We believe that there is a God, but is this the way God would run the world with death and destruction and all sorts of evil. If God is loving, why isn’t every thing perfect? There are the whys in life. How did this all get started? Why are we born and why do we die?
After creation itself, the greatest miracle was when God Himself became a Man and walked upon the earth. He did this to show man how to become “a new creation” ascending into the heavenly realm with a spiritual nature. This book, one of Rick Joyner’s favorites, is about this most remarkable time and written from the perspective of both men and angels.
“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” It is the most dangerous and loving cause in the universe: rescuing sinners from eternal suffering and bringing them into the eternal joy of relationship with Jesus. Jesus himself said that for every person who does not believe, the wrath of God remains on him (John 3:36). And for the peoples of the world who have no access to the gospel, the wrath of God does just that. World missions is the marvelous venture of crossing cultures to rescue unreached peoples from eternal suffering, renovate their broken lives, and see them reflect God’s glory through joy in Christ. There is no better reason to lose your life and no greater way to live it. Cross captures, for a new generation, this great summons to the unreached and unengaged peoples of the world. Inspired by the inaugural Cross student missions conference, this book includes contributions from John Piper, David, Platt, Matt Chandler, Thabiti Anyabwile, Kevin DeYoung, D. A. Carson, and more.
The book is specially vomited by the holy spirit to stir up men who have slept as it is written while men sleep this book will help many who are already living a minus life, many that are ignorant of who they are or the privileges and the resources are God has created and kept for them. Ignorance is no excuse in spiritual matters and God do not want us to be kept in the dark so that you can do your own part which is to pray and he to do his own part which is to act and bring answers. There are plenty of wholesome resources which you and I can use and quite not a few is discussed in this first edition let take a look at Job 38:22-23 hast thou entered into the weapons of the snow? Or hast thou seen the treasure of the hail, which I have reserved against the day of trouble, against the day of battle and war. - The verse explains that God is ever ready, he is always prepared - God sees far beyond what we humans see, his foresight into future is far greater than philosophers on their tip toe. - His insight is unimaginable (Daniel 2:22 he revealed deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in darkness and light dwells with him) - God is always at his best when we men are at our worst - He is the ultimate killing machine and he has in his arsenal strange weapons to fight strange battles. - God himself his the solution for he has the solution to all trouble and problems of life - God is still speaking today only if you tune to his frequency and his modulation and ready to obey The book is simply put as Williams Shakespeare has said there is a tide in the affairs of men to which if taken up leads to fortunes, you can through this book change the season around you by saying no it must stop, it cannot continue like this, let there be a change. Read and let your life change.
The attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in the United States of September 11th, 2001 brought the phenomenon of religious fundamentalism to the world's attention.Sociological research has clearly demonstrated that fundamentalists are primarily reacting against modernity, and believe that they are fighting for the very survival of their faith against the secular enemy. But we understand very little about how and why people join fundamentalist movements and embrace a set of beliefs, values and norms of behaviour which are counter-cultural. This is essentially a question for social psychology, since it involves both social relations and individual selves. Drawing on a broad theoretical perspective, social identity theory, Peter Herriot addresses two key questions: why do fundamentalists identify themselves as an in-group fighting against various out-groups? And how do the psychological needs for self-esteem and meaning motivate them? Case studies of Mohammed Atta, the leader of the 9/11 hijackers, and of the current controversy in the Anglican Church about gay priests and bishops, demonstrate how fruitfully this theory can be applied to fundamentalist conflicts. It also offers psychologically sensible ways of managing such conflicts, rather than treating fundamentalists as an enemy to be defeated. Religious Fundamentalism and Social Identity is unique in applying social identity theory to fundamentalism, and rare in that it provides psychological (in addition to sociological) analyses of the phenomenon. It is a valuable resource for courses in social psychology which seek to demonstrate the applicability of social psychological theory to the real world.
The choice to live an ordinary life is no longer an option! Greatness-lasting greatness-is a desire built into every human heart. For the believer in Christ, it is not only possible, but expected. How will your life matter? God wants your life to count for eternity. He wants you to join the team of rescuers He is sending into a desperate world.
The end-time events are unfolding before our eyes, even as thick darkness is hovering over the earth. Therefore, this book is written to awaken believers to rise up to their purpose. There are people who shall never surrender to the enemy; those who shall soon confront the darkness of this time and push it back, irrespective of how thick it might be. These are God’s Messengers of Fire, who shall demonstrate the love of God that surpasses understanding. If you are one of those that are reading this book, be assured, that you are one of the soldiers of the cross that shall soon arise. Perfect love casts out all fears.
John Piper pleads with fellow pastors to abandon the professionalization of the pastorate and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry.