Outline: Kamu ingin melakukan hal-hal sulit, mengubah dunia sekitarmu, dan terpanggil untuk melakukan hal-hal yang luar biasa bagi Allah - tetapi kamu tidak tahu dimana harus memulainya, merasa lelah, letih lesu, dan terjebak pada hal-hal yang biasa saja. Melakukan Hal-Hal Sulit telah menginspirasi ribuan orang muda di seluruh dunia untuk melakukan hal terbaik selama masa remaja. Kini Alex dan …
Outline: Paul urges Philemon to challenge social barriers and establish new realities of conduct and fellowship. His letter is nevertheless a disturbing text that has been used to justify slavery. Though brief, the letter to Philemon requires and rewards close scrutiny. In this commentary Scot McKnight carefully analyzes the text of Philemon and brings its entanglement with ancient Roman slaver…
Outline: Widely used in personal and public worship, the psalms present multiple interpretive challenges - their poetic form has few, if any, points of contact with English poetry and the images in the psalms can seem just as distant. Furthermore, Mark Futato writes, "Their ethics at times seem to go against the grain of the teachings of the New Testament." Interpreting the Psalms, the second r…
Outline: The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a vital story of a community revived and restored by God's grace through gifted individuals, preparing the way for the Messiah to come. Ezra, a priest, and Nehemiah, a governor, both prioritized the Word of God and the practice of prayer - commitments that are just as vital for the renewal of the church today. In his practical and devotional exposito…
Outline: Was God telling the truth when he said, "you will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart"? In his #1 bestseller The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel examined the claims for Christ, reaching the hard-won verdict that Jesus is God's unique son. In The Case for Faith, Strobel turns his skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief - the eight "heart barriers" …
Outline: The Edinburgh Dogmatics Conference (EDC) takes place every second year. The Rutherford Centre for Reformed Theology, which runs the conference, has a present interest in studying the doctrine of the church (ecclesiology). After two years of pandemic, when most churches began to take new forms or develop new ways of meeting, many questions are being asked: What is the church, and what i…
Outline: More Christians have died for their faith in the 20th century, than in the previous 19 centuries combined. Here's what's happening, where it's happening, and what America's Christians must do to stop it.
Outline: Discover how you can reach the unchurched. Looking across the landscape of our society, it is clear that there is a vast field of people who desperately need to know God, His grace and His offer of reconciliation through Christ. In this book, George Barna takes a careful look at the lives and beliefs of unchurched people across the country, and presents dynamic ways to reach them. It w…
Outline: Apakah dampak dari ide-ide Calvin dalam bidang bisnis/ekonomi/keuangan/perdagangan? Apa yang kita percaya mengenai ekonomi merefleksikan bagaimana kita berpikir mengenai Allah, masyarakat, dan orang lain. Dalam buku ini Calvin dapat mengartikulasikan ide-ide ekonomi dengan cara yang secara mengejutkan sungguh jelas, berdasarkan pada Alkitab dan, dengan demikian, menyebabkan revolusi ek…
Outline: Dalam buku yang diangat dari disertasinya ini, Karl D. Jackson menjadikan pemberontakan Darul Islam di Jawa Barat sebagai sebuah laboratorium untuk menguji sejumlah teori tentang tingkah laku politik kaum tani dengan jalan mewawancarai para pelaku pemberontakan itu. Hasilnya, ternyata meruntuhkan banyak praanggapan tentang pemberontakan petani yang selama ini dianut. Menurut Jackson, p…
Outline: Sejak memasuki masa pasca Perang Dunia II, Islam dan nasionalisme atau Islam dan proses politik di Asia Tenggara tampil sebagai tema penting yang membawakan dinamika kronologisnya sendiri; tidak hanya bagi kawasan ini sebagai suatu kesatuan, tetapi juga bagi masing-masing bangsa yang muncul menjadi negara-kebangsaan yang baru di kawasan ini. Buku ini tidak hanya merunut politik pada ma…
Outline: Current events continue to focus attention to resurgent Islam and its role in world affairs. Although many Westerners think of Islam as an Arab phenomenon, more than half of the world's 800 million Muslims live in Asia, the home of four most populous Muslim communities: Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. In Islam in Asia, eleven leading authorities on Islam address the questio…
Outline: This stimulating gathering of representative Asian theological essays, readings, and church statements addresses the crucial issues central to the Christian faith in relation to Asia's cultural past and changing culture of the present. Presented are both ecumenical and evangelical positions as well as Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions. A revised edition of the formerly published…
Outline: Buku ini dimulai dengan menafsirkan perikop-perikop tentang silsilah nenek moyang seluruh umat manusia, dari Adam hingga Nuh. Dilanjutkan dengan perikop tentang air bah, daftar bangsa-bangsa, kisah tentang menara Babel dan perserakan umat manusia, diakhiri dengan asal-usul dan pemanggilan Abraham. Sejak semula Dr. Lempp dengan sengaja menunjukkan karya tulisnya ini kepada para mahasisw…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Land Grabbing atau Perampasan Tanah di wilayah Pulau Kalimantan (Borneo) adalah salah satu isu utama yang menjadi perhatian Kelompok Kerja (Pokja) Mission 21 Regio Indonesia - Malaysia. Isu telah mencuat sejak lama, bersamaan dengan munculnya perusahaan-perusahaan besar yang mendapat hak khusus untuk mengelola (baca: menebang) hutan ataupun mengelola tanah milik rakyat. Bahkan, tanah a…
Outline: Moving quickly from principle to practice, Vern Poythress helps us rethink how we interpret the Bible by showing us the implications of entering into God's presence as we study. This handbook outlines distinct steps for practicing faithful biblical interpretation by focusing on our fellowship with the God who speaks to us through his Word.
Outline: Everybody ends up somewhere in life. You can end up somewhere on purpose! Visioneering is the engineering of a vision. It's the process one follows to develop and maintain vision. "Vision" writes Andy Stanley, "is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be." In Visioneering, Stanley builds a compelling case for the necessity of a clear, God-orda…
Outline: From Global to Local, the many faces of global Christianity - As they have from the very first century, the highly diverse and creative religious lives of ordinary Christians have decisively engaged the enormous developments of the twentieth century. However tentatively they can all be pieced together, these are some of their stories. Whether in the sugar cane fields of Central America…
Outline: Exploring the Personal and Social Effects - of this momentous upheaval - Perhaps no period in Christian history experienced such vast religious tumult and rapid social change as the European Reformation, when it quickly became apparent that social and political issues - finding deep resonance with the common people - were deeply entwined with religious ones raised by the Reformers. Led…
Outline: Bringing alive the lost world of the Middle Ages - From the fall of Rome and the conversion of the Germanic tribes to the dawn of the Reformation, here is a rich and concrete exploration of the religious life ways and spirituality of medieval peasants and artisans, warriors and clerics, wives and children, and even the dead, in their daily interactions with each other, the church, the …
Outline: Christians encounter the modern spirit - After the Reformation, Christians found themselves living amidst wars of religion, Enlightenment, and colonization. The conflictive and fast-changing scene in which Christians of all allegiances were thrown yielded vase and distinct new challenges and venues to ordinary Christians. The spread of Christianity to lands outside Europe and the Middl…
Outline: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural and strategic dimensions of world evangelization. Writings from more than 150 mission scholars and practitioners (over 60 of them new to this edition) portray the history and anticipate the potential of the global Christian movement. Every one of the…
Outline: This book examines Christian ethnographic writing about the Jews in early modern Europe, offering a systematic historical analysis of this literary genre and arguing its importance for understanding both the period in general and Jewish-Christian relations in particular. The book focuses on nearly 80 texts from Western Europe (mostly German) that describe the customs and ceremonies of …
Outline: Telling people about Jesus anywhere is tough. But doing it at college has its own special problems. Peer pressures are strong, professors are intimidating, schedules are hectic, relationships are intense. And what about Greeks, non-Christian friends, roommates, international students - yes, and your parents too? How do you show them God's love even when they may not want it? What you …
Outline: The Heidelberg Catechism is one of the finest creeds of the Reformation period. A faithful teacher of millions, it has stood the test of time and and is still, today, one of the best tools available for learning what it means to be a Christian. This study guide to the Catechism includes all 129 questions and answers, along with clear exposition and questions for review, further study, …
Outline: Bangsa yang besar adalah bangsa yang menghargai nilai-nilai budaya bangsanya. Budaya warisan leluhur, wajiblah dilestarikan dalam bentuk pedoman untuk diwariskan kepada generasi muda. Buku ini menyajikan secara lengkap tentang Upacara Perkawinan Adat Sunda, diawali dengan persiapan sebelum perkawinan, upacara perkawinan, syair dan upacara adat, tata rias, dan busana pengantin, sopan sa…
Outline: Formal and contemplative services in vast cathedrals are as much a part of Christian worship today as casual and boisterous services in refurbished warehouses. Yet this very diversity raises the question, Are all forms of worship equally pleasing of God? Worship wars have erupted over so many issues - musical styles and liturgical formats, as well as more serious concerns like whether …
Outline: Di zaman post-modern ini, pikiran manusia khususnya Kristen, sangat mudah dikacaukan oleh pendapat dan cara hidup yang sangat berbeda dari zaman-zaman yang telah berlalu. Pada saat mengambil keputusan, kita mungkin dipengaruhi oleh pandangan umum. Setan, si pencoba manusia, juga tidak tinggal diam dan berusaha untuk mengacaukan pikiran kita serta menjatuhkan hidup kita dalam dosa. Dala…
Outline: Cara kita memandang Yesus ikut ditentukan oleh banyak faktor. Di antaranya pandangan tentang Dia dari orang yang pernah mengabarkan Injil kepada kita serta kebudayaan dari bangsa yang menerima pesan Inji. Kedua faktor tersebut saling mempengaruhi, sehingga menghasilkan gambar Yesus yang khas. Demikianlah agama Kristen di Amerika Latin sangat dipengaruhi oleh gambar Kristus, sebagai yan…
Outline: Home Grown Leaders aims at providing an approach for the development of Christian leaders whether they be small group leaders, supervisors of multiple small groups or pastors. It relies on both a biblical foundation and contemporary leadership theory. It seeks to introduce both well-informed lay leaders as well as pastors to the process of developing Christian leaders in context. The b…
Outline: One hundred years ago Roland Allen authored his landmark study Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours? The 2012 annual conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society celebrated this centennial by addressing this ever relevant topic. The present volume brings to readers insights from that conference examining the theological foundations, historical predence, and practical challenge…
Outline: Make your teaching matter! For every parent, teacher, pastor, leader, coach, and mentor. Whether you are an "official" instructor or one who shares wisdom and knowledge off-the-cuff, make the most of your opportunities to inspire, to instruct, and to positively and permanently impact others with Teaching to Change Lives. This now-classic volume, written by one of the most effective and…
Outline: Division. Polarization. Strife. That's life-as-usual in today's world. But it shouldn't describe the church. It's time for Christians to listen, reach out, and work together for the common good. But how can God's people achieve true unity in a fallen world? What sort of cooperation is actually possible? Luder Whitlock has an answer - a good one - and an appeal. He shows how we can lear…