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Author: R. Stephen Warner
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1988-04-26
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780520910737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring the roots of resurgent evangelicalism in the United States, Stephen Warner tells the story of one small-town church from 1959 to 1982, the Presbyterian Church of Mendocino, California. This book chronicles the actions of the men and women who struggled with and against one another to shape their church.
Author: Zac Poonen
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Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9789384302092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday many believers have been led astray and are in bondage, because they have been fed on the old wine - the traditions of men that have accumulated in Christendom through twenty centuries, and that have been added to God's Word, or that have replaced God's Word. When the new wine is offered to them, they say, "The old is good enough" (Luke 5:39). This they remain in spiritual stagnation, year after year. Most Christians are unwilling to give up the traditions of their elders, even when they see these to be clearly contrary to the teaching of God's Word. We need to come back to the faith that was revealed by God to His holy apostles and prophets, as recorded in the New Testament Scriptures, if we are to fulfil God's purpose in our day and age. To come back to that, we must be willing to do violence to every tradition of man that is contrary to God's Word (Matthew 11:12). This book will change your life and your ministry, because it will question many 'sacred' ideas that you have held that have no foundation in God's Word. That in turn will save you from regret and loss when you stand before the judgment seat of Christ to give an account of your life to Him. He who has an open mind and a bold heart, let him read on...
Author: Dr. F. Douglas Powe JR.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 142675616X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod wants to do a new thing in the African American Church. Author, Douglas Powe suggests that the African American church, while once the bedrock of the community, is no longer on the radar for many. During the Civil Rights movement African American churches initiated and even shaped transformation for an entire country, well beyond their own walls. In this post-Civil Rights era the power of many African American churches remains mired in the assumptions and practices of the past, thereby making them invisible to their surrounding communities. New Wine, New Wineskins helps African American congregations understand and benefit from the cultural shifts we are now experiencing. Many African American churches once thought they were immune to the cultural shock waves in our streets and neighborhoods. They simple argued that they have always been all about participation and being relational; yet like many churches, their numbers continue to decline. African American churches must find a way to reclaim their missional orientation, while at the same time remaining true to their historical identity and witness of speaking truth to power. The worthy goals of justice and bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ in this time, requires new practices and fresh ideas—new wine. The old framework just won’t work any more. We need new wine skins.
Author: Millard J. Erickson
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780801021138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA seasoned theologian and homiletician join hands to show pastors how to preach doctrinally rich sermons in an engaging manner.
Author: Scott Cormode
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2020-09-15
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1493426958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe church as we know it is calibrated for a world that no longer exists. It needs to recalibrate in order to address the questions that animate today's congregants. Leading congregational researcher Scott Cormode explores the role of Christian practices in recalibrating the church for the twenty-first century, offering church leaders innovative ways to express the never-changing gospel to their ever-changing congregations. The book has been road-tested with over one hundred churches through the Fuller Youth Institute and includes five questions that guide Christian leaders who wish to innovate.
Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780801063015
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Published: 1851
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ellen G. White
Publisher: Review & Herald Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780828009720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpecially selected from Ellen White's writings, these devotions will help you see the Holy Spirit more clearly as they open your eyes and heart to all He longs to do for you. - January--The Coming of the Spirit. Febuary--Transformed by the Spirit. March--Fruitful in the Spirit. April--Guided by the Spirit. May--Accompanied by the Spirit. June--Directed by the Spirit. July--Gifted Through the Spirit. August--Inspired by the Spirit. September--Empowered by the Spirit. October--Ready for the Spirit. November--Filled With the Spirit. December--Triumphant in the Spirit
Author: Dee Leichner
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Published: 2008-08
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780982091401
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: CICLSAL
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Published: 2017-09-12
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781784692025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile speaking out against the status quo of his day, Jesus referred to himself and his message as new wine poured out into new wineskins. Today consecrated life is living a time of deep change and is discovering the "new wine": Where shall we put this wine, in old wineskins or in new wineskins? These guidelines test the wineskins made to preserve the new wines that the Spirit continues to give to his Church, inciting us to initiate changes through concrete action in the short and long term.It is an exercise in "ecclesial discernment" through which consecrated men and women are called to undergo new changes so that ideals and doctrine become real in our lives: systems, structures, diaconia, styles, relationships and language. These guidelines are the product of what emerged from the events held during the Year of Consecrated Life.
