TODAY ONLY: Two Lifeway E-Books – Sept 20/24

Understanding Baptism (Church Basics)
Author(s): Bobby Jamison
Publisher: B&H Books
Price: $4.99       (Sept 20 Only)

What’s the big deal about baptism? Jesus commands his disciples to be baptized, and it’s a glorious picture of a person’s union with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Still, many Christians feel unclear about the topic, having more questions than answers. This short work provides a biblical explanation of baptism. What is it? Who should be baptized? Why is it required for church membership? And how should churches practice baptism?

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Reading God’s Story: A Chronological Daily Bible
Author(s): George Guthrie
Publisher: Holman Bible Publishers
Price: $4.99       (Sept 20 Only)

Stories are basic to life. Everybody loves a good story. We have been reading, listening to, or watching stories all of our lives, so we intuitively know a lot about how they work. Yet, more and more, Christians are unfamiliar with the stories of the Bible and how the grand narrative of God’s Word fits together. Indeed, God gave us the stories of the Bible to reveal great truth about Himself and about our lives, and He wants to draw us into the ongoing story of what He is doing in the world. By focusing on the narrative framework of Scripture we can better understand what the Bible teaches and live out its instruction more effectively.

Reading God’s Story takes that clear narrative approach to the Bible, arranging the complete text into a fresh chronological reading plan developed for the Read the Bible for Life biblical literacy initiative. In this plan the books, chapters, and verses of the Bible are thoughtfully arranged so readers can track the story of Scripture, day by day, from beginning to end, understanding the flow of events and how all the different parts fit together to make sense.

Reading God’s Story features two-color interior page layout and is organized into 52 weeks of readings (six readings per week). It presents Scripture in three main acts (God’s Plan for All People; God’s Covenant People; God’s New Covenant People) and seventeen total scenes, providing an introduction for each act and scene to orient the reader to its importance in the grand story. Unlike other chronological Bibles, this arrangement is not date specific (e.g. “January 1”), so a person can begin using this edition at any point in the calendar year.

Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad

Author(s): John Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $3.99       (Ends Sept 30)

Are you ready to get your life back? Join New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge as he shares practical, simple, and refreshing tips for living fully.

By incorporating a few simple practices–what John calls “graces”–you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty.

These simple practices are yours for the taking. You don’t need to abandon your life to get it back–in fact, John shares that you can start restoring your life here and now. Get Your Life Back will give you the tools you need to:

Learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day
Begin practicing “benevolent detachment” and truly let it all go
Offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make
Drink in the simple beauty available to you every day
Take realistic steps to unplug from technology overload
God wants to strengthen and renew your soul, and Jesus longs to give you more of himself. The world may be harsh, but God is gentle; he knows what your daily life is like. All we need to do is put ourselves in places that allow us to receive his help. Let this book show you how and your soul will thank you for it.

 

Psalms: Hymns for God’s People

Author(s): John MacArthur
Publisher: Harper Christian
Price: $1.99       (Oct 3 Only)

Throughout the ages, Psalms has retained its original and primary purpose: to engender the fitting praise and worship of God. The essential idea of Psalms is living real life in the real world. Without denying the pain of life, the people of God are to live joyfully and dependently on the person and promises of God.

In the twelve studies within, join John MacArthur to see the Psalms as a broad array of theology, practically couched in day-to-day reality. The sinfulness of man is documented concretely but also the sovereignty of God is everywhere recognizable. By working through this study, you, like the people of Israel, will learn that though life often seems to be out of control, all events and situations are to be understood in the light of divine providence as being right on course according to God’s timetable.

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The Middle Matters

Author(s): Lisa-Jo Baker
Publisher: Waterbrook
Price: $1.99       (Ends Oct 10)

The best-selling author of Never Unfriended opens up about midlife and what it feels like to have outgrown those teenage jeans—but finally grown into the shape of our souls.

“I want to give Lisa-Jo’s book a standing ovation.”—Aarti Sequeira, chef and TV personality

Do you ever wonder how you woke up one day with all the responsibilities of a grown-up who secretly enjoys buying groceries in bulk, can no longer recognize the tween celebrities on the magazines at checkout, but is still surprised when a Starbucks barista calls you “ma’am”—because your inside self is frozen in time to about twenty years ago?

So does Lisa-Jo Baker.

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Spurgeon the Pastor

Author(s): Geoffrey Chang
Publisher: Lifeway
Price: $4.99       (Oct 10 Only)

**Winner of The Gospel Coalition Book Award 2022 for Biography & History**

How would you get more than 5,000 people to show up at your church?

Almost every pastor feels the pressure to get people in the doors. More people means more success, more stability, and more godly influence, right? Often, in their zeal for fruit and growth, pastors and church leaders adopt worldly mechanisms for church growth that end up undermining the very call God has given them.

Charles Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers, was a pastor to well over 5,000 people in a day long before “mega-churches” were the norm. But you might be surprised to know that Spurgeon’s vision for ministry was not pragmatic. He did not borrow “best practices” from the business leaders of his day. Rather, his ministry vision was decidedly, staunchly biblical and theological in nature—and it was a ministry vision we ought to adopt more than a century later.

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TODAY ONLY: Two Baker Non-Fiction E-Book Sale Oct 24/24

When Demons Surface
Author(s): Steve Dabbs
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: $3.99       (Oct 24 Only)

Are demons real? Do ghosts exist? Do some medical and mental health issues have a spiritual cause?

In When Demons Surface, former senior military chaplain Steve Dabbs answers these questions and more. Exploring more than 50 true stories of supernatural encounters from personal, historical, and pastoral experiences, this book will enable you to:

· gain insights from advanced biblical research
· discern if some medical or mental health issues are the result of spiritual warfare
· resolve paranormal activities and identify supernatural encounters
· exercise biblically granted power and authority over evil spirits

Whether you’re a student of what the Bible says about spiritual warfare or you’re seeking answers about supernatural experiences, the insights found in this book will intrigue, enlighten, and equip you.

“‘The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons’ (1 Timothy 4:1 NIV). That is presently happening all over the world, and pastors, disciplers, and counselors are waking up to that reality and learning how to set captives free. Steve Dabbs discovered this when he was a chaplain in the military and shares his learning and experiences in this helpful book that you should read and add to your library.”–Dr. Neil T. Anderson, founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries

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Miscarried Hope: Journeying with Jesus through Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Author(s): Rachel Lohman
Publisher: Revell
Price: $3.99       (Oct 24 Only)

Discover unexpected hope in the midst of your loss

No grief is quite like the pain that follows pregnancy and infant loss. For any woman who feels alone, full of doubt, and overwhelmed with sorrow, this book guides you on a journey to experience the transforming hope of the gospel after losing your baby.

Miscarried Hope helps you move through the Five Stages of Hope and leads you along a gentle road to healing. By exploring the profound parallels between pregnancy and infant loss and Holy Week, Rachel invites you to follow in the footsteps of Jesus’s disciples as they grieved his death, waited in the silence, and rediscovered hope in his resurrection.

Includes:
● practical comforts for coping with the day-to-day pain of loss
● new research from interviews with more than four hundred loss moms
● reminders of important and healing biblical truths

Psalms: Hymns for God’s People

Author(s): John MacArthur
Publisher: Harper Christian
Price: $1.99       (Oct 28 Only)

Throughout the ages, Psalms has retained its original and primary purpose: to engender the fitting praise and worship of God. The essential idea of Psalms is living real life in the real world. Without denying the pain of life, the people of God are to live joyfully and dependently on the person and promises of God.

In the twelve studies within, join John MacArthur to see the Psalms as a broad array of theology, practically couched in day-to-day reality. The sinfulness of man is documented concretely but also the sovereignty of God is everywhere recognizable. By working through this study, you, like the people of Israel, will learn that though life often seems to be out of control, all events and situations are to be understood in the light of divine providence as being right on course according to God’s timetable.

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