Best of
Christian-Non-Fiction

1996

A Heart Like His: Seeking the Heart of God Through a Study of David - Member Book


Beth Moore - 1996
    In this in-depth look at the life of David, Beth Moore draws spiritual insight and understanding from a man who slayed a giant and saved a kingdom.This book guides readers on an exciting and informative journey through virtually every twist and turn of David's life as a shepherd, refugee, and king. Moore introduces readers to the heart of a man whose triumphs and sins were foundation blocks of God's plan and prophecy and shows readers how to better serve God by understanding their own unique relationship to Him.

David Seeking a Heart Like His


Beth Moore - 1996
    Explore how David's life proves this promise to be true in this updated edition of the best selling A Heart Like His: Seeking the Heart of God Through a Study of David. In this examination of the "man after God's own heart," David will delight and disappoint you. You'll want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. If you've ever experienced doubts, temptations, losses, family problems, or personal inconsistencies, this study is for you!First released in 1996, this updated Bible study features all new video sessions (sold separately) and updated Member Book content to speak to today's women. While other Bible studies about King David exist in the market place, Beth Moore has a unique way of bringing the truth of Scripture to life. Regardless of the topic, you will not want to miss this updated study about seeking a heart like David!

The Attributes of God: A Journey Into the Father's Heart


A.W. Tozer - 1996
    Tozer, there is no question more important. In fact, Tozer's desire to know God and His fullness consumed his entire life and ministry.Originally preached as sermons at Southside Alliance Church in Chicago, this first volume of The Attributes of God examines ten attributes of God. A study guide has been added for an in depth look at each attribute. This all important book deals with the most important subject matter of God's traits. We should esteem Him stricken, smitten and afflicted, yet see Him as our Creator and King in awe, wonder, and fear with righteousness and amazement. How can we even be allowed to have a glimpse of His beauty, compassion, and grace?

Me and My Big Mouth!: Your Answer Is Right Under Your Nose


Joyce Meyer - 1996
    You can take hold of the words you speak and make them work for you!Me and My Big Mouth will show you how to train your mouth to speak words that will help you accomplish all God wants for you in this life. Bestselling author Joyce Meyer emphasizes that speaking the Word of God must be coupled with living a life of complete obedience to the Word of God in order to see the full power of God flowing in your life.By applying the biblical truths outlined in this book, you will learn:The effect of your words on your lifeHow to speak God's languageHow to break the chains of the pastHow to cross over to victoryPlus much more!Bring your mouth into agreement with God . . . and begin to walk in victory!

Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven & Earth


Dutch Sheets - 1996
    Prayer and fasting are changing the lives of Christians everywhere! Have these books prominently displayed and ready for your customers when they come searching for insight and inspiration about these hot new movements in the Church!

A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David


Beth Moore - 1996
    This is not a reality we experience alone, but is one that a man after God’s heart experienced as well. From shepherd, to refugee, to king of Israel, David exhibited the purest virtues and the most heinous sinfulness, but through it all his relationship with the Lord continued to grow. A Heart Like His looks at this bond of mutual love and admiration between a man who was not unlike any of us and the one true God who is all good and all powerful. Beth Moore walks us through an exploration of David’s incredible life, drawing spiritual insights from a man who boldly fulfilled his divine destiny not merely by what he did, but who he loved and served. Bringing lessons from David’s life to bear on your own, this picture of a man who loved and followed God will help you to serve with a heart focused on Him no matter the circumstance. Available here for the first time in trade paper, this new edition also features an excerpt from Moore’s David: Seeking a Heart Like His Bible study.

The Power of a Praying Wife


Stormie Omartian - 1996
    This uplifting resource is packed with practical advice on praying for specific areas of your husband's life, including his decision-making fears spiritual strength role as father, leader faith and future.If you desire a closer relationship with your spouse, you will appreciate the life illustrations, encouraging Bible verses, and the assurances of God's promises and power for your marriage.

The One Year Bible: Arranged in 365 Daily Readings, New Living Translation


Anonymous - 1996
    The One Year Bible guides readers through God's Word with daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.

The Study Bible for Women


Anonymous - 1996
     The Study Bible for Women includes the full text of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, a clear, contemporary English translation that's faithful to the original languages of the Bible.  Features include extensive commentary notes, word studies, answers to hard questions, doctrinal notes, Biblical womanhood articles, character profiles, Written on My Heart applications, extensive book introductions, presentation pages, in-text maps, charts & timelines, full-color maps section and concordance.

The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus


Brennan Manning - 1996
    Through poignant and unforgettable stories and challenging observations, Manning helps you stretch your mind and reject simplistic explanations of who God really is. With rich insights you'll see how God can at once be a roaring lion, pacing the globe and seeking you out; and simultaneously a tender lamb, there to comfort you in any time of need.A unique experience, this book will forever change the way you think about God.

The Shepherd Trilogy


W. Phillip Keller - 1996
    The special skills of a shepherd demanded compassion, care, and guidance. His practical experience provides a wellspring of profound spiritual insight, reflected in these timeless meditations on the most famous psalm of all, on the relationship between the Good Shepherd and his sheep, and on the sacrificial role of Christ the Lamb of God.

A Woman's Walk with God: Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit


Elizabeth George - 1996
    This title helps readers discover: the attitudes of love, joy, and peace; the actions of patience, kindness, and goodness; and the disciplines of faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways


Ken Gire - 1996
    --John Trent in Christian Parenting Today Ken Gire has created a book that gently pours forth, like water out of a garden bucket, cleansing our thoughts and opening the petals of our spirits, providing us with a new sense of clarity in our search for God. --Manhattan (KS) Mercury Each word, each phrase, is painstakingly wrought, loaded with thoughts and prayer, and filled with new glimpses of God's love, grace, and strength. --The Christian Advocate Windows of the Soul will surprise you with the many and varied windows God uses to speak to us. With the heart of an artist, Ken Gire paints word pictures in prose and poetry that will thrill your heart. --Mature Living Windows of the Soul is a rare book, resounding with the cry for communion that is both ours and God's. With passion, honesty, and beauty, Ken Gire calls us to a fresh sensitivity to God's voice speaking through the unexpected parables that surround us. --Christian Courier

Growing in the Prophetic


Mike Bickle - 1996
    As churches across the country struggle to determine the proper place for the prophetic in their congregations as well as guidelines for the operation of prophecy, the lessons learned by Mike Brickle provide a starting point.

Living Water: The Power of the Holy Spirit in Your Life


Chuck Smith - 1996
    Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would teach them all things and bring to their remembrance all the things that He had commanded them. In his warm personal style, Pastor Chuck Smith, a bible teacher for over 50 years, paints an intimate picture of the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. He is to conform you into the image of Christ. He is to come alongside of you to help you in your walk. He is to teach you all things. He is to give you an understanding of spiritual things. He is to give you the power to be a witness of Jesus Christ. There is a vast difference between being filled with the Holy Spirit and having the Holy Spirit flow forth out of your life like a torrent of living water. Pastor Smith will lead you step by step into this rich and intimate relationship with God which is made possible by the work of the Holy Spirit. You will experience the refreshing streams of living water filling your life then flowing forth from your life unto a thirsty world.

When God Interrupts: Finding New Life Through Unwanted Change


M. Craig Barnes - 1996
    It's hard to keep up, to keep our balance. It's hard to keep trusting in God. And it's especially difficult when the changes we're faced with are unwanted: the death of a loved one, a child leaving home, an illness, a frustrated dream. Craig Barnes knows the dark side of change. As a pastor, he has counseled many Christians through tough times of transition. And he has been challenged by unwanted changes--interruptions--in his own life. At times it seems as though God has moved far, far away. But Barnes has discovered that just the opposite is true: during times of change and seeming abandonment, God is right at our side offering to lead us in a new direction, offering us new life. He writes, A young widow can outlive her grief and decide her life may never be the same but is far from over. A lost job can become the beginning of a new vocation. Here is the book for all who have known disappointment, bereavement or the shattering of faith, a book all the more valuable because it promises hope without denying despair. In When God Interrupts a sensitive, insightful pastor shows us how we can be found by God in the middle of unwanted change.

Filled With The Spirit, Understanding Gods Power in your life


Joyce Meyer - 1996
    This book gives you the understanding of Experiencing a deeper level in the Lord, and see life changing results by learning how to welcome the Holy Spirit's abiding presence and power into your life!

The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV


Randy Frazee - 1996
    There are no verse references, and Scripture segments are seamlessly woven together with transition text into a single grand narrative. For those intimidated or overwhelmed by the unabridged Bible, The Story helps people understand God’s Word more fully and engage with it more easily.Simple, accessible, and easy to use, churches are finding The Story a powerful way to engage their people in Bible reading like never before. As The Story brings the Bible to life, the broad scope of God’s message will penetrate hearts. People of all ages will be swept up in the story of God’s love and God’s plan for their lives.God goes to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story is all about: the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story sweeps you into the unfolding progression of Bible characters and events from Genesis to Revelation. Using the clear, accessible text of the NIV Bible, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. And like any good story, The Story is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption; and this story’s true! “This book tells the grandest, most compelling story of all time: the story of a true God who loves his children, who established for them a way of salvation and provided a route to eternity. Each story in these 31 chapters reveals the God of grace---the God who speaks; the God who acts; the God who listens; the God whose love for his people culminated in his sacrifice of Jesus, his only Son, to atone for the sins of humanity.”

The Power in Prayer


Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1996
    Charles Spurgeon's classic writings tackle the fears and questions that arise as we learn to pray. His time-tested, hard-hitting teachings will clear the way for you to experience true faith and the power of answered prayer. Spurgeon discusses God's promise to hear our prayers, the humility of pleading prayer, and our position before God's throne of grace. Every believer can, and should, have a life marked by answered prayer. Charles Spurgeon will lead you to the place where life begins--a place of true communion with God.

Torah Rediscovered: Challenging Centuries of Misinterpretation and Neglect


Ariel Berkowitz - 1996
    Torah Rediscovered paints a clear picture of how the Torah can be honored by Jewish and non-Jewish believers.

Between the Dreaming and the Coming True: The Road Home to God


Robert Benson - 1996
    For those who have questioned their Christian faith, Robert Benson offers an account of his sojourn in a season of trouble and his journey back to God. In this spiritual self-portrait, Benson's experiences--battling depression and re-examining the deep Christian faith in which he has been immersed since childhood--become poignant testament of one believer's struggle with the mysteries of faith's road.

In Defense of the Faith


Dave Hunt - 1996
    Drawing from the most-asked questions of his years in ministry, noted cult and prophecy expert Dave Hunt addresses the toughest questions that Christians and non-Christians ask.

In the Grip of Grace: You Can't Fall Beyond His Love


Max Lucado - 1996
    This is a book about one of life's sweetest words--grace.

Becoming a Woman of Prayer


Cynthia Heald - 1996
    He has taken the initiative and prayer is His gift to us. Prayer is our response to the One who has called out to us and desires to be in a relationship with us.In Becoming a Woman of Prayer, a topical Bible study written for women by Navigator author and Bible teacher Cynthia Heald, you will be encouraged to respond to God's invitation to deeper intimacy with Him.• Personal study between meetings• 11 sessions

Be Holy: The Forgotten Command


William MacDonald - 1996
    In the world of today, where holiness is set aside and considered outdated, the vital truth of holy living by the Christian has never been more relevant. Christlikeness produces holiness, and Mr MacDonald stresses its importance as he looks at every area of the Christian life. This book makes compelling and searching reading for those who are serious about obeying The Forgotten Command: Be Holy.

Be Amazed (Minor Prophets): Restoring an Attitude of Wonder and Worship


Warren W. Wiersbe - 1996
    The neglected writers called "The Minor Prophets" call us back to a life of amazement and achievement as they remind us of-- and #149; God's jealous love (Hosea) The man who married a prostitute so he could demonstrate the love of God for His people. and #149; God's glorious kingdom (Joel) The Day of the Lord is coming, and the world stands unprepared! and #149; God's gracious long-suffering (Jonah, Nahum) Can anybody run away from God? Does God close His eyes when nations sin? and #149; God's righteous judgment (Habakkuk) Cad calls a wicked nation to punish His own people for their sins! and #149;God's contemptuous people (Malachi) Are we taking God's blessings for granted? Are we giving the Lord our best? The messages of these six Minor Prophets point the way to an attitude of wonder and worship that can transform your life.

The Message: Old Testament Wisdom Books


Eugene H. Peterson - 1996
    For many readers, the books of the Old Testament are unfamiliar. The people and events are strange, shrouded in mystery, unapproachable, and old. And yet, the Old Testament books paint a clear, uncompromising picture of the human condition. These writings are a vital part of the ongoing story of God's intimate love-relationship with His people. To overlook them is to overlook God's dealings with humankind. In The Message: The Old Testament Wisdom Books, Eugene H. Peterson's unique rendering from the original Hebrew breathes new life into the enduring wisdom of the ancient biblical texts. With the same vibrancy, passion, and clarity that he brought to his ground-breaking work on the New Testament, Peterson opens up modern minds to the wonder and wisdom of the Old Testament. Come, experience the pain and promise of Job as he struggles with tragedy, disappointment, and abandonment. Feel the passionate fury, humble contrition, and joyful exuberance of the Psalms. Discover the practical and enduring wisdom of Proverbs, the soul-searching honesty of Ecclesiasties, and the mystery and romance of the Song of Songs. If you've ever struggled to read and understand the Old Testament, you'll be surprised and delighted as you experience these old books in a brand-new way.

Relying on the Holy Spirit (Life Principles Study Series)


Charles F. Stanley - 1996
    Stanley's Life Principles Bible or for use on their own. They are a unique approach to Bible study, incorporating biblical truth, personal insights, emotional responses, and a call to action. Whether you use a study in a group or as an individual, it will help you get in touch with the Bible, God, and yourself.

The Divine Inspiration Of The Bible


Arthur W. Pink - 1996
    A defense of God as Author of the Bible examines evidences for the trustworthiness of Scripture and what belief in inspiration means.

The Five Points of Calvinism: A Study Guide


Edwin H. Palmer - 1996
    Using the Scriptures from which they are drawn, Edwin H. Palmer analyzes each point and explains them in accessible language. Helpful discussion questions follow each chapter, making this book ideal for classes or study groups. This important resource also includes a new foreword by Michael Horton and relevant historic catechisms and confessions.

Becoming a Vessel God Can Use


Donna Partow - 1996
    A ten-week study that shows how God accomplishes extraordinary things through ordinary people, transforming us into vessels He can use.

A Reason For Hope: Gaining Strength for Your Fight Against Cancer (God's Little Devotional Journals Series)


Michael S. Barry - 1996
    When we don't need it, we rarely think about it. But when we need it, we need as much as we can get. So it is for people who are dealing with cancer.As a chaplain for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, author and pastor Michael S. Barry has an insider's understanding of the cancer patient's need for A Reason for Hope. With warmth and wisdom, he offers the reader scientific evidence and Scriptural principles that fuel the will to live and build the hope that can heal. If you have cancer and #151;or are in a support role to someone who does and #151;here is A Reason for Hope."A Reason for Hope is one of the most important books on cancer survival available. It is a must-read for cancer patients as well as for the family and friends who support them." and #150; Jerry K. Rose, Cancer Survivor and President, Total Living Network

The Signature of God/The Handwriting of God


Grant R. Jeffrey - 1996
    The Signature of God argues that God has indeed revealed Himself in the pages of the Bible through a staggering number of divine proofs: the incredible precision of prophecies fulfilled, ancient inscriptions that validate the Exodus events, the name of Jesus encoded in the Old Testament, and much more. In The Handwriting of God, Jeffrey unveils the truth about the controversial "Bible codes" while revealing new code discoveries hidden in the Scriptures. Throughout, he shows that though the Bible was written thousands of years ago, it still speaks reliably and authoritatively to modern man. Comprehensive and convincing, this two-in-one collection is a must-have for every concerned believer.

Life on the Highest Plane: God's Plan for Spiritual Maturity


Ruth Paxson - 1996
    Also available in Spanish!

Be Concerned (Minor Prophets): Making a Difference in Your Lifetime


Warren W. Wiersbe - 1996
    It's time for God's people to be concerned! Meet some concerned believers who made a difference in their time and who show you how to make a difference in your time: Amos-The "farmer preacher" who understood the times better than the scholars and who dared to stand for God's truth against the highest officials in the nation. Obadiah-The prophet who explained why longstanding family feuds ultimately bring defeat and disgrace. Micah-The prophet who shows why the only hope for any nation is surrender to the Lord and obedience to His Word. Zephaniah-The prophet who saw the coming "Day of the Lord" and told the people how to get ready. Join God's "faithful remnant" and dare to be different!

Dancing Into the Anointing


Aimee Kovacs - 1996
    In Dancing Into the Anointing you'll learn about the prophetic dance and how dancing was used in worship in the Old Testament. You can also find out how to start a dance team at your church, and much more!

Profiles of Anabaptist Women: Sixteenth-Century Reforming Pioneers


C. Arnold Snyder - 1996
    "Profiles of Anabaptist Women" provides lively, well-researched profiles of the courageous women who chose to risk prosecution and martyrdom to pursue this unsanctioned religion -- a religion that, unlike the established religions of the day, initially offered them opportunity and encouragement to proselytize.Derived from sixteenth-century government records and court testimonies, hymns, songs and poems, these profiles provide a panorama of life and faith experiences of women from Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Austria.These personal stories of courage, faith, commitment and resourcefulness interweave women's lives into the greater milieu, relating them to the dominant male context and the socio-political background of the Reformation. Taken together, these sketches will give readers an appreciation for the central role played by Anabaptist women in the emergence and persistence of this radical branch of Protestantism.

Struggling with Selfishness: Choosing to Look Beyond Yourself to the Heart of the Master


Woodrow Kroll - 1996
    He upholds Jesus, who willingly gave of Himself, as the model of self-lessness.