Spiritual Growth Love

Jesus Christ is the most influential human to ever walk the earth. We've heard and seen so many depictions of Him that we think we know Him better than we actually do. If we took the time to really look at Him, we might be surprised at what we'd find. In 52 Weeks with Jesus, author and pastor James Merritt leads you on a transformational journey as he shares what he's learned over a lifetime of studying Jesus' life and ministry.

In a world filled with distractions and empty promises, the quest for genuine love can feel overwhelming. Voices around you may offer fleeting praise, temporary pleasure, and a sense of purpose, but when these fail to fill the deeper void in your heart, where do you turn? Looking for God invites you to uncover amazing truths about the God who created you, loves you, and has a beautiful plan for your life.

My book is about disappointment, love, pain, betrayal, and success. My dream was to finish high school in 1974 and go straight to college. I had a minor setback. My high school sweetheart was pregnant. I had a decision to make, either go to college or find a job. This was the most important decision I had to make in my life. But I chose to take care of my unborn child. I had to put college on hold. So at the age of eighteen, I married her.

The Holy Spirit is changing the expression and understanding of Christianity in our generation. Like a caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis in preparation for its destiny as a butterfly, the Body of Christ is in the process of a Holy Spirit-inspired metamorphosis in preparation to enter into its God-given destiny as the Bride of Christ.

God's True Love unveils the love of God in a way that can help lead the listener to transformational understandings of self, God, and others. Receptive hearts will be inspired to abide in the love of God more fully, share the unfathomable quality of the personal love of God, and see the value of the people around them with new eyes. It presents an uncompromising interpretation of God's radically specific love for humanity. God's True Love zeros in on the love of God in thought-provoking ways that often challenge commonly accepted perspectives.

Joanne Selinske takes the listener beyond the understanding of the healing power of past life regression and spirit communication introduced with Weiss’ Many Lives, Many Master and furthered through life between life journeys in Newton’s Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. She guides listeners to an even deeper understanding of how past life traumas shape false beliefs that fuel common challenges to loss, forgiveness, doubt, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-care, and self-love.

In this winsome book, best-selling author John S. Dickerson clearly and faithfully explains essential Christian beliefs, using simple stories that have resonated with his congregation of thousands. He guides listeners into these basic beliefs, and most importantly, he illustrates why these beliefs matter.

Fervent passion for Jesus is often one of the first things to fade as we struggle through the daily grind of life, especially after grappling with disappointments and pain. Yet inherent in Jesus's call to return to our first love is his promise to help us never to lose it—to have a heart sustained in joy, delight, and passion for him all of our days. Dana Candler shares her own wrestle with weariness and unbelief, and reveals that a heart fully alive in Jesus is not only possible but is the promise and invitation of God's infinite grace.

Books such as The Shack, The Purpose Driven Life, and The Love Dare stir spiritual hunger. But do they truly lead to the totally satisfying destination and real fellowship with the living God? How do you get from excitement and encouragement to the experimental reality we all want? Take a step-by-step journey toward finding ultimate peace and joy at the love shack where you will experience God's ultimate best.

If asked, most of us want to make a difference, to live and love generously. But we get caught in the crazy rush of household routines, work demands, cranky attitudes, difficult people, exhaustion, worry, and pride, and once again we fail to love the people around us at all - let alone well.

This contemporary look at the seventh-century classic The Ladder of Divine Ascent brilliantly illuminates the enduring relevance of centuries-old spiritual concepts. Using real-life stories and experiences, and incorporating all of the major religious traditions, Beck shows how the 30 steps lead to a deeper understanding of the ideas that guide our journeys, provide for our souls, and draw us closer to God.

If you’ve ever been discouraged by Christianity - whether you’ve been a lifelong churchgoer or someone who left religion a long time ago - this book will change your life. God only spoke twice while Jesus was on earth. (We should probably sit up and pay attention.) Both times he said: Jesus is “marked by my love.” No tattoo. No handshake. No team colors or logos or code words. The only thing that marked Jesus Christ and the only thing that would mark his followers - love.

Jesus commands us to love our neighbors. So why are so many Christians taught to fear their neighbors? The American church is known as a people who are afraid, who have been nurtured through fear into hatred, and who have moved from hatred to violence - or at least to neglect. This fear, too often lived out boldly in the name of Jesus, is a false religion.

This audiobook is your personal sanctuary—a healing space for Black women ready to rise, manifest, and reclaim their power. Inside this empowering 7-in-1 bundle, you’ll find soul-stirring affirmations tailored to your journey. Each chapter speaks directly to your mind, body, and spirit, helping you overcome self-doubt, silence negative self-talk, and unlock your highest potential.

You love your children and want to pass your faith on to them, but in the busy activity of daily life, it's not as easy as it sounds. This helpful, hopeful family resource is exactly what you need to strengthen your faith as a family. It includes ninety days of biblically grounded devotions, prayers, and action steps. Organized into three sections, this devotional helps parents answer three important questions: What do I want my child to know? What do I want my child to be? What do I want my child to do?

From the hills of northern England to the snow-capped mountains of southern Chile, Arnold's storyisone of radicalobedience, impossible odds, and a love that reaches beyond borders. When a series of divine visions called him and his wife Ann to uproot their lives and take their young children to South America on missions work, their faith would be tested in ways they never imagined.

In Fear Factor, author Clement Ojugo offers a road map to freedom from fear. Through exploration of biblical wisdom and practical insights, Ojugo reveals ways to overcome adversity through faith and love and conquer the paralyzing force of fear in our lives. In the light of Jesus’s teachings, we find a powerful antidote to the paralyzing effects of fear. His message of faith, love, and resilience offers a beacon of hope amid the darkness of our anxieties. With the guidance of scripture and questions for reflection, you can transform your life and free yourself from fear.

This is the story of our Creator-Redeemer and the greatest “love surprise” of all time. It surprised Adam and Eve. It surprised the deceitful serpent. It surprised the adulterous woman of John 8. It surprised the Pharisees. It surprised the disciples. It even surprised the heavenly angels. And it continues to surprise us today.

The world wants to make us into its image. The cares and pleasures of this life demand our hearts' devotion. We are always in the process of being transformed. We become like what we worship—which means we will find true rest only as we worship Christ and become more like him. In his revised devotional work, Kris Lundgaard invites us to forsake unfulfilling idols and set our hearts on adoring Christ instead.

Do you feel stuck in your faith? Are you searching for purpose? Do you desire a more authentic life? If your faith experience has been in the Western church, you have probably missed an essential part of spiritual growth without even knowing it. For decades the church has been focused on personal piety instead of the needs of the world around it. But Christians have not been entrusted with the story of the Gospel to simply manage building campaigns and run church programs. Rather, we are meant to bring the world the message of hope and love.