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Great Talk Outlines for Youth Ministry: 40 Field-Tested Guides from Experienced Speakers
by Mark OestreicherAn essential speaking tool for youth workers These 40 outlines for youth talks--written by veteran youth leaders--are just the beginning. Youth pastors, volunteer youth leaders, camp directors and counselors, and retreat leaders will also find suggestions for bringing talks to life--with illustrations, object lessons, video clips, music, and more. Each outline is followed by dozens of questions for use in small groups--to ensure that your words are heard, processed, and applied. Features include: * Sidebars for every main point which contain key illustrations, object lessons, and video or music clip suggestions * Dozens of small group discussion questions for middle and high schoolers * Fully indexed by contributor, topic, and Scripture * All of the outlines are compiled onto a companion CD-ROM in Microsoft Word® format
Great Turning Point
by Dr Terry MortensonMany people in the Church today have the idea that "young-earth" creationism is a fairly recent invention, popularized by fundamentalist Christians in the mid-20th century. Is this view correct? In fact, scholar Terry Mortenson has done fascinating original research on this subject in England, and documents that several leading, pre-Darwin scholars and scientists, known as "scriptural geologists" did not believe in long ages for the earth. Mortenson sheds light on the following: Before Darwin, what did the Church believe about the age of the earth? Why did it believe this way? What was the controversy that rocked the Church in 19th-century England? Who were the "scriptural geologists"? What influences did the Church contend with even before Darwin's book? What is the stance of the Church today? This book is a thoroughly researched work of reference for every library - certainly every creationist library. Terry Mortenson spent much time and work on this project in both the United States and Great Britain. The history of the Church and evolution is fascinating, and it is interesting to see not only the tremendous influence that evolution has had on the Church, but on society as well.
Great War, Religious Dimensions (Elements in Religion and Violence)
by Bobby WintermuteThe First World War was a transformative event, affecting international culture, economics, and geopolitics. Though often presented as the moment heralding a new secular era of modernity, in actuality the war experience was grounded in religious faith and ritual for many participants. This Element examines how religion was employed by the state to solicit support and civic participation, while also being subordinated to the strategic and operational demands of the combatant armies. Even as religion was employed to express dissent, it was also used as a coercive tool to ensure compliance with the wartime demands of the state on civilians.
Great Words
by Jack L. ArnoldIt took so little a sin to plunge the world into all the sin and misery we live in every day, but it took a great deal for God to be able to restore His relationship with us. This study, written by the late PCA pastor Jack L. Arnold, who died while preaching, will explain many of the words that help us to understand all God has done for us in Christ. Study about Predestination, Salvation, Gospel, Grace, Mercy, Atonement, Substitution, Redemption, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Propitiation, and Death. This is not just a study about words, it is intended to help you develop your relationship with God as you comprehend what He did for us in providing us with our salvation.The study is designed for individuals or groups.A Leader's Guide is also available
Great for God: Missionaries who Changed the World
by David ShibleyInspiring true stories of the courageous faith of 23 missionaries who boldly lived for God and not themselves. With bold faith, obedience to God, and love for others, missionaries attempt great things for God. Great for God: Missionaries Who Changed the World shares the biographies of twenty three missionaries. Each chapter highlights the amazing truths of God’s power at work through the lives of those willing to live for the applause of heaven. Learn from the legacy of: David Livingstone Lottie Moon Jim Elliot Eric Liddell Bill Bright and 18 others Their great accomplishments for God challenge believers to continue to "attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God," as William Carey once stated. Author and Global Advance founder David Shibley offers Great for God to inspire every Christian, small group, and family devotion time. Teachers will find it a powerful supplement to world history and religious studies. It only takes one courageous life in Christ to bring hope to millions! It could be yours.
Greater DVD Participant's Guide: Dream Bigger. Start Smaller. Ignite God's Vision For Your Life
by Steven FurtickTake Hold of God's Vision for Your Life. A Life that is GREATER. This companion guide to Steven Furtick's life-changing Greater DVD will help you take the next step--and the ones after that--to follow Jesus's call to do even greater things than He did (John 14:12). Drawn from the powerful book Greater--and designed to be used with the Greater DVD--this user-friendly resource shows you how to apply four "greater"-releasing principles from the prophet Elisha's life: · Burn the Plows: Make a decisive break with your old life.· Digging Ditches: Start small and make practical preparations.· Upon Further Review: Live with the knowledge that faith is never wasted.· Strike the Water: Step out to live the greater life God promises. Each chapter includes a study plan that corresponds with the DVD, discussion questions, space for individual reflection, a Bible study, and suggestions for group leaders. Created to ignite your passion and move you forward, the Greater DVD Participant's Guide will inspire you to reach for the greater life--and show you how to get there.
Greater Devotional
by Steven FurtickIn Greater, Pastor Steven Furtick challenged us to dream bigger, start smaller, and ignite God's vision for our lives. In this devotional designed for daily guidance, you'll begin your journey toward the greater life God wants for you. Over the next forty days of teaching, scripture readings, and prayer, your life will change. You'll find the confidence to believe that nothing is impossible with God, the clarity to see what He's calling you toward, and the courage to take your next step. Dream bigger. Start smaller. Ignite God's vision for your life.
Greater Expectations: Succeed (and Stay Sane) in an On-Demand, All-Access, Always-On Age
by Barna Group Claire Diaz-OrtizRemember when all you needed was a cool business card for cocktail parties? Now social status is determined in a hundred ways that all come with their own pressures-how many Twitter followers do you have? How many facebook page likes? How much traffic does your site get? Are you speaking? Traveling? How full is your inbox? While pressure has always been there, in many ways that pressure is more public than ever. The world is both bigger and smaller today. With access to so much media and so quickly, we know everything that's going on in the world. We are bombarded with possibilities and opportunities. It seems like we have limitless choices. It's easy to feel like your life is small, that you aren't doing enough, that other lives, careers, and even cities are more exciting than yours. The challenge today is, with limitless public pressure on how your life measures up against everyone else's, how do you find contentment in this context? Join Claire Diaz-Ortiz, an author, speaker, and Twitter employee, in this Barna Frame as she explores this timely issue.
Greater Glory
by Stephen CaseyThe Greater Glory is a candid memoir about a way of life that, after fifteen hundred years, is disappearing. Casey offers a vivid and incisive portrayal of the seminary, especially the training for novices - the physical and spiritual discipline, the asceticism, the anxieties that surrounded the socialization of young seminarians, the struggles that their chosen careers held for them.
Greater Harrisburg's Jewish Community (Images of America)
by Simon J. BronnerThe Jewish community of Greater Harrisburg became established after 1825, mostly by German immigrants who took up peddling and clothing trades. They were attracted inland from East Coast cities to Harrisburg, the growing upriver hub of trade that became Pennsylvania's state capital in 1812. The community grew to 600 residents by the end of the 19th century and drew attention for a level of civic engagement well beyond that of comparably sized settlements. Immigration from eastern Europe in the early 20th century contributed to a tenfold increase of the Jewish population and a changing ethnic and commercial profile. In the years that followed, the community added an impressive range of institutions and continued to have a reputation for activism. Emerging as the hub of Jewish life in central Pennsylvania, the community produced internationally renowned figures in Jewish affairs, business, and arts.
Greater Joy TWOgether: A 52-Week Marriage Devotional
by Ted CunninghamThis 52-week couples&’ devotional combines biblical wisdom and sage marriage advice with fun date ideas, thoughtful conversation starters, short prayers, and creative techniques to help you recapture joy in your marriage. Do you and your spouse feel more like roommates than a married couple? Greater Joy TWOgether will help you go deep in your faith, nurture your marriage, and make laughter a part of your everyday life. Each weekly devotion includes a short reading, a Scripture verse, conversation prompts, ideas for putting the week&’s theme into action, and prayer starters to draw you closer to God and each other. Author Ted Cunningham offers his trademark blend of humor and inspiring biblical content to help you and your spouse: Understand the importance of intentional little connections Engage more with each other throughout the week Encourage and equip other couples Realize that daily married life can be more fun than you think With a laugh-out-loud emphasis on laughing out loud, Greater Joy TWOgether will add spark to your relationship as you prioritize faith, each other, and the lighter moments of your crazy life.
Greater Love (Tides of Truth, Book #3)
by Robert WhitlowTami Taylor has been offered a coveted position as associate partner in one of Savannah's oldest and most prestigious law firms. Nevertheless, Tami struggles to discern if God's will for her career is elsewhere. She faces many challenges which include helping a runaway, deciding between two men who are attracted to her, and coping with the challenges she faces without going against her religious beliefs.
Greater Love: Deeper Water, Higher Hope, Greater Love (Tides of Truth #3)
by Robert WhitlowThe Tides of Truth series follows one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth--in matters of life and the law.As the storm clouds gather, Tami does her best to weather the growing turbulence in every area of her life.She's just accepted a job with a law firm but now wonders if she made the right decision. She has two strong men vying for her heart--and is about to lose them both if she can't determine which one is right for her.And Tami's new case is anything but simple. When she first meets her prospective client, she immediately knows the rough young teen is lying, guilty...and utterly terrified of something beyond the charges she's facing. What she doesn't realize is just how far reaching the effects of the case will go. Or how close to home the deadly results will hit. For by the time the storm breaks, someone close to Tami will have paid the ultimate price.Through it all, Tami will experience greater sacrifice, greater friendship, and greater love than she's ever known.
Greater Than Rubies: Jewel #1.5
by Hallee BridgemanRobin Bartlett said, ""Yes!"" Will she say, ""I do,"" when the big day arrives? From his cultured handsome looks to his vast fortune, Antonio ""Tony"" Viscolli is every girl's dream. Robin comes from a blistering past, struggling for survival in a cold, cruel world. Robin never had a chance to dream of a white wedding gown or a prince charming. Instead, her dreams were nightmares -- dark and clouded with fear and desperation. By the time Tony thaws her heart, she has known hunger, poverty, violence, and want. For months, Tony courted the blond beauty with the sapphire eyes. He showered with attention, respect, and charm and covered her in diamonds, sapphires, and rubies. Finally, Robin came to understand God's love for her as imitated by the unconditional love Tony freely offered. On a sunny Florida beach, Tony proposed. Back in bitter cold Boston, doubts about becoming a billionaire's bride begin to burden her hopes for happiness. Robin struggles to cope with the never-ending details of the shower, ceremony, reception, and honeymoon; the prospects of changing her name and relocating; and the very public image she must suddenly adopt; all while dealing with her father's very serious legal problems. As the date draws inexorably near and the pressure mounts, Robin questions whether she is truly the woman God has made for him. Is she the girl of his dreams? His vast material wealth begins to overwhelm her. Nightmares from a forgotten past return in full force, reminding Robin of an even deeper and more terrifying prospect. Will she give in to her insecurities and cancel Boston's ""Royal Wedding"" for good? Or, with God's guidance, can Tony sacrifice everything to prove to his beloved Robin her true worth Inspired by the Critically Acclaimed Christian Anthology - The Jewel Trilogy -- Greater Than Rubies takes place immediately after book 1 and before book 2.
Greater Than You Think: A Theologian Answers the Atheists About God
by Thomas D. WilliamsThe recent runaway bestsellers God Is Not Great and The God Delusion have left Christians feeling defensive but not necessarily equipped to refute the accusations of nonbelievers. The bestsellers have also provoked those who are the fence about whether God exists, and if so, whether He's good. In his trademark elegant prose, Father Williams provides accessible but intellectually rich answers for both groups. Questions include "Isn't religion just another name for superstition (or magic or myth)?" "If God is all-good and all-powerful, how can evil exist in the world?" and "Hasn't science disproved God's existence?" For believers and those searching for something to believe in, Father Williams offers an easy-to-use resource for building up one's own faith and igniting others'.
Greater Things: Triumph Over Adversity
by Kristin BealeA true story of disability and determination: &“From flat-line to sunshine, this story takes you on an unbelievably heart-crossing journey.&” —Scott Pettit, Double Take At age fourteen, Kristin Beale was enjoying a happy summer vacation when a Jet-Ski accident turned her life upside-down—and nearly ended it. Ever since then, she has had to struggle to overcome not only the physical but the psychological toll of her injuries—and her grit and courage have been an inspiration to countless people. In Greater Things, Kristin offers a raw perspective on everything from how people react to her, to learning how to navigate in and through an inaccessible world, to just trying to make the best of a crummy situation. Filled with honesty, humor, and hope, it&’s a realistic yet ultimately uplifting portrait of what it takes to endure hardship with your spirit intact.
Greater: Dream bigger. Start smaller. Ignite God's Vision for Your Life
by Steven FurtickAre you ready to open your imagination to the possibility that God has a vision for your life that is greater?We all have honest moments when we're gripped by a desire to feel that what we're doing matters more. That who we are matters more. And according to one of the most shocking verses in the Bible, Jesus wants the very same thing for every one of us:"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." -John 14:12That single promise--"even greater things than these"--should be enough to shatter our acceptance of spiritual mediocrity. Unfortunately, most believers have only tried and given up on vague notions of greatness...then settled into a life that's just good enough.Good enough = Baseline living that is marked by mediocrity, stuck in spiritual survival mode, and controlled by complacency.Greatness = Vague, unrealistic aspirations of doing better that don't work in real life and lead to endless frustration.But there is a third way.Greater = The life-altering understanding that God is ready to accomplish a greatness in your life that is entirely out of human reach--beyond anything you see in yourself on your best day, but exactly what God has seen in you all along. In Greater, Pastor Steven Furtick draws on the biblical story of Elisha to empower you to: * Take a God-given dream from idea to reality * Stretch your limited resources and abilities in ways you never thought possible * Replace the images of yourself that keep you feeling stuck in the past * Make a significant impact with your life starting today, rather than making endless plans for tomorrow that you never get around to If you're tired of being ordinary, it's time to dream bigger. If you're feeling overwhelmed about where to begin, it's time start smaller. It's time to ignite God's Greater vision for your life.
Greatest Forgiveness: Bring Joy and Peace to Your Life with the Power of Unconditional Forgiveness
by Zhi Gang Sha Master Cynthia Deveraux Master David LuschThe Greatest Forgiveness Brings Inner Peace, True Freedom, and Joy When we cannot forgive—or cannot be forgiven—we live in pain, anger, depression, anxiety, and other destructive emotions. An inability to forgive can also lead to physical illness. Forgiveness frees us to lead a healthy, joyful, peaceful, and vibrant life. With this book, learn how to transform your life in 30 minutes a day. Practice the simple, joyful exercises and receive powerful blessings from Dr. & Master Zhi Gang Sha, Master Cynthia Deveraux, and Master David Lusch. It's time to recover from physical ailments, balance your emotions, boost your vitality, increase your self-love, and heal your relationships.
Greatest Gift: A Novel
by Michael John SullivanIs there one more miracle left?Teenager Elizabeth Stewart has been given the gift of life once more and uses it to risk everything for a close friend – even though it means leaving behind her father, Michael.Distraught, Michael poses as a Roman soldier, takes a sea journey with an Apostle, and is asked to help write part of the Gospel in his quest to safely bring his daughter home to the twenty-first century.In present time, Hewitt Paul, an embittered FBI special agent, seeks solutions to the mysteries surrounding Elizabeth and Michael's disappearance.As faith collides with cynicism and compassion faces off against cruelty, these three people will encounter the unimaginable in ways that alter their lives forever.Thrilling, illuminating, and ultimately resounding, THE GREATEST GIFT concludes the trilogy begun in NECESSARY HEARTBREAK and EVERYBODY'S DAUGHTER in awe-inspiring fashion.
Greatest Love
by Zhi Gang Sha Maya Mackie Francisco QuinteroFeel the greatest love. Experience the greatest love. Embody the greatest love. The greatest love is love that truly lasts and has no conditions. It is the love of a mother for her child. It is the love we read about in poems. It is the love we long to have. We all have challenges that keep us from experiencing this greatest love. These challenges may present themselves in your health, relationships, or finances. With this book, learn how to unblock your life in 30 minutes a day with the power of unconditional love, the greatest love, which surpasses the human and enters the love of all creation. Practice the simple, joyful exercises within this book, and receive powerful blessings from Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha, a world-renowned healer, humanitarian, spiritual master, and 11 time New York Times bestselling author, Master Maya Mackie, who also embodies the purest love and compassion, as well as Master Francisco Quintero. The power of greatest love can melt all blockages and harmonize all separation and all that is not love. Carry this treasure with you to apply its wisdom anywhere, anytime, to enrich and bless your health, relationships, finances, intelligence, and every aspect of life.
Greatest Mystery in the World
by Og MandinoStart today to transform your dreams into wonderful reality. . . .Simon Potter was a "ragpicker" and salvager of human lives. When this wise and humble man departed from life, he left author Og Mandino a precious legacy: the distilled wisdom of his unique collection of the greatest books about self-motivation and success--books he called "hand of God" books because they seemed to have been written with God's hand guiding the author's own.In this tender and inspiring book, Og shares with his millions of readers his old friend's bequest. It is nothing less than a blueprint for success, telling us in plain language exactly what we must do to mount the seven rungs of life's ladder--from material achievement and worldly success to the highest spiritual development. Whatever your most cherished dream may be, Og and his good angel Simon will show you the way to bring it within reach.From the Paperback edition.
Greco-Roman Waters: A Sourcebook (Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World)
by Georgia L. IrbyThe first of its kind, this book presents a wide range of passages exploring many aspects of the Greco-Roman watery world: physics, philosophy, weather, medicine, marine biology, religion and mythology, infrastructure, sailing, mercantile activities, and waterways that have been politicized. Offering a deep look at the many ways that water culture impacted the ancient world, both abstractly and tangibly, this collection provides a glimpse into the ancient mind and lived experience. It includes passages from literary, documentary, and visual evidence, organized along seven over-arching themes: "The Science of Water," "Water and Living Creatures,""Water in Religion and Myth," "Water and Society," "Humans on the Water," "Mercantile Waters," and "Conquering the Waters." Each selection is introduced by a contextualizing, exegetical paragraph. Explanatory notes assist with unfamiliar concepts; additional readings (both modern and ancient) are suggested; and cross references show the links between sections and topics. Greco-Roman Waters: A Sourcebook is suitable for students and scholars of ancient science and technology, the ancient environment, and the history of science, as well as those interested in the philosophy, intellectual culture, and environmental attitudes of the ancient Greco-Roman Mediterranean world.
Greece: A Jewish History
by K. E. FlemingK. E. Fleming's Greece--a Jewish History is the first comprehensive English-language history of Greek Jews, and the only history that includes material on their diaspora in Israel and the United States. The book tells the story of a people who for the most part no longer exist and whose identity is a paradox in that it wasn't fully formed until after most Greek Jews had emigrated or been deported and killed by the Nazis. For centuries, Jews lived in areas that are now part of Greece. But Greek Jews as a nationalized group existed in substantial number only for a few short decades--from the Balkan Wars (1912-13) until the Holocaust, in which more than 80 percent were killed. Greece--a Jewish History describes their diverse histories and the processes that worked to make them emerge as a Greek collective. It also follows Jews as they left Greece--as deportees to Auschwitz or émigrés to Palestine/Israel and New York's Lower East Side. In such foreign settings their Greekness was emphasized as it never was in Greece, where Orthodox Christianity traditionally defines national identity and anti-Semitism remains common.
Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel (7 Deadly Sins #3)
by Victoria Christopher MurrayThe 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime original movies continues as a woman faces a difficult and life-changing choice—from the award-winning author of The Personal Librarian.You can&’t put a price on love… Zuri Maxwell isn&’t happy. Her job is a grind, and money is always tight. Her boyfriend Stephon is the best part of life, but between his income as an artist and her commission-based paycheck, they are barely scraping by. When Zuri meets a sleek entrepreneur eager to pick her brain, she jumps at the chance to talk business with someone who has everything she wants. As he wines and dines her, Zuri starts moving in elite circles, and she faces a crossroads: Will she give up the stable, loving life she knows for one that glitters, but may not be gold?
Greek Buddha
by Christopher I. BeckwithPyrrho of Elis accompanied Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Graeco-Macedonian invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334-324 BC, and while there met with teachers of Early Buddhism. Greek Buddha shows how Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian scepticism in ancient Greece. Identifying Pyrrho's basic teachings with those of Early Buddhism, Christopher I. Beckwith traces the origins of a major tradition in Greek philosophy to Gandhāra, a country in Central Asia and northwestern India.Using a range of primary sources, he systematically looks at the teachings and practices of Pyrrho and of Early Buddhism, including those preserved in testimonies by and about Pyrrho, in the report on Indian philosophy two decades later by the Seleucid ambassador Megasthenes, in the first-person edicts by the Indian king Devānāṃpriya Priyadarśi referring to a popular variety of the Dharma in the early third century BC, and in Taoist echoes of Gautama's Dharma in Warring States China. Beckwith demonstrates how the teachings of Pyrrho agree closely with those of the Buddha śākyamuni, "the Scythian Sage." In the process, he identifies eight distinct attested philosophical schools in ancient northwestern India and Central Asia, including Early Zoroastrianism, Early Brahmanism, and several forms of Early Buddhism. Beckwith then shows the influence that Pyrrho's brand of scepticism had on the evolution of Western thought, first in Antiquity, and later, during the Enlightenment, on the great philosopher and self-proclaimed Pyrrhonian, David Hume.Greek Buddha demonstrates that through Pyrrho, Early Buddhist thought had a significant impact on Western philosophy.