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Spiritual Growth
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Before We Say Goodbye
To live well requires us to die well. We cannot run away from death, but we can influence the spirit in which we approach it. We need to prepare for it, make peace with it and embrace it, not just in the later years of our life but from a young age. By doing so we can free ourselves to live the best life possible during our short time on earth. This book offers us a chance to get things right before we say goodbye. It is both a spiritual and practical guide to planning your final journey, your farewells, your funeral and your will in a way that will uniquely bless you and those around you.
£13.99 - £15.99
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Daily Lent Reflections
To deepen our devotional life we need a focus for our thoughts, spiritual food to nurture our faith and discipleship. Daily Lent Reflections makes more accessible the spiritual sustenance already offered by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.For each of the 40 days of Lent, there are readings, reflections, prayers and points to ponder on themes such as forgiving others, doing that little bit extra in God's service, choosing the way of the kingdom instead of the often-enticing 'way of the world', seeking God's will rather than our own, valuing and respecting others.How do we work out such ideas in terms of daily life? What are their implications for us today? This book sets out to answer such questions, bringing home the challenge, promise, encouragement and inspiration implicit within the teaching of Jesus.
£17.99
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Complete Celtic Prayers of Ray Simpson
Over 1500 prayers have been selected from more than twenty of Ray Simpson's published titles and many have been freshly written for this book.These prayers reconnect us with the seasons and the streets, the scriptures and the saints, the struggles and the silence; all created life is included.The exhaustive index will enable all who lead worship to find a prayer for every occasion. Contents 1501278,Ray Simpson,His Complete Celtic Prayers
£33.99
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Collected Prayers For Lent, Holy Week & Easter
For those entrusted with leading public prayer during Lent, Holy Week and Easter here is the perfect resource: a complete collection of Nick Fawcett's prayers relating to these well-loved seasons.Extensively revised and adapted, with many new congregational responses, they offer an easy-to-use resource that will help the busy worship leader to lead prayer more effectively throughout this special time of year.
£26.99
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Staying Close
A Lent Course exploring intimacy with God.This study course explores how we might grow closer to God in and through various aspects of our ordinary daily life. Each session includes reflection on a Bible passage, discussion questions, stories, illustrations, activities, prayers and suggestions for action.Staying Close is intended for group use, but also useful for individuals. The course has been written for Lent, although is suitable for any time of year.ContentsWeek 1 - Discipleship: the call to stay closeWeek 2 - Staying close to God in the wildernessWeek 3 - Staying close when we're feeling worriedWeek 4 - Staying close to the glory of GodWeek 5 - Staying close in our witnessWeek 6 - Staying close to the servant kingEaster - Staying close to the risen JesusPostscript - Something for the Journey
£9.99
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God's Springtime
Just as a bulb cannot be ready for spring unless it has lived through winter, so Christians cannot be ready for Easter unless they have observed Lent: God's Springtime leads us through the darkness of winter into God's springtime and the miracle of new life and resurrection.
£11.99
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Sermon Hooks 2
More themed ideas for those preparing talksEvery talk or sermon has to reflect the speaker's own faith and experience of God if it is to communicate effectively, and in Nick Fawcett's experience, a single idea can be useful in providing the raw material from which the finished product is fashioned.Providing short musings upon a range of biblical passages from which a sermon or talk can develop, this is a perfect resource for the busy minister, preacher or speaker. Covering themes such as Awe and Wonder, Nature and the Environment and Daily Relationships, there's also a handy index of readings to help locate particular passages of scripture.ContentsAction, faith shown inAwe and wonderThe BibleChanged LivesChristian seasonsChristian UnityCommitmentConvictions, courage ofDaily life, working out our faith inDaily relationshipsDarkness, light inDeath, life afterDiscipleship, journey ofEvil confrontingFear and anxietyThe Faithfulness of GodFaults, acknowledgingFellowshipForgivenessFreedom in ChristFulfilment, true nature ofGifts, usingGlory, God'sGrace, growth inGrace, of God in ChristGreedGuidanceHealing and wholenessHeaven, kingdom ofHopeJoyJudgementLove, God's for allLove, ours for God and othersNature and the environmentNew YearOld agePersonal responsePraise and worshipPrayerPresent moment, celebratingPurpose, God'sQuestions of life and faithRemembrance DayService, of GodSharing our faithSowing and reapingStillness and quietnessStrength, God'sTemptationThanksgivingTrouble, help in times ofTrustVoice of GodA world in need, responding to
£25.99
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Growing In The Faith - Confirmation Course For Adults
A Confirmation Course for AdultsConfirmation is a significant event in a person's journey of faith and Christian commitment.In this preparation course for adults, John Cox provides sessions on key topics including Me, The Bible, Prayer and God.There is an extended introduction for each session, setting out background information and points for reflection.The sessions themselves include group and individual activities, questions for discussion, readings, input and prayers.
£10.99
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Formed By The Desert
The desert is an unforgiving and dangerous place and one few would enter by choice. And yet a recurrent theme in the Bible is that some of the key characters bound up with the history of our faith were shaped by just such a place. And so too, it is, with us.Drawing upon the stories of the likes of Abraham and Sarah, Moses and Miriam, Elijah, the psalmists, Hosea and his wife, John the Baptist and Jesus himself, Joyce Huggett explores how God worked through them and how their lives can be a true inspiration for our own.The desert is a place of formation and transition, of revelation, new beginnings, miracles and grace. And in it we can encounter a God who will truly transform us.
£9.99
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Walking In The Light
This beautiful and meditative book is an invitation to walk not only in the light of the world but in the light of the Lord. Each of the 12 chapters focuses on an hour of the day and a different theme of daily discipleship, with prayers taking us through morning till night.
£6.99 - £7.99
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The Power Of The Jesus Prayer
The all-inclusive Jesus Prayer has a long tradition, popular since the sixth century. The book can be used by groups or individuals to enrich their personal prayer life. It shows how our lives can be changed and how our relationships with God and each other can be transformed and deepened.
£8.99
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Affirming His Presence
For over fifty years, David Adam has sought to affirm the presence of God by rejoicing each day in the fact that 'God is here' and with us wherever we are. Believing that prayer should involve the whole of our being, he decided to use hands and eyes as well as mouth, heart and mind. He would keep a 'prayer diary' and pen a prayer every day, using the time to focus on the love and presence of God. Many of these prayers were deeply personal, others were prayers relevant to the moment alone.He has shared some of these prayers with us in this book in the hope that they will encourage you to keep your own prayer diary which would provide your own special moment in the day for focusing on God. With a whole year's worth of such prayers, his book invites you to 'affirm the presence' each day and to rejoice in the love and closeness of God.
£19.99
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Prayers of Peace and Calm
Find your inner calm with these wonderfully restorative prayers. Featuring uplifting illustrations throughout.
£7.99
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Lindisfarne Liturgies For Christian Festivals
Ray Simpson's liturgical prayers for Christian festivals provide worship for individuals, new monastic groups, and churches. They reconnect the post 9/11 world with the seasons and the soil, the saints, and the streets, the struggles, senses, and silence, as well as the Spirit and the Scriptures.These inclusive patterns of worship are drawn from early and contemporary Celtic devotion, Anglican, Orthodox, Reformed and Roman Catholic sources. The Liturgies that appear in this book are taken from Liturgies from Lindisfarne by Ray Simpson.
£22.99
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Time Together
'Relationships deepen through meaningful communication, and our relationship with the living God who created us will only develop and grow if we are in frequent communication with him.' Thus Susan Sayers offers her prayers with the hope that they will become the starting point which enables you to carry on praying in your own words, pouring out to God who both loves and listens whatever is on your mind or in your heart. There are acts of praise and wonder, thanksgiving and love, springing from ordinary, everyday work and relationships, and the real world we all inhabit. There are expressions of grief and pain, confusion and disappointment, which are just as important to bring to God as the good times and the moments of spiritual uplift. And there are frameworks for intercession which you can use daily as you pray for your church, your community, and the needs of the world. Specifications Format: Paperback - Perfect Bound Size: 125 x 200 mm Publication date: 1998 Page count: 192 pages ISBN: 9781840031577 Contents Part 1: Personal Devotional Prayers of Invocation and Approach Prayers for Grace Prayers of Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving Prayers of Trust and Hope Prayers of Repentance and Forgiveness Prayers of Faith and Commitment Prayers in Time of Trouble Part 2: World, Church and People God Our Creator and Redeemer God with Us New Life in Christ Faith, Trust, Hope Worship, Discipleship, Mission
£15.99
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Light For The World
This book offers inspirational prayers and meditations on the new mysteries. It incorporates an introduction to praying the whole rosary, Scripture references for all the mysteries and a simple appendix on the mechanics of praying the Rosary. It will help us gain a richer understanding of Jesus and the depths of his love.
£2.99 - £3.99
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With You Is The Well Of Life
These prayers for both public use and meditation, speak of our need to attend to spiritual attitudes which run counter to the prevailing culture of our world. Written in the context of Christian worship, they are also for those who discover that life cannot be fully lived without a transcendent dimension.
£11.99
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Being There - The Healing Power Of Presence
With the insight born out of his own deep experience of both therapeutic and spiritual practice, Michael Forster explores what it means to be a pastoral companion. He examines the areas of personal choice and responsibility, regrets and disappointments, appropriate boundary setting and supervision.
£17.99
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Beyond Words
In this deeply challenging book the reader is invited to see prayer not so much in terms of saying many words but more as a cultivation of deeper receptivity of heart and mind. At the heart of the book is a clear weekly framework for a contemplative approach that spans the Church's year.
£11.99
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Touching The Seasons
Some days of the year are special, not just Christmas and Easter, but other occasions too. However, we're not always able to articulate our thoughts as we would wish or to relate the occasion in question to daily life. This book offers a hundred simple prayers rooted in everyday experience, the commonplace offering a springboard to personal devotion.
£9.99
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Prayers For Those With Cancer
Comforting and uplifting prayers for those in need. Featuring heart-warming illustrations throughout.
£7.99
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Miriam Devotions
A month in the presence of God's prophet30 meditations - a daily reading for a month- plus a postscript, on the life of Miriam as found in the Bible.An introduction for each section leads into a Bible reading, followed by a short comment, some questions or a thought to ponder, and then a prayer Does Miriam merit a whole book of thoughts about her when the references to her in the Bible are minimal?Was she really of significance when she lived? Does her life have any relevance for today? Pam Pointer encourages the reader to open the Bible and find out.
£7.99
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Through
Jesus' cries from the cross offer lasting hope to all who look to him. They were, and still are, famous last words!Death, not space, is the final frontier. It takes no prisoners. There is no reprieve for good behaviour. Money can't buy a way out. Its shadow looms over all humanity. Shrouded in mystery, the thought of it leaves most of us overwhelmed with fear. If the short-sighted solution is not to think about it, is there anyone who has faced death, lived to tell the tale and can show us the way through?For centuries the words of one man have given lasting hope to all those facing the ultimate challenge that death poses. His name is Jesus. The Bible says that God sent him to set free all those who were overwhelmed by their fear of death. He claimed that anyone who put their trust in him, and in what he said, would never die. Over the centuries, since he made that promise, millions of people have taken him at his word.Were they right to do so? Can we? Especially as, bizarrely, not long after Jesus made that statement he himself died, crucified on a Roman cross! My conviction is yes.In the six hours it took for him to die, Jesus didn't say much. Yet what he did say was profound. His seven 'cries from the cross' provide answers to humanity's deep need for forgiveness, security and belonging. They fill the human heart with confidence, that when we close our eyes on this life God will take us home. To prove that he meant what he said, Jesus rose from the dead.
£11.99
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Follow Me - A Lent Guide For Families
A daily Lent course for all the family, with stories, activities and reflections. Each week leading up to Easter focuses on a particular Bible passage about being called to follow Jesus.For all the family. The format provides a new activity for every day of the week but the daily suggestions could also be selected and rearranged to provide a single weekly study or family prayer time, depending on what suits your family best. Contents -About the author-How to use this book-Week One: The First Disciples - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Week Two: The Calling of Levi - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Week Three: Counting the Cost - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Week Four: The Rich Young Ruler - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Week Five: Zacchaeus - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Week Six: Take up Your Cross - IntroductionDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7-Holy Week - IntroductionMaundy ThursdayGood FridayHoly SaturdayEaster Sunday Specifications Format- Paperback Published July 2015 Weight - 274g Page count - 80 Dimensions - 15.4 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm ISBN - 978-1848677968 ISBN 10 - 1848677960
£10.99
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