God S Top Ten

God's Top Ten List approaches the Ten Commandments not as a list of do's and don'ts, but rather as a path toward personal peace and social renewal. In messages liberally sprinkled with gripping illustrations, Robert Kopp explores the timeless truth of the commandments, and notes that they are God's recipe for achieving a happy and satisfying life. Good sermons are hard to come by -- but Bob Kopp comes by them with uncanny regularity. Kopp understands our culture as few preachers do, and addresses crucial issues of our time with biblical faithfulness and prophetic insight. Tony Campolo noted author and preacher Professor of Sociology, Eastern College Robert Kopp's writing is original, intriguing, provocative, biblical, and at times confrontational. One thing he never is: boring! Michael Duduit, Editor Preaching magazine Robert Kopp blends an ironclad private faith with a colorful, comprehensive, and coherent public expression. He leads readers to want to know more and more, until they find they have been led to the very feet of Jesus.... I commend these chapters not only for personal comfort and stimulation, but also for a re-introduction to an informed and educated faith that can make all the difference. Paul G. Watermulder First Presbyterian Church Burlingame, California The Rev. Dr. Kopp writes with the keen and timely insight of a prophet and the heart of a pastor -- ever drawing the individual believer as well as the Body of Christ into closer fellowship with the Lord. Steve Wilson Oakmont Presbyterian Church Oakmont, Pennsylvania Robert R. Kopp is pastor of Center Presbyterian Church in McMurray, Pennsylvania. A maxima cum laude graduate of King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he has also earned degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Drew University (D.Min.). In addition to having served as adjunct professor of expository preaching at Nazarene Theological Seminary, he has pastored churches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri. Kopp's sermons have been featured in such periodicals as Preaching, Pulpit Digest, and Vital Sermons of the Day, as well as in Great Preaching and the Abingdon Preaching Annual. Kopp is the author of Don't Forget This! and Golf In The Real Kingdom (CSS).

For most committed Christians, there is a strong link between religion and life. This book examines the moral questions of the day through the lens of each of the Ten Commandments and concludes that there is more than one Christian approach to difficult issues.

In a day and age when people don't know what sin is, they think it's a flaw, or defect that God understands, rather than something that needs to be repented of! Sin will kill; the only solution is total repentance and the blood of Jesus!

"I Am the Lord Your God" explores anew the place of the Ten Commandments in contemporary civil society, their relation to natural moral law, their relevance for Christian instruction, and their pertinence to ethical issues such as abortion, killing, homosexuality, lying, greed, and the like. Written by an outstanding group of ethicists, theologians, and Bible scholars from various church traditions -- Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist -- this timely work argues unequivocally for the divine authority and permanent validity of the Ten Commandments in both church and society. While including the Judge Roy Moore controversy in Alabama and other pertinent current issues in their discussion, the authors above all call the church to remain faithful to its heritage -- ultimately to the Lord God -- amid our postmodern culture at large. Contributors: Markus Bockmuehl Carl E. Braaten William T. Cavanaugh David Bentley Hart Reinhard Hutter Robert W. Jenson Gilbert Meilaender Thomas C. Oden Ephraim Radner R. R. Reno Christopher R. Seitz Philip Turner Bernd Wannenwetsch Robert Louis Wilken

There are no absolutes. Absolutely.Many people in today's society believe that all truth is relative and that they have the final authority to choose for themselves what is right and wrong. But that's not what God says. According to the Bible, God is the final authority and He has made clear how we are to live and what is right and wrong.In God's Top Ten List, Glen Martin takes an in-depth look at the Ten Commandments. He examines what God said, and the reasons why He said it. God is not some sort of 'cosmic killjoy.' Rather, He knows our hearts and minds because He made us. He knows how we operate. So God put together an instruction list that, if followed, provides for a full life and healthy and happy relationships.Learn more about your Maker and His loving plan for the people He created. Study each of the Ten Commandments to discover how they were designed to show us God's character and lead us to a rich and happy life. Follow the ten commandments given to Moses at Mt. Sinai so many years ago. You won't be disappointed.

Now includes discussion questions and contemplation exercises for individual study and reading groups. Ana Levy-Lyons, a public theologian who is equally at home in secular and religious worlds, offers a deeply perceptive reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments for our modern lives. The Ten Commandments are a spiritual resource for social justice. A politically and spiritually brazen prescription for living, the Ten Commandments would turn our world upside down if we actually followed them. Far from being only ethical norms on which everyone already agrees or a remnant of a bygone oppressive era, the Commandments are actually countercultural practices. Today the Ten Commandments are a divisive part of American culture. Religious conservatives champion them, even if they don't always practice them. Religious liberals and the nonreligious may bristle at what they perceive as antiquated moral restrictions. But, this ancient code still has vital contemporary relevance. Rev. Levy-Lyons explores ways the Commandments bring us meaning, illuminate our values, and help us navigate through the turbulent waters of social injustice, environmental crises, and societal inequity. No Other Gods looks at each Commandment in new ways, moving beyond interpersonal morality to the global economy and our hyper-connected age. From the first, You Shall Have No Other Gods Besides Me (Dethrone the Modern Deities of Political, Social, and Corporate Power), to the tenth Do Not Covet (Practice Your Liberation-You Have Enough, You Are Enough)-and all those in between-she underscores how the Commandments can produce a bold spiritual consciousness. Whether you are deeply religious or spiritual-but-not-religious, learn how the Ten Commandments can guide you to resist injustice, heal our earth, and find personal dignity amid the free-for-alls of modern life. "We don't have to invent a bunch of new practices for a meaningful way to live out our spirituality and social justice politics," says Levy-Lyons. "There is a perfectly good set of ten of them, all ready to go, with as much progressive firepower as any of us can handle, that has existed for some three thousand years."

Note: This product is printed when you order it. When you include this product your order will take 5-7 additional days to ship.¬+¬+This complete and comprehensive resource for teachers new and experienced alike offers a "big picture" look at the goals of Jewish education.

Rabbi Jamie Korngold has always loved the outdoors, the place where humankind first met with God. Whether it’s mountaineering, running ultramarathons, or just sitting by a stream, she finds her spirituality and Judaism thrive most in the wilderness. In her work as the Adventure Rabbi, leading groups toward spiritual fulfillment in the outdoors, Korngold has uncovered the rich traditions and lessons God taught our ancestors in the wild. In God in the Wilderness Korngold uses rabbinic wisdom and witty insights to guide readers through the Bible, showing people of all faiths that, despite the hectic pace of life today, it is vital for us to reclaim these lessons, awaken our inner spirituality, and find meaning, tranquillity, and purpose in our lives.