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From the Cross To Pentecost is about my life story, growing up in a very broken and destroyed family. However, Jesus Christ saved my life and changed every aspect of my daily pursuits. This book will also help to equip individuals to seek Jesus and share His word more effectively.

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How do we develop the resilience that empowers us to be ourselves in the face of change?

How do we learn to be courageous when days are difficult? How do we build our capacity for healing and growth when we can no longer do the things we once did that gave our lives satisfaction, meaning, and purpose?
Building Resilience offers a path toward creativity in responding to change in your life, regaining some control over your circumstances, and overcoming feelings of helplessness. Whether you’re 17 or 75, if life has thrown you a curve ball, this book can help you get on track toward being yourself in your new normal. With a foreword by Stephanie Spellers.

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Are you ready to join God on his mission? The Minister the Ministry & Me invites you and your leadership team to be encouraged and challenged in your service to God and his bride—the Church. In this book, J. N. Wheels gives straightforward and easy-to-understand advice to those who desire to serve in ministry in any capacity. Each chapter ends with questions for group discussion or personal reflection. Be ready to make disciples who make disciples. “This book will lead you to ask real honest questions about your calling to ministry and what that looks like in your life. Jeremiah helps you through true biblical ministerial authenticity and how God intended for leaders to lead. Wherever you’re at in your call to ministry and for whatever God calls you to, pick up this book and let it bless your life.” —Tony Monto, Worship Pastor and Recording Artist, Calvary Las Vegas, Kingdom Citizens “I wish I had this book when I started the journey. I highly recommend that everyone who serves in the church in any capacity of leadership read it cover to cover.” —Wally Kurcz, Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel Green Valley Ranch

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La presente monografia si propone una nuova indagine sull’identità storica e letteraria di Clemente di Alessandria, lo Stromateo, titolo costantemente ricorrente nelle fonti che di lui trattano. Il lavoro si divide in due parti: la prima propone la ricostruzione della biografia clementina a partire dalle testimonianze autobiografiche, concentrando l’attenzione sulla formazione e sulla presumibile conversione dello Stromateo; la seconda parte del lavoro tenta di ricomporre la biografia dell'Alessandrino sulla base dei Testimoniagreci di III-XVI secolo. Le notizie che leggiamo nell’una e nell’altra fonte riguardano anche il ruolo di Clemente all’interno della Chiesa e del Didaska-leion di Alessandria.

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The twenty-first century is marked by mass migration. Massive population movements of the last century have radically challenged our study and practice of mission. Where the church once rallied to go out into “the regions beyond,” Christian mission is currently required to respond and adapt to “missions around.” As a result, leaders in this field have been developing diaspora missiology to provide a missiological framework for understanding and participating in God’s redemptive mission among peoples living outside their places of origin. In this volume, experts in diaspora missiology from across the globe analyze the development of missions to migrants and add to our understanding of the contemporary church’s opportunities and responsibilities for mission amongst diaspora groups.

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All too often, a Christian response to Islam is rooted in antagonism and steeped in defensiveness and fear. Yet the church is not called to engage in a battle with Islam in order to conquer Muslims, and when we, as Christians, wield apologetics like a weapon and shroud the message of Christ’s sacrifice in the armour of polemics, we destroy the credibility of our witness even as we seek to save the lost.
Bernhard Reitsma invites the church to rediscover a Christ-like approach to Islam – an approach that roots itself in love, vulnerability, and fearless embrace. Far from ignoring the complex challenges faced by Christians living in Muslim-majority nations – or in Western countries where Islam is on the rise – Reitsma addresses practical concerns such as persecution, political power, the nation of Israel, and contextualization, all within a thoroughly biblical and Christ-centered framework. Reitsma reminds us that the church’s calling is not to defend Christendom but to reveal the glory of Christ. To that end, let us lay down our weapons, take off our armour, and introduce our Muslim brothers and sisters to the vulnerable, unconditional love of Christ.

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Countless cultural conversations are happening all around you. Are you aware of them? More importantly, are you actively engaged and contributing to them? Now, more than ever, Christians need to listen to these conversations and let their voices be heard. When we do, a collision between Christ and culture is inevitable. The only question is…are you ready for the collision? With 15 articles and 5 pop-culture reviews, The Collision Vol. 1 demonstrates how Christians can navigate today's increasingly digital and media-driven culture, engage with the crucial conversations happening all around us, and collide head-on with the world for Christ.

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How do you feel when you see a yellow caution sign that reads “Church Ahead?” Is it a place of potential answers and guidance, or a stumbling block, holding you back? In Church Ahead , Bruce Epperly, pastor, professor, and adventurous pilgrim looks about what this sign could mean. He looks at the kinds of spiritual practice that a congregation can embrace in order to be renewed themselves, and restore their mission to those around them who are hurting and in need. This is not a rejection of “church” as an institution, but a challenge to make church into a beacon of hope and light. The mission presented in this book is not just abstract theology and spirituality. It calls for, describes, and embraces spiritual practices that have an impact on the church, the community, and the world. Each chapter includes specific activities designed to change attitudes and energize action. In answer to the ancient question voiced by the prophet Ezekiel – can these bones live? – Epperly gives an emphatic “Yes!” But the path to that life involves an embrace of spiritual life, change, and adventure in every aspect of ministry.

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This handy book contains a guide to constructing a sermon. With many priceless tips on the development, relevance and structuring of a message, this book will be an invaluable addition to the bookshelf of any preacher. Everything about sermon construction is examined with perception and insight: the beginning the conclusion, and how to prepare for preaching. No one can preach without preparing their own inner life. Sangter preached his most moving sermon as he lay dying slowly fir a few years from an incurable disease. In that experience he touched more preachers by “the amassing of great soul so as o have something worthwhile to give.” Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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What is the role of scripture in illuminating the lives of the faithful today? In this book, three experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively discuss and debate this question, by exploring the core messages of the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran. Taking a deeper look at the wide range of theological, political and social issues that divide (and sometimes unite) their religions, they reveal how inspiration and guidance can be drawn not only on life's big questions such as sin and the afterlife, but also on societal issues including war, suffering, marriage and justice.