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This series of nine dialogues built around the "I am" sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John offers a fresh perspective while meeting the demands of extra services during the Lenten season. Able to be performed by two readers, each conversation is a children's message that uses easily obtained props to reinforce the day's featured "I am" statement.

A survey of Christ's life in an evangelical perspective—concise and thorough at once. Well-known New Testament scholar and theologian Donald Guthrie seeks to give an up-to-date account of the background, sources, and historical outline of the life of Jesus. Any quest for the historical Jesus is faced with immediate challenges, and in some places this quest has fallen out of favor entirely—but the Christian faith is an historic faith, and it necessarily attaches great importance to its historic beginnings. A Shorter Life of Christ discusses the background and historical sources as an important prelude to attempting an outline of the life of Christ. Guthrie recognizes that there are problems surrounding the history of Jesus and these must not be minimized. The most important of them are discussed in the following pages. . . Chapters are organized in such a way as to make this a welcoming read for the student and anyone looking for an overall introduction to the life of Our Lord and Savior: The Background to the Life of Jesus Various Approaches to the Life of Jesus Literary Sources for the Life of Jesus The Early Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ The Galilean Ministry The Closing Period The Teaching of Jesus The Miracles of Jesus Jesus Christ in Early Christian Thought

Traces the great star's life from his boyhood in California, through his college football years, to his apprenticeship and ultimate success in films

One of the most dangerous times for any organization is when they change leadership, and sooner or later every church will be forced to make such a change. Churches, like individuals, vary greatly, and a successful pastor in one may fail miserably in another. Without a clear and systematic plan, death or illness may well put the church at risk. This book is intended to provide systematic guidelines for identifying qualified and compatible individuals capable of leading a specific church, based on scriptural principles.

A complete guide to everyday words with military origins. Did you know they started 'hearing through the grapevine' during the American Civil War, that 'ghettos' originated in Venice or that 'deadline' has a very sinister origin? Jam-packed with many amazing facts, Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis is a fascinating trip through the words and phrases that came to us from the military but nowadays are used by soldier and civilian alike. The sources of many are surprising and their original use is often far removed from that of today. From 'duds' to 'freelancers' and 'morris dancing' to 'bikini' this enthralling book describes the military origins of words and phrases that we use on a daily basis.