Jesus’s Broken Church

Jesus’s Broken Church
Author: Peter DeHaan
Publisher: Peter DeHaan Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-12-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1948082470

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Do you have a nagging feeling that something's missing from your church experience? You're not alone. And it's time to discover a better way. Church-reform advocate and Bible scholar Peter DeHaan, PhD is a strong proponent of meaningful Christian community. In Jesus's Broken Church he uses Scripture to guide us into right practices and away from the off-track customs that most every church adheres to. The problem is that today's church follows an Old Testament model. We go to a building where we have professional clergy serve as our liaison between us and God. Then we pay for the whole thing with our tithes and offerings—just like Moses instructed. But Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament. Through him we are the church, we are living stones. We don't need to go to a building. As the church, we take it with us wherever we go. And we don't need paid clergy either. Each of us serves as priests to one another. Or at least we should. In Jesus's Broken Church, you'll discover: - How Jesus moves us from an Old Testament understanding to New Testament enlightenment - The early church's approach to their meetings, which we neglect to follow today - Essential New Testament practices that are more important than song and sermon - Biblical ideas to inform the activities of our spiritual communities - Seven religious concepts that require reformation If you happen to like how your church functions, then don't buy this book. It will only make you mad. But if you sometimes leave your Sunday service feeling let down, that something is lacking and there must be more, then this book can guide you into a new direction. Get your copy of Jesus's Broken Church today to discover what's missing and how to fix it.

Effective Intercultural Evangelism

Effective Intercultural Evangelism
Author: W. Jay Moon
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830831738

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We live in a multicultural society, but many Christians hesitate to engage those of other faiths about Christianity. Exploring evangelism from the perspective of four major worldviews, Jay Moon and Bud Simon unpack the intercultural dynamics at hand when sharing the gospel across cultures, offering contextual evangelism approaches that are relevant, biblical, and practical.

Jesus > Religion

Jesus > Religion
Author: Jefferson Bethke
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1400205409

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Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope. With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to: Humbly and prayerfully open your mind Understand Jesus for all that he is View the church from a brand-new perspective Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion. Praise for Jesus > Religion: "Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it--right to the feet of Jesus." --Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always "The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity meets Augustine's Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace." --Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back

Blessed Broken Given

Blessed Broken Given
Author: Glenn Packiam
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 052565075X

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An invitation to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary and imperfect aspects of your life; not as a call to settle for less, but rather as a way to mysteriously participate in God's power and purpose. Glenn Packiam wants to empower readers to find great joy, purpose, and passion in their daily living. While bread may be one of the most common items on our dinner tables, Jesus chose to take it at the Last Supper and invest deep, wonderful, and transcendent meaning in it. Like the bread that was blessed, broken, and given; readers will see how God uses ordinary experiences to cultivate their mission and their brokenness to bring healing to the world. The ordinary is not the enemy; it is the means by which God accomplishes the miraculous. Through clear biblical teaching and practical steps, Packiam leads the reader into a more purposeful, directed, hopeful future.

The Broken Church

The Broken Church
Author: Merium Leverett
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781682079102

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This volume takes on the greatest challenge of today's church: her brokenness. Utilizing Christ's parables of the wheat and tares and of the net from Matthew 13, the author encourages the reader to reconsider the narrative of the church, daring us to see her true nature as seen throughout history. Step by step he leads us to surprising conclusions: the first is that the brokenness of the church is part of God's plan. Secondly, that it is God's intent to use a broken church to reach a broken world. This book tackles the dysfunction of the church without apology, suggesting that the brokenness of the church is, in fact, a virtue. Just as Isaiah described Christ's work as "bearing our grief" and being "crushed for our iniquities," the body of Christ takes upon itself the brokenness of the world in order to bring it healing.

The Broken Church

The Broken Church
Author: K. Paul Dawson
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781682077207

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This volume takes on the greatest challenge of today's church: her brokenness. Utilizing Christ's parables of the wheat and tares and of the net from Matthew 13, the author encourages the reader to reconsider the narrative of the church, daring us to see her true nature as seen throughout history. Step by step he leads us to surprising conclusions: the first is that the brokenness of the church is part of God's plan. Secondly, that it is God's intent to use a broken church to reach a broken world. This book tackles the dysfunction of the church without apology, suggesting that the brokenness of the church is, in fact, a virtue. Just as Isaiah described Christ's work as "bearing our grief" and being "crushed for our iniquities," the body of Christ takes upon itself the brokenness of the world in order to bring it healing.

Broken Things to Mend

Broken Things to Mend
Author: Jeffrey R. Holland
Publisher: Deseret Book
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Mormon Church
ISBN: 9781606410240

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This collection of some of Elder Holland's most memorable recent talks inspires readers to maintain hope amidst personal trials, suffering, and family struggles by riveting their attention on the Savior who has the power to heal.

The Unfinished Church

The Unfinished Church
Author: Rob Bentz
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2014-05-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433540096

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"I love Jesus but hate the church." We hear this kind of talk all the time, but what if it's profoundly mistaken? Rob Bentz challenges readers to rethink this popular—yet ultimately harmful—mentality. Drawing on his experience as a pastor, Bentz helps those disenchanted with the church to rediscover its importance for the Christian life by examining the biblical, theological, and historical reasons why Christ's followers should embrace gospel-centered community—even when it's hard. Honest yet hopeful, The Unfinished Church provides an encouraging look at God's ultimate building project: his church.

Love Jesus, Hate Church

Love Jesus, Hate Church
Author: Steve McCranie
Publisher: Back2acts Productions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9780977155804

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Love Jesus, Hate Church is the first book that examines the senseless and hurtful experiences often endure within our current church structure. It is a book about emerging faith, absolute truths, and offers hope to those who have taken an honest look at the church, scratched their head, and said, 'You know, this ain't the way church is suppose to be. Something must be wrong. Bad wrong.'

Broken Church, Nation Divided

Broken Church, Nation Divided
Author: Stan Rogers
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2021-10-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 109807453X

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America is a nation divided to the extent that some are comparing it to the pre-Civil War era of the 1860s. That Civil War was violent, bloody, and hateful; and yet when it ended, America was almost immediately restored as one nation under God. It ended not without deep and enduring scars, but as a nation reunited well enough to become the industrialized leader of the free world for decades to come. We have always been divided socially, economically, and politically; but we have always been a nation united by our faith in the Christian God, the Creator of the universe and all that is within. The source of America's current divisiveness is ideological, propagated by those who embrace a globalist, pluralist code that carries a vision of one world apart from God. This doctrine has permeated our media, academia, sciences, and now even our churches. It is based purely on the premise that we can bring harmony and social equality to planet earth through humanist methods and that the human intellect has progressed beyond the need for mythical belief in a metaphysical god--specifically, the Christian God, the Creator of the physical universe. This is the same lie that deceived Eve in the garden of Eden, which led to the fall of man. The purpose of this writing is to restore a biblical worldview that has been lost within the twenty-first-century American Christian church. As our culture crumbles around us, 350,000 churches stand by seemingly disengaged from the darkness that has engulfed our nation. America used to be a beacon of light for the world. This was the vision that our Founding Fathers carried with them to America, and its source was from their faith in the Christian God. So what is happening to America, and why isn't the church having any effect upon the state of our union? This is a call for members of the body of Christ to reignite, reunite, and reestablish the light that can only be kindled within our individual commitment to remain in Christ; to commit an hour or so each day to be alone with our Creator in the Most Holy place--feeding, cleansing, and renewing our souls. Just you and God. The current grace-based doctrine of the modern Christian church has dumbed down the intricacies and treasures found within the contents of the Holy Bible to having little more significance than a bumper sticker. We read books written by other humans that tell us about the Bible; we read daily devotionals that cherry-pick scripture to make us feel good. However, few--if any of us--are actually committing to daily holy communion with God through his Word, the Holy Bible (all of it), and spending time in prayer in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.