Spiritual Gifts, the Beloved Community, and Covenant
Spiritual Gifts, the Beloved Community, and Covenant

Author: Emily Provance

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780875744612

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God speaks to all people and gives us all spiritual gifts-and yet these gifts are not all the same. We are organizers, pray-ers, workers, carers, innovators, provocateurs, and healers. Why? Because we're made to fit together like puzzle pieces, as we name, affirm, and nurture spiritual gifts and ministries. In the author's view, this fitting together is at the heart of what it means to be a covenant people, a people given to the care of one another and charged with building the kingdom of God on Earth. It's easy to settle for less than covenant; it's scary to stretch for the wholeness of God's promise. We, collectively, face a choice of who to be. A version of this pamphlet was given as the 2019 Weed Lecture at Beacon Hill Friends House in Boston. Discussion questions included.

The Church Cracked Open
The Church Cracked Open

Author: Stephanie Spellers

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2021-03-17

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1640654259

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"This book will make a profound difference for the church in this moment in history." — The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry Sometimes it takes disruption and loss to break us open and call us home to God. It’s not surprising that a global pandemic and once-in-a-generation reckoning with white supremacy—on top of decades of systemic decline—have spurred Christians everywhere to ask who we are, why God placed us here and what difference that makes to the world. In this critical yet loving book, the author explores the American story and the Episcopal story in order to find out how communities steeped in racism, establishment, and privilege can at last fall in love with Jesus, walk humbly with the most vulnerable and embody beloved community in our own broken but beautiful way. The Church Cracked Open invites us to surrender privilege and redefine church, not just for the sake of others, but for our own salvation and liberation.

Three Simple Rules
Three Simple Rules

Author: Rueben P. Job

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13: 0687649668

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Learn the three simple rules to mutual respect, unity and a deeper daily relationship with God.

Our Life Is Love
Our Life Is Love

Author: Marcelle Martin

Publisher:

Published: 2016-02-19

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780997060409

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Our Life is Love describes the transformational spiritual journey of the first Quakers, who turned to the Light of Christ within and allowed it to be their guide. Many Friends today use different language, but are still called to make the same journey. In our time people seeking deeper access to the profound teachings of Christianity want more than just beliefs, they want direct experience. Focusing on ten elements of the spiritual journey, this book is a guide to a Spirit-filled life that affects this world. Quakers in the seventeenth century and today provide examples of people and communities living in the midst of the world whose radical understanding of Christ's teachings led them to become powerful agents of social change. The book offers a simple, clear explanation of the spiritual journey that is suitable not only for Quakers, but for all Christians, and for seekers wanting to better understand our spiritual experience and the fullness of God's call to us. The book would make an excellent focus for study groups. Marcelle Martin has led workshops at retreat centers and Quaker meetings across the United States. She served for four years as the resident Quaker Studies teacher at Pendle Hill and was a core teacher in the School of the Spirit program, The Way of Ministry. She is the author of the Pendle Hill pamphlets Invitation to a Deeper Communion and Holding One Another in the Light. In 2013 she was the Mullen Writing Fellow at Earlham School of Religion while working on this book.

Spirit Life Training
Spirit Life Training

Author: Timothy Jorgensen

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2011-06-21

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0768489733

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Spirit Life Training is a workout program jammed full of proven, successful strategies to align your spirit, soul, and body to release the life and power that God put inside you. With exciting mind and body exercises designed to biblically align and strengthen your body, emotions, memory, intellect, imagination, and will, your recreated spirit self will rise up and express the rejuvenated and refreshed life of abundance God intended for you. Everything you need to overcome in this life you have received in seed form at the point of salvation. Spirit Life Training is the process of discovering, strengthening, and releasing this treasure God has given you.

Our Covenant God
Our Covenant God

Author: Kay Arthur

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2009-05-27

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0307552586

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SOMEONE LOVES YOU. UNCONDITIONALLY. UNSHAKABLE, UNFAILINGLY. That Someone is God Himself. But how can that be possible? Why would God love you so? Because He has fashioned an unbreakable covenant between Himself and you. And He always keeps His promises. “Everything God does,” says Kay Arthur, “is based on His covenant.” And when you understand how thoroughly the dynamic concept of covenant permeates everything God says in His Word, and everything He does in our lives, you’ll come to experience one of the most stabilizing, most freeing truths you’ll ever know. In a culture in which unfaithfulness is rampant, God’s “fierce, ferocious loyalty” toward us is difficult to imagine. And yet, through her characteristically warm and wise exploration of the Scripture, Kay Arthur will lead you into discovering the stunning truth of God’s covenant–and help you experience its revolutionary truth in your life. The Bible reveals the covenant bond to be the highest personal relationship possible. In ancient times, covenants were solemn, binding agreements supremely honored above all others. Making a covenant represented an unqualified, total commitment of one person to another–unconditionally, totally, eternally. As you follow the thread of God’s covenant woven throughout the Bible, you’ll discover the awesome privilege of getting to know the Lord as your Covenant God.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Author: Dallas M. Roark

Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers

Published: 2021-04-18

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1619708795

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Although Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s passionate life and dramatic death are familiar territory, Dallas M. Roark’s Dietrich Bonhoeffer traces how his faith and beliefs led him to actively resist the Nazi regime. Roark examines Bonhoeffer’s sermons, letters, articles, and books—offering readers an outstanding introduction to the breadth of his writing and the depth of his profound yet very practical theological thinking. The book is designed to give the reader a quick snapshot view of the man, his life and thought.

Color-Courageous Discipleship
Color-Courageous Discipleship

Author: Michelle T. Sanchez

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0593193857

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Discover a Christ-centered approach to antiracism that will empower you to be transformed as you transform your world. “A clear biblical theology for why racial solidarity is integral to discipleship—one that is not influenced by the right or the left but by Jesus!”—Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church So you’re for Jesus and against racism. But racism is such a fraught topic—can’t we just talk about Jesus? Michelle T. Sanchez has discovered through her own journey that it’s impossible to separate racial discipleship from our relationship with God. When we choose to courageously resist racism, we discover opportunities to encounter Christ in fresh and exciting ways. Color-Courageous Discipleship is our guidebook to a deeper connection with God through the adventure of racial discipleship. Grounded in the gospel, this practical and thought-provoking book • reveals multiple ways that the racial dynamics of our society have already formed us • explores what it means to biblically and proactively address racial inequity for the sake of God’s glory • equips us to engage in challenging conversations about racial reconciliation with grace and truth • offers hope, creative answers, and a path forward both individually and as beloved community Whatever your race or background, Color-Courageous Discipleship invites you to experience more of Jesus as you pursue racial righteousness in his name.

Covenant Bible Study Book
Covenant Bible Study Book

Author: Kay Arthur

Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources

Published: 2009-07

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781415867747

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Covenant: God's Enduring Promises - Member Book by Kay Arthur provides a personal study experience five days a week plus observation worksheets and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this in-depth women's Bible study. Also included in the member book is a 17-page leader guide. Covenant explores God's initiatives with humanity by studying His covenants throughout history. Kay shows that the idea of covenant -- God's enduring promise -- is key to understanding our relationship to God. Kay will guide you in exploring the benefits and responsibilities of covenant as well as the character of the covenant initiator. Learn about the remarkable ways the old covenant points to the promises of the new covenant. This small-group resource is designed for 8 weeks of study with facilitator helps included in the back of the member book. Features: More than great content--a methodology for studying the Bible for oneself Leads women to be secure in God's faithfulness