Spiritual Growth Love

In this encouraging devotional, best-selling author Shannon Ethridge points to examples of New Testament believers to show how any woman can confidently share her faith. Through the stories of these early saints, you'll learn that drawing others to Christ doesn't have to involve specific steps or persuasive words. In fact, when God's love fills your heart, it overflows naturally into the lives of those around you and creates in them an irresistible yearning to experience it for themselves.

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.

Walking in Love: Why and How? presents and explains a simple process for overcoming our human limitations on wisdom and strength and fulfilling our potential to love. It is totally consistent with Christian scripture but free from dogma. It uses, instead, the personal confirming experience of the listener and a core understanding of the spirituality common to all human beings as the source of authority. This book builds on and puts the cap on the messages of the author’s previous two books, Spirituality 101 and Spirituality 202.

The title of this book came from a conversation between a first grader and his mother. He must have felt that his teacher was pining away every evening, every weekend, and every summer, just waiting to be with the class again. Actually, most teachers fill their off-hours very well with other children and their own children in Sunday School, Y camps, or other community programs.

The book chronicles the backbreaking work of Angela’s southern parents in the late 50’s and the limited choices the parents had for their children. They find a way out. However, the pains of race and poverty proved to be inescapable. Angela, now a child, of the north—is pulled back to the south to uncover the depth of race and poverty her parents (and many others) face. Christianity is also explored as a way through trials and as a way of rethinking repetitive and damaging actions when it comes to race and poverty.

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.

In God’s Divorce: The Bible’s Hidden Love Story, Dr. Douglas Hamp uncovers a breathtaking thread woven through the entire Bible: a divine romance shattered by betrayal, sealed by legal divorce, and then rekindled in the most unexpected way—through death, resurrection, and reunion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Bible calls us to embrace a love that knows no boundaries, transcending selfishness and conditionality. It urges us to extend our love to all, even adversaries and strangers, fostering unity, compassion, and profound reconciliation that mirrors God's boundless love for the world. Integrating these profound truths requires an immersive journey through the Scriptures, involving diligent study, fervent prayer, and introspective reflection, while living in harmony with God's divine character.

God’s love for you is unconditional, inescapable, and unstoppable. John understood this love, and it changed his life. As you read each day of this 21-day devotional along with the Gospel of John, you'll discover there is no love like Jesus’ love for you and you'll know His love in your heart.

In Fear Not, Ed Love unpacks 11 biblical stories in which God commanded someone to "fear not". Each story exposes a common fear and challenges listeners to face their own fear and follow in faith. Listeners will discover how God uses ordinary people to accomplish his extraordinary purposes.

Do you feel like you are struggling with getting to sleep, or even confidence and growth? Are you going through life on autopilot? You're not alone. Millions of people live their lives passively, struggling to get good sleep, and find the confidence to do so. Practice gratitude and more. You can start to change your life with just five, ten, or fifteen minutes at night - less than the time it takes to watch an episode on Netflix. By choosing to find the time to focus on your well-being, you are making a decision which not only benefits you, but also helps those you love.