These warnings by Jesus Christ have not deterred the millions who simply respond to His awesome love. Millions love Jesus Christ in spite of the difficult conditions that He has set for following Him. Somehow, knowing the living God and His Son Jesus Christ is more than enough compensation for any difficulties we must experience. Don’t listen to anyone who claims that following Jesus is all about getting blessed, rich and successful. That is not Christianity. Christianity is about losing, sacrificing, suffering and dying.
يتعرض القساوسة لضغوط لإثارة حماسة جماعات المؤمنين بالبشارة والتأثير بهم. وأدى هذا الضغط من الناس إلى تشويه كلام المسيح إلى أن تعذر التعرف على رسالة الصليب. اليوم، نعود إلى حقائق المسيحية الأساسية في أننا لا بد أن "نخسر" من أجل أن "نربح" المسيح. وستعود القوة إلى الكنيسة ونحن نبشر بضرورة تقديم الذبيحة والألم والموت من أجل المسيح. لا يمكن أن يمحو أحد قوة كلمات المسيح بغض النظر عن مدى نجاحه أو قوته.
A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
This timely manual is a guide to understanding what is involved in the work of ministry.It is a helpful stimulant for all who love the work of the Lord. Church leaders, Bible students and ministers of all categories with a desire to make full proof of their ministries would find this manual extremely helpful.
Isabella Lilias Trotter (1853-1928) was an artist and a missionary for over 38 years to the Muslims of Algeria. John Ruskin, the famous art critic, didn't believe that ladies could paint before he met Lilias. He changed his mind after he met her and believed that if she would give her life to painting she could become the greatest painter of the nineteenth century. Ruskin believed that if she would devote herself to art "she would be the greatest living painter and do things that would be immortal. " He was unhappy that she was spending so much time on the streets of London, helping with the YWCA, when he thought she ought to be painting. Lilias, however, decided to give up her career in art in order to serve God. She always remained a good friend of Ruskin's though, and they wrote many letters when she was in Algeria. She also wrote several books - beautifully illustrated by herself, including: Parables of the Cross (1894), Parables of the Christ-Life (1899), and a book for Sufi Muslims, The Way of the Sevenfold Secret.
Following God is an exciting journey of discovery. Following and copying other people are ancient arts of learning that Jesus Christ chose as His principle method of training. Instead of shying away from this time-tested method of training, it is time to understand the beauty and humility of the art of following. In this book, you will discover who, what and how to follow properly. This brilliant new book by Dag Heward-Mills gives the art of following its proper place in our Christian experience.
The Greek word LAIKOS means “having no skills”. History has taught us over and over again that great things have been accomplished through people who “lacked skills”. Learn, through this outstanding book by Dag Heward-Mills, what happens where there are no laymen working in the church; how to share the burden with lay people and why we must fight to protect the lay ministry.
Life can be challenging to every one. Many times what you need to overcome what you are encumbered with is wisdom. Wisdom is the secret of God that will help you to rise from your struggles into a living wonder. God has ordained you for glory. The secret of God is the wisdom of God in a mystery that is ordained for your glory and beautification. May the revelations of this book bring you victory every day! May this book give you knowledge to triumph!
