Be Fruitful


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From an internationally recognized integrative physician, a thorough guide to fertility that encompasses all aspects of female well-being to help women prepare their bodies for easy conception, pregnancy, and the delivery of healthy babies. The increase in environmental toxins, processed foods, and stress, as well as the advancing ages at which couples seek to have children, have made it more difficult for women to conceive. In Be Fruitful, Dr. Victoria Maizes, an expert on women’s health and the executive director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, delivers all the information women and their partners need in order to conceive with ease and confidence, and to bear healthy children. Warm, friendly, and hands-on, Be Fruitful offers a comprehensive self-assessment to help identify any potential physical, emotional, and practical roadblocks that may interfere with conception, as well as clear and easy-to-follow dietary, supplemental, and exercise recommendations proven to increase optimal fertility. Dr. Maizes details how nutrition, mind-body practices, elimination of environmental toxins, and traditional Chinese medicine can all contribute to a successful pregnancy. Unique in its integrative approach, Be Fruitful acknowledges that wellness comes from caring for the entire person—not just the physical body—a crucial factor for the countless women trying to conceive and committed to transforming their overall health.




The Fruitful Wife


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Are you loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, AND self-controlled? Most of the time? Sometimes? How about when life gets hard or marriage gets tough? Whatever your answer may be, the good news is that you are not alone. Best-selling author, mother, and wife Hayley DiMarco understands the challenges we all face and answers the question at hand: How can you be the woman God is calling you to be, a woman who bears the fruit of the Spirit in your marriage and in the daily grind of life? To help you grow, Hayley explores the biblical significance of all 9 fruits of the Spirit, explaining how each fruit first begins to grow and then how each impacts your day-to-day life and marriage. She writes like a wise friend and is readily transparent about her own failures to be spiritually fruitful as well as her relational struggles for control, authority, and respect. Ultimately, Hayley teaches us how even the rockiest of marriages can blossom and generate the fruit God intends to produce.




The Fruitful Life


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We want to live loving, joyful, anxiety-free lives. Yet how can we live in grace when we’re so busy battling our old patterns of behavior? Jerry Bridges explores the nine aspects of the “fruit of the Spirit” described in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These qualities of character can truly mark our lives if we devote ourselves to a twofold pursuit: God-centeredness and God-likeness. Jerry shows us how to practice the fruit in daily life. When The Fruitful Life first released, Jerry said, “It was the book I had wanted to write that included everything I forgot and/or learned since The Pursuit of Holiness.”




Forty Days of Fruitful Living


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Forty Days of Fruitful Living




A Mile Wide


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What if we’re just skimming the surface? Christianity holds out the promise of a better way and a better day. So we’ve studied, joined more small groups, and checked all the boxes—yet, we’re still hungry for more. What if the gospel we’ve come to know is even deeper than we ever imagined? What if the same gospel that works in us to change us continues to work through us to change everything else? Speaking from more than twenty years of experience working in the local church, Brandon Hatmaker leads us past the hurdles between our current lives and the lives we crave. He shows us how Jesus changes everything and how a greater understanding of the gospel leads to deeper faith, richer community, and more fulfilling purpose.




Be Fruitful and Multiply


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In this study, Andrew J. Schmutzer puts his hand to an in-depth study of the Creation Mandate, known within Reformed theology as the Cultural Mandate. His analysis focuses on key texts of God's blessing in Genesis 1-11. In particular, Schmutzer explores the theological significance of Genesis 1:28 using a biblical-theological approach sensitive to the biblical literature. Delving into such issues as the nature of divine blessing, humankind's royal stewardship, and the role of the image of God, this study draws the reader back to the biblical text as the "lead carriage" for foundational questions in contemporary faith. The result is theological "grist," primed to address the related issues of ecological crisis, social oppression, gender studies, and eco-theology. How one understands the Creation Mandate has serious implications. Be Fruitful and Multiply provides a sharp tool to help address these serious issues.




Being Fruitful


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What are the "Fruit of the Spirit" and why do they matter in the spiritual life of a Christian? This is an in-depth Bible Study workbook that examines each of the fruit individually. Each lesson opens with a lesson about a particular fruit and how Jesus displayed that fruit in His life. It also shows that what He taught His disciples still applies to our life today. This study requires the use of a Bible to answer questions. This workbook also includes many practical questions to closely examine our heart, thoughts and choices we prune, fertilize and breathe new life into our Christian walk, so that we can bear beautiful Fruit of the Spirit!




Be Fruitful and Multiply


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There is no escaping the fact that the Bible is dogmatically pro-child. In fact, it declares unapologetically that the birth of many children is a source of blessing, that a key reason for marriage is to bring forth many children for the glory of God, and that parents should actively seek such blessings. But if this is true, why do so many Christian married couples choose to cut off their seed? What, if any, biblical basis exists for deliberately thwarting the birth of children? Is it ever good stewardship to prevent children on the basis of financial concerns? These and related questions are examined in the light of Scripture in this groundbreaking study guide.







Pruned to Be Fruitful


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Living a life of great expectation and spending quality time in the Word of God will open our hearts and minds to the supernatural things that God has in store for each of His children. When we open our hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Devil will view us as a threat, and then he will do everything in his power to destroy us. Many think this is the end of all our troubles, and in a sense this is true, for we dont have to carry the heavy burdens any more. The Bible tells us the battles belong to the Lord; we have seen how God fought for the patriots, and He is the same God today, for He never changes; He will do the same for us. This book was written to encourage everyone faced with any form of difficulty and having a desire to grow spiritually. The testimonies shared are experiences we will face at some time in our lives. It is not the amount of trials we overcome that matters; it is the way in which we overcome these trials that reflects who we are as Christians. I reflect back to when Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. Having all power given unto Him to do what is right, Jesus Christ remain humbled, speaking only the Word of God. The Bible teaches that the Word of God is powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, but unless you have had a personal experience with it, the powerful effect of Gods word will remain unknown to you. The inspiration written in this book will enhance your spiritual walk and prepare you for advanced growth. If you are walking in spiritual deficit, be encouraged, for it will be over by the time you finish reading this book. I have seen too many victories to let fear, doubt, and defeat have the last word. God is ablemore than able. Turn the pages, and find out for yourself!