Author : Barbara E. Reid
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800662083
* Fresh insights into the power of New testament imagery to promote life as well as to perpetuate suffering * Close readings of New Testament narratives and metaphors for the suffering of Jesus
Author : Brett McCracken
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433554283
Does your church make you uncomfortable? It’s easy to dream about the “perfect” church—a church that sings just the right songs set to just the right music before the pastor preaches just the right sermon to a room filled with just the right mix of people who happen to agree with you on just about everything. Chances are your church doesn’t quite look like that. But what if instead of searching for a church that makes us comfortable, we learned to love our church, even when it’s challenging? What if some of the discomfort that we often experience is actually good for us? This book is a call to embrace the uncomfortable aspects of Christian community, whether that means believing difficult truths, pursuing difficult holiness, or loving difficult people—all for the sake of the gospel, God’s glory, and our joy.
Author : David Platt
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1496440692
"Revealing a biblical picture of what it means to truly be a Christian, Follow Him explores the gravity of what we must forsake in this world, as well as the indescribable joy and deep satisfaction to be found when we live for Christ"--
Author : Clarence Jordan
Publisher : New Win Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780832910623
Author : Crossway Bibles
Publisher : Crossway Books
Page : 2750 pages
File Size : 14,31 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781433502415
Combining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, the ESV Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published.
Author : Jeff Kennon
Publisher : ACU Press/Leafwood Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,49 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781684262403
Who are we? This is one of the oldest questions, and the bottom-line answer is that we are created in the image of God. But when we ask what it means to live in the image of God, we cannot forget the cross. After all, God came, took on our likeness, and died on the cross. So what does it mean to live in the image of a God who is willing to die on a cross? Though the cross is a well-known symbol in Western society, we are not prone to think of the cross as the key to our identity. Yet to discover the heart of God, and therefore who we are to be as his image bearers, it is to the cross that we must turn. The journey of The Cross-Shaped Life takes readers into the story of God from creation to salvation, but it culminates in Paul's words found in Philippians 2:5-11. It's in these few verses that readers will discover that though our Western culture tells us that in order to find ourselves we must continue to acquire more prestige, power, and possessions, the truth is that we only discover who we truly are when we live lives of humility, service, and sacrifice on behalf of others.
Author : Bert Ghezzi
Publisher : Loyola Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0829430768
Christians worldwide have been blessing themselves with the sign of the cross for centuries. But few who use this simple, familiar gesture know its impact as a powerful prayer. Author Bert Ghezzi shows how this potent prayer engages the Holy Spirit and affirms Christian identity. With insights derived from Scripture, church teachings, and personal experience, Ghezzi encourages people to utilize this powerful sign in their daily life. Drawing on the fascinating history of the sign of the cross, Ghezzi reveals six dynamic truths of the spiritual life that God gives. The Sign of the Cross brings forth an opening to God, renewal of baptism, mark of discipleship, acceptance of suffering, defense agains the devil, and victory over self-indulgence. This inspirational book brings to life the blessings of this ancient prayer and guides Christians to a renewed experience of God.
Author : Andrew Root
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 35,41 MB
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 031058664X
Think about sin and the cross—the way that salvation changes who we are and how God sees us. It’s a central part of our faith, and yet it’s one of the most confusing and difficult things to teach. Especially to a room full of teenagers. In Taking the Cross to Youth Ministry, Andrew Root invites you along on a journey with Nadia—a fictional youth worker who is wrestling with how to present the cross to her own students in a meaningful way. Using Nadia’s narrative, along with his own insights, Root helps you reimagine how the cross, sin, and salvation can be taught to students in a way that leads them to embrace a lifestyle that chases after Jesus, rather than creating teenagers who just try to “be good.”
Author : Keith A. Mathison
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Using the narrative method of biblical theology, From Age to Age traces the eschatological themes of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, emphasizing how each book of the Bible develops these themes that culminate in the coming of Christ and showing how individual texts fit into the over-arching picture.
Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher : Crossway Books
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781567692655
Mark, the fifth volume in the series, is a study of the gospel of Mark, which is generally regarded as the first account of Jesus' life and work that was written. There is broad agreement that it was written by John Mark, one of the apostle Paul's companions and missionary helpers. The book puts particular focus on Jesus as the Son of God. It is thought that the book was written to encourage the believers in Rome during the times of the Emperor Nero's persecutions. The book includes sixty-two chapters, each of which began as a St. Andrew's sermon. Dr. Sproul deals with major themes as he moves through the book passage by passage. Though the book is an "expositional commentary"-that is, it does not deal with each and every verse-it unpacks key ideas in Dr. Sproul's easily understandable style. Readers will find invaluable insights into the goals Mark had in writing his gospel, the background for Jesus' time, and the meanings of some of Mark's most difficult passages.
