What's So Amazing about Grace

philip-yancey

Religion & Spirituality

Sacred Chaos

Tricia McCary Rhodes

Exploring the biblical narrative of justice throughout Scripture, this twelve-session curriculum from International Justice Mission will help you and your church bring freedom and reconciliation to those in need. Prepare to have your heart and mind engaged, to be instructed by Scripture and to be mobilized as the hands and feet of Jesus.

God of Justice: The IJM Institute Global Church Curriculum

George, Abraham

Toyama-Szeto, Nikki A.

The mission of God has a church. So the church needs to be in sync with the mission of God. This is the guiding philosophy of the Forge Missions Training Network, which has helped church leaders and laypeople alike all over the world to reach their neighbors, their neighborhoods and their communities with the gospel. In these guides you and your friends will be equipped to be missionaries where you are―which is why God has a church in the first place. In Mission: Living for the Purposes of God you and your friends will consider how your life and faith experience would change if you conceived of yourselves not as church members but as ambassadors for Christ. You'll explore what a mission-shaped life looks like in your context, and how you can more fully calibrate your life around God's life-giving mission in the world. Other volumes in the Forge Guides for Missional Conversation: Community: Living as the People of GodCulture: Living in the Places of GodPower: Living by the Spirit of GodVision: Living Under the Promises of God

Mission: Living for the Purposes of God (Forge Guides for Missional Conversation)

Nelson, Scott

The mission of God has a church. So the church needs to be in sync with the mission of God. This is the guiding philosophy of the Forge Missions Training Network, which has helped church leaders and laypeople alike all over the world to reach their neighbors, their neighborhoods and their communities with the gospel. In these guides you and your friends will be equipped to be missionaries where you are―which is why God has a church in the first place. In Culture: Living in the Places of God you and your friends will focus your attention on the context in which God has placed you. Just as the church in the book of Acts learned to constantly ask, "What type of people do we need to be, and what type of message do we need to speak, in order to faithfully live on mission where we find ourselves?" you'll learn how to be in and for the place God has you. Other volumes in the Forge Guides for Missional Conversation: Community: Living as the People of GodMission: Living for the Purposes of GodPower: Living by the Spirit of GodVision: Living Under the Promises of God

Culture: Living in the Places of God (Forge Guides for Missional Conversation)

The mission of God has a church. So the church needs to be in sync with the mission of God. This is the guiding philosophy of the Forge Missions Training Network, which has helped church leaders and laypeople alike all over the world to reach their neighbors, their neighborhoods and their communities with the gospel. In these guides you and your friends will be equipped to be missionaries where you are―which is why God has a church in the first place. In Power: Living by the Spirit of God you and your friends will wrestle with the fact that the mission of God wouldn't happen without the Spirit of God. You'll consider the role of the Holy Spirit in making God known, making Christian community flourish, and making justice and peace realities in our midst. You'll come to relish the presence and power of God's Spirit even as you move deeper and more boldly into God's mission. Other volumes in the Forge Guides for Missional Conversation: Community: Living as the People of GodCulture: Living in the Places of GodMission: Living for the Purposes of GodVision: Living Under the Promises of God

Power: Living by the Spirit of God (Forge Guides for Missional Conversation)

The mission of God has a church. So the church needs to be in sync with the mission of God. This is the guiding philosophy of the Forge Missions Training Network, which has helped church leaders and laypeople alike all over the world to reach their neighbors, their neighborhoods and their communities with the gospel. In these guides you and your friends will be equipped to be missionaries where you are―which is why God has a church in the first place. In Vision: Living Under the Promises of God you and your friends will explore the role of the future on our theology of everyday living―our decision making, our action taking, our life and faith sharing. The more we believe in and hope for what God has declared he will accomplish in the world, you'll discover, the more we will be motivated to organize our lives around God's mission. Other volumes in the Forge Guides for Missional Conversation: Community: Living as the People of GodCulture: Living in the Places of GodMission: Living for the Purposes of GodPower: Living by the Spirit of God

Vision: Living Under the Promises of God (Forge Guides for Missional Conversation)

The mission of God has a church. So the church needs to be in sync with the mission of God. This is the guiding philosophy of the Forge Missions Training Network, which has helped church leaders and laypeople alike all over the world to reach their neighbors, their neighborhoods and their communities with the gospel. In these guides you and your friends will be equipped to be missionaries where you are―which is why God has a church in the first place. In Community: Living as the People of God  you'll explore the dynamic image of church not as a building but a people, not a place but a movement, not a weekly event but a lifestyle. You'll consider how you and your friends might begin to employ your skills and gifts not as a service to the church but as a fulfillment of God's mission to spread the good news of God's kingdom to the ends of the earth. And you'll gain a fresh understanding of how you might relate to one another not as members of an institution but as a family on an exhilarating adventure. Other volumes in the Forge Guides for Missional Conversation: Culture: Living in the Places of GodMission: Living for the Purposes of GodPower: Living by the Spirit of GodVision: Living Under the Promises of God

Community: Living as the People of God (Forge Guides for Missional Conversation)

There are Bibles literally all over the place. You can find them in the drawer of the end table in your hotel room, under the pews at your local church, on the shelves of your local library or bookstore, posted in full and in multiple versions on any number of websites. You can find them in every corner of the earth, even (if you look carefully enough) in places where they're forbidden. So there's no trouble getting hold of a Bible. But once you have one in your hands . . . now what? The Scriptures tell us that the Word of God is living and active; what happens to us as we interact with it? In The Bible Study Handbook Lindsay Olesberg lays a foundation for why we read the Bible, what attitudes and expectations are most helpful as we enter into serious Bible study, and what methods and practices yield the most fruit. From foundational insights to best practices and hands-on exercises, you will find everything you need in this book to cultivate your curiosity, hone your attention and mine the applicabilities of whatever passage you find yourself in. And you'll be reminded of the insights, encouragement and even transformation waiting for people who commit to studying the Scriptures well together. A comprehensive guide for Bible students of every level of experience and spiritual maturity.

The Bible Study Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to an Essential Practice

Fernando, Ajith

Olesberg, Lindsay

<ul><li>2014 Readers' Choice Award Winner</li></ul> "Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types of writing―history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies for understanding each of these important types of writing. Jesus made a point to tell his disciples that the whole Old Testament anticipated his coming (see especially Luke 24:25-27, 44-45). And so each session includes a special feature called "Anticipating the New Testament." Through this you will begin to discover the links between the two testaments and gain a fuller sense of our unfolding salvation history. Following the format of the other volumes of the Essentials series, originally designed by Greg Ogden, author of Discipleship Essentials, each session includes the following elements: <ul>
<li>a memory verse</li>
<li>a Bible study</li>
<li>a reading</li>
<li>"Anticipating the New Testament"</li>
<li>a life application section</li>
</ul> Designed to work well on your own, with a partner or triad, or in a small group, Old Testament Essentials offers a comprehensive overview that will enrich your knowledge and deepen your faith. "Tremper Longman is for me―and countless others―a treasured 'go-to' resource to uncover the treasures of Old Testament wisdom. This survey will be of huge value to anyone who wants the big picture of the Great Story." ―John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and author of Who Is This Man?

Old Testament Essentials: Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return (The Essentials Set)

Longman III, Tremper

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