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| a beautiful design matt chandler: The Mingling of Souls Matt Chandler, 2015-01-01 The Song of Solomon offers strikingly candid—and timeless—insights on romance, dating, marriage, and sex. We need it. Because emotions rise and fall with a single glance, touch, kiss, or word. And we are inundated with songs, movies, and advice that contradicts God's design for love and intimacy. Matt Chandler helps navigate these issues for both singles and marrieds by revealing the process Solomon himself followed: Attraction, Courtship, Marriage ... even Arguing. The Mingling of Souls will forever change how you view and approach love. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: A Beautiful Design - Teen Bible Study Book Matt Chandler, 2016-04 Nine-session study designed to help students understand the biblical view of God's design for men and women. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain Matt Chandler, Jared C. Wilson, 2013-09-01 Using Paul's radical letter to the Philippians as his road map, Matt Chandler forsakes the trendy to invite readers into authentic Christian maturity. The short book of Philippians is one of the most quoted in the Bible, yet Paul wrote it not for the popular sound bites, but to paint a picture of a mature Christian faith. While many give their lives to Jesus, few then go on to live a life of truly vibrant faith. In this disruptively inspiring book, Chandler offers tangible ways to develop a faith of pursuing, chasing, knowing, and loving Jesus. Because if we clean up our lives but don't get Jesus, we've lost! So let the goal be Him. To live is Christ, to die is gain—this is the message of the letter. Therefore, our lives should be lived to Him, through Him, for Him, with Him, about Him—everything should be about Jesus. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: James - Teen Bible Study Book Matt Chandler, 2018-06 James: Faith/Works is a 13-session Bible study for 7th to 12th grade students that goes verse-by-verse through the Book of James. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Family Discipleship Matt Chandler, Adam Griffin, 2020-08-28 The most important disciple a parent will make is within their own home, and yet this is the most difficult disciple to make. Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin helps readers develop a sustainable rhythm of gospel-centered discipleship through a guided framework focusing on moments of discipleship in 3 key areas: time (intentional time gathering your family around gospel activities or conversations), moments (leveraging opportunities throughout the day), and milestones (celebrating significant life events). Each section provides parents with Scriptures to consider, questions to answer, structures to implement, and ideas to try out as they seek to see Christ formed in their children. Here is a book that begins with the end in mind, offering ideas and examples of what gospel-centered family discipleship looks like, helping parents design their own discipleship plan as they seek to raise children in the love and fear of the Lord. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Take Heart Matt Chandler, 2018-03-20 In this stirring, passionate book, Chandler shows that Christian courage is needed like never before. He encourages believers not to be thwarted by fear, but to depend on God and have confidence that Christ will build his church, despite continual marginalization. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: John 1 - 3 - Bible Study Book MATT. CHANDLER, 2021-06 Drawing from the first 3 chapters of John's Gospel, this study shows group members that Jesus became like us so that we could become like Him. Features Videos featuring author Matt Chandler 12 small-group sessions with personal study between sessions Session video previews featuring author Matt Chandler Personal study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth Promotional video Social media assets for the group leader Benefits Learn the nature of Christ and how true life is found in His Name. Depend upon God to help us believe in the name of Jesus and become His children. Believe in the finished work of Jesus and experience a well of abundant grace that never runs dry. Know who we are and who we are not because we know who Jesus is. Declare Jesus is the Lamb of God that will defeat all sin. Follow Jesus the way his first disciples did. Remember the old has passed away and the new has come. See Jesus as a prophet who confronts us, a priest who cleanses us, and a king who constructs the temple of true worship. Examine our relationships with Jesus and ensure that we know Him personally rather than simply knowing information about Him. Turn away from sin and toward Christ. Pursue gospel-centered multiplication. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Steps Member Book The Village Church, Matt Chandler, Michael Snetzer, 2015-12 Steps: Gospel-Centered Recovery - Bible Study Book includes small-group experiences and discussion guides for 13 sessions, individual study, applicable Scripture, and personal assessments. This 13-session discipleship program takes people to the root of sin and suffering in order to embrace the freedom found only in Christ's redemption. Potentially life-changing experiences are brought about by in-depth Bible study, thorough personal assessments, insightful teaching videos, and honest interactions with a group leader and mentor. Honed over years of implementation at The Village Church's campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Steps formed the foundation of the church's ongoing recovery ministry. It continues to be one of the most fruitful discipleship courses offered throughout the calendar year. In these 13 sessions, Matt Chandler and Michael Snetzer invite other pastors from The Village Church to teach each of the 12 steps. Building on the incomplete truths of traditional recovery programs, Steps elevates the redeemed truths to be seen through the light of Scripture and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Theologically rich and steeped in the wisdom of practical biblical counseling, Steps is more than a Bible study; it's a discipleship tool and the foundation for gospel-centered recovery. Sessions include: 1. The Genesis: Creation and Fall 2. The Remedy of Our Insanity: The Gospel 3. The Response of Faith: Repentance 4. The Result: Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification 5. Assessing Anger and Abuse 6. Assessing Sex, Guilt, and Shame 7. Assessing Fear, Grief, and Loss 8. Getting to the Roots: Offering and Asking 9. Peacemaking 1: Reconciling and Amending 10. Peacemaking 2: Confronting and Forgiving 11. Persevering and Pursuing 12. The Joy of Making Much of His Name Features: Group and personal components Content created by trained pastoral counselors Gospel-centered recovery program Benefits: Learn to identify root causes of brokenness in your life and in the world. Develop a habit of confession, repentance, and growing in grace. Walk in the freedom found only in Christ through redemption and gospel-centered recovery. Discover the courage to confront sin and the healing power of forgiveness. Embrace the joy and satisfaction of God's design for your life. Base your approach to recovery on a biblical and theological foundation rather than a secular 12-step approach. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Steadfast Love Lauren Chandler, 2016-01-05 Sometimes He wrings the worship from our hearts. There are times when worship overflows easily and effortlessly from a heart full of gratitude and praise. Yet, there are other times when God seems far and we feel we have nothing left to offer. We are tired, or thirsty, or imprisoned in our own chains through our own devices, or caught in the waves of a tumultuous sea. This is when God shows us His steadfast love. He wraps His eternally powerful, ultimately creative, nail-scarred hands around our hearts and squeezes with appropriate might—yielding an honest plea for Him to save us and deliver us from our circumstances, fears, and self control. And He does. He initiates with His steadfast love, and responds with the same. Walk with Lauren as she shares what she has learned of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: This Is Not the End Chandler Baker, 2017-08-08 If you could choose one person to bring back to life, who would it be? Seventeen-year-old Lake Deveraux is the survivor of a car crash that killed her best friend and boyfriend. Now she faces an impossible choice. Resurrection technology changed the world, but strict laws allow just one resurrection per citizen, to be used on your eighteenth birthday or lost forever. You only have days to decide. For each grieving family, Lake is the best chance to bring back their child. For Lake, it's the only way to reclaim a piece of happiness after her own family fell apart. And Lake must also grapple with a secret--and illegal--vow she made years ago to resurrect someone else. Someone who's not even dead yet. Who do you need most? As Lake's eighteenth birthday nears, secrets and betrayals new and old threaten to eclipse her cherished memories. Lake has one chance to save a life . . . but can she live with her choice? |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Toward a Growing Marriage Gary Chapman, 1996 Take a fresh look at your marriage through the lens of this valuable book. Learn how to communicate, how to rekindle love, how to avoid financial bondage. If you're single, learn how to avoid the problems many marriages develop. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Revised Edition) John Piper, Wayne Grudem, 2021-01-11 A Guide to Navigate Evangelical Feminism In a society where gender roles are a hot-button topic, the church is not immune to the controversy. In fact, the church has wrestled with varying degrees of evangelical feminism for decades. As evangelical feminism has crept into the church, time-trusted resources like Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood help remind Christians of what the Bible has to say. In this edition of the award-winning best seller, more than 20 influential men and women such as John Piper, Wayne Grudem, D. A. Carson, and Elisabeth Elliot offer thought-provoking essays responding to the challenge egalitarianism poses to life in the church and in the home. Covering topics like role distinctions in the church, how biblical manhood and womanhood should work out in practice, and women in the history of the church, this helpful resource will help readers learn to orient their beliefs with God's unchanging word in an ever-changing culture. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Family Advent Devotional - Bible Study Book Matt Chandler, 2021-10 Gain a better understanding of the church season that leads up to Christmas. Features: - Personal study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth - Family discipleship activities Benefits: - Enrich yourself spiritually by immersing in the Advent season. - Grow in spiritual maturity with optional family discipleship activities. - Become more spiritually oriented through greater familiarity with Advent. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Blessed Broken Given Glenn Packiam, 2019-08-06 An invitation to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary and imperfect aspects of your life; not as a call to settle for less, but rather as a way to mysteriously participate in God's power and purpose. Glenn Packiam wants to empower readers to find great joy, purpose, and passion in their daily living. While bread may be one of the most common items on our dinner tables, Jesus chose to take it at the Last Supper and invest deep, wonderful, and transcendent meaning in it. Like the bread that was blessed, broken, and given; readers will see how God uses ordinary experiences to cultivate their mission and their brokenness to bring healing to the world. The ordinary is not the enemy; it is the means by which God accomplishes the miraculous. Through clear biblical teaching and practical steps, Packiam leads the reader into a more purposeful, directed, hopeful future. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? Sam Allberry, 2020-03 Answers one of the biggest barriers to belief. Christians are increasingly seen as outdated, restrictive and judgmental when it comes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and homosexuality. In fact for many people, this issue is one of the biggest barriers for them considering Christianity. Sam Allberry, author of many books including Is God Anti-gay sets out God's good design for the expression of human sexuality, showing that God himself is love and that only he can satisfy our deepest desires. It is a great reminder of the Bible's positive blueprint for love, sex and marriage and ideal for giving away to people who may see this as a stumbling block for belief. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: New Morning Mercies Paul David Tripp, 2014-10-31 365 Gospel-Centered Devotions for the Whole Year Mornings can be tough. Sometimes, a hearty breakfast and strong cup of coffee just aren't enough. Offering more than a rush of caffeine, best-selling author Paul David Tripp wants to energize you with the most potent encouragement imaginable: the gospel. Forget behavior modification or feel-good aphorisms. Tripp knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we'll be prepared to trust in God's goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Joy in sorrow ... , 1920 Arranged By: MacMahon, Desmond. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Masculine Christianity Zachary Garris, 2022-03-08 The Western church has gone feminist. God has given men authority in the home, church, and society. Yet the church has rebelled against God's design and embraced the unbelieving world's teaching that women should take on the same roles and duties as men rather than focus on the home and children. Christian scholarship and Bible commentaries are dominated by feminist arguments that both husband and wife should submit to each another (mutual submission), that women may be pastors and preach sermons to men, and that the Apostle Paul's teaching on men and women was limited to Greco-Roman culture and has been transcended by our unity in Christ. Sadly, the conservative response to feminism-complementarianism-compromised several historic Christian teachings and has thus given feminism an even stronger foothold in the church. Many complementarians fail to root gender roles in the differing natures of men and women. As a result, they have refused to apply the Bible's teaching about men and women beyond the home and church, leading to the embrace of women in civil office and military combat. In addition, the vast majority of complementarians have adopted the novel interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 (the women should keep silent in the churches) that Paul only prohibited women from evaluating prophecy, which has opened the door to women preaching and teaching men in the church. The result is that the Western church has become effeminate and weak. Pastors are afraid to teach important Bible passages on the roles and duties of men and women, and it is no surprise that young Christian women are trading babies for careers outside the home and that churches are regularly capitulating to subversions of biblical sexual ethics. What the church needs is to recover its masculine calling, where men embrace their God-given authority-and responsibility-in the home, church, and society. This book affirms the historic Christian teaching on men and women, critiques feminist scholarship, and urges complementarians to hold a more robust and consistent position. This is a call to return to the Bible's teaching on men and women. This is a call to Masculine Christianity. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Where Prayer Becomes Real Kyle Strobel, John Coe, 2021-03-02 If we're honest, most of us feel bored, distracted, or discouraged in prayer. We look for resources to give us the right words or teach us the right technique and are disappointed when they don't seem to help. What we fail to realize is that prayer isn't a place for us to be good or right, and it isn't a place for us to perform or prove our worth. It's a place for us to be honest, present, and known--a place for us to offer ourselves and receive God. Spiritual formation experts Kyle Strobel and John Coe want to show you what you've been missing when it comes to prayer. In this down-to-earth book, they show you how to fearlessly draw near to a holy God, pray without ceasing (and without posturing), and delight in the experience of being fully known and fully loved. Each chapter ends with prayer projects or practices to help you see a difference in your prayer life, starting now. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: We Carry Kevan Kevan Chandler, 2020-04-21 A story about friendships and commitment to one another so incredible you wouldn't believe it if it wasn't true. Kevan is just one of the guys. It's impossible to know him and not become a little more excited about life. He is an inspiring man permeated by joy, unafraid of sorrow, full of vitality and life! His sense of humor is infectious and so is his story. He grew up, he says, at belt-buckle level and stayed there until Kevan's beloved posse decided to leave his wheelchair at the Atlanta airport, board a plane for France, and have his friends carry him around Europe to accomplish their dream to see the world together! Kevan's beloved posse traveled to Paris, England, and Ireland where, in the climax of their adventure, they scale 600 feet up to the 1,400-year-old monastic fortress of Skellig Michael. In WE CARRY KEVAN the reader sits with Kevan, one head-level above everyone else for the first time in his life and enjoys camaraderie unlike anything most people ever experience. Along the way they encounter the curiosity and beauty of strangers, the human family disarmed by grace, and the constant love of God so rich and beautiful in the company of good friends. WE CARRY KEVAN displays the profound power of friendship and self-sacrifice. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Humble Calvinism J. A. Medders, 2019-03 Understanding Calvinism in our hearts as well as in our heads |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Shaken Tim Tebow, 2018-02-06 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER • Who are you when life is steady? Who are you when storms come? “With this book, Tim encourages readers to keep moving and stay strong while battling life’s obstacles.”—Cam Newton, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. In this powerful book, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow passionately shares glimpses of his journey staying grounded in the face of disappointment, criticism, and intense media scrutiny. Tebow talks about what he’s learned along the way, building confidence in his identity in God, not the world. This moving book also features practical wisdom from Scripture and insights gained from others who have impacted him in life-changing ways. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: James N.T. Wright, 2012-06-05 With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, N. T. Wright guides you through James to help you understand what it means to have the kind of faith that translates belief into action. That kind of faith, he explains, is the faith that matters, the faith that justifies, the faith that saves. Includes nine sessions for group or personal study. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry, 2024-03-14 'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir ... and it may just save lives' Daily Mail 'Funny, fascinating, compelling ... also a wonderful read for fans of Friends' The Times The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. This is the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, who takes us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening - as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for. 'An unflinching and often harrowing must-read for 90s pop culture fans' Guardian 'Written with Chandler's trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation' Telegraph 'A hopeful read ... I started to think of [it] not as a celebrity memoir about addiction, but as an addiction memoir written by a man who understands his own history through the prism of showbiz' Independent |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: A Beautiful Design - Bible Study Book Matt Chandler, 2016-04 A 9-session study for men and women seeking God's plan for manhood and womanhood and how His design leads to our greatest joy. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: 1–2 Thessalonians Matt Smethurst, 2017-08-15 The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God's Word. These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) reflection questions that help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) Gospel Glimpses that highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) Whole-Bible Connections that show how any given passage connects to the Bible's overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) Theological Soundings that identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God's grace on every page of the Bible. Over the course of 12 weeks, this study connects Paul's letters to the Thessalonians to the lives of Christians today. These epistles encourage readers by reminding them of the salvation God will bring to all those whom he has called—strengthening them to pursue lives of holiness and love as they anticipate Jesus's return. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Song of Solomon Tommy Nelson, 2001 |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Red and Lulu Matt Tavares, 2024-09-17 Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a Christmas classic. Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy in the cold months, and once a year the people who live nearby string lights on their tree and sing a special song: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree. But one day, something unthinkable happens, and Red and Lulu are separated. It will take a miracle for them to find each other again. Luckily, it’s just the season for miracles. . . . From Matt Tavares comes a heart-tugging story combining the cheer of Christmas, the magic of New York City, and the real meaning of the holiday season: how important it is to be surrounded by love. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Steps Mentor Guide The Village Church, Matt Chandler, Michael Snetzer, 2015-12 Steps: Gospel-Centered Recovery Mentor Guide is designed for mentor-mentee dialogue, including personal-assessment review, which is an important component of the STEPS program. This 13-session discipleship program takes people to the root of sin and suffering in order to embrace the freedom found only in Christ's redemption. Potentially life-changing experiences are brought about by in-depth Bible study, thorough personal assessments, insightful teaching videos, and honest interactions with a group leader and mentor. Honed over years of implementation at The Village Church's campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Steps formed the foundation of the church's ongoing recovery ministry. It continues to be one of the most fruitful discipleship courses offered throughout the calendar year. In these 13 sessions, Matt Chandler and Michael Snetzer invite other pastors from The Village Church to teach each of the 12 steps. Building on the incomplete truths of traditional recovery programs, Steps elevates the redeemed truths to be seen through the light of Scripture and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Theologically rich and steeped in the wisdom of practical biblical counseling, Steps is more than a Bible study; it's a discipleship tool and the foundation for gospel-centered recovery. Features: Content created by trained pastoral counselors Gospel-centered recovery program Personal assessment forms Benefits: Guide individuals in a one-on-one setting through deeper questions and personal assessments Learn to identify root causes of brokenness Develop and promote the habit of confession, repentance, and growing in grace. Show others how to walk in the freedom found only in Christ through redemption and gospel-centered recovery. Base your approach to recovery on a biblical and theological foundation rather than a secular 12-step approach. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: The Challenges of Cultural Discipleship Richard J. Mouw, 2011-11-21 Richard J. Mouw is well known for his incisive views on the intersection of culture and Christianity and for his efforts to make the thought of major Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper accessible to average Christians. In this volume Mouw provides the scholarly backstory to his popular books as he interprets, applies, expands on -- and at times even corrects -- Kuyper's remarkable vision for faith and public life. In thirteen essays Mouw explores and develops the Kuyperian perspective on key topics in Christian cultural discipleship, including public theology, sphere sovereignty, education, creation, and more. He deftly articulates an ecumenically enriched neo-Calvinist -- or neo-Kuyperian -- perspective that appropriates and contextualizes the ideas and insights of this important theologian and statesman for new challenges in Christian thought and service. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: What Good Is Jesus? Marv Nelson, 2016-01-29 When children are sold into slavery-what good is Jesus? When wretched disease takes a loved one's life-what good is Jesus? When marriages crumble and jobs disappoint-what good is Jesus? Many know of Jesus, but few actually know Him. The real entity of Jesus has been tainted by how His followers have portrayed His image in their lives. The institution of religion has overtaken the beauty of relationship, and many Christians are walking away with a bitter taste. Faced with declining opportunities, a war-torn globe, and seemingly-insurmountable crises, many millennials are asking the sincere question: what good is Jesus? Pastor Marv Nelson doesn't avoid tough questions; instead, he tackles issues head-on with love and wisdom. Examining sexuality, politics, racial tensions, suffering, and more, Nelson addresses these problems through a relational rather than religious approach and shows us just what good Jesus really is. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives Ravi Zacharias, 2010 With inspiring stories and thought-provoking questions, Ravi Zacharias traces the multiple threads of our lives, describing how the unseen hand of God guides our joys, our tragedies, our daily humdrum to weave a pattern of divine providence and meaning. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Grow the Good Life Michele Owens, 2012-06-05 A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author's garden. Our parents saw supermarkets and processed foods as the height of convenience. But nothing is more convenient than grocery shopping in the backyard. A vegetable garden offers the best defense against rising food prices, the most environmentally sound way to eat, and better exercise than any gym. It will turn anyone into a wonderful cook, since nothing tastes more vibrant than homegrown. And it can take less time every week than a trip to the supermarket. In Grow the Good Life, Michele Owens, an amateur gardener for almost two decades, makes an entertaining and persuasive case for vegetable gardens. She starts with two simple but radical ideas: Growing food on a small scale is easy, and it is absurdly rewarding. With her wry, funny, and accessible approach, Owens helps beginning gardeners overcome obstacles that keep them from planting a few seedlings every spring. She explains why dirt isn't dirty; the health benefits of growing one's own food; and that vegetable gardens are not antithetical to the frantic pace of modern life, but simple and undemanding if intelligently managed. Grow the Good Life is not just another how-to. Instead, it will teach you the true fundamentals of vegetable growing: how to fit a garden into your life and why it's worth the trouble. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: The Talk Luke Gilkerson, 2014-07-28 When it comes to the matter of teaching kids about sex, Christian parents are often confused about what to say and when to say it. The Talk is a series of 7 studies, all anchored in the Scriptures, that helps parents to talk meaningfully with children about sexuality.The Talk was written for parents to read with children ages 6 to 10 years old. The study supplies elementary-age children with foundational truths about sexuality at a level they can understand. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: A Beautiful Design Leader Kit Matt Chandler, 2016-04-01 Our culture is always shifting. Society tells us who we should be as men and women, but its message keeps changing. However, the Bible teaches us exactly who we are men and women created equally but uniquely. God s beautiful design for us is true and perfect, leading to joy and human flourishing. 9 Sessions of Video, 8 Weeks of Homework. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Goodbye Hiding, Hello Freedom Morgan Krueger, 2024-09-03 Healing for the brokenhearted and freedom for those bound by shame. After Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, instead of running to God, they ran for cover. They felt the weight of their sin. They felt ashamed. And they didn’t know what else to do but to hide. Do you know what it’s like to feel stuck in the cycle of shame? In Goodbye Hiding, Hello Freedom, Morgan Krueger invites us to experience redemption, freedom, and hope in Jesus Christ. Through personal stories and biblical wisdom, Morgan offers encouragement to every soul who has ever felt disqualified from the abundant life God has for her because of her past. Morgan links arms with her readers as she talks through our beautiful identity as daughters, combats the shame that keeps us from growing, and exposes wounds that won’t heal. Morgan teaches on how to forgive yourself, the blessing of community, and our wholeness in Jesus. The world has a lot to say about who you are and who you should be. Morgan lifts the burden of cultural lies and replaces them with the truth of our freedom in Christ. Join her in saying, Goodbye Hiding, Hello Freedom. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Gospel-Centered Discipleship (Foreword by Matt Chandler) Jonathan K. Dodson, 2022-03-03 A Gospel-Rich, Reproducible Model for Making Disciples as Jesus Intended Biblical discipleship emphasizes encouragement, repentance, and spiritual growth—essential parts of the Christian life. However, well-meaning believers often struggle to follow Jesus, unaware their views are too legalistic, licentious, or individualistic. How can churches and Christians develop a healthy, successful path to disciple-making? In this second edition of Gospel-Centered Discipleship, Jonathan Dodson presents an effective, Spirit-led model for sanctification. Reminding readers that real discipleship is imperfect yet transformational, Dodson encourages Christians to engage more authentically with others as they grow in faith. Drawing from his own failures and successes while following Jesus, Dodson defines discipleship, describes the heart of a disciple, and gives practical guidance for mentor and peer-based discipleship as Jesus intended. Revised and Expanded: Includes three new chapters and new illustrations Applicable: Shows how discipleship can be practical and gospel-centered Theological: Addresses the Holy Spirit's involvement in discipleship Foreword by Matt Chandler: Author of The Explicit Gospel |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: Take Heart Matt Chandler, 2018-03-20 How to look around positively and reach out confidently in an increasingly post-Christian culture Christendom is dead. But maybe that’s a good thing... The Christian culture that has underpinned Western society for centuries has been eroded. We're now at the point where to disagree with people on issues such as marriage and sexuality, is seen as hateful. Christians are no longer seen as honourable, but as bigots. But history testifies that the more people try to destroy Christianity, the more it grows. So we are entering an exciting period of time because we’re back in the place where Christ’s church can thrive - at the margins of society. In this stirring, passionate book, Matt Chandler shows us we need Christian courage like never before, and how to live with compassion and conviction, able to look around positively and reach out confidently. It encourages us not to be thwarted by fear, but to depend on God and have confidence that Christ will build his church, despite continual marginalization. A must-read for any Christian who wants to understand how to stand firm and walk forwards in an increasingly secular culture. |
| a beautiful design matt chandler: The Overcomers Matt Chandler, 2024-05-07 Are you ready to live with intention and adjust your mindset to be fully equipped to handle anything life throws at you? Join Pastor Matt Chandler as he leads you through the book of Revelation chapter-by-chapter and encourages Christians to build mental fortitude knowing that God called you for such a time as this. Using historical examples, The Overcomers will put steel in the spines of believers and remind them of the fierce, conquering, commanding authority of God over all the earth. You were made for this exact moment in human history. Things may look gloomy, and you may feel discouraged, but because of the promise and hope found in Scripture, you can be brave, confident, and victorious today! The apostle John wrote his letter to a certain group of people in a particular place at a specific time. Although it was written to them, it was also written for us. The Overcomers takes a chapter-by-chapter view of Revelation rather than a line-by-line deep dive, helping readers practically understand what God wants to say to us today through this extraordinary book written thousands of years ago. He also talks about how we should view current events, knowing that the writers of the New Testament understood themselves to be living in the “end times” or “last days.” Believers will be reminded that they are uniquely wired and uniquely placed in this moment in history as part of God’s big plan to push back darkness and to establish light. Christ has overcome, and in Him we, too, are the overcomers! In this book, believers will: Find courage and confidence from fellow believers who have gone before us. Feel empowered as God reminds them of His promises fulfilled and yet to come. Understand the strategies, tactics, and deceptions Satan uses to try to keep us paralyzed with anxiety and fear. Build up their mental strength by intentionally living their life for God and mindfully pursuing the light of the world Study the book of Revelation and how God uses it to encourage His people through dark times and hardships In The Overcomers, Matt Chandler reminds readers that they don’t have to be anxious or afraid of anything in the present or in the future because both have already been won. We are not victims but overcomers—and we are a key part of what God is working out in our day. God is at work in the mess, just as He has always been, and He continues to accomplish His purpose of seeking and saving the lost. |
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