Spiritual Growth Bible

Is it really possible to live fearlessly in such troubled times? Dr. Michael Youssef points to the first-century church, guiding you through the practical wisdom and powerful hope found in 1 and 2 Thessalonians - Paul's letters to believers who lived in a hostile world.

Get a better understanding of the Bible through ten words that help define God's plan for restoring and redeeming our broken world. The Bible contains around 750,000 words—a number that would intimidate even the most seasoned readers of the Bible. Yet, from the beginning of time, God set in...

If you have asked yourself any of these questions, or others, you are not alone. The Bible Blueprint divides the entire Bible chronologically into six easy-to-listen parts. It provides a basic understanding of the Scripture as a complete story that links all the various books together. It gives an overview of each book, touching on highlights and some of the amazing and significant events in each, without the listener getting bogged down in the more difficult sections.

What is a covenant? It is a sacred and binding relationship of the highest order. Two key covenant elements are faithfulness and lovingkindness - two virtues we all long for in any meaningful relationship. It is through covenant dynamics that we discover true intimacy. While contracts are often made to be broken, covenants are meant to endure. The heart of a covenant relationship is not about what we can get out of it but, rather, how we can bless one another.

This volume aims to call attention to and trace the various lines of prophetic time to the events in which they culminate. To receive its testimony, the listener will need to have an ear to hear and must expect to cast away many preconceived opinions as fast as they come to see their lack of harmony with God's word.

Life is full of twists and turns. Relationships falter, careers fizzle, health fades. We may be faced with choices we never wanted to make or have situations pushed upon us we'd never expected. Yet, in all of it, God is at our side - even when he feels far away. Drawing on her extensive research into women of the Old Testament, novelist Jill Eileen Smith turns her pen to the lessons in trusting God that we can learn today.

Uncertainty about the future—even the very next step—can keep you from making important decisions and cause you to second-guess every decision you do make. You may feel pressured by others to act before you're ready. You just want to be sure that each choice is the right one. But how do you know? And what if you're wrong? Drawing from the story of the Israelites during the time of Deborah and other early judges, Bible teacher and podcast host Katie M. Reid shows you how to move forward in times of transition and trial when you don't know what to do and God's voice seems silent.

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time and has had an amazing influence in our world. Even so, many of us continue to have reasonable questions about its origins, credibility, and inspirational message. Through its easy-flowing style, The TouchPoint introduces the Christian Scriptures, while also drawing more seasoned believers into a deeper understanding of God and His ways.

Your faith is a long-distance run, Pastor John Van Pay tells us: an everyday endeavor to follow Jesus that will sometimes feel impossible, even painful. To give us strength, Van Pay retells the inspirational stories of 20 believers in the Bible who persisted, endured, and thrived in their faith by applying the fundamental principles of endurance running to the single most important journey - the journey to loving and following God.

Drawing on her extensive research into women of the Old Testament, novelist Jill Eileen Smith shows us how we can glean wisdom and strength from our trials just like women such as Miriam, Rahab, Deborah, Ruth, Hannah, Abigail, Bathsheba, and more.

Every woman knows it's easy to lose sight of the heavenly power of God at work in our lives during times of hardship, exhaustion, stress, and change. But no matter the situation - whether it's our health, marriage, finances, family, or vocation - God has equipped all women with the power and influence to live freely and confidently. With warmth and a welcoming style, speaker and award-winning writer LaTan Roland Murphy illuminates 11 courageous women in the Bible and shows how each was uniquely positioned for success because of her courageous choices.

Knowing the Father’s heart empowers the follower of Jesus to love and worship God with their whole being. Too many Christians allow negative experiences within their own families, pop culture, and the media to shape their understanding of God as Father. In The Father’s Heart, Mick R. Murray combines biblical truth with insightful anecdotes to powerfully convey a list of 10 distinct attributes of the Father heart of God. This book is an invitation to discover how a right understanding of the Father’s heart sets us free to risk, to love, and to really live.

Spiritually Strong is a six-week program designed to help you get in better shape spiritually and physically. As Timothy says, “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come” (4:8). This book...

Oh Heavenly Father, you are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords - and at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and every tongue confess to the glory of God the Father. Help us to understand what the kingdom of God is and the fact that we do serve the King of Kings. Therefore, if we are sons of God, we are therefore princes and princesses within the kingdom of God. Heavenly Father, help bring this revelation and this understanding into the hearts and minds of each of the purple belt students here within this martial arts ministry.

From Genesis through Revelation, redemptive history is captured through feasts. Through them, God calls his people to commemorate mercy, delight in grace, and commune with him and with each other. Invitations to Abundance brings to life the festivities described in the Bible and illuminates how relevant they remain in a modern world defined by isolation and disillusionment. When your heart needs encouragement, these wondrous celebrations remind you why, where, and how you can find security, unity, and hope.

Today's neurological research has placed habit at the center of human behavior; we are what we do repetitively. What would happen if we applied the same kind of daily dedication to faith? Could faith become a habit, a given-automatic? With vulnerable storytelling and insightful readings of both Old and New Testament passages, Jen Pollock Michel invites the convinced and the curious into a 40-day Bible listening experience. Vividly translating ancient truths for a secular age, Michel highlights how the biblical text invites us to see, know, live, love, and obey.

Have you lost the ability to focus on what really matters because your home, your schedule, and your mind are cluttered with the insignificant? Do you long for a deeper relationship with God that isn't crowded out by the unholy mess you've accumulated? Then this book is exactly what you need.

From the beginning, God declared that we need to have a faith-based confidence in him, where we can understand our decision to accept Jesus as our Savior, and devotedly follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In order to do this, we must believe in the inerrant Word of God telling us who Jesus is, how we are to live, and understand the need for and way to salvation.

Our Spiritual Compass: The Conscience and Morality provides an overview of man’s immaterial parts (spirit, soul, heart, flesh, will, mind, and conscience). It uses this background to provide an in-depth Biblical study of the conscience. The latter part of the book is dedicated to understanding morality from the standpoint of conscience, examining how 200 years of worldly thought have corrupted our understanding of morality and ethics, and the ways in which modern life and philosophy are at odds with God’s guidance. Clear, accessible, and well researched, this is the book you need.

Dr. Neale B. Oliver's What's Up in Heaven? takes a deep dive into Scripture to see what the Bible says about Heaven and to show us, convincingly, that not only is death not the end, it's the beginning of a brand-new existence unlike anything we can even imagine. If you're not sure there's a place in Heaven for you or those you love, it's not too late. Humanity has the promise of everlasting life when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior—and even better, as Dr. Neale illustrates, we have a home with God that will last for all eternity. That home is Heaven.