The Gospel Comes With A House Key

Author : Rosaria Butterfield
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433557897

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The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield Pdf

What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who lived out the gospel daily, simply, and authentically. With this story of her conversion as a backdrop, Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same "radical, ordinary hospitality" to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbors. Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God's tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-02T22:59:00Z
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798822542440

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Summary of Rosaria Butterfield's The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was praying for my neighbor when I received a text message alerting me that something was wrong at Hank’s house. I had always had a special affinity for front-door neighbors. #2 As neighbors were texting my turned-off phone about danger at Hank’s house, I was praying for Hank’s salvation. #3 We could barrack ourselves in the house, remind ourselves and our children that evil company perverts Scripture, and, like the good Pharisees that we are always poised to become, thank God that we are not like evil meth addicts.

Author : Hiram R. Diaz III
Publisher : Scripturalist Publications
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Gospel Comes With a House Key: A Critical Review by Hiram R. Diaz III Pdf

The Christian church is facing many opponents to its historical teachings on sexuality in the world and within its own walls. Because of this, many have sought out the help of Christians who testify to having been saved out of the LGBTQ lifestyle. Among those whose counsel is being diligently sought and extolled is Dr. Rosaria Butterfield. Given her former life as a Lesbian, leftist, postmodern academic, Butterfield seems to offer helpful insight into LGBTQ matters, as well as present Christians with helpful advice they can implement in evangelistic encounters and relationships. However, a critical analysis of her book and some of her related writings demonstrates rather clearly that Butterfield's doctrine of hospitality is her deeply rooted postmodern philosophical and feminist-theological beliefs, all of which stand in contradiction to the clear teachings of Scripture. In The Gospel Comes With A House Key: A Critical Review, Hiram R. Diaz III gives a careful, sustained, and detailed analysis of Butterfield's book, and warns Christians that it is neither helpful nor neutral but, in reality, a means whereby pro-LGBTQ "Christianity" can weaken the walls of sound doctrine and pave the way for more radical, "inclusive" theologies of sexuality.

Author : Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
Publisher : Crossway Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1433557878

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The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield Pdf

With engaging stories from her own life-changing encounter with radically ordinary hospitality, Butterfield equips Christians to use their homes as a means to showing a post-Christian world what authentic love and faith really look like.

Author : Rosaria Butterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1433577178

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Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield Pdf

Winner of the 2019 Christianity Today Book Award in the Christian Living & Discipleship Category "This book is going to shake us all up in the most wonderfully destabilizing way." Ray Ortlund, Lead Pastor, Immanuel Church, Nashville,

Author : Edward L. Smither
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725257313

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Mission as Hospitality by Edward L. Smither Pdf

God is a missionary God. God is also hospitable in his nature. He makes his enemies friends and invites them to intimate communion. The mission of God in Scripture often occurs through hospitality when God’s people encounter the not-yet people of God at table or in hospitable environments and invite them to believe. This motif of mission as hospitality plays out through the Old and New Testament Scriptures, and through the Eucharist. It can also be observed through the witness of monks and contemporary missionaries who embraced a hospitable approach to mission. For the church to participate in God’s mission today, a vision to win, conquer, or change the world should be exchanged for a conviction to welcome the stranger and make room for others while proclaiming the gospel—that is, to imitate the hospitable God in mission.

Author : T. Dale Johnson, Jr.
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645071839

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The Church as a Culture of Care by T. Dale Johnson, Jr. Pdf

We all know people in our world are struggling—eating disorders, addictions, depression, sexual issues, marital problems—the list goes on and on. Can the church help or is that an outdated concept that no longer fits modern problems? Biblical counselor Dale Johnson explains that the church is still the primary place where those who struggle ...

Author : Jared Musgrove,Justin Elafros
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781087780801

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A Short Guide to Groups by Jared Musgrove,Justin Elafros Pdf

We are made for community. Deep within the heart of people is a longing to both know others and be known by them, and groups ministry has the opportunity to meet these needs in every church. Groups are an art, not a science. There's no one-size-fits-all formula for designing transformational groups that God uses to mold people into the image of Christ together. There are dozens of variables and unknowns in the work of groups, but we believe the following is true: There is no lasting transformation in a person without another person or persons. The less relational your church is, the less transformational your church will be. The people in your group are a partial inheritance from the Lord right now. Groups exist for community with God and one another. So goes groups, so goes the church. So goes the church, so goes groups. Groups, at their core, embody the call to love one another found sixty times throughout the New Testament. This book is for people who love the possibilities of groups. And for those who want to.

Author : Andrew Perriman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532670190

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End of Story? by Andrew Perriman Pdf

This book is an exercise in a thoroughgoing narrative theology. The social and legal validation of same-sex relationships in the West over the last two decades has presented an immense challenge to the church insofar as it seeks to remain faithful to Scripture. But it is not an isolated ethical problem. It is just one element--albeit a very important one--in the much broader, long-term overhaul and reorientation of Western culture after the collapse of the Christian consensus. The forces of history that are driving this transformation, however, have also alerted us to the historical perspectives that constrained biblical thought. Andrew Perriman suggests that Paul's argument about same-sex behavior, perhaps more clearly than any other issue, highlights the narrative shape of the mission of the early church in the Greek world. By the same token, we must ask how that storyline has been refracted across the boundary of modernity, and how it now shapes the mission of the church as it adapts to its marginalized position in an aggressively secular world.

Author : Matthew D. Kim
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725268579

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7 Lessons for New Pastors, Second Edition by Matthew D. Kim Pdf

In 7 Lessons for New Pastors, leading author Matthew D. Kim gives seminarians and new pastors a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a pastor. Drawing on his own experience as a senior pastor and the wisdom of seasoned pastors, Kim seeks to prepare future ministers mentally, emotionally, physically, relationally, and spiritually for the first year so that it can be a solid foundation for a lifetime of effective ministry. Both new and experienced pastors will profit from reading this book. This second edition is revised and expanded, including questions for personal or group reflection and two bonus mini-lessons.

Author : Carlene Hill Byron
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781513808239

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Not Quite Fine by Carlene Hill Byron Pdf

A practical guide for people who care There is no time in history and no place in the world where so many people have understood themselves to be suffering from mental health problems. There is also virtually no time and no place in the world where people who are suffering have been so readily ostracized. In Not Quite Fine, author Carlene Hill Byron tackles the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health. Medicines and therapies have their roles in supporting those who live with mental health problems or mental illness. But God’s own body as the church is intended to be our greatest support in this world. How can the church step up for such a time as this? How can the body of Christ become a healing community for its members in pain—a place where the weary find strength for the journey, a place where those who mourn are raised up as rebuilders of the cities left in ruins? ​ Drawing on her own history of mental health problems and her experience as a teacher and lay counselor, Byron offers words of hope for those who struggle as well as practical insights to equip congregations to better support those who are suffering in their midst.

Author : Paul S. Jeon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532681127

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Christian Philanthropy by Paul S. Jeon Pdf

We tend to associate philanthropy with figures like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Phil Knight. We forget, however, that God is the first and ultimate philanthropist (Titus 3:4). He has shown his love for mankind by sending his Son and pouring out his Spirit. Those who have experienced God’s philanthropy are called to do likewise, abounding in good toward all. Christian Philanthropy is a timely challenge for professing believers to make philanthropy a basic part of their lives.

Author : JONATHAN LAMB
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783599127

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Essentially One by JONATHAN LAMB Pdf

Across the barriers of race, class, culture and denomination, Christians are united through the transforming power of the gospel of grace. Yet instead of walls dismantled and alienations healed, churches are often characterised by ugly division, narrow tribalism and painful fragmentation. In a world characterised by growing social division, hostile identity politics and polarised cyber tribes - all compounded by shrill voices on social media - the author unfolds the profound biblical vision of true unity, founded on the redemptive purposes of God to create a single new humanity. This book provides crucial help for handling differences and overcoming division, calling for attitudes and behaviour that portray Christ-like character and reflect true Christian community. Applying key biblical texts, it addresses practical issues of handling conflict, managing change, using words wisely, avoiding tribalism, strengthening partnerships and building counter-cultural community in the local church. Urging us to make every effort to promote godly unity, this is a thoughtful yet passionate call to remember that we are essentially one - for the sake of God’s honour and the credibility of our Christian witness in a fractured world.

Author : D. A. Carson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532677533

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Themelios, Volume 43, Issue 3 by D. A. Carson Pdf

Themelios is an international, evangelical, peer-reviewed theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Themelios is published three times a year online at The Gospel Coalition (http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/) and in print by Wipf and Stock. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. Themelios began in 1975 and was operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The editorial team draws participants from across the globe as editors, essayists, and reviewers. General Editor: D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Managing Editor: Brian Tabb, Bethlehem College and Seminary Consulting Editor: Michael J. Ovey, Oak Hill Theological College Administrator: Andrew David Naselli, Bethlehem College and Seminary Book Review Editors: Jerry Hwang, Singapore Bible College; Alan Thompson, Sydney Missionary & Bible College; Nathan A. Finn, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Hans Madueme, Covenant College; Dane Ortlund, Crossway; Jason Sexton, Golden Gate Baptist Seminary Editorial Board: Gerald Bray, Beeson Divinity School Lee Gatiss, Wales Evangelical School of Theology Paul Helseth, University of Northwestern, St. Paul Paul House, Beeson Divinity School Ken Magnuson, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan Pennington, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary James Robson, Wycliffe Hall Mark D. Thompson, Moore Theological College Paul Williamson, Moore Theological College Stephen Witmer, Pepperell Christian Fellowship Robert Yarbrough, Covenant Seminary

Author : Rosaria Butterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433592185

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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age (Book and Study Guide) by Rosaria Butterfield Pdf