Welcome One Another
Welcome One Another

Author: Paul Hoffman

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress

Published: 2016-12-03

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 150641608X

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We once believed that as a majority culture in North America everyone knew all there was to know about a church and its surroundings. This certainly is no longer true in a post-Christian North American culture. Most people in our towns and cities, in the neighborhoods and surrounding countryside of our church properties are completely mystified about who we are, what we do, and who is welcome-or not. Hoffman's inviting prose, which includes many practical proposals, will expand your notions of who hospitality ministers are and why they matter. His own compelling experience suggests that the rewards of our efforts to welcome the stranger will deeply enrich our congregational ministry and our relationships with one another and with God.

Living Out the One Anothers of Scripture
Living Out the One Anothers of Scripture

Author: Erin Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781934718759

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Open Your Bible and Discover the One AnothersThey are the people you brush past in the grocery store, the co-workers in your office, and the faces around your breakfast table. How has God called you to interact with the "one anothers" all around you?Learn to:* Show hospitality to one another*Encourage one another*Bear with one another in love, and more......in this 30-day devotional.You'll learn how to apply the love God has shown you to your relationships in four areas: attitude, presence, communication, and actions. Each day's reading contains one of the "one another" commands to ponder, a devotional to help you capture the idea of the command, and some practical questions and steps to make it personal. For the next thirty days, enjoy spending time with the "one anothers" of Scripture. As you do, may you be encouraged to love the "one anothers" all around you.

How Happiness Happens
How Happiness Happens

Author: Max Lucado

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0718096479

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These are tough times. Amid global isolation, economic downturn, and social unrest, could you use a dose of happy right about now? Learn the secret to lasting joy that will endure through any season of life. In How Happiness Happens, Max Lucado shares the unexpected path to a lasting happiness, one that produces reliable joy amidst any life circumstance. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed by modern research, this book presents a surprising but practical way of living that will change you from the inside out. In this book, Max will help you discover: Happiness is not selfish People are a joy There is strength in choice Happiness happens when you give it away What are you waiting for? Open the unexpected door to joy and walk in. There’s no better day than today to start your happiest life yet. How Happiness Happens is also available in Spanish.

Hope When It Hurts
Hope When It Hurts

Author: Sarah Walton

Publisher: The Good Book Company

Published: 2017-04-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1784980749

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Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Hurt is real. But so is hope. Kristen and Sarah have walked through, and are walking in, difficult times. So these thirty biblical reflections are full of realism about the hurts of life-yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life. This book will gently encourage and greatly help any woman who is struggling with suffering-whether physical, emotional or psychological, and whether for a season or for longer. It is a book to buy for yourself, or to buy for a member of your church or friend. For anyone who is hurting, this book will give hope, not just for life beyond the suffering, but for life in the suffering. Each chapter contains a biblical reflection, with questions and prayers, and a space for journaling.

God Hears Her
God Hears Her

Author:

Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing

Published: 2017-08-30

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1627077553

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Take comfort in knowing that God hears you. The story of Hannah in 1 Samuel tells of one woman’s personal heartache and trust in the One who could fulfill her desires. She poured her heart out to God, and He heard her. The Our Daily Bread devotions selected for this collection reassure you that God is with you, God is for you, and God hears you. The personal stories and Scripture passages lift you up and remind you that God is bigger than the trials you face.

Fight Your Fears
Fight Your Fears

Author: Kristen Wetherell

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1493422677

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What are you afraid of? You could probably fill this page with a list of your fears. Fears about the future; fears about your health, job, and family; fears about inadequacy and failure (and maybe success); fears about how much fear itself seems to affect your decisions, plans, and growth in this life. You might even fear what God thinks about your fears. After all, in his Word God commands us not to be afraid hundreds of times. But how is this possible? We're troubled by evil, we're slammed with bad news, and we can't know what tomorrow will bring. How can we learn to trust God and not be afraid? Kristen Wetherell is in the fight with you. She is a fearful fellow traveler on the road of the Christian life, making strides alongside you in this battle. In Fight Your Fears she carefully searches 10 of God's great and precious promises, equipping you with the practical tools to overcome the fears and anxious thoughts that are robbing you of your joy. Each chapter ends with Scripture exercises, a memory verse, questions to ponder, and a prayer. Discover truths that will bring peace to your soul as you learn to fear God and nothing else.

What Jesus Demands from the World
What Jesus Demands from the World

Author: John Piper

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1581348452

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for every healthy tree bears good fruit --; Demand #28 : love your enemies--lead them to the truth --; Demand #29 : love your enemies--pray for those who abuse you --; Demand #30 : love your enemies--do good to those who hate you, give to the one who asks --; Demand #31 : love your enemies to show that you are children of God --; Demand #32 : love your neighbor as yourself,

Eternity changes everything
Eternity changes everything

Author: Stephen Witmer

Publisher: The Good Book Company

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1909919160

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Thrills Christians about their eternal future, and shows how that future changes their present. Our view of the future affects how we feel and act in the present. Stephen Witmer excites us about where the world is heading, gives certainty about where we as individuals are heading, and thrills us about how eternity really does change everything in our daily lives. If you are worried about your future... or if your future doesn't seem to make any difference to your now... or if you simply want to get more excited about where you will spend eternity... read this book!

Side by Side
Side by Side

Author: Edward T. Welch

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2015-04-16

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1433547147

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Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the midst of painful circumstances and difficult trials. In this short book, a highly respected biblical counselor and successful author offers practical guidance for all Christians—pastors and laypeople alike—who want to develop their “helping skills” when it comes to walking alongside hurting people. Written out of the conviction that friends are the best helpers, this accessible introduction to biblical counseling will equip believers to share their burdens with one another through gentle words of wisdom and kind acts of love. This book is written for those eager to see God use ordinary relationships and conversations between ordinary Christians to work extraordinary miracles in the lives of his people.