Intervarsity press feb 2014 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How Time with Jesus Changes Everything In only three years, Jesus molded a dozen fearful, faithless men into the pillars of a worldwide movement--the church. Despite this brief window, the time the twelve disciplesspent in in Jesus's presence had a transforming effect on each of them, and they were forever changed. Through studying the lives of Jesus's disciples, you too can be transformed by Jesus. He can take the most fearful and faithless among us and transform our lives, empowering us to become confident witnesses of his grace to the world. As you study how Jesus made disciples, you too can grow as a disciple and answer Jesus's call to follow him. This 10-Session LifeGuide(R) Bible study features: - A guide to getting the most out of the study, including suggestions for how to participate in individual or group study - Leader's notes for preparation and leading a group through the study - 'Now or Later' section following each session to help you act on what you learn About LifeGuide Bible Studies Presented in a convenient workbook format and featuring the inductive Bible study approach, LifeGuide Bible Studies are thoroughly field-tested prior to publication. They are proven and popular guides for digging into Scripture on your own or with a small group. For over 30 years, LifeGuide Bible Studies have been your trusted companion for thoughtful, Scripture-based exploration--helping individuals and groups engage deeply with God's Word. With over 15 million copies sold, this beloved series has guided countless Christians through books of the Bible and meaningful topics, offering timeless insights and practical application.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceThe prophet Jeremiah and King Josiah were born at the end of the longest, darkest reign in Judah's history. Human sacrifice and practice of the black arts were just two features of the wickedness that filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with innocent blood. As outspoken prophet and reforming king, these two men gave their country its finest opportunity of renewal and its last hope of surviving as the kingdom of David.The book of Jeremiah is full of turmoil and national tragedy, the story of key people like Baruch, Gedaliah and Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, and the drama of rediscovering the forgotten book of Mosaic law. National events interweave with the lives of individuals; the rediscovered book of God's law transforms Josiah, Jeremiah and the future of the world. Derek Kidner, in this volume that was formerly part of the widely respected The Bible Speaks Today series, gives carefulattention to the text and reveals its startling relevance to our own troubled time.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceThe Reformation was a call to return with renewed vigor to the biblical roots of Christian faith and practice. Still, for the Reformers, the truth of the Bible could never be separated from the true community of God's people gathered by his Word. In the book of Acts, they found God's blueprint for how the church should participate with the Holy Spirit in accomplishing his purposes in the world.In the latest Reformation Commentary on Scripture, we watch as the diverse streams of the Protestant movement converge on the book of Acts. As we return with the Reformers to this vision of Spirit-filled community, we are given a lesson in the nature of biblical reform from those who bore it out for the first time. Authors Esther Chung-Kim and Todd R. Hains present a vivid portrait of the Reformers views on the contemporary church's faithfulness to its God-given identity and calling.The Reformers approached the narrative account of the early church in the book of Acts from diverse viewpoints. Commentators like John Calvin and the Swiss Reformed Heinrich Bullinger elaborated on the theological implications of the text with a great deal of historical detail. Others like reform-minded Catholic Johann Eck evoked episodes in Acts in response to pressing concerns of the day. Sermons upheld notable characters in Acts such as Peter, Stephen, Paul, Lydia and Apollos as examples ofrobust faith and of life in Christian community. Anabaptists in their apologetic works focused heavily on the necessity of believer's baptism.The commentators' interactions range from irate disagreement to irenic concord, but all exhort theirreaders not to dissolve 'the holy knot' of the plain history of Christ's works and their lasting fruits. For them, Acts is certainly history, but it cannot be mere history.…