Stop Asking Jesus into your Heart

This was one of the titles of a book written by J.D. Greear, who visited Gauteng earlier this month. If you missed out on hearing him speak, here are some of the titles that were on the book table.

Stop Asking Jesus into your Heart Lack of Assurance is epidemic amongst Evangelical Christians today. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Hardcover Book: R220.00 Available as a Bible Study: R185.00 (Workbook) R985.00 (DVD)
Jesus Continued How many of us consider our connection to the Holy Spirit so strong and so real that we would call his presence in us better than Jesus beside us? In clear and practical language, he explains how any follower of Jesus can have a satisfying, powerful relationship with God through the Holy Spirit. God wants to be vitally present in and through his people. This truth, though central, is sadly neglected. This generation of Christians – mission-driven but burned out, weary, and longing for joy – desperately needs to recover the dynamic presence of God. And the good news is that God wants us to have exactly that. Paperback Book: R270.00 Available as a Bible Study: R200.00 (Workbook) R660.00 (DVD)
Gaining by Losing 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. 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. Hardcover Book: R330.00 (limited stock)
The Gospel According to Jonah Through a 6-week examination of Jonah, this study invites you into a world fraught with missteps, disobedience, idolatry and mistaken identity – a world we would recognise in our own lives. The book of Jonah is about a gracious God’s relentless pursuit of those that He loves. This study helps us into a deeper personal faith and greater passion for helping others to meet God, as well as the call to a life of obedience. Workbook: R125.00 DVD Leader Kit: R825.00
Presence: Overwhelmed by God This six-week small group study explores the facets of God s presence in our lives. Using Exodus 32-34 as a scriptural context, J.D. Greear takes illustrations from Moses’ interaction with the Lord and drives home the realities of God’s presence, absence, and power. God reveals to Moses all the ways He is going to bless Israel. But it is God’s presence that Moses most desires. This study examines the yearning of our own hearts and determine if what we long for is God’s blessing or His presence. Presence is part of The Platform Series from LifeWay. Workbook: R125.00 DVD Leader Kit: R410.00
Breaking the Islam Code Do you care about the Muslim world? Or do you just want to understand them? This must-have resource will give you profound insight into the way Muslims think and feel. JD Greear goes beyond traditional apologetics, using his experience living among Muslims and his expertise in Christian and Islamic theology to help you to understand a Muslims heart and theology. He helps you to get to know Muslims and share Christ with him in your own city, campus or workplace. Paperback Book: R205.00 (limited stock)
Gospel Revolution Even though you are constantly busy for God, is there something still missing? The list of what “good Christians” should be doing never seems to end. The result is that many Christians find themselves more exhausted than inspired. Jesus’ revolutionary message is that the centre of Christianity is not a list of things we are to be doing for God, but an announcement of what He has done for us. This study will help you experience its power personally. Workbook: R150.00 DVD: R710.00
More titles by J.D. Greear can be found on our website.