Christ S Prisoner

Author : Robert B. Callahan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608996476

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Christ's Prisoner by Robert B. Callahan Pdf

Paul proclaimed he was in prison because he was Christ's prisoner. Why? Because he proclaimed the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ uncompromisingly without fear of retribution. He served the living Christ and succumbed neither to the wiles of Satan nor to the demands of the secular world. He gives all the glory to God and in so doing proclaims: the grace of God; knowledge in the mystery of Christ, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, . . . and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel. He became Christ's minister by God's grace and His effective power working in him. God does this to enlighten and to strengthen each individual professing faith in Christ and endeavoring to walk with Jesus along life's pathway while enjoying blessings and gifts, as well enduring trials, tests, and temptations. Paul was the ultimate pastor and teacher in expounding Christ's teachings. He was a God server, not a man server. May those who preach and teach follow in Paul's footsteps by proclaiming God's entire Word faithfully.

Author : Jr. Payne,Leonard M. Payne
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781622304417

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Christians Disguised As Prisoners by Jr. Payne,Leonard M. Payne Pdf

Prisons are an institutional altar God has placed in communities all around us. In this book, the author is giving an invitation for the outside churches to minister in such a way that Jesus can say: I was in prison and you came to me. Prisons are mission fields in which God has brought the world to our back yards. Any given prison in America houses inmates from all nations around the world. This book is also a call to the Church to answer Jesus Christ's Great Commission: to go into all the world and make disciples. After thirty years as a prison chaplain and assistant program director, the author has a keen insight into this rewarding ministry. He draws that knowledge from personal experiences, writing policies, and training staff and volunteers. He has ministered with and to the inmates on every level of the system, including Death Row. This book is essential for serious readers who are seeking to improve relationships with wardens, correctional officers, chaplains and inmates, their family, and the victims. Leonard M. Payne, Jr. was just a country preacher with a PhD (Praying Hard Daily) when he applied for the chaplain position at the West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, WV. He was the only staff member allowed to go with Governor Arch Moore to the negotiations during the 1986 riots at the West Virginia State Penitentiary. He has authored two books: Un-redeemer Son and Daughters and My People Yesterday, Today and Forever, a history of the Glorious Churches of God in Christ, in which he presently serves as National Director of Chaplaincy. He holds a Doctoral degree from the United Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts from the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. Leonard lives in St. Clairsville, Ohio with his wife, Charlotte

Author : Samee Solanky
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498405065

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Jesus In The Jail by Samee Solanky Pdf

(1) Revival began in the Olmos high-security prison (Argentina, South America), with half of its 3,000 inmates now believers. This revival spread to 200 other prisons. An estimated 25 percent of all prisoners in Argentina are now Christians. One prison, Cristo la Unica Esperanza, has become a completely (100 percent) evangelical prison in Latin America. Approximately 250 pastors work in prisons in Argentina. (2) The success story of Bellavista Prison (Columbia, Central America), a maximum-security prison in Medellin that was often called “hell on earth,” is an inspiration. Through prayer and bold Christian witness, the prison has seen a remarkable turning of hardened criminals to Christ and the end of rampant murderousness. Many inmates are now believers, and there is regular prayer, fasting, and evangelism in this prison, and even a Christian radio station has been formed there. A Bible institute has also been formed in this prison, training inmates to minister both in prison and after release. If God can do this in South America, in Central America, in Westchester County Jail (NY), in Metropolitan Detention Center (NY), and in Otisville Prison-Camp (NY), then HE can do this in other prisons of the United States of America and the world, too. Is there anything too hard for the Lord?

Author : Ray Amato
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781098058852

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Confessions and Testimony of a Christian Prisoner by Ray Amato Pdf

Unknowingly to me, the writing of this book commenced decades ago while traveling my thirty-five state territories as a tractor trailer driver. Listening to volumes of the Bible on cassette tapes, I often felt compelled to pull over and write on various issues as they occurred to me. Across the years, I improved, but not until I became a serious reader did I develop my present style through the influence of various prolific authors: GK Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, John MacArthur, and others. This book is a collection of theological essays, poetry, and short stories, some of which are true stories of my road trips and life experiences. In a backsliding state, however, some old bad habits revisited, landing me in prison. As I entered my first jail cell, it was vacant except for a beautiful leather-bound NKJ version of the Bible and a copy of a Strong's Concise Concordance of the Bible still sealed in cellophane wrap. That, my friends, I needn't say but I will anyway is an unheard of incident in 10 million vacant jail cells. So now I had just what I would need to polish my previous work, the time, pardon the pun, and the equipment. For my familiarity with the Bible was exhaustive, but only on tape so the concordance was what I would need to find my way around. This was to me a sign from God clearer than words. In addition to reading and writing, I lead Bible study in county jail, and eventually in state prison I shared my work from the pulpit at our chapel. It was then that I felt lead to compose this book; however, it was the Holy Spirit's help and energy who made it happen. I pray that it produces the ends to which it is sent multiplying the faithful among men in Christ Jesus. Remember to pray for the men and women who have lost their way.

Author : Jimmy E Windham
Publisher : Paperback Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945669810

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A Prisoner of Jesus Christ by Jimmy E Windham Pdf

This is the true story of a young boy who grew up with a deep desire for love and acceptance. Instead he was harshly abused and mistreated by his alcoholic preacher father and older brother. He grew into a violent man whose life consisted of fights, and scrapes with law enforcement. He learned to run when things got really tough. Often, he sought the will of God for his life, rising from being a victim to an overcomer several times, however drugs and alcohol always pulled him back down. He had a beautiful wife and children that he loved dearly, but when things got tough, he'd walk away into the ready arms of alcohol and other women. This would be his undoing. Finally, one day in 1984, a shootout left a man dead and him in the county jail on a murder charge. Thinking his life was over, he attempted to end his life, but two ministers of God felt led to pray with him, thus preventing his death. Finally, in an honest attempt to be set free from his guilt and pain, he cried out to God, and God saved him and set him free. He found that God was not finished with him and discovered his life had just begun. This story is a must read for evangelical use or prison ministry, for it points those who are going astray including those already in jails or prisons to the cross of Calvary and to a loving, forgiving Savior who will set them free too. Jimmy Windham has been in a maximum-security prison in the South Carolina prison system for over 34 years. Though his life and testimony have won many men to Christ; he still requests prayers for the strength of Christ in his everyday life. Bro. Jimmy is still in prison, but by God's anointing on his life, he is standing in faith and still testifying of God's delivering power over sin and brokenness.

Author : Daniel C. Dennett,Linda LaScola
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781634310222

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Caught in the Pulpit by Daniel C. Dennett,Linda LaScola Pdf

What is it like to be a preacher or rabbi who no longer believes in God? In this expanded and updated edition of their groundbreaking study, Daniel C. Dennett and Linda LaScola comprehensively and sensitively expose an inconvenient truth that religious institutions face in the new transparency of the information age—the phenomenon of clergy who no longer believe what they publicly preach. In confidential interviews, clergy from across the ministerial spectrum—from liberal to literal—reveal how their lives of religious service and study have led them to a truth inimical to their professed beliefs and profession. Although their personal stories are as varied as the denominations they once represented, or continue to represent—whether Catholic, Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist, Mormon, Pentecostal, or any of numerous others—they give voice not only to their own struggles but also to those who similarly suffer in tender and lonely silence. As this study poignantly and vividly reveals, their common journey has far-reaching implications not only for their families, their congregations, and their communities—but also for the very future of religion.

Author : Craig S. Wansink
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781850756057

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Chained in Christ by Craig S. Wansink Pdf

For Paul, who imprisoned Christians, his own incarceration ironically became a way in which he understood his mission. Paul's convictions and his rhetoric were often shaped during those times when chains constrained him from travelling. By examining a wide variety of sources-such as ancient novels, dream interpretations and moral tractates-Wansink first describes prison conditions and the daily life of prisoners, in the Graeco-Roman world. Subsequent exegetical chapters focus on two epistles Paul wrote from prison: Philippians and Philemon. This book replaces a 'docetic' view of Paul's incarceration with an original insight into how prison would have shaped his interaction with the Philippians and Philemon.

Author : Dale S. Recinella
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 087946576X

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When We Visit Jesus in Prison: A Guide for Catholic Ministry by Dale S. Recinella Pdf

This comprehensive resource combines Catholic Church teaching, the best in current sociological and psychological thinking on incarceration, and the reflections and stories of a trained and certified Catholic lay chaplain who has been doing prison ministry for over twenty years. While When We Visit Jesus in Prison is an essential guide for those entrusted with this ministry, it is also invaluable for the ordinary Catholic striving to understand the needs of incarcerated men and women and to have a deeper appreciation for the Works of Mercy.

Author : Jens Soering
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : IND:30000077964272

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The Convict Christ by Jens Soering Pdf

An inmate for life, Jens Soering tells stories of prison life that are shocking and inspiring. He confronts us with Jesus's challenge to love not only the least amongst us but those who are perceived as the worst amongst us. Anyone interested in what goes on behind the walls of our nation's prisons--and in seeing the face of Christ in everyone--will value this authentic, harrowing, and visionary search for redemption. The subject of a recent profile in The New Yorker Jens Soering has been incarcerated in Virginia since 1990. He is the author of The Way of the Prisoner and An Expensive Way to Make Bad People Worse.

Author : Gene Edwards
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414328157

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The Prisoner in the Third Cell by Gene Edwards Pdf

Imprisoned by Herod, John the Baptist struggles to understand a Lord who did not meet his expectations—a dramatic account offering insight into the ways of God.

Author : Olusegun Obasanjo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Prisoners
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112605709

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Sermons from Prison by Olusegun Obasanjo Pdf

Author : Dennis Shere
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781575675015

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Cain's Redemption by Dennis Shere Pdf

Formerly known as America's bloodiest prison, the 18,000 acres that comprise Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary are now home to 5,000 inmates, a full range of seasonal crops, a 9-hole golf course, yearly rodeos, a Bible seminary, a museum, and much more. All of this came into being at the behest of Warden Burl Cain, who is now the longest-standing warden in the history of Angola prison. Under his leadership, the inmate population of 5,000 has gone from regular knife fights to Bible studies. Cain is a strong believer in the ability of the gospel to turn the most incorrigible of sinners into productive, moral citizens. Because eight out of ten prisoners are serving life sentences without parole at Angola, Cain has taken upon himself the task of making the lives of these prisoners productive and educational. Through a partnership with New Orleans Baptist Seminary, prisoners have the opportunity to get a bible degree and even be transferred to other prisons as a missionary. The Angola phenomenon has been covered by such media outlets as: Time Magazine, Christianity Today, and in the award-winning film documentary, The Farm: Angola, USA. Author Dennis Shere combines his background in journalism and law to bring readers this account of redemption and life change in the most unlikely of places: a maximum security prison.

Author : Juan Rodriguez
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781644929896

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Musings of a Dignified Prisoner by Juan Rodriguez Pdf

Musings of a Dignified Prisoner is a collection of the authors' (a former correctional inmate) deepest ponderings of our Creator. Forced into isolation (jail within a jail) due to God-orchestrated circumstances, he was left alone with God, the Bible, and his own thoughts. For twenty-three hours and only one hour out of his cell for forty-five days, the author faced one major question: "Why?" He was serving the Lord doing things right and suddenly falsely accused which led him to be thrown in the "hole." The author has known many miracles and seen God work but faced by this large turn of events brings to you Musings of a Dignified Prisoner. The author's hope is that you will be exalted by the hand of God by reading this humbling experience shared. Also included is a forty-day-and-forty-night devotional to help you ponder your way into the arms of Christ.

Author : Karl Barth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Prisons
ISBN : UOM:39015026076599

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Call for God by Karl Barth Pdf

Author : Newton R. Francis
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781641403719

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The Prisoner's Hope Personal Bible by Newton R. Francis Pdf

The Prisoner's Hope Personal Bible, Genuine Hope is a unique bible that lay hidden within the Bible. The Holy Spirit inspired me to carefully extract pertinent verses and write this book to bring hope for every situation that binds or burdens anyone behind the walls and bars of imprisonment. Whether you are locked in a six-by-five-feet prison cell, or shackled in the chains of defeat, addiction, gangs, or in a crisis mode, there is genuine hope with in the covers of this book. This book encourages you to seek Jesus Christ to meet your needs. This book utilizes strategically extracted Scripture verses to provide the antidote for the hopelessness that poisons you. Accompanied together with fait-feeding-spiritual-sustenance called 'mana,' this little bible presents the foreordained executive clemency that Jesus Christ will provide for you. Dear reader, there is no trouble, no affliction, no suffering, no burden, no defeat, no past or present that the constitutions of God's Word have not overruled in your favor.