Love Hurts The Heart Of The Christian Story

Author : Alan J Spence
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780783017

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Love Hurts: The Heart of the Christian Story by Alan J Spence Pdf

This book offers a fresh outline of the Christian story shaped by the idea of God's love as it is described in the New Testament. Love Hurts is a fresh and compact summary of the central themes of the Christian message. Journeying through the Bible's rich and diverse world of ideas and stories, it leads the reader on a route mapped out by one particular motif - the love of God. The meaning of this idea as it is explained in three key verses in the New Testament determines the path taken. The reader is invited to consider the costliness of that love, the judgement from which it saves men and women, the sort of life it promises and the role that faith plays in responding to it. The saving ministry of Jesus is considered afresh in the light of it. There is also a reflection on why these short lives of ours have ultimate significance and the distinguishing mark of those who are blessed by God. Finally, consideration is given to the pre-emptive nature of God's saving love and how that love is presented to us in the gospel as promise. 'In Love Hurts Alan Spence demonstrates that it is possible to be both simple and profound. Spence starts with the conviction that the love of God lies at the heart of the Christian story, and proceeds to unpack this belief with nuance and insight, producing a compelling and convincing argument primarily by allowing the Bible to speak for itself. This is a book well worth reading.' Brian Harris, Principal of Vose Seminary and Senior Pastor of Carey Baptist Church, Perth, Western Australia

Author : Alan John Spence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 184227810X

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Love Hurts by Alan John Spence Pdf

The book offers a fresh outline of the Christian story shaped by the idea of God's love as it is described in the New Testament.

Author : Sharon Jaynes
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736973540

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Enough by Sharon Jaynes Pdf

What Can You Do When You Feel You're Just Not Good Enough? Do the voices in your head say you're not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough...or just not enough, period? It's time to stop listening to lies that sabotage your confidence and embrace the truth of who God says you are. Popular author and speaker Sharon Jaynes exposes the lies that keep you bogged down in shame, insecurity, and feelings of inadequacy. By recognizing the lies and replacing them with truth, you'll be able to silence the voice inside that whispers you're just not good enough accept God's grace and move past failures that have defined and confined you preload your heart with truth to fight your deepest insecurities Your confidence and faith will grow when you trade self-defeating thoughts for God's truth. Today is the day to embrace your incredible worth as a woman who is uniquely fashioned and spiritually empowered.

Author : Nannie Scott Deese
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641145619

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When Love Hurts by Nannie Scott Deese Pdf

"When Love Hurts," is a beautiful heart wrenching story about love, faith, grace, and redemption. Mary a beautiful young Colored girl from the Deep South in the early 1900s, the daughter of poor sharecroppers experienced all of these. In spite of her family being very poor, Mary was very happy growing up because she had a beautiful loving family, who she loved very much. She would do anything for the ones she loved. Mary was called by her parents their "sensible child." They believed that they could always depend on Mary to use her good sense to make wise choices. She did have good sense, but lacked faith. Without faith, was good sense enough when temptation, troubles, and disasters came? Was it enough to help her to make good choices or did her choices led her to a life of indescribable pain and suffering, both emotional and physical? Come on this emotional roller coaster with Mary and see what happens. Experience love with Mary, experience pain with Mary, experience faith with Mary, experience grace with Mary, and experience redemption with Mary. This story can change your life! You will cry, laugh, and get angry as the characters in this story become real to you!

Author : Lysa TerKeurst
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310395515

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Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl by Lysa TerKeurst Pdf

Is something missing in your life? Lysa TerKeurst knows what it’s like to consider God just another thing on her to-do list. For years she went through the motions of a Christian life: Go to church. Pray. Be nice. She longed for a deeper connection between what she knew in her head and her everyday reality, and she wanted to personally experience God’s presence. Drawing from her own remarkable story of step-by-step faith, Lysa invites you to uncover the spiritually exciting life for which we all yearn. With her trademark wit and spiritual wisdom, Lysa will help you: Learn how to make a Bible passage come alive in your devotional time. Replace doubt, regret, and envy with truth, confidence, and praise. Stop the unhealthy cycles of striving and truly learn to love who you are and what you’ve been given. Discover how to have inner peace and security in any situation. Sense God responding to your prayers. The adventure God has in store for your life just might blow you away.

Author : Lila Rose
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400219889

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Fighting for Life by Lila Rose Pdf

What makes your heart break for our broken world? You want to make a difference in the world. You’re concerned about all the problems you see, the injustices and the suffering. But you don’t know where to begin. Designed for the aspiring activist or world-changer, this book is the key to get you started. Live Action founder Lila Rose says transformation begins with heartbreak—with seeing the injustices around you and allowing that suffering to light a fire in your soul. In this book, she shares raw and intimate stories from both her personal journey and pro-life activism that will inspire you to become a champion for your own cause. Along the way, you’ll discover how to determine where the need for your gifts is the greatest and begin making a difference; overcome insecurities and imposter syndrome and become a leader through practice; find inner courage and confidence in the face of obstacles and criticism; and bounce back from mistakes to continually grow and make a long-lasting impact. The fight for a world that is more just, more beautiful, and more loving needs all of us. In allowing yourself to be wounded by the brokenness of our world, you’ll find the passion you need to make a difference—and draw closer to the One who truly saves.

Author : Sharon Jaynes,Gwen Smith,Mary Southerland
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601423948

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Trusting God by Sharon Jaynes,Gwen Smith,Mary Southerland Pdf

You don’t have to understand God to trust him. “Just trust me.” Those are the words we often hear in movies just before something bad happens. And yet, we are told to trust God. In a culture where we tend to take control of our own lives, trusting God has become a religious platitude rather than a life-changing attitude. We say it, but do we really mean it? And what does trusting God really look like? Sharon, Mary, and Gwen—the Girlfriends in God ministry team—have been there. They’ve traveled the tough roads of life to discover the peace and power that comes from grabbing the hand of God and trusting his plan. The life stories they share bring laughter and sometimes tears, but always spiritual growth. Each of the 12-week sections concludes with a Bible study guide and journal page, inviting you to lock arms with Sharon, Mary, and Gwen and share with other women in a small group setting or to use individually in your own quiet time.

Author : Paul J. Wadell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442209725

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Happiness and the Christian Moral Life by Paul J. Wadell Pdf

Happiness and the Christian Moral Life introduces students to Christian Ethics looking at ethics as a path to the "good life" and happiness, rather than a strict set of rules. Revisions and updates include lists of suggested readings and resources, new discussions of how technology shapes relationships, a more fully developed account of Augustine and happiness, and more.

Author : Keith Elliot Greenberg
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781429928373

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Love Hurts by Keith Elliot Greenberg Pdf

Alba, Texas. In 2008, Terry Caffey, a home health care aide and aspiring preacher, was asleep in his bedroom when he woke up to a barrage of bullets. His wife, Penny, was killed instantly. With blood pouring from five bullet wounds, among other serious injuries, Terry tried—but failed—to save his two youngest children before crawling out of his burning house. Meanwhile, Terry's sixteen-year-old daughter, Erin, was missing... Once Erin was found by local authorities, she claimed she had been kidnapped—but could not remember the details. It wasn't until Terry was fully conscious that he could explain what had really happened: He'd been shot, point-blank, by two young men. One of them he did not know; the other was Charlie James Wilkinson. Charlie was Erin's nineteen-year-old boyfriend, forbidden from entering the Caffey home. Until Erin helped Charlie come up with a plan to do away with her disapproving parents once and for all... Please note: This ebook edition does not contain photos that appeared in the print edition.

Author : Sarah Mae
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462796991

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The Complicated Heart by Sarah Mae Pdf

How do you forgive when the wound is still open? People often ask Sarah, "How did you forgive your alcoholic mother?” How do you forgive someone who carelessly brushed aside your pain, who caused such destruction, and who doesn’t show remorse? How do you know when to stay and when to go? In The Complicated Heart, you will travel through Sarah's story with her, from age 14 and beyond, as she wrestles with these very questions. Prepare yourself: she holds nothing back. If you’ve struggled with a difficult relationship, if you’ve felt torn-up and crazy and confused because of it, if you just want to know how to move forward and be okay, this story is for you. Dysfunction does not have to be your destiny or your identity. Victory is on the table. What's more: you’ll not only travel with Sarah, you’ll travel with her mom as well as you read her mom’s journal entries and letters. What goes on in the mind of the person who hurt you the most? In this story, you’ll get a rare peek into that mind and heart. In these pages you'll be reminded that light always finds a way in, even in the deepest darkness, and redemption and joy are possible in the midst of trauma and unmet needs. If you want to learn how to forgive when your wound is still open, heal when circumstances don't change, and become a generational bondage-breaker, The Complicated Heart is for you. And if not for you, for someone you know. Pass it along.

Author : Felix M. Podimattam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015066821813

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Where is God when it Hurts: Practical considerations by Felix M. Podimattam Pdf

Author : Elizabeth "Beth" Billingsley
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681972909

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The Road Less Traveled: A Story of Love, Pain, Hope and Everything In-Between by Elizabeth "Beth" Billingsley Pdf

Life doesn't always work out the way we planned. Things happen that we have no control over, and circumstances seem overwhelming. I never thought I'd marry an abusive man-a man whose mental demons turned him into two different people. I never imagined being a widow at the age of thirty-eight. I never dreamed that one decision could so profoundly change my life and my viewpoint of mental illness. I didn't know how much I still had to learn about myself. Through these circumstances, I now know more about who God is. I also know who he is not. I know more about who I am now, and I know who I will not be anymore. I have always believed in my head God could work everything out for good and that He loved me-now I know in my heart. Head knowledge and heart knowledge is completely different. I invite you to read these pages with an open mind and heart. Allow our story to shed light in dark places. Freedom is within these pages-the freedom to be yourself, to be loved for who you are, and to bring your hurts into the light of God's love where he heals all things. Remember, love is the greatest of all things and it does conquer all. Love has already won.

Author : Joe White
Publisher : Focus on the Family
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781684282609

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Irresistible Love by Joe White Pdf

Irresistible Love will help you on your journey to draw closer to Jesus. It’s your invitation to hitchhike with an author who has spent decades counseling and encouraging millions of men, women, and students of all ages in their quest for intimacy, inner peace, purpose, and fulfillment. This book is full of fascinating stories of people finding the love of God and learning what it means to grow closer to God through hardship. Read this book. Watch your faith grow. And fall deeper in love with Jesus than you’ve ever dreamed possible.

Author : Diane Langberg
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781942572039

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Suffering and the Heart of God by Diane Langberg Pdf

She's seen slave dungeons in Ghana. Genocide in Rwanda. Systemic sexual abuse in Brazil. Child abuse and domestic violence in the US. After forty years of counseling abuse survivors around the world, Dr. Diane Langberg, a world renowned trauma expert, remains certain that what trauma destroys, Christ can and does restore. This book will convince you, too, of the healing heart of God. But it's not a fast process, instead much patience is required from family, friends, and counselors as they wisely and respectfully help victims unpack their traumatic suffering through talking, tears, and time. And it's not a process that can be separated from the work of God in both a counselor and counselee. Dr. Langberg calls all of those who wish to help sufferers to model Jesus's sacrificial love and care in how they listen, love, and guide. The heart of God is revealed to sufferers as they grow to understand the cross of Christ and how their God came to this earth and experienced such severe suffering that he too is "well-acquainted with grief." The cross of Christ is the lens that transforms and redeems traumatic suffering and its aftermath, not only for the sufferer, but it also transforms those who walk with the suffering. This book will be a great help to anyone who loves, listens to, and seeks to help someone impacted by trauma and abuse. There is no quick fix, but there is the hope for healing through the love of God in Christ.

Author : Rick Warren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781471108440

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The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren Pdf

In his powerful yet compassionate voice, Pastor Rick Warren tells the most wonderful story of all - the story of God come to earth in the form of a human infant. Warren goes back to that day long ago when the baby Jesus was born in the manger. In this clarion call to 'remember the reason for the season', readers are taken back in time to the simple origins of a baby who changed history forever. Warren gives readers an intimate look into his family heritage as he shares the fifty-year-old Warren Christmas tradition of having a birthday party for Jesus. Through stirring imagery and compelling insights, this book celebrates the significance and promise of this cherished holiday.