A call for freshness, spontaneity and life in worship has been resounding through the churches of the English-speaking world, together with a desire to hear God speaking here and now to his people. Many have called for a return to the pattern of worship found in 1 Corinthians 14, merging the biblical emphasis of the Reformation with the vitality of the modern Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
Things have a way of falling to pieces. The shingles blow off the roof. The fender rusts through and the exhaust pipe drags. Cuff fray, nylons run, hair fall out, joints stiffen, and wattles appear under our chins. Nothing is exempt, not even our ideas. [ 1st Paragraph ] This is one reason why I find the Incarnation compelling. For in the figure of Jesus Christ there is something that escape…
How does the ordinary believing Christian "grow up" into spiritual maturity in Christ? Throughout Christian history in every age and every tradition countless answers to this question have been brought forward, raging from extreme legalism and salvation by "works" on the one hand, to the absolute passivity of quietism on the other. Now, Dr. Russell Hitt, a well-known and influential evangelical…
“Fireseeds is a book of stories – stories of how God has worked in and through generations past.” The great connection of these stories is how often God started His work of revival on a college campus and it spread like wide fire across the land. This is the vision that author Dan Hayes has for the Christian college students of today – to desire and pray for revival to begin anew in the…
Lust isn't just a guy problem - it's a human problem. And unless we honestly confront it, lust will destroy our relationships and our lives. Joshua Harris, author of the runaway bestseller "Kissed Dating Goodbye" calls a generation bombarded with images of sexual sin back to the freedom and joy of holiness. This "PG-rated" book - straightforward without being graphic - speaks to those entrenche…
For centuries, finding purpose in life has been at the heart of the human quest. Yet, for many, the path to purpose remains urgent but unclear. In this best-selling modern classic, Os Guinness invites you to explore the ultimate answer to identity, meaning, and purpose. The Call speaks to the longing in every human heart and answers-You were created with a purpose. In this new edition, Th…
"There were periods of deep confusion and darkness," says Mr. Grubb, "When I seemed to myself to be an atheist in mind while a believer in heart." Out of confusion and darkness he has marched toward "the marvelous views of the Delectable Mountains" and in this book, which has much spiritual autobiography in it, Norman Grubb shares with the reader the secret of the power which comes from knockin…
This book is the heartfelt expression of the world-famous evangelist's concern over the world's despair; a Christian analysis of a world filled with riots, demonstrations, threats, wars, and rebellion against authority—divine as well as human. Billy Graham examines the cause of the world's tensions against the background of his own rich experience—years of travelling all over the world a…
Here is a book which will prove encouraging to many a so-called "ordinary Christian." To those who are dismayed and discouraged by the impression that the heights of holiness can be reached only by the seemingly super-human efforts recorded in the lives of many saints—heroic penances, exhausting labors, etc.—this book stresses the one thing necessary: joyful performance of God's will. …
This succinct volume consists of three lectures examining the nature, media and application of God's word. With insight and care that have come to typify his writing. John M. Frame develops fresh application of ideas set forth in his acclaimed work "The Doctrine of The Knowledge" of God. in addition, he offers a preview of (and invites feedback on) the central theses to be discussed in two fort…