Spiritual Growth Love

The world is changing, along with our ideas around sexuality, authority, patriarchy, and truth. Despite the Church's best attempts at downplaying the changes, millions of intellectually honest people are entering into a process often referred to as deconstruction. In The Reconstructionist, pastor, and author Jonathan Foster offers up his own deconstruction story, how it stirred up the fear of his denomination, his subsequent expulsion, and how the insights gleaned might just point a way forward. It's based on three simple ideas: people > text, mercy > sacrifice, and love > fear.

Mark Buchanan evaluates the four best places to live - not according to the United Nations, Money, or Forbes - but according to God and Scripture. Where do we find the greatest joy, peace, and wisdom? Where can we go to experience the deepest sense of belonging? Is there a place that abounds with adventure where we can also feel safe, refreshed, and joyful? With compelling insight, Buchanan explores what God has revealed in His Word about where we become most alive, become most fully ourselves, and can dwell most closely with Him.

They've helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now 12 new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.

How to find your best fit. Whether you grew up going to church twice on Sundays or never set foot in a church at all, finding and sinking your roots into a church community is crucial to your spiritual well-being. Finding the right church home can be a huge challenge, and also a lot of fun. Kevin and Sherry Harney point out that, while no church is perfect, some will fit you better than others. They show what a healthy church looks like, how to handle hot issues facing churches today, and how to determine whether a church's unique worship style will inspire or distract you.

What if a loving, compassionate God had a real interest in the people of today and expressed his heart in modern times with them? This is what Prophet Matthew Robert Payne has brought to use in this book. God addresses 25 subjects—most of which will be applicable to you—and speaks in a down-to-earth language with candor and honesty.

El primer amor tiene muchas características importantes que con el paso del tiempo se van perdiendo de vista. Este libro nos ayudará a reconocer, qué es el primer amor y cómo mantenerlo, para que nunca nos alejemos de la verdadera fuente de vida eterna y amor perdurable: Dios.

A third-year law student, Tara Simonetti just needs a job to pay the bills and put food on the table. After her father's untimely death, she's determined to give her small hometown what he didn't have: a good, honest lawyer, but law school isn't cheap. When she answers a want ad that leads her to Elena's Bridal one blustery morning, she feels like she's died and gone to heaven. All of the organza, gowns, and pearls she could ever imagine - her dream job, indeed.

Every Christian cherishes the famous passage in Galatians 5:22-23 that lists the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These are the marks of godly character that we strive to display. But has it ever occurred to you that these are also the characteristics of God? Can it be that God loves us with the fruit of the Spirit? And only when we are secure in that love can we display it to others? Jessica Thompson wants to take you deeper into the love that your Heavenly Father has for you.

El mundo valora las acciones a cambio del amor. Debemos demostrar que somos dignos de afecto y atención. Y cuando surgen debilidades y fracasos, las acciones solidarias se disipan. El mundo declara: “Muéstrate competente y seguro y así llamarás la atención”. Las personas bellas, talentosas, seguras de sí mismas e inteligentes son valoradas en la sociedad. La Biblia declara que Dios primero se acercó a nosotros, y la única forma en que realmente entendemos el amor es a través de su cuidado amoroso.

Every denomination of the Christian faith accepts the Holy Spirit’s existence, but most Christians do not know him very well. The Holy Spirit comes into a person’s life when they become a born-again Christian, but few Christians get the most out of that relationship. Here is an exciting short book that looks at 25 aspects of the Holy Spirit and how he can work in and through your life. Some of the subjects may be new to you and good news to listen about, but seeing the Holy Spirit manifest in these 25 ways in your life will take a concerted effort and discipline.

In this six-session Bible study, Karen Ehman helps you rediscover the life-changing joy that comes from putting others first. In a culture that tells us a me-first, you-second way of living is the key to happiness, Ehman explains that the key to moving forward in almost every facet of your life is to embrace backward living. Listen, Love, Repeat gives you both the encouragement and practical, daily ways you can reach out to others with both planned and random acts of kindness.

This book is based on aspects of the author’s life. It seeks to encourage listeners to forgive and work to repair the relationships in their lives, knowing that people have struggles and sometimes need more help than abandonment. The author also encourages listeners to seek the Lord and his direction in the scenarios in each chapter. The author wants to help her own family heal and others who have been hurt.

"Incorrect attitudes can become strongholds that invite assaults from hell — our fears become self-fulfilling prophecies." This portion of When Heaven Invades Earth, written by Bill Johnson, contains vital insights into the differences between love and fear — and how each can control your life, for better or worse.

Plain and simple, the nature of love is to give. Once we understand that God is love and that love gives, we can successfully move to the next phase in receiving from God. Love is the first key, the key that all else hangs on, in order to receive all that Christ has made available.

Life is full of challenges and even as Christians, we are not strangers to pain and suffering. The stories in the Bible have shown us that even favored kings like David and Solomon had their share of ordeals. The apostle, Paul, had to walk a lonely and hardship-filled road on his way to greatness. Job, a person worthy of admiration, went through sickness and almost loses the fight for his faith.

We shall discover the powerful nature of the anointing in us. We are the sons of oil and cannot lose our identity.

Does the local church today recognize its place as the beloved bride of Christ? In this audiobook, Dustin Benge invites believers who have underestimated or become disillusioned by the church to rediscover its beauty and glory. Exploring biblical qualities including the Trinitarian relationship, selfless service, and gospel proclamation, he awakens the affections of Christ's followers for their local church home.

Has life ever broke your heart and left you with the broken pieces of what you thought your life would look like? Or have you hit a breaking point that has caused you to feel defeated and depressed? There may be breakups, life transitions, unexpected events, and moments that leave you feeling like moving forward is impossible, but it’s possible! You weren’t meant to stay stuck. God has big plans for you and He doesn’t want you wasting time and energy going around the same mountains that keep you frustrated or fearful.

Have you ever felt like you wanted to take your faith farther? Do you want to look past the mirror and look within yourself and your faith? Are you tired of feeling like you’re hitting a barrier? Well, this checklist is the perfect answer to help you progress your self-betterment and rediscover your faith. Turn to the Bible and find all the answers that you were looking for! It’s the ultimate guide on how to live the life that God wants for us.

Drawing closer to God requires a genuine hunger and thirst for His presence. It is not a passive endeavor but a deliberate choice to seek Him with all one's heart, mind, and soul. This pursuit involves dedicating time for prayer, immersing oneself in the study of Scripture, and living in obedience to God's teachings.