Finding Freedom And Grace In A Broken World

Author : Thomas M. Stallter
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798385208579

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Finding Freedom and Grace in a Broken World by Thomas M. Stallter Pdf

We have been brought up to see things in a particular way—to interpret our experience and respond to events, people, and even to God in cultural and personal ways. This has given us a frame of reference that undergirds all else we know, trust, and love in life, as well as all we question, distrust, and hate. But this foundation is not without its cracks. We live in a broken world, and it has influenced us more than we know. Various Christians give us advice, but we often find ourselves stuck in the emotional pain of past experiences. We may not realize how much it controls our thinking, and we wonder why we are unable to experience the freedom and peace Jesus talks about. But things are not always what they seem; we need to see them as they are, not as other influences have shaped them. It is time we let God speak for himself on the matter. This book turns our minds to trust and freedom in our walk with God. It leads us to know God's grace, providence, and purposes in a way that changes our lives and experiences in this broken world from this day on.

Author : Thomas M. Stallter
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798385208593

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Finding Freedom and Grace in a Broken World by Thomas M. Stallter Pdf

We have been brought up to see things in a particular way—to interpret our experience and respond to events, people, and even to God in cultural and personal ways. This has given us a frame of reference that undergirds all else we know, trust, and love in life, as well as all we question, distrust, and hate. But this foundation is not without its cracks. We live in a broken world, and it has influenced us more than we know. Various Christians give us advice, but we often find ourselves stuck in the emotional pain of past experiences. We may not realize how much it controls our thinking, and we wonder why we are unable to experience the freedom and peace Jesus talks about. But things are not always what they seem; we need to see them as they are, not as other influences have shaped them. It is time we let God speak for himself on the matter. This book turns our minds to trust and freedom in our walk with God. It leads us to know God's grace, providence, and purposes in a way that changes our lives and experiences in this broken world from this day on.

Author : Susan Stover
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798888516003

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The Weight of Expectations by Susan Stover Pdf

I have shared my life experiences and how they have shaped my view of myself, my Creator, and others. I hope that the reader will have a renewed sense of how wonderfully and perfectly loved they are by God.

Author : Robert Snitko
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532695551

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A Love We Don't Deserve by Robert Snitko Pdf

It can be easy to feel hopeless and unworthy of forgiveness, especially when we live in a world filled with pain, suffering, and the weight of our sin. Our hopelessness can be attributed to guilt, shame, and brokenness. We often cling to our past, present, and future mistakes—allowing those mistakes to define who we are. Living in this cycle can lead us to believe that God cannot possibly want to forgive us for our sin and wrongdoing. We begin to believe that we are unworthy recipients of his love. Though we may indeed be undeserving of God’s love, he still chooses to relentlessly pursue us in the midst of our depravity. In A Love We Don’t Deserve: Finding Freedom in God’s Grace, Robert Snitko takes us on a journey looking at God’s unconditional love towards us—as we grasp the freedom that we have in Christ. This book is rooted in Psalm 32 as David shares his insights on the breathtaking forgiveness of God. If you’ve faced trials that seem unbearable, guilt that seems inescapable, shame that may appear too dark to be forgiven, all while desiring to experience the true forgiveness that is offered to you in Christ—this book is for you.

Author : Jeannie Cunnion
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781501156458

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Mom Set Free by Jeannie Cunnion Pdf

Moms are under so. much. pressure. Pressure that weighs us down and threatens to wipe us out. Are you ready for relief? Mom Set Free will empower you to parent in the confidence of God's grace and to experience the freedom you were created for. We moms are told that we have to get it all right so our kids turn out right. We’re told that their entire futures are riding on our ability to perfectly orchestrate their lives. And we’re told that the strength of their faith hinges on ours. And we begin to believe that if we just try hard enough, we can actually “be enough.” These impossible standards leave us stuck in worry, anger, guilt, comparison, and shame. Jeannie Cunnion gets it. And in Mom Set Free she reveals how the Good News of the Gospel empowers us to live—and parent—in the freedom for which Christ has set us free. Jeannie invites us to journey alongside her as we learn to: * Lay down what God has not asked us to carry so we can thrive in what He has. * Embrace our significance in our children’s lives in light of God’s sovereignty. * Trust God with the children He has entrusted to us. * Receive God’s grace so we can reflect God’s heart to our kids. It’s time to breathe deeper, walk lighter, and reclaim the wonder and adventure of parenting.

Author : Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830886487

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Reconstructing the Gospel by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Pdf

2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - Multicultural "I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided." Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American South as a faithful church-going Christian. But he gradually came to realize that the gospel his Christianity proclaimed was not good news for everybody. The same Christianity that sang, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound" also perpetuated racial injustice and white supremacy in the name of Jesus. His Christianity, he discovered, was the religion of the slaveholder. Just as Reconstruction after the Civil War worked to repair a desperately broken society, our compromised Christianity requires a spiritual reconstruction that undoes the injustices of the past. Wilson-Hartgrove traces his journey from the religion of the slaveholder to the Christianity of Christ. Reconstructing the gospel requires facing the pain of the past and present, from racial blindness to systemic abuses of power. Grappling seriously with troubling history and theology, Wilson-Hartgrove recovers the subversiveness of the gospel that sustained the church through centuries of slavery and oppression, from the civil rights era to the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond. When the gospel is reconstructed, freedom rings both for individuals and for society as a whole. Discover how Jesus continues to save us from ourselves and each other, to repair the breach and heal our land.

Author : Daniel Montgomery,Timothy Paul Jones
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310513902

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PROOF by Daniel Montgomery,Timothy Paul Jones Pdf

It’s time to open your eyes to the freeing power of authentic grace—grace that releases us from trying to earn God's favor, grace that enables us to rest in the finished work of Christ, grace that liberates from the tyranny of trying to please others. That's what the theology of Martin Luther and John Calvin did in their own day for the people around them. Time magazine recently dubbed Calvinism as one of the top ten ideas changing the world right now. And yet most of these discussions center on the issue of predestination or on whether particular people agree with the five points of Calvinism. Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones think it's time to rescue the theology of the Reformers from such stale scholasticizing and to declare anew the dangerous and intoxicating joy of the gospel that theyproclaimed. PROOF stands for planned grace, resurrecting grace, outrageous grace, overcoming grace, and forever grace. The authors offer proof of God’s grace upon which people can stand against the attacks of legalism that have led many of God's people to lose sight of the freedom and joy of the gospel. And this proof is intoxicating—it’s like a 200-proof drink that will leave you spiritually staggering at its effect on your life. God’s grace not only declares us “not guilty!” in his presence, it changes our relationship with God—forever.?

Author : Tullian Tchividjian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Grace (Theology)
ISBN : 0781406900

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One Way Love by Tullian Tchividjian Pdf

Tchividjian is convinced our exhausted world needs a fresh encounter with God's inexhaustible grace: His one-way love.

Author : Laura Brett
Publisher : Liberty Hill Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1662886136

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Losing Liberty Finding Freedom by Laura Brett Pdf

'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' (Santayana, 1905) As our broken world emerges from the turmoil and oppression of a diabolical period in history, will The Church of Jesus Christ wake up, rise up and stand together to push back the darkness? The marginalisation and persecution of the Pilgrim Fathers in the 1600s has been allowed to happen again in our lifetime. They too lost many of their rights and liberties but, unlike our experience, they were completely free and able to go searching for a new life on distant shores. This book is a modern-day pilgrimage of awakening, revelation and searching for the truth. Losing Liberty, Finding Freedom is an encouraging and hope-filled reminder of what it means to be wholly set apart for God and living a life of hope, surrender and adventure. It will stir you, challenge you and prepare you for the days to come. Laura Brett BSc (Hons) PGCert is an evangelist, a qualified midwife, international speaker, mentor and activist. She is positioned at the frontline of Christian ministry, whether this be preaching the Gospel, praying for healing and deliverance or publicly speaking out for truth and freedom. Laura lives in North Yorkshire, England with her husband Rob and their three children.

Author : Tricia Goyer
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780310339069

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Teen Mom by Tricia Goyer Pdf

Being a mom is hard. Being a young mom has unique challenges. From a teen mom herself, Teen Mom speaks to your heart, sharing insight, encouragement, and practical advice to help you create a better life for yourself and your child. Everything changes the day you discover you're going to be a mom. It's not just yourself that you think about--you have a child to care for, too. While you wouldn't trade your child for the world, some days are just hard. Baby-daddy drama, dealing with your parents, and worries about school, work, and your future slam you. Your friends can't relate to your little family, and you wonder if God has turned His back on you, too. Tricia Goyer understands. A mom at age 17, Tricia remembers what it felt like to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, and she's here to help you through it too. In this book, she pours out her heart and shares practical advice on: Making decisions about work and school Dealing with changing relationships with friends Finding support as a single mom Relating to the baby daddy Handling hard days . . . and more! You are the great mom your child deserves! And you are stronger than you think. This book was previously titled Life Interrupted.

Author : Ray Vander Laan
Publisher : HarperChristian Resources
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310879756

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God Heard Their Cry Discovery Guide by Ray Vander Laan Pdf

Discover how God answers the cry of his persecuted people and proclaims himself Lord to them and their oppressors. In this eighth volume of the series That The World May Know, journey with teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan to the places where God heard his people's cry and delivered them—places like Luxor, Egypt; Deir al Medina, Ramesseum, and the Red Sea. You'll gain a new understanding of the Bible and a greater conviction in God's power. This discovery guide includes passages of Scripture explored in the DVD (sold separately); questions for discussion and personal reflection; personal Bible studies to help you deepen your learning experience between sessions; as well as sidebars, maps, photos, and other study tools. Lessons include: How Big Is our God? – Filmed in Luxor, Egypt Israel in Bondage: God Heard Their Cry – Filmed at Dier al Medina Finger of God: The Plagues – Filmed at Ramesseum Watch with Me: Israel Leaves Egypt – Filmed at the Red Sea The Lord Reigns: The Red Sea – Filmed at the Red Sea Designed for use with the God Heard Their Cry Video Study (sold separately). _______________ THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW Join renowned teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan as he guides you through the land of the Bible. In each lesson, Vander Laan illuminates the historical, geographical, and cultural context of the sacred Scriptures. Filmed on location in the Middle East and elsewhere, the That the World May Know film series will transform your understanding of God and challenge you to be a true follower of Jesus.

Author : Lynne M. Baab
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830835016

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Fasting by Lynne M. Baab Pdf

Lynne Baab explains an ancient Christian practice that extends beyond giving up food to any regular activity in our contemporary lives. You'll see how taking a break from eating--or driving, or checking e-mail, or watching television--opens us up to discover new things about ourselves and God and the world around us.

Author : Ray Vander Laan
Publisher : HarperChristian Resources
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310879831

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With All Your Heart Discovery Guide by Ray Vander Laan Pdf

Find out what it means to remember the Lord in your own life on this one-of-a-kind spiritual pilgrimage. In Exodus, God warned Israel to remember him when they left the dry desert and reached the fertile fields of the Promised Land. In this tenth volume of the series That The World May Know, you'll discover how quickly they forgot God and began to rely on themselves. You'll walk in their shoes through places like Timnah, Negev, and Jerusalem to gain a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. This discovery guide includes passages of Scripture explored in the DVD (sold separately); questions for discussion and personal reflection; personal Bible studies to help you deepen your learning experience between sessions; as well as sidebars, maps, photos, and other study tools. Lessons include: Build Me a Sanctuary – Filmed in Timnah Making Space for God – Filmed in Timnah He Led Them Like a Shepherd – Filmed in Negev By Every Word – Striking the Rock – Filmed in Negev With All Your Might: The Final Test – Filmed in Jerusalem A Well-Watered Garden – Filmed in Jerusalem Designed for use with the With All Your Heart Video Study (sold separately). _______________ THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW Join renowned teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan as he guides you through the land of the Bible. In each lesson, Vander Laan illuminates the historical, geographical, and cultural context of the sacred Scriptures. Filmed on location in the Middle East and elsewhere, the That the World May Know film series will transform your understanding of God and challenge you to be a true follower of Jesus.

Author : Kimberly Ann Hobbs,Julie T. Jenkins,Angie Kaye,Arlene Salas,Carol Ann Whipkey,Claire Ellen Portmann,Connie Van Horn,Karen Burch,Kayla Follin,Kelly Williams Hale,Krista Frantz,Lillian Cucuzza,Lynne Hudson,Michele Hughes,Samie V. Maxineau,Shelly Haas,Stephanie J. Fincher,Susan Taylor-Reeves,Tina Gallo,Tina Kadolph
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1957111011

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Victories by Kimberly Ann Hobbs,Julie T. Jenkins,Angie Kaye,Arlene Salas,Carol Ann Whipkey,Claire Ellen Portmann,Connie Van Horn,Karen Burch,Kayla Follin,Kelly Williams Hale,Krista Frantz,Lillian Cucuzza,Lynne Hudson,Michele Hughes,Samie V. Maxineau,Shelly Haas,Stephanie J. Fincher,Susan Taylor-Reeves,Tina Gallo,Tina Kadolph Pdf

Author : Ray Vander Laan
Publisher : HarperChristian Resources
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310880639

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Walking with God in the Desert Discovery Guide by Ray Vander Laan Pdf

This seven-session small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) by noted teacher and historian, Ray Vander Laan, is volume twelve of the That the World May Know series. Are you going through a difficult period of life? The loss of a loved one? Unemployment? A crisis of faith? During these desert times, it’s easy to think God has disappeared. In Walking with God in the Desert you’ll discover that it’s only when we are totally dependent on him that we find God is closer than ever and can experience his amazing grace and provision. Faith Lessons is a unique video series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals unique insights into the Scriptures' significance for modern believers. Each lesson: Focuses on passages of Scripture explored in the DVD Includes sidebars, maps, photos and other study tools Features questions that facilitate discussion and inspire personal reflection Includes 25 personal Bible studies to help you deepen your learning experience between sessions, and turn lessons from the past into applications that impact how you live out your faith today. Filmed on location in the Sinai Desert, Wadi Nasb, Judea Wilderness, Mount Sinai, Negev and En Gedi, these illuminating "faith lessons" afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. The Faith Lessons video series is ideal for use in small groups, personal and family Bible studies, and adult Sunday school. Individual believers and families will gain vital insights from long-ago times and cultures through this innovative approach to Bible study. Lessons include: Join the Journey – Filmed in the Sinai Desert It’s Hot Here and There’s No Way Out – Filmed in Wabi Nasb Help is Here – Filmed in Wadi Nasb When Your Heart Cries Out – Filmed in the Judea Wilderness They Were Not Wandering – Filmed on Mount Sinai Ears to Hear – Filmed in Negev There’s Hope in the Desert – Filmed in En Gedi Designed for use with the Walking with God in the Desert Video Study (sold separately).