intervarsity press jan 2022 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the busyness and challenges of daily life, it's easy to put showing gratitude low on our priority list. Yet Scripture continually reveals how important gratitude is for God's people--in good times and bad.In this eight-session LifeGuide(R) Bible study, Dale and Sandy Larsen help us explore how giving thanks reminds us of what God has done, reorients us around God's grace, and helps us enjoy good gifts instead of taking them for granted. Drawing from both theOld and New Testaments, Gratitude encourages us to grow in trust and joy as we hold tight to God's goodness in life's ups and downs.For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions--making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Racial and ethnic hostility is one of the most pervasive problems the church faces. It hinders our effectiveness as one body of believers. It damages our witness. Why won't this problem just go away Because it is a spiritual battle.In response, we must employ spiritual weapons--prayer, repentance, forgiveness. In this book Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson provide a model of racial reconciliation, social justice, and spiritual healing that creates both individual and communal transformation. Read this book if you want to learn how to- use your faith as a force for change, not as a smoke screen for self-protection- embrace your true self and renounce false racial identities- receive and extend forgiveness as an act of racial reconciliation- experience personal transformation through the healing of painful racial memories- engage in social action by developing ongoing crosscultural partnershipsThis classic is now part of the IVP Signature Collection, which features special editions of iconic books in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of InterVarsity Press. It includes a list of definitions and a discussion and activity guide for groups. A new companion Bible study is also available.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Genesis sets the scene for the whole of the Bible, and indeed the entire human drama. It is a book both of beginnings and of a new beginning--the dawn of the gospel.In this Bible Speaks Today commentary, Joyce G. Baldwin shows howthe vivid narratives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph still speak to us today, highlighting God's ways of dealing with ordinary, imperfect people in fulfilling his great plan for the whole of humanity. Baldwin explores the meaning Genesis 12-50 offers Christians today--and how the often painful experiences it relates help us to better know the character of the God we worship.Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, The Message of Genesis 12-50 offers an insightful, readable exposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, The Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bible andanyone who wants to delve deeper into the text.This beautifully redesigned edition has also been sensitively updated with more current references and the NRSV Bible text.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Where do we come from What is our purpose The key to how and why we are is found in the early chapters of Genesis.In The Message of Genesis 1-11, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. They evoke wonder as God is portrayed in his creative power and beauty. They reveal God's loving mercy and salvation, even in his terrible judgment of those who turn from him and despoil the harmony of creation.With vividinsight, this Bible Speaks Today commentary illuminates how the meaning of Genesis is still resonant today--helping us understand both the greatness and the tragic flaw inherent in human beings. Although it was written thousands of years ago, the message of Genesis is one of timely urgency for the modern world: we are responsible participants in God's creation who must, like Noah, confront the possibility of global catastrophe.Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, The Message of Genesis 1-11 offers an insightful, readable exposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, The Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bible and anyone who wants to delve deeper into the text.This beautifully redesigned edition has also been sensitively updated with more current references and the NRSV Bible text.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The whole story of the book of Exodus is a covenant narrative. In Moses' story, the pledges that God made to Abraham are honored and fulfilled as the Israelites are saved from Egypt and guided to the promised land.In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. Alec Motyer explores what this key part of Scripture testifies about the God of the Bible. Considering the meaning that Exodus still has for us today, he unfolds the ways it points to Jesus Christ and heralds him in advance. Exodus reveals much about the faithfulness of God and the nature and life of God's people--their redemption, obedience, security, and inheritance.Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, The Message of Exodus offers an insightful, readableexposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, The Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bibleand anyone who wants to delve deeper into the text.This revised edition of a classic volume features lightly updated language, current NIV Scripture quotations, and a new interior design.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For many Christians, the book of Leviticus is largely unknown and unread. Yet this book is crucial for understanding the rest of the Bible and the nature of the gospel.In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Derek Tidball shows how this vital part of Scripture is of foundational importance for our view of God and Christian living. Revealing the original message to the people of Israel in their day, he makes room for us to grasp its message to us in our day. Tidball demonstrates how Leviticus serves as a preliminary sketch of the masterpiece that was to be unveiled in Christ, testifying to a faith of grace, love, and gratitude--and one that sets God's people free to be holy.Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, TheMessage of Exodus offers an insightful, readable exposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, The Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bible and anyone who wants to delve deeper into the text.This revised edition of a classic volume features lightly updated language, current NIV Scripture quotations, and a new interior design.