Operation China: Introducing all the Peoples of China

Paul Hattaway (Author of best-selling title Operation World.

Operation China introduces the minority peoples of China, made up of 490 groups and more than 100 million members. These diverse cultures, from the blue-eyed Muslims of Xinjiang to the tribal people of the jungles of Yunnan, are presented using brilliantly colored photographs, anthropological and geographical data, maps, statistics and a prayer calendar. Operation China is indexed with an extensive bibliography of English and Chinese-language publications.

If you have used Operation World to pray for peoples in the world, and you have a heart for the Chinese people — you need to buy this book as it will help you to understand the urgency of reaching those people groups and again shows you the heart of God — as illustrated in Luke 15, that He would go for the 1 lost sheep and leave the 99 behind. God loves those minority in China as well… no matter how small a group they might be, they”re still the 1 lost sheep to Him and He will go search for them until they are found. 

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Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power

David Aikman : Former Beijing Bureau Chief for Time Magazine

Politics are being transformed by religion, namely in China—within the next thirty years, one-third of this potential superpower could be Christian.  If this religious transformation occurs, China would be one of the largest Christian nations in the world.  It is exciting to see how God is at work in China, causing rapid growth of the Church in spite of persecution that at times and at certain places has been tragically severe. The Chinese Church not only envisions– and is working toward- bringing all of China to faith in Jesus Christ, but is also working toward bringing the whole Muslim world to Christ. 

This book is a fascinating account of past history, present history being made, and a glimpse of the future Christian world. It is not only informative, but exciting and uplifting for a Christian to read this.

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GLORIOUS RUIN : TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIAN

How suffering sets you free ………

In this world, one thing is certain: Everybody hurts. Suffering may take the form of tragedy, heartbreak, or addiction. Or it could be something more mundane (but no less real) like resentment, loneliness, or disappointment. But there’s unfortunately no such thing as a painless life. In Glorious Ruin, best-selling author Tullian Tchividjian takes an honest and refreshing look at the reality of suffering, the ways we tie ourselves in knots trying to deal with it, and the comfort of the gospel for those who can’t seem to fix themselves or others. 

This is not so much a study about Why God allows suffering or even How we should approach suffering – it is a study about the tremendously liberating and gloriously counter intuitive truth of a God who suffers with you and for you. It is a study, in other words, about the kind of hope that takes the shape of a cross.

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STRONGER : ANGELA THOMAS

Finding Hope in Fragile Places …..

Stronger: Finding Hope in Fragile Places – by Angela Thomas provides six weeks of personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the 7 video sessions of this women’s Bible study. Through biblical teaching and real life application, this study teaches that believers do not have to live in weakness. God is stronger than every struggle you will ever face. All who receive Jesus Christ have been hidden in Him. We have been made alive in Him through the forgiveness of our sin, filled in Him with all the fullness given to Him, brought near to God in Him, and blessed with every spiritual blessing in Him.

Workbook – R115.00

DVD – R325.00 (7 sessions)

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Meekness to Majesty: Rediscovering Jesus & Changing your Life

Jesus laid aside his majesty and “emptied himself” and took the form of a servant. Focusing on this theme, R T challenges us to live in true humility – “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” He looks at the mystery of Christ being fully God and fully man and Christ’s vindication and exaltation and what that means for us.

Based on Philippians 2: 5-11, R.T. Kendall helps us to understand how to be more like Jesus, and aims to give us the desire to do so.

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Power of Humility: The Power & Freedom of a Humble Life

Pride is often the true reason why we get our feelings hurt, why we feel rejection, why we won’t admit to mistakes, why we want to be seen with certain people, and why we stay angry.
 
Jesus gives us the perfect example of a powerful life lived without conceit, smugness, or arrogance. So why do we not want to admit to our pride? It is because of our pride!
 
In The Power of Humility, R. T. Kendall challenges us to look deeply into our hearts and motives to recognize the pride and self-righteousness there. Using personal stories and enlightening examples from the Bible, he demonstrates how pride interferes with a close relationship with God and reveals how to overcome pride and become more like Jesus.  

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Finding your Heart’s Desire : Ambition, Motivation & True Success

Biblical Teaching on Ambition Offers Surprising, Discerning Insights. What drives a person to seek significance on this earth? Is it okay to want to feel important? Is ambition wrong?

R. T. Kendall explores what makes a human tick – and why it is important to know. Ambition, he states, is not inherently good or evil. It is a gift, and one of the main ways God motivates his children to do his will. Readers will delight in self-discovery as they:-

• Become aware of their hidden motives
• Understand what it means to be objective about themselves
• Learn patience before judging others
• Channel their ambition into actions that please God

The greatest satisfaction comes from experiencing praise that God alone can give. Whatever their level of ambition, readers will discover honor and significance as God means for them to enjoy it. This, says is true fulfillment and success.

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Unashamed to Bear His Name : Embracing the stigma of being a Christian

In our increasingly secular society, being a Christian carries a cost. Whether through public criticism or the quiet loss of respect,  it is hard – and becoming harder – to be known as a Christian. Even as believers try to follow the will of God, they are often misunderstood and left to deal with the awkward, sometimes painful results of feeling disconnected from their fellow man.

R. T. Kendall offers hope. Turning the idea of stigma on its head, he shares his own story of rejection and embarrassment in the name of Christ – and how it became the source of unimaginable blessing. With warmth and understanding, he urges readers to embrace the offense that comes from their commitment to Jesus Christ, showing that when they do, the Lord will unleash into their lives incalculable blessing.

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Gospel Story Bible : Marty Machowski

It is easy to forget Jesus in the midst of frantic schedules, family squabbles, and conflicting priorities. But the truth is that he is the hero of every story, including these ordinary ones. This easy-to-read storybook introduces your family to many captivating people, places, and events from the Bible’s Old and New Testaments, showing how each one ultimately points to Jesus. As you share these Bible Stories together, you and your family will meet Jesus and learn a new, life-changing way of recognizing Christ as the hero of every story.  

You will be delighted to discover how easily even a young child can understand the original text of a story that he or she has already come to love. Ideal as a storybook for your preschooler, a devotional for your grade school student, a refresher for the adult believer, or an introduction for the new one, The Gospel Story Bible is also a companion to Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God .

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Preacher on the Run : Gordon Keddie

All the prophets of the Old Testament are milestones along the road to Calvary, but the prophecy of Jonah opens a special window on the New Testament age, when the Lord Jesus Christ would be proclaimed to all the ends of the earth. Here Gordon Keddie manages with concise clarity not only to display the meaning of the book of Jonah, but also to apply its teaching to many aspects of Christian living.

The popular Welwyn Commentary Series provides clear and concise insight into the Scriptures from respected authors, many of whom are pastors and Bible teachers. Currently covering 26 Old Testament and 20 New Testament books of the Bible, these accessible and highly practical works are ideal for personal study, Bible class and sermon preparation. Worthy of the widest readership.

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Author: Lindsay Brown

The Power of the gospel in the world’s universities.

Lindsay Brown takes readers on a world tour, bringing stories of remarkable faith and courage from students and graduates in some of the toughest social and political arenas.

Students display energy and creativity in their evangelism. Gripped by the gospel, they can go on to exercise far-reaching influence in their universities, in their professions, in society and in the Church worldwide.

This inspirational book goes right back to Daniel in the Old Testament, studying with his three friends in Iraq. It engages from beginning to end with biblical thinking and strategy.

The author opens our eyes to what is going on in the world: he helps us become ‘global Christians’. Read these chapters and you will wonder, you will reflect, you will laugh, you will weep.

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How about choosing a nice book to give to Dad this Father’s Day?

 Sleeping Giant: No Movement of God without Men of God (Kenny Luck)

Many pastors see the need but are at a loss for how to really engage men in their culture and church context. Deep down, they know they haven’t yet inspired men into the mission and vision of the local church on the same scale as women. Meanwhile, most men feel further detached from worship, left only with worldly expressions of manhood to fuel their identity.

Sleeping Giant is a punch in the gut and pat on the back for pastors and men worldwide, a powerful biblical approach that will bring them together and awaken some serious ministry potential.  And a church that gets men right can slay another dragon: Global injustice.

Injustice against women, children, and all innocents is rooted in broken male culture. The Bible says “Just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous” (Romans 5:19). As the church disciples men into an identity and purpose that transcends culture, they will move from Adam and death over to Jesus and life.

You can see it taking place in Acts 2 following Pentecost, when widespread repentance and changing of men’s hearts brought God’s justice and relief to people. A masculine revolution happened then, and it can happen today.

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A man after God’s own heart : God’s Relationship with David – and with you  (R.T. Kendall)

Twice God says that in King David he had found ‘a man after my own heart’ (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). David was one of God’s favourites. This was so despite David having sinned so deeply. What is encouraging is that the Lord continued to use David after his time of backsliding.

David was a man with deep feelings. He was a poet and musician as well as being Israel’s greatest King and one of the greatest ever military leaders.  David wrote that ‘the Lord confides in those who fear him’ (Psalm 25:14). It is a great honour to have someone confide in you – but to think that God would confide in a human being is amazing! David was someone with whom God chose to share his heart.  If you wish to know what it is like to be confided in by God – to become a person after God’s own heart too – then this book will help you discover what such a relationship is like.

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The Exemplary Husband : A Biblical Perspective (Stuart Scott)

God ordained marriage between a man and a woman so man would have a helper suitable, for companionship, and for procreation.  He created marriage to be a picture of the relationship between Christ and the Church.  Christ was willing to sacrifice His life for the Church, and God expects no less from husbands today.

This book assists husbands towards purposeful and lasting Christlikeness for the glory of God.  It was written to be a companion book for The Excellent Wife by Martha Pearce.  Couples who commit to the biblical principles presented in these books will find a oneness in marriage that will give God glory and bring His blessing.

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Making the Most of your Devotional Life (Derek Thomas)

Is the Bible able to provide answers to the struggles and difficulties facing Christians at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Does it have anything realistic and genuinely helpful to say to those who are feeling jaded in their spiritual lives as a result of the stresses and pressures of life in a modern world? Derek Thomas gives a resounding ‘yes’ in response to these questions.

By leading his readers through fifteen meditations on the Psalms of Ascent ( Psalms 120-134), Dr Thomas shows them that the Word of God is a rich resource, full of the practical wisdom needed to meet the challenges of life in the home, at work, in the community and at worship. This book will assist Christians in restoring a vital relationship of worship and communion with God;  establishing the daily discipline of reading the Scriptures; developing the habit of meditating on the Word of God and prayer;  keeping a journal which helps to apply the teaching of Scripture and records one’s spiritual progress. 

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