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Agoraphobia is the clinical condition diagnosed on people who are afraid of market places and open spaces where there are many people with opinions and ideas that the patient cannot control. Following the theme of the book The Emerging Generation, Junior Zapata points out the necessary actions that Christian youth should take in order to be relevant in a gospel needy culture. At the same time, Zapata describes what he considers to be the condition of many Christians in Latin America concerning daily personal evangelism. In this book, Junior talks about how the Christian church should lose its fear of the world and how to approach the 'pre-believer' culture, as he calls it.

When love walks in the room ... Awards, fame, wealth ... Bono has it all. But the biggest rock star in the world has something more important, something that has guided every step of his success: faith in God. From growing up in Ireland during deadly times to performing on the largest stages in the world, Bono's beliefs have kept him grounded and focused on what truly matters. Whether using his voice to captivate an audience or to fight for justice and healing in Africa, Bono is a champion of the lost and a hero to those who long for harmony.

Bailey's extensive work within Middle Eastern peasant culture has helped him in his attempt to determine the cultural assumptions that the tellers of the parables must have made about his audience. The same values that informed the parables in Jesus' time, Bailey suggests, can be discovered today in isolated peasant communities in places like Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. By plumbing the world views of these cultures, it is possible to discern, for example what it meant 2,000 years ago for a friend to come calling at midnight, or for a son to ask for his inheritance prior to his father's death. Through a combination of literary and cultural analyses, these studies make a number of profound advances in the interpretation of Jesus' parables.

This book faces three difficult theological issues: 1) The historic reliability of the New Testament, 2) the debate over who really founded Christianity, Jesus or Paul, and 3) the way in which the 21st century believers are going to apply the New Testament to everyday life. He answers these questions by giving well worked and reasoned answers that will help us appreciate the value of Christian faith, and to embrace it in a deeper way. Based on serious investigations, but written in an easy-to-understand style for the general public, this is an excellent guide for pastors, students and any person interested in obtaining a better comprehension of the New Testament.

In Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God, this Pentecostal scholar has redefined the terms of the discussion about the Holy Spirit in a way that transcends today's paradigm of 'charismatic' or 'non-charismatic' orientation. His words are a strong reminder of what God, through his Holy Spirit, intends the church to be. . . . His work is an attempt to point us back to the Bible and reinvigorate our own vision of how the Spirit mobilizes the community of believers in the local church.

The seeker-sensitive movement revolutionized the way we did church and introduced countless baby boomers to Jesus. Yet trends show that today's post-Christian generations are not responding like the generations before them. As we enter a new cultural era, what do worship services hat are connecting with the hearts of emerging generations look like? How do preaching, leadership, evangelism, spiritual formation, and, most of all, how we even think of 'church' need to change? The Emerging Church goes beyond just theory and gets into very practical ways of assisting you in your local church circumstances. There is no one right way, no model for us all to emulate. But there is something better. Dan Kimball calls it 'Vintage Christianity': a refreshing return to an unapologetically sacred, raw, historical, and Jesus-focused missional ministry. Vintage Christianity connects with emerging post-seeker generations who are very open spiritually but are not interested in church. For pastors, leaders, and every concerned Christian, Kimball offers a riveting and easy-to-grasp exploration of today's changing culture and gives insight into the new kind of churches that are emerging in its midst. Included is running commentary by Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, Howard Hendricks, and others.

uild Brain Mass While Toning Your Methuselah Muscles. Think the Bible is boring? Think again! The Great Bible Trivia Workout will delight and amuse you with a fun collection of trivia covering the entire Bible. Sharpen your knowledge of Old and New Testament people, places, and things with multiple-choice quizzes, top-ten lists, true/false tests, and even some Bible-based ditties written to favorite tunes. Brad Densmore offers a true challenge of Bible knowledge with a dose of humor along the way, giving you all new Aha! moments such as these: * 'Ouch! Painful and/or Unusual ways to Die': Sisera bit the dust after an encounter with the business end of a tent peg. * 'Whatever Floats Your Boat: ' Noah was 600 years old at the time of the flood. True or false? * 'Top Ten Old Testament Stocks': including MicahSoft and General Ecclesiastes * What do Tamar, Absalom, and the Shulammite woman have in common? They were all noted for their good looks! Ready for your workout? Go for it! You haven't had this much fun since you hid a mouse in that stuffy Sunday School teacher's desk.

Fabulosa reinvencion de la escuela dominical hace honor a su nombre con conceptos y recursos transformacionales para clases de todo tamano y ambiente. Promueva la excelencia para los ninos mediante cuatro valores claves. Emplee tecnicas creativas que originan poderosos momentos de ensenanza. Y consulte un manual verificable de veinte metodos creat

Gifted Hands, by and about Ben Carson, M.D., is the inspiring story of an inner-city kid with poor grades and little motivation, who, at age thirty-three, became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Gifted Hands will take you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. In 1987, Dr. Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head ---an extremely complex and delicate operation that took five months of planning and twenty-two hours of actual surgery, involving a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Gifted Hands reveals a man with humility, decency, compassion, courage, and sensitivity who serves as a role model for young people (and everyone else) in need of encouragement to attempt the seemingly impossible and to excel in whatever they attempt. Dr. Carson also describes the key role that his highly intelligent, though relatively uneducated mother played in his metamorphosis from an unmotivated ghetto youngster into one of the most respected neurosurgeons in the world.

This highly original commentary seeks to make the Letter of James clear and applicable to Christian living today. Interacting with the latest views on James but keeping academic references to a minimum, Douglas Moo first introduces the Letter of James in its historical context and then provides verse-by-verse comments that explain the message of James both to its' first readers and to today's church.

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You've seen it on the news too many times to count; school shootings, adolescent addictions, bullying, eating disorders, depression and suicide, cutting, pregnancy. There is no lack of bad news about teenagers today. Maybe you believe that will never happen to 'my child.' And maybe it won't. But crises aren't always the stories that make the evening news. The spectrum of crises an adolescent may face can range from something as (seemingly harmless) as getting caught cheating on a test to dealing with the breakdown of the family, to acting out and getting in trouble with the law. And the reality is that someone they know will likely experience some kind of crisis ---and that can affect your teen significantly. Either way, when a crisis affects your teen, wouldn't you want to be prepared? Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock, both having raised teenagers into adulthood and spent decades in youth ministry and crisis management, bring their expertise and insight to help you identify and understand what a crisis is and how you can help your teen live and grow through it. Inside, you'll find practical responses for issues like: * Suicidal thoughts or behavior * Accidents * Cheating * Death (of a friend or loved one) * Divorce * Eating disorders * Hazing * Pregnancy * Sexual abuse * Sexual identity confusion * Substance abuse or addiction * And more... In addition to learning appropriate responses to crises, you'll learn how to prevent some of these issues, and how to get professionals involved when necessary. Whatever your teen is dealing with, your influence in their life is still the most important one. So be prepared to walk them through their crisis with wisdom, compassion, and the tools to help them heal.

This is a book that confronts problems with discipline and laziness and the other tendencies that push us to accept less than we should. This book will make you re-examine your goals, your priorities and the important values in life. Prepare yourself for this literary adventure that will change the way you live and at the same time teach you how to soar like an eagle above the level of mediocrity.

Mucha gente sabe que las respuestas a las preguntas más difíciles de la vida se encuentran en la Biblia, pero no entienden cómo encontrarlas. Este libro ayuda al lector a descubrir los pasos bíblica os básicos para lidiar con temores y problemas. No solo ayudará al lector sino que el lector podrá ayudar a otros.

Escrito por Rick Warren, autor del éxitoso libro Una iglesia con propósito, este libro responde a la pregunta que todo mundo se hace alguna vez en la vida...'¿Por qué no puedo cambiar?'

According to a study by George Barna, a person is most likely to become a Christian between the ages of four and fourteen. Yet the majority of evangelism training is designed to reach adults, not children. Leading Kids to Jesus equips children's ministry leaders with proven principles to help them have life-changing discussions with kids. The focus is exclusively on personal interactions, not corporate presentations or prop-driven illustrations. Readers learn the best ways to communicate God's love to toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school children in words they understand. The book adapts two simple communication tools from the bestselling evangelism course Becoming a Contagious Christian, which helps you develop your own three-part story and the four components of the gospel message. Included is a survey of what questions to expect from kids, along with other helps and children's ministry experience from Willow Creek's Promiseland staff and volunteers. A companion volume for parents called Leading Your Child to Jesus is also available.

What do you think of when you hear the word 'shape'? Usually you wish that you had a better one! In this case, S.H.A.P.E. stands for the blend of your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality and experiences. Learn how to bring all of these together to create a more healthy 'you'.

This material contains a collection of prearmed classes, creative praise and worship meetings, and inductive studies to make your youth participate. You will find your ideal class by subject and develop a plan counting on more resources. Creative Meetings to refresh your ministry is a resource bank ideal for youth leaders, Sunday school teachers, cell leaders, Christian school teachers and pastors.