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The Conspiracy chronicles the monumental struggles of an innocent priest, Monsignor William McCarthy, falsely accused in 2003 of molesting two young sisters more than 23 years earlier. On the eve of his retirement from a stellar career as a priest and pastor, for the next five tortuous years, he was the victim of an anonymous complaint that was accepted as true by his bishop and friend of 40 years. Share his travails and see how ones faith can overcome...
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A Biblical Case for the Importance and Goodness of Being "Evangelical"
The term evangelical is often poorly defined and frequently comes with cultural and political baggage. As the label has become more controversial, many Christians have begun to wonder if they should abandon it altogether.
Michael Reeves argues from a global, scriptural, and historical perspective that, while it's not necessary to discard the label altogether, Christians must return...
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Practical Ways to Support and Care for Your Pastor
Do you pray for your pastors? Do you encourage them? Do you have realistic expectations for them? The office of pastor is simultaneously a rewarding and draining position. Pastors today have immense pressure on their shoulders and they need the support of their congregations.
Peter Orr has written Fight for Your Pastor as an exhortation for church members to stand behind their pastors through the...
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With all the pressing demands of modern ministry, why make time to learn church history? Is it relevant to worship and ministry today? Pastor Dayton Hartman argues that church history is not old news, but a vital component of a healthy ministry.
In Church History for Modern Ministry, Hartman explores the importance of church history and shows how an understanding of our past can help us address contemporary issues. The faithfulness, discipleship,...
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Each generation of believers faces numerous challenges to the mission of the church. While the church does not have control over the large issues of each generation, its response to them is a matter of Kingdom stewardship. J. D. Payne gets to the heart of the twelve most important problems we face today. In Pressure Points J. D. helps us see how we can prevent these global issues from pushing the church off its biblical moorings, so we can absorb...
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The Crossway Short Classics Series Presents Rare Sermons from Black Puritan Minister Lemuel Haynes
Born in 1753, Lemuel Haynes was an indentured servant who grew to become a dynamic Reformed preacher. Nicknamed "The Black Puritan," he is credited as being the first African-American ordained for ministry in the United States. This addition to the Crossway Short Classics series presents some of Haynes's important yet little-known work.
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Author Frank Viola gives readers language for all they knew was missing in their modern church experience. He believes that many of today's congregations have shifted from God's original intent for the church. As a prominent leader of the house church movement, Frank is at the forefront of a revolution sweeping through the body of Christ. A change that is challenging the spiritual status quo and redefining the very nature of church. A movement inspired...
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We, as church ushers, deal with people from all walks of life. Before we were church ushers, we were those people from all walks of life. Each chapter titled deals with something that can be apart or affect our life. Even as church ushers, we can be troubled in our soul, in despair, have jealousy, envy, and some have issues of a dark past. Some chapters might define how some who usher are; in spite of what will be read, there are many genuine church...
9) But God
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But God is a book about Valerie's personal experiences of how God intervened in her life as she dealt with sexual abuse and personal turmoil during her preteen and teenage years and into adulthood. She shares her personal experiences of God showing up in her life in some of the lowest times in her life and how he has been a continued source of strength and guidance throughout her life.
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Un manual práctico que trata de los pasajes importantes de las Escrituras sobre el ayuno. También trata de las normas prácticas envueltas en dicho tema. El ayuno es importante. Es una ventana que abre nuevos horizontes en el mundo invisible. Es una arma espiritual provista por Dios para ayudarnos a "derribar fortalezas."
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Many of us long to experience the fullness of God and his purpose for our lives. Not a whole lot of us ever do. The reason is that we have departed in some significant ways from the biblical view of Christian life and growth. The New Testament highlights the communal, missional, and eschatological aspects of our walk with God. We grow in our faith as individual Christians to the degree that we are (a) deeply rooted relationally in a local church community...
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We resist change less when we associate it with mission and fortify it with hope. So argues longtime congregational consultant Peter Steinke in his fourth book, “A Door Set Open”, as he explores the relationship between the challenges of change and our own responses to new ideas and experiences. Steinke builds on a seldom-explored principle posited by the late Rabbi Edwin Friedman: the 'hostility of the environment' is proportionate to the 'response...
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"Executed to Suppress His Message" explains how institutionalized Christian religions acquired vast financial resources by suppressing the teachings of Christ, then substituting their own humanly-created doctrines for our Lord's gospel. By turning a blind eye to our Lord's commands against using money within the Church, Christian leaders have built hundreds-of-thousands of churches and acquired millions of members - but in doing so, they have hidden...
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Throughout the history of the church, Christians have always had to contend with the influence of unbiblical teachings related to God, humanity, and salvation. One of the most important safeguards against all forms of heresy is a robust appreciation for biblical theology-reading the Bible in a way that takes into account the whole storyline of redemptive history. Exhorting pastors and other church leaders to prioritize biblical theology in their own...
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Book of The Virgin Mary is a revolutionary read which should captivate you. It reveals our Holy Mother's role in creation and God's plans for us. It also retheorizes Creation Theory and how it blends in with Darwinism. This eBook has been created by the author for anybody to read. It is hoped Book of The Virgin Mary will also reach an audience of believers in God and non believers alike. It was actually written in the year 2,000 AD but the author,...
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Todo esto nos puede llevar a una confusión que nubla la mente, inquieta el alma y nos conduce a tomar decisiones inadecuadas. En medio de tal caos y confusión, anhelamos escuchar la voz de Dios con mayor claridad. Dios quiere traer orden a nuestra existencia. Quiere reorganizar nuestras prioridades. Si le permitimos hacerlo, seremos más felices de lo que jamás imaginábamos que era posible en esta vida, y finalmente entonces conoceremos la paz...
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Ceci est un livre qui vous fera tellement du bien de sorte qu'avant la fin de sa lecture, vous allez pardonner tous ceux qui vous ont offensés et vous allez prendre une nouvelle marche dans le pardon.Si le pardon est une puissance qui libère du péché, comment y parvenir ? J'ai une blessure dans mon cœur, mais je manque le pansement, que dois-je faire ? Malgré qu'il m'a poignardé dans le dos, dois-je le pardonner ? Un livre pour obtenir le pardon,...
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"Executed to Suppress His Message" explains how institutionalized Christian religions acquired vast financial resources by suppressing the teachings of Christ, then substituting their own humanly-created doctrines for our Lord's gospel. By turning a blind eye to our Lord's commands against using money within the Church, Christian leaders have built hundreds-of-thousands of churches and acquired millions of members - but in doing so, they have hidden...
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While church discipline is never easy, it is sometimes a necessary, albeit painful, part of the Christian life. This helpful study guide tackles the difficult topic in six chapters designed to focus discussion on the interpretation and application of biblical texts. Groups will work through questions as they discover the role of church discipline, seeing and practicing it in a gracious and loving way.
A series of ten 6–7 week studies covering the...
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