The Pleasures of God

The Pleasures of God
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601422911

The author of Desiring God reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Includes a study guide for individual and small-group use. Isn’t it true—we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply—and satisfyingly—from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. “This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.” —J.I. PACKER, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome
Author: R. Kent Hughes
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2008-01-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433521016

Every year thousands of God's servants leave the ministry convinced they are failures. Years ago, in the midst of a crisis of faith, Kent Hughes almost became one of them. But instead he and his wife Barbara turned to God's Word, determined to learn what God had to say about success and to evaluate their ministry from a biblical point of view. This book describes their journey and their liberation from the "success syndrome"-the misguided belief that success in ministry means increased numbers. In today's world it is easy to be seduced by the secular thinking that places a number on everything. But the authors teach that true success in ministry lies not in numbers but in several key areas: faithfulness, serving, loving, believing, prayer, holiness, and a Christlike attitude. Their thoughts will encourage readers who grapple with feelings of failure and lead them to a deeper, fuller understanding of success in Christian ministry. This book was originally published by Tyndale in 1987 and includes a new preface.

The Church on the Hill: A Record of the 150 Years of Ministry of St. John's Episcopal Church

The Church on the Hill: A Record of the 150 Years of Ministry of St. John's Episcopal Church
Author: Alicia Hager
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2016-12-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1365574210

In 2016, St. John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven, MI, celebrated its 150th Anniversary. As the final event of that celebratory year, the Vestry commissioned a new Parish History to be written, one that would update the excellent history written fifty years ago by parishioner Olive Harbeck. A team of parishioners got to work organizing the archives. An open call was made for an author to turn all the notes into a manuscript. Parishioner Alicia Hager stepped forward, with editing assistance from long-time parishioners Jackie Berg and Rick Parks. Together, they produced this small book, recounting the story of a community that continued to rise to challenges and sought to spread God's kingdom in the Episcopal tradition anew in each generation.

150 Years of Faith Stories

150 Years of Faith Stories
Author: Zion Lutheran Church
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781366947611

This book is a celebration of Zion's 150th Anniversary of ministry. Zion was born as a congregation on November 7, 1866, as a group of Swedish immigrants gathered together at the home of Sven Erickson, led by Pastor John S. Nilson of Watertown for the first meeting of Carlslund Evangelical Lutheran Church (now Zion). The Swedesburg or Marysville Church was also organized by Pastor Nilson, in 1873, and became part of Zion in 1950.