Download or read book The Undeniable Favor of God written by Elizabeth Jean Bruce and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A licensed psychologist and trauma expert shares the story of how she met life’s challenges and achieved personal fulfillment through faith. Having a sense of purpose significantly contributes to the quality of our lives. Many people experience God-given “callings” to achieve distinctive goals in life. These yearnings give us a sense of fulfillment by showing how we fit into the wholeness of creation. But discovering our purpose and establishing a major long-term goal are only the first steps of the journey. We must also understand what is required of us to reach our final destination, and make sure to note the milestones we achieve along the way. There will be difficult periods during the journey. To see our way through them, it helps to surround ourselves with people who strengthen our emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. We must also utilize our faith in God, who keeps us fortified to endure disheartening times. Dr. Bruce believes that wonderful things happen as life unfolds. In The Undeniable Favor of God, she teaches others how to focus on the beauty, truth, and light of life.

Download or read book A Bigger Table written by John Pavlovitz and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn't room for you. The rejection stings. It leaves a mark. Yet this is exactly what the church has been saying to far too many people for far too long: “You're not welcome here. Find someplace else to sit.†How can we extend unconditional welcome and acceptance in a world increasingly marked by bigotry, fear, and exclusion? Pastor John Pavlovitz invites readers to join him on the journey to findâ€"or buildâ€"a church that is big enough for everyone. He speaks clearly into the heart of the issues the Christian community has been earnestly wrestling with: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, and global concerns. A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, Hopeful Spiritual Community asks if organized Christianity can find a new way of faithfully continuing the work Jesus began two thousand years ago, where everyone gets a seat. Pavlovitz shares moving personal stories and his careful observations as a pastor to set the table for a new, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith. He invites us to build the bigger table Jesus imagined, practicing radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and agenda-free community.

Download or read book God Is Always Hiring written by Regina Brett and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved columnist and bestselling author Regina Brett offers her special brand of uplifting, yet practical advice to help readers find fulfillment in their work . . . and to deal with unexpected challenges. In this inspiring collection, Brett focuses on how we relate to our work, or lack of work, and the seeking of something deeper and more meaningful in our career and life. With essays like "Every job is as magical as you make it" and "Only you can determine your worth," this book relates tales of discouragement turning into hope, and persistence paying big dividends. People with challenges in their jobs or job search will find solace and advice.

Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Christian Singleness written by Mark Ballenger and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Guide to Christian Singleness covers a wide range of common questions Christians singles often have. Why am I still single? Is God calling me to a life of singleness? How can I use this season for God's glory? Is God punishing me with singleness because of my past sins? How can I find a godly spouse? This book is divided into four sections which cover the common phases of Christian singleness. It has 30 short chapters, each with three reflection questions meant for small group Bible studies or individual use.

Download or read book 100 Days of Favor written by Joseph Prince and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2011 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prince invites readers to embark on a purposeful and powerful journey in discovering and experiencing the unmerited favor of God.

Download or read book The Power of Right Believing written by Joseph Prince and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you believe is everything! Unlock the seven powerful, practical principles that will help you overcome fear, guilt, and addiction -- from the international bestselling author and senior pastor of New Creation Church. Believing the right things is the key to a victorious life. In The Power of Right Believing, Joseph Prince, international bestselling author and a leading voice in proclaiming the gospel of grace, unveils seven practical and powerful keys to help you find freedom from every fear, guilt, and addiction. These keys come alive in the precious testimonies you'll read from people across America and around the world who have experienced breakthroughs and freedom from all kinds of bondages-from alcoholism to chronic depression-all through the power of right believing. God intends for you to live with joy overflowing, peace that surpasses understanding, and an unshakable confidence in what He has done for you. Get ready to be inspired and transformed and learn how to win the battle for your mind by developing habits for right believing.

Download or read book Walking Through Fire written by Vaneetha Rendall Risner and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy. Vaneetha Risner contracted polio as an infant, was misdiagnosed, and lived with widespread paralysis. She lived in and out of the hospital for ten years and, after each stay, would return to a life filled with bullying. When she became a Christian, though, she thought things would get easier, and they did: carefree college days, a dream job in Boston, and an MBA from Stanford where she met and married a classmate. But life unraveled. Again. She had four miscarriages. Her son died because of a doctor's mistake. And Vaneetha was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, meaning she would likely become a quadriplegic. And then her husband betrayed her and moved out, leaving her to raise two adolescent daughters alone. This was not the abundant life she thought God had promised her. But, as Vaneetha discovered, everything she experienced was designed to draw her closer to Christ as she discovered "that intimacy with God in suffering can be breathtakingly beautiful."

Download or read book Praying in the Holy Spirit written by David Diga Hernandez and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’ve ever been frustrated in your prayer life, this book is for you.Do you ever feel like your prayers are not effective? Does your prayer life lack vitality and consistency?The secret to a thriving prayer life is not a formula—it is the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. As you learn to engage with the Spirit of God, your...

Download or read book The Scars That Have Shaped Me written by Vaneetha Rendall Risner and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 21 surgeries by age 13. Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from schoolmates. Multiple miscarriages as a young wife. The death of a child. A debilitating progressive disease. Riveting pain. Abandonment. Unwanted divorce... Vaneetha begged God for grace that would deliver her. But God offered something better: his sustaining grace.

Download or read book God Can t written by Thomas Jay Oord and published by SacraSage Press. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: “God’s ways are not our ways”. Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment. The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth that God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil. Author Thomas Jay Oord says God’s love is inherently uncontrolling. God loves everyone and everything, so God can't control anyone or anything. This means God cannot prevent evil singlehandedly. God can’t stop evildoers, whether human, animal, organism, or inanimate objects and forces. In God Can't, Oord gives a plausible reason why some are healed, but many others are not. God always works to heal everyone, but sometimes our bodies, organisms, or other creatures do not cooperate with God's healing work. Or the conditions of creation are not right for the healing God wants to do. Some people think God causes or allows suffering to teach us lessons or build our character. God Can't disagrees. Oord says God squeezes good from the evil God didn’t want in the first place. God uses pain and suffering without willing or even allowing it. Most people think God can overcome evil singlehandedly. In God Can't, Oord says God needs cooperation for love to reign now and later. This leads to a better view of the afterlife called “relentless love.” It rejects traditional ideas of heaven, hell, and annihilation. Relentless love holds to the possibility all creatures and all creation will respond to God’s love. God Can't is written in understandable language. As a world-renown theologian, Thomas Jay Oord brings credibility to the book’s radical ideas. He explains these ideas through true stories, illustrations, and scripture. God Can't is for those who want answers to tragedy, abuse, and other evils that make sense! What They're Saying... “If conventional notions of God make less and less sense to you, you’ll find Thomas Jay Oord’s new book a breath of fresh air. Simply put, “God Can’t” presents an understanding of God that thoughtful, ethical people can believe in.” -- Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration "I did not want this book to end. I wish Dr. Oord had written it 100 years ago, or 1000 years ago... To find your understanding of life and your love for God renewed, read this book." -- Dr. Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D., Biblical and Jewish Studies Professor of Bible, Azusa Pacific University "As a clinical psychologist working with people in trauma, I owe Thomas Jay Oord an enormous debt of gratitude for recasting the so-called problem of evil in terms that are conceptually satisfying, theologically consistent, and pastorally liberating.” -- Dr Roger Bretherton- Principal Lecturer at the University of Lincoln (UK), Chair of the British Association of Christians in Psychology “Victims of trauma sometimes hear theological responses that imply their suffering is somehow “God’s will." A more careful theological reflection on the nature of the power of a God who is love can help. Oord gives us a clear and compelling alternative in this profoundly insightful and admirably concrete and accessible book.” -- Dr. Anna Case-Winters, Professor of Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary “I know of no book that speaks to suffering with the depth of theological sophistication and psychological sensitivity as God Can’t. This book is a rare combination of depth and accessibility, truly written for the wounded. I recommend it to my students, parishioners, and therapy clients.” -- Dr. Brad D. Strawn, Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Download or read book The Mystery of Divine Intervention written by Apostle Joshua Selman and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction There are five things that will always happen for as long as we live serving the purposes of God in and through this platform. Every time we gather, there must be encounters. An encounter is an experience that makes God and His principles real in your life. There must be transformation- the name given to the process that makes you become like Christ in experience. We must give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to review the love and the power of Jesus through signs, wonders and miracles. There must be impartations of all sorts. An impartation is a transference of spiritual possibilities. Men can carry graces. Our possibilities in this kingdom are defined by the kinds and the levels of graces that we carry. "Thou anointed my head with oil" and I see the proof on my head by looking at my cup; it doesn't anoint my cup . If something is wrong with my cup, the problem is not my cup; the problem is what is on my head. We must always provide an opportunity for fellowship. How good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity. It's like the oil that comes upon the head of Aaron down to his beard and his garment. It says, "There, the Lord has commanded the blessing." What you're about to read will change your life in the name of Jesus Christ. The Lord put a very powerful teaching in my heart and I'm sent to the body of Christ primarily. It's regardless denomination, the doctrinal differences that seem to divide us (it's part of the reasons why He brought us to this city and has projected us to the nations as instruments of unity, balance, dexterity and groove). We are lifted and strengthened in this kingdom not based on our longevity in the faith. Time does not change anything. Time only reveals. A 10-year-old error can still destroy like a 1-year-old error provided it is error. It takes understanding. It says, " for the people that sat in darkness have seen a great light". If you're distracted when the word of God is coming, be sure that it is an attack because it takes focus and concentration to receive. There is an intellectual dimension to the reception of the word. It's not just a spiritual affair alone; your mind has to be active and fruitful. So, even if your spirit is alive and your mind is distracted... That's why sometimes before the message comes, God quickly settles issues like these because some of those issues are the things that distract people from listening. While the word of God is coming, someone is thinking, "How do I battle this issue, how do I battle that issue?"

Download or read book Provision Promises written by Joseph Prince and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One moment of God's favor can turn your life around. Are you ready to walk in the abundant life that Jesus came to give you as promised in John 10:10? Let your heart be encouraged and refreshed as you delve into the pages of Provision Promises. Packed with bite-sized practical wisdom and faith-filled inspirations from the Word of God, this book will enlarge your revelation of Jesus' grace and the abundant life you have through His finished work. Meditate on His promises for you today and increase your capacity to receive from your heavenly Father! Your provision is wrapped up in JESUS! This book will inspire you to experience God's provision for your life. You will learn to rest in His love and favor toward you and your family.

Download or read book The Flip Side of Favor written by Dr. Charles E. Goodman Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Favor aint fair! Too blessed to be stressed! We all declare that we have been favored by God. Because of that favor, we believe we are exempt from problems and pains and are meant to live a life of uninterrupted prosperity. This, unfortunately, is not an accurate biblical definition of favor. Dr. Goodman provides an insightful, illustrative, and biblically based narrative that is centered on the life of the most notable, favored person in biblical history, Joseph, the one who is gifted with a coat of many colors. Dr. Goodman unveils the flipside of favor by taking the reader on a journey as they explore how Joseph endured the pit, Potiphers house, and prison before he makes his way to the palace. The flipside of favor is an empowering and encouraging read that provided renewed strength, peace, and hope, which provided answers, not about the fairness of favor, but about its fruitfulness.

Download or read book My Crazy Life written by Mondo De La Vega and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Jesus can change the life of a gangster, what could He do with you? After reading this book, you will have the practical tools needed for developing a deep, fruitful relationship with God. You will have the encouragement you need to see that Jesus is real and fully present in whatever circumstances you face. Discover the astonishing journey of Mondo De La Vega in My Crazy Life: The Moments That Brought a Gangster to Grace. Step into a world where respect, power, and money lure a young man into the dark embrace of one of Los Angeles' most notorious Latino gangs. But behind the facade lies a haunting reality of crime, guns, and the constant threat of death or imprisonment. Mondo's life takes root in a turbulent childhood, filled with abuse and violence. Escaping his reproachful father in Central America, he, along with his sister and mother, seeks refuge in families' homes, moving around from place to place in a small town in Central America, surviving undercover for over a year before their ultimate quest for freedom leads them to the brutal streets of Los Angeles. Driven by bitterness and anger, Mondo is pulled into one of the city’s most notorious gangs, climbing its ranks and facing an inevitable future of either imprisonment or an early grave. Yet amidst the darkness, Mondo's sister refuses to give up on him. With unyielding faith, she prays for a miracle and receives a prophetic word that seems impossible to Mondo—a word that will change everything. My Crazy Life is a gripping narrative much like the story of Nicky Cruz, as we see God interrupt Mondo's path with His relentless love and grace. Through supernatural encounters, miraculous escapes, and undeniable fulfilled prophecies, Mondo finds the strength to leave the gang behind and embrace a new life.

Download or read book Pray Through Prayers to Defeat Attacks Against Destiny written by Sidney Edi-Osagie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pray-Through Prayers to Defeat Attacks Against Destiny is a combination of detailed and powerful prayers for most of lifes situations and attacks. The compilation of these prayers is based on the inspiration and leading of the Spirit of God, and these prayers have been proven and tested with positive results and life-changing testimonies. The Holy Spirit knows the immediate and future needs and challenges of man, so He is best suited to instruct and guide us in our approach to prayer (Romans 8:2628). The principle of prayer draws from the practice of communicating with God on the basis of His Word. Therefore, except it is grounded in scripture, there is no other foundation for the prayer communion to be fully potent and effective. As such, each subtitle in this book, after the initial definitions, is tied to scriptural references to further enlighten the reader on the biblical basis for the prayers in question.

Download or read book Daily Strength written by Sam Storms and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 365-Day Devotional for Men, Perfect for Gift-Giving and Daily Reading Daily Strength, a year-long devotional, walks Christian men through Scripture passages that speak to their most pressing issues. Featuring content from the ESV Men's Devotional Bible, each single-page daily reading features a short summary of a Bible passage with a thought-provoking message from one of more than forty contributors. Arranged canonically from Genesis to Revelation with short introductions to each Bible book, Daily Strength encourages and enlightens men throughout the year while equipping them for moral and spiritual transformation. 365 Devotionals: Topics include resting in God's word, wisdom, forgiveness, prayer, God's purposes, living a life of integrity, salvation, confessing Christ, forgiveness, discipleship, and maturity Covers the Bible from Genesis to Revelation: Includes at least one devotion for every book of the Bible Great Gift Idea for Dads, Sons, and Students: Perfect for Father's Day, Christmas, or birthdays! Written by Pastors and Counselors: Edited by Sam Storms—contributors include Greg Gilbert, David Powlison, Drew Hunter, and more

Download or read book The Works of Nathanael Emmons D D Third Pastor of the Church in Franklin Mass written by Nathanael Emmons and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: