Church Body

In Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, one of our very best writers brings the opulent world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue, and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII’s coutiers. But the bloody theatre of Cromwell’s ascension will leave no one unscathed.

Where is the Body? Discovering the Church in the Heart of Israel This is what the Lord Almighty: "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you'" (Zechariah 8:23 NIV). The church is awakening to the glorious heritage she has in Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Bible is constantly teaching us concerning the power of the Jew and Gentile family of God. Where Is the Body? will open your eyes to the scriptural reality that there always has been and always will be ...

In peaceful Dulwich Village, a group of elderly residents meet every week for Bridge Club. Green cloths are laid over square tables, the deck is carefully dealt, and every beady eye is on the lookout for cheating. Amateur sleuth Beth Haldane has never understood the rules, but she’s drawn into the drama when her mother’s bridge partner Alfie Poole is found dead. He was last seen heading out for a breath of fresh air after a particularly tricky hand. Beth knows poor Alfie was a sweet old man, but when she learns he was poisoned it’s clear someone wanted him gone.

A low moan penetrated Merrill’s illness-and-antihistamine-befogged dreams, pulling her from a deep sleep. Squinting through sleep-glazed eyes at the unfamiliar room, she recalled where she was. The bedroom walls of her new home seemed to be vibrating with the deep bellow of a fog-horn. When high-pitched whines and squeals followed the low rumble, she blinked and sat up in alarm. Small town secrets can lead to big trouble. When Reverend Merrillanne Bishop accepts leadership of the First Baptist church in the picturesque seaside community of Bannoch, Oregon, she doesn’t know what to ...

Warning! Deadly Parasites Are Infecting the Church! The author writes, "Shortly after a major surgery, I learned that a rare parasite had been found in my body...I later learned that if the parasite had lived, it would have traveled to my eyes... Spiritual parasites do the same thing. They enter during moments of vulnerability or weakness, and, left unaddressed, they will feed off the host until they render it useless or destroy it." Tina Blount uses her personal example to show how the same thing is happening in the Body of Christ today. The seven churches in the Book of Revelation form ...

En este libro, Witness Lee considera la historia o el origen del Cuerpo de Cristo; los elementos, la esencia y la realidad del Cuerpo; el vivir en el Cuerpo; y el servicio del Cuerpo. Al presentar esto, él ofrece una visión completa de este organismo misterioso, viviente y real, el Cuerpo de Cristo.

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” —Isaiah 26:3, ESV Perfect peace is a present reality in Christ, so why are we still anxious? We live in a world where you have not only the freedom to be anything, but the expectation to be everything. When you feel pulled apart in every direction, Aligned invites you to return to the center of God's peace by practicing His promises. This seven-session devotional guide provides a path for you to live in alignment with what you know and learn to let the rest go. Aligned will help you answer: •What ...

A 31-day devotional for those serving on church safety and security teams. A day-by-day devotional that looks at what matters most and how to stay encouraged in a stressful ministry! Written by the Church Safety Guys, this book touches on some key components in the Church/Place of Worship Safety & Security Ministry. Meant to encourage you or your team, this is the first book in the devotional series specifically for individuals volunteering in this ministry.

When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it’s meant to be a fresh start, away from the big city and the scene of a violent assault she’s desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of a new life and single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative writing group.

The reality that rampant dysfunction exists in evangelical churches today should be no mystery when one recognizes that churches typically fail to function according to the metaphor of Christ as the head of the body. Through this metaphor we can observe how dysfunction can be avoided by cultivating several types of functionality that God included in the human body. This book outlines five types of functionality that operate in the human body releasing it to fully express the character of the head: unified functionality, distinctive functionality, systemic functionality, expressive ...

This audiobook is a guiding light for anyone who has pondered the nature of the Body of Christ and the multitude of churches in existence today. We earnestly encourage every Christian to delve into this audiobook. May the Lord grant you a profound vision of His Body and lead you into deep fellowship with Him and His people.

Many Miraculous Phenomena have been reported throughout the centuries in the Catholic Church. In order to understand some of the most common and important phenomena, I've outlined what these Miraculous Phenomena are and given a list of some of the saints and others who displayed them. This book gives you an overview and insight into a subject otherwise only understood through lengthy study.

Do you want to learn about Christian ideas on Politics? This book is for you. Christian Body Politic is a book that tackles difficult questions regarding the Christian perspective on the relationship between Church and State. Leading Christian thinkers and activists discuss such questions as: Did Jesus support the Death Penalty? What role should the Church play in government? What does the Bible teach about governing authority's legitimacy?

Marilynn Hughes' Out-Of-Body Travel Magazine: Dionysius - Forgotten Christian Mystic of the Early Church (For more info - www.outofbodytravel.org)

This is a message given by Christopher N. White in March 2006, one of the keynote speakers at the First Colombian Congress of Evangelists in Bogota, Colombia. He spoke about why evangelism is so critically important to the health of the church and why it is desperately needed in our troubled world. What is an evangelist and what is their role in the Body of Christ? What is the passion that dominates the life of a genuine evangelist? The author lists a number of historical examples to illustrate what motivates men and women upon whom God has placed this calling. Where does an evangelist's ...