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  • Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: An Introduction and Commentary, By Andrew E. Hill
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    Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

    by Andrew E. Hill

    Despite the return of the Hebrews from the Babylonian exile, selfishness, apathy and despair crippled their community spirit. In response to this distress, God raised up three prophetic voices in Jerusalem. Haggai rallied the people to rebuild theSecond Temple. Zechariah was given visions of the return of the glory of the Lord to Zion. Malachi preached repentance, covenant justice and restoration ...

  • We Believe in One Lord Jesus Christ, Edited by John Anthony McGuckin
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    We Believe in One Lord Jesus Christ

    Ancient Christian Doctrine Series

    Edited by John Anthony McGuckin

    "Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that ultimately provoked the Council ...

  • Praying for Your Pastor: How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support, By Eddie Byun
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    Praying for Your Pastor

    How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support

    by Eddie Byun
    Foreword by Chip Ingram

    It's tough to be a pastor.

    Pastors face demands and pressures on every side, from the challenges of church ministry to the realities of spiritual warfare. But you can make a difference. Your prayers provide a lifeline for your pastor's spiritual health and ministry effectiveness.

    Eddie Byun offers a handy, practical guide to praying for pastors. He shares stories of how congregational ...

  • Genesis 1-11, Edited by John L. Thompson
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    Genesis 1-11

    Old Testament Volume 1

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by John L. Thompson

    The first chapters of Genesis are the bedrock of the Jewish and Christian traditions. In these inaugural pages of the canon, the creation of the world, the fall of the human creature, the promise of redemption and the beginning of salvation history are found. Interwoven in the text are memorable stories of the ancient biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.Throughout the history of commentary, interpreters ...

  • John, By Rodney A. Whitacre
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    John

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Rodney A. Whitacre

    The Gospel of John declares its purpose clearly--"these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and thay by believing you may have life in his name." Thus it fulfills a dual function, encouraging believers and providing them with evidences for proclaiming that Jesus is God's Messiah, the divine, incarnate Son of God.Christians today, as in the first century, can ...

  • Revelation, By J. Ramsey Michaels
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    Revelation

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by J. Ramsey Michaels

    Interpretations of the book of Revelation are numerous and varied. The preterist view focuses on first-century social analysis of John's environment. The church-historical view sees the Revelation as a prophetic survey of the history of the church. The futurist view sees the book as a precise prediction of unfolding events in the yet-to-come end of the world.The trouble with all three, argues J. ...

  • Muslim Evangelism: Contemporary Approaches to Contextualization, By Phil Parshall
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    Muslim Evangelism

    Contemporary Approaches to Contextualization

    by Phil Parshall
    Foreword by Ramsay Harris

    Too long the church has been programmed to accept the inevitabilities of meager results in the efforts toward Muslim evangelization. The reasons for this failure in mission must now be probed and resolved as the world today is coming alive to thepresence of the Muslim religious community. Phil Parshall asks the missions world to forsake former presuppositions and to become conscious of God speaking ...

  • Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology, By Andrew Louth
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    Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology

    by Andrew Louth

    With an estimated 250 million adherents, the Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian body in the world. This absorbing account of the essential elements of Eastern Orthodox thought deals with the Trinity, Christ, sin, humanity, and creation as well as praying, icons, the sacraments and liturgy.

  • Being a Christian, By John Stott
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    Being a Christian

    IVP Booklets

    by John Stott

    Written by John R. W. Stott, a Christian leader known worldwide for addressing the hearts and minds of contemporary men and women, this updated booklet discusses the privileges of being a child of God and helps Christians grow to maturity in theirresponsibilities to God, the church and the world.

  • A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel, By William Edgar
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    A Supreme Love

    The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel

    by William Edgar
    Foreword by Carl F. Ellis and Karen Ellis

    The Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction—Arts and Culture

    ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner

    For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and itsdistinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is ...