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Christ-like
Author: Emanuel Xavier
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This first novel introduces Mikey Alvarez. Sexually abused as a child, eventually abandoned by his family, he becomes a West Side Highway hustler and drug dealer. Mikey survives the streets of New York by joining the House of X, a gang of godless gays who terrorize the underground club scene and ball circuit.
The Discipline of Grace
Author: Jerry Bridges
Publisher: NavPress
Published: 2018-04-03
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1631468723
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness You are never beyond the reach of God's grace. Neither are you ever beyond the need of God's grace. Without grace we'd never come to Christ. But being a Christian is more than just coming to Christ, it's about growing and becoming more like Jesus. This pursuit of holiness is hard work, and as we enter into this discipline, we sometimes lose sight of grace. Jerry Bridges helps us steer clear of this disastrous distraction, offering a clear and thorough explanation of the gospel and what it means to the believer. Explore how the same grace that brings us to Christ also grows us in Christ. Includes full study guide (which was previously sold as a stand-alone discussion guide, ISBN 9781576839904).
What Did Jesus Look Like?
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-02-08
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0567671518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different vision of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair.
A Heart Like Jesus
Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2009-06-21
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1418515590
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The heart of Jesus is sacred, and the lessons and examples it provides to us are paramount in our daily mission to follow in His footsteps. Max Lucado poses the question "what if, for one day and night, your heart was replaced by the heart of Christ?" That thought-provoking question leads to many personal revelations demonstrating that we can recast our hearts to be more like that of Jesus, and the blessings created by the transformation will unleash ripples to the widest edges of our lives and those around us.
Pastor Paul (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic)
Author: Scot McKnight
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 149342002X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Being a pastor is a complicated calling. Pastors are often pulled in multiple directions and must "become all things to all people" (1 Cor. 9:22). What does the New Testament say (or not say) about the pastoral calling? And what can we learn about it from the apostle Paul? According to popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight, pastoring must begin first and foremost with spiritual formation, which plays a vital role in the life and ministry of the pastor. As leaders, pastors both create and nurture culture in a church. The biblical vision for that culture is Christoformity, or Christlikeness. Grounding pastoral ministry in the pastoral praxis of the apostle Paul, McKnight shows that nurturing Christoformity was at the heart of the Pauline mission. The pastor's central calling, then, is to mediate Christ in everything. McKnight explores seven dimensions that illustrate this concept--friendship, siblings, generosity, storytelling, witness, subverting the world, and wisdom--as he calls pastors to be conformed to Christ and to nurture a culture of Christoformity in their churches.
Renovation of the Heart
Author: Dallas Willard
Publisher: Tyndale House
Published: 2014-02-27
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1615214550
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As Christians, we know that we are new creations in Jesus. So we try to act differently, hoping this will make us more like Him. But changing our outward behavior doesn’t change our hearts. Only by God’s grace can we be transformed internally. Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the “transformation of the spirit”—a divine process that “brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God.” This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul. Willard also outlines a general pattern of transformation in each area, not as a sterile formula but as a practical process that you can follow without the guilt or perfectionism so many Christians wrestle with. Don’t settle for complacency. Accept the challenge Renovation of the Heart offers to become an intentional apprentice of Jesus Christ, changing daily as you walk with Him.
Invitation to the Jesus Life
Author: Jan Johnson
Publisher: Tyndale House
Published: 2014-02-27
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 1617472409
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →To encounter Jesus daily and have a relationship with Him changes everything; our focus becomes eternal. Experience Jesus in such a way that His love-drenched, others-focused nature shapes your character. The spiritual practices in each chapter will challenge you to go deeper with Him.
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit
Author: Christopher J.H. Wright
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2017-01-21
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 0830891331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How should Christians live? On the one hand, some very legalistic Christians stress the importance of keeping all the rules—that you must do this and never do that if you want to prove you are really a Christian. On the other hand, there are those who reject the whole idea of rules or traditions in the church and see the point of the Christian faith as setting us free from the institutionalized religious burden. But Paul addresses these two competing views by showing us a far better way—a truly Christian way to live our lives. It is the way of the Spirit of God given to us through Christ: "Walk by the Spirit . . . led by the Spirit . . . live by the Spirit . . . keep in step with the Spirit." That is the heart and soul of Christian living. It is the center and secret of what it means to be a person who belongs to Christ. Pastor and scholar Christopher Wright invites us to live a life in step with the Spirit by cultivating the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These nine chapters, each addressing a different fruit, each conclude with questions for contemplation or discussion. Feed on the Word of God, grow in Christlikeness, and live a fruitful life.
In His Steps
Author: Charles Monroe Sheldon
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 1984-11
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0310327512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This classic presents people seeking to change their community by pledging themselves to experiment for a whole year with the question, 'What would Jesus do?'
