Outline: Tak ada sesuatu pun yang lebih penting daripada penyembahan. Dan penyembahan bukanlah sekedar suatu aktivitas gereja yang formal; penyembahan lebih bersifat pribadi sebelum dinyatakan di depan umum. Ini bukanlah sebuah buku tentang penyembahan di gereja. John MacArthur menyelidiki pengajaran Alkitab tentang penyembahan dan berargumentasi untuk suatu pengertian baru tentang konsep penye…
Outline: Mematahkan mitos. Ketika mendengar tentang pelipatgandaan jemaat, orang mungkin berbisik, "Pelipatgandaan jemaat, orang mungkin berbisik, "Pelipatgandaan jemaat mungkin kedengarannya sesuatu yang baik, namun pasti diperlukan banyak dana, terutama untuk pendidikan khusus, organisasi yang rumit, dan kepemimpinan eksekutif tingkat tinggi, dan bangunan yang mahal. Itulah mito yang beredar,…
Outline: The apostle Paul writes of an individual in conflict - with self, others, and God.. The loser on this battlefield is truly a winner. A careful integration of social science and New Testament study interprets Paul's insights into the self. New Testament scholar J. Knox Chamblin presents what is essentially a systematic theology of the self. "In my struggle toward maturity and authentici…
Outline: Here is a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul - his life, his letters, his thinking - and the life-transforming gospel he proclaimed. Readers will find this book academically stimulating, theologically rich, and personally challenging. It highlights the ways Paul's life and thinking differ from - and challenge - the lie a…
Outline: The fact that this book should be so controversial is a telling indictment of the church of the '90's. Scrambling for acceptability in the world, the church is embellishing the gospel with anything and everything but the truth. Instead of preaching the Word, "the church is foundering in a sump of worldliness and self-indulgence," says John MacArthur. With its growing infatuation with p…
Outline : Buku ini akan mengupas tentang hubungan Islam dengan Jawa, yang membentuk sebuah akulturasi budaya bernama Islam Kejawen. Islam Kejawen menjadi salah satu fenomena keagamaan di dunia yang sangat menarik. Dalam buku ini, tercatat dua peristiwa penting yang sangat berpengaruh bagi sejarah dan bentuk anyaman mistik Islam Kejawen. Pertama, pada 1478 M, Brawijaya V yang diakui sebagai raja…
Outline : Few Reformed theologians have exerted the influence in both the church and the academy that Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. has shaping the theology and spiritual formation of generations of pastors and teachers. Until now, his most significant published works have been inaccessible to most theological readers, published in academic journals, denominational newsletters and out of print festsch…
Outline: After men come down from the mountain top, how will they keep their promises in the valley? Stuart Briscoe looks at the foundation of biblical manhood: What does it mean to be a man of God? He examines the key values that characterize a Christian man: - Faithfulness in following God - Focus on the truly important priorities - Fortitude to stand strong in the face of temptation Appl…
Outline: For those on the firing line in pulpits, classes, study groups, and Bible fellowship clusters, here is a distinctly different kind of commentary. Mastering the Old Testament combines rich resources of the historical setting and textual interpretation with practical application to aid in contemporary Bible study. This commentary provides critical textual exposition, corollary verses of …
Outline: A seeker's road map to the Quest for Meaning. Have you reached a point where you long for "something more"? Have the things you've been striving to achieve turned out to be far less than enough? Do you desire to unriddle life's mystery and pursue a life rich with significance? Long Journey Home is a seeker's road map to the quest for meaning. Rich in stories and profoundly personal as …
Outline: 'Offer yourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God'. Life in Africa was full of surprise and drama for Helen Roseveare. She came to teach others about medicine and the love of God, but found her own faith being profoundly challenged: what did it really mean to love God with all heart, mind, soul and strength? Gradually - sometimes reluctantly - Helen learns how to be a 'l…
Outline: Rate the Following in Your Order of Preference ... - Being Healthy - Being Holy - Being Happy If you think about life in the same way Stuart Briscoe did when he was very young - and most of us, if we are perfectly honest, do - Being Happy will rate first, Being Healthy second, and Being Holy will rate a poor third. So, must you give up any hope of happiness if you decide to give y…
Outline: Let the Nations Be Glad! is an eloquent plea for the church to catch a God-centered vision for engaging in world evangelization. In this sequel to The Supremacy of God in Preaching John Piper draws on key biblical texts to show that worship is the ultimate goal of the church, and that proper worship fuels missions. The author addresses the role of prayer, universalism and annihilationi…
Outline: Hasil kedewasan rohani yang sejati bukanlah perasaan telah mencapai kedewasaan, melainkan kerinduan untuk bertumbuh menuju kedewasaan, melainkan kerinduan untuk bertumbuh menuju kedewasaan rohani. Menurut Perjanjian Baru ada tiga golongan orang Kristen: yang dewasa secara rohani, yant tidak dewasa secara rohani, dan yang rohaninya mundur. Kemungkinan yang tragis bagi seorang percaya ia…
Outline: If you're a Christian who wants to be more Christlike, how do you handle your natural selfish tendencies? It is really possible, in today's "look out for number one" world, to adopt the kind of servant lifestyle Jesus modeled for us? This was the personal conflict which motivated Charles R. Swindoll to do a two-year study on the biblical concept of servanthood. Improving Your Serve: Th…
Outline : Do you wish you knew more about what waits for you after this life? Heaven offers a refreshing and faith-filled picture of the glorious destination the Bible promises is waiting for all believers. And once you've caught a glimpse of heaven, you'll see earth in a whole new light. Joni Eareckson Tada has a heart tuned in to heaven. The wheelchair that seems to bind her closer to the har…
Outline: "The Wind Blows Wherever It Pleases." The Lord used a familiar image to help the seeker, Nicodemus, understand a mystery - the mystery of God's Holy Spirit dwelling in His people (John 3). In Grace to Go On, Jill Briscoe examines the various symbols that the Bible uses to describe the wondrous third person of the Trinity. Water, fire, oil, and wind - all beautiful pictures that can hel…
Outline: How many "genuine people" do you know? Once we look beyond the roles that family, church, and culture place on us, what do we find? Only as we understand God's intensions for us will we discover the meaning that transcends superficial definitions. Whether you are a man of woman, spouse or unmarried, parent or teenager, friend, or employee, God's Word gives guidelines for the kind of li…
Outline : THE BIGGEST STUMBLING BLOCK IN CROSS-CULTURAL MISSION IS USUALLY MONEY Nothing derails global partnerships more quickly than cultural misunderstandings about finances. North Americans don't understand cultural expectations of patronage, and Western money often comes with subtle strings attached. So local mission work is hampered by perceived paternalism, and donors are frustrated wit…
Outline: What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy leaves home against his parents' wishes and heads into the jungle to work with a murderous tribe of South American Indians? Capture, disease, terror, loneliness, torture... are these the results of a boy's dream of serving God? Bruce Olson discovers by trial and error how to bring the message of Christ to a savage nation without destroying the …
Outline: BEYOND SEDUCTION A sudden and unexpected revolution has begun. Some have hailed this revolution as a much-needed purification of the Church, while others are saying that it will lead to a major schism in Christianity. Since the release of the bestselling THE SEDUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY, Christians everywhere have come face-to-face with this undeniable truth: We must be certain that what…
Outline : This outstanding selection of excerpts from the most popular books of A.W. Tozer includes favorites from The Knowledge of the Holy and The Divine Conquest. Each chapter in this collection of favorites reflects the genius of a pastor whose words continue to reach the hearts of Christians everywhere. "Tozer," says Warren W. Wiersbe, "walked with God and knew Him intimately." Therein lie…
Outline : God's strength-where do we find it at work in today's world? Is God really in control, given the nature of humankind and the pervasive evil that seems to dominate so much of our society? In Almighty over All, pastor and writer R. C. Sproul Jr. methodically addresses various aspects of God's strength and discusses how a thorough understanding of his so peace to our lives. God is ultima…
Outline: It happened so subtly that few people noticed at first. Little by little, morality and freedom started to crumble. It came first in government, in education, in the media and finally it began to shake our families and our own lives. Something fundamental has changed. Law and government no longer provide a foundation of justice and morality but have become the means of licensing moral p…
Outline: Salah satu topik yang paling penting dalam perkembangan teologi masa kini ialah kontekstualisasi. Secara luas dan mendalam pengarang buku ini menjelaskan dan menilai pelbagai makna, metode dan model kontekstualisasi dari seluruh dunia. Buku ini adalah karya ilmiah, namun tujuannya bukan hanya menjadi bacaan para teolog saja melainkan untuk melayani semua orang yang ingin memahami firma…
Outline: Minat terhadap ajaran-ajaran John Calvin tidak berkurang sejak munculnya buku ini pada tahun 1939. Demikian juga kebutuhan akan theologi Calvin. Ketika kita memasuki abad ke-21, terbitnya buku yang memberikan ulasan ringkas tetapi pada tentang Calvinisme ini sangatlah tepat waktu. Dengan gaya yang lancar dan sistematis, Henry Meeter memberikan garis besar apa yang menjadi ciri-ciri yan…
Outline: A Theology of Marriage for the Contemporary Church. Darrin Snyder Belousek takes a distinctive approach to the same-sex-union debate by framing the issue as a matter of marriage and articulates a biblical-traditional theology of marriage for the contemporary church.
Outline : If we want to know the truth about God, we need a sound approach to incorporating what the whole Bible teaches. In this concise introduction to systematic theology, theologian Graham A. Cole explores how we move from Scripture to doctrine in order to shape what we believe, what we value, and how we live. He shows us the importance of having the right method: rooted in the word of God,…
Outline : Reading the Old Testament doesn't need to be a difficult journey through strange and bewildering territory. How to Read the Old Testament Book by Book walks you through the Scriptures like an experienced tour guide, helping you understand each of its thirty-nine books. For each book of the Old Testament, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better …
Outline : For most Bible readers, the book of Revelation is a riddle that fascinates and frustrates. Scholars and teachers have proposed different keys to its interpretation. However, neither the 'futurist' nor the historical-critical approach adequately demonstrates the ongoing, vital relevance of the Apocalypse for the contemporary church. Brian Tabb stresses the importance of the canonical c…
Outline: A Concise history of the Bible : its creation, use, and interpretation.
Outline : How is it that a first-generation Jewish messianic movement undertook a mission to the pagan world and rapidly achieved a momentum that would have a lasting impact on world history? In this monumental study, Eckhard Schnabel provides a unified and detailed picture of the rise and growth of early Christian mission. He begins with a search for a missionary impulse in the Old Testament a…
Outline : How is it that a first-generation Jewish messianic movement undertook a mission to the pagan world and rapidly achieved a momentum that would have a lasting and significant impact on world history? This momentous question has surprisingly eluded the concentrated focus of historians and New Testament scholars. Perhaps it is because the story of early Christian mission encompasses so mu…
Outline: "Required reading for every current and future cross-cultural worker" Drawing on decades of teaching and mission experience, leading missiologist Darrell Whiteman helps people in ministry learn how to explore and understand their social, cultural, and religious context so they can more effectively witness to people in cultural different from their own.
Outline : "This book will stimulate and sharpen the thinking of any pastor or teacher" This accessible introduction to hermeneutics helps students and pastors better interpret and understand God's Word.
Outline : Do you know what love is? It means that I'll be kind, and try to be the sweetest friend that you could ever find. Love is kind, patient, full of hope, and so much more! Celebrate love with your little one as you read this perfect cuddle-up read-aloud book that features. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
Outline : The Christian church of the early centuries spread throughout much of Asia, Africa, and Europe, spoke many languages, was situated within diverse cultural settings, and had varied worship practices; yet it maintained a vital unity on core teachings at the heart of the Christian faith. Author Donald Fairbairn helps readers understand both the variety and unity of the church in this piv…
Outline : "A contribution to Christology that is an edifying as it is scholarly" This book challenges reductive modern readings of the transfiguration and shows how the mountain scene is not only about Jesus's glory as man but about his glory as God.
Outline : When we read Scripture, we enter the divine classroom for sanctifying instruction. In Taught by God, Brandon D. Smith contends that Scripture is not simply a collection of historical facts or moral rules; it is an encounter with the living God. Engaging with figures such as Origen, Justin, Hugh of St. Victor, Aquinas, and Luther, Smith illustrates how a premodern way of reading Script…
Outline : This newly revised third edition of Jesus and the Gospels prepares readers for an in-depth exploration of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Esteemed New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg considers the Gospels’ historical context while examining fresh scholarship, critical methods, and contemporary applications for today. Along with updated introductions, maps, and diagrams, Blomberg’s…
Outline : This sequel to G. K. Beale's renowned A New Testament Biblical Theology fleshes out nineteen significant theological realities and benefits of the believer's union with the resurrected Christ. Union with Christ is an important theological and practical concept that has received considerable attention in recent years. But not much consideration has been given to this union and its bene…