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This collection of sermons by Jonathan Edwards includes his most important and impactful words on the nature, origin, and positive yields of charity. Included in this set are five sermons.

Galatians tackles the tough subject of walking in faith by the power of the Holy Spirit versus striving according to the law. He reminds this church of how they began in Christ and encourages them to finish in him as well, not returning to the rules and legalism of the Pharisees. In A 21st-Century Version of Galatians, Dundy goes through a verse-by-verse analysis of the entire book. He does a side-by-side comparison of his version with the World English Bible so that the listener can dig deep to mine the rich meaning of the text.

In this audiobook, you will discover the truth about giving as God originally intended it to be; that once you are born-again, you do not need to do anything else to earn the blessing of God; that you do not tithe to be blessed, but you tithe because you are blessed; that you do not give to get, but you get to give. You will discover the connection between the tithe and the Holy Communion. After listening to this audiobook, you will be empowered to give out of freedom as a ministry assignment and to increase the fruits of your righteousness.

Step back in time to the ancient land of Israel and journey through the captivating tale of Saul and David. In this beautifully illustrated book, children will be transported to a world filled with adventure, bravery, and faith as they follow the lives of two remarkable figures in biblical history. Each chapter immerses young listeners in a rich sensory experience, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tactile sensations of ancient Israel.

Too often we look for shortcuts in our relationship with God. But when life derails, we find that our view of God is nothing more than a patchwork of rumors and secondhand information - too thin to sustain us in our moment of crisis. In those critical moments, we can choose to walk away from God...or let our questions lead us home.

Blindness became Captain Scotty Smiley’s journey of supreme testing. As he lay helpless in the hospital, he resented the theft of his dreams, but with his wife’s love and the support of family and friends, Scotty’s response became God’s transforming moment. Since the moment he forced his way through nurses and cords to take a simple shower, he has climbed Mount Rainier, won an ESPY Award, surfed, skydived, become a father, earned an MBA from Duke, and much more.

Known for his authentic, heart-felt prayers, Pastor Andrew F. Carter invites you on a life-changing sixty-day prayer journey, showing that prayer isn't complicated—and that a consistent prayer life is the secret to a powerful prayer life. Through motivational devotions, inspiring prayers, Scripture, and real-world application, Pastor Andrew helps you saturate your days with prayer and see God move powerfully in five core areas of life.

A retrospective look into the beginning is always beneficial for a challenging voyage of faith. As we embark on a transformative journey of rediscovery, we delve into ‘Remembering Your First Love.’ In this exploration, you uncover the profound significance of your initial encounter with Christ and reignite the flames of passion and devotion that once burned brightly within your soul. Through biblical insights and spiritual guidance, you can reconnect with the awe, wonder and fervent love that characterized your early walk with God.

Angel First Aid, Rx for Exellence is a guide to seeking the counsel of Angels and reaping the benefits of their insight and wisdom. In this audiobook, you will learn how to enhance your life by communicating with Celestial Beings. Practicing the exercises, also referred to as remedies or techniques, will improve physical, mental, spiritual and financial well-being. Using Angel First Aid as a daily reference or handbook has a cumulative effect that hastens your progress. By connecting with the Angelic Realm, you will feel continually supported and blessed.

This collection of prayers by noted Hebrew Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann can be used in both public worship and private devotion. These prayers run the gamut from particular days in the church year to special moments in the lives of worshiping communities to events playing out on the world stage. In all cases, the prayers show us how God accompanies us through all the moments and stages of our life, bringing us the joys of life even amid a broken and hurting world and especially offering a joyous calling in Christ to serve that world.

If you have made the decision to walk in relationship with God, you may be wondering what that actually looks like? Why should I go to church? What sort of Bible should I read? How do I pray? In this book, we will go over some of the First Steps every Christian should make in their relationship with God.

The First Book of John is the first of the Johannine epistles of the New Testament, and the fourth of the catholic epistles. There is no scholarly consensus as to the authorship of the Johannine works. The author of the First Epistle is termed John the Evangelist, who most scholars believe is not the same as John the Apostle. Most scholars believe the three Johannine epistles have the same author, but there is no consensus if this was also the author of the Gospel of John.

The First Book of Peter is a book of the New Testament. The author presents himself as Peter the Apostle. The ending of the letter includes a statement that implies that it was written from "Babylon", which is possibly a reference to Rome. The letter is addressed to the "chosen pilgrims of the diaspora" in Asia Minor suffering religious persecution.

A nonpartisan, unbiased look at the First Amendment and how it informs our daily lives, this book clearly explains the fundamentals of American politics to middle grade readers. The First Amendment grants kids and every other citizen five monster privileges: freedom of religion, freedom of...

This audiobook shares a few modern-day miracles that happened during my first decade in the Caribbean. A “life-do-over” in audiobook format. I still get goosebumps talking and writing about this. Christiansted, on the island of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, is a tiny black dot on a globe.

Jesus First, Jesus Always is about seeing life through a new perspective. It's about living life not by the concept of Jesus, but by the reality of him as a person. It's about shaping your world around that reality.

This book is about the heart of religious experience, namely Enlightenment (which is finding the truth concerning oneself), and about science (which is finding the truth concerning other things), and about the relationship between them. It claims that Enlightenment is more truly scientific than science itself; and that, without Enlightenment, science is only half the story and therefore full of contradictions, of insoluble problems both theoretical and practical.

Introduce children to timeless stories from the Bible and build faith from an early age. This audiobook is perfect for the youngest children. My First Read and Learn Bible features eight timeless stories from the Old and New Testament including: the Creation, The Story of Noah, The Nativity, and Jesus and the Children.

Honest, intense, moving, and hilarious, Figure It Out When You Get There is a memoir full of stories that will inspire you to live life first and watch how everything else falls into place. Barak Hullman’s stories are snapshots that illuminate the hidden truths of life. They span from Miami to Edinburgh to Jerusalem and include tales of falling into a pit, meeting King David’s direct descendant, learning how beautiful melodies are made, the insane friend who was worried about Hullman’s mental health, Menachem Begin’s driver, the Hasidic Rebbe who healed with his heart, and inhaling the cigarette of life.

What was it like to live during the time of Jesus? Where did people live? Who did they marry? What was family life like? And how did people survive? These are just some of the questions that Scott Korb answers in this engaging new book, which explores what everyday life entailed two thousand years ago in first-century Palestine, that tumultuous era when the Roman Empire was at its zenith and a new religion---Christianity---was born.