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Being Christian: Exploring Where You, God, and Life Connect
However you answer those questions—even if the answer is "I don't have a clue!"—you need this book. Here Steve Arterburn and John Shore tackle some simple, but also complex, questions that just about everyone has about being Christian. And they do so using everyday language. Here you'll find real questions, like How do I know God loves me personally? Is there any sin that's beyond forgiving? Will being a Christian help me get rid of my bad habits? Why are there so many Christian denominations? Should I join a Bible study group? Wherever you happen to be along the faith continuum, this book is for you. For some, it will be an introduction to Christian beliefs and practices. For others, it will be an in-depth review. The authors say, "We asked a lot of people, and did a lot of thinking and praying, in order to come up with the questions about Christianity and its attending issues that we feel even the most experienced Christians sometimes want answered."
Being Disciples Of Jesus In A Dot Com World
Authors of the acclaimed Being Presbyterian In The Bible Belt return with a new book that engagingly and wittily examines Christian discipleship in the midst of the postmodern world. With chapter titles such as "Is God Eccentric or Comfortably Middle Class?" "How Much Is Grace, or Is It Just Cheap?" "What Would Jesus Drive?" and "Am I My Siblings' Keeper, or Are They the Weakest Links?' Foote and Thornburg once again make a fun and enlightening read out of weighty theological topics. The authors include study questions, journaling opportunities, and suggestions for group leaders.
Being Gods Man As A Satisfied Single
You may be single by choice or circumstance. You may plan to marry and have a family, or you may sense a call to lifelong singleness. Even so, your situation is God's will for you now. What will you do with it? What will you learn from it? And how will you survive the temptations confronting singles in this world?You know firsthand that single men face unique spiritual and moral struggles. Character is the cornerstone of being God's man as a single in today's culture. To live successfully out of a commitment to Christ, you as a single man must master the issues of sexual integrity, isolation, contentment, spiritual battle, and identity in Christ. Being God's Man as a Satisfied Single is designed to help you do just that.
Being Gods Man By Claiming Your Freedom
You've already been set free by Christ.When are you going to start experiencing that freedom?What does it look like when a man lives out a truly authentic, loving walk with Jesus Christ? It looks like freedom.The Apostle Paul, a man made new by the gospel of Jesus Christ, presents one of the clearest images of the godly man in action. He's committed to a life of faith, focused on the Spirit instead of the flesh, set free to love others. No longer focused on himself, he demonstrates his faith by serving others. You can be that kind of man by claiming your freedom in Christ. Being God's man means being set free to exemplify Christ's love.Being God's Man by Claiming Your Freedom will stimulate personal reflection and honest dialogue with God and other men. The goal is that you will strive to be God's man in every way feeling his heart for others, and doing his will obediently and joyfully.Special Features:*Practical studies for individual use or group settings facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to identify action steps for lasting change.
Being Gods Man By Finding Contentment
How satisfied are you with your life? Men like you are finding it tougher than ever to be content with what they have. They compare themselves with others and continually come up short. The soul-gnawing result is discouragement and disappointment. Lasting contentment comes only from a transformation of your mind, emotions, and will. It also takes a personal encounter with the God who can make you content. In Being God's Man by Finding Contentment, you will track this struggle for a new identity through various biblical passages. Like Jacob, you will not be fully settled and content until you lay to rest your past and take up a new identity in Christ. Jacob became a new creature, a man on a mission for the Lord. His struggle was over. He knew why he was here and what he had to do. His life took on purpose and meaning that transcended the striving. Yours can, too.Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man By Pursuing Friendships
God's Word is clear about the importance of godly friendships and how God designs them to complete us spiritually. If you ever hope to win the battles you face in your spiritual journey, you must be connected to godly men.Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man By Resisting The World
If you think God's values and the world's values can co-exist, think again.You have to live in this world. But if you want to be God's man, there's a catch: You can't be absorbed or influenced by the world. You have to stand strong as a man of God and resist the world. Men like you who are getting serious about their walk with God feel a deep, intuitive conflict of the soul where unholy alliances with the world, which were once acceptable, must now be broken. That's not easy. But here's solid, trustworthy guidance for you from men who have been there, too.In Being God's Man by Resisting the World, you'll take a look at Christ's template of values as revealed in the Sermon on the Mount. Every man who seeks to understand and train in these values will experience a greater connection with God. So forget what you know, focus on these truths, and start living large spiritually. Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man By Standing Firm Under Pressure
How to maintain your godly boundaries even under pressure.When you're faced with an imminent threat, your body releases adrenaline. Your heart beats faster. Your muscles tense, and all your senses switch to Go. But what happens when your spiritual well-being is under attack? Do you stand strong in your desire to do God's will or run for the hills?The path of faith is tough traveling. Fighting to hold on to God's purposes under adverse conditions is inconvenient, impractical, and thoroughly unpredictable. Standing firm under pressure reveals our true convictions about God, about everything. In Being God's Man by Standing Firm Under Pressure you'll examine one man named Daniel and his band of brothers who demonstrated how not to compromise under pressure. They didn't let misfortune, temptation, manipulation, intimidation, or even death shake their faith into compromise. Instead, they faced each new challenging circumstance with courage and trust. As God's man, you can, too. Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man By Understanding A Womans Heart
How to be God's man in relationship with a woman.Few men would ever embark on an important project, a significant career change, or a major athletic challenge without gathering all the tactical knowledge possible to insure a good outcome. Yet, when it comes to relationships with women, most men fail to apply the simple principles that make them successful in other areas of life.It may be easy to get into a relationship with a woman, but it's not so easy to make the relationship work well. It takes energy. It demands effort. It requires education and understanding. God is available to help. But there's a catch: God's man must connect with God's purposes before he can truly connect with his wife (or wife-to-be). God uses the marriage relationship to promote growth in men's lives, because it shows us our character gaps and drives us to Him for solutions. If you want true intimacy and connection with a woman, you'll need to grow up and graduate from God's school of character. This book, Being God's Man by Understanding a Woman's Heart, is the perfect start.Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man By Walking A New Path
Take up a new calling. Walk a new path. And experience life's greatest adventure.Will you discover your true reason for living, enter the battle, and become a new man in Christ? Or will you settle for less? To live more purposefully, to experience a full life, to become more, you will have to become someone else and walk a new path.This kind of attitude is what the Navy Seals look for in a man: Rogue warriors. Unconventional. Committed. Guys who will do anything to win the battle and stay true to their new identities. Walking this new path requires men who won't shrink from the battle. In spirit, the Apostle Paul was this kind of a rogue warrior for God's kingdom. He was tough and uncompromising and he held to a code that marked his life. He lived on purpose, not by accident. He surrendered his life and became a support for others. If you choose to become this kind of man made new, unwilling to compromise, then let this great apostle lead the way. Special Features:*Practical studies facilitate personal encounters with God and other men*Questions encourage genuine reflection and help build godly convictions*Real Life case studies show how the truths you discover have worked out in other men's lives*Standing Strong section gives you the opportunity to form and express your action steps with God and your group
Being Gods Man In The Face Of Temptation
All men are tempted to compromise. But not all men do. Some have learned the secret of being undivided between what they believe and how they actually think and live. They possess integrity. They've gained new perspectives on the trials and temptations they face, new tools to help them survive automatic human responses to challenging situations, and new actions which produce humility and flexibility in God's strength. You can be a man of integrity too.Confession breaks the power of temptation in men of integrity; connection with other men sustains the victory. Being God's Man in the Face of Temptation will help you whether in individual or group study confront this pervasive problem in God's wisdom and strength. And begin to live the undivided life.
Being Gods Man In The Search For Success
I've worked hard to get where I am. I've overcome great obstacles. I've earned it. No one had a greater right to say those statements more than King David. He rose from the fields of Palestine to the palace of power and privilege. He'd made it. But now that he was on top, would he continue to grow spiritually in the midst of his success?Self-sufficiency is a temptation every man faces. But we can't be both self-sufficient and on the move spiritually at the same time. Just as in David's life, God often allows us to experience the consequences of self-sufficiency so that we can rediscover our need for his leadership and empowerment in our lives. In the end, the crushing blows we face serve to humble us and forge the basis for the next wave of spiritual momentum in our lives.
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