conspiracy that confronts everyone who shares the flesh of Jesus through human birth and especially confronts those who share the Spirit of Christ through the new birth of redemption. Moore walks readers through the Devil's ancient strategies for temptation revealed in Jesus' wilderness testing. Moore considers how those strategies might appear in a contemporary context and points readers to a way of escape. Tempted and Tried will remind Christians that temptation must be understood in terms of warfare, encouraging them with the truth that victory has already been secured through the triumph of Christ.

Download or read book The Master s Mind written by Lance Hahn and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God Wants to Help You Overcome Your Greatest Battle of All What we think and believe determines who we are. If that’s so, then why are we so insecure, defensive, lonely, empty, fearful, depressed, self-absorbed, dysfunctional, angry and confused? We are a mess. But that’s not what God has in mind for us. In fact, the Master has hope, strength, beauty, joy, love, creativity, freedom, power, peace, patience, goodness, laughter, organization, effectiveness and purpose for us. So, what went wrong? We lost our identity in our sin. We’ve become unanchored, tossed about on the sea of a million influences, none of which is our Master’s heart or mind. Between the world, the flesh and the devil, we don’t know what to think and therefore our lives are filled with hurt, pain and regret. Someone is running the show in our minds and it’s not us, at least not the real us, nor the real owner. Jesus is not okay with this. He died to save us from our sins and set us free. He made a way for our souls to be rescued from our enemies. He bought the territory of our minds and planted His flag of holy ground. It’s time for us to get angry enough to take back control of our minds, to master them and bring them back in alignment with the Master’s will. It’s time to return to The Master’s Mind.

Download or read book After 50 Years of Ministry written by Bob Russell and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If I had my entire life to live over, I’d choose to be a preacher again. It’s been extremely rewarding and gratifying. But I could do ministry a lot better if given a second try. As I look back on my forty years at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, I wish I had a mulligan. This book lists seven things I’d do differently and seven I’d do about the same. They are written in hopes they’ll be a source of encouragement for those growing weary and losing heart. I pray my observations will inspire others to conclude, ‘If he can do it, I can, too.’ In this book I share both the joys and sorrows of my ministry, both the successes and failures. I’m going to be as transparent as possible in hopes that it will encourage ministers to stand firm in the faith and be faithful unto death. If just one minister is motivated to pick up the sword of the Spirit and re-enter the battle, it will be well worth the effort.” — Bob Russell

Download or read book Struggling with God written by Simon D Podmore and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invoking the biblical motif of Jacob's struggle with the Face of God (Genesis 32), Simon D. Podmore undertakes a constructive theological account of 'spiritual trial' (tentatio; known in German mystical and Lutheran tradition as Anfechtung) in relation to enduring questions of the otherness and hiddenness of God and the self, the problem of suffering and evil, the freedom of Spirit, and the anxious relationship between temptation and ordeal, fear and desire. This book traces a genealogy of spiritual trial from medieval German mystical theology, through Lutheran and Pietistic thought (Tauler; Luther; Arndt; Boehme), and reconstructs Kierkegaard's innovative yet under-examined recovery of the category (AnfAegtelse: a Danish cognate for Anfechtung) within the modern context of the 'spiritless' decline of Christendom. Developing the relationship between struggle (Anfechtung) and release (Gelassenheit), Podmore proposes a Kierkegaardian theology of spiritual trial which elaborates the kenosis of the self before God in terms of Spirit's restless longing to rest transparently in God. Offering an original rehabilitation of the temptation of spiritual trial, this book strives for a renewed theological hermeneutic which speaks to the enduring human struggle to realise the unchanging love of God in the face of spiritual darkness.

Download or read book Temptation Lessons from Trials in the Wilderness written by Ira Pope and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps readers see how knowing the truth of our identity as born again believers in Christ Jesus liberates us from those mental and physical shackels that sin causes. Knowing the purpose and the background of temptation also equips us to more completely and permanently overcome. If it was as easy as Just dont do it, no one today would be suffering due to the consequences of self-indulgence associated with overeating, drug and alcohol substance abuse, hyper-sexual deviance, gambling, internet lusts, and all other addictions and snares of the enemy. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6 KJV) Certain portions of 'Temptation: Lessons from Trials in the Wilderness' are derived from question and answer sessions.

Download or read book Holy Bible NIV written by Various Authors, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 6637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

Download or read book Hagar written by Shadia Hrichi and published by ACU Press. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are "The God Who Sees Me." Discover a close relationship with God—no matter the pain or suffering in your life. Witness the depths of God’s compassion through the eyes of Hagar, a runaway slave who meets the living God in a desert of despair, where she gives Him the name El Roi, "The God Who Sees Me." A largely forgotten Old Testament character, Hagar is actually one of only a few people who have ever spoken directly with the LORD. Through this seven week study, you will find that when you surrender your life into God’s hands, your trials and triumphs serve a magnificent purpose: to draw you into the arms of the faithful God who sees you.

Download or read book The Sacredness of Questioning Everything written by David Dark and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The freedom to question—asking and being asked—is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of our communities.According to author David Dark, when religion won’t tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, and when it only brings to the table threats of excommunication, violence, and hellfire, it does not allow people to discover for themselves what they truly believe.The God of the Bible not only encourages questions; the God of the Bible demands them. If that were not so, we wouldn’t live in a world of such rich, God-given complexity in which wide-eyed wonder is part and parcel of the human condition. Dark contends that it’s OK to question life, the Bible, faith, the media, emotions, language, government—everything. God has nothing to hide. And neither should people of faith.The Sacredness of Questioning offers a wide-ranging, insightful, and often entertaining discussion that draws on a variety of sources, including religious texts and popular culture. It is a book that readers will likely cherish—and recommend—for years to come.

Download or read book Temptations and Trials Faced by Bible Legends written by Michael Kotch and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all face temptations and trials in our lives, and how we deal with these times can be defining moments in our lives. So how do we choose the right thing instead of the easiest thing, or the most pleasurable thing? The best way for Christians to successfully respond to temptations and trials in their lives is to start with the Bible. Temptations and Trials Faced by Bible Legends looks at temptations and trials that major characters of the Bible faced, and author and psychologist Michael Kotch shows how these Bible legends tended to fall into one of three categories when faced with a major trial or temptation: either they turned to God for guidance and did whatever God wanted them to do, or they did not follow God, with one group repenting for their disobedience and the other group simply continuing in the wrong direction. In the end, we can learn how doing what is right in God’s eyes can be much different than doing what is “right” in our own, and that the best outcomes follow from consulting with God. God promises that we will never be tempted beyond our abilities, and he will always provide us with a way out of our temptations and trials. And for Christians, when we read the Bible daily, use it to create a plan of action, and always do what is right according to God, we can be confident in God’s leadership as we develop a character in the image of Christ.

Download or read book Temptation on Trial written by Cartwright, Jenny and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Temptations Trials and Tests written by Alexander Agyemang and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOKThis book has been written to demystify the occurrence of temptation trial and test in a Christian's life. It is to dispel the notion that only the immature are tested or tempted. A one man of God once said: every level and its devil. Every level and the sophistication of the traps, schemes and weapons the devil employs to get as to be less effective Christians or backslidden ones. This book is therefore simple enough for the new convert and in-depth enough for the matured Christian who have also discipled others to be good Christians.Trials and tests though worrying or distressing are often used of the Lord to prepare us for a higher calling or ministry. God is a king and so needs to be sure his servants are top quality hence the many trials and tests that come our way. Only vessels which are made unto honour are thoroughly tested because they are required to stand the test of time.This book will teach you to understand that there is nothing like an easy test, trial or temptation. However, each one is not more than your strength can bear but if not careful can lead you to sin. This book will teach you that all aspects of our being are tempted, tested and tried in our walk with the lord. You will also learn that each person's resistance varies depending on what temptation, trial or test he or she is going through. Therefore any temptations or test is standard to your maturity and can therefore floor you easily if approached with pride.As you move up in maturity your temptation become more mental and as you move even higher of things of the heart. Your tests or trials become more relationship or ego based as you mature. Many things will happened to test loyalty, humility and integrity. But many fall at these heart or mental based temptations or tests as founding bishops, associate pastors, and spouses or as workers because we think temptation should necessarily be about the works of the flesh.This book will also talk about the consequences of failing to stand during temptations, trials or tests. As we fail a temptations more temptations are introduced till we fall so low that we do things which even shock us upon sober reflections. Because as you fail temptations of the heart, you are then tempted on the mind and when you fail that you are then tempted on the flesh. All these can happen in an hour. When you face a trial or test it is often repeated till you pass it. Hence people having the same troubles over and over again in many forms. No human being can escape temptation, trial or test because our body is not saved and our soul is only regenerated (i.e. it has been given the opportunity to be good) only the spirit is born again in every Christian. Most victories are won in the mind and in prayer. The Christian therefore needs to work on his or mind with prayer, the word and fasting to be steadfast in all things. Again this book will teach you the benefits of enduring temptations, trials and tests. And show you dear reader, that without contradiction only those who stand to the end will be saved.The AuthorABOUT THE AUTHORAlexander Gyimah Agyeman is teacher of the word with unique insights into scriptures. Having read through the Bible by age sixteen (16).He operates in prophetic teachings and is an ardent evangelist. He is an Elder of PIWC Takoradi a ministry of the Church Of Pentecost and a Director of the Takoradi Chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International. He is a professional forester with the Ghana Institute of Professional Foresters and holds a BSc. Natural Resources Management from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MA in Environmental Management and Policy from the University Of Cape Coast.He is married to Irene Gyimah Agyemang an Insurance Professional and they live in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.

Download or read book The Temptation of Jesus written by Alexander Morris Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In setting forth this interpetation of our Lord's temptation in the wilderness, the writer's aim and method are very simple. The aim is, so to read and use every indication in the Gospel narratives, that the plain facts of them shall meet the reader's imagination, and be readily related with his experience. The method of this interpretation is nothing else than the keeping in view of this double significance: that of the facts, on the one hand, which concern our Lord; and that of their narration, on the other hand, which sends them on to us. - Preface.

Download or read book Discipleship Defined written by Eric Russ and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "DON'T read this book if you want to remain comfortable! Eric challenges us to consider what Biblical discipleship looks like based on what Jesus did. Eric writes this book with the integrity of a man who is not merely theorizing about the way things ought to be, rather he is describing what is actually happening as he builds Biblical disciples in the context of the inner city. This book is soundly Biblical, challenging and practical. This book is about building disciples not programs." Roger Hershey, Campus Crusade For Christ "It is a joy to highly commend to all Discipleship Defined, for it is exactly the prescription that is needed for the Church to regain much of our lost effectiveness. "Discipleship Defined" has carefully described, yet without programming it into a rigid system, how to go about this challenging task." Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., President Emeritus Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary "Eric Russ gives us some very straight forward thinking about discipleship, a topic widely misunderstood and undervalued. Moving away from piety-driven discipleship, Russ points us toward a holistic, Christ-centered way of following Jesus." Jonathan Dodson, Lead Pastor Austin City Life, Austin, TX. "Eric has a healthy obsession about strong discipleship, and it shows in a gracious way in this guidebook for muscular commitment. Can you be obsessed and still have a gracious spirit? Eric does, and so does this book!" Knute Larson, Senior Pastor The Chapel, Akron, OH (1983-2009) Eric Russ is lead pastor of Mack Avenue Community Church in Detroit, Michigan. He is married to Sara and has four children. For more information visit www.discipleshipdefined.com or www.mackave.com.

Download or read book The Bible Knowledge Commentary written by John F. Walvoord and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2002 with total page 2552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Dallas Seminary faculty members, The Bible Knowledge Commentary 2-Volume Setoffers a straightforward, verse-by-verse exploration of the Old and New Testaments.

Download or read book Pastoral Epist I ii Thessalonians I Timothy II Timothy Titus MacArthur NT Commentary written by John MacArthur, Jr. and published by Moody Pub. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These commentaries provide a verse-by-verse and phrase-by-phrase exposition of the text, taking into account the cultural, theological, and Old Testament contexts of each passage. Interpretive challenges are fully dealt with, and differing views are fairly evaluated. This set of 4 books covers all of I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, and Titus and is part of a New Testament commentary series which has as its objective explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of the Bible.

Download or read book Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing written by Ellen Gould Harmon White and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: