Christ Community

Have you joined a church or small group in hopes of experiencing real life change, only to be disappointed? Have you sat through inspiring sermons about what is possible when Christians gather together in mutually edifying relationships, only to recognize how cynical you have become after many failed attempts? Community may be one of the most over-promised, under-delivered aspects of the Christian life today. Individuals remain selfish and stuck in their ways.

Here are only a few of the new friends you'll meet in TEENAGE CHRISTIAN: ASHLEY wins a songwriting contest and backstage passes to meet her favorite rock star, but discovers there's only one true Rock worthy of her love. MELISSA dreads attending a new high school, but learns that unknown roads are often mapped out by God. NICOLE and her best friend must spend Valentine's Day at a nursing home where both encounter real love when they least expect it. WHITNEY suffers from insomnia, but a heavenly cure brings sweet dreams. JESSICA feels like she's missing out on Halloween fun, then learns ...

Each one of us desires to experience a deep, sustained sense of joy, peace, and purpose. It’s how God designed us. In reality though, these are elusive to most people, even those who are faith-filled and otherwise successful. Why do these attributes escape our grasp? Is it because life is hard and not particularly fair? Or because we have unrealistic expectations that often lead to disappointment? Or regrets about our past and nagging worries about the future? Or perhaps it’s that we don’t really trust God and His sovereignty? This book provides a simple, powerful set ...

Revival is more like stoking a fire than catching lightning in a bottle. Pastor, author, and missionary statesman A.B. Simpson said it this way: "It is much easier to keep the fire burning than to rekindle it after it has gone out." Once God has lit the flame, how do we keep it burning? How do we sustain revival? What are the common issues that extinguish or quench the flame and what sort of proactive steps can we take in order to avoid letting the flame die? Is it possible for the initial flame to get bigger and hotter over time? Can we learn to stoke the fire and not quench the flame? ...

Like so many saints before him, Samuel Rutherford did his best work while he was imprisoned for the gospel. While in exile from his hometown, he wrote hundreds of letters to his friends and members of his congregation. Christians of all walks have drawn strength from Rutherford's letters, which were printed several years after his death in 1661 and have been called “the most remarkable series of devotional letters that the literature of the Reformed churches can show.” The Loveliness of Christ is a collection of short excerpts from these letters.

God initiates the move toward mankind and wants to be in relationship with the world. It is seemingly not that simple to understand that God wants to know us, to be with us, to communicate with us, and have a communion of hearts melted together. However, in this book, we will explore how three personalities in the Bible; Moses, Elijah, and John learned through a divine revelation of God of how they should act toward God and man. They changed and became what others could not see, but they became that which God saw in them. They did not have to care of how they saw themselves, or how others ...

Don’t Try to Ride the Wave of 20th-Century Ministry Leaders, are you called to a place where Jesus’ name is most often spouted as a curse word? Because in the 21st-century, the culture is shifting. The “easy places” are increasingly post-Christian—even pre-Christian. If you want to minister successfully right now, you must: • Learn the mind-shifts necessary to make disciples in the world as it exists today • Rethink outmoded ideas of funding, metrics, and team-building • Find out how to model a faith community that’s relevant to the needs of the culture where God’s ...

Insist that Christ is Lord, and you divide the world. While most societies acknowledge God in some way or another, Christ as Lord is not so universally honored. For Christians, this matter should be settled. Christ is Lord and Savior - but many Christians have little or no idea of the meaning of this simple statement or its implications for our day-to-day lives. Sixty years after its first publication, the message of The Lordship of Jesus Christ is still needed.

What could be easier than prayer? It can be done anytime, anywhere, and in any situation. It doesn’t require special clothes or expensive equipment. In fact, it’s absolutely free. So why don’t more Christians have rich, full, deep prayer lives? In Prayer Coach, pastor James Nicodem tackles this spiritual discipline, as he uses Scripture, practical applications, and personal experience to help people overcome their prayerlessness. The popular pastor has never been a professional coach—he has only officially coached his daughter’s soccer team —but he is eminently qualified for the...

You may be a new believer and wonder what it means to belong to a church; you may be reluctant to commit to your church because of past experiences; you may have recently relocated and want to find a church where you feel at home; or you may love your church and desire to commit to it more deeply and serve it more fully. Whatever the case, this book will help you to see that belonging to a church is a good gift from God, the outworking of our identity as brothers and sisters in Christ, and worth your time, love, and commitment.

Refutation of the Divinity of Christ (Ibtal Uluhiyyat-e-Masih) was originally penned in Urdu by Hazrat Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen, Khalifatul-Masih I (ra). The book was written at a time when highly charged religious polemics dominated the atmosphere throughout British India. Christian missionaries engaged in aggressive campaigns to proselytize the Muslim masses and boasted of considerable success.

Empowered by Faith: A Lifelong Journey with Jesus Christ is a compelling testament to the transformative power of unwavering faith. This autobiography chronicles my personal triumphs and remarkable journey of spiritual growth, redemption, resilience through the highs and lows of life, and encapsulates the essence of a life well-lived, guided by the unchanging love and grace of Jesus Christ. In these pages, you will discover how faith can provide strength in times of hardship, hope in moments of doubt, and purpose amidst life’s uncertainties. From personal struggles to miraculous ...