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Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ (Equipping Biblical Counselors)
by Brian Croft Robert W. KellemenHow does a person learn to counsel others with the truth of God’s Word? Bob Kellemen believes that the best way to learn counseling is by doing it—by giving and receiving biblical counseling in the context of real, raw Christian community. Gospel Conversations explores the four compass-points of biblical counseling: Sustaining: “It’s Normal to Hurt.” Healing: “It’s Possible to Hope.” Reconciling: “It’s Horrible to Sin, but Wonderful to Be Forgiven.” Guiding: “It’s Supernatural to Mature.” These four compass points combine to equip readers to develop twenty-two ministry relational competencies—the “how to” of caring like Christ. This book serves as a practical training manual that can be used for lab and small group interaction. Gospel Conversations is the second volume in The Equipping Biblical Counselors Series, a comprehensive relational training curriculum for the local church that provides a model for equipping God’s people to change lives with Christ’s changeless truth. This two-volume series weaves together comprehensive biblical insight with compassionate Christian engagement.
Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide: 4 Pathways for Christian Disciples
by Michelle J. MorrisEach congregation has a unique mission field. Several tools for developing disciples and for engaging in discipleship are available to churches; however, the resources assume that the churches using them are similar to the church that created them. With Gospel Discipleship, individuals and churches learn how to engage in self-reflection, which then defines a path that fits their context. The discipleship path for each individual disciple is assessed and determined through the Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide while this Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide guides the implemntation of the program and assesses the discipleship path for the congregation as a whole. Therefore, the program leader(s) needs the congregation guide while individual particpants need their own participant guide. With Gospel Discipleship, churches can identify a pathway for discipleship applied from one of the four Gospel storytellers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each had a distinct approach to discipleship which can be applied to a given church's identity, vision, and mission. As disciples are encouraged by the church to step beyond the door and engage the needs of people, they can be sent forth confidently with an awareness of personal, unique gifts, and insights into the actual mission field where they participate with God in changing the world.
Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide: 4 Pathways for Christian Disciples
by Michelle J. MorrisThere was a time when discipleship was taken for granted. It was assumed that people could be persuaded to believe and that each person would step into the path that took them to Jesus. That assumption is no longer valid. As early as the Gospels, Jesus and his biographers recognize that each person brings experience to the journey, which travels through different times and places. The discipleship path for each individual disciple is assessed and determined through this Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide while the Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide serves as the implementation guide for church leaders. It also assesses the discipleship path for the congregation as a whole. By understanding what type of disciple you are, participants in Gospel Discipleship can clarify the path they need to walk. Some people love to go on mission trips; some people really thrive learning from a great teacher; some people connect to God through painting and music; and some people just want to have a cup of coffee and talk about life and eventually get around to talking about Jesus. Participants in Gospel Discipleship can be set free from the guilt of not feeling like a "real" disciple because they don't feel called to experience the journey the same way as everyone else. Instead, participants can become the disciple Jesus wants them to be. They can spend their valuable time and energy living and walking on the path where Jesus is calling them to follow.
Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life
by Jeff Vanderstelt Jackie Hill Perryflu-en-cy / noun : the ability to speak a language easily and effectively Even if they want to, many Christians find it hard to talk to others about Jesus. Is it possible this difficulty is because we're trying to speak a language we haven't actually spent time practicing? To become fluent in a new language, you must immerse yourself in it until you actually start to think about life through it. Becoming fluent in the gospel happens the same way--after believing it, we have to intentionally rehearse it (to ourselves and to others) and immerse ourselves in its truths. Only then will we start to see how everything in our lives, from the mundane to the magnificent, is transformed by the hope of the gospel.
Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life
by J. A. MeddersChristianity is based on the foundation of the good news of the gospel. Yet how many Christians truly find their identity there? How many are thriving in a community clinging to the gospel? How many forget about the wondrous glory of Jesus? J. A. Medders is on a mission to help Christians remember that the power that raised Jesus from the dead is also the power for our everyday life in Christ. Yet living a gospel-centered life does not always come easily. The biblical meditations in Gospel Formed help to kindle, or rekindle, the passion to live a grace-addicted, truth-filled, Jesus-exalting life by constantly driving the reader back to the power of the cross and the empty tomb. Funny, punchy, and theologically accessible, readers will be encouraged, challenged, and ultimately reoriented to the true North of Christianity--Christ Himself.
Gospel Goes Classical Behind the Scenes: Exclusive Behind the Scenes Images of Gospel Goes Classical Concerts. (Gospel Goes Classical Book 1st Edition #1)
by Steve LaneExclusive Behind the Scenes Images of Gospel Goes Classical Concerts.
Gospel Hymn Book: 795 Hymns
by John Ritchie Ltd.This is a non-denominational words-only collection of 795 hymns designated as "Gospel hymns." You'll find 33 hymns by the blind hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby, 39 hymns by the hymn writer Albert Midlane and 10 hymns of Charles Wesley. All hymns are produced in poetry style. The book is organized into 15 sections with hymns in each section in alphabetical order. Sections of the book include Adoration and Praise, Gospel, Entreaty and Warning, Testimony and Assurance, The Christian Life, Consecration, Prayer, The Scriptures, Resurrection of Christ, The Lord's Coming, and Heaven. The book closes with a complete alphabetical index of all hymns. Hymn titles have no punctuation but names and pronouns referring to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are capitalized. If you keep this in mind, you should be able to search by name for a hymn you want to sing. With this collection on your paperless Braille device (including the free NLS eReader), you can lead or participate in a hymn sing. In the DAISY format, each section is at level 1 and each hymn is at level 2. As a result, Bookshare software will commence the BRF edition with a full table of contents followed by the text of the hymnal. For other hymn collections on Bookshare see also The United Methodist Hymnal, Glory to God (Presbyterian), Evangelical Lutheran Worship, and Lutheran Servicebook: Psalms and Hymns. For texts of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, see The Church Cantatas of J. S. Bach by Alec Robinson (with commentary), and Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Cantatas in German-English translations by Richard Stokes.
Gospel Media: Reading, Writing, and Circulating Jesus Traditions
by Nicholas A. ElderContextualizing the gospels in ancient Greco-Roman media practices New Testament scholars have often relied on outdated assumptions for understanding the composition and spread of the gospels. Yet this scholarship has spread myths or misconceptions about how the ancients read, wrote, and published texts. Nicholas Elder updates our knowledge of the gospels&’ media contexts in this myth-busting academic study. Carefully combing through Greco-Roman primary sources, he exposes what we take for granted about ancient reading cultures and offers new and better ways to understand the gospels. These myths include claims that ancients never read silently and that the canonical gospels were all the same type of text. Elder then sheds light on how early Christian communities used the gospels in diverse ways. Scholars of the gospels and classics alike will find Gospel Media an essential companion in understanding ancient media cultures.
Gospel Parallels, NRSV Edition: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels
by Burton H. ThrockmortonA classic since 1949, Gospel Parallels presents Matthew, Mark, and Luke printed side-by-side for easy and enlightening comparative study. Now fully revised and updated using the NRSV, it features a more readable type face and a new, even more effective system for comparison.
Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels
by Burton H. ThrockmortonA classic since 1949, Gospel Parallels presents Matthew, Mark, and Luke printed side-by-side for easy and enlightening comparative study. Now fully revised and updated using the NRSV, it features a more readable type face and a new, even more effective system for comparison.
Gospel Reading and Reception in Early Christian Literature
by Simon Gathercole Madison N. Pierce Andrew J. ByersBefore the early Christian evangelists were Gospel writers, they were Gospel readers. Their composition process was more complex than simply compiling existing traditions about Jesus, then ordering them into a narrative frame. Rather, these writers were engaged in a creative and dynamic act of theological reception. 'Gospel reading' refers to this innovative and often artistic use of source materials -- from Israel's Scriptures to pre-existing narratives of Jesus-- to produce updated, expanded, or even alternative renditions. This volume explores that process. The common thread running through each chapter is the conviction that the early Christian practice of writing 'gospel' and the 'Gospels' was one of the most hermeneutically creative exercises in ancient literary culture, one that was prompted by the perceived theological significance of Jesus. The contributors seek to demonstrate the intricate dynamics of this controversial figure's theological and textual reception through foundational essays on specific texts and themes.
Gospel Renewal: Center Church, Part Two
by Timothy KellerIt is quite easy to assume that if we understand the gospel accurately and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by it—but this is not true. Many churches subscribe to gospel doctrines but do not have a ministry that is shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel. Its implications have not yet worked their way into the fabric of how the church actually does ministry. These churches’ theological vision has likely arisen from something other than sustained reflection on the gospel. Gospel-centered ministry is more theologically driven than program driven. To pursue it, we must spend time reflecting on the essence, the truths, and the very patterns of the gospel itself. This eBook contains the second part of Center Church, “Gospel Renewal.”In it, Keller reflects on the history and patterns of revival—how individual and corporate gospel renewal occurs—and what happens as a result.
Gospel Reset: Salvation Made Relevant
by Ken HamIn this easy-to-read book, Ken Ham gives us a primer in Creation science evangelism using two very different sermons from the book of Acts that were designed to reach two different audiences — the churched and the unchurched. Jew and Gentile — to effectively reach the lost. Outlines the social and moral consequences that modern culture’s war on the Bible is having on society Provides helpful insight into understanding how to evangelize to young people Offers guidance on how to ensure churches are properly equipping their members to defend their faith
Gospel Theology: Center Church, Part One
by Timothy KellerIt is quite easy to assume that if we understand the gospel accurately and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by it—but this is not true. Many churches subscribe to gospel doctrines but do not have a ministry that is shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel. Its implications have not yet worked their way into the fabric of how the church actually does ministry. These churches’ theological vision has likely arisen from something other than sustained reflection on the gospel. Gospel-centered ministry is more theologically driven than program driven. To pursue it, we must spend time reflecting on the essence, the truths, and the very patterns of the gospel itself. This eBook contains the first part of Center Church, “Gospel Theology.” In it, Keller examines what the gospel is and is not, and how churches can be shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel.
Gospel Truth: On the Trail of the Historical Jesus
by Russell ShortoRussell Shorto meticulously investigates Christian history and the Bible&’s New Testament to reveal the true, historical Jesus Christ. For roughly two thousand years, the world has known only the biblical depiction of Jesus: the virgin birth, miraculous life, and resurrection. Recently, scholars have pursued the historical Jesus Christ by poring through texts, examining ancient documents, and even holding votes. They make a fresh attempt to answer some of history&’s greatest questions: Who was he? Where did he live? What did he think? And was the Bible&’s account true? In Gospel Truth, bestselling author Russell Shorto (The Island at the Center of the World) brings a journalist&’s eye to the life of Jesus Christ. Shorto looks into the Jesus Seminar, where historians seek and analyze evidence of the world&’s most famous carpenter&’s son. He compiles their research and ideas to create a composite biographical portrait of Yeshu, a man of ordinary beginnings who changed the world in extraordinary ways. A skillfully compiled biblical interpretation, Shorto shows &“a Jesus stripped of the unhistorical&” (Library Journal). The result will fascinate believers and nonbelievers alike.
Gospel Witness through the Ages: A History of Evangelism
by David M. GustafsonA definitive history of Christian evangelism—including noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the past Christians have been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers for two thousand years. Within this deep history is wisdom for today—including numerous models for understanding what evangelism is and how it should be done. In Gospel Witness through the Ages, David Gustafson introduces readers to evangelism&’s noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the entire scope of church history—including both examples to emulate and examples to avoid. With this thorough historical approach, Gustafson expands the reader&’s conception of the evangelistic task and suggests new ways to shape our identity as gospel witnesses today through the influence of these earlier generations of Christians. With discussion questions for further reflection and primary sources from major evangelistic figures of the past, Gospel Witness through the Ages is the most definitive history of evangelism available—essential for understanding how Christians today can continue proclaiming the gospel to the whole world, as Christians have in every century past.
Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed
by Robert E. Coleman David M. GustafsonIn light of our increasingly post-Christian Western contexts, David Gustafson offers a mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to practices of missional engagement. Introducing “God’s human drama” as a way to explain the gospel within God’s redemptive story, he outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a “gospeling” culture within their congregations. Gustafson expertly lays the foundations of and approaches to evangelism that are seminal and apt for the church today.
Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels
by Richard BuckhamThere have been many studies of the women in the Gospels, but this is a new kind of book on the subject. Rather than offering a general overview of the Gospel women or focusing on a single theme, Richard Bauckham studies in great depth both the individual women who appear in the Gospels and the specific passages in which they appear. This unique approach reveals that there is much more to be known about such women than previous studies have assumed. Employing historical and literary readings of the biblical texts, Bauckham successfully captures the particularity of each woman he studies. An opening look at the Old Testament book of Ruth introduces the possibilities of reading Scripture from a woman's perspective. Other studies examine the women found in Matthew's genealogies, the prophet Anna, Mary of Clopas, Joanna, Salome, and the women featured in the Gospel resurrection narrative. A number of these women have never been the subject of deep theological enquiry.Unlike most recent books, Bauckham's work is not dominated by a feminist agenda. It does not presume in advance that the Gospel texts support patriarchal oppression, but it does venture some of the new and surprising possibilities that arise when the texts are read from the perspective of their female characters.Astute, sensitive to issues of gender, and written by one of today's leading theologians, Gospel Women will be of interest to a wide range of readers.
Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective
by Francis WatsonThat there are four canonical versions of the one gospel story is often seen as a problem for Christian faith: where gospels multiply, so too do apparent contradictions that may seem to undermine their truth claims. In Gospel Writing Francis Watson argues that differences and tensions between canonical gospels represent opportunities for theological reflection, not problems for apologetics.Watson presents the formation of the fourfold gospel as the defining moment in the reception of early gospel literature -- and also of Jesus himself as the subject matter of that literature. As the canonical division sets four gospel texts alongside one another, the canon also creates a new, complex, textual entity more than the sum of its parts. A canonical gospel can no longer be regarded as a definitive, self-sufficient account of its subject matter. It must play its part within an intricate fourfold polyphony, and its meaning and significance are thereby transformed.In elaborating these claims, Watson proposes nothing less than a new paradigm for gospel studies — one that engages fully with the available noncanonical material so as to illuminate the historical and theological significance of the canonical.
Gospel Zero: Reclaiming the Radical Message of Grace
by Andrew FarleyWhat if the apostles were alive today? What if they had social media, podcasts, and a front-row seat to the chaos of modern Christianity? What would they say? Buckle up. Gospel Zero: Reclaiming the Radical Message of Grace is here to shake the religious world like an over-caffeinated prophet. Bestselling author Andrew Farley and renowned storyteller John Lynch echo the voices of God&’s messengers in the twenty-first century—delivering fiery, blistering, and hilarious letters to the modern church. Think The Screwtape Letters meets The Shack—but bolder, sharper, and completely unfiltered. With wit that bites and grace that heals, Farley and Lynch bulldoze legalism, torch religious guilt, and unleash the shocking, scandalous, untamed gospel of Jesus. This book will infuriate and inspire. It will shatter sacred cows and spark righteous laughter. It will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about faith, forgiveness, and freedom. If you&’ve ever felt like Christianity has lost its way—buried under a mountain of rules, rituals, and recycled sermons—this is your wake-up call. The apostles have something to say, and they aren&’t pulling punches. This isn&’t just a book. It&’s a breakthrough. A seismic shift in what Christianity was meant to be.Are you ready?
Gospel as Work of Art: Imaginative Truth and the Open Text
by David BrownA lushly illustrated, magisterial exploration of the imaginative truth of the gospel In the modern academy, truth and imagination are thought to be mutually exclusive. But what if truth can spring from other fonts, like art, literature, and invention? The legacy of the Enlightenment favors historical and empirical inquiry above all other methods for searching for truth. But this assumption stymies our theological explorations. Though the historicity of Jesus&’s life, death, and resurrection is important, it is not of sole importance. For instance, is John&’s Gospel any less &“true&” than the Synoptics just because it&’s less historically accurate? David Brown challenges us to expand our understanding of the gospel past source criticism and historical Jesus studies to include works of imagination. Reading Scripture in tandem with works of art throughout the centuries, Brown reenvisions the gospel as an open text. Scholars of theology and biblical studies, freed from literalism, will find new avenues of revelation in Gospel as Work of Art. This volume includes over one hundred color illustrations.
Gospel in Life Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Grace Changes Everything
by Timothy KellerJoin bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller in an eight-week video Bible study on the gospel and how to live it out in all aspects of life—from your community to the world at large.The Gospel in Life video Bible study (video streaming code included) begins with the city, your home now: the world that is. The final week closes with the theme of the eternal city, your heavenly home: the world that is to come.Throughout this eight-week ascent—from earthly work to the final revelation of grace—you&’ll learn how the gospel can change your heart, your community, and how you can live as a disciple of Jesus Christ in this world, right now, even as you look forward to the promise we have in him. Discover how grace really does change everything.Sessions and video run times:City – The World That Is (11:30)Heart – Three Ways to Live (12:00)Idolatry – The Sin Beneath the Sin (12:00)Community – The Context for Change (11:30)Witness – An Alternate City (11:30)Work – Cultivating the Garden (11:30)Justice – A People for Others (12:30)Eternity – The World That Is to Come (11:00) This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide.An individual access code to stream all video sessions online. (You don&’t need to buy a DVD!)Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2028. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.
Gospel in Life Study Guide: Grace Changes Everything
by Timothy KellerJoin author and pastor Timothy Keller in an eight-week video-based study of the gospel and how to live it out in everyday life. In week one you and your group will study the city, your home now, the world that is. Week eight closes with the theme of the eternal city, your heavenly home, the world that is to come. In between you’ll learn how the gospel can change your heart, your community, and how you live in this world. The Gospel in Life Study Guide is designed to help you and your group engage with and discuss the topics presented on the Gospel in Life video-based Bible study (available in both DVD and digital download formats). Gospel in Life session titles: Session 1, City-The World That Is Session 2, Heart-Three Ways to Live Session 3, Idolatry-The Sin Beneath Session 4, Community-The Context for Change Session 5, Witness-An Alternate City Session 6, Work-Cultivating the Garden Session 7, Justice-A People for Others Session 8, Eternity-The World That Is To Come
Gospel in the Stars: Biblical Astronomy; The Heavens Above, Their Importance In The New Testament Gospels Of Jesus Christ
by Joseph A. SeissWritten in 1882 by one of the most popular Lutheran preachers of the day, this book draws on scientific, historical, and biblical sources. It shows that not astrology, but rather the gospel of Jesus can be seen in the stars. Seiss believed that the heavens revealed God's glory and his plan of salvation. Seiss was convinced that God had etched His good news in the heavens, that people in darkness might see and gain hope.—Print ed.
Gospel of Jesus Christ
by Patrick PierceThe Gospel of Jesus Christ one of the most important new volumes ever published concerning the life of Jesus. Dr. Pierce’s unique approach uses a totally new avenue for understanding what influence Jesus had on the people of his day. The step-by-step techniques used helps every reader to comprehend how His life touches billions of Christians around the world at the present time. The easy-to-read format of the book allows every reader, whatever age, or level of Christian maturity, to gain a new understanding of how the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John correlate with the teachings of Jesus and how His messages should serve as a guide and compass for every person. The volume has been constructed to be utilized as a sourcebook for persons in a study course at a church, university, or seminary setting. It will also find wide acceptance as a valuable addition to one’s personal library as a reference guide. The author’s untiring efforts to translate Biblical data from the Greek to a new, readable version are truly remarkable.