Author: Sarah J. Robinson Publisher: WaterBrook ISBN: 0593193539 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 257
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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
Author: Shalana Frisby Publisher: 1 2 3 Journal It Publications ISBN: 9780998618371 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Do you ask yourself where the time goes and often miss out on studying God's word each day? Or, perhaps you simply need an organized way to take notes in your women's Bible study class or small group. Use this beautifully modern guide to help you carve out time with Jesus regularly in your busy schedule. The 90 Day Journal for Her Study with Jesus: A Bible Note-taking Book for women is your answer to diving deeper into scripture and worshipping the Lord daily. Choose Bible readings that interest you for personal study time or use it as a note-taking companion to your weekly women's Bible class or small group study. Wherever you are in the journey as a Christian, this diverse women's Bible study journal is a simple, beautiful, and effective tool to understanding God's word better. This women's Bible study journal includes daily sections for:-Noting your Bible reading and daily study thoughts-Writing your favorite scripture for the day-Journaling about how to apply it to your life-Expressing your prayer concerns & praises-Brainstorming how to share God's word with others -Taking extra notes (one full lined page provided for each day) This women's Bible study journal is a generous 190+ pages in an easy-to-carry 8.5 inch square size. This study journal is not designed specifically for any version of the Bible and encourages you to look up verses on your own using your preferred translation. What you'll need to accompany this self-guided DIY study journal for the most benefit: a Bible of your choice and 20-30 minutes of quiet time each day. This is the Yellow color cover edition in square format size (also available in Teal, Violet, and Poppy cover colors).
Author: Wendy Speake Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1493419277 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 214
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What would you be willing to give up to experience the presence of God in your life again? Many of us sign up for a physical detox program, thinking that if our bodies are healthier, then we're healthier. But a healthy body doesn't do us a lot of good if we are spiritually malnourished. Welcome to the 40-Day Sugar Fast, a fast that begins with us giving Jesus our sugar and ends with Jesus giving us more of himself--the only thing that can ever truly satisfy our soul's deep hunger. On this 40-day journey you'll learn how to stop fixating on food and other things you use to fill the voids in life and instead fix your eyes on Christ. Anyone who runs to sugar for comfort or a reward, who eats mindlessly or out of boredom, who feels physically and spiritually lethargic, or who struggles with self-control will discover here not only freedom from their cravings but an entirely new appetite for the good things God has for us.
Author: Lysa TerKeurst Publisher: ISBN: 9781087773100 Category : Languages : en Pages : 176
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What is the deep cry of your heart? The ache in your soul just waiting to be fulfilled? The prayer you keep repeating without end? Jesus not only cares about this deep, spiritual wrestling, but He also wants to step in and see you through it. Join Lysa TerKeurst on the streets of Israel to explore the I AM statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John, ultimately trading feelings of emptiness and depletion for the fullness of knowing who Jesus is in this in-depth Bible study. Features: Leader helps to guide questions and discussions within small groups Five weeks of personal study segments to complete between six weeks of group sessions Four days, with an optional fifth day, of study within each week of personal study Six enriching teaching videos, approximately 15-20 minutes per session, available via redemption code printed in Bible study book for individual streaming access Benefits: Find freedom in difficult circumstances by learning how to shift from "slave mentality" to "set free mentality." Discover how Jesus is the key to satisfaction by learning the crucial significance behind each of His I AM statements. Trade feelings of emptiness for the fullness of knowing who Jesus is. Grow in biblical literacy with this exploration of the Gospel of John. Video Sessions: Session 1: I AM (18:40)--In this introductory session, Lysa introduces the topic of I AM by looking in the book of Exodus where God talks to Moses through the burning bush. First came God's name, then came His promise. Session 2: I AM the Bread of Life (15:40)--Lysa is in Capernaum during this session and discusses how important bread was in the life of the Jewish people during this time. She reminds participants that only Jesus Himself can satisfy every craving of our soul. Session 3: I AM the Light of the World (21:40)--This third session puts participants at Jacob's well where Jesus encountered the Samaritan woman. Lysa discusses Jesus as the Living Water and how this Samaritan woman became a light to her world by telling others about Jesus. Session 4: I AM the Good Shepherd and I AM the Gate of the Sheep (18:10)--Psalm 23 tells us about God as a Good Shepherd. Lysa explores that Psalm and reminds listeners that God promises not to restore our circumstances, but rather to restore our soul. Session 5: I AM the Resurrection and the Life and I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life (20:55)--In this fifth session Lysa overlooks the city of Jerusalem and studies the passage of the raising of Lazarus. She reminds the listener that Jesus longs to bring His resurrection power to us. Session 6: I AM the True Vine (17:35)--During this final session we find ourselves in a vineyard learning about God as the Gardener and Jesus as the True Vine. We learn that pruning makes us look more like Jesus and prepares us to bring forth fruit.
Author: Steve Poe Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 1400223431 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 240
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Beloved pastor Steve Poe helps Christians identify and break free from the destructive patterns that are keeping them from the joy-filled, flourishing life Jesus promised. We all have both good and bad habits in our life. Creatures of Habit reveals how to remove bad habits and replace them with godly ones. But it's not a matter of working hard, of "pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps." That approach simply doesn't work. True transformation is God's work--our job is to listen, obey, and put into practice what he's already directing us to do. Steve Poe has pastored large, growing churches for more than thirty-four years, and during that time he has counseled hundreds of people. He's seen that poor choices often become bad habits that in turn cause people a lot of problems. Hundreds of things can become a bad habit in our lives, but Poe focuses on the most common, among them: anger, lust, worry, cynicism, pride, self-centeredness, and greed. Each chapter provides insights, biblical examples, and tangible tools that will help you break the bad habits that can become spiritual strongholds in your life.
Author: Shalana Frisby Publisher: 1 2 3 Journal It Publications ISBN: 9780998618364 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Do you ask yourself where the time goes and often miss out on studying God's word each day? Or, perhaps you simply need an organized way to take notes in your women's Bible study class or small group. Use this beautifully modern guide to help you carve out time with Jesus regularly in your busy schedule. The 90 Day Journal for Her Study with Jesus: A Bible Note-taking Book for women is your answer to diving deeper into scripture and worshipping the Lord daily. Choose Bible readings that interest you for personal study time or use it as a note-taking companion to your weekly women's Bible class or small group study. Wherever you are in the journey as a Christian, this diverse women's Bible study journal is a simple, beautiful, and effective tool to understanding God's word better. This women's Bible study journal includes daily sections for:-Noting your Bible reading and daily study thoughts-Writing your favorite scripture for the day-Journaling about how to apply it to your life-Expressing your prayer concerns & praises-Brainstorming how to share God's word with others -Taking extra notes (one full lined page provided for each day) This women's Bible study journal is a generous 190+ pages in an easy-to-carry 8.5 inch square size. This study journal is not designed specifically for any version of the Bible and encourages you to look up verses on your own using your preferred translation. What you'll need to accompany this self-guided DIY study journal for the most benefit: a Bible of your choice and 20-30 minutes of quiet time each day. This is the Poppy color cover edition in square format size (also available in Teal, Violet, and Yellow cover colors).
Author: Jostein Gaarder Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 1466804270 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 599
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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Author: Kenneth E. Bailey Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 0830875859 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 430
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Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels, examining the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables. The work dispels the obscurity of Western interpretations with a stark vision of Jesus in his original context.
Author: Kristen Strong Publisher: Revell ISBN: 144124851X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 196
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Whether chosen and celebrated--like going off to college or welcoming your first baby--or unexpected and anxiety-inducing--like losing a job or grappling with a broken trust--all change brings stress. Kristen Strong knows about change--especially the kind you didn't choose or expect. What she's fought hard to learn over the years is that change is not something to be feared but something to be received as a blessing from a God who, more often than not, works through change, not in spite of it. Strong has learned to see change not as a grievance but as a grace. In this hope-filled book, she shows women how when we follow God's will, we receive blessings of contentment, purpose, and renewed strength. She encourages women to see change not as the end of their story but as the scenery for this part of life's journey. And she offers practical advice for coping with change in every part of life. Anyone who has struggled to adjust to life's transitions will welcome this warm and personal perspective.
Author: Sarah Young Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc ISBN: 1400320097 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 385
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Experience Jesus TodayTM, recently named the ECPA 2013 Christian Book Of The Year Jesus TodayTM was written during a very difficult time in Sarah Young's life. Yet the words of Scripture and Jesus' own Presence were ever near, bringing her hope and comfort for each new day. Whether you need a lifeline in your discouragement and hurts or are longing for a close intimate relationship with the Lord, you will delight in this new devotional book - a sequel to #1 bestselling Jesus Calling(R). It is written as if Jesus Himself is assuring you that He is in control, that He is good, and that a glorious future awaits all who anchor their hope in Him. Reaching out with peace-filled reminders of Jesus' Presence from the Word of God, these devotions will intimately, quietly connect you with Jesus, the One who meets you right where you are.
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Author: Shalana Frisby
Author: Wendy Speake
Author: Lysa TerKeurst
Author: Steve Poe
Author: Shalana Frisby
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Author: Kenneth E. Bailey
Author: Kristen Strong
Author: Sarah Young