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Quotable and Findable Charles Spurgeon!Charles Spurgeon has been widely esteemed as the ultimate pulpiteer in the English language.  His mastery of the Scriptures, theology, and pulpit oratory combined to make his London church one of the largest and most influential in nineteenth-century Britain.Today Spurgeon lives on as the most widely published figure in English language.  His books yield a treasure trove of apt citations, examples, object lessons, and witty illustrations of the truth.  But finding the Spurgeon illumination for a passage has not been easy for modern speakers and readers.  Where did Mr. Spurgeon illustrate Galatians 2:20 or Isaiah 55?  The Quotable Spurgeon will locate hundreds of usable quotations from this sacred orator quickly and efficiently.  Archaic language has been updated to make the Victorian voice clear to modern ears.The Quotable Spurgeon has been arranged with keys to the Bible as well as to current topics.  Using the helpful index of biblical passages, you will find Spurgeon''s sonorous eloquence a graceful addition to your other sources for speeches, sermons, and devotional reading.

Are you afraid of dying?Are you hesitant to talk with those who you love about your last wishes?Do you avoid the tasks that help you prepare for the future?Or, are you helping someone--a spouse, parent, friend, patient, or client--who is working through the issues of death and the quality of life?When Amy Harwell found out she had rapidly progressing cancer, she began a journey of discovery and faith that led her to a new understanding: Once we are well-prepared to die, we are really freed to live. With a hopefulness that never loses touch with reality, Harwell accompanies her readers through the mundane tasks involving health-care directives, legal documents, and funeral arrangement, and on to the profound opportunities of saying good-bye to those we love. Each step of the journey offers possibilities to grow and discover God anew. And Amy, a seasoned traveler, includes notes from her own passage, useful questions, and a checklist for others on the road.

In the Old Testament alone we have the writings of at least sixteen prophets. What kind of people were they: eccentric doomsayers or faithful truth tellers? And why were their messages so crucial that God appointed them specifically to speak? More importantly, do they have anything to say to God’s people today? From Elijah to John the Baptist, this studyguide will help you listen anew to God’s truth as you look at the lives of thirteen prophets and the major themes of their messages.

Because Doug has repeatedly rescued Gayle, she’s managed to finish college and hold down a decent job. But now, as her blackouts become more frequent and severe, Doug wonders if his helping is really helping.   Jill’s alcoholic husband, Roger, is about to lose his job. Roger’s secret problem weighs so heavily on Jill that suicide seems a tempting solution.   A pastor supports his hidden addiction to alcohol by stealing from his family and his church. How long can he hide his secret trips out of town, the private cache of alcohol in the parsonage, and the symptoms of his drunkenness and hangovers?   • Why do people abuse alcohol, and how do they become alcoholics? • Why do problem drinkers continue to drink even when it gets them into so much trouble? • Can’t problem drinkers see what they’re doing to themselves and the people who love them? • What can you do to help someone you love stop drinking? • How can you cope with all the craziness that your troubled friend brings into your life?   Problem Drinking addresses these questions and more. Those who struggle in relating to an alcoholic will welcome this heartfelt encouragement and advice. Background information and a thorough resource section make Problem Drinking valuable to a helping friend.

Prayers across the centuries is a family album of remnants from the lives of God''s people over years of struggle, victory, desire, and exultation.  Spanning Old Testament times through the twentieth century, this volume includes over 350 petitions, praises, and longings of people such as Abraham, Hannah, David, the apostle Paul, Jesus, the martyr Polycarp, St. Augustine, Catherine of Siena, the reformers Luther and Calvin, Abraham Lincoln, and Mother Teresa.

Discover what unity in Christ means through the Larsens'' dynamic studies. And then put it into practice in relationships with other believers.

This study is an overview of the life and ministry of Jesus, including the Sermon on the Mount and His teachings on the kingdom of God. [X] Sessions.

Following Jesus--what an exciting spiritual adventure! But Jesus said faithfulness to Him means putting aside personal priorities. Readers will discover how to have the faith to follow.

Paul''s letters are full of love, concern, and instruction for His readers--perhaps these letters to the Thessalonians have your name on them as well!

Wisdom for Bad Days and Hard Times. It used to be you could count on someone else to make important decisions for you. But now that you''re getting older, more and more choices-even the hard ones-are up to you. It isn''t always easy to know how to act or what to say-whether you''re faced with minor hassles, like getting a zit before your first date, or major crises, like a friend''s alcohol abuse. In this 31-day devotional, you''ll find stories about teens who are going through the same things you are, solid advice to help you make good decisions in tough times, space to scribble your thoughts and prayers, and things to think and pray about-all to help you get to know the God who''s right by your side, no matter what life brings!

Have you ever been troubled about the relationship between God''s love and his justice? How should a Christian''s lifestyle relate to the people around him? How do we deal with the realization that God''s perspective and ours do not agree? Jonah, Habakkuk, and Malachi encountered many confusing questions and issues. And just as God confronted them, he brings us face to face with the holiness of his character, the breadth of his perspective and love, and the kind of responsible living he desires for his people.

Readers will gain a firsthand look at the peaks and valleys of this prophet’s life and how it connects to Christian living today.

In an age of electronic games, TV, videos, and the Internet…You can raise a book lover. Reading opens up a lifetime of learning and delight to children. In How to Grow a Young Reader, Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker offer suggestions for creating a reader-friendly home, truths about how literature strengthens character development, and helpful strategies for nurturing a love of reading in any child.Includes a helpful guide to over 1,800 books.

“Why can’t you put it all behind you and forget it?” asks a well-meaning friend. But you’ve tried that, over and over again, and it hasn’t worked. Forgiving yourself is often harder than forgiving someone else.This encouraging, reader-friendly book offers good counsel on how to:• Distinguish true guilt from false • Explore the nature of God’s forgiveness • Resolve guilt through an eight-step plan • Deal with conflict between yourself and others • Prepare yourself emotionally and spiritually for the “next time”   The “Let It Hit Home” sections are designed to focus your own experiences, redirect harmful patterns, and further your healing process.   “A most helpful book . . . I am certain that many burdened people will benefit from it, as I did.”—Lewis Smedes, author of Forgive and Forget

God has always commissioned his people to be a blessing and witness to others. This studyguide will enable you to see the world through God''s eyes and will motivate you to get involved in the awesome and joyful task of worldwide outreach.

How did people like Daniel, David, and Mary talk to God?  What can we learn from their example?  What can we know about God himself from the prayers of Hannah, Job, and Paul?  These studies will help you discover new insights about prayer, God''s character, and the lives of his praying people.  Your own prayer life will be enriched as you study the great prayers of Scripture.

The great people highlighted in these studies can give us encouragement and hope for our lives today because we have the same resource they had-faith in a great God.

A breakthrough plan for males to re-enter the world of men.What happens when a boy grows physically into an adult male but misses some of the experiences and relationships that help form complete manhood? Alan Medinger writes for such men and for those who care about them.Within the context of his own release from homosexuality and his growth into “confident and comfortable” manhood, Medinger offers hope to others. For homosexually oriented men, such growth is an essential but often overlooked step in the process of healing. This ground-breaking study could well change many lives.

To be rich in friends is true wealth! These studies focus on the treasure of good relationships. Here you will find vivid profiles of friends in the Bible like Jonathan and David, Ruth and Naomi, Barnabas, Abraham, and Jesus-the preeminent Friend and Brother.

Ezra and Nehemiah were both needed to fulfill God’s plan. From their dramatic stories readers learn lessons about spiritual leadership, prayer, courage, and obedience.

Acceptance and Encouragement for Who You Are-and Who You Are Becoming.The teen years are a time of experimenting. You''re trying on different identities, different activities, seeing which ones fit the best. You might like to be known as a good student, or you may prefer to be known as an athlete. Maybe you''re carving out an identity as a loner, a leader, or a class clown. Whatever your actions are, they tell others a lot about who you want to be. But God knows that there is more to you than what meets the eye and he cares for you, inside and out. These thirty-one days of devotionals-each with stories about teens, room to journal, relevant Scriptures, and thoughts to think about-will help you learn to care, too. They''ll also help you trust that, whatever choices you make, you can always find your identity in the one who made you and loves who you are.

How often have you said, "God, get me out of this!" The Israelites had plenty of opportunities to cry out for God''s deliverance too. The book of Exodus follows the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through their wanderings in the wilderness. Discover how their story is also ours-a story of God''s deliverance of an imperfect people.

Few portions of the Bible speak as directly to the questions of life as does Ecclesiastes.  As you study the unique themes of this book, you will discover that life "under the sun" may seem meaningless, but ultimately, God gives purpose to all human experience.

Christians are more aware than ever of problems concerning injustice.  How are we to respond?  Can one person make a difference?  The Bible''s teachings are just as valid--and radical--today as they were centuries ago.  They instruct us to live as lights in the darkness, and they reveal the true source of our hope for the world.

EMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning.  But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us--and make us forever fourteen.Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman''s energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of significant ups and downs.  In Balancing Your Emotions, she breaks emotional problems into manageable pieces and gives strong biblical, hard-won advice to women who want consistency in the midst of their chaos.  Establishing Christian values, setting reasonable goals, distinguishing between real and assumed guilt, and developing healthy daily patterns are just a few areas explored in this practical upbeat book.

With warmth and clarity, Lloyd Ogilvie offers thoughtful, biblical insights to modern questions. He encourages us to honestly ask God anything, because there''s no question too big for him and no need too deep for him to meet.

The God Who Wants Us to Know HimWhy would an omnipotent God ask questions of people? Because the questions are not for him; they are for us. In Questions from the God Who Needs No Answers, authors Carolyn and Craig Williford show how God’s inquiries in the Old Testament reveal who he is and how he wants to be in relationship with us.From “Where are you?” to “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” and “Am I not sending you?” God’s questions encouraged and challenged biblical characters–and they can teach us the same powerful truths today. This in-depth Bible study will help you: ·Discover a deeper and more intimate relationship with God·Gain a better understanding of the people God questioned in the Bible ·Learn to use God’s questions to unravel the assumptions you have about God’s character and capabilities·Uncover and study the truths of the Bible and how they apply to us today.Through description, guided reading, and interactive questions, Carolyn and Craig Williford reveal a God whose timeless questions call us to a deeper faith in him.

Readers will find out what God has to say about how they should earn, spend, and give away their money.

“I don’t know why my daughter is so angry. She yells at me all the time!” “Our daughter comes home, goes straight to her room, turns on her CD player and won’t talk to anyone– especially me.” “The emotional ups and downs of our daughter’s life make us all feel like we’re on a roller coaster.” Navigating an adolescent daughter’s emotional life is one of a mom’s toughest challenges. A teenage girl’s volatile emotions can seemingly toss her–and you–like a hurricane. When a scary external world and a turbulent internal world collide, the result is sometimes overwhelming and confusing. What can you do to protect your relationship with your daughter, guide her through this chaotic time, and assure her you are truly on her side? Your Adolescent Daughter’ s Struggles Can Help Her–and You–to Grow and Thrive. The good news is you are equipped with the most powerful resource available for maintaining and developing connection with your daughter: a mother’s heart. Learn how you can use hand-in-hand mothering skills to become the ally your daughter needs–parenting out of love, not fear–and find out how you both can experience dramatic, life-changing growth in the process.

“So What Are You Going to Do Now?”This question often leaves young adults feeling fearful and confused as they look towards life careers. Author Bob Bittner says finding work you love is not as intimidating as it seems. Your Perfect Job helps readers identify their passions, skills, and inclinations in terms of God’s calling on their lives. Readers will better understand why it’s important to do what they love, how to get started on a career path that is meaningful, how to make mid-course changes, and how to start a new job on the right foot. Drawing on interviews with dozens of young working professionals, Your Perfect Job introduces readers to a wide array of career opportunities and shows how real people went from less than perfect jobs into careers that perfectly matched their personality and passions. Designed for young adults, this book is a perfect selection for high school and college grads, or someone getting ready to make a career change.