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The Book of Homilies contains the authorized sermons of the Church of England. Originally published in two volumes during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I, the homilies were intended to provide for the Church a new model of simplified topical...

Much is being said these days concerning the victorious life, and with so much preaching, praying, and discussion, the question arises, Why do so few seem to experience complete deliverance from sin and the joy and satisfaction such freedom is said to...

Myself as Another uniquely approaches the reality of the human person through an exploration of the writings of politicians, psychiatrists, and philosophers on the subject of personal identity and the "other." McNerney's treatment of these questions is...

Este libro es parte de nuestra respuesta al hambre espiritual, y al intenso interés que hay en el corazón de los cristianos por conocer las Sagradas Escrituras y fundamentar solidamente su fe en la Palabra de Dios. Ha sido preparado por especialistas en...

B-4631 FACTS ABOUT WISDOMThis Power-Packed Devotional Focuses On What God Says About The Rewards of Wisdom. This ideal Daily Devotional will enlighten you on subjects about how...Wisdom Creates Joy, Happiness and Peace / The Wisdom of God Multiplies Your...

Extracto de la introducción LA INSPIRACIÓN PARA ESCRIBIR este devocional reflexivo sobre el anhelo de conocer más a la persona del Espíritu Santo, surgió durante los días del fin de año, 2016.. . ...

LEGLIZ MWEN AN! - Yon gid pou timoun ka vin manm nan Legliz Nazareyen.Leson 1 LEGLIZ NAZAREYEN MWEN AN 3.Leson 2 BONDYE 8.Leson 3 BIB MWEN AN 14.Leson 4 SALI MWEN 19.Leson 5 SANKTIFIKASYON MWEN 23.Leson 6 KWASANS NAZAREYEN AN 28.Leson 7 DESTEN MWEN 33...

REVISTA JOVENS, No. 2. Construyendo una generation diferent. 13 lecciones. Sujets: Dios, Projimo, Yo, Familia, Iglesia, Sexualidad, Mayordomia, Mundo Actual.118pp.250mm x 200mm.

¿Conoce exactamente lo que la Iglesia del Nazareno enseña? ¿Sabe usted por qué? Artículos de fe, en un estilo informativo y fácil de entender, explica los artículos que son el fundamento sobre el cual la...

La Biblia es un libro de santidad. Trata, en primer lugar, de un Dios santo que quiere tener comunión con gente santa y relata la historia de todo lo que Él hizo para que ese propósito se haga realidad. La santidad es su esencia, y...

Pendant ces treize semaines, nous allons étudier la vie et la doctrine de la sainteté scripturaire» en rapport avec certains aspects de la vie moderne. Il est très important de savoir appliquer les vérités de la...

Transforming Your Life Through Biblical PrinciplesAre you ready to take your spiritual life to the next level and experience the abundant blessings God has in store for you? This transformative workbook will guide you on a journey of self-discovery and...

Unlocking the Secrets to Heavenly Wealth & ProsperityAre you ready to unlock the secrets to heavenly wealth and prosperity? Take this transformative journey that will revolutionize your understanding of true riches and success in God's eyes. Drawing...

The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the first major denomination to spring from the fires of the Azusa Street revival, profoundly affected the history of the church. Its tremendous influence can be traced to the dynamic spiritual life of its founder,...

Crowd: (Each person selects a phrase and repeats at random) Let him be crucified! Death! Crucify him! Let him die! Away with him!Pilate: Why. What evil has he done?Crowd: (At random) Let him be crucified! Away with him! Crucify him! Let him die!Narrator...

At last! A practical planning tool for use by those responsible for implementing corporate worship! There's just enough information to get you in the mood of each liturgical season, then lots and lots of suggestions for creative and exciting worship.Fred...

The Advent/Christmas story is one that identifies specific places as the font of the rich interactions between God and humanity. The names of such locales are as familiar to us as our own homes.Here are six sermons with accompanying children's sermons...

Faith, Hope, Love, Joy, and The Light Of The World are themes in this candlelighting service for the four Sundays of Advent and Christmas Eve.Each service includes a scripture, message and prayer with optional listing of hymns and calls to worship.Lights...

All these stories will touch the heart; some will evoke laughter and tears.Here is a collection of forty stories, each simple and to the point. They are based on lectionary cycle C. The stories examine basic theological and moral questions.Very often the...

Your partner in intelligent, meaningful sermon preparation. Exegesis: The SituationThe Setting Cultural and Historical Contexts Other Lectionary Texts for the Day Parallel Gospel Texts Meanings and Deviations of Key Words Homiletics Suggested Sermon...

Over and over again Christ comes to our hiding places and our living spaces to offer us the gift of salvation. He calls the "treetop followers," the "grandstand Christians," and the cowering outcasts alike to accept his visit into their places. Life has...

Advent is a time to think about gifts. Who should receive them? How much should they cost? What do the people on our list "need" most of all? We scramble every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, trying to "take care of our gift list."Here is a...

Whether Old Testament preaching finds you at your best or leaves you at a loss for words, you will appreciate Haskell Miller's collection of nine richly illustrated sermons uniting Old and New Testament texts with both insight and compassion.Within are...

What is the balance of judgment and grace offered by God's two hands?These twelve throught-provoking sermons by Robert G. Tuttle explore that balance as revealed in God's word -- and as demonstrated in the lives of his people during this important...

Bible Translation Basics will help translators work with language communities to determine the kind of Scripture product(s) that are most relevant for them, given their abilities and preferences. Scholars over the past thirty years have made significant...

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles continues to provide crucial, practical training for those preparing to translate the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways.The fourth edition of this classic textbook...

Each volume in the Exegetical Summaries series works through the original text phrase by phrase. English equivalents are provided for all Hebrew and Greek words, making this an excellent reference for exegetes of all levels. Questions that occur to...

Young men undergo significant changes during their years in college. They wrestle with "big questions," which are essentially spiritual questions, as they ponder who they are, what they believe, what kind of persons they want to become, and how they...

Every congregation should consider incorporating this welcome addition to Christmas resources into its programming soon.Walter FarquharsonModeratorThe United Church of CanadaThe blend of insights and sounds makes the Christmas story come alive.Anne M...

Where the Water Goes Around is a biblical and political reading of Detroit over the course of three decades by an activist pastor.Detroit is a place where one can take the temperature of the world. Think on the rise of Fordism and auto-love, the Arsenal...

Recent years have witnessed an astonishing cultural and legal shift when it comes to homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Many Christians see these changes as a defeat for Christian values, often painting Christian opponents as sell-outs to secular...

The call for gender equity in leadership has become a global concern. From a Christian perspective, all forms of gender prejudice are sinful because they violate God's intention for creating both men and women in God's image. Although many Christian...

A comprehensive introduction to preaching, emphasizing the encounter with God's grace as the goal and heart of the sermon.

""If I had learned anything during the war, it was that our walk in the sun is brief, and so I resolved to wander from monastery to monastery, a sojourner in the world of last things."" So poet and journalist Christopher Merrill tells us near the...

Jersild responds to a fundamental issue in the theology of the church: what is the nature of our language in addressing the mysteries of our faith, such as speaking of God, or of the incarnation? Advocating a ""modest"" theology in facing the mystery of...

Americans currently spend on average more than ten hours a day in front of a screen. Some of that time can now be a source of profound ethical reflections and spiritual insights thanks to this refreshing book. The primary goal of Lights in the Darkness...

"The study of the Bible is at a vital juncture." Thus begins this merger of a stellar group of scholars of both literary and historical perspectives on the Hebrew Bible: Robert Alter, Baruch Halpern, Shemaryahu Talmon, Jacob Milgrom, Nahum Sarna, and...

No field of study is livelier than the history of Roman-era Judaea (ca. 200 BC to AD 400). Bold reinterpretations of texts and new archaeological discoveries prompt us constantly to rethink assumptions. What kind of religion was Judaism? How did...

Este libro surge de la conviccion de que necesitamos reflexionar sobre el sentido de ser Iglesia en el mundo contemporaneo. Vivimos en una epoca de crisis y de rapidos cambios sociales y culturales que han cuestionado el modo de ser Iglesia tanto desde...

Scholars continue to debate whether Second Thessalonians was written by Paul or by pseudonym. The position that the letter is a late imitation is largely based on the comparison of the parallel expressions of two epistles to the Thessalonians. There are...

A father should be the man by which all other men are measured in the eyes of his daughter.This book is designed to open up discussions between fathers and daughters on the cusp of becoming adults. Too often meaningful conversations between fathers and...

Jesus told us where he ""lives,"" and that he would prepare us a place there. Is our death the entry point? Must we struggle on, trying to be perfect? At a heavy pain-point in life, Judith was given a summer at an old, run-down ranch. And she wrote.Sky...

Relationships between people are frequently compromised as a result of religious viewpoints, but appropriate spiritual care requires bridges to understanding that will allow for trust and justice to become visible. The pattern for this book is shaped on...

Race and privilege are issues that cry out for new kinds of attention and healing in American society. More specifically, we are being called to surface the dynamics of whiteness especially in contexts where whites have had the most power in America. The...

December 8, 2011. The dissident Vietnamese priest Nguyen Van Ly (age sixty-four) is deported from a rest home in the Archdiocese Hue to the concentration camp Nam Ha in the north of the country. Van Ly, who is half paralyzed after having suffered four...

Christian engagement with economics tends to baptize preexisting sociopolitical perspectives, thereby assuming a predetermined metaphysical narrative. What happens when the story of the development of economics, told from an anthropological and...

The present volume is the fourth in a five-volume study of church doctrine. The multivolume set covers the major parts of church doctrine: Canon, God, Creation, Reconciliation, and Redemption. The first volume begins with an introduction to the entire...