We God's People

We God's People
Author: Jocelyne Cesari
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 765
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108604080

Cesari argues that both religious and national communities are defined by the three Bs: belief, behaviour and belonging. By focusing on the ways in which these three Bs intersect, overlap or clash, she identifies the patterns of the politicization of religion, and vice versa, in any given context. Her approach has four advantages: firstly, it combines an exploration of institutional and ideational changes across time, which are usually separated by disciplinary boundaries. Secondly, it illustrates the heuristic value of combining qualitative and quantitative methods by statistically testing the validity of the patterns identified in the qualitative historical phase of the research. Thirdly, it avoids reducing religion to beliefs by investigating the significance of the institution-ideas connections, and fourthly, it broadens the political approach beyond state-religion relations to take into account actions and ideas conveyed in other arenas such as education, welfare, and culture.

God's People

God's People
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Total Pages: 126
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Retells twenty-two stories from the Old Testament, including "Noah and the Flood," "Jacob's Ladder," "Samson and Delilah," and "Esther Speaks for Her People."

Gather God's People

Gather God's People
Author: Brian Croft
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310519365

“God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). The Bible tells us that we are to worship the Lord, that we were created for this purpose. But what is true worship? What does the Bible teach about the right—and the wrong—ways to worship God? In this book, pastors Brian Croft and Jason Adkins unpack a biblical theology of worship, discuss the practical matters of planning a worship service, and offer suggestions and insights on the best way to lead a worship service that honors the Lord. The Practical Shepherding series of guides provides pastors and ministry leaders with practical help to do the work of pastoral ministry in a local church. In Gather God’s People, you will learn how to apply biblical doctrine and spirituality to the practice of Christian worship.

God's Peoples

God's Peoples
Author: Donald H. Akenson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801427558

Akenson brings to light critical similarities among three politically troubled nations: South Africa, Israel, and Northern Ireland.

No More Faking Fine

No More Faking Fine
Author: Esther Fleece Allen
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310344778

Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.

When God's People Let You Down

When God's People Let You Down
Author: Jeffrey VanVonderen
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781556613487

Looks at why hurts in the church are so debilitating, what a welcoming, healing church should look like, how to move past the pain of being let down and establish biblical relationships in a healthy church.

Evangelism

Evangelism
Author: J. Mack Stiles
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2014-04-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433544687

Christians often struggle to know where to start when it comes to telling others about God, Jesus, sin, and salvation. In this short book, J. Mack Stiles challenges us to view evangelism as something we do together instead of something we do alone, helping churches cultivate a culture of evangelism that goes beyond simply creating new programs or adopting the latest method. The seventh volume in the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, this book will help Christians joyfully embrace evangelism as a way of life as it equips them to share their faith with those who don't yet know Jesus. Part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series.

Israel, Are They Still God's People?

Israel, Are They Still God's People?
Author: Steven DeNoon
Publisher: Steven DeNoon
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2011-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0983203946

Steve DeNoon, in his book Israel, Are They Still God's People? shares essential information about groups that believe in replacement theology concerning the God of Israel. In a fact filled and easy to read format, he is refutes groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists. DeNoon exposes errors taught by Watchtower organization's. It is a vital tool to help us in our approach to these deluded people. This book provides many Biblical truths about the importance of natural Israel in Bible prophecy. It identifies who the 144,000 of Revelation are and who might be the Antichrist in a not so distant future. This book should be a part of every church library. It touches not only error of false prophets and their organizations; but it also introduces an interesting discovery on the Sea of Reeds that has never been considered by Biblical scholars. All concerned Christians will find this book a helpful addition to their library.

Called To Be God's People, Abridged Edition

Called To Be God's People, Abridged Edition
Author: Curtis P Giese
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498229085

Called to Be God's People is an introduction to the Old Testament designed for those who wish to have a comprehensive guide to the contents, theology, and important passages of the Old Testament. Written from a Lutheran perspective, this book is especially designed for those within that tradition and others who seek a guide to the canonical books of the Old Testament that consciously presents the Scriptures' message of Law and Gospel as well as the traditional Christian messianic understanding of Moses and the Prophets that points to Jesus as the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel. This book is an ideal condensed handbook for university students and other Christian adults who seek to expand their knowledge of the background, content, and message of the Old Testament and its importance for Christian faith and life. It introduces important background information on each book of the Old Testament along with a general discussion of contents and theology. Included are illustrations, maps, tables, charts and sidebars. A concluding chapter on the centuries between the Old and New Testaments overlaps with a similar treatment contained in the New Testament volume in this series, Called by the Gospel, allowing for a smooth transition to the study of the rest of the Christian Scriptures.