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Celebrity—defined as social power without proximity—has led to abuses of power, the cultivation of persona, and a fixation on profits. In light of the fall of famous Christian leaders in recent years, the time has come for the church to reexamine its relationship to celebrity. Award-winning journalist Katelyn Beaty explores the ways fame has reshaped the American church, explains how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, and identifies many ways fame has gone awry in recent years.

Culture, church, and life have sold us narratives about who we’re supposed to be as women. If we play the part well, we gain love, acceptance, validation, and significance. When we don’t know which role to play from one day to the next, we sink in insecurity. We feel driven to people-please, downplay, settle, and perform. In all this, we accept less than the abundant life Jesus died to give us. Amanda Pittman explains how we can rewrite our damaging self-beliefs with the truth about our God-given identity by establishing clarity, connection, competency, and conviction.

Many Christians view the Bible as a book that they know they should read, but it can be hard to know where to start. If they spend time regularly reading it, it can often feel like a chore to be checked off for the day. What many miss is that the Bible is a sweeping story full of narrative, poetry, and letters—something to be marveled at and enjoyed. In The Epic Story of the Bible, Greg Gilbert aims to teach Christians—or those interested in Christianity—what the Bible is and how to study it.

The Lord has called pastors and other spiritual leaders to train the saints so that every believer can be involved in ministry and become mature in Christ. As each believer fulfills what the Lord has called him to do, a wonderful thing happens. God begins to build His church through His people from house to house and in each community. Ministry does not just happen in our church meetings; it happens at our schools, our places of work, and in our homes as we reach out to others.

Estamos en guerra. No con otro país ni con terroristas domésticos, ni con una nueva y siniestra inteligencia artificial, sino contra las mentiras. La decisión no es entre pelear o no pelear, sino entre ganar o rendirnos. El problema no es que digamos mentiras, es que terminamos viviéndolas.

Pastor David Platt believes we’ve gotten really good at following a really bad gospel—one that worships American ideas over biblical truth. It’s time for disillusioned, discouraged, and divided Christians, and the next generation, to follow Jesus into a different future.

Christian women want to mentor and to be mentored, though they may not fully understand what that means, the significance of this desire, or how to get there. The church must rise to answer these questions, meet life’s challenges, and develop creative ways of equipping modern women to mentor well. In Mentor for Life, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson lays a solid foundation for mentoring that is based on God’s kingdom vision, challenges women to consider the cost of discipleship, and the high calling they have received in Christ.

A gripping tale of escape from Egypt, The Stranger at Our Shore is the true story of one young man’s journey out of Islam into new life in Christ. Through his remarkable testimony, Chicago pastor Joshua Sherif calls on the Western Church to reconsider the plight of the modern-day sojourners in our land—the strangers at our shore and the ones living right next door—and to return wholeheartedly to its first charge: making disciples. Any believer will walk away from this book feeling less intimidated and better equipped to disciple people who are different than them.

Would you be a disciple of Jesus? This book is the second on the subject of the Empire of the Risen Son. As book one dealt with the Kingdom of God conceptually, this book deals with the Kingdom in practical terms. What does it mean, or require, to be a part of this Kingdom?

À travers toutes ses activités quotidiennes, le pasteur ne doit pas perdre de vue son objectif ultime : la sanctification du peuple de Dieu. C'est là le cœur du projet de Dieu pour les chrétiens. Dans ce livre, John MacArthur rappelle aux pasteurs de ne pas oublier la raison pour laquelle ils passent d'innombrables heures à préparer des sermons, à rendre visite à des personnes malades, à conseiller et à célébrer des mariages, surtout lorsque la ligne d'arrivée semble lointaine et qu'ils sont tentés d'abandonner.

Liderar un grupo celular de éxito y mantener en sus reuniones un clima dinámico no es únicamente cuestión de voluntad: es cuestión de técnica. Muchos líderes de células no se dan cuenta de que, con frecuencia, su fracaso a la hora de crear una atmósfera excepcional, llena de poder de Dios y válida para transformar vidas, es debido a que ignoran el modo de hacerlo. Cualquier líder de un grupo celular encontrará fácil lograr en las reuniones un ambiente agradable y conseguir que los asistentes no tan sólo salgan con ganas de volver, sino incluso de traer a otras personas.

Few things bring more immediate scrutiny and impassioned angst among young adult Christians today than hearing the words “purity culture.” Serious flaws from purity culture deserve to be scrutinized, especially given its lasting negative effects on some raised in the movement. Many Christians today reject the movement—and all that it stood for—wholesale. However, we can’t ignore the clear sexual ethics of the Bible.

This booklet is of vital necessity. You cannot ignore it if you want to live the Spirit-filled life. You will find the description of the condition of the human heart. God desires and expects to fill with His Spirit and power each person who is saved. This expectation of the Lord must meet the cooperation of the believer to remove from his heart and from his life all the things that fill his heart and his life preventing him from being filled with the Holy Spirit. You will find in this booklet a list of these things. Go through them and let God find a path into your heart.

Fully Alive looks to the overarching story of the Christian Bible to understand and answer two of life's most haunting questions. The first question is, "Am I truly loveable?" The second, "Will my life matter?" Where do these questions stem from? Why do these questions influence our emotions and behaviors so significantly? In John 10:10, Jesus says He came so that we might have life and have it to the full. Fully Alive has been written to help you understand what it means to live Fully Alive, why it is so difficult to attain it, and how to take steps toward that life.

In this audiobook, Professor Fomum stresses the indispensability of spiritual power to accomplish the great commission of taking the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to every human being. God's purposes are tied to spirit-filled men and women, people on whom the Holy Spirit has come. Using the Biblical examples of Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, King Saul, David, and the Lord Jesus, as well as his personal testimony, the author shows clearly that it is when the Holy Spirit came on them that they received power to accomplish God's call.

With moral scandals in the news, it is time is to listen to what the Bible says about becoming more like Jesus. What is holiness? Why be holy? What place does grace and the gospel play in becoming more like Christ? And, most practically, how do we become holy? Dr. Josh Moody leads us with clarity along a path to a simple biblical profundity: Holiness is becoming who we are in Christ. Christ has not only saved us from death, but set us apart for life. Those who are in Christ are not only called to be holy, but are given the power to be so through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Renowned theologian J. I. Packer believed that Christianity is not automatic and must be learned by new believers and mature Christians alike. In Growing in Christ, Packer offers listeners an easy-to-follow road map for studying theological topics, including the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and baptism. Each chapter helps both new and lifelong believers examine what Packer calls "the intellectual ABCs" of the gospel so they can grow in faith.

This audiobook is designed to have a great impact on our personal walk with God and on our loved ones and friends that are not yet saved. As a motivational speaker, church planter, and Bible teacher for over 25 years, I've been able to bring the Gospel of salvation to Western culture diversity and reach thousands of people around the world. This audiobook is also a great tool dedicated to those who desire to share the word of God with confidence.

Demystifying grace, holiness, and what it means to live into God's mission as a woman made in His image. Through intimate story and deep study of the Bible, Jess Connolly—beloved author of You Are the Girl for the Job—casts a fresh vision for what it looks like to live set apart as women on holy ground in today's culture of confusion.

National tensions are at a record high. People on all points in the political spectrum care deeply about their country, although they differ wildly in their opinions about what it looks like to serve that country well. As Christians, we love God and seek to follow him. At the same time, nothing shapes us and tugs at our loyalties quite like the place we live. And of course we are regularly encouraged to pledge our allegiance to our country―or particular understandings of it. Who wins when the priorities of God and our country clash?

Many ministry leaders serving in churches find themselves overwhelmed, disillusioned, and depressed by the enormous and challenging task of leading and ministering in a congregation. As a result, the ministry suffers, the leaders suffer, and the result is often an unhealthy church existent with little or no Gospel influence. Scott Thomas and Tom Wood help pastors and other Christian leaders to lovingly lead God’s flock to Jesus Christ and into God’s mission through a process of coaching and shepherding that is rooted in the patterns of the Good Shepherd himself.

José estuvo inactivo en la Iglesia Católica durante muchos años hasta que recibió una llamada—una llamada que cambió el curso de su vida. A la edad de 30 años, volvió a la iglesia después de experimentar una ruptura con su novia. Ahora, después de estar activo en la Iglesia Católica durante casi siete años, profundamente involucrado en el ministerio de jóvenes adultos hispanos y en el trabajo misionero con los Oblatos de María de la Inmaculada. La misión lo ha llevado aún más lejos de lo que se imaginaba.

When student Tim Journeyman first wrote to family friend Dr. Paul Woodson, he didn't know it would start a fifteen-year mentorship that would shape his life and Christian faith. Within their candid letters are words of real-world wisdom—from a "senior saint" to a "junior saint"—covering various areas of living, from the theological to the everyday. Written as fictional correspondence between two men at different stages of life and faith, the novel Letters Along the Way provides important biblical perspectives.

How do you know when you have succeeded at making a disciple? When are you done? If you are making a bicycle, you know what an operational bicycle looks like. It has wheels, brakes, drive and steering systems, and, most importantly, a comfortable seat. Before you ship it out, you can test it to make sure it is operational. But how do you know when a disciple is well-made? Your success in disciple making can be measured by how many disciples continue to follow God for the right reasons and navigate the unknowns long after your influence fades.

When the people of God access the apostolic anointing, the Earth will witness a greater manifestation of Jesus’ fullness and power! Dr. Ché Ahn, president and founder of Harvest International Ministry, is a world-recognized apostolic leader. In this signature book, he is taking all believers to the school of the apostles, where they will learn to either operate in the office of apostle or function apostolically in their current sphere of influence.

En un mundo que parece estar girando fuera de control, necesitamos la esperanza más que nunca. ¿Y si la esperanza que sostiene la vida que usted necesita se encuentra dentro de las páginas de la Biblia?

Jim Burgen was a preacher’s kid who grew up loving church, until it felt like one day, he realized he was an adult who didn’t. He’d burned out and was full of questions. An encounter with C.S. Lewis’ Voyage of the Dawn Treader introduced him to Eustace, a little boy whose greed and hurt turned him into a dragon. He couldn’t un-dragon himself, no matter how hard he tried. Only one person could: the good lion, Aslan. That day, Burgen’s life changed forever. Burgen takes us on a journey through the remarkable process of Jesus saving him from himself.

Knowledge is power, but the knowledge of God's presence within and around you is the ultimate power. God's original intent was to have a personal relationship with us, not a religion. That is why Jesus told us in the Book of Luke that "the kingdom of God is within you". If the kingdom of God is within me, then I should be looking within to find the presence of God. This audiobook provides a "spiritual" understanding of the Bible that relates directly to you! It also provides a simple, step-by-step explanation that helps you understand your direct God-connectedness.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer fue un doctor en teología alemán de gran prominencia, quien vivió en los tiempos de Hitler. Mientras que la inmensa mayoría de los líderes eclesiásticos de su tiempo adoptaron una actitud pasiva—y hasta de apoyo—al régimen Nazi, Bonhoeffer se opuso poderosamente a éste. Estas acciones temerarias le costaron su encarcelamiento y posterior ejecución el 9 de abril de 1945. En este libro, Bonhoeffer explica con gran profundidad y erudición del Sermón del monte y otros pasajes en el Nuevo Testamento que definen lo que significa ser un verdadero discípulo.

Every Christian who has believed in Christ and received him as lord and savior, must enroll and make progress in the school of the one in whom he has believed and who is "the way, the truth, and the life". Genuine conversion should lead to a radical end to sin and a radical commitment to the truth. In this audiobook, Z.T. Formum shows us how he himself cooperated with God to root out all lies and falsehoods from his life. It exposes, through characters from the Old and New Testaments, the manifestations of lying in many practical aspects of life.