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Faithful
$7.99Add to cartHelen Stetson has traveled extensively and Faithful is her first published book of poems. She uses poetry to describe the places she visited and lived as well as the people she met along the way. “Direct me toward love and compassion, not to be consoled but to console, not to be understood but to understand. For it is in giving that I receive; for it is in selflessness that I find myself, for it is in dying that I will be resurrected.”
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Morning Gratitude : Inspiring Moments To Start Your Day
$16.99Add to cartGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. PSALM 106:1 NIV
Do you find yourself lagging in the morning, with little to no energy? Or maybe not being able to bounce back from life’s demands as easily as you once did? Are you ready for a change? Adding a morning gratitude practice to your everyday routine will energize you and make you more resilient. It’s even said that it can help you live longer! Morning Gratitude: Inspiring Moments to Start Your Day will help you obtain the optimistic outlook you’ve always wanted while building a habit of thankfulness that will bring you true joy and peace every day for the rest of your life.
With 100 entries that include a Scripture passage, devotion, written prayer, and prompt of praise?this companion for mornings with God will jumpstart your day in a positive way. As you reflect on His Word, you’ll start to notice His blessings all around you, giving you the energy and strength to face each day with joy and courage.
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Mantled For Greatness
$18.99Add to cartUnlock the Greatness of God Inside You
Something is stirring deep inside us–a seed of greatness buried just below the surface, daring to break forth. We know we are created for more, but are we actually equipped to handle it?
Challenging you to think bigger, prophetic voice Joshua Giles helps you awaken to a vision, anointing, dream, and calling for your life that is greater than you can imagine. Through Scripture, stories, and sound prophetic insight, he helps you:
* expand your capacity to house more of what God has for you
* embrace the small things that unlock the great things
* handle the pressures of divine assignments
* break through your limitations
* prepare for a net-breaking blessing
* catch your mantleGod created you for greater things–and he’s called you to a God-sized dream that will turn the world upside down.
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Kingdom Values Devotional
$16.99Add to cartEmbracing kingdom values isn’t about checking things off a list or posting virtue signals online. It’s about stepping into the abundant, joyful life God designed just for you. Instead of chaos, you’ll discover calm. Instead of wandering aimlessly in pain, you will experience peace. When Jesus talks about kingdom values, He gives us an incentive: if you embrace the ways of God’s kingdom, you will discover a life of blessing and purpose.
Based on the challenges and blessings Jesus lays out in the beatitudes, this ninety-day devotional will both inspire and challenge you. Through Scripture, action points, prayers, and practical insights, Dr. Tony Evans helps you:
* align your thoughts, words, and actions with God’s values
* receive peace, comfort, and purpose
* usher in authentic change for others in our cultureWhen you choose to live and be shaped according to kingdom values, you will unleash and access all that God has planned for your life.
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Damaged But Not Destroyed
$27.00Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relationship Goals and Crazy Faith proves that no matter how badly you’ve messed up, no matter what hardship or pain you’ve experienced, nothing can destroy the priceless, God-given value of your life.
Your Damage Does Not Define You
Underneath our designer clothes, makeup, jewelry, and photo filters are cracks left by abuse, mistakes, rejection, and disappointment. Bestselling author and pastor Michael Todd reveals his own damage: the hits he’s experienced from trauma, dumb choices, and lingering struggles passed down through generations. Using candid stories, engaging illustrations, and biblical wisdom, he encourages readers to be H.O.T.–humble, open, and transparent–and face the pain of past hits to move toward the triumphant future God has for them.
Damaged but Not Destroyed will give you tools to identify the impact of your damage, see yourself the way God sees you, and realize that healing is all about progression, not perfection.
No matter how badly you’ve messed up, and no matter the pain you’ve experienced, nothing can destroy the God-given value of your life. It’s time to turn your damage into destiny! You may be damaged, but you are not destroyed.
The Value Is Still in You
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Igniting A Powerful Prayer Life
$19.99Add to cartSet Your Prayers on Fire
Broken families, decayed morality, and unstable economies are enough to make you feel impotent and unable to affect change in your life and world. But you are not powerless! The Father longs for you to release His power in your prayers. You only need to know how.
In Igniting a Powerful Prayer Life, renowned author and scholar Rick Renner usesscriptural principles and spiritual wisdom to set ablaze a passion for potent prayer in your heart.
Drawing from his Sparkling Gems volumes, Rick unfolds Greek word studies, powerful personal stories, and thoughtful questions to unlock powerful prayer concepts such as:
*Unleashing new prayer dimensions
*Praying with boldness and confidence
*Extracting deeper understanding from Greek definitions
*Moving from fear to faith and from defeat to victory
*Experiencing Jesus as your personal IntercessorEach lesson in this 31-day journal also includes a prayer and a confession to put the Word in your mouth and unleash a fervent, effectual prayer life. Don’t stand by and let the enemy destroy you or your family. Let Rick’s devotional ignite your prayer life and set your world ablaze with the power of God.
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Rhythms Of Grace
$19.99Add to cartYou’re Too Blessed to be Stressed!
It is easy to become overwhelmed in our fast-paced world, especially with the myriad of challenges we face-struggling to meet basic needs, raising children in an unsafe world, and being assaulted with ever-negative headlines in the news. Yet too often we’re overloaded because we pick up things God never intended us to carry. So how do we ease the load?
In Rhythms of Grace, Duane Sheriff, senior pastor and international speaker, calls you to follow the pace of God’s guidance that will bring peace in chaos and strategies to sustain you in hardships. Pastor Duane explains how to…
*Find rest for your weary soul
*Detox from life’s troubles
*Trust God instead of facing problems alone
*Break the cycle of fear and worry
*Ignite the power of thanksgivingFollowing the calm rhythm of God’s grace allows you to enjoy a supernatural peace. Let today be a fresh start to rest in the Father’s arms
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Well Said : Choosing Words That Speak Life, Give Grace, And Strengthen Your
$17.99Add to cartHave you ever had moments when your words have gotten the better of you?
Maybe you knew how much something would hurt, but you said it anyway because it felt good in the moment. Maybe you’re fighting a habit of complaining or yelling, when you really want to be a person who speaks with kindness and patience. Or maybe you stay silent because you’re never quite sure what to say. Whatever your “maybe” may be, you are in the right place. As a wife, mom, and the creator of the popular Modern Farmhouse Family Instagram, Sarah Molitor has learned firsthand that yes, words can hurt–but they can also help and heal.
In Well Said, she uses authentic, relatable stories paired with Biblical truth to help readers:
*Use their words to create grace-filled, positive relationships
*Develop a healthy, balanced approach to social media (and find their wisdom filter)
*Feel equipped to use words to forgive and reconcile differences so they can live freely and fully . . . and so much more.Well Said helps you explore what it means to speak words that direct you to the very heart of Jesus. Sarah will be the trusted friend who walks alongside you, encouraging you to discover God’s true desire for the words we speak every day.
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Trading Faces : Removing The Masks That Hide Your God-Given Identity
$18.99Add to cartA biblical and practical guide on how to replace false identities with the healthy truth
Seeking fulfilment, many Christians turn to identities that promise to give their lives meaning: profession, roles as spouse or parent, personality types, even sexuality–anything that can be held up to others as the empowering core of who they are. But when these new labels don’t give them any real foundation for hope, they end up feeling disappointed, directionless, and defeated. Those false identities turn out to be only sand.
John and Angel Beeson have seen this problem again and again in their respective roles as pastor and counselor. And they want searching Christians to know the truth: a fulfilling understanding of self can only be found by rooting one’s identity in the unchangeable and nonnegotiable understanding of who we were created to be.
This husband-and-wife team considers ten identities that masquerade as truth and challenge readers to trade those labels for the ones Christ offers. They explain why true identity matters, how our masks can suffocate us, and how substitute identities can become idolatry. They share real struggles from real people. And they offer hope in a comprehensive index of our identities in Christ, both individual and the collective identity of the church.
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Knowing God : Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)
$22.99Add to cartOver One Million Copies Sold
For half a century, J. I. Packer’s classic has helped Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory, and the joy of knowing God.
Stemming from Packer’s profound theological knowledge, Knowing God brings together two key facets of the Christian faith-knowing about God and knowing God through a close relationship with Jesus Christ. Written in an engaging and practical tone, this thought-provoking work seeks to renew and enrich our understanding of God.
Knowing God was named by Christianity Today as one of the top fifty books that have shaped evangelicals. With a companion Bible study, devotional journal, and study guide, readers can explore these biblical themes for themselves in this new fiftieth anniversary edition.
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What If Jesus Was Serious About Heaven
$16.99Add to cartMany Christians think about heaven as a distant place we go after we die. But what if it’s a very real kingdom available to us right now, here on earth?
In What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?, Skye Jethani unpacks what Jesus really said about heaven and how it can transform our faith today. The fourth in Jethani’s popular What If Jesus Was Serious? series, this guide includes the author’s hand-drawn illustrations in each chapter.
Jethani explores the importance of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus’s ministry, message, and parables. In doing so, he redefines the popular understanding of heaven as a celestial home for the dearly departed and reimagines our role in God’s kingdom here on earth. This book shows what Jesus and his first followers knew about heaven that we get wrong and helps us recapture what it means for God’s kingdom to be present on earth right now.
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Trusting God With Today
$24.99Add to cartTrusting God in difficult times can be a challenge, but working to grow that trust day by day brings greater joy and peace than we could ever find leaning on our own understanding. In Trusting God with Today, Dr. Charles Stanley encourages us to believe in God’s love and rest in His purpose for us.
This 365-day devotional from beloved author and pastor Dr. Charles Stanley will inspire you to see how God transforms our hearts and lives when we trust Him with an unknown future. Each entry in this daily devotional includes a Bible verse, a prayer, and inspirational teaching. Page by page, your soul will find rest as you remember that:
*No matter what is happening in the world or in your life, God is faithful
*You can release anxiety and embrace God’s rest as you stop trying to figure it all out yourself
*Trusting God one day at a time leads to contentment and satisfaction as He makes your paths straightTrusting God with Today makes a wonderful gift for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and graduations, or for anyone who longs to trust God more deeply in an uncertain world today and every day.
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Marriage Gift : 365 Prayers For Our Marriage – A Daily Devotional Journey T
$27.99Add to cartThe Marriage Gift will inspire and equip you to pray boldly and specifically every day of the year to grow in confidence and intimacy with both your spouse and the Lord.
Prayer is one of the greatest assets to your marriage. Whether you already feel comfortable praying together or need help kickstarting your prayer life, The Marriage Gift is your go-to guide for bold, powerful prayers for your marriage.
Filled with practical, real-world topics such as health and healing, finances, trust, technology issues, anxiety, temptation, self-control, life transitions, supporting each other’s goals, and more, this book will open your eyes and your heart to new ways of loving your partner. As you pray together, you will:
*Learn to trust God more as you see him move in mighty ways in every area of your life and marriage
*Experience growth and change in the areas of your marriage that need work
*Create a lifelong habit of deep, meaningful, and specific prayer for your marriage
*Learn how God intends marriage to be a ministry that blesses your community and the world at large, in addition to growing you individually
Aaron and Jennifer Smith have shown how the power of prayer can transform a marriage as they’ve shared personal challenges and victories for more than ten years. The Marriage Gift is their invitation for you to experience transformation in your own marriage as you commit to praying bold, powerful prayers for one another this year.
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My Utmost For His Highest
$21.99Add to cartHear Oswald Chambers speak even more clearly and profoundly than ever before! Both new and longtime readers of My Utmost for His Highest will find renewed passion to be all for God in this 365-day devotional. The Modern Classic Edition smooths out the obscurities of the original without losing its dynamic and intensely personal nature. With a beautiful hardcover design and satin ribbon marker, it makes a great gift for any occasion.
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Hopeful Lament : Tending Our Grief Through Spiritual Practices
$18.99Add to cartWe need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.
We’ve lost the practice of lament. Most people don’t know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward.
Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child’s well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens. McDaniel says, “Lament is surprisingly hopeful. As strange as that may sound now, I promise it’s true. It’s an act of trust both that we can face pain and survive, and that God cares about our anger, confusion, doubt, grief, and fear. Lament refuses to bury pain or, just as dangerous, to give in to despair.”
Hopeful Lament makes space for the powerful act of crying out before a loving God and offers provoking reflection questions, embodied practices, and applications for families with children. Learn how to journey gently through suffering.
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Fuera De Lo Comun – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartLa vida presenta muchos desafios, pero a menudo el mayor obstaculo para nuestro propio exito y felicidad proviene del interior. De hecho, somos expertos en el autosabotaje. Si pudieramos apartarnos de nuestro propio camino, !imagina lo que podriamos lograr!
Eso es exactamente lo que el exitoso autor John Mason te ayudara a hacer en este libro. Al concentrarse en las areas de tu vida en las que podrias estar interponiendote en tu propio camino, Mason te ayudara a conquistar:
*el dialogo interno negativo
*el miedo
*la falta de concentracion
*el arrepentirte
*la indecision
*los problemas de confianza
*la distraccion
*el perfeccionismo
*la ansiedad
*la comparacion
*los errores
*y masCon su ayuda entusiasta, descubriras como puedes establecer y alcanzar tus metas, mantener una actitud positiva y enfrentar cada dia con un espiritu de gratitud y posibilidad.
Life holds many challenges, but often the biggest obstacle to our own success and happiness comes from within. In fact, we are experts at self-sabotage. If we could just get out of our own way, imagine what we could accomplish!
That’s exactly what bestselling author John Mason is going to help you do in this book. Honing in on areas of life where you might be standing in your own way, Mason will help you conquer:
*negative self-talk
*fear
*lack of focus
*regret
*indecision
*trust issues
*distraction
*perfectionism
*anxiety
*comparison
*mistakes
*and moreWith his enthusiastic help, you’ll discover how you can set and achieve your goals, maintain a positive attitude, and face each day with a spirit of gratitude and possibility.
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Sigue Mirando Hacia Arriba – (Spanish)
$14.99Add to cartCuando golpean las tormentas o el desorden de la vida te derrumba, parece mas facil hundirse en la resaca caotica que luchar para mantenerse a flote; y cuando te enfocas en las olas, pierdes la mano que baja para ayudarte.
Con calidez y sabiduria, el pastor y autor de bestsellers del New York Times, Jentezen Franklin, nos recuerda que ninguna tormenta es tan feroz que no se puede calmar, y ningun obstaculo es tan grande que no se puede mover. En estos 40 devocionales inspiradores y convincentes, el no solo crea oportunidades diarias para que superes lo que te detiene, sino que tambien te empodera para:
*confiar en Dios sin importar tus circunstancias o tormentas,
*conquistar las cuatro tacticas comunes que usa el enemigo para hundirte,
*implementar las cinco claves biblicas para superar cualquier dificultad en la vida, y
*vivir la vida que Dios siempre quiso que tuvieras.No ignores el salvavidas que Dios te entrega, ni dejes que las olas de la vida te lleven. Es hora de mirar hacia arriba, extender la mano y liberarte de lo que sea que te este abrumando. No fuiste creado para pisar el agua y hundirte, fuiste creado para caminar sobre ella.
When storms hit or the mess of life comes crashing down, it seems easier to sink into the chaotic undertow than fight to stay above water. But when you focus on the waves, you miss the hand reaching down to help you.
With warmth and wisdom, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Jentezen Franklin reminds you that no storm is so fierce it can’t be calmed and no obstacle is too big it can’t be moved. In these forty inspiring and compelling devotions, he not only creates daily opportunities for you to overcome what holds you back, but he also empowers you to:
*trust God no matter your circumstances or storms
*conquer the four common tactics the enemy uses to pull you under
*implement the five biblical keys to overcoming any difficulty in life
*live the life God always intended you to haveDon’t ignore the lifeline God is handing you or let the waves of life carry you away. It’s time to look up, reach out, and get free from whatever is overwhelming you. You weren’t created to tread water; you were created to walk on it.
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UnCovery Devotional : Rethinking Recovery One Day At A Time – A 365 Day Dev
$19.99Add to cartAll of us are recovering from something. Whether it’s an addiction, a painful incident from our past, or a daily challenge just to get by in this world, something is holding us back from the promised-land life God wants for us.
Real recovery isn’t a one-time event or a process that fits into twelve steps or a preset length of time. Uncovering how to live free of what holds you back is a lifelong journey, and one that is best traveled with others.
The Uncovery Devotional: Rethinking Recovery One Day at a Time will help you take those steps toward a better, healthier, happier you. The authors, George A. Wood and Brit Eaton, know that battles with addiction, mental health, suicidal thoughts, and past trauma cannot be won overnight. They’ve been in your shoes. And they provide the love, commitment, and compassion that will help you uncover and heal the bottom-line issue that causes you to struggle in the first place.
Each month follows a theme, such as reflection, relationship, and reconciliation, while each day provides a short Scripture and prayer.
Wild opportunities for hope, healing, and transformation exist for you in the Christian recovery space because you’re not working to recover an old, broken life–you’re going after a brand new one.
You’ll discover the truth about who you really are and Whose you really are so that you can reach deep levels of healing and deliverance.
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See Yourself Beautiful See Yourself Happy
$17.99Add to cartIf someone asks you who you are, you probably have a pat answer that tells them what you do. But saying who you are? That’s not always so easy.
In See Yourself Beautiful, See Yourself Happy: An Invitation to Discover Who You Were Meant to Be, Sonia Luna invites you to embark on a journey to discover your true self. As the pastor of a church that reaches thousands weekly, she is known for her strong faith and Holy Spirit anointing.
Through each chapter, Sonia shows her vulnerability, sharing details of her life as a daughter, wife, mother, and minister of the Lord, explaining how everything developed her identity. By way of example, she offers insights into spiritual, psychological, and emotional issues that confront us as life unfolds.
This journey is shaped by our experiences since birth, the influences of our families, the moments that mark us, and the many stages that we go through in our development as human beings.
In an intimate, relatable narrative, Sonia describes how the psychological and emotional wounds that once affected us in our childhood and youth can continue to cause deep traumas that alter or threaten our identity. These can lead to insecurities, fears, difficulty in recognizing our own talents, and unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships.
But Sonia offers reason for hope, affirming that there is not a single life that cannot be transformed by God. She invites you to discover your identity through the “infinite trigger” of Christ. By placing your life in His hands, you will fulfill your divine purpose and see yourself as you are: beautiful, valued, and loved.
“It is only when we understand how valuable we are to God that we start to notice the mistaken concept we had of ourselves,” Sonia says.
Once you see the best in yourself as God does, you will know your true identity as His beloved child. Happiness awaits when you work to achieve the divine purpose He has for you.
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Speak The Unspeakable
$18.99Add to cartEveryone has secrets. Elizabeth Good’s seem shocking – at first – until the room begins to shift, hands raise, tears well, and hurting hearts respond, “I thought I was the only one.”
Brave enough to lay her own story on the table, Elizabeth Good noticed, as the scales of shame and fear began to fall from her eyes, the same was happening to others in domino effect of healing. Thousands who have lived paralyzed by secrets are learning to speak up and live free through Good’s Real Talk curriculum, and the move of God is not so quietly transforming churches, business, families, and communities.
Now readers can engage with the same tools, giving them permission (often for the first time in their lives) to Speak the Unspeakable and change the trajectory of their life, discovering their purpose for impacting others, and becoming the ultimate key to unlock a Spirit of silence and brokenness threatening to tear the contemporary church apart.
Speak the Unspeakable is an invitation to transformation and a handbook for getting the job done. The world of silence in which we’ve been living, is starting to shift culturally as Good leads others (individuals and groups from kids to CEOs) through her unconventional approach to emotional healing and next-level living.
Using the language and lessons gained from her decades as a pastor, licensed psychologist, and not-for-profit activist working with sex trafficking victims, Good is uniquely equipped to guide and support readers on their journey as they “trade unspoken problems for unspeakable results.”
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Camino Pequeno – (Spanish)
$12.99Add to cartQueremos amar a Dios con todo nuestro corazon, pero a menudo nos encontramos esforzandonos por agradarle, muy conscientes de nuestras debilidades. A medida que se acumulan nuestros fracasos, nos frustramos y desanimamos. Hemos perdido la esencia del evangelio? Existe una manera simple, pero verdadera, de servir a Dios, que pueda llenarnos de gozo y paz en lugar de miedo y desanimo? Santa Teresa de Lisieux enfrento luchas similares. Como mujer joven que deseaba entregarse a Dios, se sintio intimidada ante la “la empinada escalera de la perfeccion”. Therese escudrio las Escrituras hasta que descubrio un camino hacia la libertad. La llamo “pequeo camino”. Este es “el camino de la infancia espiritual, el camino de la confianza y la entrega absoluta”. Es un reconocimiento de que mientras somos pequeos e imperfectos, tenemos un Dios poderoso que nos alcanza con infinito amor, gracia y fuerza para cuidar de todas nuestras necesidades. Mientras Therese seguia este nuevo camino, se consideraba una “pequea flor” en el jardin de Jesus. Ella entendio que era amada por su Padre celestial y hermosa ante sus ojos, y que podia florecer justo donde El la planto mientras diariamente demostraba Su amor incondicional a los demas, en pequeos, pero significativos actos de bondad, e intercedio en su nombre. Este hermoso libro de regalo destaca la profunda comprension de Santa Teresa sobre la fe y la devocion, mientras captura visualmente, a traves de flores como simples ilustraciones, el tema de la sencillez que impregno su vida. Al leer extractos de la autobiografia, la poesia y las cartas de Santa Teresa, con los versiculos biblicos que los acompaan, aprendera a descansar en los brazos amorosos de su Padre celestial, permitiendo que su propia fe crezca y florezca.
We want to love God with all our hearts, but we often find ourselves striving in our efforts to please Him, acutely aware of our weaknesses. As our failures pile up, we become frustrated and discouraged. Have we missed the essence of the gospel? Is there a simple but true way to serve God that can fill us with joy and peace rather than fear and discouragement? St. Therese of Lisieux faced similar struggles. As a young woman who desired to abandon herself to God, she felt daunted at the thought of climbing “the steep stairway of perfection.” Therese searched the Scriptures until she discovered a path to freedom she called her “little way.” This is “the way of spiritual childhood, the way of trust and absolute surr
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Truth For Life Volume 1 Gift Edition
$34.99Add to cartThis imitation-leather edition of Alistair Begg’s best-selling one-year devotional, Truth For Life – Volume 1, makes a beautiful gift for a Christian brother or sister, encouraging them to start each day with the gospel.
Features of this edition include:
– an imitation-leather debossed cover
– a ribbon marker
– a sleeveEach daily devotion includes:
– reflections from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg
– prompts for real-life application
– relevant Scripture passages
– a yearly Bible-reading planReflecting on a short passage each day, Alistair spans the Scriptures to show us the greatness and grace of God, and to thrill our hearts to live as His children. His clear, faithful exposition and thoughtful application mean that this resource will both engage your mind and stir your heart.
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Daily Prayers From Mornings
$14.99Add to cartAn inspiring devotional to prompt the practice of daily prayer. Prayer is a privilege, but life is busy. It’s easy, to forget and forego your prayer on a regular basis. Begin each day in the presence of God. These daily morning prayers, inspiring devotions, and selected Scriptures will help you engage in true fellowship with your loving Father. Get into the habit of talking to God each morning can enrich your spiritual life as you focus on God’s provision of strength, wisdom, and hope; and prompts for starting daily conversations with our Heavenly Father. The simple practice of prayer makes a world of difference. It’s also a perfect gift for friends and family on any occasion.
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In This Together
$14.99Add to cartDo you spend days and nights alone wondering, “Where are my people?”
If you feel this way, you’re in good company and there is great news for you! Over the course of this 90 day devotional, you can discover what it really means to find unity in Christ, in the body of Christ, and for the sake of Christ.
Take this deep dive into the New Testament book of Ephesians. The church at Ephesus was like many in the early days of Christianity: a melting pot of backgrounds, ethnicities, social classes, occupations, and ideas. Becoming a community was no easy feat. Even among Christians today, we may struggle to find “our people” with those with whom we can effortlessly find fellowship. Through a Scripture reading, a short devotion, prayers, and inspirational quotes you’ll find out exactly what kind of connection you were made for. You are headed for glory, and you can experience transcendent connections with others and with God on a regular basis.
“The togetherness we need most begins with our unity in Christ because that is where the power lies.”
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Parenting Gen Z
$16.99Add to cartWhy is parenting Gen Z so challenging?
When it comes to raising kids in the Christian faith, common challenges like lack of biblical knowledge, uncertainty and doubt, and the breakdown of discipleship in the home make it difficult for parents to raise spiritually healthy kids. Nowhere is this more apparent than with Gen Z, the most non-Christian generation in American history. How can parents instill a love for God in their children and help them avoid the pitfalls unique to their generation?
Parenting Gen Z is a must-read for everyday parents looking for ways to parent their sons and daughters effectively. In this motivational guidebook, Jason Jimenez tackles today’s parenting challenges in a fun and empowering way. This book includes easy-to-follow steps designed to improve your parenting skills and relationships with your kids! It covers:
*understanding and relating to Gen Z
*setting and monitoring device and gaming limits
*expert advice on how to talk about faith, sex, porn, LGBTQI issues, abortion, and depression
*tips for fruitful discipleship
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Loving Disagreement : Fighting For Community Through The Fruit Of The Spiri
$16.99Add to cartWhat does it look like to love someone you disagree with?
Fighting, disagreements, hatred, dissension, and silence. These things seem common in the wider Christian community today. Politics, theology, and even personal preference create seemingly insurmountable rifts. It’s hard not to see ourselves as “at war” with each other.
We’re not doomed to be stuck here, though. There is a twofold path out of this destructive war, out of seeing our brothers and sisters as enemies–and into a spacious place of loving each other even as we disagree.
In Loving Disagreement, Kathy Khang and Matt Mikalatos bring unique insight into how the fruit of the Spirit informs our ability to engage in profound difference and conflict with love. As followers of Jesus are planted in the Holy Spirit, the Spirit grows and bears good things in our lives–and relationships and communities are changed.
*Each chapter features author conversations about the communal and cultural implications of the fruit of the Spirit.
*Book includes a glossary of social and cultural terms.
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Warrior King : A Battle With The World, The Flesh, And The Devil
$16.99Add to cartWe think our biggest spiritual enemy is Satan, but it’s really our flesh.
This book will help you to see Christ as the one who is able to take on all spiritual battles so that you know you are not alone in this journey of life.
In her first two books, The Heavens Opened and The Priestly Bride, Anna Rountree chronicled her remarkable visions of heaven, giving readers a glimpse of what heaven is like and how events happening in the earth today correspond with activities in the spirit realm. In this third book in her trilogy, Rountree offers a revelation of mankind’s chief enemy, the flesh, and how our heavenly Father trains us to be warriors for the fierce battles to come.
Caught up once again in a vision of heaven, Rountree sees the redeemed and the heavenly hosts armed for war. She is told that all God’s children are issued armor but not everyone heeds the command to put on the full armor of God. As with all equipment, this armor must be tested before being worn into conflict.
Thus begins the tests to fit Rountree for battle. These tests take place underground in the root system of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is the flesh. The seriousness of the tests-tests all Christians must take-are both shocking and revelatory. This book takes readers on a journey through the dark bowels of the flesh and reveals how they can come out armed as overcomers who serves the Warrior King.
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90 Day Bible Reading Devotional For Women
$12.99Add to cartDaily Bible study made simple with themed devotional plans!
Do you want to spend time in God’s Word, but aren’t sure where to start? The 90-Day Bible Reading Devotional for Women can help!
This fantastic book features three themed 30-Day Bible Reading Plans: Getting to Know God, Knowing Jesus Better, and Growing Your Faith. Each entry includes the scripture reference for the day’s Bible reading, questions for further thought, a devotional reading, and prayer starter-all to encourage you to apply God’s Word to your own life and heart.
This practical book is perfect for personal quiet time or small groups.
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Lazarus And Me
$19.99Add to cartHave you ever wondered what happened to Lazarus after Jesus resurrected him from death? Lazarus was given an extension of life and time spent on earth.
Do you think Lazarus lived a drastically different life after his resurrection?
Would you think and live differently if you were given such an opportunity?
Dr. Asher Chanan-Khan, a world-renowned cancer researcher and clinical oncologist, experienced such a “Lazarus moment” in his very own life when his terminal cancer was miraculously paused, rendering him an extension of life. Now, 15 years later, Dr. Asher ponders upon his living in these “Lazarus moments.”
Discover how you too can learn about God’s grace in the face of imminent mortality and how the author’s journey in these extended moments of life are purposefully designed to bring glory to his Creator.
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All My Hope
$18.99Add to cartJulie knew she could spend the rest of her life in prison if she were caught crossing the border with four pounds of methamphetamine duct-taped around her waist. But life had become so overwhelming, so painful, that she no longer cared if she lived or died. So she crossed over the border. And with her arrest as a drug smuggler that day, her years of running from responsibility–and from God–came to an end.
Through one miraculous event after another, God transformed Julie from drug dealer to Hope Dealer. Read her story now as Julie Seals unveils her extraordinary journey of overcoming a 17-year addiction to crystal meth and being transformed by the supernatural power of God.
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Habitat Of Healing
$13.99Add to cartFrom trauma to triumph, Krissy Spivey tells her story of growing up in the church and being faced with unimaginable choices that would change the course of her life forever.
At eighteen years old she was baited by a stranger online, raped, and exploited. Months later, when faced with an unplanned pregnancy, she chose abortion out of fear of judgement. She tells of her messy transition from religion to relationship after fourteen years of deep repression as a leader in the church. The Lord met her at her most vulnerable, unraveled her faulty identity of helpless victim, and invited her to dine with Him as a healed victor.
The Habitat of Healing is a gathering place for the broken to feast in the fullness of God. It is a fresh take on spiritual freedom that equips the reader with keys to unlock the mystery of the table that they were born to sit at. It is an invitation to be made whole in the Healer’s habitation.
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When Religion Hurts You
$19.99Add to cartReligious trauma is something that happens far more often than most people realize.
In When Religion Hurts You, Dr. Laura Anderson takes an honest look at a side of religion that few like to talk about. Drawing from her own life and therapy practice, she helps readers understand what religious trauma is and isn’t, and how high-control churches can be harmful and abusive, often resulting in trauma. She shows how elements of fundamentalist church life–such as fear of hell, purity culture, corporal punishment, and authoritarian leaders–can cause psychological, relational, physical, and spiritual damage.
As she explores the growing phenomenon of religious trauma, Dr. Anderson helps readers embark on a journey of living as healing individuals and finding a new foundation to stand on. Recognizing that healing is a lifelong rather than a linear process, she offers markers of healing for those coming out of painful religious experiences and hope for finding wholeness after religious trauma.
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Ready Or Knot Prayer Guide
$19.99Add to cartWho you choose to marry is one of the most important decisions of your life. This decision affects everything that will happen to you from that point forward. So how much have you and your significant other prayed together about your shared life to come?
The best time to start praying for your marriage is before you say, “I do.” This devotional guide helps you learn how to pray together for twelve specific areas of your relationship, including:
* the purpose of marriage
* communication and conflict
* spiritual, emotional, and sexual intimacy
* understanding your roles and your differences
* friendship and romance
* money
* parenting
* and moreIt may sound like a cliche when you hear the old adage that “couples who pray together stay together,” but the reality is that the divorce rate for couples who pray together, out loud, on a consistent basis is less than one percent. Prayer is key to a strong and lasting relationship. The Ready or Knot Prayer Guide shows you how to develop a lifelong habit to sustain a lifelong marriage.
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Trailblazers : A Journey To Discover God’s Purpose For Your Life
$17.99Add to cartAre you ready to live a life like no one else?
We all want our lives to count for something. We desperately want to know if we matter, what our purpose is, and if it’s ok to chase a dream bigger than ourselves. In Trailblazers, using biblical characters and his own life experiences, pastor Micah E. Davis shows how a life that is built on a solid foundation of faith can lead us to blaze a new trail . . . a unique one God has purposed for us. And the best part is you don’t have to wait for anyone else–you can start right now!
In his debut book, Micah takes us on a fresh, honest, and bold journey, exploring such questions as:
*What is my purpose and how do I know it’s what God wants for me?
*What do I need to let go of to pursue the calling God has placed on my life?
*Does God have more in store for me than this? Am I really allowed to go after it?
*Can God use a flawed and broken person like me to impact the Kingdom?
*And more!At the heart of a Trailblazer lies a supernatural courage, strength, and faith to go first. Come alongside Micah to discover what it truly means to live out the way of a Trailblazer and to live a life that matters.
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When A Friendship Falls Apart
$17.99Add to cartWe all long for “friends forever”–but what happens when forever ends?
They say friends are the family we choose. And that choosing–the joy of loving and being loved by someone who isn’t genetically obligated to share life with us–adds priceless worth to our days, but also great risk. Because hurt can happen even in the closest friendships, and sometimes friendships fall apart. The loss can be staggering. As we struggle to digest the pain and confusion, we wonder, How could this happen? And what do I do now?
In When a Friendship Falls Apart, beloved author Elizabeth Laing Thompson comes alongside readers as they process their struggling friendships–the faltering, the fractured, and the failed. Blending personal story, biblical examples, and faith-filled wisdom, each page explores questions like the following:
*How do we guard against the poison of bitterness so we can process the hurt and move forward?
*When and how do we seek reconciliation? What does forgiveness look like?
*How do we know when it’s time to leave a friendship behind?
*How do we open up again and entrust our wounded hearts to new friendships?
If you find yourself in the midst of a friendship that’s falling apart, or you’re grappling with past hurts and regrets, this book is for you. May it be a comfort and help, leading you closer to the Friend who will never leave.
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Strong Girls Strong World: A Practical Guide To Helping Them Soar–and Crea
$17.99Add to cartYou Can Make a Global Impact–One Girl at a Time
In Strong Girls, Strong World, Dale Hanson Bourke draws on her international leadership and reporting experience to offer personal insights we can all use as a road map to understanding the issues girls face–and the tangible ways we can each make a difference. Filled with personal stories, hope-filled examples, and specific opportunities, readers will discover:
*how investing in girls changes communities and entire countries
*eight areas that create high-impact investments for girls
*what leading organizations are doing to change the lives of girls, and
*dozens of specific and practical ways you can make a difference today.Investing in the life of a girl can bring about global change. In Strong Girls, Strong World, you’ll find out how to take the first steps.
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Sunday Matters : 52 Devotionals To Prepare Your Heart For Church
$24.99Add to cartPaul David Tripp’s Weekly Devotional Helps Readers Prepare Their Hearts for Church
Christians understand the importance of attending church, but many find their attention being pulled away from worship because of family, schedule, work, finances, and other distractions. With so much on their minds, how can churchgoers prepare their hearts to offer God the worship he deserves?
In Sunday Matters, Paul David Tripp shares 52 devotions about the beauty and significance of church, helping Christians engage in vibrant gathered worship each week. Each short, accessible meditation highlights an essential spiritual topic, including divine grace, gratitude, our identity in Christ, and dependence on the Lord. Over the course of a year, Sunday Matters will strengthen each believer’s personal relationship with God and fill churches with joyful, engaged, and passionate worshipers.
*52 Weekly Devotionals: Each reading includes Scripture and thought-provoking questions to prepare hearts for gathered worship
*Accessible: Theologically rich entries in a conversational, inspiring tone for churchgoers, pastors, and worship leaders alike
*Written by Bestselling Author Paul David Tripp: Author of 30+ books, including New Morning Mercies, Lead, and Parenting
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Hearts Of Fire 2
$17.99Add to cartShortly after Tamara and her husband moved to the city of Isfara, Tajikistan, a delegation of Muslim women paid her a visit. After welcoming the women into her home, Tamara realized their visit was not a friendly one. The women knew she and her husband were sharing the gospel and declared the two needed to leave the city. Christians–especially those who would share their faith with Muslims–were not welcome. While Tamara heard their message, she did not fully understand the danger she and her husband were in. Tamara is one of twelve courageous women you will meet in this follow-up to Hearts of Fire. From the Colombian evangelist on the run for witnessing to guerrilla fighters, to the American woman who publicly forgave the Islamic extremists who gunned down her husband on the streets of Benghazi, Libya, these women’s lives were turned upside down when they obeyed the words of Christ. However, each embraced the hope found only in the unshakeable eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ our Lord. In addition to these twelve stories, you will also read the testimonies of eleven women who share how God strengthened them and provided for them when their earthly kingdom was shaken as they served Him. For more than 50 years, The Voice of the Martyrs has shared the stories of courageous Christians in the world’s most difficult and dangerous places to follow Christ. This new volume brings you true stories of courageous women, heroes of the faith, who represent countless others facing similar trials today. These role models of faith and obedience will inspire you to pursue Christ with heart aflame, no matter the cost!
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Preparing For Marriage (Revised)
$18.99Add to cartCreated by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to help you prepare for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins–the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!
This third edition is again restructured and refreshed for today’s young couples, while still offering the solid, dependable information it has since first published.
Centered around five essential conversations about God, finances, sex, and more, inside you’ll find a fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through Preparing for Marriage as a couple or with a mentoring couple, pastor, or premarital counselor.
Don’t just plan your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!
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Triumphant In Tough Times
$14.99Add to cartEach New Day, Celebrate Your Identity and Freedom in Christ
Bestselling author Neil Anderson has long been a tremendous source of wisdom and encouragement when it comes to dealing with the battles we face in life. In Triumphant in Tough Times, the best of his devotional writings have been brought together in one convenient collection.
Every day brings fresh challenges and responsibilities. With these personal devotions, stay rooted in the Word and strengthen your faith with thoughtful meditations that will help you:
*understand and celebrate what Christ has done for you and the resources He has given you for spiritual victory
*see your everyday struggles through the lens of His power working in you
*grow more in Christlikeness and spiritual maturity
Meet Christ anew and encounter His endless grace in surprising and transformative ways. This book is your invitation to abide in Him daily and experience His faithfulness!
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Power Of A Praying Wife Devotional
$19.99Add to cartSpiritual Help for Your Husband, Your Marriage, and Yourself
In these 100 topical devotionals, bestselling author Stormie Omartian shares how she has witnessed God do even more amazing things in her marriage since first writing The Power of a Praying Wife (more than 10 million copies sold).
For women in all seasons of faith and life, these helpful insights, perfect Scriptures, and powerful prayers will help you welcome God’s guidance into your marriage. These devotions will strengthen you as you pray for:
*your husband, as you ask God to provide him with wisdom, direction, and encouragement
*yourself, as your strong prayer life gives you a richer experience of God’s love and restoration*your marriage, as you welcome God’s leading in your heart so you can live out His will, patience, love, and peace in every circumstance
The Power of a Praying Wife Devotional nourishes your soul with biblical truth and Stormie’s gentle mentorship on becoming a wife who is always pleasing to God. As these devotions help you commit to consistent prayer, you’ll experience incredible transformations in your marriage that only God can accomplish.
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Experiencing Friendship With God
$17.00Add to cartBuild a confident friendship with Jesus that will carry you through the seasons of wilderness and back to abundance, with ancient wisdom alongside modern guidance from pastor and speaker Faith Eury Cho.
When prayers aren’t answered and the season of waiting extends too long, how do you feel God’s presence? We have all wrestled with the mysteries of living for a holy God while wandering through the wilderness of the soul.
How do you move forward during these seasons? How do you deepen your faith? Along with the ancient wisdom of seventeenth-century Brother Lawrence’s classic and beloved The Practice of the Presence of God, Faith Eury Cho helps you understand:
*How to be fueled by an authentic relationship with God
*How to wrestle with the tension of believing He is with you even when you cannot feel Him or understand what He is doing
*How God is enough through revisiting Israel’s journey in the wilderness and Paul’s experience in prison
*What tools you can use to deepen your intimacy with God
*What a life that is centered around His Presence looks like
Cho equips and heightens your confidence to simply go to Jesus and build a genuine friendship. By fostering this relationship with Jesus, you won’t have to wonder about feeling God’s presence. It is a life-changing pursuit because we were designed to know Him. If knowing God is your purpose, then every season of our lives will have significance-even the wilderness.
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Is God Real
$29.99Add to cartIt’s no coincidence that one of the most asked questions on any search engine is: Is God real?
When life feels overwhelming, we want to know if there really is a deity who loves us, knows us, and cares about what happens to us. Join investigative journalist and former atheist Lee Strobel on a quest to determine whether we can know with confidence that God is real.
Lee Strobel’s landmark book, The Case for Christ, is one of the most respected defenses of Christianity of all time. Now in Is God Real? Lee weaves together material from his previous books with the latest evidence from the most brilliant scientific and philosophical minds to answer the pressing questions on our hearts and minds.
In this rational exploration of the proof of God’s existence, Lee investigates:
*If God is real, why is there so much suffering?
*How do we know which God is real?
*If God is real, why does he seem so hidden?
*How do recent scientific findings support the claim that God is real?
*If God is real, what difference does it make?Written for skeptics and believers alike, Is God Real? is a life-changing exploration of the question that matters most.
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Chosen Book Four 40 Days With Jesus
$16.99Add to cartYou are called to Truth.
Jesus came to fulfill Scripture, to seek and save the lost, and to testify to the truth. But truth can sometimes take a minute to grasp because we contend with it in a variety of ways under a variety of circumstances. Once Jesus collides with our lives-our deepest needs, cultural biases, personal motivations, even prideful objections-the outcome can be infuriating. Or exhilarating. Or anything in between.
In The Chosen – Book Four, explore the angles from which you can better see Jesus and the things He taught. Learn from His followers how to really hear. To repent. To wait on His wisdom and timing. To obey. Written to accompany the hit multi-season series, each of these forty devotions contains a Scripture, a unique look into a Gospel story, suggestions for prayer, and questions that lead you further in your relationship with Christ.
May we welcome His rebuke and testify to the Truth who is ever working within us…the outcome of which will, indeed, be nothing short of exhilarating.
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Jesus With Us Meeting Him Where He Began
$17.99Add to cartWhat would it have looked like and felt like to walk daily with Jesus during His time on earth, sharing in what He experienced and taught? And how does His life have significance for our own lives today? We can answer these questions by following in His footsteps–each step of the way.
In any journey, the destination is important, but just as significant is the life we experience as we travel that path. Jesus’ journey was similar. Who He traveled with, where He went, and what He experienced along the way were all important to Him. He’s still on His journey, and He has invited you to join Him on it.
This new devotional series, Life Along the Way, takes you through the life of Jesus by way of all four Gospels and the first chapter of Acts. In four 90-day devotionals, you can travel with Jesus for a full year if you wish–from His birth, to His ministry and miracles, to His relationships with the people around Him, to His death, resurrection, and ascension. The four devotionals in the journey, which you can read either sequentially or in any order, are:
1. Jesus With Us: Meeting Him Where He Began
2. Jesus Among Us: Walking with Him in His Ministry and Miracles
3. Jesus Through Us: Following His Example in Love and Service
4. Jesus in Us: Living Wholeheartedly the Life He IntendsIn this devotional, Jesus with Us, you will stop at important early places along Jesus’s path, including His birth, the fulfillment of the promises of His coming, the plot to kill the Christ Child, Jesus’s youth, the beginning of His ministry, the calling of His first followers, and His famous Sermon on the Mount.
This devotional is designed so that…
*Each day’s Scripture will be life-transforming
*Each day’s “Life Lessons from Jesus” will be dynamic and relevant
*Each day’s questions will be reflective and self-exploring, leading to spiritual growth
*Each day’s prayer will be authentic and relationalThe beginning of Jesus’s story is powerful, but it can also be very personal. As you journey each day with the Savior, you will learn to l ove Jesus and l ove l ike Jesus.
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Upon Waking : A Sixty-Day Devotional
$22.99Add to cartWhat do you wake up to each day? What do you discover once your eyes have opened and you put your feet to the floor? A mountain of notifications? An endless feed of headlines that make you angry? A flood of tasks that you can’t possibly get done in the next twenty-four hours?
What if you could wake up each day to discover something so much bigger–and so much better for you–than all that chaos? What if you could discover God? What if you could discover yourself in light of that God? What if your eyes could be opened to the things that really mattered? What if, in one simple devotional a day, you could glean principles from timeless wisdom to sharpen you for each day’s inevitable challenges?
In her lyrical, compelling, and poignant voice, bestselling author and Bible teacher Jackie Hill Perry offers sixty short, daily reflections on specific passages from Scripture to help you awaken to the God you were made for, the life you were made for, and the person you were made to be.
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Near Death Experiences
$19.99Add to cartIf you have ever been curious about life beyond the grave, if you’ve ever doubted whether Heaven really exists, Near Death Experiences is the powerful testimony of life beyond the veil that you’ve been waiting for.
In Near Death Experiences, Randy Kay and Shaun Tabatt have collected fascinating stories of near-death experiences and afterlife encounters from ordinary people who have visited Heaven. Each of these brief accounts paints a clear picture of what heaven is really like and the radical life-changing experiences from those who have stood in the presence of Jesus.
These supernatural accounts of the afterlife will:
*Confront misconceptions about God and Heaven
*Impart the healing love of the Father
*Offer a Heavenly perspective on earthly trials
*Bestow hope to those grieving the loss of loved ones
*Portray the activity of Heaven and its direct effect on your daily lifeDon’t spend another day in confusion or uncertainty. In Near Death Experiences, you will find the afterlife answers, Heavenly hope, and eternal encouragement that you have been seeking.
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KJV Devotional In The Morning And In The Evening
$14.99Add to cartReaders seeking spiritual insight to begin and end their days will treasure this twice-daily devotional featuring Scripture verses from the King James Version of the Bible.
The King James Version of the Bible is one of the most venerable and popular translations in history, loved for its unrivaled eloquence and literary richness.
This collection of beautifully worded verses, coupled with short spiritual applications, makes a welcome addition to readers’ morning and evening quiet times with the Lord. Each day’s paired devotions share biblical wisdom about a different topic, including finding joy, achieving victory, and experiencing God’s goodness.
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Kingdom Authority : Exercising God’s Rule In Your Life
$22.99Add to cartAre you living with the authority God has given you?
Many are desperate for power, but power is useless without the authority to use it. God has given His people His power and His authority to be used for His purposes. This is kingdom authority, or the divinely-authorized right and responsibility delegated to believers to act on God’s behalf in spiritually ruling over His creation under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. However, only those who are fully surrendered to Christ and aware of this gift use it.
In this book, Dr. Tony Evans, pastor and bestselling author, will help you discove how to:
*see God’s Kingdom initiatives more clearly
*take on God’s perspective in your life and remember the inheritance He has given you
*draw near to God and commit yourself to essential requirements for experiencing kingdom authority like prayer
*be aware of the spiritual realm in which God’s people operate
Kingdom authority can only be experienced by those who live out their days underneath the power of God. It’s by aligning our lives with Him that He allows us to share in His work.
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Daily Decrees For Government And Nations
$17.99Add to cartRaise Your Voice, Agree with Heaven, and Shift Your Nation!
Do you feel overwhelmed and fearful about what is happening in your nation? The headlines and newsfeeds are bombarded with government corruption, scandal, celebration of immorality, violence, economic turbulence, and overall uncertainty. With each passing day, it feels like the swirl of chaos gets closer and closer to your door.
Fear not – you are not powerless! You have a weapon that, if activated and used, can supernaturally shift the course of your nation, release righteousness into the streets, protect your children and grandchildren, prosper your finances, expose corruption in high places of government, and turn around even the most hopeless of situations.
That weapon is your voice declaring the decrees of God!
In Daily Decrees for Awakening Your Nation, dynamic and world-renown teacher Brenda Kunneman equips you with fresh, Holy Spirit-inspired decrees that have the power to shift nations, cancel chaos, and create a peaceful life for you, your family, and future generations.
You will:
Stop living in fear by making faith-filled, Bible-based decrees over your nation
Call forth God’s ordained future by declaring the rule and reign of His Kingdom to influence the direction of your nation
Destroy the agenda of hell by making decrees that expose corruption, overturn unrighteous legislation, and flood the streets with Heaven’s goodness
Prophesy revival and awakening over your nation, decreeing God’s ultimate desire to fill your land with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Don’t let hell shut you up! Without you, the powers of darkness will continue to ravage and destroy nations. But when you begin to boldly open your mouth, declaring the decrees of Heaven over the land, the floodgates of Heaven will open and the purposes of God will be released.