Gaining By Losing

Author: J.D. Greear
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310515254
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
People are leaving the church J.D. Greear pastors. Big givers. Key volunteers. Some of his best leaders and friends. And that’s exactly how he wants it to be. When Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission, he revealed that the key for reaching the world with the gospel is found in sending, not gathering. Though many churches focus time and energy on attracting people and counting numbers, the real mission of the church isn’t how many people you can gather. It’s about training up disciples and then sending them out. The true measure of success for a church should be its sending capacity, not its seating capacity. But there is a cost to this. To see ministry multiply, we must release the seeds God has placed in our hands. And to do that, we must ask ourselves whether we are concerned more with building our kingdom or God’s. In Gaining By Losing, J.D. Greear unpacks ten plumb lines that you can use to reorient your church’s priorities around God’s mission to reach a lost world. The good news is that you don’t need to choose between gathering or sending. Effective churches can, and must, do both.

Gaining by Losing

Author: J. D. Greear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780310515241
Category : Church development, New
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The evangelical church is recognizing the need to reach out to their neighbors and the world abroad. In Gaining By Losing, J.D. Greear unpacks ten kingdom principles that you can use to reorient your church's priorities around God's mission to reach a lost world.

Losing It

Author: Valerie Bertinelli
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416569685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Popular actress, Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and America's sweetheart Bertinelli reveals in this courageous and candid memoir her complicated past and how she has taken control of her own life to gain self-esteem and happiness. 8 pages of b&w photographs.

Gaining Through Losing

Author: Evelyn Carol Christenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780981746739
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Evelyn Christenson's book "Gaining Through Losing" can help you understand how God can turn your most traumatic setbacks into gains. Discover how such setbacks as death, separation, divorce, sickness, suffering, and financial loss can be used by God to make you spiritually richer. This book has touched countless readers with the comfort, encouragement, and hope that only the truth of God's word can bring. It is 12 chapters making it perfect for a bible study or Sunday school class.

Losing to Gain

Author: Carolyn Ridgell Andersen
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 9781490883656
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Matthew 16:24-26 (KJV) says "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Our life is more fulfilled and meaningful when we surrender our will to God. Life definitely will hand you surprises, unexpected losses or disappointments but follow Jesus. Allow God to take control, to lead and guide you in everything concerning your life. Only God can take less and do more; take nothing and make something out of it. And God receives the glory. What we consider to be a loss will be a great gain when we are in a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is all about accepting his love, walking in it, living a life that displays it. In a relationship with him, we learn true humility; we develop a prayer life and learn what should have destroyed us only made us stronger. You are uniquely gifted and have an assignment to fulfill in the body of Christ. As stated by the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:1(KJV) "...that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service," and then you will be on a journey destined for greatness.

Fit2Fat2Fit

Author: Drew Manning
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062194224
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
Drawing from the lessons and insights of his breakout website, Fit2Fat2Fit.com, personal trainer Drew Manning delivers the story of his quest to go from fit to fat to fit again in one year in order to better understand the weight-loss struggles of his clients and the online community. Drew embarked on this journey to prove to clients, website followers, and people across the country that it is possible to get back into shape—and his bottomless desire to kindle a new hope for his readers comes through on every page of Fit2Fat2Fit. With before and after (and after...) photos to that tell their own striking story, and intimate reflections from Drew’s wife Lynn, Fit2Fat2Fit is more than a spectacle or a gimmick; it’s an inspiring story, and sound proof that anyone can reach the level of fitness they desire to make themselves happy.

Are You Getting Enlightened Or Losing Your Mind?

Author: Dennis Gersten
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348

Book Description
Many Americans who claim to have had an unusual spiritual experience also have had problems handling stress, anxiety, and depression. Now in paperback, psychiatrist Dennis Gersten's program for psychological-spiritual peace, fitness, and integrity provides information for dealing with the sense of dislocation that often accompanies spiritual experiences.

What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?

Author: J.D. Greear
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1087709334
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
God has a plan to make your life count for eternity. Stop wasting it. You want your life to matter. To mean something. But if you’re like most people, you probably don’t have a compelling answer to the question, “What are you going to do with your life?” In this book, J.D. Greear considers Jesus’ radical call to give your life away to the greatest cause of all. To view your life from the perspective of eternity. To start making decisions now that you’ll be glad you made then. It’s time to put your “yes” on the table and let God put it on the map.

Win at Losing

Author: Sam Weinman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101992328
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
An engaging, inspiring exploration of the surprising value of setbacks—and how we can use them to succeed As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the ripple effects of losing. But as a father of two competitive boys, he struggled to convince them that failing—whether losing a hockey game or bombing a math test—can actually be a critical part of success. So he sought out the perspectives of men and women who have turned significant setbacks into meaningful comebacks—and sometimes even new careers—to illustrate how we can not only overcome defeat but grow stronger from the experience. Blending firsthand interviews and advice from professional athletes, business executives, politicians, and Hollywood stars with expert analysis from leading psychologists and coaches, Win at Losing reveals how renowned figures—from Emmy Award–winning actress Susan Lucci to golfer Greg Norman and politician Michael Dukakis—have prevailed and even triumphed in the aftermath of loss, humiliation, and rejection. In showcasing the ways our most difficult moments can be turned into powerful growth opportunities, this lively and moving guide asks readers to redefine what constitutes success and failure, and offers an essential blueprint for harnessing the power of setbacks to achieve what we want in life.

The Churchgoer

Author: Patrick Coleman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062864114
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351

Book Description
Soon to be a an FX series starring and produced by Matthew McConaughey A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of Summer "The Churchgoer is a wonderful debut novel from a writer with more than a few tricks up his sleeve.”--Los Angeles Times A haunting debut literary noir about a former pastor’s search to find a missing woman in the toxic, contradictory underbelly of southern California. “He was finished with church, with God, with all of it. But to find the girl, he has to go back.” In Mark Haines’s former life, he was an evangelical youth pastor, a role model, and a family man—until he abandoned his wife, his daughter, and his beliefs. Now he’s marking time between sunny days surfing and dark nights working security at an industrial complex. His isolation is broken when Cindy, a charming twenty-two-year old drifter he sees hitchhiking on the Pacific Coast Highway, hustles him for a breakfast and a place to crash—two cynical kindred spirits. Then his co-worker is murdered in a robbery gone wrong and Cindy disappears on the same night. Haines knows he should let it go and return to his safe life of solitude. Instead, he’s driven to find out where Cindy went, under stranger and stranger circumstances. Soon Mark is chasing leads, each one taking him back into a world where his old life came crashing down—into the seedier side of southern California’s drug trade and ultimately into the secrets of an Evangelical megachurch where his past and his future are about to converge. What begins as an investigation becomes a haunting mystery and a psychological journey both for Mark, and for the elusive young stranger he won’t let get away. Set in the early 2000s, The Churchgoer is a gripping noir, a quiet subversion of the genre, and a powerful meditation on belief, morality, and the nature of evil in contemporary life.