What On Earth Is The Church

Author : Kevin Giles
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597523882

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What on Earth is the Church? by Kevin Giles Pdf

What is the church? In a day when people increasingly view the church as a relic of the past, this may be the most important question Christians can ask themselves. The logical starting point is Scripture. In this thorough and engaging study of the church in the New Testament, Kevin Giles concludes that the church is first and foremost a Christian community. No other category offers greater breadth and depth of insight into its nature. No other category offers such a challenge to Western individualism, nor such promise for the revitalization of the church in the postmodern world. 'What on Earth Is the Church?' is an exploration in New Testament theology, a careful study of the ecclesial community from Jesus to Paul and on through to Revelation. Each category of New Testament writings is carefully assessed, with attention given to the early, middle, and late Pauline letters, and to the theology of each Gospel. Giles finds in the New Testament a community in transition -- never perfect, always provisional, and forever living in the tension between its present imperfection and its eschatological ideal. The New Testament does not promise an original community to be recaptured but a variety of perspectives on being the community of God in changing social environments.

Author : Jim Blackburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0999476440

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Earth Church by Jim Blackburn Pdf

Author : Donna Lehman
Publisher : Herald Press (VA)
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Creation
ISBN : 0836136322

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What on Earth Can You Do? by Donna Lehman Pdf

'What on Earth Can You do? gathers personal stories, denominational insights, and ideas from classroom brainstorming to offer a wealth of practical ways congregations and members can minister to creation.

Author : David Devenish
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780782508

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What on Earth is the Church For? by David Devenish Pdf

A radical approach to church mission and social action that asks, 'If mission is not the central purpose of the church, then what is?' David Devenish believes that the church exists as a means of taking the gospel message to every people group. He believes that the church is very much at the centre of God's purposes, and in this book presents the church, not as a static pastoral community, but as a vibrant, active body totally committed to world mission. David investigates the importance of church planting to reach the nations, looks at Church-based mission and how to make local churches missional in both thinking and practice. Set within a framework of the Kingdom of God, David demonstrates what the kingdom down to earth really implies for Church-based kingdom social action. Finally, he examines the culture and contextualisation of social action along with some of the dangers and difficulties of apostolic mission, before asking the fundamental question, Who will go?

Author : Eric Scott Sutherland
Publisher : Accents Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1936628546

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Earth Is My Church by Eric Scott Sutherland Pdf

"There are a few books of poetry that can change, if not your life, your way of living on this earth, make you more aware of and more grateful for what is sacred, more determined to protect what is left of that sacredness. This book is one of them. "The whole time," Eric writes, "I was in conversation with God." And I believe it. This is a holy book, full of love, rage, and hope." --Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Author : Kevin Giles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bible
ISBN : 186371605X

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What on Earth is the Church? by Kevin Giles Pdf

A study of the doctrine of the church, considering the nature of the church and its ministry. Provides a systematic evangelical study of the New Testament doctrine of the church and discusses the issues of modern Western individualism. Includes a bibliography and indexes. The author is an Australian scholar and pastor. His other books include 'Patterns of Ministry Among the First Christians' and 'The Making of Community'.

Author : Ronald Arbuthnott Knox
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928832836

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The Church on Earth by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Pdf

The nature of the Church and the authority of the pope explained. With clarity and verve, Msgr. Ronald Knox shows that the Catholic Church is not just an assembly of Christians, but is directly the handiwork of God, deliberately designed by Him as a hierarchical institution headed by the Pope.

Author : Robert Thornton Henderson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498238861

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What on Earth is the Church? by Robert Thornton Henderson Pdf

The author's focus and intention for this book was provoked by several stimuli. One is that more than 50 percent of the world's population is under twenty-five years of age, and for the most part not formed by the church. Secondly, in the coffee shop where he hangs out, when his conversation partners learn of his long career as a pastor, they inevitably ask about the church: "What in the world is the church? What is its purpose?" And thirdly, it is provoked by the lament of a very gifted journalist and editor who rejected his strict Christian upbringing and has been in his adult years an avowed agnostic--but who recently, while visiting a monastery in Spain and hearing the monks chant their evening prayers, sensed a longing for what he had forsaken. These three stimuli have inspired this attempt at an alternative narrative to the essence of the church, an attempt to give a definition to an inquirer from square one. This book may not resonate with those who are content with religious Christianity and its familiar institutions. Its timely message is this: the church has got to be a thrilling and purposeful dimension of the good news of Jesus Christ.

Author : Ronald Arbuthnott Knox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:560110956

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The Church on Earth by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Pdf

Author : Hal Lindsey
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310531067

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The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey Pdf

The impact of The Late Great Planet Earth cannot be overstated. The New York Times called it the "no. 1 non-fiction bestseller of the decade." For Christians and non-Christians of the 1970s, Hal Lindsey's blockbuster served as a wake-up call on events soon to come and events already unfolding -- all leading up to the greatest event of all: the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in. Whether you're a church-going believer or someone who wouldn't darken the door of a Christian institution, the Bible has much to tell you about the imminent future of this planet. In the midst of an out-of-control generation, it reveals a grand design that's unfolding exactly according to plan. The rebirth of Israel. The threat of war in the Middle East. An increase in natural catastrophes. The revival of Satanism and witchcraft. These and other signs, foreseen by prophets from Moses to Jesus, portend the coming of an antichrist . . . of a war which will bring humanity to the brink of destruction . . . and of incredible deliverance for a desperate, dying planet.

Author : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014489280

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Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Pdf

Author : Mallory McDuff
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781550925012

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Sacred Acts by Mallory McDuff Pdf

Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet. Sacred Acts documents the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Contributions from leading Christian voices such as Norman Wirzba and the Reverend Canon Sally Bingham detail the concrete work of faith communities such as: Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN, where parishioners have enhanced food security by sharing canning and food preservation skills in the church kitchen Georgia's Interfaith Power & Light, which has used federal stimulus funds to weatherize congregations, reduce utility bills and cut carbon emissions Earth Ministry, where people of faith spearheaded the movement to pass state legislation to make Washington State a coal-free state. Sacred Acts shows that churches can play a critical role in confronting climate change - perhaps the greatest moral imperative of our time. This timely collection will inspire individuals and congregations to act in good faith to help protect Earth's climate.

Author : Victoria Loorz
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506469652

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Church of the Wild by Victoria Loorz Pdf

Once upon a time, humans lived in intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirtuality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.

Author : Michael R. Privett
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449760229

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Why on Earth Are There Churches? by Michael R. Privett Pdf

After years of observation, I have concluded that so many local churches function without regard to their God-given, biblical mission and objectives because of their unclear mission, their unbiblical targets, or their unbalanced objectives. The Lord God has already given His church a clearly defined mission for the present age. Yet so many local churches seem to function without understanding their biblical mission—their God-directed reason for existence—while other local churches and their leaders have revised or even compromised their God-given mission, thinking that they know better than God. Some churches disband Sunday school, dismantle the choir, and disassemble pews only to replace them with other programs and ideas that will become traditional soon enough. Traditions, customs, and worship styles vary from culture to culture and from generation to generation. I’ve been in the gospel ministry long enough to have seen the pendulum swing back and forth a time or two. So many ministries, programs, concepts, and styles are not new, but just repackaged. Today’s “new,” “fresh,” “blended” methods will become “traditional” to the next generation after a short period of time. Too often we are more involved in following the latest fad than we are in striving to “do all to the glory of God.” What really matters is whether you have presented a true and accurate opinion and view of the nature and character of God so that others will praise and exalt Him to His worthy place of honor, esteem, and excellence.

Author : Jay G. Borkert
Publisher : Assn of Christian Schools International
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-06-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1583311327

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To the Ends of the Earth by Jay G. Borkert Pdf