On Being The Church Of Jesus Christ In Tumultuous Times

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597522762

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On Being the Church of Jesus Christ in Tumultuous Times by Joe R. Jones Pdf

This collection of essays, sermons, and prayers urges the church today to be the sort of community that sustains a vigorous and continuing conversation within itself as to who has called it into being, to whom it is responsible, and what it is called to be and to do. Jones reminds the church that it is an alternative political community called into being by the Gospel. This collection explores what it means to be such an alternative community in tumultuous times, in times when it is tempting to look to the world for answers, and to confuse loyalty to the nation-state with loyalty to God. A theme throughout all the writings is that the church is the necessary context for becoming and being a Christian.

Author : Hikmat Kashouh
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783685141

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Following Jesus in Turbulent Times by Hikmat Kashouh Pdf

Nations are haemorrhaging refugees around the world. How displaced peoples are treated is under constant scrutiny– whether in the UK, the USA, and Australia, or Turkey, Colombia, and Uganda. How will the Church respond in these turbulent times? Resurrection Church Beirut in Lebanon was a small church of around one hundred people who then welcomed refugees from Middle Eastern countries, sacrificially served those in need in their community and saw the kingdom of God come. Through Pastor Hikmat’s leadership over the last decade, Resurrection Church has grown to over two thousand believers and the emphasis he brought on disciple-making has resulted in the church currently having two hundred and seventy life groups. Using his church’s powerful testimony, Pastor Hikmat Kashouh teaches us how to disciple refugees from Arab contexts. Jesus is drawing more and more people to himself in the Middle East through the ministry of churches like Resurrection Church in Lebanon, and through miraculous divine visitations of God. In this book the church has a resource to help love, serve and disciple refugees, equip emerging indigenous leaders and understand discipleship of people from non-Christian backgrounds.

Author : Jonathan Griffiths
Publisher : H&e Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1989174558

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Living by Faith in Turbulent Times by Jonathan Griffiths Pdf

How are we to live in these turbulent days? What will it look like to navigate the present crisis and its aftermath as followers of Jesus Christ? Living by Faith in Turbulent Times tackles these timely questions by taking us deep into the Bible's most famous passage on the nature of authentic faith, Hebrews 11. As we look to God's never-changing word for guidance and help for today, we find rich encouragement from key models of faith-men and women who walked with God and trusted his promises through fearful and challenging days. This new resource will not only strengthen followers of Jesus to walk by faith, but introduce others to the God who can be trusted in turbulent times.

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781630871277

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A Lover’s Quarrel by Joe R. Jones Pdf

Joe Jones, a retired and well-known systematic theologian, confesses he has a lover's quarrel with the church. In wide-ranging writings mostly dating since 2006, he forthrightly argues for a theologically sound understanding of the church. And he pursues a multi-faceted critique of the feckless ways in which actual churches--ministers and laity--balk and betray their rightful calling to witness in word and deed to God. He is especially critical of the practical ways in which congregations become no more than mirror images of their sociopolitical milieu, whether to the right or to the left. Hence the quarrel, trenchantly pursued in major essays, blogs, and spiritual reflections on his own past. But it remains crystal clear to Jones in his learned and profound confession that it is his beloved church with which he quarrels and about which he still has extravagant hopes. A Lover's Quarrel is a book appropriate for ministers and laity, students and professors, and learned skeptics.

Author : Dr. David Jeremiah
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785250944

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Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World by Dr. David Jeremiah Pdf

In this updated edition of his classic book, New York Times bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah offers biblically based, practical instruction for living a confident life in a world filled with chaos and crisis. Confidence can be hard to come by these days as millions of people experience immeasurable, unanticipated challenges. People are losing their jobs, their houses, and their life savings at an unprecedented rate. Violence, natural disasters, and moral depravity seem to be skyrocketing. In the midst of all this chaos, we need to know . . . what on earth should we do now? Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah brings a message of hope and confidence from the priceless counsel of the Word of God. If we rely on God's Word to advise us, calm us, and fill us with hope and trust in the One who understands what is happening, we can weather any storm. Dr. Jeremiah answers our most urgent questions, including: How can we weather this storm with a calm heart? What does it truly mean to “wait on the Lord”? What is Jesus saying to our chaotic world today? How on earth did we get into this mess? Can we take a broken world and rebuild it into something fruitful? Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World shows us all that with the power and love of Almighty God, we can live with confidence in this age of turmoil.

Author : Matt Jenson,David E. Wilhite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567368508

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The Church: A Guide for the Perplexed by Matt Jenson,David E. Wilhite Pdf

This book offers an upper-level introduction to the Christian doctrine of the Church. This book is a rigorous comprehensive introduction to the doctrine of the Church by taking the tack of walking readers through the internal logic of ecclesiology. Rather than simply offering a compendium of perspectives on each issue that arises, the authors seek to teach and model thinking theologically, with the grain of scripture and ecclesial reflection, about the Church. The chapters are peppered with two to three excurses per chapter which consider a particularly pertinent issue that arises from the doctrine's development (e.g. the move from Jesus to the Church, schism and the rise of denominations, sacramental mediation) or contemporary concerns (e.g. the question of other religions, contemporary ecumenical questions, the emerging church). While the overall tone and content of the book articulate and invite discussion on the problematics of ecclesiology, these excurses will provide ample opportunity to examine and (where appropriate) untangle ecclesiological knots. The Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.

Author : Francisco Radecki,Dominic Radecki
Publisher : St. Joseph's Media
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0971506108

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Tumultuous Times by Francisco Radecki,Dominic Radecki Pdf

Well-documented story of the Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church. The second part of this work analyzes Vatican II and its effect on our world today. The turbulent history of the Catholic Church will come alive as the centuries unfold before the reader. God's tender care for His children amid life's storms and tumultuous times is evident and unmistakable.

Author : Ronald A. Rasband
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1629728896

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Be Not Troubled by Ronald A. Rasband Pdf

Author : Andrew Purves,Charles Partee
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664222420

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Encountering God by Andrew Purves,Charles Partee Pdf

Purves and Partee discuss theology's relevance to personal life and Christian faith from an evangelical perspective and through the lens of the Reformed tradition. "Encountering God" focuses on basic issues of Christian faith as they are filtered through contemporary experience: the merits of doctrine, God, Jesus, faith, justification, sanctification, salvation, sin, predestination, lamentation, hope and joy.

Author : Luke Breit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781599265643

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The Tumultuous Times of Jesus in the 21st Century by Luke Breit Pdf

This is a satiric tale of a God grown angry and impatient with modern day moneylenders who have made Christianity unrecognizable and turned it into the indispensable component of the Republican Party's extreme rightwing. You won't believe what God and His Son decide to do about it. This wholly engaging romp through the Second Coming is part adventure, part religious thriller, and part political mystery.

Author : Candice Smithyman
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768475326

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365 Prophetic Revelations from the Hebrew Calendar by Candice Smithyman Pdf

Experience Untapped Dimensions of Blessing, Fullness, and Encounter!Is it possible—as we rush about our days, constantly looking toward the future—that we, as modern believers in Jesus, are missing out on the fullness of Heaven by neglecting the Hebrew feasts of old?With almost two decades spent studying the Jewish feasts in-depth...

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781625642264

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A Lover's Quarrel by Joe R. Jones Pdf

Joe Jones, a retired and well-known systematic theologian, confesses he has a lover's quarrel with the church. In wide-ranging writings mostly dating since 2006, he forthrightly argues for a theologically sound understanding of the church. And he pursues a multi-faceted critique of the feckless ways in which actual churches--ministers and laity--balk and betray their rightful calling to witness in word and deed to God. He is especially critical of the practical ways in which congregations become no more than mirror images of their sociopolitical milieu, whether to the right or to the left. Hence the quarrel, trenchantly pursued in major essays, blogs, and spiritual reflections on his own past. But it remains crystal clear to Jones in his learned and profound confession that it is his beloved church with which he quarrels and about which he still has extravagant hopes. A Lover's Quarrel is a book appropriate for ministers and laity, students and professors, and learned skeptics.

Author : Henk van den Belt,Klaas-Willem de Jong,Willem van Vlastuin,Christopher B. Brown,Günter Frank,Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer,Tarald Rasmussen,Violet Soen,Zsombor Tóth,Günther Wassilowsky,Siegrid Westphal
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647560564

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A Landmark in Turbulent Times by Henk van den Belt,Klaas-Willem de Jong,Willem van Vlastuin,Christopher B. Brown,Günter Frank,Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer,Tarald Rasmussen,Violet Soen,Zsombor Tóth,Günther Wassilowsky,Siegrid Westphal Pdf

At the Synod of Dordrecht (1618–19), the deep questions of justification and faith, election and rejection, time and eternity, grace and free will, the individual and the body of Christ, Israel and the church, the acquisition of salvation through Christ and its application by His Spirit, baptism and regeneration, and especially the precise relationship between these, were at stake. These deep questions are addressed in this study. Lines are drawn to the historical, theological and political context of the time of the synod. Patristics and the Middle Ages are not absent, nor are the metaphysical questions related to these theological issues. Also the church polity of Dordt is discussed, especially the roots, influences and structures of its church order. This volume ends with a hermeneutical reflection on the way we confess the electing God today.

Author : Gregory Alan McKown
Publisher : Gregory Alan McKown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Thou Art My Son. Book Four. WW3 and the Passover Day. by Gregory Alan McKown Pdf

This is the revealing of the Seventh Angel that is commanded by Jesus Christ in Heaven for your reading if you expect to survive the entrapment created by Satan to destroy your freedom of the Christian Church. I must read for the survival and salvation of the Church. Satan wants you kidnapped and murdered by invasion! The time is short and you only have months before the great unveiling of Christ. This is the prophecy book of the Seventh Angel revealing the mystery of God from the time of Elijah in Malachi 4: 5-6 as the Angel Sent of Rev. 22: 16; to be the Christ Peter answering questions: Where's Jesus? Why is Satan calling himself Jesus? Why the False Prophet lied about Jesus return? Why not a murderer Saul as the Liar Paul? Who is Mystery Babylon? England really the Nation of Edom as killers of Ancient Israel: now extinct? Who is the Mystery of the Seven Stars John is to write about? Every symbol in the Book of Revelation is a question to be answered. The picture becomes clear as you read as the symbols come alive and the terror is realized you are the generation living the prophecy! There is no escape; only the truth can set you free; and the challenge will not go away from facing you in the climactic battle of the Great Day of God Almighty! The Times have been set in the stars and moon and sun; the Time is short for your preparations as the Christ Peter revealed announces in the last days before the great stage of the world reveals Satan and Christ Peter in the conflict of the ancients from Heaven now to battle upon the Earth. This is information no preacher dares to speak about because it is the shame of evil to be identified for their evil. A must reading for all people who have any chance to survive the awesome destruction that is about to come upon all mankind as a third of the earth in population will die the death in the conflict. What is the time of the birth of Christ? When will Christ announce? When shall the World War start? What was the Time, Times and Half Time? Is there an invasion of America? Who is the enemy of the church? How will Satan attack the United States? Is there any chance for survival or will no flesh be saved alive for the Elects sake? Feel the terror?

Author : Greg Laurie,Ellen Vaughn
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493415342

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Jesus Revolution by Greg Laurie,Ellen Vaughn Pdf

God has always been interested in turning unlikely people into his most fervent followers. Prostitutes and pagans, tax collectors and tricksters. The more unlikely, the more it seemed to please God and to demonstrate his power, might, and mercy. America in the 1960s and 1970s was full of unlikely people--men and women who had rejected the stuffy religion of their parents' generation, who didn't follow the rules, didn't fit in. The perfect setting for the greatest spiritual awakening of the 20th century. With passion and purpose, Greg Laurie and Ellen Vaughn tell the amazing true story of the Jesus Movement, an extraordinary time of mass revival, renewal, and reconciliation. Setting fascinating personal stories within the context of one of the most tumultuous times in modern history, the authors draw important parallels with our own time of spiritual apathy or outright hostility, offering hope for the next generation of unlikely believers--and for the next great American revival. Those who lived through the Jesus Revolution will find here an inspiring reminder of the times and people that shaped their lives and faith. Younger readers will discover a forgotten part of recent American history and, along with it, a reason to believe that God is not finished with their generation.