Love at Its Best When Church is a Mess

Love at Its Best When Church is a Mess
Author: Patrick Allen
Publsiher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781725267749

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Love at Its Best When Church Is a Mess is a collection of fifteen meditations, drawn from 1 Corinthians 13, perhaps the most well-known passage about love in Holy Scripture, and certainly one of the most beloved passages found anywhere in the English language. It is the centerpiece of many marriage ceremonies, but as it turns out, the Apostle Paul was not writing to young couples in love. In fact, he was writing to a church in a mess, a big mess, and what he told them has relevance for Christians today. Most of us will face a mess at one time or another in church. Why? Because church life is messy. If you don’t find a mess, a mess will find you. Each chapter contains personal stories, a meditation, and an examination of an aspect of love drawn from 1 Corinthians 13, the wisdom of Scripture, some spiritual formation “next steps,” and questions for reflection and discussion. Suited for personal devotions or small discipleship groups, Love at Its Best When Church Is a Mess invites all of us to an adventure of grace, healing, and spiritual growth. Clearly, faith sends us on a spiritual journey, hope keeps us going, but it is love at its best that bids us home.

Messy Beautiful Love

Messy Beautiful Love
Author: Darlene Schacht
Publsiher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781400206216

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Messy Beautiful Love delivers an incredible testimony of grace that offers hope for today’s marriages and a spark for rekindling love. Love gets messy. Financial problems, sickness, aging parents, a chronically unhappy spouse . . . trials will inevitably come that threaten your marriage. No matter how long you’ve been married or how strong your relationship is, sooner or later you are going to have a mess to clean up. Messy Beautiful Love is about cleaning up messes God’s way, exchanging your ideas for His, and being prepared for both the best and the worst that marriage has to offer. When you surrender your relationship to God, then and only then will you experience the blessing of marriage as He intended. This is the blessing of obedience. Messy Beautiful Love is an invitation to that obedience. The cynical world says marriages don’t last, but God knows better. Tune out the world and tune in to Him. When you do that, a beautiful marriage is not only possible, it’s inevitable.

An Anointed Mess

An Anointed Mess
Author: Karen Pennington
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1646454782

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Whether our struggles seem big or small, life changing, or merely mildly annoying, we generally just want God to take them away. But what if we changed our mindset to instead seek God's grace in the midst of these difficulties? Author Karen Pennington considers grace the key to experiencing God's victory, transformation, and peace in the everyday chaos as well as in the major life challenges. An Anointed Mess: Discovering the Daily Adventure of Grace will inspire you to not only seek God's grace but also become a bearer of this heavenly gift, ultimately empowering you to manage life's ups and downs with joy, faith, and integrity. Karen beautifully weaves personal experiences with biblical parallels and common burdens of today that intimately connect us with one another, such as anxiety, forgiveness, weakness, shame, and control. Engaging and easy to read, An Anointed Mess will benefit the reader as either a personal devotional or a group study. Each chapter includes insightful questions encouraging you to discover how God's Word and grace intersect with your own story.

Life Is Messy God Is Good

Life Is Messy  God Is Good
Author: Cynthia Yanof
Publsiher: David C Cook
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830785346

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Cynthia Yanof knows how sloppy, slippery, and downright hard life can be. But as she reminds us through her laugh-out-loud stories and heartfelt companionship, God’s not surprised when we drop the ball, lose our cool, or struggle to put our Spanx on in the morning. He can use our ridiculous messes and even the really difficult I-didn’t-sign-up-for-this losses to shape us. In Life Is Messy, God Is Good, Cynthia invites us to reframe our perspective on the challenges we face so we can see God at work—and laugh more along the way. Join her in discovering how: We can be faithful to God’s purposes right where we are—baseball carpool, dog groomer, and even chaperoning the dreaded zoo field trip. We come to realize one of life’s greatest blessings is a handful of crazy, godly friends (who aren’t afraid to tell you to retire your outfit). When we let go of who the world says we should be, we are free to become who God created us to be. Whether you are navigating a difficult new season, working late on another deadline, or simply horrified that your morning routine now includes plucking chin hair, Life Is Messy, God Is Good offers an encouraging and hilarious reminder that God is at work in you—even in the mess.

The Wisdom Of Bishop Henry L Porter

The Wisdom Of Bishop Henry L  Porter
Author: Bishop Henry Porter
Publsiher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781612156316

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Every Man's Life is a Message Bishop Henry L. Porter has preached thousands of sermons in a ministry that has spanned nearly five decades. In these pages, find golden nuggets of truth from those sermons that will inspire, encourage, challenge, and uplift you: - If you don't take every opportunity to smile, it will seem life gives you every reason to frown. - Plant in life the things you want to grow. (Like friendship.) - What is the cutoff point for forgiving someone? Well, what is the cutoff point when you want God to stop forgiving you? - Jesus didn't tell others everything you did, so don't go telling everything you know about what someone else did. - When you don't take time to meditate on the things God has already done, you'll miss the faith to believe He'll take you through what you are facing. Get nearly 2,000 of these, arranged by topic or subject, including: Belief, God's Will, Encouragement, Faith, Happiness, and over 170 others! Allow God to minister to you through The Wisdom of Henry L. Porter. Bishop Henry L. Porter, DD, LittD, incorporated the Henry L. Porter Evangelistic Association in 1971, as a religious, charitable, and educational organization. He founded the Westcoast Center for Human Development in 1981, and has served as its duly elected Bishop since 1983. The wisdom in the pages of this book was gleaned from his sermons at Westcoast. In June 1990, he founded the Westcoast Theological Seminary which graduated its first class in 1997. In July 2000, he founded the Westcoast School for Human Development Foundation, Inc. He has traveled and preached God's Word all over the world. Alvin Wilkerson, compiled this book from recordings of Bishop's sermons as a tribute to Bishop. He wishes to share the life-changing inspiration and motivation of Bishop's words to bless others.

The Seed of Triumph

The Seed of Triumph
Author: Ossai Chegwe
Publsiher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2021-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781098071400

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The Seed of Triumph with its everyday illustrations simplifies and espouses readers to the Bible scriptures while challenging them to live more impactful lives.Looking for God's clues as you travel through life, listening keenly and mastering how to respond to God's prompts will help individuals live fulfilling lives in Christ Jesus. As you read this devotional, you will definitely be inspired to know more about God's awesome mysteries, dive in and savor every page!

Turning Your Mess into a Message

Turning Your Mess into a Message
Author: Dr. Josef A. Howard
Publsiher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781452078885

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Dr. Howard has crafted a careful and balanced blend of Bible exposition, theology, real-life illustrations from his vast ministerial experience, and practical applications to those who yearn for their lives to be transformed from a messy situation to a message that honors and glorifies God. Each chapter expounds the miraculous way God used an unlikely individual with a messy life and turned his or her life into a positive message. The woman at the well, Zacchaeus, Jabez, Ruth, the thief on the cross, and Jephthah all faced challenging circumstances. Sin, genetics, the unexpected death of a spouse, rebellion, and poor family heritage placed these Bible characters in the most likely not to succeed category. All had three strikes against them. God, in His infinite mercy and grace, had a plan for each of these lives. He turned their mess into a positive message. Regardless of what mess you find your life to be in, this book gives practical ways of how to get out. Everyone faces trials and difficulties in life. Dr. Howard likens the trials and difficulties in life to potholes. Potholes appear out of nowhere unexpectedly and can be destructive and hurtful and take away our joy and sense of well being. Dr. Howard says, Being a Christian does not mean that we will not be faced with trials and tribulations, which are like potholes in our lives (some are big while others are small). Regardless of how messy your life is or how many potholes are causing you concern, Turning Your Mess into a Message will give you hope and lead you to the Savior, who alone can turn your life around. He did it for the six Bible characters expounded upon in the book and He continues to change and transform messy lives into a message today.

Anointed Leadership

Anointed Leadership
Author: Joe Dickinson
Publsiher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781490804033

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It is not uncommon for a Christian to want to accomplish great things for God. And so, in our zeal and passion for him, we set out to do just that. While there is certainly nothing wrong with such a mission, many Christians are faulty in the way to go about it. Too many set out with a zeal to accomplish something great for God without first submitting themselves to be the type of vessel through which God can do something great. There is a great difference in wanting to be used and wanting to be usable. One relies on self: talent, title, personal strengths. The other relies on Almighty God. And as talented as a person may be, his or her gifts pale in comparison to the power of God and what he could do through them, if they would only submit to him and his ways. The world needs more people through whom God can pour himself. Churches need men and women who are willing to trust in God and be greatly used of him. Homes need fathers and mothers who rely more heavily on the power of God to sustain them than they do their own muster. Our generation needs people who will wait on God to make them usable before setting out to accomplish greatness in their own strength.