When God Calls, Say Yes!
When God Calls, Say Yes!

Author: Rod Chelberg MD

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-22

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781799153771

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In my memoir WHEN GOD CALLS, SAY "YES!" I share my first childhood memories of mystical events. Later in life, once I was in medical school, these mystical events became more frequent. I started to see and hear Christ in the ER where I worked as a physician, and there He guided me to help save many people's lives. When I later became a hospice director, Christ helped me care for patients and then guided them home to heaven. In the book, I discuss the unreality of death and dying in detail, citing multiple patient cases. Meeting God is another major topic of the book. I share what it is like to be held by God and look into His eyes and feel His Love for me. Eventually I realized that God and I are one. In time, I was asked to join Jesus and others to bless the world. Finally, in closing, I have given suggestions about what worked for me in the process I call Awakening. In this small book, I have included several poems, letters to friends, and examples of Christ talking with me. What I learned is that Christ's help is readily available to everyone whenever we ask for it. But the main point that I am making in this book is how much God Loves us and is waiting for us to wake up! Be at peace... Love, Rod

Say Yes to God
Say Yes to God

Author: Kay Warren

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2010-10-05

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0310332249

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You have a plan for the rest of your life. God has a plan for the rest of your life. Are they the same? Say Yes to God--formerly titled Dangerous Surrender--will help you find the answer. You have expectations for how your life will play out, and you hope those plans will become realities. But what if God's plan for your life is far different from what you had in mind? Can you accept that? Will you surrender your goals for God's? Kay Warren had a plan. Together with her husband, Rick Warren, author of the megaseller The Purpose Driven Life, she planned that after her kids were grown, she'd travel the world, teaching and encouraging couples in ministry. It was a good plan. But it wasn't what God had in mind for her. In her own startling wake-up call, Kay discovered the shocking realities of the AIDS pandemic in Africa while reading a magazine. "I want to use you!" she heard God say. That began the struggle--first to avoid God's call and then to surrender herself to God. She cried out to God, "Why are you bothering me with this? There's nothing I can do about it. I'm just an ordinary person. What could one person do about such a gigantic problem?" But God had grabbed her attention and wouldn't let go. If you've ever struggled with knowing and doing God's will, this book is for you. With raw honesty, Kay goes straight to the heart of the matter: the bottom line is surrender. Will you say yes to God? Along the way she'll introduce you to others--people like you--who have said yes to God and have made a difference in the world. Using their skills, energy, faith, and a willingness to take risks, they became powerful instruments of change and tools in God's hands. Giving in to God isn't easy. It's not for cowards. It's the boldest, riskiest step you'll ever take. This dangerous surrender can bring both joy and pain, both heartache and ecstasy, but it enables you to know God in a far deeper way than ever before. "I had to make a conscious decision. Would I retreat to my comfortable life and to my settled plans? Or would I surrender to God's call and let my heart engage with the cause to which he called me, one that I was pretty sure would include buckets of pain and sorrow? I felt like I was standing on the edge of a giant precipice; I couldn't go back, and yet the way forward looked like stepping into a void." Kay Warren took that step, choosing to say yes to God. That decision transformed her life and reshaped her future. She invites you to do the same. You'll benefit most by discussing this book with others. A Readers' Group Discussion Guide is provided in the back of the book. Additional help can be found at www.kaywarren.com.

Open Hands, Willing Heart
Open Hands, Willing Heart

Author: Vivian Mabuni

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0735291748

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Discover how yielding ourselves wholly to God, especially in the midst of challenging circumstances, lends new purpose to our lives. “Vivian Mabuni is a kind and trustworthy guide through one of adulthood’s secrets: life doesn’t go like you thought it would.”—Jen Hatmaker, New York Times best-selling author of For the Love and Of Mess and Moxie As women after God’s heart, we honestly desire to please God. We want to be used by Him and to experience the peace and fulfillment He wants for us. Yet it’s all too easy to fall into living mechanically, with a rule-based approach to the Christian life, or to focus on getting what we want when we want it. Even when we want to be willing, saying yes to whatever God asks often feels scary, and the distractions of this world get in the way. Vivian Mabuni knows this all too well, but she’s discovered that open-handed living starts with an intentional posture of the heart. Through surrender to His will, we draw closer to God in a way that makes our day-to-day lives more purposeful, powerful, and pleasing to Him. With Vivian’s warm encouragement in Open Hands, Willing Heart, you’ll learn how to step out in courageous trust as you invite God to give and take—and move and work—in your life as He sees fit. Along the way you’ll discover true joy and serenity that will carry you through every circumstance.

The Spirit-Led Leader
The Spirit-Led Leader

Author: Timothy C. Geoffrion

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005-11-14

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1566996732

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In our postmodern, experience-oriented culture, people are longing for greater authenticity, integrity, and depth in their pastors and leaders. Board directors, church members, and staff alike are all eagerly seeking leaders who effectively integrate their spirituality and leadership. Pastors and executives, however, often struggle with knowing how to integrate their spiritual values and practices into their leadership and management roles. Designed for pastors, executives, administrators, managers, coordinators, and all who see themselves as leaders and who want to fulfill their God-given purpose, The Spirit-Led Leader addresses the critical fusion of spiritual life and leadership for those who not only want to see results, but who also desire to care just as deeply about who they are and how they lead as they do about what they produce and accomplish. Geoffrion creates a new vision for spiritual leadership as partly an art, partly a result of careful planning, and always a working of the grace of God

He Knows Your Name
He Knows Your Name

Author: Linda Znachko

Publisher: Kregel Publications

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0825444047

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When the evening news reported a dead baby abandoned in a local dumpster, Linda Znachko's comfortable life changed. She was suddenly convicted—-God was asking her to provide a dignified burial for this tiny lost child. Linda said yes. She had no idea where that first small yes would lead. Linda found herself in places she never dreamed she would be: at the graveside of the child of an abused mother; by the side of a mother fighting for her lost child; and at the funeral of a Texas stripper who died two days before her baptism but left a legacy of love behind. When Linda stepped out of her comfort zone and into these implausible places with people she was unlikely to otherwise encounter, she discovered the life she never knew she wanted—-a life of saying yes to God whenever He asks. Today, Linda has a ministry that gives children a name in life, and dignity and honor in death. When she shares her stories of broken lives redeemed, other broken people respond, and so the ripple effects of that long-ago yes continue to spread, touching lives that yearn for healing, and underscoring the fact that every life matters to God.

Saying Yes to God
Saying Yes to God

Author: Timothy C. Geoffrion

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-05-31

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1498297072

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Saying Yes to God is written to help maturing Christians better recognize the voice of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit. The book is a practical resource for those looking for fresh insight to break through barriers and personal limitations in their relationship with God. In effect, this book offers hope to all those who earnestly want to know God better and to live Christ-centered, Spirit-led lives. Readers will not feel judged or shamed, but will hear a gentle but firm and persistent call to believe that God truly is at work in their lives, calling and leading them. Not only can they learn to recognize the Spirit's voice better, but they can learn how to work with God in tremendously satisfying and fruitful ways. This book's particular contribution lies in its simple presentation of important spiritual concepts, use of illustrations drawn from the author's spiritual life coaching practice and global teaching ministry, and special emphasis on how to love others better as an outflow of one's faith and personal relationship with God.

WHEN GOD CALLS
WHEN GOD CALLS

Author: Wole Adeyi

Publisher: Wole Adeyi

Published: 2012-12-12

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0615470874

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Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, but each call is specific. God calls people to serve uniquely. It is a high honor to be called of God into the ministry. The question is how do you know if God is calling you? If you are a Christian, you have probably heard a thousand times about doing God’s will or listening for God’s call. Many of us are perfectly content to believe that obeying God’s will means going to church every Sunday and putting a check in the offering box. God’s plan is bigger than that. These days, many Christians think of careers rather than callings. The biblical challenge to most Christians is an extended call from the call to salvation to the call to the ministry. The longer I am a Christian, the more I realize that God does not need super stars. He doesn’t! He simply needs ordinary people who will say, “Here I am, use me.” Stop focusing on what you cannot do. Let God decide what you cannot do. You just be available. If God only used perfect people, who would get used? God uses ordinary people who are ready to be used by Him. When God calls you, He is giving you the free-will to say ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ but when we call to Him, He has only two answers; ‘YES’ and ‘NOT NOW’. The choice lies with the one being called. Do you sense that God is calling you to ministry? Do you burn with a compulsion to proclaim the Word, share the Gospel, and care for God’s flock? Has this call been confirmed and encouraged by those Christians who know you closely? All these will be answered in this book.

What Happens When Women Say Yes to God and Walk in Faith
What Happens When Women Say Yes to God and Walk in Faith

Author: Lysa TerKeurst

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2022-07-19

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0736985840

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Become the Woman God Made You to Be Lysa TerKeurst’s bestselling books have inspired millions of women to uncover the purpose God has for them. Now for the first time, you can find two of her most powerful titles together in one elegant volume, perfect for reading for the first time or revisiting as you grow in your faith. What Happens When Women Say Yes to God sets you on a journey of learning how to be obedient to the Lord. You’ll see the beautiful transformation that accompanies following God’s voice in your daily life and open your eyes to the incredible ways you can experience Him today. What Happens When Women Walk in Faith shows you how to pursue God’s call even through times of doubt, discouragement, and pain. You’ll learn how to remain encouraged and equipped through embracing God’s promises no matter what comes your way. Complete with a personal Bible study at the end of each chapter, this two-book collection will lead you on a journey of spiritual renewal and revelation as you joyfully pursue the call God has created you to fulfill.

When God Calls... Answer
When God Calls... Answer

Author: Edgar R. Nazario

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2000-06

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0595096433

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Whom do we trust? Ourselves, and our instincts? As most (if not all) of us have learned from experience, that’s not very secure, nor very wise. Do we then trust our spouses? Our friends? Our co-workers? As good as these are or may be, we have all no doubt been “burned” by following the advice of others, and that makes us leery of trusting others. There is One whom we can trust, and that is God. There is one Book that provides sound advice, and that is the Bible. Edgar Nazario has done it again. He has brought us, through stories, explanations, exhortations, and piercing questions, to understanding a little clearer just who God is.

Don't Be Afraid to Say Yes to God!
Don't Be Afraid to Say Yes to God!

Author: Pope Francis

Publisher: The Word Among Us Press

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1593255039

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Set out for the future without fear! That’s the message of Pope Francis to young people as he challenges them to follow Christ and his plan for their lives. In this collection of short excerpts of his talks from around the world, Pope Francis speaks to the best instincts of young people, inviting them to do their part to build a better, more just world. He encourages teens and young adults to say yes to all that God is asking of them, even while acknowledging that following the Lord wholeheartedly involves risks as well as rewards. Popular youth speaker Fr. Mike Schmitz provides follow-up reflections and questions after each selection that are designed to help young people draw closer to God in prayer, giving them the courage to rise up and embrace the pope’s words. This book can profoundly influence the choices that young people make at crucial decision points in their lives.