Download or read book When God Calls Say Yes written by Rod Chelberg MD and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my memoir WHEN GOD CALLS, SAY "YES!" I share my first childhood memories of mystical events. Later in life, once I was in medical school, these mystical events became more frequent. I started to see and hear Christ in the ER where I worked as a physician, and there He guided me to help save many people's lives. When I later became a hospice director, Christ helped me care for patients and then guided them home to heaven. In the book, I discuss the unreality of death and dying in detail, citing multiple patient cases. Meeting God is another major topic of the book. I share what it is like to be held by God and look into His eyes and feel His Love for me. Eventually I realized that God and I are one. In time, I was asked to join Jesus and others to bless the world. Finally, in closing, I have given suggestions about what worked for me in the process I call Awakening. In this small book, I have included several poems, letters to friends, and examples of Christ talking with me. What I learned is that Christ's help is readily available to everyone whenever we ask for it. But the main point that I am making in this book is how much God Loves us and is waiting for us to wake up! Be at peace... Love, Rod

Download or read book Say Yes to God written by Kay Warren and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have a plan for the rest of your life. God has a plan for the rest of your life. Are they the same? Say Yes to God--formerly titled Dangerous Surrender--will help you find the answer. You have expectations for how your life will play out, and you hope those plans will become realities. But what if God's plan for your life is far different from what you had in mind? Can you accept that? Will you surrender your goals for God's? Kay Warren had a plan. Together with her husband, Rick Warren, author of the megaseller The Purpose Driven Life, she planned that after her kids were grown, she'd travel the world, teaching and encouraging couples in ministry. It was a good plan. But it wasn't what God had in mind for her. In her own startling wake-up call, Kay discovered the shocking realities of the AIDS pandemic in Africa while reading a magazine. "I want to use you!" she heard God say. That began the struggle--first to avoid God's call and then to surrender herself to God. She cried out to God, "Why are you bothering me with this? There's nothing I can do about it. I'm just an ordinary person. What could one person do about such a gigantic problem?" But God had grabbed her attention and wouldn't let go. If you've ever struggled with knowing and doing God's will, this book is for you. With raw honesty, Kay goes straight to the heart of the matter: the bottom line is surrender. Will you say yes to God? Along the way she'll introduce you to others--people like you--who have said yes to God and have made a difference in the world. Using their skills, energy, faith, and a willingness to take risks, they became powerful instruments of change and tools in God's hands. Giving in to God isn't easy. It's not for cowards. It's the boldest, riskiest step you'll ever take. This dangerous surrender can bring both joy and pain, both heartache and ecstasy, but it enables you to know God in a far deeper way than ever before. "I had to make a conscious decision. Would I retreat to my comfortable life and to my settled plans? Or would I surrender to God's call and let my heart engage with the cause to which he called me, one that I was pretty sure would include buckets of pain and sorrow? I felt like I was standing on the edge of a giant precipice; I couldn't go back, and yet the way forward looked like stepping into a void." Kay Warren took that step, choosing to say yes to God. That decision transformed her life and reshaped her future. She invites you to do the same. You'll benefit most by discussing this book with others. A Readers' Group Discussion Guide is provided in the back of the book. Additional help can be found at www.kaywarren.com.

Download or read book Open Hands Willing Heart written by Vivian Mabuni and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how yielding ourselves wholly to God, especially in the midst of challenging circumstances, lends new purpose to our lives. “Vivian Mabuni is a kind and trustworthy guide through one of adulthood’s secrets: life doesn’t go like you thought it would.”—Jen Hatmaker, New York Times best-selling author of For the Love and Of Mess and Moxie As women after God’s heart, we honestly desire to please God. We want to be used by Him and to experience the peace and fulfillment He wants for us. Yet it’s all too easy to fall into living mechanically, with a rule-based approach to the Christian life, or to focus on getting what we want when we want it. Even when we want to be willing, saying yes to whatever God asks often feels scary, and the distractions of this world get in the way. Vivian Mabuni knows this all too well, but she’s discovered that open-handed living starts with an intentional posture of the heart. Through surrender to His will, we draw closer to God in a way that makes our day-to-day lives more purposeful, powerful, and pleasing to Him. With Vivian’s warm encouragement in Open Hands, Willing Heart, you’ll learn how to step out in courageous trust as you invite God to give and take—and move and work—in your life as He sees fit. Along the way you’ll discover true joy and serenity that will carry you through every circumstance.

Download or read book The Spirit Led Leader written by Timothy C. Geoffrion and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our postmodern, experience-oriented culture, people are longing for greater authenticity, integrity, and depth in their pastors and leaders. Board directors, church members, and staff alike are all eagerly seeking leaders who effectively integrate their spirituality and leadership. Pastors and executives, however, often struggle with knowing how to integrate their spiritual values and practices into their leadership and management roles. Designed for pastors, executives, administrators, managers, coordinators, and all who see themselves as leaders and who want to fulfill their God-given purpose, The Spirit-Led Leader addresses the critical fusion of spiritual life and leadership for those who not only want to see results, but who also desire to care just as deeply about who they are and how they lead as they do about what they produce and accomplish. Geoffrion creates a new vision for spiritual leadership as partly an art, partly a result of careful planning, and always a working of the grace of God

Download or read book He Knows Your Name written by Linda Znachko and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the evening news reported a dead baby abandoned in a local dumpster, Linda Znachko's comfortable life changed. She was suddenly convicted—-God was asking her to provide a dignified burial for this tiny lost child. Linda said yes. She had no idea where that first small yes would lead. Linda found herself in places she never dreamed she would be: at the graveside of the child of an abused mother; by the side of a mother fighting for her lost child; and at the funeral of a Texas stripper who died two days before her baptism but left a legacy of love behind. When Linda stepped out of her comfort zone and into these implausible places with people she was unlikely to otherwise encounter, she discovered the life she never knew she wanted—-a life of saying yes to God whenever He asks. Today, Linda has a ministry that gives children a name in life, and dignity and honor in death. When she shares her stories of broken lives redeemed, other broken people respond, and so the ripple effects of that long-ago yes continue to spread, touching lives that yearn for healing, and underscoring the fact that every life matters to God.

Download or read book Saying Yes to God written by Timothy C. Geoffrion and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saying Yes to God is written to help maturing Christians better recognize the voice of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit. The book is a practical resource for those looking for fresh insight to break through barriers and personal limitations in their relationship with God. In effect, this book offers hope to all those who earnestly want to know God better and to live Christ-centered, Spirit-led lives. Readers will not feel judged or shamed, but will hear a gentle but firm and persistent call to believe that God truly is at work in their lives, calling and leading them. Not only can they learn to recognize the Spirit's voice better, but they can learn how to work with God in tremendously satisfying and fruitful ways. This book's particular contribution lies in its simple presentation of important spiritual concepts, use of illustrations drawn from the author's spiritual life coaching practice and global teaching ministry, and special emphasis on how to love others better as an outflow of one's faith and personal relationship with God.

Download or read book Yes God written by Susie Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword / by Art and Laraine Bennett -- Introduction -- From Ordinary to Extraordinary (Father Joseph Eddy) : Saying Yes to Duty -- Team Spirit (Sister Brigid Mary Rock) : Saying Yes to Affection -- A Holy Boldness (Father Joel Kiefer) : Saying Yes to Strength -- For Better, for Worse (Sister Marie Jose de la Rosa) : Saying Yes to Spiritual Poverty -- The Divine Liturgy (Father Mark Fesniak) : Saying Yes to Inheritance -- In the World, Not of It (Sister Mariana McGlynn) : Saying Yes to the Greatest Commandment -- Ten More Like You (Father Jeremy Paulin) : Saying Yes to Generosity -- Doctor of Souls (Father Bernard Ezaki) : Saying Yes to Humility -- The Humble Excavating and Cinderblock Work (Sister Chiara Marie and Sister Marie St. Francis) : Saying Yes to Patience -- Epilogue.

Download or read book WHEN GOD CALLS written by Wole Adeyi and published by Wole Adeyi. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, but each call is specific. God calls people to serve uniquely. It is a high honor to be called of God into the ministry. The question is how do you know if God is calling you? If you are a Christian, you have probably heard a thousand times about doing God’s will or listening for God’s call. Many of us are perfectly content to believe that obeying God’s will means going to church every Sunday and putting a check in the offering box. God’s plan is bigger than that. These days, many Christians think of careers rather than callings. The biblical challenge to most Christians is an extended call from the call to salvation to the call to the ministry. The longer I am a Christian, the more I realize that God does not need super stars. He doesn’t! He simply needs ordinary people who will say, “Here I am, use me.” Stop focusing on what you cannot do. Let God decide what you cannot do. You just be available. If God only used perfect people, who would get used? God uses ordinary people who are ready to be used by Him. When God calls you, He is giving you the free-will to say ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ but when we call to Him, He has only two answers; ‘YES’ and ‘NOT NOW’. The choice lies with the one being called. Do you sense that God is calling you to ministry? Do you burn with a compulsion to proclaim the Word, share the Gospel, and care for God’s flock? Has this call been confirmed and encouraged by those Christians who know you closely? All these will be answered in this book.

Download or read book When God Calls Answer written by Edgar R. Nazario and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whom do we trust? Ourselves, and our instincts? As most (if not all) of us have learned from experience, that’s not very secure, nor very wise. Do we then trust our spouses? Our friends? Our co-workers? As good as these are or may be, we have all no doubt been “burned” by following the advice of others, and that makes us leery of trusting others. There is One whom we can trust, and that is God. There is one Book that provides sound advice, and that is the Bible. Edgar Nazario has done it again. He has brought us, through stories, explanations, exhortations, and piercing questions, to understanding a little clearer just who God is.

Download or read book What Happens When Women Say Yes to God and Walk in Faith written by Lysa TerKeurst and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become the Woman God Made You to Be Lysa TerKeurst’s bestselling books have inspired millions of women to uncover the purpose God has for them. Now for the first time, you can find two of her most powerful titles together in one elegant volume, perfect for reading for the first time or revisiting as you grow in your faith. What Happens When Women Say Yes to God sets you on a journey of learning how to be obedient to the Lord. You’ll see the beautiful transformation that accompanies following God’s voice in your daily life and open your eyes to the incredible ways you can experience Him today. What Happens When Women Walk in Faith shows you how to pursue God’s call even through times of doubt, discouragement, and pain. You’ll learn how to remain encouraged and equipped through embracing God’s promises no matter what comes your way. Complete with a personal Bible study at the end of each chapter, this two-book collection will lead you on a journey of spiritual renewal and revelation as you joyfully pursue the call God has created you to fulfill.

Download or read book Don t Be Afraid to Say Yes to God written by Pope Francis and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set out for the future without fear! That’s the message of Pope Francis to young people as he challenges them to follow Christ and his plan for their lives. In this collection of short excerpts of his talks from around the world, Pope Francis speaks to the best instincts of young people, inviting them to do their part to build a better, more just world. He encourages teens and young adults to say yes to all that God is asking of them, even while acknowledging that following the Lord wholeheartedly involves risks as well as rewards. Popular youth speaker Fr. Mike Schmitz provides follow-up reflections and questions after each selection that are designed to help young people draw closer to God in prayer, giving them the courage to rise up and embrace the pope’s words. This book can profoundly influence the choices that young people make at crucial decision points in their lives.

Download or read book When God Calls Again What Then written by Richard Goodrum and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you take the right turn? Only you can answer that question. This book is about the journey taken, which many people will also take during their lifetime. The question in life is, "Who am I, and where am I going?" The apostle Paul made many journeys but did not always make the right turn. In all of his adversity, God still produced His divine will. So if we made the wrong turn, God would still have accomplished His will in spite of me. The question for all of us is are we willing to get out of our comfort zone. Is it our way or God's way? When we end this life, will He say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant"?

Download or read book What Happens When Young Women Say Yes to God written by Lysa TerKeurst and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Journey to Extraordinary Starts with One Word—Yes If you have a desire deep inside your heart to be someone special and do amazing things, you are not alone. Lysa TerKeurst and her daughter, Hope, have felt that hunger too, and they've learned that only God can satisfy the craving to go beyond just making it through the day. Why? Because God is the one who created that need inside of you and He's using it to draw you closer to Him. As you begin your journey to extraordinary, this book will help you overcome your fear of saying yes to God by focusing on the life-changing results of obeying Him get past your need for perfection by giving all your cares and worries to God stop stressing about change by embracing God's purpose and direction for your life be confident about when God is speaking to you by learning how to recognize His voice let go of the unimportant stuff by choosing to accept the greater gifts that God has in store for you When you say yes to God, you will see your faith grow and bloom. Will you accept His invitation and start your journey today?

Download or read book Just Say Yes written by Bishop Robert Schnase and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churches say No in a thousand ways to new ideas, ministry initiatives, and creative people. Churches struggle with committees that are no longer conducive to their mission while pastors and laity have become conditioned to view anything new with suspicion and resistance. Churches operate with a pervasive culture of No. Just Say Yes! Unleashing People for Ministry is written for people whose passion has been simmering for years, who yearn to be told Yes! It’s for those whose energy and ideas have been tamped down by systems and attitudes that restrain ministry and who have felt frustrated by attempts to start programs, reach new people, or experiment with alternative worship services, only to be told No. Robert Schnase examines the systems and attitudes that restrain and control ministry. He demonstrates practical ways church leaders can rethink fundamental assumptions about organizations and leadership. Real-church examples show how every church can unleash its people for ministry—encouraging, emboldening, and equipping them. “Significant turnaround could happen in churches everywhere if each congregation worked through this book, chapter by chapter.” —Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of the Missional Church Consultation Initiative, West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church “Just Say Yes! is a valuable resource for laity and leaders who want to make a real difference in their mission field. I’m making it required reading in every church I coach and work with.” —Ken Willard, Certified Consultant and Coach, Leadership 4 Transformation; author, Time Management for the Christian Leader from Abingdon Press “The energy of the Holy Spirit jumps off every page and right into your heart and mind in a way that could make all things new.” —Patricia Farris, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica, CA “If we take this book seriously we will see people unleashed for ministry in the world. In the process we may just rediscover why our churches exist in the first place.” —Clay Oliphint, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Richardson, TX “Schnase examines how churches say No, then provides an inspiring and practical look at how they can say Yes. We need this book!” —Steve Harper, Professor of Spiritual Formation (retired); author, Five Marks of a Methodist from Abingdon Press

Download or read book When God Says Go written by Elizabeth Laing Thompson and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Despite the serious topic of this book, it is a delight to read. Thompson tackles the natural desire to resist God’s calling with such energy that the book is hard to put down." -Elizabeth Wisz, Christian Market "Reading like a moving sermon, Thompson’s book of biblical lessons will appeal to Christians looking for spiritual encouragement." -Publisher's Weekly Go. One small word. . .so much power. When God says, “Go,” we face one of life's greatest decisions. When God says, “Go,” we must face our fears. . .our excuses. . .and our selves. When God says, “Go,” it's time to answer His call wherever it leads. When God says, “Go," what will you do? Author Elizabeth Laing Thompson invites you to walk alongside people of the Bible who were called by God to fulfill His purposes. . .people like Moses, Esther, Abigail, Jeremiah, Mary, and others. These Bible heroes responded much like we do--with a jumbled-up inner storm of excitement and fear, insecurity and hope. Their stories and struggles will provide a roadmap for your own story, helping you face your very own doubts, regrets, and worries. When God calls, it’s time to go. Maybe somewhere new, someplace you've never been. Maybe it’s time to go forward after being stuck with one foot in the past. Maybe it’s time to go deeper—in Bible study or relationships. Time to go higher—in prayer or dreams. Time to go and give—to use talents and opportunities God has given you. Or maybe it’s time to go and grow, right where you are. . .to dig into the Word, dive into your heart, and become the woman God is calling you to be. Ready or not, God is calling us all to go somewhere new in our walk with Him. So what are we waiting for? Let’s answer His call. Let’s get started!

Download or read book What Happens When Women Say Yes to God written by Lysa TerKeurst and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your job is obedience. God's job is everything else. If you've ever found yourself wondering...What is God's plan for my life? or Can He really use me? you're not alone. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through those same questions. But she's also learned that we were absolutely created to participate in God's divine activity and experience His rich blessings. We just have to say yes to Him! Through her own struggles, doubts, and honest vulnerability, Lysa will equip you to: Reignite your passion for the Lord by discovering the incredible opportunities He's already placed in front of you and the courage to say yes. Know what God is speaking personally to you with practical ways to listen for His voice. Overcome the fear that you're not doing the Christian life right by learning it's about perfect surrender, not perfect performance. Apply key teachings to your own situation today with helpful study questions and reflection prompts. Get ready for a journey of joy and purpose—one that will radically bless you beyond what you can ask or imagine!

Download or read book Wasted Prayer written by Greg Darley and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith without obedience is dead. Prayer without action is wasted. What would your life look like if you stopped praying about God’s will and just did it instead? How would your church look if it spent as much time serving as it spent praying about serving? The truth is, sometimes when you think you’re praying, you’re really just procrastinating. And when you think you’re asking that God’s will be done, you’re really telling him no. In times that call for action, prayer can be disobedience in disguise. Wasted Prayer uncovers the ways we use prayer to dodge responsibility for the work God has assigned us. Complete with punch-in-the-gut biblical exposition that will help get you off your knees—and out of your chair—Wasted Prayer will provide you with the jolt you need to start living like a Christian, instead of just praying like one. It’s time to stop praying and start doing.