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Help your students experience the wisdom of Proverbs!The principles and truth contained in the book of Proverbs are as relevant as ever. This beautiful study guides students to wise living and instills a lifelong love and appreciation for Scripture. Each day, a student will read a Proverb and be challenged to apply its wisdom to their everyday life. Experience Scripture resources are designed specifically to help readers engage with God's Word through reading and reflection. As they become Biblically fluent, students will be able to apply its principles in everyday life. These resources are: Rooted in Scripture - this is not a self-help manual, but a resource that fosters a life-long habit of reading the Bible.Beautifully designed - contemporary design that appeals to students who appreciate a clean reading experience.Accessible - can be completed in one month. Each day includes brief explanation of passage's major themes to quickly understand context.Experiential - Scripture is meant to be experienced. This resource provides tangible ways for students to interact with Scripture.This Biblical commentary can be used devotionally, with these features and practices provided for each day-Know Before You Go - learn the essential contextRead the Passage - average of about 20 verses per dayAfter the Passage - explains meaning, themes, and the bottom lineExperience - engaging questions and interactionsTakeaway and Pray - personal application that lasts

In an age of carefully managed public profiles presented via Instagram or BeReal, or even the public presentation of our churches, Paul's stories of hardship in his letters to the Corinthians draw us to a different relationship with ourselves and our communities - one which enables to tell authentic stories about ourselves, warts and all.In his deep and careful study of the epistles to the Corinthians, Philip Plyming demonstrates how Paul calls the Corinthian Christians to a way of living which stands in stark contrast from the prevailing culture of Corinth, and argues that there are profound lessons to be learnt for faithful Christians and churches today.

The purpose of this book is to show the historical, doctrinal and prophetic relationship between the Old and the New Testament. The conclusion is that in its essence, from Genesis to Malachi, the Old Testament is a foreshadowing of the New Testament. The theme of the entire Bible is God's desire to have a relationship with us. In the Old Testament God prepares a people through whom a Messiah will come. In the New Testament, that desire and plan are fulfilled in the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. To simplify it further, the theme of the Old Testament is The Messiah is coming, bringing Salvation. The theme of the New Testament is The Messiah is here, bringing Salvation! Topics covered:Historical PrefiguresPrefigures of the MessiahThe Earthly and Heavenly TabernacleThe Old and New Covenant PriesthoodsThe Mosaic Covenant Prefigures the New CovenantOld Testament Sacrifice Points to New Testament SacrificeProphecies in the Old Testament Predict events in the Life of JesusOld Testament Prophecies Predict the Coming of the Kingdom of God

What does it mean to be a prophet in queer times? Considering first the queerness of the prophet Jonah, this volume then broadens its scope to the queer prophetic in our own time, reflecting on what makes a prophet 'queer', and considering how public theology is itself, an example of the queer prophetic. With a broad range of international contributors, this book offers a bold and essential new addition to queer biblical studies literature.

Debra wrote poems on subjects that inspired her. This book also reflects remaining Bible Story Poems, Poems of Psalms along with Drama - World's Playground. This is her final book since she passed on January 3, 2021. She always quoted: "To God be the glory", when family, friends and fans gave her accolades of her works. I hope you find this book as AWESOME as the others and most importantly blessed.

This anthology presents a collaborative interrogation at the intersection of feminist biblical studies and biblical masculinity studies. The included essays make a compelling case for both feminist and masculist readers to recognize the advantage of engaging with each other. As they join forces, they produce research that not only brings female characters, gender issues or queer interpretation histories to the forefront but also interrogates critically male characters as well as androcentric and heteronormative conventions, viewpoints and norms. Connections to geopolitical, ethno-religious and other intersectional issues are part and parcel of the diverse range of approaches.As a whole, then, the book expands the scholarly discourse from essentializing attention on 'women' or 'men' to a multifaceted (de)construction of gender that exposes gendered structures of domination in comprehensive ways. The shared goal is to halt reactionarygender discourses and to foster intersectional comprehension of texts and scholarship. Theoretical, historical, contemporary and textual considerations underscore the methodological, hermeneutical and exegetical value of this kind of work.The volume is organized into three main parts. First, 'Theoretical Considerations', presents two essays illuminating meta-level assumptions and developments when biblical scholars embrace the interrelationship of feminist and masculinity studies in their work. Second, 'Historical and Contemporary Considerations', contains three essays examining the Bible in past and present cultural contexts. Third, 'Textual Considerations', features four essays focusing on specific passages with lenses informed by masculinity and feminist studies. All nine essays, and the three responses addressing them, invite readers to understand, critique and interrupt phallogocentric assumptions in texts, interpretation histories, and research of the Hebrew Bible.

Selah moments...are those times when we don't just live our life, we examine it. We read certain events through the contemplative lenses of our God-given reflectacles. Selah moments enable us to slow down and internalize the message of Scripture with our internal eyes. Selah moments provide us with an appropriate place to pause and appropriate God's Word into our lives. In the pages of this book, I have gathered together some of my Selah moments. At first glance, it might look like a random collection of stories, poems, insights, and homilies. However, each of these writings began as an entry in my journal--the place where I write about what I think about. As you read these journal entries, I believe that some of them will remind you of your own journey. The chapters are grouped around the cast of characters who have walked with me in my original road show: my family, people I've encountered along the way, the living words of Scripture, and my Heavenly Father. The personalities in your production will be as unique as you are, just as your story lines will be your own. But I believe there will be moments in the reading of this text where the differences in the details become less and less important as you say to yourself, "I get that," "I've felt the same way," "I've asked myself that very question," "I thought I was the only one who'd ever gone through that." As your emotions are engaged, I hope that your time in this book will become more and more like a conversation with a friend and fellow pilgrim. And I pray that the Selah Stuff in these pages will remind you to stop, look, and listen to what God is saying in the moments of your own life.

Life brings sometimes hurting troubles and painful problems, known as 'thorns in the flesh'. Paul the Apostle begged God for such a thorn of life to be removed but the response from God was "My grace is enough for you". Several questions arise such as the following:Why did God respond that way rather than simply remove the thorny problem? Why does God allow us to be afflicted with a problem?What actually is the grace of God and how can it be enough for our pains? What was the 'thorn in the flesh', which Paul chose not to reveal? Should we be thankful to God for the thorns of life with the often unbearable pains? Can anything new still come out of the story about the 'thorn in the flesh' of Paul?In When The Thorns of Life Hurt, the author has made bold attempts to answer all the above questions and many more using clues from the various writings of Paul. The personal stories of the author about God's grace always enough, will encourage you to be thankful for God's presence and mighty power at work in you, despite a problem with the associated pains. When The Thorns of Life Hurt will help you discover more how God's grace helps to unlock blessings on the issues of wisdom; patience; rejection; self-control; faith and hope in God; and contentment; from experiences due to the thorns of life. It's a book for all times to read.

Let's take a deep dive into the scriptures and learn what the Bible teaches about God and His nature. This is a Biblical based study on who God is. We present who Jesus Christ is and His role in our salvation. Presenting a strictly biblical approach, let's take a walk together into the scriptures! As Christians, our spiritual walk depends on Jesus Christ and having an accurate knowing of who He is and who He represents. We can't grow into spiritual maturity without knowing God intimately. It takes spending time with Him and learning more about Him. In this book we will bring forward and hi-light who God is and His attributes biblically. You will learn what the scriptures say about God's attributes, the Angels, Mankind, and Jesus Christ. Not only will you learn this, you will be given the hermeneutical principles of how to study the Bible.Hermeneutical principles is the widely accepted method for studying the scriptures accurately. All of us can read the scriptures, but it is very easy to be led astray by misinterpreting passages. There are many examples of cults and diverse church organizations to prove this lack of continuity of belief. These key principles help us study and understand biblical passages with a high degree of accuracy. The Bible says, "All scripture is God breathed", but it also says, "...study to show thyself approved". This is referencing that the scriptures must be interpreted properly by the actual meanings of the written words, the intent of the author, context etc. If we forget about these aspects, deception awaits us. Ultimately, it is God's Holy Spirit that teaches us all things, but we must use the tools God gives us so that His Truth would be made manifest in us. Lastly, we will address the doctrine of the Trinity. Enormously controversial, it is a topic that has been debated hundreds of years. As you read, we will explain what this doctrine is and the serious concerns about this teaching. It was formulated by men that arguably began formally in the 2nd century church with Tertullian first coining the term "trinity". Together, we will take a walk through of this doctrine and explain the disturbing concerns regarding it with a solid refutation of scriptures commonly used by church teachers to support it. If you are seeking more biblical knowledge and are drawn closer to God, this is a great book and reference for you whether you believe in the trinity, or not!

King of Mercy is a Christian poetry book offering inspiration, relaxation, reasurrance, affirmation, comfort and help from Christ Jesus, for the daily challenges put upon us.There are four parts in the book with Scripture References, Reflection phrases, coloured photos and can be used as a Prayer Book. The subjects covered are happiness, joy, celebration, affirmation, assurance, hope and His promise of Eternity to help with the daily walk in faith in God. His supreme sacrifice at Calvary, His Resurrection and the glorious miracle of His birth.