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Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses offers wise and biblically sound guidance to people seasoned or new to the Christian ministry who seek inspiration for their service and witness. Mary L. Hampton Battle, a Bible teacher and devoted Christian, brings years of study and teaching to this collection of talks on living faithfully, serving humbly, and witnessing powerfully.

 

Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses will examine biblical texts, promote understanding of their basic meanings, sort through the interpretations of complicated passages, and show how the readings provide insights into God’s plans for each Christian and for the whole world.

 

When you reflect upon your ministry and find yourself wondering where in the Bible to turn for wisdom, how to apply that wisdom to daily living, and what plan you should follow to teach the truths of the Christian faith to others, then Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses can help you. Whether you are new to your service or seasoned and looking for renewal, this collection can sow its seeds in your life, so that you may enjoy a rich harvest in the faith.

Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses offers wise and biblically sound guidance to people seasoned or new to the Christian ministry who seek inspiration for their service and witness. Mary L. Hampton Battle, a Bible teacher and devoted Christian, brings years of study and teaching to this collection of talks on living faithfully, serving humbly, and witnessing powerfully.

 

Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses will examine biblical texts, promote understanding of their basic meanings, sort through the interpretations of complicated passages, and show how the readings provide insights into God’s plans for each Christian and for the whole world.

 

When you reflect upon your ministry and find yourself wondering where in the Bible to turn for wisdom, how to apply that wisdom to daily living, and what plan you should follow to teach the truths of the Christian faith to others, then Seeds for Sermons, Talks, and Addresses can help you. Whether you are new to your service or seasoned and looking for renewal, this collection can sow its seeds in your life, so that you may enjoy a rich harvest in the faith.

After thirty-four years of holding unforgiveness in her heart, this writer realized it was easier to forgive.

But life challenges made it hard for her to let go of past hurts. After she was molested, she began going through a series of disappointments in life that caused her to be bitter and angry. She looked for love in the wrong places and attached herself to people who could not help her with her spiritual growth.

 

Then the Holy Spirit visited her one morning and told her how to release the hurt, the pain, the bitterness, and the anger that were causing the pain in her life. After He revealed the source of her pain, He sent another comforter to help assist her with the healing process. From that day she was healed, and she hopes that others reading this book will also be healed. The Holy Spirit gave her the title of this book, and within it is the key to its title, Four Blank Pages.

There are many women, men, and children who feel someone has caused their pain. But they can get past this pain and hurt by turning their lives over to the Holy Spirit and listening. Those who want to hang on to past hurt are only setting themselves up for more disappointments in life, but those who want to be healed will be healed.

Many people go to church every week and yet gain little from the minister’s sermon. Why? Because they don’t have a basic understanding of their faith. So, they leave church and return to a world in which they live a defeated life, constantly confronted with doubts about their salvation and their faith.

 

Author Christopher Anderson’s Back to Basics: A Christian Boot Camp teaches the foundations every Christian—regardless of how long they have been saved—should know and live by. Back to Basics is a tool that can be used to explain the basic facts of faith without recognizing denominational barriers or overstepping the bounds of the pastors. It covers subjects such as salvation, baptism, the Holy Spirit and His roles in our lives, Jesus and His miracles, and spiritual warfare, as well as who Jesus said He was and how to pray. Anderson explains each topic in a simple, clear manner, offering guidance for reflecting on your own life and the role Christianity can play in it.

 

Whether used for individual or group study, Back to the Basics strengthens the foundation on which faith is built.

Do you ever wonder why the Christian church isn’t more vibrant? Or whether there’s any point to striving for heaven if you can’t enjoy life today? Do you wonder if it’s possible to make your life more joyful without lowering your moral standards?

 

Come and discover the hidden gems of Deuteronomy. God gave Moses a promise that would endure for a thousand generations - applicable for all of us who weren’t there for his last sermon. It’s a message of God’s love and His faithfulness. It is written to transform us, to strengthen us and to give us hope. It’s a message of relevance that will draw others to our God.

 

As Hidden Gems helps you uncover these forgotten gems, it will bring a whole new perspective on the many promises given us in scripture. Your view of God will expand and you’ll see sin from a new perspective. You’ll want God to show you the sins in your life.

 

This seemingly small shift in your view of God will enable the Holy Spirit to create in your heart a renewed spirit of discovery, compassion and service. You’ll want to discover more of God’s promises, to share your own joyful journey of God’s faithfulness, and to experience a new excitement for service.

In this life, each person is destined to contend with trials and tribulations, but many anticipate that one day, after our journeys on Earth are over, we will live with our Father in heaven for eternity. Even though we are forced to face these issues, we are not alone. In Soar on Wings Like the Eagle, author Andrew Choi presents us with a Bible study that shares the hope of the Lord, discussing the fact that Satan is a tempter and deceiver; Jesus’s true interpretation of the laws and what they really mean; and many more subjects that affect Christians today. In this five-chapter study, Choi takes us through the Scriptures and shows us how to further our Christian lives and fellowship with our Lord. Each chapter focuses on a unique aspect of issues Christians face on a daily basis—from redemption to daily trials, the Lord’s unconditional love to God’s power that gives us all strength, and how to live a hopeful life, focused on our eternal home in heaven. If you have ever wondered how to find hope in the Lord during times of struggle or how to forgive others and receive strength through the power of the Lord, Soar on Wings Like the Eagle will show you the way.

In this life, each person is destined to contend with trials and tribulations, but many anticipate that one day, after our journeys on Earth are over, we will live with our Father in heaven for eternity. Even though we are forced to face these issues, we are not alone. In Soar on Wings Like the Eagle, author Andrew Choi presents us with a Bible study that shares the hope of the Lord, discussing the fact that Satan is a tempter and deceiver; Jesus’s true interpretation of the laws and what they really mean; and many more subjects that affect Christians today. In this five-chapter study, Choi takes us through the Scriptures and shows us how to further our Christian lives and fellowship with our Lord. Each chapter focuses on a unique aspect of issues Christians face on a daily basis—from redemption to daily trials, the Lord’s unconditional love to God’s power that gives us all strength, and how to live a hopeful life, focused on our eternal home in heaven. If you have ever wondered how to find hope in the Lord during times of struggle or how to forgive others and receive strength through the power of the Lord, Soar on Wings Like the Eagle will show you the way.

Author Gregory L. Booth was nearly five years old when he first spoke to God. He admits that he didn’t quite listen to God that day at his home in Pendleton, Oregon. In this memoir, Booth narrates the story of his life against the constant battle of the opposing forces of good and evil—between God and Satan. 

 

Using the Bible as a guide, Five Years Old and I Gotta Know discusses Booth’s tribulations and trials, as well as the role God played throughout both the good and the bad times. Including tales from his youth in Pendleton, his service in the US Navy, his marriages, his work world, and his being saved in March of 1971, Booth describes God’s saving grace in his life.

 

Five Years Old and I Gotta Know communicates a message of hope for all: when life is taking some wrong turns, God is still on our side and is seeking a personal relationship.

It was 3:12 a.m. when Cindy Curtis Johnson and her husband, Glenn, got the knock on their front door that every parent dreads: their son, Brandon, was dead. Brandon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound only hours after he and Cindy had what she describes as a wonderful conversation on the phone. In the days and months that followed, Cindy was forced to reexamine everything in her life: her experiences, her relationships, her assumptions about God’s plans for her, and her dreams for the future.

 

In this searingly honest book, Cindy reveals how Brandon’s death has helped her make sense of her life, from being teased by classmates when she was a child to her difficult relationship with her mother-in-law. With God’s help, she has also found the courage to face the darkest feelings, the ones we try to avoid, such as guilt—why didn’t she insist that Brandon see a therapist?—and anger—where were her friends and family members when she needed them most?

 

As a professional, Cindy knows that this process can empower anyone suffering from loss. She doesn’t stop there, though. She not only illuminates a path that will help you understand tragedy’s place in your life, but also encourages you to use this time to think seriously and specifically about the person you want to become now. Join Cindy on her journey of healing and hope as you identify God’s plan for you.

It was 3:12 a.m. when Cindy Curtis Johnson and her husband, Glenn, got the knock on their front door that every parent dreads: their son, Brandon, was dead. Brandon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound only hours after he and Cindy had what she describes as a wonderful conversation on the phone. In the days and months that followed, Cindy was forced to reexamine everything in her life: her experiences, her relationships, her assumptions about God’s plans for her, and her dreams for the future.

 

In this searingly honest book, Cindy reveals how Brandon’s death has helped her make sense of her life, from being teased by classmates when she was a child to her difficult relationship with her mother-in-law. With God’s help, she has also found the courage to face the darkest feelings, the ones we try to avoid, such as guilt—why didn’t she insist that Brandon see a therapist?—and anger—where were her friends and family members when she needed them most?

 

As a professional, Cindy knows that this process can empower anyone suffering from loss. She doesn’t stop there, though. She not only illuminates a path that will help you understand tragedy’s place in your life, but also encourages you to use this time to think seriously and specifically about the person you want to become now. Join Cindy on her journey of healing and hope as you identify God’s plan for you.

When packing for a trip, carrying excess baggage can make your trip more difficult than it should be. Excess baggage in our lives can have the same effects; it can weigh us down and place insurmountable pressure on our lives

This guide explores the kind of excess baggage that a Christian may be carrying through life. Author Zebria Coffey has defined it as, among other things, behavior that does not befit a Christian, such as wrath, malice, jealousy, anger, filthy language, evil desires, and a lying tongue. She also includes the challenge of taking on too many activities without considering the time and energy it will take to complete them. We have all been guilty at one time or another of saying yes to too many projects or activities, only to feel burnt out at the end.  

Excess baggage is burdensome to us. It is necessary to begin to identify and acknowledge it in our lives and then make a conscious decision to lighten our loads. The message in Excess Baggage reminds us of what our most important priority in life should be—putting God before all others. When we put God first, He directs our path in life and helps us to determine how best to handle tasks and priorities as they are presented to us.

Dear God,Teach Us How To Pray" focuses on our private prayer life with the Christian God of the Bible. Because the truth of the Bible is essential to prayer, the author devotes the first chapter to the truth of the Bible, the second chapter to the Christian God and the third chapter to the exclusivity of Jesus as our only intercessor with the Father. The remaining chapters deal with our motives, the necessity for forgiving others, the Lord's Prayer, Jesus' prayer for himself, his disciples and all believers; the value of using the Psalms in our prayer life; praying in a postmodern culture; a prayer "checklist"; and an appendix that briefly describes the history of Western philosophy since the Reformation, informing the reader on how it came to be that Christian prayer is scorned in today's secular culture. If you are seeking a book that will greatly enrich your prayer life, this is it! If you are not a Christian, it is the author's prayer that this book will convince you to become one.