Michael Beck
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Fresh Expressions is a canary in the coal mine, alerting congregations to reevaluate what the Church is, where and when it can happen, and who can lead it. Church as we know it is inaccessible to most people. A fundamental premise of the movement is that Church can become accessible again by emerging in every nook and cranny where life already happens. Fresh Expressions is based in simplification, returning to basic scriptural principles, and a recovery...
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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...
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Karl Marx, coauthor of the revolutionary text The Communist Manifesto, grew up in a Christian family, and his early writings showed belief in a Christian worldview. Yet in his adulthood, Marx embraced a deep personal rebellion against God and all Christian values. In Karl Marx and the Satanic Roots of Communism, Richard Wurmbrand explores the development of Marx's antireligious perspective that led to the philosophical foundations of communism. By...
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How do the people most resistant to the transformative power of the gospel come to be its most devoted followers? Miraculous Movement recounts an amazing change taking place within Muslim communities where the truth of Jesus Christ is turning around the lives of many thousands of Muslims from more than twenty people groups. Discover through the sometimes humorous, often sobering, but always enlightening and encouraging true stories how imams, sheikhs,...
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Bestselling Author and Pastor John Piper Reflects on the Relationship between Treasuring Christ and Saving Faith
What happens in the heart when it experiences real saving faith? John Piper argues that faith in Christ is not saving unless it includes an "affectional dimension of treasuring Christ." Nor is God glorified as he ought to be unless he is treasured in being trusted. Saving faith in Jesus Christ welcomes him forever as our supreme and inexhaustible...
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This audio Bible is a great resource to help you stay focused while reading Scripture or great to listen to by itself!
The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) Audio Bible is now available on CD, ready for you to start listening to Scripture today. This audio Bible includes the entire New Testament so you can listen to Jesus' own words and more.
The NRSVue is intended to be as literal as possible so that the meaning of Scripture...
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Leaders are a gift. God has given leaders to the church to equip the saints for the work of ministry, building her up in the faith and knowledge of God (Ephesians 4:12). But how does the Bible define spiritual leadership? What characteristics are essential in leading biblically? And what is the ultimate goal? In this short essay, John Piper answers these questions by explaining the true marks of a spiritual leader. Saturated in Scripture, and loaded...
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New from Bestselling Author Wayne Grudem
The topic of divorce is a complicated one, even among Christians. The Bible provides some clear answers, but gray areas remain. In this short booklet, theologian Wayne Grudem offers a thought-provoking analysis of what the Bible says—and doesn't say—about divorce and remarriage. Wayne Grudem (PhD, University of Cambridge; DD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is Distinguished Research Professor of Theology...
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Richard Wurmbrand spent three years in solitary confinement during his 14-year imprisonment in Communist Romania. In The Answer to the Atheist's Handbook, conceived during his solitary confinement, Wurmbrand challenges the arguments for atheism as proposed by the Soviet Academy of Science's Atheist's Handbook.
Throughout the Communist world, the teachings of the Atheist's Handbook held supreme authority. But Wurmbrand demonstrates that the atheistic...
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Listening to the Bible is a great way to stay focused while reading Scripture or great to listen to by itself! The NRSV Updated Edition Audio Bible is now available as an audio download, ready for you to start listening to the Bible. This Bible audio includes only the Gospel of John.
The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition is intended to be as literal as possible so that the meaning of Scripture can be as clear to the lay reader as it is...
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While imprisoned for 14 years in Communist Romania, Richard Wurmbrand spent three years completely alone, isolated from all human contact in solitary confinement. Yet he was not separated from his own thoughts or the companionship of his Creator, and he spent those long, lonely months in confinement contemplating the truths of God's Word and composing poems and sermons in his mind.
In his book 100 Prison Meditations, Wurmbrand shares a collection...
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The NASB 2020 is an update of the NASB 1995 that further improves accuracy where possible, modernizes language, and improves readability. These refinements maintain faithful accuracy to the original texts and provide a clear understanding of God's Word to those who prefer more modern English standards. The long-established translation standard for the NASB remains the same as it always has been, that is to accurately translate the inspired Word of...
13) Alone With God
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While in solitary confinement for three years in a subterranean prison cell with no Bible, pencil or paper, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand composed hundreds of sermons. He committed them to memory by summarizing them in rhymes and delivered them nightly to an unseen congregation.
These sermons, the fruit of extreme depravation, demonstrate in a very personal way the relevance of Scripture to an imprisoned pastor-and to us today-while revealing Pastor...
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The Bible says the old life is gone and the new life has come (see 2 Cor. 5:17). But we still sin; still get angry, arrogant, and greedy. Sin destroys everything in its path, yet it's also kind of fun and quite compelling. It often has us holding on to parts of the old life instead of embracing the new life we've been promised.
In Done with That, Pastor Bob Merritt exposes the inner battle we all fight with sin. He exposes the cycle of failure and...
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Solitary confinement, mental and physical torture, extreme hunger and bitter cold-these were the daily realities for Pastor Richard Wurmbrand during his combined 14 years of imprisonment in Communist Romania. Richard's crime, like that of thousands of others, was his fervent faith in Jesus Christ and his outspoken witness to the grace and love of God. In Tortured for Christ, Richard shares the inspiring story of his faithful discipleship amid Communist...
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If you are like many Christians, you want an effective prayer life but find it difficult to remain consistent. You know that you should pray, but you are not sure how to pray. In this booklet, How to Pray, Bayless Conley challenges you to use the simple acronym P-R-A-Y as the blueprint for an effective and fulfilling prayer life. As you learn how to pray you will notice the difference in your daily life and discover the blessings God has waiting for...
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The key to America's future begins with exploring our past. In Freedom Is Costly, But Priceless, Dave Meyer shares the importance of our nation's true history, learning about our rich, godly heritage and discovering who and what has made this nation so great. God's Word was an integral part of our nation's founding, and His Word is still the key today to restoring our families, schools, churches, and communities.
When it comes to the future of this...
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5 Steps that Will Ignite Your Business Culture and Inspire Employees to Drive and Sustain Growth
Great companies set themselves apart from competitors by recognizing the key to continual success is energizing and empowering their most important asset ...their people.
In Culture Spark: 5 Steps to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth, business development expert, Jason Richmond, delivers proven insights that help you define, diagnose, plan, measure,...
19) In Our Joy
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Based on Matthew 13:44, this little book explains the treasure in the field parable about the Kingdom of Heaven - what it costs and what benefits come through obtaining it. The chapters are six selections from "What Jesus Demands from the World" by John Piper: (1) Coming to Jesus is Not Easy, (2) Following Jesus is a Hard Road, (3) The Road is Hard But it is Not Joyless, (4) Strive to Enter the Narrow Door, (5) Without Jesus Our Striving Would Be...
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From the beginning of life to the end, every human life is precious. In this accessible booklet, Wayne Grudem demonstrates that because humans were created in God's image, life should be treasured and preserved at all stages.
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• The personhood of unborn children
• Abortion in the case of rape or to save the life of the mother
• Euthanasia and its legal implications
• Guidelines for difficult end-of-life decisions
Wayne Grudem...