Outline : From the moment we wake in the morning until we go to sleep at night, every day is filled with ordinary moments when we can connect with God. Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is a collection of short prayers for children to pray in the midst of their day: on the way to school, after seeing a friend, when petting a dog, or while looking at the stars. This collection of simple prayers, …
Outline: A groundbreaking manifesto on the meaning of life. This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you - both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question : What on earth am I here for? Knowing God's purpose for creating you will re…
Outline: Dealing with a time when followers of Jesus were moving toward separation from the movement's Jewish origins, this inaugural volume of A People's History of Christianity tells "the people's story" by gathering together evidence from the New Testament texts, archaeology, and other contemporary sources. Of particular interest to the distinguished group of scholar-contributors are the oft…
Outline : The authors of the New Testament regularly quote and allude to Old Testament passages that point to the presence, person, and work of Jesus. Jesus himself claimed that Moses wrote about him (John 5:46). And on the road to Emmaus, Jesus instructed the disciples from "Moses and all the prophets" regarding himself (Luke 24:27). Though Christians affirm that the Old Testament bears witnes…
Outline: Why should anyone listen to the church?
- What gospel is the church proclaiming? The gospel of success? The gospel of prosperity? The gospel of whatever feels right?
- What is success? How does the church measure the success of its leaders?
- Who is doing what - and for whose glory?
- How is the leadership lifestyle affecting the church?
- Does popularity guarantee a good characte…
Outline : Warren W. Wiersbe explains what to do - and how to evaluate what you're doing - when you pursue the service of God, a service he calls "the greatest work in the world." This is for all God's servants, lay and professional. Within the structure of thirty "conversations," Wiersbe makes profoundly simple the basic principles of serving others in God's name. And he nourishes within the re…
Outline : Pietism is the religious-theological movement which formed a bridge between the Reformations of the sixteenth century and the
Enlightenment. This introduction to the Pietist theologians demonstrates the influence that this movement had on the religious, cultural, and social life of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and examines its lasting effects on modern culture and modern…
Outline: An inspiring collection of sermons on perhaps the most significant event the world ever experienced - the Cross of Christ. Through masterful sermons by great pulpit masters, the reader will gain a greater understanding of the theological, devotional, and practical importance of the Cross of Christ.
Outline: The central theme of the Bible is expanded and expounded in this collection of sermons, compiled by one of today's great preachers. The reader will be encouraged by messages from such great pulpit masters. These Classic Sermons on the Birth of Christ will be a welcome addition to both preachers and teachers and will provide inspiration, ideas, and insights into this important event.
Outline: Prayer is the lifeline of the Christian. Only through an active prayer life can there be real spiritual growth. Fourteen pulpit giants present the need, the how-to, and the results of a life that is permeated with prayer. These classic sermons on prayer will energize your prayer life, show you how to expect great things from God, and help you experience the strengthening power of God i…
Outline: No greater contrast can be found in all of the Bible than that between the future prospects of the redeemed and the unrepentant. On one hand, the awe-inspiring promise of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal separation in that place …
Outline: No one name can capture all the depth and richness of God's character or attributes, and the Scriptures are filled with descriptive titles for the Lord. Any study of the names of God in Scripture will be enhanced by these classic sermons selected by Dr. Warren Wiersbe from the pulpit ministries of preachers such as C. H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, Alexander Maclaren, George Whitfiel…
Why include a volume on Pietist theologians in a series on major theologians in Christian history? Was not Pietism precisely a movement that criticized academic theology as a religion of the head in contrast to a religion of the heart? To paraphrase Tertullian, what does Wittenberg “the undisputed citadel of extreme Lutheran orthodoxy”1 (or any other citadel of academic theology) have to do…
Scientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory in the Bell System Technical Journal more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and…
Human lives are full of pleasures and pains. And humans are creatures that are able to to learn, understand, remember and recall, plan and anticipate. Ancient philosophers were interested in both of these facts and, what is more, were interested in how these two facts are related to one another. There appear to be, after all, pleasures and pains associated with learning and inquiring, recollect…
Outline: "There is no correlation between the size and the strength of a church!" insists Rick Warren. "Big is not automatically better, and neither is being small automatically better. Healthy is better!" As a "pastor or pastors," Rick Warren has trained over 400,000 pastors from 164 countries, insisting that church health, not church growth, should be our focus. "If a church is healthy, growt…
Outline: Apakah Anda terkadang merasa kehilangan dasar pelayanan? Kewalahan dengan pelayanan? Pernah berharap mendapat tambahan kekuatan? Dalam melayani sudah pasti ada masa suka dan duka, termasuk kejenuhan. Bahkan hamba Tuhan (pendeta) sekalipun pernah mengalaminya. Bagaimana bisa? Ada saatnya kita mengalami titik klimaks ketika merasa bahwa pelayanan kita sia-sia, tidak ada hasil, tidak diha…
Outline: Buku ini ditulis bagi laskar-laskar Kristus. Ini bukan buku bacaan renungan bagi orang Kristen yang suka bolos ke gereja. Ini adalah sebuah buku penuntun yang serius bagi setiap orang Kristen yang sungguh-sungguh, yaitu yang sedang berada dalam peperangan rohani dan ingin mengetahui bagaimana caranya memenangkan peperangan itu. Warren W. Wiersbe memberikan pengajaran Alkitabiah yang me…
Outline: Surat Petrus yang Pertama ditulis bagi orang-orang Kristen yang mengalami penderitaan dan penganiayaan karena kesetiaan mereka kepada Kristus. Di dalam suratnya Petrus mengingatkan bahwa sesuatu hal yang baru akan segera terjadi, yaitu datangnya suatu "api siksaan" dengan penganiayaan yang sesungguhnya. Petrus tahu betapa keadaan ini akan sangat menekan orang-orang yang beriman dan ia …
Outline : ALLAH ITU DEKAT. Di dalam rutinitas dari kehidupan sehari-hari yang sering diabaikan, kita menjadi sadar akan kehadiran Allah dalam cara-cara yang mengejutkan. Bagaimana kita menikmati yang sakral dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dan kehidupan sehari-hari sebagai yang sakral? Dalam kurun satu hari di kehidupan sehari-hari, buku ini menyelidiki kehidupan sehari-hari melalui kacamata liturgi…
Overview: Tidak ada theologi Kristen lain dalam kurun waktu lima ratus tahun terakhir yang begitu mendalam pengaruhnya atas kebudayaan Barat seperti wawasan dunia John Calvin. Wawasan dunia ini menjangkau luas melampaui disiplin theologis, seperti terlihat dari daftar para kontributor dan topik-topik yang dibahas. Calvin menginspirasi begitu banyak orang Kristen untuk menerapkan pemikirannya …
Overview: Lewat buku ini, penulis mengajak pembaca untuk memahami sisi-sisi kesepian dan cara membangkitkan kembali antusiasme hidup berdasarkan Alkitab. Selain itu, terdapat pula beberapa tokoh Alkitab yang diangkat sebagai cerminan orang-orang kesepian:
Kain : Kesepian akibat dosa
Musa : Kesepian akibat pelayanan
Elisa: Kesepian akibat mengasihani diri sendiri
Maria dan Marta : Kesepian …