Author: Chris Sonksen
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493407791
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Let's face it. Church isn't working. We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it? How many of our churches are thriving? How many people in our congregations are experiencing God's blessings? Maybe it's time to call it quits. Quit church? Well, not exactly. Drawing from his experience coaching hundreds of churches toward true growth, Chris Sonksen calls on us to quit our casual, cultural commitment to church as we know it. No more half-hearted attempts to win the favor of God and other people by doing the right thing. No more doing things out of a sense of duty. Instead, Sonksen reveals the spiritual habits that release the blessings of God, both on each individual and on the church. He explains why we struggle to put these practices into action and gives practical solutions to move us forward into health, growth, and maturity.
Quit Church
Author: Chris Sonksen
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493407791
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Let's face it. Church isn't working. We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it? How many of our churches are thriving? How many people in our congregations are experiencing God's blessings? Maybe it's time to call it quits. Quit church? Well, not exactly. Drawing from his experience coaching hundreds of churches toward true growth, Chris Sonksen calls on us to quit our casual, cultural commitment to church as we know it. No more half-hearted attempts to win the favor of God and other people by doing the right thing. No more doing things out of a sense of duty. Instead, Sonksen reveals the spiritual habits that release the blessings of God, both on each individual and on the church. He explains why we struggle to put these practices into action and gives practical solutions to move us forward into health, growth, and maturity.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493407791
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Let's face it. Church isn't working. We hear sermons about the abundant life Jesus promised, but how many of us are actually living it? How many of our churches are thriving? How many people in our congregations are experiencing God's blessings? Maybe it's time to call it quits. Quit church? Well, not exactly. Drawing from his experience coaching hundreds of churches toward true growth, Chris Sonksen calls on us to quit our casual, cultural commitment to church as we know it. No more half-hearted attempts to win the favor of God and other people by doing the right thing. No more doing things out of a sense of duty. Instead, Sonksen reveals the spiritual habits that release the blessings of God, both on each individual and on the church. He explains why we struggle to put these practices into action and gives practical solutions to move us forward into health, growth, and maturity.
Champions Never Quit: God Is Close by Your Side
Author: Timothy McGaffin, 2nd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
(This is the paperback on sale at Barnes and Noble.)Finally my prayer was answered! But EVERYTHING seemed to be falling apart and going against me and it seemed like God was not there and had abandoned me despite the initial answer to my prayer. However, although it may seem like when strange and weird things happen to you that you are on the wrong path and heading for failure, the truth is that God is actually with you and the reason you are having so much opposition thrown at you is because you are on the right path and you are actually heading for VICTORY. This book, Champions Never Quit: God Is Close By Your Side, is my personal experience which I believe many of you will be able to relate to, of when it seemed like God was not there, did not care, and everything seemed to be going against me and falling apart. Yet despite the appearance and illusion of abandonment by God and of being a failure, the truth is God is there and you must keep getting back up and never quit no matter how much things may not make sense, because your TRIUMPH is at hand.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
(This is the paperback on sale at Barnes and Noble.)Finally my prayer was answered! But EVERYTHING seemed to be falling apart and going against me and it seemed like God was not there and had abandoned me despite the initial answer to my prayer. However, although it may seem like when strange and weird things happen to you that you are on the wrong path and heading for failure, the truth is that God is actually with you and the reason you are having so much opposition thrown at you is because you are on the right path and you are actually heading for VICTORY. This book, Champions Never Quit: God Is Close By Your Side, is my personal experience which I believe many of you will be able to relate to, of when it seemed like God was not there, did not care, and everything seemed to be going against me and falling apart. Yet despite the appearance and illusion of abandonment by God and of being a failure, the truth is God is there and you must keep getting back up and never quit no matter how much things may not make sense, because your TRIUMPH is at hand.
Save Me from Myself
Author: Brian Welch
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061753548
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The former Korn guitarist’s “compelling” story of an out-of-control life, a devastating drug addiction, and a miraculous redemption through Jesus Christ(Entertainment Weekly). In February 2005, more than ten thousand people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian “Head” Welch—the former lead guitarist of the controversial rock band Korn—was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light. Now, in this courageous memoir, Head talks for the first time about his shocking embrace of God and the tumultuous decade that led him into the arms of Jesus Christ. Offering a backstage pass to his time with Korn, Head tells the inside story of his years in the band and explains how his lifestyle resulted in an all-consuming addiction to methamphetamines. Writing openly about the tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and the Family Values tour, he provides a candid look at how the routine of recording, traveling, and partying placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own. Head details his struggles with the drug that ultimately led him to seek a higher power. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from meth, nothing—not even the birth of his daughter—could spur him to kick it for good. Here Head addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous addiction and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him. Discussing the chaotic end to his time in Korn and how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life, and his music, Head describes a rock and roll journey unlike any other, and reveals how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. “Not your typical testimony account . . . surprisingly engrossing.” —CCM Magazine “[A] tale of how religion can save a lost soul . . . the book explains, without becoming preachy, how Welch gave up rock stardom for a Christian lifestyle.” —Library Journal Includes photographs
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061753548
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The former Korn guitarist’s “compelling” story of an out-of-control life, a devastating drug addiction, and a miraculous redemption through Jesus Christ(Entertainment Weekly). In February 2005, more than ten thousand people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian “Head” Welch—the former lead guitarist of the controversial rock band Korn—was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light. Now, in this courageous memoir, Head talks for the first time about his shocking embrace of God and the tumultuous decade that led him into the arms of Jesus Christ. Offering a backstage pass to his time with Korn, Head tells the inside story of his years in the band and explains how his lifestyle resulted in an all-consuming addiction to methamphetamines. Writing openly about the tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and the Family Values tour, he provides a candid look at how the routine of recording, traveling, and partying placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own. Head details his struggles with the drug that ultimately led him to seek a higher power. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from meth, nothing—not even the birth of his daughter—could spur him to kick it for good. Here Head addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous addiction and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him. Discussing the chaotic end to his time in Korn and how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life, and his music, Head describes a rock and roll journey unlike any other, and reveals how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. “Not your typical testimony account . . . surprisingly engrossing.” —CCM Magazine “[A] tale of how religion can save a lost soul . . . the book explains, without becoming preachy, how Welch gave up rock stardom for a Christian lifestyle.” —Library Journal Includes photographs
How to Quit Church Without Quitting God
Author: Martin Zender
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970984906
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970984906
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God
Author: Frank A. Thomas
Publisher: The Pilgrim Press
ISBN: 0829819894
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Through the unique lens of African American preaching, Frank Thomas explores the theology, dynamics, and guidelines for celebrative preaching. "They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God: The Role of Celebration in Preaching" provides the steps that are essential to understand and experience the Gospel through celebration and praise. This revised edition is updated with two new sermon illustrations and a sermon preparation worksheet.
Publisher: The Pilgrim Press
ISBN: 0829819894
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Through the unique lens of African American preaching, Frank Thomas explores the theology, dynamics, and guidelines for celebrative preaching. "They Like to Never Quit Praisin' God: The Role of Celebration in Preaching" provides the steps that are essential to understand and experience the Gospel through celebration and praise. This revised edition is updated with two new sermon illustrations and a sermon preparation worksheet.
Don't Limit God
Author: Andrew Wommack
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 1680313444
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 1680313444
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...
God Stopping A Nuclear War
Author: Robert Lauzeckas
Publisher: Robert Lauzeckas
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Welcome to the Little Scroll promised in the Bible. Promised to prevent a nuclear war and more crazy shootings. So pay attention. Before I describe the book, read a little from it. Does it or does it not describe the recent shootings in France? Or the problems with ISIS? If you think it does, then read this book. You got a lot to learn about the real God and Satan. God vs. Satan is a secret war between which populations use their left or right brains the most. Right hand - good hand, because God favors left brain thinking, verbal-Jews, before the right brain thinking of artistic people. This is why they fight. The Holy Ghost won't allow God to rule mankind if he rules as an unfair tyrant. If he smothers the creative abilities of the right brain. Being a tyrant contradicts the purpose of his existence. It also sterilizes the progress of a society. If that occurs the Life Force will eventually betray that society. Dooming it to failure. I'll explain the Life Force later. Then why is God trying to push total left brain control in Europe by using Muslims to push Islamic laws in Europe? He isn't pushing it. Satan is. But why would he do it? Isn't it contrary for his plans for Europe? Yes, in the long run it is, but not in the short run. Plans spanning human lifetimes. Considering what you know about them now, what do you think is the biggest danger as far as Satan is concerned? Isn't a big part of their war biological? Isn't a lot of their war about which populations use their left brains or right brains more? For many people upbringing greatly influences brain usage, but not in Semitic populations with their natural genetic predisposition towards using their left brains. It's more nature over nurture for how their minds work. The genetic trait for left brain dominance is dangerous for Satan if it spreads too much in Europe. So how does he deal with this problem? This is the tricky part. God knows he can't abuse his power by becoming too strict in populations created to be more balanced. It would hinder progress by choking creativity which would turn the Life Force against him. So he doesn't push too much. He knows he has to temper his ways with different populations. So what does Satan do? He influences radical religious minds to become unreasonable, to become inflexible, ungrateful, and unable to assimilate into European cultures. Satan makes them overstep their boundaries in Europe. But to what purpose? How does this help him? Satan knows the right brains in white Europeans will grow resentful and find Islamic laws repugnant in their own nations in the long run. This in turn will trigger a group genetic response in whites to become racist for real. When social approval for the attitude becomes condoned. Every biological group, like a body, has a safety mechanism built into it, to protect the body from foreign invaders. When our bodies realize they have been invaded by germs an alarm is triggered. A biological alarm which triggers the production of white cells in them. There is a similar group mechanism which protects racial gene pools. Satan is trying to trigger it in Europe. But he can't do it unless Muslims don't assimilate into Europe without trying to subvert it. So what does he have to do to pull this trigger? He has to inject hatred of Western life styles into the minds of radical Muslims. Making them hate the Western nations they live in. Making them headstrong and intolerant. Making it impossible for them to assimilate into European culture. Even making them insist on living under Islamic law in populations which couldn't tolerate it. The English, the Italians, the French, the Spanish, the Germans, the Russians, and more populations could never live under Islamic law. Not unless they were conquered. Which is why some Muslims believe they have to conquer Europe, not with guns, but by producing more babies. When they do that, they have declared war on Europeans. Now back to psychic networks.
Publisher: Robert Lauzeckas
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Welcome to the Little Scroll promised in the Bible. Promised to prevent a nuclear war and more crazy shootings. So pay attention. Before I describe the book, read a little from it. Does it or does it not describe the recent shootings in France? Or the problems with ISIS? If you think it does, then read this book. You got a lot to learn about the real God and Satan. God vs. Satan is a secret war between which populations use their left or right brains the most. Right hand - good hand, because God favors left brain thinking, verbal-Jews, before the right brain thinking of artistic people. This is why they fight. The Holy Ghost won't allow God to rule mankind if he rules as an unfair tyrant. If he smothers the creative abilities of the right brain. Being a tyrant contradicts the purpose of his existence. It also sterilizes the progress of a society. If that occurs the Life Force will eventually betray that society. Dooming it to failure. I'll explain the Life Force later. Then why is God trying to push total left brain control in Europe by using Muslims to push Islamic laws in Europe? He isn't pushing it. Satan is. But why would he do it? Isn't it contrary for his plans for Europe? Yes, in the long run it is, but not in the short run. Plans spanning human lifetimes. Considering what you know about them now, what do you think is the biggest danger as far as Satan is concerned? Isn't a big part of their war biological? Isn't a lot of their war about which populations use their left brains or right brains more? For many people upbringing greatly influences brain usage, but not in Semitic populations with their natural genetic predisposition towards using their left brains. It's more nature over nurture for how their minds work. The genetic trait for left brain dominance is dangerous for Satan if it spreads too much in Europe. So how does he deal with this problem? This is the tricky part. God knows he can't abuse his power by becoming too strict in populations created to be more balanced. It would hinder progress by choking creativity which would turn the Life Force against him. So he doesn't push too much. He knows he has to temper his ways with different populations. So what does Satan do? He influences radical religious minds to become unreasonable, to become inflexible, ungrateful, and unable to assimilate into European cultures. Satan makes them overstep their boundaries in Europe. But to what purpose? How does this help him? Satan knows the right brains in white Europeans will grow resentful and find Islamic laws repugnant in their own nations in the long run. This in turn will trigger a group genetic response in whites to become racist for real. When social approval for the attitude becomes condoned. Every biological group, like a body, has a safety mechanism built into it, to protect the body from foreign invaders. When our bodies realize they have been invaded by germs an alarm is triggered. A biological alarm which triggers the production of white cells in them. There is a similar group mechanism which protects racial gene pools. Satan is trying to trigger it in Europe. But he can't do it unless Muslims don't assimilate into Europe without trying to subvert it. So what does he have to do to pull this trigger? He has to inject hatred of Western life styles into the minds of radical Muslims. Making them hate the Western nations they live in. Making them headstrong and intolerant. Making it impossible for them to assimilate into European culture. Even making them insist on living under Islamic law in populations which couldn't tolerate it. The English, the Italians, the French, the Spanish, the Germans, the Russians, and more populations could never live under Islamic law. Not unless they were conquered. Which is why some Muslims believe they have to conquer Europe, not with guns, but by producing more babies. When they do that, they have declared war on Europeans. Now back to psychic networks.
Don't Quit in the Dip
Author: Shaun Nepstad
Publisher: Worthy Books
ISBN: 9781546015376
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Heal from yesterday's pain and find hope for tomorrow with this inspirational guide -- and learn how God's faithfulness is working for your good, even when times are tough. If we are truly blessed to be a blessing, then we can take the lessons we learn in hardships and turn them around to help others navigate through their seasons of struggle. Hope and healing are the two words God has given us. Hope for tomorrow and healing from yesterday. Shaun Nepstad believes God wants to use our stories to bring hope and healing to others. When it comes to life, we've all asked, "Is there more?" We want to believe there's more to life than what we're currently experiencing. But the problem is, so much in life promises more but doesn't deliver. There's actually only One who can deliver the "more" we need, and that is Jesus. He delivers more than what we ask for or can even imagine. Consistently. Without fail. No matter what our situation looks like. Don't Quit in the Dip inspires us to keep fighting. To keep believing. And to keep helping us experience God's full blessing.
Publisher: Worthy Books
ISBN: 9781546015376
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Heal from yesterday's pain and find hope for tomorrow with this inspirational guide -- and learn how God's faithfulness is working for your good, even when times are tough. If we are truly blessed to be a blessing, then we can take the lessons we learn in hardships and turn them around to help others navigate through their seasons of struggle. Hope and healing are the two words God has given us. Hope for tomorrow and healing from yesterday. Shaun Nepstad believes God wants to use our stories to bring hope and healing to others. When it comes to life, we've all asked, "Is there more?" We want to believe there's more to life than what we're currently experiencing. But the problem is, so much in life promises more but doesn't deliver. There's actually only One who can deliver the "more" we need, and that is Jesus. He delivers more than what we ask for or can even imagine. Consistently. Without fail. No matter what our situation looks like. Don't Quit in the Dip inspires us to keep fighting. To keep believing. And to keep helping us experience God's full blessing.
Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart
Author: J.D. Greear
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433679183
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433679183
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.
God Is Just Not Fair
Author: Jennifer Rothschild
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310338573
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"This is a book I'll be recommending for years to come." -- Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author Do you believe God is just not fair? If you're like Jennifer Rothschild, you wrestle with questions when you experience painful circumstances. Does God care? Does he hear my prayers? Is he even there? Blinded as a teenager, Jennifer overcame daunting obstacles, found strength in God, and launched a successful speaking and writing ministry. Then in her 40s, everything changed. Jennifer hit a wall of depression and discontent that shook her to her core, undermining many of her past assumptions about her faith. She wondered who God was and why he continued to allow her to struggle and doubt. Where, she pleaded, is his hand of healing and hope in my life now? This is a book about finding more than just answers. It's for anyone who needs hope when life doesn't make sense--for all who reach for a God who feels distant. As Jennifer tackles the six big questions of faith, she will help you: Trust God more than your feelings. Strengthen your faith when you feel beat up by life. Embrace your obstacles and start experiencing their purpose. Face your disappointment and grow stronger from your loss.
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN: 0310338573
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"This is a book I'll be recommending for years to come." -- Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author Do you believe God is just not fair? If you're like Jennifer Rothschild, you wrestle with questions when you experience painful circumstances. Does God care? Does he hear my prayers? Is he even there? Blinded as a teenager, Jennifer overcame daunting obstacles, found strength in God, and launched a successful speaking and writing ministry. Then in her 40s, everything changed. Jennifer hit a wall of depression and discontent that shook her to her core, undermining many of her past assumptions about her faith. She wondered who God was and why he continued to allow her to struggle and doubt. Where, she pleaded, is his hand of healing and hope in my life now? This is a book about finding more than just answers. It's for anyone who needs hope when life doesn't make sense--for all who reach for a God who feels distant. As Jennifer tackles the six big questions of faith, she will help you: Trust God more than your feelings. Strengthen your faith when you feel beat up by life. Embrace your obstacles and start experiencing their purpose. Face your disappointment and grow stronger from your loss.