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Jesus is widely acknowledged, even by those who do not believe He is God, to have been a brilliant teacher - his parables (sometimes called earthly stories with a heavenly meaning) are one of the reasons for this. This concise book reviews the purpose of the parables, the key imagery that is used and the main lessons for us today in exploring the parables of the lost coin, the lost sheep, the prodigal son, the sower, the Good Samaritan and many more.

If a Christian was ever to think that all Jesus was was their Saviour (as wonderful as that is), then they would be seriously missing out! This book explores 18 key aspects of Jesus's person and work and how they apply to us as believers today, including how Jesus is the radiance of God's glory, the exact imprint of God's nature, the upholder of all things, the Christ the Son Messiah, the serving High Priest, the superior mediator, the forerunner and substance of the true tabernacle, the seated purifier of sins, the advocate, the anointed and returnng king, the head of the body, the apostle of our confession, and the redeemer,

Different relationships ... Different priorities .... Different perspectives ... Different standards ... Different actions! A practical and challenging 12-module study complete with questions and prayer prompts on the "Sermon on the Mount" for followers and would-be followers of Jesus. What makes Jesus and his followers "different"? Find out why this revolutionary, life-changing sermon is why Jesus Christ is regarded as one of the world's most important teachers, even by those who don't follow him as their Lord and Saviour.

A pastor once said: 'When I was a schoolboy, we would occasionally see a turtle on a fence post and, when we did, we knew someone had put him there. He didn't get there by himself!' This book introduces us to a number of Bible 'fencepost turtles' - people like Moses, David, Gideon and Zerubabbel whose position in life was given to them by God to work out His divine purposes - and also brings some practical lessons and challenges from these examples for Christians today.

Daily headlines remind us that this world is broken in so many different ways; an honest look within ourselves reveals deep problems there as well. This book pinpoints the same cause behind both and rejects all man-made solutions in favour of the divine one - the sending of His Son at Bethlehem on a mission that would lead to a cross at Calvary - with a challenge to every reader to accept or reject it.

The topic of Bible covenants might seem to be an unusual subject, but it's vitally important to get to grips with to understand how God wants to have a relationship with mankind. This little guide is a perfect way to get a quick introduction to the subject. The first chapter reviewing the main components of the Biblical covenant with the following chapters taking a look at the main covenants in the Bible, as well as some lesser well-known ones. The final chapters analyse the progression of these covenants from Old to New Testament, from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant, and the final chapter concludes the book with a look at the relevance of the use of the word "Testament". Why do we have Old and New Testaments and how is this related to covenants?

This eclectic collection of writings on the book of Revelation is an excellent resource for students of the New Testament to dip into and learn from. Subjects include the interpretation of symbolism, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, and Jesus as seen in Revelation, comparative studies of Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel, the relationship between parousia, epiphaneia and apokalupsis, reigning with Christ in delegated authority, the order of resurrection in Revelation, the day of Christ and the day of the Lord, a comparison of the Judgement Seat of Christ and the Great White Throne, ritnesses in Revelation and scripture, and the seven golden lampstands of Revelation.

The life of the apostle Paul is possibly one of the most important ever to be lived, based on the results of his life's work. But who was he, why did he do what he did and who were the key members of his team to make his goals a reality? This book explores his early life and conversion, his roles as evengelist, pastor, teacher and prayer warrior, his relationships with Silas and Barnabas, his role at the Jerusalem Conference, before the Areopagus and at Ephesus.

This concise book gives a biblical guide to Satan, including his origin, his fall, his strategy against God and man, his destiny, and how we can overcome him as Christians.

This concise commentary on the first book of the Bible is intended to strengthen faith in the inspired word of God, rather than the wisdom of man, covering such key events as the creation of man, the fall, the flood, the scattering at Babel, the call of Abram, Abram offering up Isaac. Jacob and Esau, Jacob and the House of God, Joseph and his brothers, and Israel in Eqypt.

Are you feeling dry, ineffective and unfruitful in your Christian experience? This practical and Bible-based book gives guidance from 20 different authors to kick-start your journey to God's abundance in 7 key areas of life as a Christian - with 4 short chapters each on prayer, bible study, church life, worship, marriage and evangelism.

This book deals biblically with 15 practical and theological topics that most Christians will encounter in their discipleship experience, including: eternal security, the problem of suffering, the need for baptism, the prosperity gospel, the Trinity, divorce, voting, predestination and election, universalism, military service and more!

This book explores faith in the Bible - what is it, how do we obtain it, and how do we express it? What should we do if we lack faith or doubt? In addition to providing answer to these questions, the book explores a number of great examples of faith from the Bible.CHAPTER ONE: PRAYER AND FAITHCHAPTER TWO: FAITH AND MIRACLESCHAPTER THREE: THE GALLERY OF FAITH OF HEBREWS 11CHAPTER FOUR: REPENTANCE AND FAITHCHAPTER FIVE: FAITH IN ACTION - ABRAHAMCHAPTER SIX: FAITH IN ACTION - RAHABCHAPTER SEVEN: FAITH THAT SAVESCHAPTER EIGHT: PERSONAL FAITHCHAPTER NINE: FAITH IN ACTION - CALEBCHAPTER TEN: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH AND BY WORKSCHAPTER ELEVEN: THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE OF FAITHCHAPTER TWELVE: FAITH IN ACTION - TWO GENTILESCHAPTER THIRTEEN: FAITH AND DOUBTCHAPTER FOURTEEN: FAITH IN ACTION - MOSESCHAPTER FIFTEEN: FAITH AND SPIRITUAL GROWTHCHAPTER SIXTEEN: FAITH IN ACTION - JACOBCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE SHIELD OF FAITHCHAPTER EIGHTEEN: FAITH AND UNBELIEFCHAPTER NINETEEN: A QUESTION OF FAITH - IS YOUR GOD ABLE?CHAPTER TWENTY: DOUBTING THOMASCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: FAITH IN ACTION - THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATHCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: FAITH AND SCIENCECHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: FAITH IN THE LIVING GODCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: FAITH IN ACTION - EZEKIEL AND HIS WIFECHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: "I BELIEVE GOD"CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: FAITH IN ACTION - THE FIERY FURNACECHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: FAITH AND DIFFICULT QUESTIONSCHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: FAITH AND FEELINGSCHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: FAITH IN ACTION - ELIJAHCHAPTER THIRTY: FAITH IN ACTION MISCELLANYCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: YE OF LITTLE FAITH!

In his gospel, the apostle John provides a unique perspective on the public life and ministry of Jesus that is very different from the Synoptic Gospels by Matthew, Mark and Luke. One of the most distinctive features is the recording of what has been called the "Upper Room Ministry", which includes the so-called "High Priestly Prayer of Jesus. The content is even more poignant given that the events described occurred just a few hours before the cross.These chapters, John 12 through John 17, provide a fascinating insight into who Jesus was, his mission and purpose and his relationship with his God and Father and his disciples. This book explores these in twelve concise chapters, each written by a different author:CHAPTER ONE: THE REJECTED KINGCHAPTER TWO: THE LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCESCHAPTER THREE: AN OBJECT LESSON IN HUMILITYCHAPTER FOUR: THE TRAGEDY OF JUDASCHAPTER FIVE: THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF MECHAPTER SIX: DISCIPLESHIP - IT'S CHARACTER AND POTENTIALCHAPTER SEVEN: THE PROMISE OF THE COMFORTERCHAPTER EIGHT: THE VINE AND THE BRANCHESCHAPTER NINE: THE DISCIPLE AND THE WORLDCHAPTER TEN: THE HOLY SPIRIT'S MINISTRYCHAPTER ELEVEN: THE FATHER HIMSELF LOVES YOUCHAPTER TWELVE: FINAL SUPPLICATIONS

Moses is a central figure in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. But what can we learn from his example from the Bible record? This biography covers the key episodes and lessons from his life.CHAPTER ONE: EARLY LIFE AND FLIGHTCHAPTER TWO: AT THE BURNING BUSHCHAPTER THREE: THE HAND OF GODCHAPTER FOUR: MOSES AND PHAROAHCHAPTER FIVE: THE PASSOVERCHAPTER SIX: THE RED SEA AND THE WILDERNESSCHAPTER SEVEN: MEDIATOR OF THE COVENANTCHAPTER EIGHT: FAITHFUL IN ALL GOD'S HOUSECHAPTER NINE: THE PLEADERCHAPTER TEN: WILDERNESS WANDERINGSCHAPTER ELEVEN: DEPARTURECHAPTER TWELVE: SOME NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCESCHAPTER THIRTEEN: MOSES THE GENTLEMANCHAPTER FOURTEEN: CONCLUDING REVIEW