A Heart Like Jesus

A Heart Like Jesus
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2009-06-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418515590

The heart of Jesus is sacred, and the lessons and examples it provides to us are paramount in our daily mission to follow in His footsteps. Max Lucado poses the question "what if, for one day and night, your heart was replaced by the heart of Christ?" That thought-provoking question leads to many personal revelations demonstrating that we can recast our hearts to be more like that of Jesus, and the blessings created by the transformation will unleash ripples to the widest edges of our lives and those around us.

The Heart That Loves Us

The Heart That Loves Us
Author: Jody Diehl
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-12-14
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781973647096

Blessed is the star of joy That God may send our way. It draws us ever closer, Sends us to our knees to pray. We must not see it as a cloud But as a ray of light. A star of joy from heaven That will bless us in His sight ... -jody diehl God not only loves us as our Father, but also as our Creator and Shepherd. His love is what gives us joy, peace, comfort, hope, strength, and wisdom. No matter what happens during our earthly lives, God will never leave or forsake us. His grace will sustain us, and His mercy endures forever. In a collection of inspirational poems, jody diehl shares God's messages that allow spiritual seekers to gain a deeper understanding of Him and their faith. Her poems reflect on all the ways that God is present in our lives, why we should believe in miracles, and why He sometimes sends stars from heaven. Included within her verse are scriptural passages that guide seekers to find further inspiration within the pages of the Bible. The Heart That Loves Us shares moving poetry that gently reminds all of us that we are dearly loved by our heavenly Father.

The Heart That Loves Us

The Heart That Loves Us
Author: Jody Diehl
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2018-12-14
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1973647079

Blessed is the star of joy That God may send our way. It draws us ever closer, Sends us to our knees to pray. We must not see it as a cloud But as a ray of light. A star of joy from heaven That will bless us in His sight ... —jody diehl God not only loves us as our Father, but also as our Creator and Shepherd. His love is what gives us joy, peace, comfort, hope, strength, and wisdom. No matter what happens during our earthly lives, God will never leave or forsake us. His grace will sustain us, and His mercy endures forever. In a collection of inspirational poems, jody diehl shares God’s messages that allow spiritual seekers to gain a deeper understanding of Him and their faith. Her poems reflect on all the ways that God is present in our lives, why we should believe in miracles, and why He sometimes sends stars from heaven. Included within her verse are scriptural passages that guide seekers to find further inspiration within the pages of the Bible. The Heart That Loves Us shares moving poetry that gently reminds all of us that we are dearly loved by our heavenly Father.

Love Like Jesus: How Jesus Loved People (and how you can love like Jesus)

Love Like Jesus: How Jesus Loved People (and how you can love like Jesus)
Author: Kurt Bennett
Publisher: Enoch Media
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0984189556

Based on Kurt Bennett's popular-ish blog God Running, Love Like Jesus begins with the story of how after a life of regular church attendance and Bible study, Bennett was challenged by a pastor to study Jesus. That led to an obsessive seven-year deep dive. After pouring over Jesus' every interaction with another human being, he realized he was doing a much better job of studying Jesus' words than he was following Jesus' words and example. The honest and fearless revelations of Bennett's own moral failures affirm he wrote this book for himself as much as for others. Love Like Jesus examines a variety of stories, examples, and research, including: -Specific examples of how Jesus communicated God's love to others. -How Jesus demonstrated all five of Gary Chapman's love languages (and how you can too). -The story of how Billy Graham extended Christ's extraordinary love and grace toward a man who misrepresented Jesus to millions. -How to respond to critics the way Jesus did. -How to love unlovable people the way Jesus did. -How to survive a life of loving like Jesus (or how not to become a Christian doormat). -How Jesus didn't love everyone the same (and why you shouldn't either). -How Jesus guarded his heart by taking care of himself--he even napped--and why you should do the same.-How Jesus loved his betrayer Judas, even to the very end. With genuine unfiltered honesty, Love Like Jesus, shows you how to live a life according to God's definition of success: A life of loving God well, and loving the people around you well too. A life of loving like Jesus.

The God-Shaped Heart

The God-Shaped Heart
Author: Timothy R. MD Jennings
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493409433

The key to spiritual and emotional health is to grasp the truth of God's transforming love for us and then let that reality influence our own hearts and relationships. It seems simple, but we are experts at complicating simple things. Instead of living lives characterized by love we find ourselves trapped in cycles of shame, violence, and addiction that steal our joy and keep us from loving others--so much so that, by all indications, Christians are living no differently than anyone else when it comes to abuse rates, use of pornography, alcohol and drug addiction, and more. Christian psychiatrist Dr. Timothy Jennings wants to release us from this prison. With powerful illustrations from case studies and from Scripture, Jennings shows believers who are stuck in addiction, violence, fear, and broken relationships how to experience true freedom through God's transforming love to experience greater health, fulfillment, and well-being.

Holy Bible (NIV)

Holy Bible (NIV)
Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 6793
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0310294142

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

You Are What You Love

You Are What You Love
Author: James K. A. Smith
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-03-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493403664

You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the "imagination station" that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship. Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom, Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book's content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith's popular presentations on the ideas in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes new material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life.

Why I Love the Apostle Paul

Why I Love the Apostle Paul
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433565072

"Besides Jesus, no one has kept me from despair, or taken me deeper into the mysteries of the gospel, than the apostle Paul." —John Piper No one has had a greater impact on the world for eternal good than the apostle Paul—except Jesus himself. For John Piper, this impact is very personal. He does not just admire and trust Paul. He loves him. Piper gives us thirty glimpses into why his heart and mind respond this way. Can a Christian-killer really endure 195 lashes from a heart of love? Can a mystic who thinks he was caught up into heaven be a model of lucid rationality? Can an ethnocentric Jew write the most beautiful call to reconciliation? Can a person who lives with the unceasing anguish of empathy be always rejoicing? Can a man's description of the horrors of human sin be exceeded by his delight in human splendor? Can a man with a backbone of steel be as tender as a nursing mother? If we know this man—if we see what Piper sees—we too will love him. Paul's testimony is a matter of life and death. Piper invites you into his relationship with Paul in the hope that you will know life, forever.

Gentle and Lowly

Gentle and Lowly
Author: Dane C. Ortlund
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-03-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433566168

Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.

Fill My Heart with Love

Fill My Heart with Love
Author: Paul W. Chilcote
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666708143

Do you long to draw closer to God in prayer and song? Imagine what a 30-day conversation with devout followers of Jesus might mean for your own journey. Featuring the spiritual writings of Methodist women and hymns written by women of many Christian traditions, this devotional resource will open your life to deeper connection with God. These creative women invite you through prayer and song to consider what it would mean for God to fill your heart with love. Each of the thirty readings includes a scriptural text, a prayer, and a hymn selection from The United Methodist Hymnal, covering a full spectrum of spiritual themes. Recommendations for the use of the book are also included, both for individuals and small groups. Immerse yourself for a month in the wisdom of these women, open your heart to the indwelling of God’s grace and love, and see what the Spirit births in your lives.