Beautiful Bride A Church Following Jesus

Author : Carla Ives
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664243620

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Beautiful Bride ... a Church Following Jesus by Carla Ives Pdf

Written from Pastor Carla Ives’ heart to the global church in a time when Christain values and beliefs are challenged and the unity of the church is threatened, Beautiful Bride ... A Church Following Jesus, comes as a healing balm. Ives takes you back to the basics to re-examine your moorings, and she asks you to: • remember your first love for Jesus. • renew your commitment to His Word and ways. • recommit to following Jesus as a true disciple. • rediscover Christ’s love for His bride, the church. • relearn the biblical perspectives and responses of a Christ-follower. • remember why you’re here and refocus your priorities. • re-engage with the family of God. • make Jesus the center of everything. Filled with foundational truths, Beautiful Bride ... A Church Following Jesus encourages you to rediscover the absolutes of God’s word and renew your first love for Christ and his bride, the glorious church.

Author : Joel R. Beeke
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601784087

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The Beauty and Glory of Christ's Bride by Joel R. Beeke Pdf

This collection of a dozen addresses given on the church as Christ’s bride at the 2014 Annual Conference of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary unpacks three overarching themes: looking at the loveliness of Christ’s bride, walking in the path with Christ’s bride, and sharing in the sorrow and hope of Christ’s bride. Specific topics addressed include the beauty of the church’s essence, communion, holiness, unity, diversity, membership, preaching, worship, sacraments, discipline, mission, persecution, and future glory. Together these chapters form an appreciative and practical book on the doctrine of the church, stirring up believers to have greater devotion to Christ’s bride. Two chapters are written by each author, including Michael Barrett, Joel R. Beeke, Gerald Bilkes, Conrad Mbewe, David Murray, and William VanDoodewaard. Table of Contents: Looking at the Loveliness of the Bride of Christ 1. Our Devotion to Christ’s Bride—Conrad Mbewe 2. The Bride’s Spiritual Essence and Communion in the Body of Christ—Gerald Bilkes 3. The Healthy Holiness of Christ’s Bride—Michael Barrett 4. The Unity and Diversity of Christ’s Beautiful Bride—David Murray Walking in the Path with the Bride of Christ 5. The Beauty of Church Membership—Joel R. Beeke 6. Preaching to and Shepherding Christ’s Bride—Michael Barrett 7. The Beautiful, Biblical Worship of Christ’s Bride: A Puritan View—Joel R. Beeke 8. The Beautiful Sacraments of Christ’s Bride—Gerald Bilkes 9. The Bride’s Beautiful Discipline—David Murray 10. The Mission of Christ’s Bride—William VanDoodewaard Sharing in the Sorrow and Hope of the Bride of Christ 11. The Persecution of Christ’s Bride—William VanDoodewaard 12. Christ’s Bride United with Her Bridegroom in Glory—Conrad Mbewe

Author : Joseph Gordon
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597812054

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Possess the Vision by Joseph Gordon Pdf

A man lives through death and the terror of Golgotha, hell, the devil and the lake of fire and brimstone. Read how God saves him from these things and delivers him from the judgment seat of Christ. God then shows him His vision for the church, the bride of Christ. See the first sun rise of the new earth and witness the brides¿ marriage to the Lamb. Learn all the prophetic messages that proclaim; possess the vision.

Author : Garland Elkins,Thomas B. Warren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1980-10-01
Category : Church
ISBN : 0934916276

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The Church, the Beautiful Bride of Christ by Garland Elkins,Thomas B. Warren Pdf

Author : Ginny McDonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798893334494

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Smitten With Jesus by Ginny McDonald Pdf

With a compelling blend of scriptural insights and spiritual wisdom, this book is a clarion call to all Christians. It challenges us to step beyond mere church membership and strive for bridal purity, to foster an intimate relationship with Jesus, and to live in eager anticipation of His return. -Apostle Charlie Shamp, Co-Founder of Destiny Encounters INTL, Vice President of RENCO, Author of The Chosen Smitten with Jesus is a handbook for preparing oneself to be the Bride of Jesus. All through its pages, it is constantly nudging you and showing you how you can become more intimate with your soon-to-arrive Bridegroom. You will learn about: LEAVING the things of the world behind; LOVING the Lord with all your being and SETTING your affections only upon Him; and LOOKING excitedly and expectantly for His return!

Author : Scharlotte Celestine
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781512780345

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The Bride Set Free by Scharlotte Celestine Pdf

This book begins with a vision of a heavenly proposal. In the vision, Jesus was standing before the ones he had come to save. His nail-scarred hands were spread open wide in invitation, and he asked, Will you be mine? Will you let me into your heart to love and provide for you? Will you surrender to me and be my bride? I saw his beloved kneeling at his feet in complete surrender and asking him to be their king; and he said to them, I must go away to make a place for you in my mansion, but I will return for my bride soon. I am not leaving you alone, but I give to you the Holy Spirit as a wedding planner to prepare my bride. He will wash you pure with my word, clothe you in robes of righteousness, and teach you the ways of my kingdom so you can come boldly before my throne on our wedding day. Jesuss proposal was awesome! He paid the full price for his bride with his own life! As I compare this beautiful vision to what I see in the world today, my heart is gripped with an urgency to inspire people to get ready because we dont know the hour of his return. Through his Word, we know the day is well advanced and that the hour certainly draws nearer! As King Solomon prayed for wisdom and asked God to teach him how to come in and go out, we must have the same prayer. Learning to come into Gods presence as we learn from him and as we build our relationship and receive boldness to go out into the harvest, fully representing Jesus as ambassadors to share testimony of him!

Author : Edna Ellison,Joy Brown,Kimberly Sowell
Publisher : New Hope Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596692718

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Chosen and Cherished by Edna Ellison,Joy Brown,Kimberly Sowell Pdf

Chosen and Cherished contains a word portrait of an ancient Jewish wedding. In living color, the authors paint images of ancient wedding customs as women of the Bible would have celebrated them, pointing readers to the spiritual significance for today. The book also features personal wedding stories from the authors and others.

Author : Christopher Hussey
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781635758467

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The Bride Of Christ: The Bridegroom and His Bride by Christopher Hussey Pdf

Right from the very beginning in eternity past, God had planned history with His Son having a bride, a companion that would co-reign with Him and enjoy Him forever. That is the eternal purpose of God in creating a bride for His Son. If you read the Scripture from cover to cover, you would discover that God teaches us in a variety of different ways. Sometimes God uses powerful word pictures, sometimes He uses symbols, sometimes He uses examples of people both good and bad. Sometimes God uses a direct word, an authoritative word, sometimes He uses examples from nature, like a tree planted by the rivers of water that will not cease to bear fruit. This book highlights how God gave us an example of an ancient Jewish wedding ceremony that correlates with Christ, the Bridegroom, and His bride the church. From the father choosing a bride for his son, paying the bridal price, the bridegroom snatching his bride and bringing her to the bridal chamber, and then finally co-reigning with him in their household with him as the head. It is absolutely amazing the correlation between the two. What was a mystery to the Jews has been revealed. The mystery was that both Jew and Gentile called the church would be the bride of Christ. The bride of Christ is describing the kind of relationship we can have with Jesus. God is seeking willing lovers, who would voluntarily seek His heart, voluntarily surrender to Him, and voluntarily love Him with all their heart, soul and mind, and strength.

Author : Alex Delpercio
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490824482

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Preparing the Bride of Christ by Alex Delpercio Pdf

Warning: Do not read this book if you are not willing to be changed by the Lord! This book uncovers the hidden truth of the preparation of the bride of Christ. The message in this book is to help the Christian see some of the necessary elements the Lord uses in preparation for the marriage. This teaching is based on Ephesians 5:27: "That He [Jesus] might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle," as well as other places in the Bible where this truth is concealed. If this teaching is received, the heart of the individual Christian will be open to the Lord enabling him to enter the process of preparation, which is necessary for the union with Jesus Christ. "I know it is the earnest desire of the author that, as you read this book, you would find that pearl of great value that remains hidden until found by a seeking and hungry heart." -James Parnell Teacher at Cornerstone Bible Center

Author : Lisa Jo Greer
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781612154671

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The Bride Awake by Lisa Jo Greer Pdf

The Preparation Realm of Heaven is a special place with the Lord Jesus where those who are called to be His Bride are being prepared for in this hour. The Preparation Realm of Heaven is a place of deep intimacy with the Lord Jesus. For those who desire to know Him more, to love Him more, to obey Him more, to submit to Him more, and to please Him more, The Preparation Realm of Heaven will take you there. For as it is written in Scripture: "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Revelation 19:7-8). The Preparation Realm of Heaven is a beckoning call of the Bridegroom to His Bride "to make herself ready." It is a call to purity and holiness, and to dine with Him as He serves His spiritual food to us, hidden manna from Heaven. Lisa Jo Greer is president and founder of Awake The Bride Ministries. She desires to see the Body of Christ move into a deeper, more intimate and passionate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and to be the Bride that they are called to be. Through prophetic teaching, ministry, and impartation, Lisa unlocks deep truths and secrets of God. A practicing attorney in the natural, she also possesses an anointing for justice and teaches and ministers on accessing the courts of Heaven and decreeing divine justice on earth. Lisa, a licensed and ordained minister, also holds a Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.) degree in Old Testament, New Testament, and Theology. Lisa resides in Grantham, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Kieth, and their daughter, Hannah Grace.

Author : Sue Angel
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609573089

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Here Comes the Bride by Sue Angel Pdf

How closely does your relationship with your husband match what God had in mind when He designed marriage? Why did He create marriage in the first place? Is it possible for your marital union to change from miserable to happy? How is your spiritual life? Are you closer to the Lord today than you were a year ago? What does it mean to be a part of the bride of Christ? Comparing marriage to the relationship of Christ and the church, Sue Angel explores not only how you can become the wife that God intended you to be, but also how you can enhance your walk with the heavenly Bridegroom. Sue Angel and her husband Charles have enjoyed a rich and deeply satisfying marriage since 1964. Drawing on her own marital relationship and on the study of God's Word, Sue has over the years taught Bible studies for women and led women's ministries and retreats. The Angels live in central Arkansas, where they are active in their local church.

Author : Alice Claire Johnson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798890436696

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Biography of the Bride by Alice Claire Johnson Pdf

Looking into some of the most intricate details of the Bridegroom King, we discover the ultimate sacrifice He made for His bride. This special relationship has been our invitation to discover who He is. As we learn how His blood restores in every way, His life fulfills, and His love completely satisfies our deepest longings, we come to know, discovering her, we find our place in Him. "Come, let's take this journey together."

Author : Ali Johnson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781449007065

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Biography of the Bride by Ali Johnson Pdf

"When the Bridegroom King beholds His Bride, His heart is ravished by just one glance from her. Would you like to learn hidden truths, past present and future regarding this special relationship? Deep in scripture are secrets that have been held back from the wise and revealed to babes. Could it be that discovering her, we find ourselves? Come track with me this holy journey of the Bride and her Beloved."

Author : Laynie Travis
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973670186

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Will You Marry Me? by Laynie Travis Pdf

Discover what it means to be the Bride of Christ. The Bible is full of wedding language, metaphors, symbolism, and pictures explaining the importance and significance of marriage. In Will You Marry Me?, author Laynie Travis discusses how the bridegroom and bride relationship found in the Bible is more than a metaphor. She shares how Jesus offers you an invitation and gives you clues showing what he intends this love relationship to look like. In this seven session study, Laynie explains that Jesus, your bridegroom, passionately pursues you and invites you to be his bride. She teaches how to become betrothed to Christ, how to prepare yourself in this life for the coming wedding, and how to participate in a reciprocating love relationship with him. She uses Jewish wedding history, Biblical illustrations, miracles, and parables to demonstrate the deeper spiritual significance of what it means to be betrothed to Jesus. This study includes information and discussion about: • The ancient Jewish wedding process and how it applies to believers • The parable of the ten virgins and the parable of the man in the wrong wedding clothes • The story of the Jewish brides of Isaac and Jacob and their betrothal scenes • Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding in Cana • Jesus, the Samaritan woman, and the betrothal scene • The future prophetic wedding, rapture, and second coming of Christ Jesus is on his knee pleading for your hand in marriage.

Author : Norbert Schnell
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643913531

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The Bride of Christ - A Metaphor for the Church by Norbert Schnell Pdf

Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council, uses various images to speak about the Church. This study is about the Church as the Bride of Christ. Unlike the great images of the Church as the People of God and the Body of Christ, the image of the Church as the Bride of Christ has never been extensively examined since the Second Vatican Council. The current research is a biblical and systematic-theological study of this image. Its main question is what this metaphor can tell us about the essence of the Church, and what its consequences are for the life of the Church today.