Views on the roles of deacons vary widely among evangelical Christians. What does Scripture actually teach about deacons and their role in the church?
Views range from deacons being the board of directors, to the church building maintenance crew. My intention in writing this book is to encourage my deacon friends and fellow church leaders to think more critically about what they are saying, what they are doing, and what Scripture actually teaches about deacons.
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Views on the roles of deacons vary widely among evangelical Christians. What does Scripture actually teach about deacons and their role in the church?
Views range from deacons being the board of directors, to the church building maintenance crew. My intention in writing this book is to encourage my deacon friends and fellow church leaders to think more critically about what they are saying, what they are doing, and what Scripture actually teaches about deacons.
Whatever your view of deacons may be, this study will help you examine in detail the biblical fact on deacons, allowing those facts to guide your thinking. This book offers the opportunity to build broader agreement among our Bible-believing churches as to what deacons do.
Known for his deep love for the church and for his careful Bible exegesis, Strauch's new study cannot be ignored by churches that are committed to following a biblical church polity. This is not simply a revision of Strauch's popular book, "The New Testament Deacon: Minister of Mercy." It is a completely new study with a fresh perspective.
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This book is written to help Christians discern when to disobey and when to comply with tyrannical government orders. When civil governments become tyrants, Christians are forced to make decisions.
In this book, I help parents navigate local church life through the ordinary means of grace in preaching, singing, praying, fellowship, and even in the hardships and trials.
In What About Boy-Girl Friendships? the author has sorted through, evaluated, and placed priorities on some of the major activities and decisions that face the young teenager. He does this from a scriptural point of view, challenging and calling young people from careless, sensual pleasures to a life of genuine satisfaction through commitment to God and holy living.
Study questions follow the text for those who will use the book in Bible or youth discussion groups.
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Using the alphabet as a guide, this book provides 26 devotional meditations for young children (ages 4–9), based on Bible texts that children can easily memorize. God’s Alphabet for Life stresses that, like adults, children must be born again, come by faith and repentance to the Lord Jesus Christ, and live lives of thankfulness to God for His great salvation.
An Affordable Edition that Helps New Bible Readers Easily Explore God’s Word
The KJV Value Outreach Bible is ideal for ministries and churches that want to share the Gospel with those interested in God’s Word and Christianity. Features such as an essay on Getting to Know God, wit the plan of salvation and a 30 Days with Jesus reading guide make it easy for new Bible readers to understand Scripture. Best of all, its affordable price makes it possible to distribute widely while staying in budget.
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A study Bible for personal and family daily reading and study of the Word of God. You get a library of books in one, church history, Reformed confessions and catechism, daily reading plan, church history, theological articles, discipleship articles on the Christian life.
For 2nd Year Primary (8-9 year olds). Our 2nd Grade Core curriculum includes an exciting history course covering the growth of Christ's church in the Middle East, a reading course containing 65 essential Bible stories, and four kid-friendly read-aloud stories including Mary Jones and Her Bible, The Giant Killer, and biographies of John Chrysostom and Robert Murray Mc'Cheyne.
How are young people to arrive safely at the marriage altar? This book captures some of the premarital counsel which John Calvin gave to the youth and families of Geneva in order that they may navigate the single years and enter successfully into marriage.
The book draws material from two categories of Calvin's writings; some passages are taken from Calvin's commentaries and sermons, while others come from the Marriage Ordinance of 1546, which outlines many of the difficult issues that singles often face before marriage.
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The Puritans believed that godly marriages were foundational for the future life of families, churches, and nations.
Therefore, they wrote prolifically on the subject of marriage, seeking to bring biblical reformation to this subject in a comprehensive way. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other previous Reformers had begun this task, but the Puritans took it much further, writing a number of detailed treatises on how to live as godly spouses.
Out of the wealth of material available to us from the seventeenth century, Joel R. Beeke and James A. La Belle have gathered together insights from the past and summarized them in a contemporary form in order to encourage modern day coupled to glorify God in marriage.
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An eye opening and searching book on the cultural developments and how to apply Scriptures in our lives, such as music and movies. An excellent book for the youth. In The Tattooed Jesus, Kevin Swanson confronts modern Christians who are influenced by post-Christian worldviews and cultural trends. He urges readers to reject these influences and calls for repentance and a change in worldview. Swanson critiques various aspects of popular culture, including movies, music, tattoos, video games, literature, sports, and more, arguing that Christians often fall victim to worldly philosophies and cultural devices. The book challenges Christians to be more discerning in their engagement with culture, grounded in biblical truth.
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This course presents a basic introduction to, and critical analysis of, the philosophers, the literary masters, and the cultural influencers of the last three hundred years. A refreshing improvement of most philosophy and literature courses, this course is filled with relevant biblical references and truths that address the false worldviews of the 'great' secular humanist works.
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