Refreshing Wind - Celebrate the Presence of God

Refreshing Wind - Celebrate the Presence of God
Author: Class Seminars
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing ()
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2013-12-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781938499128

Welcome to Refreshing Wind. This book has already experienced a Spirit miracle. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, in October 2013, a group of writers and the CLASSeminar faculty gathered to compose a devotion book celebrating a renewed Spirit common to all of them. In less than a week, they each wrote a devotional, prayed over it, and submitted it for publication. In this special book, a joint effort combined to meld these writers' trust in their Lord with their past experiences, talents, and skills into a devotional for celebrating God's Presence in your life. Inside these pages you will find a daily story about ordinary men and women who were discouraged-and standing in the mire at the lowest point of their lives-God provided a refreshing wind to assure them of His grace and love. The sign may have come in a bright heap of autumn leaves, a pile of grey rocks, a noisy telephone call, or the eerie silence hovering over smoldering ashes of a family home. In each case, God touched these writers and raised the ordinary to the extraordinary, providing the spark the writers needed for renewed life. Our prayer is that you find that same spark in your life, uplifted by a refreshing wind to begin a fresh start.

My Heart for His Glory

My Heart for His Glory
Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2007-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418561045

Nothing changes a person's heart, attitudes, and life more dramatically and profoundly than offering one's heart to God in praise and worship. Inspired by the greatest contemporary and classic songs of worship, My Heart for His Glory helps draw God's people into His presence with devotions for every day of the year. The stories, promises, and insights from songs like "Change My Heart, Oh God," "My God Reigns," "Shout to the Lord," and "Holy Ground" provide a perfect starting point to help us offer our hearts for His glory.

Nature Spirituality

Nature Spirituality
Author: Mark G. Boyer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162189889X

The presence of the Divine is everywhere. That is both a comfort and a challenge. We are consoled to know that God is with us, but being human we need a sign, something to touch, see, hear, taste, smell. We need something of the ordinary to name the non-touchable, invisible, unable-to-be-heard, tasteless, odorless God's presence with us. So, we employ metaphors, figures of speech which literally denote one kind of object in place of another, to suggest a likeness or analogy. In this book, the metaphors used for God come out of the Bible; they are the four elements of nature for the Greeks: wind, water, earth, and fire. Wind is a metaphor for God's Spirit. Water refers to God as the source of life. Earth, from which we are created, bears God's fingerprints and footprints. And fire reminds us of the God who purifies and draws all creation to himself. This nature spirituality book consists of four chapters--wind, water, earth, fire--each of which contains twenty, four-part exercises of prayer: a few verses from Scripture, a reflection, a journal exercise, and a concluding prayer.

A Stranger in the House of God

A Stranger in the House of God
Author: John Koessler
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2009-08-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310864216

Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith

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

The Voice Bible

The Voice Bible
Author: Ecclesia Bible Society,
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 1665
Release: 2012-04-09
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1418549398

The Voice™ is a faithful dynamic equivalent translation that reads like a story with all the truth and wisdom of God's Word. Through compelling narratives, poetry, and teaching, The Voice invites readers to enter into the whole story of God, enabling them to hear God speaking and to experience His presence in their lives. Through a collaboration of nearly 120 biblical scholars, pastors, writers, musicians, poets, and artists, The Voice recaptures the passion, grit, humor, and beauty that is often lost in the translation process. The result is a retelling of the story of the Bible in a form as fluid as modern literary works yet painstakingly true to the original manuscripts. Features include: Two-color text Italicized information added to help contemporary readers understand what original readers would have known intuitively In-text commentary notes that include cultural, historical, theological, or devotional thoughts Screenplay format, ideal for public readings and group studies Book introductions Presentation page for personalization Reading plans for Lent, Easter, Advent, and more Topical Guide to the Notes Topical Guide to the Scripture Part of the Signature Series line of Thomas Nelson Bibles The Voice Bibles sold to date: More than 308,000

Celebrating Sacraments

Celebrating Sacraments
Author: Joseph Stoutzenberger
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000
Genre: Catholic youth
ISBN: 0884896242

Discusses the seven sacraments of the Catholic faith and how God communicates through the people, places, and experiences that shape a person's life.

Flames of the Spirit

Flames of the Spirit
Author: Ruth C. Duck
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1606085840

These worship resources are inclusive in reference to God and humanity, and reflect concern for justice and peace in the world. They are also theologically sound, scripturally based, and well written. They are contemporary yet dignified and graceful in tone, and full of rich imagery for use in the context of worship. They were compiled with sensitivity to current and traditional theological and liturgical issues, as well as literary quality. While resources for baptism, communion, weddings and other special occasions are provided, most of the resources are for Sunday worship. Much of the material provides new models and approaches to worship, to stimulate thought and creativity.

Revival in the Hebrides

Revival in the Hebrides
Author: Duncan Campbell
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2016-01-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781523680153

This anthology of Duncan Campbell's books and sermons includes The Lewis Awakening, The Hebrides Revival, The Price and Power of Revival, Duncan Campbell's conversion testimony and addresses at Oxford and the Keswick Convention; a collection of testimonies from converts of the Hebrides Revival and rare historic photos. Also includes a rebuttal of Owen Murphy's "When God Stepped Down From Heaven," a book that Duncan Campbell repudiated but which is back in circulation today. Revival in the Hebrides is a book that you may read in a day, but return to again and again

Finding Fresh Passion to Worship

Finding Fresh Passion to Worship
Author: Igho Lewis Yegbeburu
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1622306473

ENDORSEMENT Dear Reader, If you are hungering and thirsting for more depth of love and more reasons to rejoice in your relationship with Almighty God, this is a book for you. For many years, Igho Yegbeburu has lived with one desire: to see the glory of God revealed on earth. He is a born-again, Spirit-filled, and Spirit-anointed child of God who seeks to be a man after God's own heart. In this book you will be able to eat the fruit of his walk with the Lord and taste of the Lord's gracious and powerful work in his life. I want to warn you: this is not a book to be read at one sitting. Before you read, prepare your heart with prayer. Prepare to give thanks; prepare to rejoice; prepare to repent; prepare to cry out for God to move in your heart and life in a new and more powerful way. I did and I was blessed. You will be too! Rev. (Dr.) Paul O. Davidson Oneida, Kentucky USA P.S. Plan to read this book more than just once. I do, and I also plan to get many copies to give away. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Igho Lewis Yegbeburu is a seminary graduate with a bachelor's degree. After his training, he served as associate pastor leading church music, discipleship, prayer, and counseling ministries. In 2005 he obeyed God's leading to resign from this position to dedicate his life to promoting a deeper understanding of true and passionate worship. He is the president of The Glorious Fountain Ministries, an interdenominational ministry committed to promoting worship through music since 1994. His life and ministry are blessed with the grace and presence of God. Igho and his wife, Toyin, are blessed with three adorable children: David, Sharon, and Bliss.