⛪️ CHRISTIAN FAITH—Articles
> Why I choose faith … Top 5 reasons why I believe in God, and why I belong to a church … 2 pages … A4
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🏮 CHRISTIAN SERVICE—Articles
> Hands up, disciples! … A fresh look at New Testament teaching about what it means to follow Christ … 6 pages, full colour … A4
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> Hands up, apostles! … A fresh look at New Testament teaching about what it means to be "sent" by Christ … 6 pages, full colour … A4
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> Training disciples in everyday life … How to train believers in service for God … 4 pages … A4
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🔑 PRAYER–PRAISE–HEALING—Articles
> Prayer in faith and practice … A treasure-trove collection of 34 1-page, published articles on prayer in church and personal life … definitely look at the cover page to see the titles! … USL
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> What about fasting? … Does this practice have a place in Christian experience? … USL
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🌼 CHURCH—Articles
> Top 4 questions for church on the edge … If you’re looking for comfort, don’t read this … but if you’re looking for challenge and inspiration as your church moves into its Spirit-driven mission, be sure to read it, study it, share it … 2016, 5 pages, illustrated … USL
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New! Who can lead the church? …
A two-part article in five pages … first, the need to recognize how wrong we can be—and the importance of interpreting Scripture in its context … second, three powerful scriptures that speak directly to the question of women in church leadership … this is not an opinion piece, but an attempt to highlight God’s own words directly to us on the subject … USL
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> Who’s right?—we really need to know … Conservatives? liberals? legalists? cheap-grace advocates? … there’s nothing like the battle of labels to destroy churches … who’s right?—the only good answer comes from Jesus … his explanation spares none of us, but it’s exactly what we need … 2016, 3 pages, illustrated … USL
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> See under "Prayer–praise–healing" for articles that deal additionally with "Church."
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⏳ RESURRECTION–RETURN–JUDGMENT–DEATH—Articles
> Hell … a different view of the Bible's teaching
… Is the popular view true to God's reality? … 16 pages … USL …
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> Pause … what happens when we die … A fresh treatment that lets Jesus speak for himself on this critical subject … a chapter from the memoir, Inside Passage … 8 pages … USL
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📖 SCRIPTURE–THE WORD—Articles
> All … A new look at the Spirit's gifting … the 2nd part of this article describes in thought-provoking terms how the Bible is inspired … 8 pages … USL
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Promises—12 life-changing guarantees from God’s Word …
No commentary in this one—just the straight word from God … carry these 12 promises with you wherever you go—or better still, use this 1-page document as a model to make your own list of 12 most powerful Bible promises … USL
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> Which Bible version? … More than 50 English translations of the Bible are available … which one should I use? … making sense of a sometimes confusing picture … 3 pages, illustrated … USL
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New! Who can lead the church? …
A two-part article in five pages … the second part addresses the question of women in church leadership—but the first part is a description of our critical need to approach Scripture with a humble spirit, and to interpret Scripture entirely in its varied contexts … valuable counsel for any area of Bible study … USL
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> And … be sure to see the eBooks page for “Powerful texts of the Bible"
😓 CRISIS, TRIAL—Articles
> Transforming the tight spots … Are you in a tight spot right now?—if so, there's a message from God for you … an article selected from the “Prayer in faith and practice” series … 1 page … USL
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> Also, scroll down to see two “5-minute talks” in this subject area—“I will live and not die” & “Don’t be afraid.”
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🌋 HOLY SPIRIT—Articles
> All … A new look at the Spirit's gifting, and at how the Bible is inspired … 8 pages … USL
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> See also the significant article in the “Church” section: “Top 4 questions for church on the edge” … question #4 in this article is about Spirit baptism and empowerment
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> And … be sure to see the eBooks page for “Spirit Gifting … a Bible study guide on how God empowers people for Christian service"
🍒 WISE LIVING—Articles
> History of hands … Hands represent our personal history, and the history of our world—one day, Christ's hands were stopped dead, because our hands have stopped at nothing … 3 pages, illustrated … USL
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> Power of a praying home … Why couples don’t pray together—how that can change, and the blessing that comes in return … 2 pages, illustrated … USL
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🌄 LIFE IN CHRIST … Articles
> 90 things that are ours in Christ … This is not an article, but a 2-page spread laying out all the privileges the New Testament shows we have in Christ … drawn from more than 240 Scripture passages …
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