Defined by Christ
Author: Covenant Communications, Incorporated
Publisher:
Published: 2014-02-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781621085836
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Defined - Bible Study Book
Author: Alex Kendrick
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Published: 2019-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781462794966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDefined Bible Study Book includes content for eight sessions, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, "How to Use This Study," tips for leading a group, a leader guide, and a family-discipleship page. When you introduce yourself to someone for the first time, you have an opportunity to define yourself. You disclose your name, profession, and interests. These factors help our culture define us, but are those answers enough? People are struggling in ten thousand ways because of identity issues. They can't help but ask, who am I? and why do I matter? Can our culture really provide meaningful answers to those questions, or do we need something deeper and more significant? Before asking, who am I? we need to be able to answer, who is God? If we can't answer the first question, we will never answer the second. The problem with our search for identity is that we are looking in all the wrong places. Scripture teaches that we are all made in the image of God. We do not define ourselves--the Creator does. We were all created to be known and loved by God. Once those answers are clear, we can move forward and discover all God has called us to be. Session topics: 1. Uniquely Created by God 2. Uniquely Broken by Sin 3. Transformed by the Gospel 4. Who We Are in Christ 5. What We Have in Christ 6. Living Out Our Identity 7. Walking in the Spirit 8. Walking in Mission Features:; Videos and session previews featuring Alex and Stephen Kendrick ; Eight small-group sessions; Personal-study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth; Promotional video; Social-media assets for the group leader Benefits:; Answer the questions "Who is God?" and "Who am I?"; Define yourself by God's standard.; Learn how sin has uniquely broken you.; Discover how you can be transformed by the gospel of Christ.; Understand what it means to be created for good works.; Develop a deeper appreciation for the Book of Ephesians.; Learn to walk with Christ in stronger faith and assurance.; Use the unique way God has gifted and created you to serve others.; Take hold of the grace available to you in Christ.; Find purpose and meaning in Christ.; Define yourself by the Creator's call instead by a cultural identity.
Defined
Author: Stephen Kendrick
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781535956796
DOWNLOAD EBOOK8-week Bible study guiding kids to find their identity in Christ, based on selected passages from Ephesians.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Author: Mark Driscoll
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Published: 2013-01-07
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1400203864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWHO ARE YOU? WHAT DEFINES YOU? WHAT IS YOUR IDENTITY? How you answer those questions affects every aspect of your life: personal, public, and spiritual. So it’s vital to get the answer right. Pastor and best-selling author Mark Driscoll believes false identity is at the heart of many struggles—and that you can overcome them by having your true identity in Christ. In Who Do You Think You Are?, Driscoll explores the question, “What does it mean to be ‘in Christ’?” In the process he dissects the false-identity epidemic and, more important, provides the only solution—Jesus. “This book will give you an unshakeable, biblical understanding of who you are in Christ. When you know who you are, you’ll know what to do.” —Craig Groeschel, Senior Pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Soul Detox, Clean Living in a Contaminated World “I spent years in ministry for Christ without understanding my identity in Christ. I know now that I was not alone. When, by the grace of God, we understand who we are in Christ, everything else can crumble and we will still be standing. I highly commend this book to you.” —Sheila Walsh, speaker and author of God Loves Broken People
Hebrews For You
Author: Michael J. Kruger
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Published: 2021-03-01
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 1784986062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKApplied expository guide to Hebrews—a book that shows us how and why Jesus is better than anything else. We are all tempted to drift away from Jesus, but in the book of Hebrews God gives us an anchor: a detailed understanding of how and why Jesus is better than anything else. Seminary professor Michael J. Kruger unpacks this rich book verse by verse. He explains the Old Testament background, gives plenty of application for our lives today, and shows us how Jesus is the fulfilment of all God's work on earth. He encourages us to live by faith in Jesus—the only anchor for our souls. This expository guide can be read as a book; used as a devotional; and utilized in teaching and preaching.
"In Christ" in Paul
Author: Michael J. Thate
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2018-02-08
Total Pages: 823
ISBN-13: 1467466972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNineteen biblical scholars and theologians in this volume explore the notions of union and participation within Pauline theology, teasing out the complex web of meaning conveyed through Paul's theological vision of being "in Christ." With essays that investigate Pauline theology and exegesis, ex-amine highlights from reception history, and offer deep theological reflection, this exemplary multidisciplinary collection charts new ground in the scholarly understanding of Paul's thought and its theological implications.
The Holiness of God
Author: R.C. Sproul
Publisher: NavPress
Published: 2023-09-05
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1496437217
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCentral to God’s character is the quality of holiness. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed to define what God’s holiness precisely is. Many preachers today avoid the topic altogether because people today don’t quite know what to do with words like “awe” or “fear.” R. C. Sproul, in this classic work, puts the holiness of God in its proper and central place in the Christian life. He paints an awe-inspiring vision of God that encourages Christian to become holy just as God is holy. Once you encounter the holiness of God, your life will never be the same.
Girl Defined
Author: Kristen Clark
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2016-05-10
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1493404881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a Culture of Distortions, Discover God-Defined Womanhood and Beauty In a culture where airbrushed models and career-driven women define beauty and success, it's no wonder we have a distorted view of femininity. Our impossible standards place an incredible burden of stress on the backs of women and girls of all ages, resulting in anxiety, eating disorders, and depression. One question we often forget to ask is this: What is God's design for womanhood? In Girl Defined, sisters and popular bloggers Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal offer women a countercultural view of beauty, femininity, and self-worth. Based firmly in God's design for their lives, this book helps women rethink what true success and beauty look like. It invites them on a liberating journey toward a radically better vision for femininity that ends with the discovery of the kind of hope, purpose, and fulfillment they've been yearning for. Girl Defined helps readers · discover God's design for femininity and his definition of a successful woman · uncover the secrets of lasting worth, purpose, and fulfillment · be equipped and empowered to live out a radically better vision for womanhood · gain personal insight through the chapter-by-chapter study guide
No More Faking Fine
Author: Esther Fleece Allen
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2017-01-10
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0310344778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.
The Meaning of Jesus
Author: Marcus J. Borg
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-05-05
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 0061934828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWas Jesus born of a virgin? Did he know he was the Messiah? Was he bodily resurrected from the dead? Did he intentionally die to redeem humankind? Was Jesus God? Two leading Jesus scholars with widely divergent views go right to the heart of these questions and others, presenting the opposing visions of Jesus that shape our faith today.
