Interpreting the Times

Have you ever noticed how often we use the word time in our everday conversation? Not only are we acutely aware of the passage of time,but our speech is also littered with references to it: We kill and waste time. Time flies, or sometimes crawls. We refer to time in countless expressions and figures of speech.In Interpreting the Times, Chuck Pierce tackles the subject of time, specifically as it relates to God and our relationship with Him, addressing such questions as:
•Is there a Creator who transcends and enters time to connect with His children so they efficiently walk in time?
•When we mess up in one season, can He make us capable of redeeming the times or buying back wasted time?
•Can He extend our horizon line and give us a glimpse of what will be in days ahead?

Pierce moves readers from viewing time as a philosophy or a curse to seeing it as a real gift from God, presenting a new reality of space, time, Spirit, and Truth as they advance through the pages.

View your life from God's perspective
What does it look like when a God, who transcends time, steps into our lives to connect with us? When we mess up, can He make us capable of getting back our wasted time? Can He extend our horizon line and give us a glimpse of the future?

These are just some of the questions that Chuck Pierce addresses in this revolutionary book as he tackles the subject of time, specifically as it relates to God and our relationship with Him. After reading this book, you will:
1. Learn a new system of understanding time - the way God sees it.
2. Learn to identify where you are out of step with God's timing and how to get back in step.
3. Understand spiritual warfare in a new way - as it relates to time.

One of the leading prophetic voices of today, Pierce helps us understand how God, who lives beyond the restraints of time as we know it, intersects with our lives and gives us revelation and understanding, enabling us to take our place above the linear timeline and see our lives from God's perspective.

Table of Contents
1 Developing an Understanding of Time.
2 Fear Not! Developing Faith for Your Future.
3 In the Process of Time, God Will Visit!
(Don’t Get Lost in the Process).
4 There Will Come a Day.
5 From One Narrow Transition to Another:
A Kingdom on the Move .
6 A Time to Be Positioned for Your Future.
7 Through to the New: Travail, Order, and Time.
8 Making It Through Narrow Transitions .
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About the Author
Chuck Pierce serves as president of Glory of Zion International Ministries in Denton, Texas, and Harvest Watchman of Global Harvest Ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He serves on the executive board of several ministries, including the International Coalition of Apostles. He speaks and ministers at many major spiritual events and gatherings around the world. He has a degree in business from Texas A&M, and a doctor of practical ministry diploma from the Wagner Leadership Institute. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books including Possessing Your Inheritance, The Worship Warrior, Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation, One Thing, and God's Unfolding Battle Plan.

Death By Church

I look for those who see a problem and ask God for an answer. Mike Erre has done exactly that in Death by Church. You may differ in your theology or structural understanding of the Church, but this book will make you think and it offers positive options for those looking for them. Not only is this a thought provoking book, but the title certainly will get your attention.

"The church is Jesus’ hands and feet today. But critics see it as hypocritical, irrelevant, and unloving. Materialism and consumerism abound. Mike Erre, teaching pastor and author of Jesus of Suburbia and Why Guys Need God, reveals how this has happened and how Christians can more effectively demonstrate Christ’s presence by again becoming...

1. incarnational—allowing Jesus to live in and through His people
2. eucharistic—reenacting the ministry and sacrifice of Jesus to the world
3. baptismal—dying to old ways of thinking and presenting the resurrection of Jesus as the beginning of the renewal of all things

4. communal—correcting an overly individualistic spirituality by living as the community of God

5. eschatological—presenting a more helpful and hopeful interpretation of the end of our story

Readers will discover how the church can cooperate with Jesus in the world in which they live."

Inside you will find the following topics and Chapters.

Introduction: When Jesus Comes to Church

Part 1: Symptoms—Washing Feet in Dirty Water
Chapter 1: Descent into Irrelevance
Chapter 2: Garage-Sale Jesus

Part 2: Soil—Back to Where We Came From
Chapter 3: The King and His Kingdom
Chapter 4: The Kingdom of the Church or the Church of the Kingdom?
Chapter 5: Interlude: Why This Matters
Chapter 6: More than a Ticket: Why the Four Spiritual Laws Need to Add a Few
Chapter 7: Hammer and Tongs

Part 3: Roots—Followers of the Way
Chapter 8: The Big Story of God’s People
Chapter 9: One Is the Loneliest Number
Chapter 10: The Church at the End of the World
Chapter 11: Missional Church 101

Part 4: Branches—Growing into Who We Already Are
Chapter 12: The Confessional Church and the Subversive Jesus
Chapter 13: Worship in the Upside-Down Church
Chapter 14: Flesh and Blood: The Incarnational Nature of the Church
Chapter 15: Postures of Incarnation Copyrighted material
Chapter 16: Baptism as Civil Disobedience
Chapter 17: Bread and Wine: The Meal of the Kingdom
Chapter 18: The Presence of the Future.
Chapter 19: Beyond Left Behind

Part 5: Fruit—For God So Loved the World
Chapter 20: Election, Exodus, and Diaspora: The Fine Art of Cultural Engagement
Chapter 21: Jesus Wept: Apologies and Apologetics

Postscript for Pastors and Church Leaders:
The Kingdom-Focused Church
Bibliography

Notes

Mike Erre is the pastor of teaching at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa, California, where 5000 people gather weekly. He holds an M.A. in philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology and is the author of The Jesus of Suburbia. He and his wife, Justina, have two children. Follow this link to Mike's site http://www.rockharbor.org/

Death By Church

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To the One Who Conquers

To the One Who Conquers:

50 Daily Meditations on the Seven Letters of Revelation 2-3

By Sam Storms

The seven letters of Revelation 2 and 3 are utterly and unequivocally Christ-centered. To the One Who Conquers brings these first-century letters into the twenty-first century, demonstrating their relevance and practicality for today.Fifty brief meditations inspire in readers a lifetime of faithfulness and Christ-centered living.

Fifty brief meditations bring these first-century letters into the twenty-first century, demonstrating their enormous relevance and practicality for the church today. The seven letters of Revelation 2 and 3 are utterly and unequivocally Christ-centered in their content. The message is clear: Jesus is to be the center of all church life. When it comes to his church, Jesus cares comparatively little about numbers, cultural relevance, social influence, or financial prosperity. The only thing that ultimately matters is the degree to which a church and the lives of its members are shaped according to the likeness of Jesus. These daily meditations lead readers to ask several questions: Is my church centered on Jesus? Am I? Is Jesus prized above all earthly treasures? To the One Who Conquers will help believers fashion their lives and ministries according to what pleases him, inspiring a lifetime of faithfulness.

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Sam Storms is a wonderful brother in Christ who's depth in God is clear as you read each page. I met Sam at a conference in KC several years ago and was impressed with the quality of His walk with Jesus, his humility and love for the Lord and His ways.

This book is a great gift idea! For yourself our someone else!
The Equipper