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Have you taken into consideration the spiritual aspects of Christian marriage? There's more significance to the Christian marriage than just the "I do's", going on the honeymoon and the day-to-day living that couples experience. "Think Outside the Box Concerning Marriage" breaks some new ground in giving understanding of the spiritual aspects of Christian marriage. First of all, God didn't punish Adam and Eve for eating the forbidden fruit. God set Adam and Eve in right relationship with God and each other so neither of them would have an independent spirit from God and each other. "Think Outside the Box Concerning Marriage" paints a beautiful picture of the spiritual aspect of Christian marriage. Ephesians 5 talks about it in detail. The key verse is Ephesians 5:21, "Submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of God." This flies in the face of traditional church teaching that the husband "wears the pants in the family." The scripture in Ephesians 5 that the husband "wears the pants in the family". Although the husband is noted as being the head of the wife, the assignment is more for responsibility and accountability toward God.This book explains that Christian marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. The man is instructed to love his wife as Christ loved the church by loving it and giving Himself for it. The wife is instructed to reverence her husband. The passage proclaims that Christian marriage is a picture of the resurrected Christ, that we are of His flesh and of His bones.-Ephesians 5:30, Simplified KJV. This gives the marriage resurrected life.

Christian and Leadership Traps to avoid is an eye opener to men and women in leadership positions to prevent them from falling into the traps set to fall them.

This book is dedicated to my Grandmother Joy.One of my strongest inspirations and a great motivator.She taught me that there are many ways to complete all tasks.Thank you Granny for sharing your love and wisdom.

Michael Piatak tells of his five-decade long odyssey of living with a ticking time bomb of a defective heart. A long-ago detected but undiagnosed anomaly followed him his whole life, culminating in the catastrophic event that nearly brought his existence to an end. With the trinity of science, faith, and his dogged determination, he succeeded in winning his battle for life.

God's people, the Israelites, had just been freed from 400 years of slavery in Egypt. After their leader, Moses, sent 12 spies to explore the land God had promised them, they had a choice to make. Would they remember God is with them and confidently go take the land or would they forget who God is and believe the lie that they were as powerless as grasshoppers?

Members of the early church were called the people of the way. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Anyone who follows Jesus is on the right path in life. Unfortunately, many are not on the right path today. This book seeks to expose children to the uniqueness of the Christian faith, its message, why some have rejected the message and what can be done about it.

"How big is a giant's head?" inquired Shea's five year old. That set off a whole bunch of exploration in to what some of the advantages (and maybe disadvantages) of having a giant for a friend might be.As the book unfolds, we find the giant to be a most likeable guy and after all the considerations, the reader concludes that it isn't always the way a person appears that makes for a good friend...but how kind the person is and what's in their heart.

There is no conflict between the Bible and science that is evidence-based. The conflict is between belief in the Biblical Worldview and belief in a non-biblical worldview. If a claim about nature is not testable or observable and then confirmable, it is not science. This book shows where evidence-based science supports the Biblical Worldview, and where evidence-based science conflicts with the other so-called "scientific" worldviews of our modern times. For instance, experiments have shown over and over that life does not arise from chemicals, observations show that biological change is limited, chance does not cause anything, and the Big Bang violates the principle of cause and effect, is not testable, and therefore is not scientific. In his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin correctly wrote about his "belief in the transmutation of species" (p302), that "The theory of natural selection is grounded on . . . belief" (p320), and that he believed we descended from one common ancestor (p484). Darwin believed in evolution because he had no evidence. Concerning On the Origin of Species, he admitted that "the whole volume is one long argument" (p459). Concerning God, Darwin wrote about ". . . the laws impressed on matter by the Creator" (p488).Yet, evolutionist Jerry Coyne of the University of Chicago wrote that "the bulk of Darwin's 1859 book, On the Origin of Species (first edition) actually comprises evidence for evolution." This claim was in a 2014 letter from atheists complaining about the author to his University President. A signer of this letter (from the Freedom From Religion Foundation) was British multi-millionaire, Richard Dawkins. Atheists such as Coyne and Dawkins have no evidence for their claims that life came from chemicals, that we descended from a common ancestor, or that there is no God. They believe these claims.

The book of Revelation tells us that there will soon be a war to end all wars-one defined by the Prince of Evil squaring off against the King of Light. While we must keep that final battle in our minds at all times, there are also struggles we must face now.In this book, the author provides guidance on overcoming obstacles and considers difficult questions that Christians have struggled to answer for generations, including:¿Why are there so many translations to the Bible-and can they all be trusted?¿Why did the Lord curse all of humanity over the eating of some fruit?¿Does the Bible condone slavery, and if so, why?¿Why does the Bible have so many nitpicky rules?The author also examines the concept of suffering, which can be a challenging topic as God allows even good people to suffer.God is the king of all kings, the lord of all lords, and the priest of all priests. He is exalted above all. Find out why he's the best at what a king should do, which includes leading his followers into battle.

Do you long for genuine relationships where you can know others and be known by them? Do you desire more than just gathering in the same space with others without any real connection? Yet, simultaneously, do you find yourself occasionally pushing back when someone gets too close? Why do you think you have that longing, and why do you think deep-abiding relationships are such a struggle to find and maintain? In this book, Pastor Neal Ledbetter makes the case that the gospel of Jesus Christ gives us answers. In the gospel, we are offered the endless treasure of Jesus and the never-ending, overflowing supply of treasures found in him. One of the rare jewels that comes with a new identity in Christ is a new gospel community, kingdom-family, and people to which we belong and in which we can know and be known. Paul calls it our inheritance in the saints (Eph 1:18), our citizenship with the saints, and our membership among the household of God (Eph 2:19-22). This new gospel community and kingdom-family is simply too important and too wonderful a treasure to ignore, avoid, or treat as unnecessary, unimportant, or secondary to our lives. This study will explore the extraordinary gift we have been given in gospel community. We'll see how the gospel transforms us individually and simultaneously forms us into a new people. We'll survey how we are intended to live together and the only sustaining motive and power for doing so. And finally, we'll examine several characteristics necessary to experience the rare jewel of gospel community.

Come and read the full Spanish version of 'How is Peter Feeling: An Interactive Emotion Matching Book'.Lea la versión completa en español de¿Cómo se siente Pedro? Un libro interactivo de emociones comparadas.Ven y únete a Pedro en su nuevo vecindario y en su primer día de escuela. Él experimenta tantos sentimientos en su primer día que él necesita tu ayuda para identificarlos. Sé un investigador mientras intentamos identificar los sentimientos de Pedro durante su primer día en la escuela. ¿Él está enojado, asustado, solo, o animado? Nosotros necesitamos tu ayuda para finalizar nuestra historia. Usa las claves y pistas del libro y mira las ilustraciones para ayudar a Pedro en su viaje emocional.

Vision of the Light presents a creative nonfiction narrative that explores deep existential questions and encourages you to seek the truth of the biblical scriptures, finding answers before the presence of the glory of God in an intimate way.This book is deemed as a "... collection of Christian meditations," and " ...a compelling read" by Kirkus Review! These verses merge themes of philosophy, science, and theology into a cohesive spirit of worship that expresses the truth of God's purpose for humanity. The goal of this effort is to create a cohesive concept to explain life and its existence, its meaning and logic - to be able to fulfill the endless inquiry of reason and will within the bounds of our human condition. Immersing our entire beings and senses, this book encourages the reader to pursue the higher dimension of the kingdom of God, and yearn to experience God's divine goodness, providence, and glory through the study of his logic and creation.This collection goes through the birth of Creation and knowing God, man coming to the void and finding meaning through the Gospel, and the believer learning to abide in God's presence by surrendering to the will of God and standing firm in faith in all circumstances. It dwells on the joys of coming to know intimately the love of God as one matures in the faith, the experience of the believer coming into a calling, and it speaks into the rising of the collective call God has for the church to inspire our generation of believers to stand firm in the calling.The 2023 Kirkus Review states, "Archibold strikes a straightforward, empathetic tone throughout, assuring her readers that her book is divinely inspired by a call to simple obedience: "Relinquish yourself to me," God commands, "for I am always to sustain you, provide for you, and protect you." We eagerly look forward to releasing an album that includes six poems from this poetry collection that were adapted into songs by composer and vocalist, Michael Richardson. These songs are, at their core, anchor hymns that we see coming into the congregational worship setting. Also, this book will be released with a companion prompt journal for reflection and devotional journaling that has wonderful quotes as prompts that are sure to stir and inspire you. The book will also be available as an ebook and an audiobook. A Spanish translation of this collection will also be released. Stay tuned! www.zionsprouts.com

This book is a series of lesson plans for a guided discussion based on the book "Praying in God's Will". It explains how to lead a series of guided discussions and the benefits of them compared to a lecture format. It is coupled to the book "Praying In God's will" with page numbers and references. This is an ideal guide for either a home based Bible study group or a Sunday School class. With this as a guide, it enables many people to be able to lead a small group. The lesson plans are basically a series of questions with responses. NOTE: Not all of the responses are answers. Some of them are geared so that the leader will gain insight and a better understanding of the class's needs. The book is formatted for 30 lessons This can easily be expanded or contracted to meet time and schedule requirements.