I Am Your Strength

Pearl Hall-Ragin (President/Founder Pearls Joy and Kingdom Builders Outreach Ministries Formally Unified-N-Christ Outreach Ministries) this outreach serves as a networking tool to connect the Body of Christ (Pastors and Layman alike) to the community using all networking, teambuilding, and marketing resources that serve the Phila and Tri-State area best. Pearl is a member of the Transforming Life Christian Center where Apostle Dr. Theresa Settles is pastor located in Lansdowne Pa. Pearl begins her Christian journey at the tender age of nine years old. She served as a junior counselor at 14 and a counselor from 16 to 23 yrs.' of age with Teen Haven Camp (Teen haven Christian Youth Services under the late Rev Bill Drury) now known to be a part of the Water Street Ministries located in Philadelphia New York and Lancaster Pa. Pearl, also served at her childhood church, Rome Emmanuel Baptist Church under Pastor Rev Wright, Miller and participated in many youth organizations of the church. After entering her teens, she felt a need to move on in ministry and was led to the Crusaders for Christ Evangelistic Church of Philadelphia under the pastorship of the Late Rev Thelma R Malone where she worked in the young adult ministry, daycare, and Christian elementary school, and it was also here she received her evangelistic training at the CFC Bible Institute. And a former member of Victory Christian Center under the pastoral ship of Dr. Jimmy A. Ellis III in Philadelphia, Pa(Known as the Bedrock of Southwest Philly), where she has worked as a member of the Conquerors Community Development Corporation, Member Resources, The Parenting Committee, and the Apostolic College of Ministry (formally School of the Word Bible Institute) She also serves on the Board of Theresa Settles Ministry Inc a not-for-profit, faith-based organization committed to improving the quality of life for underprivileged children as well as spreading the gospel locally and abroad. AHARI(A Home is a Right) Which offers different support for Veterans. C.A.P.S. (Concerned Advocates Parent Services) advocates for parents and caretakers of Verbally Disabled Children and Adults. The Alumni Initiative (TAI) The Alumni Initiative is a nonprofit dedicated to providing underprivileged PK-12th grade students with scholarships to pursue higher education. A member of Sistahs in Transformation which serves women of color in there process of unity and wholeness. (Publicity, social media, Events, Sponsorship Committees) After joining the military in 1986 she served an additional duty assignment as a Chaplain Assistant in various units in both the Active and Reserves Army for more than 16 yrs. She has attended the University of Pa (Community Wharton Education Program) & Veterans Upward Bound), Delaware Community College and Community College of Philadelphia, Army Recruiting, Management , Marketing, Administration, Training, Equal Opportunity, Family Deployment Liaison and Warrant Officers Schools. She is currently a continuing degree student at the Dallas Christian University. Pearl has won numerous awards and accommodations for her service in the Dept. of the Army and current employment as Coordinator for the Combined Federal Campaign. But the reward she cherished the most can be found in 2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day-and not only me, but to all who have longed for his appearing"2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will award to me on that day-and not only me but to all who have longed for his appearing"

Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.

God’s Word Leads Us to God’s Heart Hebrew Word Study: Revealing the Heart of God is a devotional book unlike any you’ve ever read. Most Hebrew word study books read like a dictionary, not really explaining the Hebrew words in light of specific Bible passages. Hebrew Word Study by Chaim Bentorah combines an in-depth look at the meanings of a variety of scriptural words and phrases in the original Hebrew with a down-to-earth application for our daily Christian experience. Guided by Chaim’s expertise in biblical languages, you will examine not just word definitions, but also the origins of words, their place in the culture and idioms of the day, and even their emotional context. With the author’s anecdotes and stories from the Bible and ancient Jewish literature, the meanings of these words and passages become even more vivid. Each of the ninety word studies in this book will encourage and strengthen you in your relationship with God. As you search the depths of God’s Word, you will see just how beautiful the Scriptures are, and most of all, you will see the beauty of God Himself and come to love Him all the more.

Sharon Moughtin-Mumby considers the often unrecognised impact of different approaches to metaphor on readings of the prophtic sexual and marital metaphorical language. She outlines a practical and consciously simplified approach to metaphor, placing strong emphasis on the influence of literary context on metaphorical meaning. Drawing on this approach, she read Hosea 4-14, Jeremiah 2:1-4:4, Isaiah, Ezekiel 16 and 23, and Hosea 1-3 with fresh eyes. Her lucid new readings reveal the way in which scholarship has repeatedly stifled the prophetic metaphorical language by reading it within the 'default contexts' of 'the marriage metaphor' and 'cultic prostitution', which for so many years have been simply assumed. Readers are encouraged instead to read these diverse metaphors and similes within their distinctive literary contexts in which they have the potential to rise vividly to life, provoking the question: how are we to respond to these disquieting, powerful texts in the midst of the Hebrew Bible?

OUR DEAR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, we have great confidence in you. You are beloved sons and daughters of God and He is mindful of you. You have come to earth at a time of great opportunities and also of great challenges. The standards in this booklet will help you with the important choices you are making now and will yet make in the future. We promise that as you keep the covenants you have made and these standards, you will be blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, your faith and testimony will grow stronger, and you will enjoy increasing happiness.

How God's Unlimited Grace Leads Us to Heartfelt Obedience What if obeying God is not just dreary duty—going through the motions to avoid God's wrath or earn his favor? What if following Christ is pure joy—living in loving response to a grace so profound that it changes all our motivations and affections? Far from encouraging sin, this biblical understanding of grace fuels and empowers the obedience that God commands. Explaining why grace is important and giving us tools to discover it in all of Scripture, Unlimited Grace helps us to see how gospel joy transforms our hearts and makes us passionate for Christ's purposes. Experienced pastor and author Bryan Chapell takes insights from a lifetime of relishing God's grace and pours them into this highly accessible and engaging book, helping readers see how God's grace shines through all of Scripture, for all of life.

Think God doesn’t want you to be happy? Think again. We know that we will experience unimaginable joy and happiness in Heaven, but that doesn’t mean we can’t also experience joy and happiness here on earth. In God’s Promise of Happiness, bestselling author and noted theologian Randy Alcorn shares select passages and scripture from his latest hardcover release, Happiness, that provide insight, wisdom, and proof positive that God not only wants us to be happy, he commands it!