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How can I approach God if I'm struggling to believe in His goodness?
So much of our belief can be formulaic. We often think that if we do A, B, and C, then God will do X, Y, and Z. We check things off the "Good Christian Checklist," trusting we'll be okay, and our trials will be minimal. But when our experiences inevitably deviate from that belief, our trust in God often crumbles. After a series of life-altering trials-including a devastating diagnosis-uncovering...
2) Emotionally Healthy Relationships: Discipleship That Deeply Changes Your Relationship With Others
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Emotionally Healthy Relationships Expanded Edition Audio Bible Study is part 2 of the Emotionally Healthy (EH) Discipleship Course. In this newly expanded audio Bible study, Pete and Geri Scazzero directly address core biblical principles to provide you with eight practical relationship skills for your spiritual formation journey so that you can develop mature, loving relationships with others.
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• Take Your Community Temperature...
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Did Jesus rise from the dead? This book explores the miracle at the heart of the Christian faith.
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is an extraordinary thing to believe. Such a supernatural event is the stuff of make-believe, many think. Yet millions of Christians around the world believe that Jesus' resurrection was a real, historical event. Indeed, "if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" and Christians...
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The New Testament, a sacred text of Christianity, is a collection of books that chronicles the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Comprising the second division of the Christian Bible, the New Testament is considered a cornerstone of Christian faith and doctrine. It includes the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, which recount the life of Jesus, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, various Epistles (letters), and the...
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Jehovah God has never left us in doubt about His love for humanity. in spite of man's penchant for going against His will and commandments. God's abiding desire to rescue us from eternal perdition which we brought upon ourselves has never waned. and because of His mercies for human beings, God sent Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, to this world to rescue perishing souls. though He hates sin, yet He loves us. His love for us is so great that it...
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Martin Luther, full of compassion, grief, disappointment, and frustration, turns away from his entreaties to and debates with church leaders and writes instead to the German political leaders. With extreme clarity, Luther explains in this letter the unbalanced nature and habits of the religious institution - certain at this point that the German people could only be set free from this continual and escalating religious destruction through the intervention...
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The book of Ephesians is cherished for its doctrinal depths and devotional beauty. Paul's letter sets before us the blessings of salvation: new life in Jesus Christ and a new family in His church. As we read the prayers and doxologies woven through its verses, we see how the grace of God stirs us to lives of worship and gratitude. In this volume, Dr. R.C. Sproul delves into the rich teaching, praises, and exhortations contained in one of his favorite...
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Most pastors pray for a healthy and vibrant church, a prosperous organization and transformative change among those they disciple, but many find themselves frustrated because they lack direction and feel as though they are spinning their wheels. They struggle to correct unhealthy patterns or do not have fresh vision for their ministry.
John K. Jenkins can relate. The first church he attended is best described as a shack with a bell and a steeple....
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Birthed out of her observations over the past several pandemic years, Chris is back with an exciting and powerful message that will inspire, encourage, and motivate the reader to get unstuck, and move on with their lives.
The book addresses the overarching question: When I get stuck, how do I get unstuck and move on?
Using the story of Lot's wife, who turned into a pillar of salt after she looked back on the life that was behind her, Chris Caine...
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A Concise Introduction to the Doctrine of the Atonement
The atonement is central to Christian theology and essential for following Jesus. In this addition to the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series, pastor Jeremy Treat explains what Scripture teaches about the atonement and how it impacts one's daily life.
Treat demonstrates that the death of Christ is a multi-dimensional work within the story of the kingdom of God. While the accomplishments...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from C.S. Lewis's The Problem of Pain
Throughout history, humanity has assumed that if God indeed was good and merciful, he would eradicate pain. In The Problem of Pain (1940), C.S. Lewis aims to disprove this belief and explain that evil, wars, and hunger do not refute the existence of a good, loving God.
The Problem of Pain is a mix of religion, wisdom, spirituality, and compassion. It tackles arguments most commonly...
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Conoce de cerca las profecías escatológicas para entender su significado de una manera sencilla y práctica y, sobre todo, para saber identificar en qué momento profético nos encontramos en estos tiempos para el regreso del Señor Jesús.
En este libro, el reconocido Pastor Jahaziel Rodríguez examina lo que Apocalipsis da a conocer sobre el final de los tiempos y las señales del regreso de Jesús. Guiado por una enseñanza accesible que deja...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.
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1) People quarrel over many things, but quarrels always involve one party trying to prove the other wrong. They almost always appeal to a set of inherent rules that everyone implicitly knows about human behavior. These rules make up the Law of Human Nature.
2) Similar to the law of gravity, the Law of Human Nature sets a precedent for how all humans should...
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According to Joseph Smith, in September of 1823 an angel appeared to him and directed him to a hill near his home. Buried there Smith found a box containing a stack of thin metal sheets, gold in color and covered with what appeared to be ancient engravings. Exactly four years later, the angel instructed Smith to translate the plates into English. When the text was published, a new religion was born. The plates have had a long and active life, and...
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Long before the words of the Bible were written, God's communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take for granted that the Bible was handed down in written form, but the way we receive God's message is far different from how the original...
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The Holy Spirit in the Christian Life offers a brief account of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, focusing specifically on the question of the person and work of the Spirit in the Christian life.
Lutheran theologian Cheryl Peterson identifies three key movements of the Christian life, showing the Spirit's role in each: justification (God the Holy Spirit working for us), sanctification (God the Holy Spirit working in us), and mission (God the Holy...
18) Philippians
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Many of us spend our lives chasing happy. We chase happy in our relationships. We chase happy through our successes. We chase happy through the next adventure, our next paycheck, or the next escape. But maybe we've been chasing the wrong kind of happy. The book of Philippians shows us where true happiness and joy can be found. We find happy when we chase God's joy, His purpose, His encouragement, and His peace. Together, let's chase happy so we can...
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The KJV Everyday Bible guides you to read the entire Bible in 365 sections with a blend of the Old Testament, Psalms, Proverbs, and the New Testament, providing a simple yet effective way to engage the Bible every day of the year.
The Everyday Bible guides you to listen to the entire Bible in 365 sections designed for short, daily segments. Each day is a blend of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms, Proverbs, and the New Testament. With no...
20) A Third of Us
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A Great Need Requires a Great Response
Today, over three billion people, a third of humanity, have yet to hear the good news of Jesus. They have no opportunity to believe in him as their Savior and find peace with God through him. Of all the injustices in the world-and there are many that are quite distressing-this is the worst, because of the eternal consequences. A third of anything is significant-especially this third.
In light of this staggering...
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