This book takes the reader through the life of a man who found faith in God and radically followed the Bible. He couldn't understand why there were multiple denominations of the Biblical faith and the multiple ways people walked it out. He constantly sought out absolute truth. His purpose was to seek truth at any cost. However, that search led him to find out that it was all a fake out. Come with him on this exhilarating journey. Cry, laugh, and identify with the many life experiences that will touch all who read this.
NFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives a blueprint for taking off our masks and living lives of genuine authenticity. Most of us hide. We play small and don't live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one of those people. As an NFL linebacker, for example, he earned his MBA but told no one because he was afraid of what people might think if they found out that he cared about things that weren't "normal" for his profession. After many years of hiding himself, the person he had become had no connection to the real Sam. Only when he lost a friend and a mentor did he realize he was doing it all wrong--just like many us do, when we try to become someone we're not. All the while, we ignore the unique gifts and talents and personality we truly possess. But there is another way of living: Let the world see you. Your quirks, your passions, and your inner desires were not given to you by accident. And the world needs your gifts. In Let the World See You, Sam Acho shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. Being the real you pays big. No one else has what you have. No one else can share what you share. Let the World See You helps crack the shell of people who are in hiding and reveals the benefits of a lifestyle lived on purpose.
Do You Have Faith That Can Move Mountains? How do you know if you're moving in a kind of faith that will really change circumstances? Since there is a real faith and a fake faith, are you sure that you are operating in real faith? Fake faith won’t do much, but real faith moves mountains. And nothing is more important than making sure you have mountain-moving faith that produces results! In Rick Renner’s five-part series Real Faith vs. Fake Faith, you’ll see and learn: Real faith has corresponding actions. The role of faith vs. works. About Abraham’s unwavering faith. About Rahab’s heroic faith. How your faith can work wonders! The Bible says without faith it’s impossible to please God, so jump into this important teaching to learn more about this life-changing, mountain-moving faith. You’ll discover how to stir up the fire of God that is in you and receive real results with real Bible faith!
We live in a culture where many identify as "Christian" without fully embracing what it looks like to follow Jesus day-in and day-out. After gathering on a Sunday, do we simply go about our business, void of true transformation? Is the gospel simply a self-help tool, the church just a place where our needs can be met? It's time to ask ourselves, "Am I really following Jesus? Or am I just faking it?" With eye-opening personal stories, Scripture, and thought-provoking questions, Andi Andrew lovingly invites readers to examine their hearts to discover whether their faith is a genuine, life-giving marriage of belief and practice in response to Christ's life and sacrifice, or if it is just a lifestyle choice on par with any other. She encourages readers to surrender their whole lives to Jesus daily, grapple with hard questions they may have been avoiding, and discover a life fully alive, following in the way, the truth, and the life of Jesus Christ.
God has given us all a story that is woven around our purpose, whether we choose to live a life that fulfills it or not. Our true purpose is to love, even though we donaEUR(tm)t know how much time we have. Life is filled with many options and so many people that it is sometimes hard to know which to choose and who to actually listen to. IaEUR(tm)m grateful to God for placing some recognizably wise people in my life who are there to encourage me in making good choices.The aftermath and far reach for the spiritual resolve of a seemingly unfulfilled existence can cause prolonged and inexplicable grief. It is in the complete acceptance of humanityaEUR(tm)s biggest certainty, death, that one will start to acknowledge it as part of life and, in doing so, come back to life.Life almost faked them out! Hosea and India may never have had a successful life together on this plane due to their extreme differences in callings; their true purposes; and overall lifeaEUR(tm)s expectancy, desires, and dreams. Yet they had real love as real as Romeo and JulietaEUR(tm)s. A woman by the name of Jeanette Winterson was onto something that hinges on authenticity (aEURoereal talkaEUR) as she penned the following quote in a book called Written on the Body:aEURoeYouaEUR(tm)ll get over itaEUR|aEUR ItaEUR(tm)s the clichA(c)s that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life forever. You donaEUR(tm)t get over it because aEUR~itaEUR is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are new people, but the gap never closes. How could it? The particularness of someone who mattered enough to grieve over is not made anodyne by death. This hole in my heart is in the shape of you, and no-one else can fit it. Why would I want them to?
What if the next big step God wants you to take is actually small? Stepping into the assignments the Lord has for us and pursuing the dreams He's placed in our hearts can feel overwhelming and exhilarating all at the same time. But walking in His will begins with our daily obedience to Him. Lysa TerKeurst knows what it means to walk by faith and encourages you to discover the deeply personal truths of God's Word for your calling. What Happens When Women Walk in Faith is filled with stories and Scripture that will help you apply practical, Biblical truths to your life and equip you to: Discover 5 phases of your faith walk and embrace the direction that the Lord is leading you. Identify one area where you can draw a line in the sand and take a step toward something new. Be prepared for God to use your small steps of faith to unleash His work and wonder in your life. No matter what God has called you to, you can take this first step!
Using the same humor and honesty that galvanized more than a million online readers from more than 200 countries, speaker Jon Acuff brings his insightful take on Christianity to the book world with this new edition of Stuff Christians Like. Do you constantly find yourself towing the fine line between praying before certain types of meals and not others? This book is for you. Have you fallen in love on a mission trip, just to break up when you get home? This book is for you. Are you a unicorn of purity who ranks honeymoon sex slightly higher than the second coming of Christ? Guess what – this book is for you, too. It’s time to shake off Somber Christian Syndrome and embrace the quirks of being a member of God’s kingdom. This book will teach you how to: Break up with your small group Subtly find out if your new Christian friends drink beer too Recognize the shame grenade that is a Jesus Juke Avoid a prayer handholding faux pas Say something Christian-y without looking like a snake handler From prayer shot blocks to metro worship leaders, no stone is left unturned in this hilarious look at faith. “I never knew how much I needed Jesus until I found out I was judging people who use the table of contents in their Bible. This book saved me from looking like a bad Christian.” – Sister Mary Francis, Rhode Island. “It’s such a time saver to know that my Chick-fil-a from the drive-thru comes pre-blessed. I always knew I was making the right choice by choosing the Lord’s chicken.” – Dave L., South Carolina.
Share if you love Jesus. Scroll past if you follow the devil. Most Christians have encountered phony posts on our feeds meant to rile us up. But not everything we see on social media is so obviously absurd. As online spaces increase in importance, we urgently need to consider how to love our neighbors on the internet—and this includes sharing the truth. Rachel I. Wightman has seen this problem firsthand as a librarian with over a decade of experience instructing students in information literacy. In Faith and Fake News, she shares her expertise with average Christians. This timely and essential guide explains the information landscape and its tendency toward thought bubbles, discusses techniques for fact-checking and evaluating sources, and offers suggestions on ways to engage with our neighbors online while bearing witness to Christ and the truth.
This might sound like a strange title for a book, but as you will see it fits. It was back in 1979 that I had a life-changing event that took place right after I turned 41, but before I tell you what happen I just want to say this, that God gave me a gift. At the time, I didn't have any idea on how to use this gift because this was something new to me and I didn't even know that I had this gift. Are you confused yet? Maybe This will help. When the Lord ascended it is said that he gave gifts to the church. Gifts like apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. The reason he gave all these gifts was for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ, His church. The Lord made sure that after he left this world he was going to equip men with all these gifts to help in the ministry of His church, (He called it his body). You see that is what the true church is, it is the hand of God reaching down to mankind here on earth. It is an extension of Christ work with the human race. Now getting back to the gift He gave me, He gave me the gift of evangelism. Maybe you are asking how do I know he gave me this gift. Well, He put it in my heart to want to reach out to those who are leading a life like I did before my conversion. I want to evangelize those who are locked up behind bars. The undesirables of the world; those that are locked up and kept apart from what we call the free society. A few years ago I started a jail ministry and everything was going great. It was as if the Lord had lit a fire under me and I was going to the jail three times a week and also doing one on one's with some of the inmates. But deep down I felt that something was wrong. The Jail administrator seemed to be real cold toward me and I heard her make comments like, "if I had it my way, these inmates wouldn't have any activities like this." While I was there she took some of the privileges away for the inmates. Things like coffee during the meeting. I know for a fact, that some of them would come out just because they could get a cup of coffee. It was a way of getting some inmates to hear what God wanted to say to them through His Word, the Bible. So when this privilege was taken away the numbers dropped. It was as if the devil was trying to prevent God's Word from being heard. She seemed to be watching me like a hawk, just waiting for me to slip up, and I did. To me, it was just a small thing but she made a big deal about it. What I did was to say something to one of the inmates about one of the jailers. I live in a very small town of 2500 people and most people knew one another. One day I was doing a one on one with one of the female inmates when I found out she was the step-daughter to one of my neighbors, and the house on the other side of my house belonged to one of the jailers. In the midst of the conversation, I made the comment that three of us were all neighbors. Apparently there was a rule that I was not to do this, and this is what she was waiting for. Because of this, I was thrown out of the jail, and that is where I came up with the title of this book. When this happen some of the inmates were asking if I could come back, I really felt excepted by them, and to be real honest, I really had a heart for those that were locked up. There was a real connection. I was there to help them, and they came to know this. Now I didn't leave them cold turkey. I had a younger man going to the jail with me to help, and when I left, he took over for me. And by the way, he is still there and doing a great job. D. L. Moody inspired me to write this book even though he is dead. I read something that gave me the idea to put these stories together. In the following pages, you will find some stories about lives that were changed by coming in contact with God through an evangelist that was sent to them by God Himself. And I truly believe that God is sending his workers out into the field for the harvest is ripe and ready. My hope is that this book will change lives by bringing some to the saving grace of God. God is in the business of saving lives saving marriages saving families; He is in the saving business. I know this because he saved me, saved my marriage, and has save many in my family.
Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! You'll face risky ventures, thrilling rescues, and cunning enemies, but you'll have powerful partners to help you triumph over it all. It sounds like an action movie, but it's better than that. It's what your life can be like when you get to know God, who chose you for a life of adventure with him. The Adventure: Living Out Your Relationship with God (Catholic Edition) is your one-of-a-kind guide to the adventure God is calling you to live. It includes getting to know God, why having a relationship with him matters, and how to become friends with him (yes, it's possible). You'll learn how he talks to you, how you can talk to him, how you can do things with him, and how we connect with him and one another through the sacraments and the Church. If you already know God, this book can help you know him even better. If you're not sure about God or the Catholic Church, this book will bust the myth that it's all about rules and help you to see that it's all about a relationship. Inside The Adventure: Real-world advice and practical tips for learning how to be friends with God Bible verses that suddenly make sense when you see them in a new light Challenges for you to take that will make you stronger, braver, and more committed to the adventure Questions in each chapter (that you'll actually want to answer) and space to write down your own thoughts and ideas
