Be a Blessing to Someone Today

Be a Blessing to Someone Today
Author: Joyce Williams Graves
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2018-11-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781643498935

Be a Blessing to Someone Today is an uplifting and inspiring book. It suggests ways to be kind to and bless others. It also encourages blessing others as God has richly blessed you. For example, sharing a warm smile with someone or paying for a person's meal who is in the line behind you at a lunch counter are ways to bless recipients. Follow Jesus's example and be kind to someone with whom you would normally disagree with or ignore. Kindness can be a catalyst for changing the hearts, minds, and souls of people. Moreover, when you embrace those who are different from you with genuine kindness and love, you are mirroring Jesus's universal love. The writer has made it her mission and invites others to be kind and, therefore, be a blessing to as many people as possible! She follows the tenets of both simpler and brotherly love and the loftier agape love. When you bless people with sincere kindness, you open doors and bridge barriers to acceptance and reconciliation. It should be intentional and not random. Christ Jesus, in His last hours on the cross, blessed the two thieves by taking them to paradise. Being kind to someone who has hurt or humiliated you is difficult. But with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you can still be a blessing to one who has wronged you by showing kindness, gentleness, compassion, and sympathy. With our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, you and I can turn moments of kindness into a lifestyle change. "Joyce Williams Graves is a wife, mother, and grandmother, but more importantly, she's a Christian/Child of God. Joyce started the Bible Ministry, "Project Blessings," in 2016 to purchase Bibles for others to share the "Good News" and bless people all over the world. She and her husband, Glen, live in Fort Washington, Maryland with their poodle, Energy."

The Power to Bless

The Power to Bless
Author: Alan Wright
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493428772

Blessed people flourish by a power that transcends human talent or hard work--a mystical grace empowers them to be joyful and fruitful. But does it ever feel like others are blessed while you're stuck? With honesty and warmth, Alan Wright shares his inspiring journey from craving blessing to living the blessed life. The absence of his father's affirmation left him struggling for years with symptoms of the unblessed life: shame, pretense, and drift. But when he grasped the most powerful blessing in the Old Testament--the mysterious, ancient blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh--he learned how to receive blessing and how to bless the lives of his loved ones. And you can too. With biblical insight and practical wisdom, The Power to Bless shows you how to craft a positive, faith-filled blessing. By learning a few simple, biblical skills for imparting life-changing blessings, you'll be more spiritually blessed than you'd ever imagined, and you'll be equipped with the power to bless the people you love.

Living in Christ's Presence

Living in Christ's Presence
Author: Dallas Willard
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-12-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830835843

Dallas Willard explores what it means to live well now in light of God's kingdom. This book is adapted from the talks given at the February 2013 Dallas Willard Center "Knowing Christ Today" conference. Each chapter is followed with an illuminating dialogue between Dallas Willard and John Ortberg.

With Fresh Eyes

With Fresh Eyes
Author: Karen Wingate
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 082547728X

What miracles do we miss when we close our eyes to the wonder of everyday moments? In this busy, jaded world of ours, we often take for granted what we see every day. We may set aside time to spend with God in a quiet room, but we struggle to see his hand in a traffic jam or while walking the dog. But for Karen Wingate, sight itself is something extraordinary, and what our eyes can reveal is even more astounding. Karen lived most of her life with severely limited sight due to a cluster of disorders stemming from a genetic defect. But through the chance outcome of a surgery, she regained sight in one eye that doubled her visual acuity—and allowed her to see things she had never seen before. And as she discovered a more detailed world for the first time, she also began to see God in every new discovery—from the prosaic numbers of a bathroom scale to the glory of sunsets. With Fresh Eyes invites readers to not only celebrate the gift of their own sight but also reawaken the wonder of what they observe in creation—great and small—and how God is working in everyday moments. In each of her sixty meditations, Karen's humor and whimsy draw a connection between physical sight and spiritual understanding that will leave readers with a renewed joy and delight in what is good and beautiful, and will reassure them that God still works in the lives of his people.

Rediscovering the Ministry of Blessing

Rediscovering the Ministry of Blessing
Author: Russ Parker
Publisher: SPCK
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2014-02-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0281069824

The Bible teaches us', Russ Parker writes, 'that blessing is a unique ministry resource gifted to believers to effect the purposes of God in peoples' lives.' In this enthralling book, the author tells of situations of family estrangement, depression and chronic illness; of times of hopelessness and helplessness where miraculous transformation has been wrought through calling on God to bless someone with the richest blessing they are able to receive. As he has travelled the country teaching on the ministry of blessing, Russ has seen an enthusiastic response and uptake, especially amongst those involved in prayer ministry. He believes it is time for all who want to be part of God's renewal - both in church and through reaching out to the wider community - to consider how we might help others to flourish as the people God has called them to be. 'Russ Parker's ground breaking work on healing community history will be so helpful to churches. It has greatly helped me.' The Rt Revd Graeme Dow, former Bishop of Carlisle

Home Made Lovely

Home Made Lovely
Author: Shannon Acheson
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493428225

Everyone wants a home that is beautiful and clutter free. But most of us are unsure how to get there without breaking the bank. Popular interior designer Shannon Acheson takes the guesswork out of creating a lovely home. Home Made Lovely is a mind-set: decorating should be about those who live there, rather than making your home into a magazine-worthy spread. Shannon walks you through how to · decorate in a way that suits your family's real life · declutter in seven simple steps · perform a house blessing to dedicate your home to God · be thankful for your current home and what you already have · brush up on hospitality with more than 20 actionable ideas that will make anyone feel welcome and loved in your home In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Christ with family members and guests.

Mixed Blessing

Mixed Blessing
Author: Chandra Crane
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830848061

Chandra Crane has keenly felt the otherness of having a mixed multiethnic and multicultural background. But those of us with a mixed heritage have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord through our unique experiences. Crane explores what Scripture and history teach us about ethnicity and how we can bring all of ourselves to our sense of identity and calling.

Radical

Radical
Author: David Platt
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-05-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601422210

New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.

From Hot Mess to Blessed

From Hot Mess to Blessed
Author: Julie Gillies
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736967036

Dare to Believe Every woman struggles to believe she is who God says she is and to believe the stunning promises He whispers to her heart. But when you're a hot mess (and we all are to one degree or another), it's hard to imagine things can be different—that you can be different. Author Julie Gillies has experienced broken dreams, trauma, and plenty of drama, but she has also encountered the holy hope and promises of God. She longs to help you... understand your identity in Christ instead of believing "I'll always be this way" embrace your true significance instead of feeling less-than hold on to peace instead of freaking out when hard things keep happening grasp your God-given destiny and begin walking in it It's not that God doesn't bless hot messes. (If that were the case, where would any of us be?) But you don't have to remain a hot mess. It's time to receive and experience God's hope and promises in a fresh way! Includes questions for group study or personal reflection.

The Blessing

The Blessing
Author: Gary Smalley
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1986
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780840730664

Offers advice based on the teachings of the Bible on how to develop a closer relationship with parents and children