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Author: Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-12-14
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0830878297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPicking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of spiritual disciplines, Ruth Haley Barton takes you more deeply into understanding seven key spiritual disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Author: United Church of God
Publisher: United Church of God
Published: 2014-02-03
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 0557949548
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Bible reveals that conversion is a process that begins with God's calling, followed by repentance, baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit—finally climaxing with the return of Jesus Christ, when the dead in Christ are resurrected to immortality and given eternal life. That is the ultimate transformation, being changed from a mortal to an immortal being! Inside this Bible study aid: - Praying for a Right Spirit and New Attitude - We Must Change Our Way of Thinking - What Is Sin? - What's Wrong With Our Human Nature? - What's So Bad About Sin? - Must We Obey God's Commandments? - Why Be Baptized? - The Holy Spirit: God's Transforming Power - Why Can't Theologians Explain the Trinity Doctrine? - Is the Holy Spirit a Person? - A High Priest Eager to Help Us - Growing to Spiritual Maturity - Why Bible Study Is Necessary for Spiritual Growth - How to Stir Up God's Spirit - The Prayer God Will Hear - Repentance Must Be With Faith - Does God Set Conditions on His Gift of Eternal Life?
Author: J I Packer
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
Published: 2020-05-21
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1789740584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:25). The Holy Spirit empowers us, guides us, and enables us to grow and endure in our relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ. Often the most misunderstood member of the Trinity, the person of the Spirit continues to attract attention today amidst church revivals and renewals. In this new edition of his classic Keep in Step with the Spirit, J. I. Packer seeks to help Christians reaffirm the biblical call to holiness and the Spirit s role in keeping our covenant with God. Packer guides us through the riches and depth of the Spirit s work, assesses versions of holiness and the charismatic life, and shows how Christ must always be at the centre of true Spirit-led ministry. A new chapter explores Christian assurance. With abiding relevance and significance, Keep in Step with the Spirit sets forth vital knowledge for healthy and joyous Christian living, through understanding and experience of God the Holy Spirit. Here is a book for every serious believer to read and re-read.
Author: Dallas Willard
Publisher: Tyndale House
Published: 2014-02-27
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 1615214550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs Christians, we know that we are new creations in Jesus. So we try to act differently, hoping this will make us more like Him. But changing our outward behavior doesn’t change our hearts. Only by God’s grace can we be transformed internally. Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the “transformation of the spirit”—a divine process that “brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God.” This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul. Willard also outlines a general pattern of transformation in each area, not as a sterile formula but as a practical process that you can follow without the guilt or perfectionism so many Christians wrestle with. Don’t settle for complacency. Accept the challenge Renovation of the Heart offers to become an intentional apprentice of Jesus Christ, changing daily as you walk with Him.
Author: Richard J. Foster
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2010-05-04
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0061671746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToo often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us? That's exactly the idea behind Life with God, Richard J. Foster's much-anticipated book on the Bible. Foster, bestselling author of Celebration of Discipline and general editor of The RenovarÉ Spiritual Formation Bible, claims that God has superintended the writing of Scripture so that it serves as the most reliable guide for Christian spiritual formation. According to Foster, the Bible is all about human life "with God." As we read Scripture, we should consider how exactly God is with us in each story and allow ourselves to be spiritually transformed. By opening our whole selves—mind, body, spirit, thoughts, behavior, and will—to the page before us, we begin to grasp all the Bible has to teach about prayer, obedience, compassion, virtue, and grace and apply it to our everyday lives to achieve a deeper relationship with God. With a wealth of examples and simple yet crucial insights, Life with God is an indispensable guide to approaching the Bible through the lens of Christian spiritual formation, revealing that reading the Bible for interior transformation is a far different endeavor than reading the Bible for historical knowledge, literary appreciation, or religious instruction.
Author: Harold Frank Weitsz
Publisher:
Published: 2009-02
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781920333119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransformation means to change something dramatically. Convert something to a different energy. When we received the power and energy of the Kingdom of God to change our lives and circumstances. Jesus is the 'Great Transformer'. Not only will He transform your life, but He has purposed for you to become a 'transformer' like Him. a transformed person is God's 'agent of change' bringing the light and revelation of Jesus Christ into a dark and lost society. when God birthed the concept of Transformation in my heart, it changed my whole life and message. I realized that "feel-good" messages, which merely appeal to the flesh, are not enough to take us as the Body of Christ into a new Spirit-Driven move of God. The Father is calling His Body to the 'Higher-Life'. He desires to restore your life, which means 'to bring it back from a ruined condition'. causing you to become fruitful and useful in His Kingdom. The Holy Spirit life and power is present in every Christ follower, giving each one the ability to be Transformed. This 21-day Spiritual Transformation will take you on a journey of change if you are willing, bringing you closer to God and causing you to become more effective that ever in your Christian walk.
Author: Andrew Wommack
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Published: 2018-12-18
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1606830376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHave you ever asked yourself what changed when you were "born again?" You look in the mirror and see the same reflection - your body hasn't changed. You find yourself acting the same and yielding to those same old temptations - that didn't seem to change either. So you wonder, Has anything really changed? The correct answer to that question is foundational for receiving from God. If you lack this basic understanding, you'll forever ask yourself doubt-filled questions like: "How could God love somebody like me?" and "How can I possibly expect to receive anything from the Lord? I don't deserve it, I'm not good enough!" Spirit, Soul, and Body will help you eliminate those and other doubt-filled questions that destroy your faith. If you have trouble receiving from God, this is a must-read!
Author: Joshua M Danis
Publisher: The Word Among Us Press
Published: 2020-08-05
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 1593255128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover a fresh approach to growing in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Author Josh Danis breaks down the myths around striving or finding shortcuts to the fruitful life, and unfolds the true meaning of each fruit—and how to allow it to flourish in our daily lives. It’s time to not just know about the fruit of the Spirit, but to manifest it and see how it can affect our relationships and the world around us for good!
Author: Richard J. Foster
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 1988-10-05
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0060628391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be. Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found. Dividing the Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life. The inward Disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study, offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward Disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service, help prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration, bring us nearer to one another and to God. Foster provides a wealth of examples demonstrating how these Disciplines can become part of our daily activities-and how they can help us shed our superficial habits and "bring the abundance of God into our lives." He offers crucial new insights on simplicity, demonstrating how the biblical view of simplicity, properly understood and applied, brings joy and balance to our inward and outward lives and "sets us free to enjoy the provision of God as a gift that can be shared with others." The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the Disciplines, shows its critical importance, for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline will help motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.
Author: P. Chung
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-11-09
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 0230103464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy re-examining the central themes of Reformation theology, Chung clearly and carefully describes the fundamental shape of Reformation thinking and introduces the reader to what was and is at stake in the Reformation's insistence on the centrality of the Gospel.
