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I really like this short and clear book about the importance of studying the Bible in a thoughtful way. It is good information for the new student of the Bible and a helpful reminder for those who are not so new in studying the Bible. Here are the nin ...more
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Best book to prepare a person for a short term mission trip. I really liked this book. The emphasis was preparing the heart but there was a lot of examples in this 40 day devotional about spiritual maturity, cultural awareness, team unity, expectatio ...more
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I really liked this book because of the depth of so many prayers that moved me. I only wish I knew specifically who wrote them; general references are at the end of the book Below is a good review, copied from another source. The strength of Puritan cha ...more
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Begg's sub-title is: "10 Benchmarks of a vital faith". Introduction: The Priority of God in a World of Self - Pleasing God is imperative 1. Spiritual Fitness in a Flabby Generation - requires unspectacular commitment to prayer, worship, witnessing, Bi ...more
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I think that Anders is a good teacher and writer. I like his review and summary exercises. He boils his main points down so one can remember. The sub-title sets the agenda of the book: Cultivating Scripture-driven Christians in a Culture-driven world. ...more
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A collection of sermons or studies from history's greatest teachers/preachers, past and present. I went through this as an exercise for Lent. These chapters were so good, it will be on my list to read again. For instance Ch 1: True Contemplation of the ...more
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In this small book, Johnson crafts his critique of how many churches today put together a church service. To some, his critique will sound harsh and judgmental. From his observation the Contemporary Worship Movement (CWM) has resulted in the followin ...more
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Theology matters! At last it can be understood easily, thanks to this "layman's language" approach to biblical belief. Authored by J. I. Packer, one of the premier theologians of Christianity, this summary of Christian teaching covers ...more

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"... at the heart of the Reformation lay Martin Luther's great discovery, and a challenge that is still needed today: Repentance is not the action of a single moment, but a characteristic of a Christian's entire life.

Sinclair Ferguson looks at the bi ...more

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American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom
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Before You Open Your Bible by Matt Smethurst

Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures For Approaching God's Word
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Here are the nin ...more

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Before You Go: A Daily Devotional
by Jack Hempfling

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Best book to prepare a person for a short term mission trip. I really liked this book. The emphasis was preparing the heart but there was a lot of examples in this 40 day devotional about spiritual maturity, cultural awareness, team unity, expectatio ...more

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The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
by Arthur Bennett

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I really liked this book because of the depth of so many prayers that moved me.

I only wish I knew specifically who wrote them; general references are at the end of the book

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The strength of Puritan cha ...more

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Made For His Pleasure: Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith
by Alistair Begg

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Begg's sub-title is: "10 Benchmarks of a vital faith".

Introduction: The Priority of God in a World of Self - Pleasing God is imperative

1. Spiritual Fitness in a Flabby Generation - requires unspectacular commitment to prayer, worship, witnessing, Bi ...more

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Brave New Discipleship: Cultivating Scripture-driven Christians in a Culture-driven World
by Max E. Anders

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I think that Anders is a good teacher and writer. I like his review and summary exercises. He boils his main points down so one can remember.

The sub-title sets the agenda of the book: Cultivating Scripture-driven Christians in a Culture-driven world. ...more

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Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross by Nancy Guthrie

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter
by Nancy Guthrie

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A collection of sermons or studies from history's greatest teachers/preachers, past and present.

I went through this as an exercise for Lent.

These chapters were so good, it will be on my list to read again. For instance

Ch 1: True Contemplation of the A collection of sermons or studies from history's greatest teachers/preachers, past and present.

I went through this as an exercise for Lent.

These chapters were so good, it will be on my list to read again. For instance

Ch 1: True Contemplation of the Cross - "The whole value of the meditation of the suffering of Christ lies in this, that man should come to the knowledge of himself and sink and tremble." Martin Luther

Ch 2: He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem - "And their (the disciples') misunderstanding of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem results in a misunderstanding of the meaning of discipleship. This is why this is important for us to see, lest we make the same mistake." John Piper

Ch 3. An Innocent Man Crushed By God - "You see, Jesus died for sin-- not for his own sin. He had no sin, He was in every sense MADE SIN for us. He became all of our rebellion, all of our lying, all of our cheating, all of our adultery, all of our filth, all of our ugliness. He became all of that on the cross." Alistair Begg

Ch 8. The Silence of the Lamb - "...if Jesus had taken up his own defense with the intention of refuting his accusers and proving his innocence, he would have won! But we would have lost, and we would be lost for all eternity." Adrian Rogers

Ch16. Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit - "Jesus was filling his mind and strengthening his spirit not by trying to keep a stiff upper lip or look for a silver lining, as we might say, but by a act of
deliberately remembering and consciously clinging to great prophecies and promises of God. If Jesus did that, don't you think you should do it too?" James Montgomery Boice

Ch 23. Knowing the Power of His Resurrection - "Do you believe in the resurrection as a historical event, and have you also had that profound personal experience of spiritual resurrection?" "A person with a passion for Christ is not necessarily always talking about Christ, but is looking at everything through Christ." Tim Keller

Ch 25. Crucified With Christ - "...if by the Spirit you put to death (go on putting to death, present tense), the deeds of the flesh, you will live." "So as I live my life moment by moment and sense self rearing its ugly head, I count on the Holy Spirit to put to death the deeds of the body." "A thousand times a day I have to say, 'Lord, I sense self rising.'...'Holy Spirit, nail it!" Stephen F. Olford

This book was full of nuggets, the best of the best. I found the chapters challenging and practical. Great book, great reading. ...more

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Contemporary Worship by Terry L. Johnson

Contemporary Worship: Thinking about its implications for the church
by Terry L. Johnson

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In this small book, Johnson crafts his critique of how many churches today put together a church service. To some, his critique will sound harsh and judgmental.

From his observation the Contemporary Worship Movement (CWM) has resulted in the followin In this small book, Johnson crafts his critique of how many churches today put together a church service. To some, his critique will sound harsh and judgmental.

From his observation the Contemporary Worship Movement (CWM) has resulted in the following:

1. Reduced Biblical content - little Bible is read, or expounded, or sung, or prayed
2. Demographic favoritism - the young are privileged, the old are ignored
3. Divided communions - more segregation
4. Altered purpose - from God-centered to man-centered
5. Obscured message - historic orders of service have been replaced with '... and now this!'
6. Contempt of tradition - "... is not in keeping with either Christian humility or Christian community" - Timothy Keller
7. Naive utilization of popular culture - lack of theological content and reflection to more 'engaging' production
8. Aesthetic relativism - accessible and popular songs often not for congregational singing
9. Pragmatism - "CWM is a way to reach people" has led to a compromise of the message of the Gospel through all aspects of the worship service
10. Distraction - the movement toward CWM is because of "a loss of confidence in the Gospel and the person and work of the Holy Spirit." p22

Johnson says that the result of the CWM has been a decline: "a watered-down message, superficial and, in the longer term dissatisfying worship, a dramatic net loss in membership, attendance, knowledge and morals." p23

Much of the different can be summed up in the question, "Is the church service for the Christian or for the person that is not yet a Christian?"
Much of services that I have observed have decided to have church service 'that unbelievers want to come to', like Andy Stanley and his church.

"Note that we are not saying that contemporary worship is evil, or that it is sinful to worship employing the music and forms of the popular culture. What we are saying is that it is unwise (and counter-productive p23).
We are convinced that contemporary worship deprives the people of God of the richer forms and content of traditional worship, and so, in the long run, impoverishes the church spiritually, divides the church demographically, and weakens the church's capacity to fulfill its mission." p5

There is much in this book to debate, consider, agree/disagree with and to be challenged by. ...more