Spiritual Discernment And The Mind Of Christ Possessing The Mind Of The Redeemer In An Age Of Negativity And Deceit

In a world where hearts harden quickly with every new outrage that emerges in society -- where the love of many is growing cold, Pastor Francis unveils the glory of possessing the mind of Christ. This book will open the door not only to sense the Lord's presence but to actually hear his heart and gain discernment from His perspective.

Leading Scholar Explores Paul's Teaching on the Mind This major work by a leading New Testament scholar explores an important but neglected area of Pauline theology, Paul's teaching about the mind. In discussing matters such as the corrupted mind, the mind of Christ, and the renewal of the mind, Paul adapts language from popular intellectual thought in his day, but he does so in a way distinctively focused on Christ and Christ's role in the believer's transformation. Keener enables readers to understand this thought world so they can interpret Paul's language for contemporary Christian life. The book helps overcome a false separation between following the Spirit and using human judgment and provides a new foundation for relating biblical studies and Christian counseling.

This book brings a variety of theological resources to bear on the now widespread effort to put humility in its proper place. In recent years, an assortment of thinkers have offered competing evaluations of humility, so that its moral status is now more contentious than ever. Like all accounts of humility, the one advanced in this study has to do with the proper handling of human limits. What early Christian resources offer, and what discussions of the issue since the eighteenth century have often overlooked, is an account of the ways in which human limits are permeable, superable and open to modification because of the working of divine grace. This notion is especially relevant for a renewed vision of intellectual humility-the primary aim of the project-but the study will also suggest the significance of the argument for ameliorating contemporary concerns about humility's generally adverse effects.

Building on the rich spiritual tradition that spans the diversity of history and theology from Ignatius Loyola to John Wesley to Jonathan Edwards, Gordon T. Smith helps open your ears and heart to the depths of the inner witness of the Spirit. By learning to attend to the Spirit, Smith urges, you will learn to hear and heed the voice of Jesus in everyday life.

“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.” - JOHN 3:16 Grace – the undeserved favor of God. But will His grace be sufficient in our lives in our most desperate times of need? Yes! In this dynamic, inspiring testimony you will see how the grace of God kept and preserved Melody Wolfe through incarceration, mental illness, crime and addiction. You will discover how Jesus, the Word of God according to John chapter one, heals and rescues us from the domain of darkness and sets our spirits free to rejoice in God’s holy presence. At the age of 22, Melody was sentenced to serve a two-years-less-a-day sentence in a local correctional facility. By the age of 24, she had spent a total of twenty-one months in jail. She was diagnosed with mental illness and spent years in recovery. After the death of her husband, she lost custody of both of her daughters and was ensnared by addiction. Following an almost fatal suicide attempt, Melody was admitted into a psychiatric facility. It was there that she experienced the love of Christ in a powerful way. Melody is now serving the Lord Jesus in her church and community. She is an advocate for persons living with mental illness and has a deep desire to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Melody has since been restored to her family. Let this beautiful example of Christ’s love encourage you today!

The book is a heart desire to help individual believers to grow and mature in their personal walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. As they would become to understand that they are already the sons and daughters of God through their personal relationship with Jesus Christ. That the Christian walk is not about doing, but about being. And when we as believers start being the true sons and daughters of God the natural flow of doing happens. It’s all about who I am in Christ Jesus and practicing my true identity in Him, each and every day, that will allow heavens realities to manifest here on earth.