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No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way.
Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric...
42) Alone With God
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While in solitary confinement for three years in a subterranean prison cell with no Bible, pencil or paper, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand composed hundreds of sermons. He committed them to memory by summarizing them in rhymes and delivered them nightly to an unseen congregation.
These sermons, the fruit of extreme depravation, demonstrate in a very personal way the relevance of Scripture to an imprisoned pastor-and to us today-while revealing Pastor...
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Bestselling Author and Pastor John Piper Reflects on the Relationship between Treasuring Christ and Saving Faith
What happens in the heart when it experiences real saving faith? John Piper argues that faith in Christ is not saving unless it includes an "affectional dimension of treasuring Christ." Nor is God glorified as he ought to be unless he is treasured in being trusted. Saving faith in Jesus Christ welcomes him forever as our supreme and inexhaustible...
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This audio Bible is a great resource to help you stay focused while reading Scripture or great to listen to by itself!
The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) Audio Bible is now available on CD, ready for you to start listening to Scripture today. This audio Bible includes the entire New Testament so you can listen to Jesus' own words and more.
The NRSVue is intended to be as literal as possible so that the meaning of Scripture...
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There is always a plan.
Joe Gibbs has dedicated his life to helping the "average Joe" apply Biblical principles to everyday situations, using the Bible as a game plan. But in 2019, when his son, J.D., lost his battle with a degenerative brain disease at the age of 49, Joe realized that while he did have a game plan for life, he did not have a game plan for dealing with loss.
Reeling, he set out to find answers to the 5 questions that plagued him...
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Beloved and bestselling author Bob Goff provides you with a year's worth of inspiring, unexpected, thought-provoking teaching that will prepare you for the day ahead.
Bob Goff's first two books, Love Does and Everybody, Always, spent dozens of weeks each as New York Times bestsellers with their unique combination of entertaining, witty storytelling, and challenging, surprising perspectives. Now Bob is back with a year-long devotional made up of his...
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Most people have asked the question, Where is God when hard times hit?...
Including great heroes of the Christian faith like Elijah, a prophet from the Old Testament.
Elijah's life was going great.
He had experienced spiritual victory after spiritual victory and had the favor of God on his life.
And that's when it happened!
That's when the bottom fell out of his life.
In the midst of his pain, Elijah wondered where God was.
And in the midst...
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How does the cross and victory of Jesus affect your everyday sanctification?
Over the past 30 years John Piper has preached several messages that equip listeners to apply the Bible in their daily lives. Stretching three decades, this book includes three of those sermons that intend to mobilize the church in the fight against sin and the walk of faith. In addition to these sermons, there is a practical appendix of acronyms Pastor John uses in his...
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Self-made truth is the air we breathe in our day, which past philosophers hailed as the Age of the Lonely Self. You feel it when the silence falls around you and the whispers start within you: that growing, gnawing isolation, that deepening detachment from the world, from others, from yourself. God Breathed will help you understand and courageously doubt the popular dogma that God cannot speak, that the Bible is not only inaccurate but impossible....
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From the beginning of life to the end, every human life is precious. In this accessible booklet, Wayne Grudem demonstrates that because humans were created in God's image, life should be treasured and preserved at all stages.
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• The personhood of unborn children
• Abortion in the case of rape or to save the life of the mother
• Euthanasia and its legal implications
• Guidelines for difficult end-of-life decisions
Wayne Grudem...
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Have you ever made a poor choice, or done something you knew was wrong, and now you are suffering the consequences?
In Turning Mistakes into Miracles, Bayless Conley shares how God can turn the biggest mistakes of your life into the greatest miracles, no matter how impossible your situation may seem. Regardless of the difficulty of your circumstance, God can redeem even your darkest moments.
Don't let another day go by under the burden of your mistake....
52) For Your Joy
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"The question - who do you say that He is? - is the most important question you can ask and answer. In this book, John Piper answers some of the most common and important questions about Jesus: who He is, why He came, what He accomplished - and why we should care." - p. 8-9. John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version....
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In The Coming Tsunami, pastor and cultural scholar Dr. Jim Denison addresses the gravest threat Christians in America have ever faced-four cultural tidal waves threatening to submerge Christians in America and the biblical morality they proclaim. Through proactive, biblical steps, he helps us redeem these challenges so that we can live the way Jesus calls us to live.
This book is a warning sign.
The coming cultural tsunami is the gravest threat...
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ONE MILLION MUSLIMS TO CHRIST. In the mid 1980's, Dr. Shariat together with his wife, prayed, "Lord, use us to save Iran!" His passion for Muslims stems, in part, because of the murder of his brother, Hamraz, who was arrested in Iran at the age of sixteen on a minor political charge. After two years in jail, he was executed by firing squad. God showed Hormoz the best way to respond to this tragedy was to dedicate his life to bring one million Muslims...
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5 Steps that Will Ignite Your Business Culture and Inspire Employees to Drive and Sustain Growth
Great companies set themselves apart from competitors by recognizing the key to continual success is energizing and empowering their most important asset ...their people.
In Culture Spark: 5 Steps to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth, business development expert, Jason Richmond, delivers proven insights that help you define, diagnose, plan, measure,...
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The key to America's future begins with exploring our past. In Freedom Is Costly, But Priceless, Dave Meyer shares the importance of our nation's true history, learning about our rich, godly heritage and discovering who and what has made this nation so great. God's Word was an integral part of our nation's founding, and His Word is still the key today to restoring our families, schools, churches, and communities.
When it comes to the future of this...
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The NASB 2020 is an update of the NASB 1995 that further improves accuracy where possible, modernizes language, and improves readability. These refinements maintain faithful accuracy to the original texts and provide a clear understanding of God's Word to those who prefer more modern English standards. The long-established translation standard for the NASB remains the same as it always has been, that is to accurately translate the inspired Word of...
58) In Our Joy
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Based on Matthew 13:44, this little book explains the treasure in the field parable about the Kingdom of Heaven - what it costs and what benefits come through obtaining it. The chapters are six selections from "What Jesus Demands from the World" by John Piper: (1) Coming to Jesus is Not Easy, (2) Following Jesus is a Hard Road, (3) The Road is Hard But it is Not Joyless, (4) Strive to Enter the Narrow Door, (5) Without Jesus Our Striving Would Be...
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Every Christian at one time or another has probably asked, What is God's will for me in this situation? In this accessible booklet, Wayne Grudem offers practical guidance on how to make biblically informed decisions through the guidance of the Holy Spirit in accordance with God's word.
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• The role that circumstances and feelings should play in making decisions
• How Scripture informs daily choices
• What it means to be led by...
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A true story of Christian devotion and love, this classic shares how to find and enjoy the deep presence of God continually and profoundly. Discovering the pure joy of a life spent in communion with God, Brother Lawrence's realization inspired his Carmelite Brothers to seek instruction from him, despite his lowly status in the monastery power structure. Students of thought and followers of Jesus will find words of comfort as they learn to be content...