Thresholds to Greater Glory
Thresholds to Greater Glory

Author: Dr. Frances Houston Cuffie

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1664210989

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Frances Houston Cuffie, an empowerment specialist who has served in ministry more than fifty years, answers that question and many more in this book. Looking to the Bible and drawing on her own experiences, she explores how to: navigate tests of character that come your way; realize God has a future for you—no matter what happened in the past; become a cleaner, stronger vessel that can hold the power and wisdom of the Lord; learn to live for Christ in everything you do. The Spirit of the Lord is continually teaching and guiding us to truth, but we must listen—really listen—and then be prepared to respond. It does not matter whether your trial has come through family, friends, employment, education or health, the strength to continue can be found in these pages. Move closer to the Lord with the wisdom in Thresholds to Greater Glory.

Church Planting Thresholds
Church Planting Thresholds

Author: Clint Clifton

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-09-12

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781985441842

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Have you ever considered the incredible odds against Christianity? Over two thousand years ago, the self-proclaimed Son of God and His band of disciples first preached the Gospel in a small Roman province. From there, the Good News spread north, south, east, and west. It crossed oceans, climbed mountains, and traveled on horseback and footpath over every imaginable terrain. Within just a few generations Christianity grew from an obscure, regional uprising into a worldwide movement through the multiplication of local churches. Church Planting Thresholds explores both the why's and the how's of church planting, providing "Thresholds" that serve as progress mileposts along the church planting journey. This simple guide will encourage ordinary Christians as they seek to fulfill the Great Commission through planting churches.

The Threshold
The Threshold

Author: Ignatius Brianchaninov

Publisher: Holy Trinity Publications

Published: 2023-09-12

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0884655024

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"Death is a great sacrament. It is the birth of a person from this earthly, temporary life, into eternity."Throughout human history the existence and nature of a world beyond that which is visible to our material eyes has been a subject of intense debate. In this third volume of St Ignatius' s collected works the saint addresses the widespread lack of comprehension of this unseen realm and expounds the necessity of understanding it correctly in accordance with the Truth that is the Orthodox Faith. He examines the mystical boundaries that govern the life of a Christian: the one, between life and death; and the other, between the visible, physical realm and the invisible to most— but no less real— spiritual realm. He draws deeply on the patristic teachings of Christian saints of the first millennium, in particular St Basil the Great, St Isaac the Syrian, St John of Damascus, and St John of the Ladder. He weaves in quotations from the Psalms and other Scriptural texts as well as liturgical hymns. He exhorts his readers to prepare themselves to cross the threshold into their final heavenly home: to cross from earthly into eternal life.Included here is St Ignatius' s “ Homily on Death,” one of his most popular writings in its original language. The reader will also encounter St Ignatius' s teachings on the nature of the soul and the essence of incorporeal beings, the latter theologoumena being a point of contention between the author and his contemporary, St Theophan the Recluse. The text is complemented by a comprehensive Scripture index, a subject index, and a short biography of the author.

Over the Threshold
Over the Threshold

Author: David Adwedaa

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2014-08-15

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1490841121

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This is about the basic truth of Gods heart for the obedient believera desire to display His glory and power through the believer. By obedience to God and discovery of the resources made available to the believer by Gods divine power for daily living, the believer is empowered with an increased capacity that the Holy Spirit providesthe ability to be a partaker of the very divine nature of God. As a born-again child of God, the connection to and positioning in God creates ripples that impact the believers immediate family and generations, bringing Gods deliverance and salvation to many. This book calls believers to a place where the very life of God flows and urges them to cross the threshold into what God reveals of Himself. Out of that experience, believers can live and impact the world with a life empowered by God as they are soaring on the sovereignty of God with a strong conviction that there is no purpose for ones life until one discovers their true identity in Christ. Until one learns to soar on the sovereign power of God and appropriate the provisions made available by being united with Christ, there is failure in understanding the privilege of having been born of God and the heritage as an heir of the Kingdom.

Forming Intentional Disciples
Forming Intentional Disciples

Author: Sherry A. Weddell

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2015-11-30

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1612789439

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How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. These are times of immense challenge and immense opportunity for the Catholic Church. Consider these statistics for the United States. Only 30 percent of Americans who were raised Catholic are still practicing. Fully 10 percent of all adults in America are ex-Catholics. The number of marriages celebrated in the Church decreased dramatically, by nearly 60 percent, between 1972 and 2010. Only 60 percent of Catholics believe in a personal God. If the Church is to reverse these trends, the evangelizers must first be evangelized-in other words, Catholics-in-the-pew must make a conscious choice to know and follow Jesus before they can draw others to him. This work of discipleship lies at the heart of Forming Intentional Disciples, a book designed to help Church leaders, parish staff and all Catholics transform parish life from within. Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Sherry Weddell leads readers through steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion, how to open a conversation about faith and belief, how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship, and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change.

The Threshold of Exile
The Threshold of Exile

Author: Marc Paladino

Publisher: Marc Paladino

Published: 2023-06-10

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1662868367

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The author’s interpretive approach invites us to see how a vast amount of the New Testament’s eschatological material is linked directly to the Old Testament prophets. Jesus, his apostles, and the New Testament authors extracted those ancient texts, together with their imagery and linguistic style, and presented them to the Jewish nation in their own day. They served as a warning that the tragic consequences of their history, especially those of the sixth century BC, were about to be repeated in their own generation. This book will take readers on a journey of discovery, a journey that may fundamentally transform our understanding of the New Testament’s prophetic outlook. Above all, it underscores the central and universal impact of the cross and the emergence of a new, inclusive, and enduring biblical economy under the reign of Christ. Visit http//crosslights.net