Serving Love

How to grow in love for your church. God calls us to be "devoted to one another in love" (Romans 12:10). What does this look like for us today? How can we be the kind of church member who makes a real difference? This engaging book by Tony Merida explores what church is, why being part of it is exciting, and why it’s worthy of our love and commitment. He sets out eight privileges and responsibilities of a church member: to belong, to welcome, to gather, to care, to serve, to honour, to witness and to send. As we see how wonderful it is to belong to God’s family and be a part of his amazing witness to both the earthly and the heavenly realms, we’ll grow in our love for and commitment to our local church. This is a great book for every churchgoer to read, whether they’re new or have been attending for some time but need re-energising with God’s vision for the local church. With a discussion guide at the end of the book, Love Your Church is also a great resource for small groups.

This six-week workbook companion to The Five Love Needs of Men and Womenis a small-group resource that helps couples more fully understand each spouse's needs and experience how they can best meet them.

Everyone wants a marriage that will last a lifetime, and now Dr. Gary and Barbara Rosberg, have disclosed six secrets that will not only help you create the marriage you've always dreamed of, but will create a marriage that will last a lifetime. This revised and updated repackage of the Gold Medallion-winning Divorce-Proof Your Marriage walks couples through the six loves (forgiving, serving, persevering, guarding, celebrating, and renewing) that can effectively shield their marriage from the ravages of disappointment, discouragement, distance, disconnect, discord, and emotional divorce.

What did you feel during your dating days and honeymoon? Heartfelt love? Quiet anticipation? Romantic longings? If you’re like most couples, the busyness of life slowly begins to crowd out intimate time with the one you love. Renewing Your Love: Devotions for Couples helps rekindle the wonder, the romance, and the love in your marriage by providing you and your spouse an easy way to connect with each other and with God. This thirty-day devotional will help you: Hear God’s promises for your marriage. Reflect together on how you can meet each other’s needs, how you can celebrate your love for each other, and much more! Pray together about the pressures of life, your commitment to each other, and much more! Renew your love with practical ideas on how to know and meet each other’s needs, how to practice true forgiving love, and much more! Let Gary and Barb Rosberg, experienced marriage counselors and America’s Family Coaches, help you and your spouse fall in love all over again.

Bestselling novelist Tracie Peterson joins Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, and Jen Turano in this collection of four novellas, each featuring a Harvey Girl heroine. From Kansas to Texas, the Grand Canyon to New Mexico, the stories cross the country with tales of sweet romance and entertaining history. In Karen Witemeyer's "More Than a Pretty Face," a young woman works her hardest to escape poor choices from her youth. Tracie Peterson offers "A Flood of Love," where reuniting with an old flame after more than a decade offers unexpected results. Regina Jennings's "Intrigue a la Mode" delights with a tale of a young woman determined to help support her family, despite warnings of danger nearby. And Jen Turano's "Grand Encounters" heads to the Grand Canyon with a tale of a society belle intent on finding a new life for herself.

"The lesson of love can never be taught simply by words . . . Rather, it is taught by truly giving yourself and communicating the love and longing for Christ to those you serve. . . . How awesome and dignified is Christian service! And how good is the trustworthy and loyal servant who can say along with Christ, 'Learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart' (Matt. 11:29)." (from the Introduction) This book is essential and inspiring reading for all who would devote their lives to the service of Christ and His Church. Originally published in Arabic as El-khedma by the Monastery of St. Macarius the Great, Wadi el-Natrun (Egypt), 1980. Translation published by permission.

It was in 2014 that the Lord spoke to me while in prayer and gave me these three words, “PERFECTING TO SERVE”. Since then the Lord has revealed the meaning and purpose for these words and hence the birth of this book. Have you ever felt as if you have no direction in your life? Have you questioned why you are going through some of these experiences in life? Have you ever felt like there is more in you and for you in life? Then this book is just for you. This book is filled with personal experiences and a personal encouragement for you. You are called to serve and in serving, the Lord Jesus Christ will perfect you unto Himself. This book will reveal to you that there is a greater call upon your life than you think and it will help you to walk in a transformed life.

It is my personal intention, sole purpose and desire for this book, to draw attention to many of the outstanding tennis programs and organizations which continue to inspire, help and support countless others in their life and faith journeys. It is my hope that the inspiring stories of some of the tennis personalities, athletes, programs and charitable organizations mentioned in “The Art of a Virtuous Serve” may inspire your own life journey of faith, while helping you to develop and execute to perfection the kind of serve that we witness to each and every day of our lives on and off the tennis court. The true serve which improves lives, helps those in need, gives us hope and allows us to know of God’s unconditional and immense love for all of us. This book was written for tennis players and even non-players with the desire to hit an occasional service ace whether it is on the court or not.