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100 Best-selling Albums of the 80s
By Peter Dodd, Justin Cawthorne, Chris Barrett, Dan Auty. 2018
A totally righteous collection of tunes From hair metal to the King of Pop these 100 best-selling albums made…
up the soundtrack of the 80s The wild success of artists Madonna Michael Jackson Van Halen and Prince are chronicled here along with more mellow musicians such as John Mellencamp Phil Collins Lionel Richie and Huey Lewis Metal heads will also appreciate entries from Def Leppard Metallica Guns n Roses Quiet Riot and more Each listing features the full-color original sleeve artwork and is packed with information about the musician lineup track listings and number-one singles that resulted Return to the footloose years of the 1980s100 Best-selling Albums of the 70s
By Hamish Champ. 2010
From the Bee Gees to Pink Floyd to Supertramp you ll love this stroll down memory lane…
From singer-songwriters like Billy Joel and the Bee Gees to folk artists like John Denver and James Taylor to the rock legends Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin you won t find a more complete list of albums that defines the 70s music scene Each listing features the full-color original sleeve artwork and is packed with information about the musician lineup track listings and number-one singles that resulted A celebration of this funky era this book will help you shake your groove thingSolve: Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems
By Talbot Davis. 2016
Many people are good at pointing out problems. What if God's people were among the few who are good at…
finding solutions? How would our world and our lives be different? This five-week study focuses on the person of Nehemiah in the Bible, who faced the difficult work of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem after his people returned from exile. Confronted with this complicated task and the many dilemmas that came with it, Nehemiah chose not to dwell on his problems or to pursue his own answers. Instead, he sought God's solutions, following God's lead and trusting God's purposes. God's people today are called to do the same. In each chapter, Talbot Davis shows how Nehemiah's experiences mirror the problems we face, as individuals and as a society. As you read this book, you will hear God's call to be someone who finds solutions. You will see how you can follow in Nehemiah's footsteps, building up your life and the world around you. You will be challenged not to focus on problems, but to seek God's solutions and how you can help bring them about. This book is based on a sermon series Talbot Davis delivered at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion, a practical focus for the week, a closing prayer, and daily scripture passages to guide personal reading throughout the week.3Story Participant's Guide: Preparing for a Lifestyle of Evangelism
By Dave Rahn. 2006
You have a story to tell. Maybe you didn't realize that. When you decided to follow Jesus, your story really…
started to develop. God has a story to tell. Since before you were born, God has been pursuing you. He sent his son for you—and your friends. Your friends have stories. Maybe their stories don't include Jesus—yet. That's where you and 3Story come in. Evangelism is an essential element of every youth group. But when traditional evangelism methods prove awkward, ineffective, or uncomfortable for students to embrace, it’s almost impossible to equip your students to understand and share their faith. But 3Story® is different. 3Story is a way of life that guides followers of Christ to BE good news while telling stories of THE Good News. Based squarely on relationships, 3Story focuses God’s story, my story (the student), and their story (their friends). This curriculum course based on Youth for Christ’s 3Story training presents an interactive learning experience that equips students to live and practice the 3Story lifestyle—a biblically based, culturally relevant form of discipleship-evangelism that emphasizes being real in personal interactions.Not Who I Want to Be
By Glenn Sasscer. 2014
We have a longing and a thirst when we look past our worldly reflection …
a thirst for something more God created us in the divine image and likeness and created a desire within us to be real and genuine If you look to your inner reflection are you truly who you want to be Being real genuine or who God calls us to be is not a destination it is a lifestyle This lifestyle begins by purposely recognizing the unfiltered and unchecked information stored away and accepted as part of our self-image and deliberately cleaning it out To do this we must have a standard for comparison Not Who I Want to Be begins by analyzing the external sources of our self-image and how these sources influence our lives It then works through finding our truth in Scripture and in the example given to us in the life of Jesus Christ Jesus becomes our standard and filter to find a true reflection and what it means to be real and genuineElijah’s Sermons: The Positive Power of a Negative Situation
By Don H. Polston. 2012
What is the one great negative thought negative person or negative circumstance defying your best efforts Is…
it possible to turn the negative thought to positive action resolution and solution Elijah lived during the time of negative forces between Baal and Jehovah Ahab and Jezebel rain and no rain Elijah won because he turned the negative situation to a positive solution When there are two opposing forces the one with the most urgency usually wins Which force is winning in your lifeJacob
By Benjamin T. Hoak. 2009
Struggle is a constant theme of Jacob's life, but he survives and learns to live according to the promises God…
has given to him. As Jacob learns to channel his energies toward what God wants for him rather than what he wants for himself, God blesses him in an earthly manner. Jacob becomes wealthy beyond the dreams of most people, with flocks and herds beyond measure. But Jacob's story is not just about one man; it is also about his children and their descendants, who produce a great nation called Israel.Moses
By Dorothy Kavanaugh. 2009
Moses is a major figure in Judaism, and one whose teachings have been respected by many other cultures. The Ten…
Commandments and other laws that Moses received from God on Mount Sinai helped to form the moral and legal framework for our modern civilization. Moses is the archetype of a great leader. He is driven by God's higher purpose, but at the same time he tries to protect members of his community from divine wrath. Throughout his life, Moses worked not to enrich himself at the expense of others, but to help all people to prosper. Millionaires of the Bible Series. The series Money at its Best: Millionaires of the Bible examines the lives of key figures from biblical history. The books in this series draw on the Bible and other religious writings, as well as on legends, folktales, and the work of modern scholars, to show how each of the people profiled used his or her wealth or privileged position in order to make a difference in the lives of others.Abraham and Sarah
By Denise-Renee Barbaret. 2009
The lives of Abraham and Sarah provide one of the Bible's greatest examples of faith. At an advanced age, Abraham…
and Sarah left their comfortable home to venture into an unknown land, trusting in God's promise that He would protect and bless them. Their faith is rewarded, as God enriches Abraham and Sarah during their travels. More importantly, God grants Abraham and Sarah a son, Isaac, whose descendants will establish two of the world's major religions, Judaism and Christianity.The Changed Life
By Henry Drummond. 2012
In The Changed Life Henry Drummond instructs us on how we may change our lives to be more like…
Christ Also included are The Formula of Sanctification The Alchemy of Influence and The First ExperimentMentiras que creemos sobre Dios (Atria Espanol)
By Wm. Paul Young. 2018
Cu les de nuestras creencias acerca de Dios afectan la relaci n con l …
Realmente nuestras acciones pueden cambiar su amor hacia nosotros Con su apasionante estilo humano William Paul Young nos transmite un mensaje que ha cambiado vidas en todo el mundo y nos hace reflexionar sobre temas tan profundos como el error de la recompensa y el castigo la religi n y el infierno para ayudarnos a aceptar plenamente el inmenso amor de Dios y alimentar la llama de nuestra fe Hace algunos a os este autor toc el coraz n de miles de lectores con La Caba a la entra able historia llevada al cine en 2017 Ahora en plena madurez espiritual plantea grandes interrogantes para derribar falsas creencias acerca del Creador como Dios est decepcionado de m Dios me ama pero no le caigo bien A Dios no le importa lo que a m me apasiona entre otras Mentiras que creemos sobre Dios marcar la vida de quien lo leaHenry Chadwick: Selected Writings
By Henry Chadwick. 2017
Rare scholarly insight into the early church — still relevant for the church today This anthology offers a choice…
selection of writings by one of the twentieth century&’s premier church historians, Sir Henry Chadwick. Many of Chadwick&’s considerable contributions to a fuller understanding of the early church were unpublished or not circulated widely during his lifetime, but here they are compiled in a convenient, accessible form. Reflecting Chadwick&’s wide-ranging expertise, this volume contains his essays on a variety of themes pertaining to the early church, including the emerging faith&’s relationship to classical culture; the interaction between piety, politics, and theology; councils in the early church; the power of music in the church; and more. As relevant for the study of early Christianity today as when they were first written, Chadwick&’s essays remain a valuable resource for better understanding the church both past and present, shedding light on ecumenical problems that still keep Christians visibly divided.Gender and Pentecostal Revivalism
By Leah Payne. 2015
This innovative volume provides an interdisciplinary, theoretically innovative answer to an enduring question for Pentecostal/charismatic Christianities: how do women lead…
churches? This study fills this lacuna by examining the leadership and legacy of two architects of the Pentecostal movement - Maria Woodworth-Etter and Aimee Semple McPherson.Apocalypse Delayed
By M. James Penton. 2015
Since 1876, Jehovah's Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T.…
Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ's church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on earth. The first prophecy was not fulfilled, but the outbreak of the First World War lent some credibility to the second. Ever since that time, Jehovah's Witnesses have been predicting that the world would end "shortly." Their numbers have grown to many millions in over two hundred countries. They distribute a billion pieces of literature annually, and continue to anticipate the end of the world.For almost thirty years, M. James Penton's Apocalypse Delayed has been the definitive scholarly study of this religious movement. As a former member of the sect, Penton offers a comprehensive overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses. His book is divided into three parts, each presenting the Witnesses' story in a different context: historical, doctrinal, and sociological. Some of the issues he discusses are known to the general public, such as the sect's opposition to military service and blood transfusions. Others involve internal controversies, including political control of the organization and the handling of dissent within the ranks.Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Penton's classic text includes substantial new information on the sources of Russell's theology and on the church's early leaders, as well as coverage of important developments within the sect since the second edition was published fifteen years ago.A New Church and A New Seminary: Theological Education Is the Solution
By David McAllister-Wilson. 2018
Many churches are “mule churches”–strong for a generation but unable to reproduce themselves. As a mule comes from a horse…
and a donkey, they were the product of demographics and cultural conditions conducive for a generation of strength but did not produce many offspring in new church starts or strong candidates for ministry. Mule churches create a generation or more of pastors, superintendents, and bishops who think they knew what made for strong church, who think their approach to ministry is the key reason for their success. And it produces churches with a nostalgia for the way things used to be. This makes it hard for churches to adapt to change. We've been declining for a long time due to changes in secular and consumer culture, demographics radically adjusting normative family structure, and a theology based in consumer marketing rather than mission-driven vitality. Now we realize that the church is free to not just make the gospel relevant to life but to make life relevant to the gospel. Conservative evangelical Christianity was able to focus on relevance prior to its ascendency on the national stage. Methodism requires a similar period of confessional self-definition. We are going through these confessions now in the debate about our stance toward homosexuality. Most students and most professors go to the seminary "to fix the church," because they realize that the future of the church and its seminaries are inseparable. Seminaries provide scholars for the church, who learn how to think, who learn how to take the long view, who shape identity, who foster a "culture of calling." A new kind of Methodist progressive evangelicalism is regenerating, which lives the great commandment (love) and the great commission (reproducing disciples) on a global scale. Before, seminaries prepared pastors to maintain healthy churches in stable neighborhoods. Now, every neighborhood is changing and many churches are losing their members and their confidence. They long for a recovery of their sense of mission and a new kind of leadership. A new kind of seminary is regenerating to foster hope, wisdom, creativity, and engagement with the great issues of our day.Over the past ten years, thousands of church leaders have successfully transformed congregations with the principles from the original Five…
Practices: Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity. However, much has changed in the world and the Church. Leaders have discovered new ways to implement the Five Practices in settings that were not imagined when the original book was released. This revised and updated edition of the ministry leadership classic includes a significant amount of new material. How are the Practices being used now, in new types of congregations? How has each Practice changed in the last decade? What new issues or concerns do leaders need to consider in relation to each Practice? This revision provides leaders with a 'next step' look at the original practices. Schnase gathered ideas and other content from ministry leaders who have been using the Five Practices, and explains how those ideas work, how leaders adapted the principles to their own settings, and how they expanded them. A new preface redefines 'Congregations' given their evolving nature. When the original book was written, the new forms of Christian community either did not exist or were barely known. The Five Practices are, however, just as essential to the new types of congregations as they were to the traditional church. Since the original book, there is more variety, diversity, and experimentation in worship. The revised Five Practices includes material based on these new forms. Small group study has always been important for intentional faith development. But since the original book, the nature of those groups has transformed to include secular settings and a wide variety of affinities profoundly affecting how faith leaders approach issues of faith development, and in many cases radically changes what they offer in their communities. Imagine the topic of Risk-Taking Mission and Service before Black Lives Matter, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the Trump administration. This new version gives instruction and specific ideas for how we might best serve today’s world.Our Purpose Is Love Leader Guide: The Wesleyan View of the Church
By David N. Field. 2018
What does it mean to love God and neighbor today, when things so often feel divided and in conflict? In…
Our Purpose Is Love, author David Field challenges us to recognize and reclaim love as the center of our identity and purpose as the church. Field presents a Wesleyan vision of the church as the embodiment of God’s love in the world and explores the implications of this vision for our life together. In this vision, the church is where we become creatures of love, learning to love God and neighbor ever more completely and authentically through the means of God’s grace. As a result, we bear witness to the world by reflecting God’s love more and more perfectly in the way we treat others and order our common life. With a special focus on the importance of unity for the church’s witness, Field invites us to consider the ways in which embodying God’s love can and should influence how we live as individuals and as communities of faith, calling us to reclaim and recommit to love as the center of who we are. This Leader Guide includes leader helps and complete session plans for facilitating an eight-week small group study using Our Purpose Is Love: The Wesleyan Way to Be the Church, by David N. Field.The 19: Questions to Kindle a Wesleyan Spirit
By Carolyn C. Moore. 2018
Wesley’s historic questions have been asked of those considered for full connection (ordination) since as early as 1784, the first…
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presided over by Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. The questions also have a broader Wesleyan context. Many of these questions were originally used with the people Wesley called “Helpers,” lay men and women to whom Wesley gave responsibility for leadership in the Methodist societies. They were class leaders, stewards, local preachers and travelling preachers. The questions addressed topics Wesley believed to be essential for persons responsible for leading others in discipleship and mission in the world. The nineteen questions cover topics from faith in Christ to spiritual practices to debt. The questions around commitment to the rules of the Church have a contemporary urgency in this season of division. Building from her blog on the 19 Questions, Are You Going On To Perfection, at www.artofholiness.com, Carolyn will thoughtfully unpack each question in a historical and personal way.God of Tomorrow: How to Overcome the Fears of Today and Renew Your Hope for the Future
By Caleb Kaltenbach. 2018
With a voice of reason and grace, pastor Caleb Kaltenbach challenges the church to choose the path of hope in…
response to polarizing cultural issues that are straight from the front pages of today’s newspapers. Divergent politics, immigration issues, bullying, re-defining family, racism, terrorism, new ways of categorizing people, and multiple other issues are negatively impacting our communities today. Some feel the country we live in now isn't the same one they lived in twenty years ago. Culture is consistently changing, and many Christians are nervous about what tomorrow will bring. However, we don't need to worry, because we serve the God of tomorrow. Culture will always change, but God never changes. God owns tomorrow. He has been in tomorrow, prepared tomorrow, and will walk with us into tomorrow. He will help us handle our ever-shifting culture as we journey forward. Every cultural issue we deal with today is something that Jesus dealt with in his day. The issues are the same, they just look different. Yet Jesus trusted the God of Tomorrow and knew that he was in complete control. Because of his trust in God, Jesus engaged culture in a very intentional way, and we can do likewise. God of Tomorrow includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter, providing a great platform for small groups to dialogue about these culturally-relevant topics.Our Purpose Is Love: The Wesleyan Way to Be the Church
By David N. Field. 2018
We live in a time of great division in the world, and too often we find this polarization mirrored in…
the church. People sitting in the same pew, working in the same office, and living on the same street find themselves at odds with one another politically and theologically on a variety of issues. Conflict seems to reign supreme. As Christians, we know we are supposed to love one another, but even that mandate has come to mean different things to different people. What does it mean to love God and neighbor today—in both the world and the church—and can this be the answer to the conflict that divides and polarizes us? In Our Purpose Is Love, author David Field answers this question with a compelling “Yes!” as he challenges us to recognize and reclaim love as the center of our identity and purpose as the church. Field presents a Wesleyan vision of the church as the embodiment of God’s love in the world and explores the implications of this vision for our life together. In this vision, the church is where we become creatures of love, learning to love God and neighbor ever more completely and authentically through the means of God’s grace. As a result, we bear witness to the world by reflecting God’s love more and more perfectly in the way we treat others and order our common life. With a special focus on the importance of unity for the church’s witness, Field invites us to consider the ways in which embodying God’s love can and should influence how we live as individuals and as communities of faith, calling us to reclaim and recommit to love as the center of who we are.