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The Weary World Still Rejoices

Author : Amanda Geidl

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 33,94 MB

Release : 2021-10-26

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Despite your best efforts, are you feeling weary and overwhelmed this Christmas season? The Weary World Still Rejoices is a devotional for anyone struggling to connect with Jesus this Christmas season. With 25 independent readings and follow-up questions, you can either follow along each day of December, or jump in whatever days you are able. Each reading will take you deeper into the story of Jesus' first coming, while highlighting His future second coming. The questions at the end of each reading will help you examine your own walk with God and encourage you with His grace and love.



The Weary World Rejoices

Author : Melissa Kruger

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Page : pages

File Size : 11,39 MB

Release : 2021-11

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ISBN : 9781956593006

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A Weary World

Author : Kathy Escobar

Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 42,81 MB

Release : 2020-09-22

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1646980123

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During the holidays, so many of us can suffer for all kinds of reasons. The magnitude of our weary world weighs on our hearts and minds. We wrestle with chronic pain, broken relationships, shattered dreams, fragile faith, and unexpected losses. Our grief and sorrow feel particularly acute when compared to the festivity and joy everyone else seems to be feeling. More and more churches are acknowledging this fact with "Blue Christmas" services (also called “Longest Night” services) and offering resources to give particular support and comfort to those struggling during the “most wonderful time of the year.” Kathy Escobar has been leading Blue Christmas experiences at her church for nearly a decade and just experienced her bluest season of all following the sudden death of her son. In A Weary World, Escobar provides twenty-eight daily reflections paired with prayers and practices to honor our struggles during the holidays. Weekly resources make this Advent devotional suitable for group study as well.



Advent - Bible Study Book

Author : Lifeway Women

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,88 MB

Release : 2023-08

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ISBN : 9781430088448

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Experience the Christmas season anew this year with this 5-session study on Advent, why we celebrate it, and how it fuels our worship of Jesus. Understand the anticipation and waiting the Old Testament world endured. And experience the joy of new life signaled by the coming of Christ, and the way Advent points to the glory of God still to come. First released in 2019, this study is expanded with tools for Scripture memory to help you savor this Advent season. Features: Beautiful, full-color designed pages to ready participants for the Christmas season Personal study segments to complete between 5 weeks of group sessions Weekly activities for adults, teens, and kids Tips to guide discussion within small groups Benefits: Fuel your worship of Christ with a deeper understanding of Advent Grasp God's character and His work on behalf of His people, in the past and present, as a catalyst to a more intimate relationship with Him Learn how to practically extend joy, hope, peace, and love to others during the holiday season



Faithful Endurance

Author : Collin Hansen

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 105 pages

File Size : 35,2 MB

Release : 2019-04-17

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433562685

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"This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors." —Thomas R. Schreiner This book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues. Attending to your personal spiritual life (Tim Keller) Leaving a church (D. A. Carson) Crafting sermons week after week (Bryan Chapell) Facing criticism (Dan Doriani) Pastoring a church you wouldn't attend (Tom Ascol) Caring for your wife in the midst of criticism (Juan R. Sanchez with Jeanine D. Sanchez) Feeling deserted by members leaving (Dave Harvey) Pastoring a small church that seems insignificant (Mark McCullough) Experiencing burnout (John Starke) Shepherding a church that has outgrown your gifts (Scott Patty) Handling financial burdens (Brandon Shields) Doubting your calling (Jeff Robinson Sr.)



Advent Conspiracy

Author : Rick McKinley

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 49,55 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0310324521

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In four compelling sessions, Advent Conspiracy invites individuals, families, groups, and entire churches to substitute compassion for consumerism by practicing four simple but powerful countercultural concepts.



Radical

Author : David Platt

Publisher : Multnomah

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 39,24 MB

Release : 2010-05-04

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1601422210

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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.



Gentle and Lowly

Author : Dane C. Ortlund

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 36,20 MB

Release : 2020-03-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433566168

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Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.



Let It Go

Author : T.D. Jakes

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 263 pages

File Size : 44,4 MB

Release : 2013-01-29

Category : Art

ISBN : 1416547339

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Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.



What Grieving People Wish You Knew about What Really Helps (and What Really Hurts)

Author : Nancy Guthrie

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 177 pages

File Size : 36,44 MB

Release : 2016-09-14

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433552388

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We want to say or do something that helps our grieving friend. But what? When someone we know is grieving, we want to help. But sometimes we stay away or stay silent, afraid that we will do or say the wrong thing, that we will hurt instead of help. In this straightforward and practical book, Nancy Guthrie provides us with the insight we need to confidently interact with grieving people. Drawing upon the input of hundreds of grieving people, as well as her own experience of grief, Nancy offers specifics on what to say and what not to say, and what to do and what to avoid. Tackling touchy topics like talking about heaven, navigating interactions on social media, and more, this book will equip readers to support those who are grieving with wisdom and love.