The Abundant Life


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Designed to involve the individual in systematic Bible study, these twelve well-organized lessons trace the Christian life from conversion to maturity. The illustrative drawings, helpful review questions, and suggested Bible memory verses are valuable for personal research -- and for group discussions. The Abundant Life analyzes the basics of the Christian experience one at a time, picturing them as physical actions. For example, it compares Bible study to eating, prayer to talking, forgiveness to washing. These simple analogies make the material easy to understand. An effective tool for evangelism or individual study, The Abundant Life points out the how-to of obtaining and enjoying a meaningful relationship with God.




Participating in Abundant Life


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Though we know that God cares about people's lives both in this world and eternity, it can be hard to communicate the full picture of holistic salvation. Mark Teasdale invites us to both participate in and share Jesus' promise of abundant life, connecting biblical perspectives of salvation and discipleship to contemporary concepts of well-being and the common good.




Abundant Life in Jesus


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God loves you far too much to let you linger in a life that’s old, stale, and filled with worldly pleasures that bring nothing but short-term satisfaction. This book of daily devotions promises to help you shed that old life and be remade into a completely new creation. With each day’s reading, you’ll be blessed with a fresh perspective and a youthful vigor for pursuing the abundant life God intends for you to live. This “newness” does not require a self-help program or a to-do list of projects. God promises the gift of an abundant life—a gift from his heart to yours. Experience Abundant Life in Jesus every day of the year. You’ll be inspired to live in God’s presence and enjoy the pleasures he so abundantly provides. Previously published in hardcover as Abundant Life Day Book.




Abundant Life Day Book


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Ultimately, to be blessed is to have the full, abundant, and ongoing life that only comes from God. The Abundant Life Day Book contains a year’s worth of daily reminders of what it means to live in the abundance of God’s blessing through Christ. When we begin to see how much God has given to us in Christ, and how much he is worth, we realize that all the things we were hoping to get from God—good health, loving relationships, protection from harm, material provision—are only temporary, tangible reminders of and pointers to all we have in Christ. God wants you to enjoy the assurance of his intention to bless you! The Abundant Life Day Book invites you to celebrate God’s blessings day after day. Republished as Abundant Life in Jesus.




Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About


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Mental illness loves to tell lies. One of those lies is that you should be able to manage what you're struggling with all by yourself, but in Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About, pastor and psychotherapist Ryan Casey Waller reminds us that we don't have to suffer alone. Mental health issues aren't a symptom of a spiritual failing or insufficient faith. In fact, suffering is the very thing our Savior seeks to heal as he leads us toward restoration. And yet, as Waller has experienced firsthand, the battle can be lonely and discouraging--but it doesn't have to be. Combining practical theology, clinical insights, and deep empathy, Waller offers a rare mix of companionship and truth, inviting us to: Have shame-free conversations about mental health Discover why self-knowledge is so important to a deep relationship with God Understand the intersection of biology, psychology, and spirituality Explore varying avenues of healing in community, therapy, and medication Be equipped to support loved ones while practicing self-care Waller bridges the gap between the spiritual and the psychological in this empathetic, imminently helpful guidebook, reminding us all that we are not alone. Hope starts now. Praise for Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About: "I work with Christian leaders from all over the country and have seen firsthand how desperately we need to be talking about depression and anxiety. What prior generations considered taboo, the leaders of today and tomorrow consider essential. Whether you're new to the conversation of mental health or intimately familiar with its complexities, Waller's book has something for you. I can't wait for you to read this." --Grant Skeldon, author of The Passion Generation and Next Gen Director at Q




Living the Abundant Life


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A Life Endured.Is Not a Life!!! As Christ-Followers we are called to do more than endure life. Created in God's image we are overcomers and more than conquerors with specific tasking from the King of kings. Yet cynicism, negativity, and the frantic pace of life send us the message that we should disengage in order to make it through. Power, riches, and pleasures call out to others and lure them down paths they were never meant to travel. Boredom and broken dreams distract others but from time to time we all see with amazing clarity: The way we are living just isn't the way things were supposed to turn out. There was supposed to be more victory, more joy, more significance; this cannot be all there is to our journey. Our vision is more than simple insight; it is a seed planted in John 10:10 when Jesus said He came to provide more than the wonderful gift of salvation: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."




Ensign, November 2014


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Saturday Morning Session Welcome to Conference By President Thomas S. Monson The Reason for Our Hope By President Boyd K. Packer Which Way Do You Face? By Elder Lynn G. Robbins The Sacrament—a Renewal for the Soul By Cheryl A. Esplin Rescue in Unity By Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong Free Forever, to Act for Themselves By Elder D. Todd Christofferson Receiving a Testimony of Light and Truth By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Saturday Afternoon Session The Sustaining of Church Officers Presented by President Henry B. Eyring Loving Others and Living with Differences By Elder Dallin H. Oaks Joseph Smith By Elder Neil L. Andersen Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Their Children By Tad R. Callister Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence By Elder Jörg Klebingat Yes, Lord, I Will Follow Thee By Elder Eduardo Gavarret Are We Not All Beggars? By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Finding Lasting Peace and Building Eternal Families By Elder L. Tom Perry Priesthood Session Choose Wisely By Elder Quentin L. Cook I Know These Things of Myself By Elder Craig C. Christensen The Law of the Fast: A Personal Responsibility to Care for the Poor and Needy By Bishop Dean M. Davies “Lord, Is It I?” By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf The Preparatory Priesthood By President Henry B. Eyring Guided Safely Home By President Thomas S. Monson Sunday Morning Session Continuing Revelation By President Henry B. Eyring Sustaining the Prophets By Elder Russell M. Nelson Live according to the Words of the Prophets By Carol F. McConkie Eternal Life—to Know Our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ By Elder Robert D. Hales The Sacrament and the Atonement By Elder James J. Hamula Ponder the Path of Thy Feet By President Thomas S. Monson Sunday Afternoon Session Stay in the Boat and Hold On! By Elder M. Russell Ballard Make the Exercise of Faith Your First Priority By Elder Richard G. Scott The Lord Has a Plan for Us! By Elder Carlos A. Godoy The Book By Elder Allan F. Packer Our Personal Ministries By Elder Hugo E. Martinez Trifle Not with Sacred Things By Elder Larry S. Kacher Come and See By Elder David A. Bednar Until We Meet AgainBy President Thomas S. Monson General Women's Session Prepared in a Manner That Never Had Been Known By Linda K. Burton Covenant Daughters of God By Jean A. Stevens Video Presentation: The Holy Temple The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sharing Your Light By Neill F. Marriott Living the Gospel Joyful By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf




Life Abundant


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In this splendidly crafted work, McFague argues for theology as an ethical imperative for all thinking Christians. It can help Christians assess their own religious story in light of the larger Christian tradition and the felt needs of the planet. She shows readers how articulating their personal religious stories and credos can lead directly into contextual analysis, unfolding of theological concepts, and forms of Christian practice.




Unhindered Abundance


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Rewire Your Brain with Truth from Scripture Have you ever felt stuck in your Christian life? Have you wondered if the abundant life Jesus promised is really available for you right here and right now? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then this book is for you. This book will help you identify the spiritual growth barriers that are keeping you stuck as well as show you the way to experience more of the abundant life: a life characterized by more love, joy, peace, and hope than you ever dreamed possible before. Ken Baugh draws us into the inner workings of the brain and the heart, which inform how we process negative and traumatic experiences, but which also can be diverted from health and wholeness by such negative experiences. How we process hard things intellectually and spiritually recalibrates us toward either health and wholeness or bitterness and defeatism. Ken helps us rewire our brains by simmering in the Scriptures that remind us whom we belong to and what God has promised us. The end result is a resilient, robust faith prepared to weather every storm and keep in step with Jesus.




The Abundant Life


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This Leader's Guide was written as a companion to "The Abundant Life" also authored by Dr. Viehman, to assist leaders in effectively working with Christians to inspire them to understand how to live an abundant life in Christ. Everything in here, however, is just a guide. Please feel free to use the study and conduct it as the Lord leads you to. Start praying about how to lead your group now! Dr. Viehman believes that the more you pray and ask for God's help with your group, the more God will bless you both. This guide covers your first meeting, which will be an introduction and orientation session, and then reviews each week's lessons from a leader's point of view. Let's get started studying and living The Abundant Life!




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