Blessed to Be a Blessing

Wagner, James K.

Religion & Spirituality

Upper Room

Persons who design and lead worship will find this a practical and useful guide for Christ-centered healing ministry that can be easily adapted in a variety of settings. Included are six complete services of Holy Communion, Healing and Wholeness; Praise, Prayer, and Anointing; and Prayer, Confession, and Laying on of Hands. Services are suitable for Sunday morning worship; retreat settings; small group experiences hospital, nursing home, and home visitations; and personal counseling sessions.

Just in Time! Healing Services

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

ABINGDON PRESS *

When we carry deep hurts by others, when we harbor resentment, revenge, jealousy, anger, and hateful attitudes, when we are unwilling to give or to receive forgiveness, we are positioning ourselves for agonizing problems and a host of potential personal illnesses. Whereas forgiveness is a key that opens the door to avenues of good health and a more satisfying life, unforgiveness keeps the door locked on a self-imposed, critical, unbending, legalistic, I-know-I'm-right outlook on life. The truth is that forgiveness blesses the giver more than it benefits the receiver. (from the Introduction)James Wagner maintains that the most crippling illness we face today is a resentful, unforgiving heart and the intentional withholding of forgiveness. In fact, he notes that in his experience people request healing prayer to relieve their spiritual, emotional, and mental anguish over damaged and fractured relationships as often as they do to seek comfort for their physical pains and limitations. Though forgiveness it is at the very heart of the gospel, it can be difficult to ""forgive and forget"" -- so how can Christians become more merciful in their daily lives?Wagner suggests that the answer to that question can be found by examining the paradigm of forgiveness modeled by Jesus -- and Forgiveness: The Jesus Way provides readers with a unique understanding of forgiveness as taught and lived by Jesus. More than just an academic study, this book offers practical guidelines for developing healthier relationships and improving personal wellness by learning to give and receive true forgiveness. Structured in twelve sessions, Forgiveness: The Jesus Way is an excellent personal and group study resource. Each biblically rooted session explores several facets of forgiveness, and includes questions for stimulating discussion and reinforcing key concepts. Recommended resources and notes for the reader to ponder are also provided.James K. Wagner is a retired United Methodist pastor now residing in Galloway, Ohio. In addition to serving several Ohio congregations during four decades of active ministry, Wagner spent nine years as the director of The Upper Room Prayer and Healing Ministries and the executive director of the Disciplined Order of Christ. He is the author of numerous articles and books on healing ministry, including The Spiritual Heart of Your Health (Upper Room Books).

Forgiveness the Jesus Way

CSS Publishing Company

Blessed To Be a Blessing: How to Have an Intentional Healing Ministry in Your Church

Worship & Devotion

The Upper Room

When the joy of birth is suddenly overshadowed by impending tragedy, families are forced to cope with gripping, unanswered questions. 'Anna, Jesus Loves You' not only tells the true story of Dr. Wagner's first grandchild, but also offers spiritual guidance to other persons who are struggling to deal with tragic and near-tragic circumstances in their lives. Born with a heart defect, Anna required open-heart surgery when she was sixteen days old. Stunned by the news, Anna's family and friends had to rethink their theology, renew their biblical faith, and call upon a Christian understanding of healing. An important focus of the story of Anna's healing is the affirmation that God uses many ways to heal us and make us whole. Not only does God heal through doctors and medicine, God provides for healing and wholeness through the body of Christ, the church. 'Anna, Jesus Loves You' lifts up and examines through personal experiences the healing gifts and ministry through the community of faith. The book begins with a foreword by Maxie Dunnam and includes the following chapters: 1. Ecstasy and Agony 2. Prayer: A Significant Spiritual Therapy 3. Open-Heart Surgery 4. Does God Want to Heal Everyone? 5. Baptism: Anna's and Ours Afterword by Mary Lou Wagner.

Anna, Jesus loves you: A story of healing and hope

James K. Wagner has condensed his well-known workshop on healing and wholeness into an easy-to-use workbook format. Field-tested and designed for church groups, this seven-session study will provide participants with a basic understanding of the holistic approach to health and of the relationship between prayer and healing. An Adventure in Healing and Wholeness offers individual and group reflection, study materials, and other information needed to begin a healing ministry within a congregation. Also in Spanish and Korean.

An Adventure in Healing and Wholeness: The Healing Ministry of Christ in the Church Today

Have you wanted healing and wholeness for yourself or for others? Have you ever wanted to receive something from Jesus that would bring wholeness to a wounded area of your life?
 Those are the questions raised in The Spiritual Heart of Your Health. Wagner teaches readers that Jesus helped each person he met to be whole and healthy in body, in mind, in spirit, and in relationships.
 Wagner looks at 30 healing stories of Jesus from the Gospels. More than offering a Bible study, Wagner teaches a process to pray for healing as we read and study these passages.
 Basing his work on the lectio divina tradition of praying the scriptures, each meditation begins with a prayer. Wagner includes the text of scripture (usually from the Contemporary English Version), a short explanation of the passage, a brief quotation from church tradition, and questions for personal reflection. As readers use this approach to scripture, these healing stories become times to enter into God's presence and to enter also into a place of increased healing and wholeness.
 This book is styled as a workbook for either individual or small group study and includes space for recording notes. Wagner also offers several options for a deeper experience of these biblical stories.

The Spiritual Heart of Your Health: A Devotional Guide on the Healing Stories of Jesus

An extremely comprehensive collection of words and pictures portraying the unique history of North American Ford Trucks. A culmination of untold hours of research, this history follows the entire line of Ford trucks year by year 1905-78. The most thorough reference available on these very collectible vehicles also includes Ford buses, vans, tractors, and heavy haulers.

Ford Trucks Since 1905 (Crestline Series)

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Motorbooks Intl

Ford trucks since 1905

Dammann, George H. (editor)

Automotive

Crestline

Book by Dammann, George H., Wagner, James K.

The Cars of Lincoln-Mercury (Crestline Series)

Dammann, George H.

Crestline Pub Co

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