Crossway jun 2017 (6 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How Does Understanding Conversion Shape Ministry The way a church operates says a lot about how they believe people are saved. When a church truly embraces the Bible's teaching on conversion, they will call people to repentance and faith--not just one-time decisions, therapeutic healings, or moral lifestyles. This short book was written to help churches rightly understand the difference that a biblical doctrine of conversion should make for teaching, evangelism, discipling, membership, and every other facet of the life of a local church. Part of the 9Marks Building Healthy Churches series. - Shows the relationship between our doctrine of conversion and practice of ministry in the local church - Part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, which expands on Mark Dever's best-selling book Nine Marks of a Healthy Church - Useful for small groups or individual study. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Life Is Never Mainly about Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you 'the one,' but about inspiring you to live and date for more now.If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life. - Author is a Christian man who is now married after several years of single adulthood - Inspires Christian singles to lifelong devotion to and enjoyment of God - Offers a fresh, balanced approach to Christian dating.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A tremendous resource for those wanting to study and teach the Bible with an understanding of how the gospel is woven throughout Scripture.' --Bryan Chapell, Pastor, Grace Presbyterian ChurchThe Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God's Word.These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) 'Gospel Glimpses' highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) 'Whole-Bible Connections' show how any given passage connects to the Bible's overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) 'Theological Soundings' identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture.With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God's grace on every page of the Bible.This 12-week study invites us to take an honest look at the agony and pain experienced by Job, which are immediately relevant to the suffering we all experience while on earth. However, it takes us beyond the suffering and into the sovereignty and trustworthiness of God in the midst of our trials.Eric Ortlund helps us see God's purposes in suffering as we look ahead to the restoration of all things in the new creation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A tremendous resource for those wanting to study and teach the Bible with an understanding of how the gospel is woven throughout Scripture.' --Bryan Chapell, Pastor, Grace Presbyterian ChurchThe Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God's Word.These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) 'Gospel Glimpses' highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) 'Whole-Bible Connections' show how any given passage connects to the Bible's overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) 'Theological Soundings' identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture.With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God's grace on every page of the Bible.The letters to Timothy and Titus are among Paul's most personal and practical epistles. The apostle writes to instruct these younger men in the importance of sound doctrine and to urge them to rebuke false teaching.This accessible study shows how Paul's letters exhort all Christians to protect and pass on the true gospel of Jesus Christ, which has the power to save and transform sinners.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Simple Questions to Ask Every Time You Open Your Bible We all know that we should read our Bibles--yet at times we struggle with knowing exactly how, no matter how long we've followed Jesus. In this empowering book, Professor Matthew Harmon walks us through two simple sets of questions to ask every time we open our Bibles: Understanding the Bible: 1. What do we learn about God 2. What do we learn about people 3. What do we learn about relating to God 4. What do we learn about relating to others Applying the Bible: 1. What does God want me to understand 2. What does God want me to believe 3. What does God want me to desire 4. What does God want me to do Arming you with practical ways to get to the heart of any passage, this book will help position you to experience the joy that results from being transformed by God's Word. - Teaches Christians how to understand and apply the Bible from a gospel-centered framework - Written for all Christians, not just those in Bible college or seminary - Offers two sets of foundational questions: four to help readers understand any passage and four to help them apply God's Word to their lives - Written by a professor and preacher with many years of experience discipling young and new believers and leading small groups.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Concise Guide to Reading the Prophetic Books The Prophetic Books of the Bible are full of symbolic speeches, dramatic metaphors, and lengthy allegories--a unique blend of literary styles that can make them hard to comprehend. How can we know if we are reading them the way God intended them to be read In this accessible guide, leading Old Testament scholar Peter Gentry identifies seven common characteristics of prophetic literature in the Bible that help us understand each book's message. With illustrations and clear examples, Gentry offers guidance for reading these challenging texts--teaching us practical strategies for deeper engagement with the biblical text as we seek to apply God's Word to our lives today. - Author is a leading Old Testament scholar - Helps believers read and understand the Bible's prophetic literature for themselves, perhaps for the first time - Illustrates strategies for reading prophetic literature using expositions from specific passages in Scripture - Lays out seven characteristics of prophetic literature in the Bible, including repetition, announcing future events, addressing the covenant, and using metaphors and symbols.…