Broken But Still Usable

Author : Ramona Rodgers
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1642990086
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Damaged, but Still Good written by Ramona Rodgers and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damaged, but Still Good is a book that is revelatory in exemplifying that many of us as individuals whether good, bad, ugly, or indifferent are shaped by our experiences as early as childhood. Dexter Howard (2014) states, "That's what's missing as I look at the landscape of our society: identity and much needed affirmation." Mothers are designed to nurture, but fathers provide identity and affirmation. "Without those things, it leaves a hole in the heart of a child." Parents don't realize that broken relationships not only affect the couple involved, but it affects and shapes their children. "We are the sum total of our experiences. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow" (B. J. Neblett). Oftentimes, we ask the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" However, we learn the best lessons and gain wisdom in the worst circumstances. It is amid life challenges, catastrophes, and calamities that we understand that even when you have experienced great loss, God can still use what you have left! Life has taught me it's not what we go through that damages us, but an unwillingness to forgive the process designed to work for our greater good. The Bible says in Psalms 37:23 that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. Most of us believe that God is a God that only orders blessings. However, life has shown me that God does not just order blessings, but God orders trials. He orders setbacks, and he orders challenges, but in God's ordering, he will never put on us more than what we can bear.

Author : Pastor Joshua A. Hales
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken But Still Usable written by Pastor Joshua A. Hales and published by Christian Faith Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God loves you. He wants you. And He has a plan for your life. When you feel broken and unusable, there is no better place to be than in the presence of the Lord. When all you have left is to cry out to Him, do it. When there is nowhere else to turn except to the pages of Scripture, do that too. When you feel you can no longer stand, but nothing in you wants to fall to your knees, do it anyway. Nothing takes Him by surprise, and God is more than capable of providing rescue in your time of need. If He chooses not to, trust that He will use your circumstances to help someone else in their broken time. I don't know what struggles you are going through right now. I don't know if you are surrounded by the pressures of life closing in on you, feeling all hope is lost. What I do know is that we all have our own stories, complete with broken pieces the Lord would love to repurpose. There is nothing you can go through that God is unaware of. There is nothing outside of His control. BROKEN BUT STILL USABLE is a compilation of personal testimonies as well as messages preached over my tenure as a student pastor. This is my life, my heart written down. My hope for you as a reader is to be encouraged and to know you are not alone. I desire for you to connect with my God stories and to be reminded of crucial biblical principles as they pertain to just some of Scripture's real-life accounts. At its core, this book is Gospel-driven, and I pray it points all who read it to Christ who is "the author and perfecter of our faith."

Author : Apostle Milton Adams
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491769572
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broken but Usable written by Apostle Milton Adams and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken but Usable: God Uses Imperfect People recounts the spiritual journey of Apostle Milton Adams, founding pastor of Broken Chain Ministries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He draws upon his own experiences, including his years growing up in Mississippi and his years ministering in Wisconsin, and brings them into conversation with key passages from the Bible. The mix of personal story, sacred Scripture, and pastoral insight makes Broken but Usable an eloquent and effective proclamation of the gospel’s assurance that God, like a potter who refashions a vessel until it is just right, works over the clay of individual lives until He reshapes flawed people to meet His plans for their lives. Broken but Usable: God Uses Imperfect People illustrates God’s persistence and patience in working with people in the midst of their trials and failures. If you have known such times in your life, then Broken but Usable will leave you with feelings of assurance, encouragement, and hope. You will close the cover on the last page, recognizing that while your life may not be turning out as you had planned, you still are clay in the hands of God, who is molding you into a vessel that suits His purposes.

Author : Latarsha Mack
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780692163993
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Still A Good Thing: "Damaged BUT Not UnDone" written by Latarsha Mack and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When life throws you a fast curved ball, oftentimes the force behind it will knock you off your feet and alter your life because you didn't see it coming. This book will help you to strike back without striking out while providing you with the tools to keep your balance, strengthen your posture and understand better who you are and whose you are. Without a real relationship with God, the unexpected emotional roller-coasters and physical blows can leave you damaged and broken. But with God as your Rock, your Anchor, your Hook and Line, Ride or Die, your Purpose and True Identity will Emerge.

Author : Jackie Hill Perry
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1462751237
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay Girl, Good God written by Jackie Hill Perry and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I used to be a lesbian.” In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself? How was she supposed to stop loving women, when homosexuality felt more natural to her than heterosexuality ever could? At age nineteen, Jackie came face-to-face with what it meant to be made new. And not in a church, or through contact with Christians. God broke in and turned her heart toward Him right in her own bedroom in light of His gospel. Read in order to understand. Read in order to hope. Or read in order, like Jackie, to be made new.

Author : Priscilla Shirer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433670712
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One in a Million written by Priscilla Shirer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptians in Exodus 1 were intent on enslaving the Israelites, wearing them down so that God’s chosen people would become disillusioned and not live up to their destiny. Of the original two million Israelites who received God’s invitation to enter the Promised Land, only two actually entered it! Similarly, modern day Christians often hear and understand the promises of God each Sunday morning at church but then rarely choose to experience them in everyday life. In One in a Million, Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer invites us to change that pattern for good, living beyond our circumstances and expecting to see God move in miraculous ways day after day. Without a doubt, we can find and follow God’s purpose for our journey. We can make it to the Promised Land!

Author : Laura Story
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0718037189
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When God Doesn't Fix It written by Laura Story and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible that good things can come out of our broken dreams? Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story’s life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin’s short-term memory, eyesight, and other complications. The fairy-tale life Laura had dreamed of was no longer possible. And yet in struggling with God about how to live with broken dreams, Laura has found joy and a deeper intimacy with Jesus. In When God Doesn’t Fix It, Laura helps you understand that: We aren’t the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns Even heroes of our faith experienced brokenness Despite our flaws and stories, God can use us in extraordinary ways God may not fix everything. In fact, although your situation might not ever change or get better, with Jesus you can. Not because of your faith, but because of the faithfulness of God.

Author : Jared C. Wilson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493409271
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Imperfect Disciple written by Jared C. Wilson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too many discipleship books are written for clean, perfect people who know all the right Sunday school answers. The Imperfect Disciple is for the rest of us--people who screw up, people who are weary, people who are wondering if it's safe to say what they're really thinking. For the believer who is tired of quasi-spiritual lifehacks being passed off as true, down-and-dirty discipleship, here is a discipleship book that isn't afraid to be honest about the mess we call real life. With incisive wit, warm humor, and moving stories, Jared Wilson shows readers how the gospel works in them and in their lives when - they can't get their act together - they think God is giving them the silent treatment - they think church would be better without all the people - they're not happy with the person in the mirror - and much more Wilson frees readers from the self-doubt and even the misplaced self-confidence they may feel as they walk with Jesus down the often difficult road of life. The result is a faith that weathers storms, lifts burdens, and goes forth to make more imperfect disciples.

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725219077
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 13 written by Jacob Neusner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Jews from the period of the Second Temple to the rise of Islam. From 'A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part 1' This volume introduces the sources of Judaism in late antiquity to scholars in adjacent fields, such as the study of the Old and New Testaments, Ancient History, the ancient Near East, and the history of religion. In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that the study of any religion in ancient times must raise. The first is, what are the sources -- written and in material culture -- that inform us about that religion? The second is, how have we to understand those sources in reconstructing the history of various Judaic systems in antiquity. The chapters set forth in simple statements, intelligible to non-specialists, the facts which the sources provide. Because of the nature of the subject and acute interest in it, the specialists also raise some questions particular to the study of Judaism, dealing with its historical relationship with nascent Christianity in New Testament times. The work forms the starting point for the study of all the principal questions concerning Judaism in late antiquity and sets forth the most current, critical results of scholarship.

Author : M. Polák
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113728773X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Class, Surplus, and the Division of Labour written by M. Polák and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional Marxian picture of a two-class polarisation seems far removed from today's diverse society. Re-examining the very foundations of the Marxian theory in the process, the author argues that important critiques can fruitfully be understood and to accomplish the goal, he extends the traditional concepts in innovative and original ways.