Download or read book Quest for Intimate Worship written by Jonathan A. David and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest need of mankind is to be restored to his original environment, the presence of God, just as it was in the beginning before the fall of man. The reason why life seems so difficult and unfulfilling for so many believers is because we are living outside the presence of God, which is very vital to our existence and well-being. Quest for Intimate Worship will teach you the steps and conditions under which the presence of God is fully restored to your life. God’s presence will not come just because we want it or pray for it but because we understand the conditions that God has prescribed and appropriate them accordingly. Only then can we attain the joy of true worship or of living in His presence.
Download or read book Quest for Meaning Through an Intimate Walk with God written by H. Baté Agbor-Baiyee and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quest for Meaning through an intimate walk with God is about divine empowerment and spiritual awakening through the incalculable possibilities of prayers and relationship with God. This book underscores the fact that nothing is too immense or trifling to be a theme or subject of prayer. Though prayer is central in vitalizing our existence, all too often, it is not understood, ignored, or avoided. In our deepest valley of despair and despondency, Jesus notices our tears and sufferings; He knows the full magnitude of our aches and has reassured us that He will not leave us to our own stratagem. All He asks of us is to invite Him to dwell in us, the temple of God. There is something simply prophetic and powerful about a heart which even in disillusionment is willing to look up to God in praise and worship as the case is for many despairing African and immigrant children. They struggle with doubt and wrestle with anxiety and discouragements, especially when their prayers go unanswered while lost in the gorge of the shadow. Yet, they have undertaken to categorically love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind. This is a bare-knuckled collection of stimulating and liberating prayers that addresses a broad expanse of existential issues faced by fearless African children in their fragile stations in life. They are passionately praying like Paul asking Father-God the good Shepherd for direction and protection. Although the fear in their eyes and angst in their souls have transformed into futility, their hearts do not panic because they know no satanic weapon formed against them shall flourish. They are assured through prayers that they are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus the enthroned Creator. Quest for Meaning proffers assuring prayers that serve as tonic to cool-off the penury, effrontery and tormenting experiences of the afflicted. Be anxious of nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Download or read book The Worship Journey written by Andy Park and published by Harmon Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship is mystical. Worship is practical. Worship changes you, your dreams and your priorities. I met Jesus in my teens and I couldn't resist tagging along with the most attractive person I've ever met. He took me by the hand and led me on a wonderful adventure. He showed me a world that I didn't know existed. Jesus is not only a co-adventurer, he is the path and the guide and the fuel and the goal. This adventurous worship life is full of breathtaking vistas, risky mountain passes and challenging climbs. Come along for the ride. Read The Worship Journey.
Download or read book Private Worship written by Nancy Missler and published by King's High Way. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is worship the single most important thing a Christian can learn to do? How are we to worship the Lord? Only on Sundays? What is it that keeps us from worshipping? How is worship different from praise? What is the connection between worship and joy? How is it possible to restore "the joy of our salvation?" Worship is the single most important thing a Christian can learn to do, because it's the "key" to God's presence and the fullness of joy. Without worship, we'll not be able to enjoy His presence; and without His presence, we'll have no joy; and without joy, we'll have no strength.
Download or read book Why I Left Church to Find Jesus written by Julie McVey and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever felt like you were outgrowing your childhood religion or the religion in which you have spent many years investing your time, resources, and most importantly, your faith? Have you ever experienced being shunned for religious reasons? It's hard enough to spiritually evolve and accept that many doctrines of your once beloved religion no longer resonate with you, but to be shunned by family or close friends because of it is one of the most painful realities one can endure as it forces one to go through the loss of a person still alive. The grief is real. In Why I Left Church to Find Jesus: A Personal Odyssey, you will take a journey of carefree freedom in innocent faith to bondage in an authoritarian religion to freedom once again but not without the high cost that comes with spiritual transformation. Christians, ex-Christians, and religious outcasts will relate to the heartache, confusion, and betrayal of not only a religion lost in such a spiritual evolution but, more painfully, of friendships lost.
Download or read book The Quest Study Journal written by Beth Moore and published by Lifeway Church Resources. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this six-session Bible study, participants will learn to develop an intimacy with God and embrace the adventure that comes with living a life for Him. Features small-group leader helps, personal study segments with homework, and space for journaling and reflection.
Download or read book The Lord s Song in a Strange Land written by Jeffrey A. Summit and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the music in contemporary Jewish worship and explores the diverse links between this music and both spiritual and cultural identities.
Download or read book Worship written by Jack W. Hayford and published by Chosen Books Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear explanation of the different aspects of worship and how it renews faith and shapes believers into Christ's image.
Download or read book The Art of Worship written by Greg Scheer and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary worship continues to gain strength as the form of worship of choice for many churches across the country. The Art of Worship is a complete resource to which a musician or pastor can turn when asked to lead contemporary music. It provides in-depth instruction to every aspect of contemporary worship leadership--from assembling the team to choosing the music to conducting rehearsals. Author Greg Scheer takes a balanced, holistic approach, embracing the contemporary style without denying older traditions and encouraging excellence without ignoring the realities of the local church context. Worship team leaders, musicians, and pastors looking for a quality, comprehensive resource need look no further.
Download or read book The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest written by Johannes Nissen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest argues that at its origin the Fourth Gospel was part of a dialogue with various religious traditions, and that to this day it is being used in active dialogue with those who live in traditions other than the Christian. In the first part of the book, Johannes Nissen analyzes a number of texts selected both for their central importance to John's theology and for their special relevance in today's religious quests and encounters. These texts focus on John's images of Life--water, bread, light, way, and tree--but also treat concepts that are crucial to the Fourth Gospel--Word, Truth, and Love. In the second part, Nissen focuses on significant issues for current readers of the Gospel: the relation between incarnation and inculturation; models for dialogue with other religions; images of Christ; truth and love as criteria for dialogue; and the experience of faith in the light of the Fourth Gospel.
Download or read book The Worship Warrior written by Chuck D. Pierce and published by Gospel Light. This book was released on 2002-12-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this must-read book about spiritual warfare, the authors show how to achieve spiritual victory through the power, purpose, and strategies of worship.
Download or read book Understanding Religious Conversion written by Dong Young Kim and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Religious Conversion begins with emphasis on the value of respecting religious/theological interpretations of conversion while coordinating social scientific studies of how personal, social, and cultural issues are relevant to the human transformational process. It encourages us to bring together the perspectives of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies into critical and mutually-informing conversation for establishing a richer and more accurate perception of the complex phenomenon of religious conversion. The case of St. Augustine's conversion experience superbly illustrates the complicated and multidimensional process of religious change. By critically extending the contributions of the literature within Lewis Rambo's interdisciplinary framework, Dong Young Kim presents a more integrated picture of how personal, social, cultural, and religious/theological components interact with one another in the process of Augustine's conversion. In doing so, he has struggled with how to relocate more effectively and practically the conversion narrative of Augustine within the context of pastoral care and ministry (and the field of the academy)--in order to facilitate a better understanding of the conversion stories of the church members as well as to enhance the experiences of religious conversion within the Christian community.
Download or read book Love for a Laugh The Comic in Romantic Chuanqi Plays of the 17th and 18th Centuries written by Yanbing Tan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the strikingly beautiful Peony Pavilion, how could one write about love and the ideal of emotional authenticity (qing) in the chuanqi genre? This book presents a group of creative dramatists who confronted this challenge by giving the romantic theme of chuanqi their unique comic twists. This book demonstrates how their comic articulations bring the qing ideal down to the mundane world of family obligations, political ambitions, commercial interests, and gender frustrations. By highlighting the crucial but understudied role that the comic plays, this book enriches our understanding of the intellectual depth and critical scope of the chuanqi genre.
Download or read book Church Mergers written by Thomas G. Bandy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need to merge churches is growing ever more crucial as congregations assess how to thrive in cultural diversity and ever-changing times. Every denomination faces the urgency to shift from maintenance to mission, and from survival to renewal. Church Mergers offers churches of all sizes and traditions practical advice on how to merge successfully. Authors Thomas G. Bandy and Page M. Brooks draw on decades of experience to illustrate why and how missional mergers are possible. Church Mergers guides congregational leaders and regional planners through the process of successful mergers. It shares the stories of four churches in the merger process, explaining the steps to assess their situations, build trust, and discern vision. The book offers guidance to assess the potential for merger, explore contextual relevancy and lifestyle compatibility, overcome internal and external obstacles, define strategic priorities, create new boards, build leadership teams, combine assets, and more. Church Mergers shows that a faithful, healthy, missional merger is possible, and it illustrates that the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts.
Download or read book Checklist Jesus written by Jeremy A. Walker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many believers are under the assumption Christianity consists of a system of rules to live by, but God never intended for us to be chained down by religion. He wants an intimate, honest relationship with usbut many of us do not know how to foster such a relationship. In Checklist Jesus: A Journey from Religion to Relationship author Jeremy A. Walker, elaborating on stories from the Bible, explains how the Lord hopes to commune with us. He guides us from the religious world of dos and dontswhich has ruled the Christian community for many yearstoward a more intimate relationship with God. Walker demonstrates how to move from a journey dominated by repetitious activity to a system of pursuing Lord Jesus Christ through Christian living and shift our focus away from the things we do and toward the One we do them for. He also provides character studies of biblical figures with intimate fellowships with the Lord. They exemplify how the Lord hopes to have relationship with each of us and can help us find that same relationship. Checklist Jesus explains how the things we do and the where we do them have little eternal value. But if we focus our lives and activities on growing the kingdom of God and exalting the name of Jesus, we can know our efforts will be sustained throughout eternity.
Download or read book Journey to the Mountain of God written by David D. Ireland and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2009-05-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megachurch pastor Ireland details a step-by-step journey to rekindle readers' hearts for intimacy with God. He offers questionnaires and surveys designed to help readers assess and improve their spiritual conditions.
Download or read book International Journal of Religious Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
