Every person has a deep need for fellowship, camaraderie, and companionship, but in our fallen world, rejection is commonplace . . . and painful. We hurt when we are excluded, especially when it involves our family, our close friends, or our church. Rejection has driven many people to become rebellious, controlling, intemperate, or obsessed with their performance. But being rejected does not need to doom us to... $8.49 |
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HOW DOES SANCTIFICATION WORK
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The process of sanctification is personal and organic - not a one-size-fits-all formula. Many popular views try to reduce the process of Christian growth to a a single template: Remember past grace. Rehearse your identity with Christ. Avail yourself of the means of grace. Discipline yourself. But Scripture portrays the dynamics of sanctification in a rich variety of ways. No single factor, truth, or protocol can...
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A HEART FOR GOD
John Coblentz
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The heart is a marvelous thing. It is created by God, for God. It has longings and desires and out of those, man responds. Our heart was designed to worship God. However, sin damages our hearts, deadens our conscience, darkens our understanding and mind and warps our desires. It enslaves the will, clouds our judgement and alienates us from God.Then there is cleansing. Through repentance, confession, acquaintance and...
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CLIMBING UPWARD
Compiled by Howard Bean
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100 Devotionals for Adolescent Boys Growing up involves more than growing taller and stronger. As Jesus matured from a boy into a young man, He grew in favor with God and man. Boys today can do the same. Climbing a mountain involves exerting energy, defying the pull of gravity to reach the summit. Growing up into what God wants us to be also takes dedication and effort: reaching new goals, resisting new temptations,...
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JOURNEY INTO GOD
John Coblentz
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This is about passion that yearns, eyes that long for, hearts that pound. Journey into God is a field guide, helping us to understand what we are seeing and experiencing as we walk through life. John doesn't ignore the questions, the difficulties, or the confusing aspects of coming to know God; he helps us to see them as opportunities to go deeper and further. Journey into God is an invitation to put energy and...
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YOUNG MAN, BE STRONG
David G. Burkholder
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"Good character is like steel in a concrete structure. You can't see the steel reinforcement in the concrete, but without it the concrete is weak... "Good character is not what a person says or pretends to be. It's what he really is beneath the surface... "Character is produced by the principles that you allow to rule your life... It's not what you talk about but what you practice in your everyday living. "What you...
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GOD'S CHOSEN FAST
Arthur Wallis
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This is a balanced study which seeks to give fasting the weight that Scripture gives, while avoiding abuse. The book includes a biblical index, and an appendix dealing with the textual problems surrounding four references to fasting in the New Testament.
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