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The road to destiny often looks more like a mess than a masterpiece. If we aren’t careful, we will fall into the trap of believing that God calls perfect people to fulfill His perfect plan. Yet, His history proves that He uses imperfect people to accomplish powerful things. If your life has been anything less than perfect, this book is for you! Join Caleb Pierce as he unpacks this powerful message of hope!

Charles Finney (1792-1875) was a Presbyterian preacher known for his revival services and extemporaneous preaching. He also dealt with social issues and was an abolitionist. In 1835, Finney was appointed as a professor of theology at Oberlin College; he became its president in 1851. Sermons on Gospel Themes is a collection of his sermons, including 24 delivered at Oberlin College between 1844 and 1861. They were taken down in shorthand while Finney preached them, and submitted to him for correction or addition.

The Church of Power takes listeners into the sanctuary where they receive teaching that boosts their awareness of God and reveals his perspective of who they are called to be. The insights Pastor Johnson shares are meant to motivate, encourage, and grow believers, creating a desperate desire to see God’s power manifested in their generation.

Jesus launches his public ministry when he is “about thirty years old” (Luke 3: 23); it lasts three years. During that time “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people” (Matthew 4: 23). In this session we sample his teaching, preaching and healing.

Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the Book of Jonah, an ancient narrative that continues to resonate with timeless lessons of God's mercy and human frailty. In "The Story of Jonah: A Reluctant Prophet and the Mercy of God," we delve into the captivating saga of Jonah, a reluctant prophet whose journey challenges our understanding of forgiveness, redemption, and the depths of God's grace. With this eBook, readers will: Uncover the hidden Messianic meta-narrative that connects Jonah's experiences to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ Reflect on Jonah's spiritual journey through ...

Malachi was God’s last prophecy to Israel before the 400 silent years prior to Christ. Skip Heitzig explains how God’s covenant with His people requires them to be faithful to Him.

1st presentation: "Ministry as Affecting the Minister": 2nd presentation: "Moral Loneliness within Life" and "Ministry as Affecting the Minister" : Ministry as both a Faith-drama and an Ego-drama. Schools of ministry are good at preparing us in how to do ministry. They are less adept in preparing us in terms of what ministry will do to us. How do we cope with the grandiosity that is triggered by success? How do we deal with the anger and bitterness that besets us when our ministry is going badly? How do we handle our sexuality inside all of this?

Mark Buchanan evaluates the four best places to live - not according to the United Nations, Money, or Forbes - but according to God and Scripture. Where do we find the greatest joy, peace, and wisdom? Where can we go to experience the deepest sense of belonging? Is there a place that abounds with adventure where we can also feel safe, refreshed, and joyful? With compelling insight, Buchanan explores what God has revealed in His Word about where we become most alive, become most fully ourselves, and can dwell most closely with Him.

Although their names sound alike, few men in the Bible are more different than Elijah and Elisha. Elijah loves a show; Elisha is shy. Elijah loves a grand exit; Elisha dies quietly, alone. Yet, in many ways, Elisha is an even greater prophet than Elijah. This is his story.

As Jerusalem fell in judgment to the Babylonians after years of rebellion against God, an anonymous author - probably the prophet Jeremiah - poured out his heart in what we now know as the book of Lamentations. In this series, Skip Heitzig shows how there is hope even in the midst of extreme pain and suffering.

The book of Jeremiah has an overarching theme: judgment. God commissioned the prophet Jeremiah to speak to the backsliding nation of Israel about the destruction that would come as a result of their sin - unless they repented. In this series, Pastor Skip Heitzig digs into the first 22 chapters of Jeremiah, exploring God's righteous anger as well as His mercy to those who return to Him.

In the presence of God, we have the ability to obtain whatever we need. If we need healing, we can find it in the presence of God. If we need deliverance, we can find it in the presence of God. Bishop Yvette Flunder shares an eloquent sermon The Presence of the Both and God at the 2007 Black Church Institute in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

In this bold message delivered at Bishop George Searight's 2004 Family Life conference, Dr. Juanita Bynum sounds the charge from the Lord for every believer: "Now that I've given My Life for you...give me yours and let me live vicariously through you." This is the essence of "Imputed Righteousness": receiving the matchless, sinless character of Christ and letting Him shine from within you.

When the kingship and the priesthood become corrupt, God often raises a great prophet to counter them. Ahab reigns over the northern kingdom of Israel (870-853 B.C.) and Asa over the southern kingdom of Judah (910-869 B.C.). Ahab “did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. To counter such massive corruption and idolatry, God raises one of his greatest prophets, Elijah. His story begins here.

Psalms, the ancient songbook, explores the full range of human experience in a personal and relatable way. Pastor Skip Heitzig shows us how to practically apply the central theme of these magnificent hymns - the praise and worship of the living God - to our own lives.

Numbers is a book of wanderings, as the Jewish people travel through the wilderness in unbelief. Skip Heitzig shows us how we can learn from the mistakes of the children of Israel.

At the end of Judges (c. 1000-1050 B.C.) we read: “In those days Israel had no king, and everyone did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21: 25). It was a time of moral, political and economic chaos. As we move into 1 Samuel, things get worse. Although Samuel strives mightily to bring the Israelites back to God, the priesthood and the people continue their downward spiral.

The book of Habakkuk showcases an honest and compelling conversation between the prophet and God. In this study, Skip Heitzig explores the details of that conversation and some of its underlying truths that still apply to us today.

The book of Esther tells the story of a courageous woman who saves her people from death. Pastor Skip Heitzig shows that God is always in control, no matter how bad things may appear.

A sermon preached at the funeral of The Right Honorable Lady Mary Vere on January 10, 1671. Puritan William Gurnall speaks of the rewards that Christ’s faithful servants will receive in heaven.