Sacred Pathways

Sacred Pathways
Author: Gary Thomas
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310361184

Sacred Pathways reveals nine distinct spiritual temperaments--and their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies--to help you improve your spiritual life and deepen your personal walk with God. It's time to strip away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and discover a path of worship that frees you to be you. Experienced spiritual directors, pastors, and church leaders recognize that all of us engage with God differently, and it's about time we do too. In this updated and expanded edition of Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas details nine spiritual temperaments and--like the Enneagram and other tools do with personality--encourages you to investigate the ways you most naturally express yourself in your relationship with God. He encourages you to dig into the traits, strengths, and pitfalls in your devotional approach so you can eliminate the barriers that keep you locked into rigid methods of worship and praise. Plus, as you begin to identify and understand your own temperament, you'll soon learn about the temperaments that aren't necessarily "you" but that may help you understand the spiritual tendencies of friends, family, and others around you. Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes you, rest assured it's not by accident. It's by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made you according to his own unique intentions. If your spiritual walk is not what you'd like it to be, you can change that, starting here. Sacred Pathways will show you the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God. A Sacred Pathways video Bible study is also available for group or individual use, sold separately.

Pleasing God

Pleasing God
Author: Kay Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781597510851

Pleasing God in Our Worship

Pleasing God in Our Worship
Author: Robert Godfrey
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1999-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781581340792

This articulate booklet discusses biblical worship and instructs Christians on restoring God to His proper place as the center of worship. Part of the Today's Issues series.

Worship That Pleases God

Worship That Pleases God
Author: Stephen R. Phifer
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2005-05-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1412237475

Worship That Pleases God: The Passion and Reason of True Worship is a comprehensive book ranging far beyond the sanctuary to the private altar, to the heart of the worshiper and even to the workplace. Whole-life worship is the kind that pleases God. "...let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praiseÉAnd do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased (Hebrews 13:15, 16 NIV). A worship leader for more than thirty years, Dr. Phifer, brings a passionate writing style and sound biblical interpretation to this search for the meaning of "spirit and truth" worship (John 4:24). Dr. Phifer believes that True Worship establishes the Kingdom of God in our hearts, our homes, our places of worship as well as in the workplace and the marketplace. This book is about much more than what happens on Sunday morning. "Righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit," the three characteristics of the Kingdom of God found in Romans 14:17, form the themes of each section of the book. Section One, Righteousness, deals with a biblical theology of worship. Dr. Phifer offers biblical definitions for the essential elements of worship and he presents seven biblical models for worship. Section Two, Peace, presents the priority of worship as the factor of church life that is intended to bind generations and cultures together in a bond of peace. Section Three, Joy, treats the daily life of the believer dealing with issues of craftsmanship, creativity and the spiritual warfare of private worship. Paul urged the Roman church to "...present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service (of worship)" (Rom 12:1 NKJV [NIV]). Worship That Pleases God is a passionate book presenting that reasonable service of worship to God. HR ALIGN=LEFT

New Morning Mercies

New Morning Mercies
Author: Paul David Tripp
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-10-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433541416

365 Gospel-Centered Devotions for the Whole Year Mornings can be tough. Sometimes, a hearty breakfast and strong cup of coffee just aren't enough. Offering more than a rush of caffeine, best-selling author Paul David Tripp wants to energize you with the most potent encouragement imaginable: the gospel. Forget "behavior modification" or feel-good aphorisms. Tripp knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we'll be prepared to trust in God's goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day.

Pleasing God

Pleasing God
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0781408539

Dr. R.C. Sproul is one of the most vital and renowned theologians of our time. For over 40 years Dr. Sproul has encouraged, educated, and enlightened millions through his books, teaching, and ministry. How can imperfect people hope to please a perfect God? The answer is both simple and challenging: sanctification. Pleasing God takes an in-depth look at sanctification and its essential role in the life of every believer. Filled with Biblical insights, this release guides both new and seasoned Christians through God’s path for transforming His people.

How Can I Please God in Everything?

How Can I Please God in Everything?
Author: Geoffrey Thomas
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-06-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601786999

As Christians, our hearts desire to please God always and everywhere. But how do we do that? In this booklet, Geoffrey Thomas shows us that pleasing God cannot exist apart from living by faith—entrusting all of yourself to all of Christ. He goes on to discuss how we must make pleasing God our goal, which is exemplified in having evangelistic compassion, doing our daily work as unto the Lord, keeping the Lord’s Day special, and having a Christian home.

The Beauty of Holiness

The Beauty of Holiness
Author: Michael P. V. Barrett
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-08-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620207052

Contemporary! Traditional! Divisive words - particularly when referring to methods of worship. Unhappily, the whole controversy about worship styles has degenerated into arguments based on personal preference. Given the intensity of this worship controversy that is increasingly dividing professedly Bible-believing churches into distinctive camps, I have felt inclined to make my contribution to the concern. I am convinced that the Bible does establish clear guidelines for both what we are to believe (issues of faith) and what we are to practice (issues of obedience) and that this direction includes matters of worship. If there is any overriding biblical truth that must circumscribe every worship practice, it is that worship is all about God and not about us. There is little hope of worshipping in a manner that is pleasing to the Lord if we do not start with the Bible and stress what it stresses. The Beauty of Holiness is a guide to what the Bible says about the object, manner, and the heart of worship. We must never shy away from what the Bible says regardless of how out of sync with culture it seems to be. God’s Word not culture - whether modern or medieval - defines the way of worship.

Some Things That Please God

Some Things That Please God
Author: Surujnauth Surujpaul
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 151442052X

To anyone who is seeking a deeper relationship with God, this book is a must-read. Some Things That Please God is a compilation of scriptures and comments on different ways to please God. For example, God is always pleased with faithhaving confidence in God. Today we find people who cannot believe God for spiritual strength to fight Satan. As a result, their lives are far from pleasing God. We must believe God for the fulfillment of his wonderful promises in our lives, and then we will see his abundant blessings. God is pleased with worship and praise. When we give him praise in humble and sincere worship, he opens the windows of heaven and showers us with all his blessings. Believers who come together in sweet fellowship can be assured that God is in their midst. He delights in the unity of the Body of Christ and visits them with his sweet presence. Discord and confusion turn his favor against us, so let us strive to be together in one spirit when we worship. Giving pleases God. He looks down from heaven on the generous givers and rewards them with his bountiful blessings. We cannot deny that his blessings are shared with all those who give cheerfully and from a pure heart. God is a holy God and, as such, demands holy living from his followers. Contrast holy living with the fruits of the fleshhatred, envy, jealousy, covetousness, adultery, fornication. His favor is against those who live after the flesh. But his grace is extended to those who live holy. Let us strive to do the things that please God and, as such, receive the favor of God.