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Author: Mark Fairley Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781495998522 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 206
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“Many people are longing for a greater cause. They are no longer content with 'church as usual.' They read of the church in the New Testament, and their curiosity is piqued. The New Testament accounts are far removed from their experience every week. They hear contemporary stories of the church expanding rapidly in parts of China and India, and their hearts soar.” - Neil ColeHave you ever read the Bible and wondered why the early church is so far removed from the one we experience today? Have you ever wondered why a church so thrilling, real, authentic and powerful in the pages of the New Testament seems to have been rendered so dull, fake, hypocritical and weak by our contemporary formulas? Are you tiring of a stale, weekly ritual that doesn't seem to be making any discernible difference?The truth is that the church we have come to know looks very little like the one Jesus intended. The simple, informal community characterised by love that we read about in Acts has become a formalized ritual driven by apathy, fear, comfort, market forces and man-made tradition. Over time, the vibrant community of Jewish believers who fearlessly spread the gospel, healed the sick and cast out demons has became a broken, empty institution and an irrelevance to the world around it. And now, provoked by the Holy Spirit, the church is getting restless. We're beginning to question the rituals, the churchianity and the Sunday show routine, and starting to ask what it might be like to go back to genuine New Testament Christianity. There's a longing to be a part of that vibrant, loving, informal, powerful, raw and life-changing community once again. In "The Restless Church", we deconstruct what the church has become, show what a genuine New Testament church might look like today and invite you to become part of the worldwide movement for change.
Author: Mark Fairley Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781495998522 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 206
Book Description
“Many people are longing for a greater cause. They are no longer content with 'church as usual.' They read of the church in the New Testament, and their curiosity is piqued. The New Testament accounts are far removed from their experience every week. They hear contemporary stories of the church expanding rapidly in parts of China and India, and their hearts soar.” - Neil ColeHave you ever read the Bible and wondered why the early church is so far removed from the one we experience today? Have you ever wondered why a church so thrilling, real, authentic and powerful in the pages of the New Testament seems to have been rendered so dull, fake, hypocritical and weak by our contemporary formulas? Are you tiring of a stale, weekly ritual that doesn't seem to be making any discernible difference?The truth is that the church we have come to know looks very little like the one Jesus intended. The simple, informal community characterised by love that we read about in Acts has become a formalized ritual driven by apathy, fear, comfort, market forces and man-made tradition. Over time, the vibrant community of Jewish believers who fearlessly spread the gospel, healed the sick and cast out demons has became a broken, empty institution and an irrelevance to the world around it. And now, provoked by the Holy Spirit, the church is getting restless. We're beginning to question the rituals, the churchianity and the Sunday show routine, and starting to ask what it might be like to go back to genuine New Testament Christianity. There's a longing to be a part of that vibrant, loving, informal, powerful, raw and life-changing community once again. In "The Restless Church", we deconstruct what the church has become, show what a genuine New Testament church might look like today and invite you to become part of the worldwide movement for change.
Author: Winn Collier Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group ISBN: 9781576837115 Category : Christian life Languages : en Pages : 0
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Using references from both classic literature and contemporary culture, Collier speaks to culture-savvy Christians who wrestle with their need for control and their desire for God to resolve circumstances in the ways they think He should.
Author: Austin Fischer Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1625641516 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 131
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Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning around the sun even if we're convinced it spins around the earth. Our opinions about God will not change God, but they can change us. And so yes, it does matter because the conversations about free will and Calvinism confront us with perhaps the only question that really matters: who is God? This is a book about that question--a book about the Bible, black holes, love, sovereignty, hell, Romans 9, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and a little girl in a red coat. You've heard arguments, but here's a story--Austin Fischer's story, and his journey in and out of Calvinism on a trip to the center of the universe.
Author: Jennie Allen Publisher: HarperChristian Resources ISBN: 0849922461 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 187
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Do you feel like you're just waiting to find your purpose? Do you want to live like you were made for more? Many of us feel restless, and that might not be a bad thing. . . When our restlessness awakens our longing to be woven into God's story, it can launch us into living the life of purpose God designed for us. In this video-based small group Bible study (DVD/video streaming sold separately), Bible study teacher and author of Get Out of Your Head Jennie Allen helps you discover a practical plan to identify the loose threads of your life and how to weave them together for God's glory and purposes. Jennie uses the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to explain how his suffering, gifts, story, and relationships fit into the greater tapestry of God’s narrative—and how our story can do the same. In this study you will: Explore practical ways to identify the threads of your life. Learn how to intentionally weave those threads together. Discover how your gifts, passions, places, and relationships aren’t random; they’re deliberate and meaningful. Speak the truth about your suffering: it’s possible it has produced the very thing you want to give back to the world. The Restless Study Guide engages the mind and heart through stories, Bible study from the life of Joseph, and Threads—a tool to help you see your own personal story and to uncover and understand the raw materials God has given you to use for his glory and purpose. What would happen if you spent the rest of your life running without reservation after His purposes for you? Designed for use with the Restless Video Study (9780879922374), sold separately
Author: Collin Hansen Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433521008 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 162
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From places like John Piper's den, Al Mohler's office, and Jonathan Edwards's college, Christianity Today journalist Collin Hansen investigates what makes today's young Calvinists tick. Church-growth strategies and charismatic worship have fueled the bulk of evangelical growth in America for decades. While baby boomers have flocked to churches that did not look or sound like church, it seems these churches do not so broadly capture the passions of today's twenty-something evangelicals. In fact, a desire for transcendence and tradition among young evangelicals has contributed to a Reformed resurgence. For nearly two years, Christianity Today journalist Collin Hansen visited the chief schools, churches, and conferences of this growing movement. He sought to describe its members and ask its leading pastors and theologians about the causes and implications of the Calvinist resurgence. The result, Young, Restless, Reformed, shows common threads in their diverse testimonies and suggests what tomorrow's church might look like when these young evangelicals become pastors or professors.
Author: Michael Horton Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0310517389 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 193
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Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there’s a “next-best-thing,” if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom—the sense that they are missing out on the radical life Jesus promised. One thing is certain. No one wants to be “ordinary.” Yet pastor and author Michael Horton believes that our attempts to measure our spiritual growth by our experiences, constantly seeking after the next big breakthrough, have left many Christians disillusioned and disappointed. There’s nothing wrong with an energetic faith; the danger is that we can burn ourselves out on restless anxieties and unrealistic expectations. What’s needed is not another program or a fresh approach to spiritual growth; it’s a renewed appreciation for the commonplace. Far from a call to low expectations and passivity, Horton invites readers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. He provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul—not a quick fix that leaves readers empty with unfulfilled promises. Convicting and ultimately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it’s an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.
Author: Jennie Allen Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 0849949491 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 240
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Do you live for something? Or do you feel like you're just waiting to find your purpose? Many of us feel restless, but that might not be a bad thing. When our restlessness awakens our longing to be woven into God's story, it can launch us into living the life of purpose God designed for us. In Restless, Bible study teacher and bestselling author Jennie Allen will help you discover a practical plan to identify the loose threads of your life and how to weave them together for God's glory and purpose. Jennie uses the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to explain how his suffering, gifts, story, and relationships fit into the greater tapestry of God's narrative—and how our story can do the same. In this book you will: Explore practical ways to identify the threads of your life. Learn how to intentionally weave those threads together. Discover how your gifts, passions, places, and relationships are deliberate and meaningful, not random. Speak the truth about your suffering: it's possible it has produced the very thing you want to give back to the world. What would happen if you spent the rest of your life running without reservation after His purposes for you? To dive deeper into the Restless message and further explore Threads, look for the Restless Study Guide and Video Study from HarperChristian Resources.
Author: Benjamin Storey Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691211124 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
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"No one seems to be happy with the present. That loathing of the present is understandable. The present moment, in modern life, is hard to love, or even to grasp. For the modern present is a state of constant motion. Perpetual moral, social, and psychic revolution is the price we pay for our unprecedented liberty, equality, and prosperity. Though we rightly prize those great political goods, having our world turned upside down every morning makes us all of us uneasy and some of us miserable. We exacerbate our unease by our failure to recognize it. With our ritual insistence that we are perfectly content to "go with the flow," we deny even the existence of our disquiet. We refuse to see what time it is, and we refuse to see ourselves"--
Author: Mark Fairley
Author: Mark Fairley
Author: Winn Collier
Author: William Kilbourn
Author: William Kilbourn (ed)
Author: Austin Fischer
Author: Jennie Allen
Author: Collin Hansen
Author: Michael Horton
Author: Jennie Allen
Author: Benjamin Storey