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 224 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 Head Heart Hands written by Dennis P. Hollinger and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christians, we are to love God with all of our being--heart, mind, soul and strength. But many of us tend to overemphasize one aspect or another, and as a result, our faith becomes imbalanced. Some of us have an intellectual faith but lack compassion or spiritual discipline. Others of us have a vibrant, heartfelt relationship with God but lack commitment to truth or doctrine. And many of us overlook translating our faith into service and ministry. In this book ethicist Dennis P. Hollinger presents a holistic, integrative vision for reuniting Christian thought, passion and action. He shows how individuals, churches and movements throughout history have focused on either the head, or the heart or the hands--often to the exclusion of other expressions. But by linking our intellect, emotions and actions, Hollinger points us toward a whole faith for the whole person, where each dimension feeds, nurtures and sustains the others.

Download or read book Two Minutes in the Bible for Men written by Boyd Bailey and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the true meaning of success in your work, at home, and in your other relationships? What does "finishing well" mean for you? How can you be confident you will one day hear the Lord say to you, "Well done, good and faithful servant"? The answers to life's most important questions are found in Scripture and highlighted in these down-to-earth daily readings for men. You'll find the wisdom and inspiration you need to grow in your personal character and connect with God in every area of your life. Each brief devotion includes a short passage of Scripture, a brief reflection, a question to help you remember the message and take appropriate action, and a short list of related Scripture references for further study. Start each day with just two minutes in the Bible and enjoy the adventure of living as a man of God today.

Download or read book Radical written by David Platt and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

Download or read book The Measure of Our Hearts written by Marvin J. Ashton and published by Shadow Mountain. This book was released on 1991 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book War of Words written by Paul David Tripp and published by Resources for Changing Lives. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Tripp identifies the attitudes and assumptions behind our words and shows how to develop God-honoring communication.

Download or read book The Disciple s Personality written by Avery T. Willis, Jr. and published by Lifeway Church Resources. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MasterLife 2 in the series of four helps Christians experience life in the spirit and gain victory in their personal lives. In this six-week study disciples will learn how to share their personal testimonies. Topics include: doing God's will, renewing the mind, mastering the emotions, presenting the body, and being filled with the spirit. Additional available resources include leader helps and video.

Download or read book Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God written by Brian Zahnd and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastor Brian Zahnd began "to question the theology of a wrathful God who delights in punishing sinners, and has started to explore the real nature of Jesus and His Father. The book isn’t only an interesting look at the context of some modern theological ideas; it’s also offers some profound insight into God’s love and eternal plan." —Relevant Magazine (Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2017) God is wrath? Or God is Love? In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God. Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd asks important questions like: Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not God is wrath, but God is love.

Download or read book His Hands His Feet and His Voice written by Dr. Ted A. Duck and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pine Drive Baptist Church had been devastated by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Then after the recovery from Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on the nation and particularly on the churches in America. These daily messages of His Hands, His Feet, and His Voice are intended to bring encouragement, hope, and strength from God’s inerrant Word to those who desperately need His touch. These messages are also intended to encourage you to give to the Lord your hands, feet, and voice as His instrument in response to the many crying out to Him in fear, uncertainty, and need for wisdom. It is my heartfelt prayer that God will inspire you to trust in Him with all your heart, no matter what you see in the world around you or even how you may feel at any given time. God’s Word is filled with thousands of promises, some of which pertain to whatever crisis or situation you may encounter. In America and our culture today, these hands, feet, and voice messages will help you to stand strong, even for one more day, and then pass them along to those who need the reminder: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though it waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. (Ps. 46:1–3 ESV)

Download or read book The Disciple s Victory written by Avery T. Willis, Jr. and published by Lifeway Church Resources. This book was released on 1997-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MasterLife 3 in the series of four helps Christians gain victory over the world, the flesh, and the devil. This six-week study helps believers develop their prayer lives and gain skills in using God's Word. A prayer retreat follows this study in which disciples experience God directing their future. Additional available resources include leader helps and videos.

Download or read book Hand Lettering God s Word written by and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exquisite Expressions of Faith If you have ever admired a homemade card or gift and wished you could produce beautiful writing, this book is for you. Artist Jenny Highsmith wants you to know that even if you don’t consider yourself to be naturally gifted, you can learn how to hand letter. She will teach you how to get started by selecting the right supplies and setting up your workspace. Next, you’ll get step-by-step instructions showing you basic techniques with space in the book to practice. And once you’ve acquired this new skill, Jenny will explain how you can use it to bless others, share your faith, and commit God’s Word to memory by hand lettering Scripture verses. Invite your friends to join you in your new hobby and encourage one another on your lettering and your faith journeys. God made you to be creative. This helpful guide can show you how.

Download or read book Walking Hand In Hand with Jesus written by GrandPa Don and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes the various experiences a person may face as they desire to live a life that is pleasing to God—a life in which a believer is no longer compelled to live under sin. It emphasizes the need to be totally committed to God and to have a time set aside to fellowship with him through his Word and prayer.

Download or read book Head Heart and Hands written by Dennis P. Hollinger and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christians, we are to love God with all of our being--heart, mind, soul and strength. But many of us tend to overemphasize one aspect or another, and as a result, our faith becomes imbalanced. Some of us have an intellectual faith but lack compassion or spiritual discipline. Others of us have a vibrant, heartfelt relationship with God but lac...

Download or read book Irresistible Faith written by Scott Sauls and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I love everything that Scott Sauls writes." -- Christine Caine What if Christians became the best advertisement for Jesus? Jesus said his followers would be a light to the world and a city on a hill--a warmly inviting, neighbor-loving, grace- and truth-filled destination for all. He envisioned his followers as life-giving neighbors, bosses, employees, and friends, the kind of people who return insults with kindness and persecution with prayers. Rooted in biblical convictions, they would extend love, empathy, and care to one another as well as to those who don't share their beliefs. Over time their movement would become irresistible to every nation, tribe, and tongue. Irresistible Faith is a blueprint for pursuing this vision in our current moment, of redeemed individuals and a renewed community working for a restored world. This is a way of being that gives a tired, cynical world good reason to pause and reconsider Christianity--and to start wishing it was true. "I miss the kind of church Scott describes in this book, and I don’t think I am alone." -- Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz and Building a StoryBrand "An important call to resist the urge to lobby and position ourselves, but rather to be driven by gospel-powered love." -- Raechel Myers, founder and CEO of She Reads Truth "An antidote to much that is wrong with our Western, American version of Christianity. " -- Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, authors and founders of Q

Download or read book Fingerprints of God His Hand in History and in Human Hearts written by Franklin S. Nauman and published by Author House. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fingerprints of God is drawn from the authors experience during 50 years of parish ministry to a broad spectrum of worshippers, from teen-agers to senior citizens, from farmers to physicists, from blue collar workers to PhDs. All shared a common hunger to know God as an eternal reality in a world of change and pursued a quest to find reasons for faith. Evidence for the presence of God can be found in history, human experience and in Holy Scripture. Fingerprints of God relates contemporary situations to biblical precedents and personalities from Genesis to Revelation in search of Truth. The author follows the footsteps of others who found the fingerprints of Gods hand in their lives. With illustrations from literature, biography, and his own personal experience, he shares insights of pastors and teachers who guided his own faith journey. The reader follows the foibles and faith of Old Testament characters leading to the person and work of Jesus Christ, the finger of God among us (Luke 11:20). The significance of his life and death and resurrection as the foundation for our faith are the focus of the concluding chapters. The author makes no claim to be profound or prophetic. Each chapter is a simple attempt to answer some question or address a current issue or need in the life of ordinary people. None of the featured topics purport to be the last word on the subject under consideration. Like the words and works of Jesus, much more could be said which is not recorded in this book, but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:30-31.

Download or read book Arm Around Shoulder Hand Over Mouth written by Mimi Moseley and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Open these pages and let your heart and your life be transformed by love!!! You will discover fresh-flowing love for the very special people God has placed in your life. More than that, you will experience amazing insights on the secret for pouring His love into the lives of others. Open your heart to hear God's voice as you turn these anointed pages!" Glenna Salsbury Professional Speaker Author of The Art of The Fresh Start "Mimi is a gutsy gal whose relationship skills were forged in the crucible of a sometimes harsh life. But God sent her an angel, a mother-in-law with a heart of gold and an abundance of grace. Through this woman, Mimi let God transform her own life. Today she has opened to us all the rich store of advice and examples she gained in the process. Beautifully presented, this book is full of illustrations of the balance between loving those special in-laws God sends us and receiving grace with humility, then passing it on. Thank you, Mimi, for showing us that in-lawing can work to the glory of God." Ethel Herr, Christian Writer & Speaker Mimi Moseley's favorite saying is, "It's never too late to be who you were meant to be." A scared childhood could have produced a troubled adult had God not intervened. Mimi has served in various aspects of ministering to women for over 25 years. She and her husband, Marty, live in Northern California. They have two sons, Marty III and Matthew: two amazing daughters-in-law, Rebecca and Anna; and two adorable grandchildren, Marty IV and Malea. Mimi communicates her calling to encourage conference and retreat attendees, as well as one-on-one counseling, to cultivate practical changes, which enhances good relationships and give hope to those facing hopeless ones.

Download or read book From God s Hands to My Hands written by Ronald B. Lumpkin and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This self-help Bible study series teaches a believer how to release the power of the Word, therefore enabling one to prosper spiritually, emotionally and physically. It covers non-traditional areas. Supporting chapters identify threats to success, ranging from doubt and unbelief to unforgiveness. The book ends with an admonition to be patient. Included is a family budget with every category identified with scripture. Ronald B. Lumpkin is chair of the board of directors of the Wesley Foundation Florida A&M University Campus Ministry. He found and pastors churches in Tallahassee and Live Oak, Florida. He was ordained a bishop in the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ of the USA, and is currently founder and CEO of The Threshing Floor Corporation of Florida. He is a frequent workshop and conference speaker. He is married to Detris W. Lumpkin, his sweetheart of 18 years. They have two children, Jarius LiRonn, age 15 and Janna Deon, age 11. He is also a professor and administrator at Florida A&M University School of Architecture. He says, "I grew up on a farm in North Florida and know the value of hard work, discipline, integrity, and obedience to the Word of God," and where he learned the principles discussed in this book. Dr. Ronald B. Lumpkin 5001 Branded Oaks Ct. Tallahassee, FL 32311 Email: [email protected]