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Explore the life of Jacob and discover ways God can use us, like Jacob, to accomplish His purpose in the world in spite of our sinfulness.
In The Magnificent Defeat, Frederick Buechner examines what it means to follow Christ, the lessons of Christmas and Easter, the miracles of grace, and "the magnificent defeat" of the human soul of God.
'Jacob - Journey of a God' is the first in a gripping series of five books. It chronicles the journey of a troubled youth who, since his twelfth birthday, has been haunted by disturbing visions showing horrific events set in the past. As the visions escalate he learns of a future filled with turbulent and violent times. It's 2016, and although living the normal life of a Dublin teenager - school, studies, rugby, and girls, he soon discovers his true identity. His mother tells him the story of his birth and her efforts to protect him from forces beyond his comprehension. He begins to understand his extraordinary abilities especially when he realises those abilities are actually the powers of a God. Amidst the unfolding drama of his life, Jacob's visions show him to be leading a battle against two malevolent forces - one is 'The Darkness' and the other, the nefarious 'Prince of Hell'. Both have made him a target of their venom, they know he has been chosen to be the defender of the Light and they fear his power. Why does The Darkness loathe the Light? What fuels the Prince of Hell's hatred of Jacob? In the face of these existential questions, will Jacob embrace his divine destiny and become the God he was born to be?
Heir to a great promise, Jacob should have lived a life defined by God's presence. Instead, it was often characterized by conflict, deception, and selfish ambition. Yet, Jacob's story shows us how God remained with Jacob, just as He remains with believers today. Jacob: Discerning God's Presence will help you gain insights into Jacob's story as you explore the themes, context, and cultural background of the text. Find new ways to apply Jacob's life lessons to your own life with discussion and reflection questions. A collaborative effort by editor John D. Barry and writers Derek R. Brown, Miles Custis, Douglas Mangum, and Wendy Widder, this resource will help you dig deep into the life of Joseph. Walk with Jacob, and discover what it means to know and respond to God's presence. Contents: Setting the Stage Explore theme, literary context, and the histrical and cultural backgrounds of Jacob's story. A Closer Look Explore the narrative while considering issues of interpretation, original language, and theology. Throughout the Bible Examine references to the narrative elsewhere in the Bible. Beyond the Bible Consider references to the narrative in ancient documents and extracanonical texts and references and by theologians, the church fathers, and contemporary thinkers. Application Explore the events relevance to your journey of faith.
How do you begin a book about the God of the universe? Why would anyone even try? To those who believe in him there's no need for more printed matter to prove Him, and to those who don't believe, no amount of written material will convince them of who He is. For any who aren't sure, and who would like to believe, or need to believe in Him it's worth writing about His revelations to me. Of course He's told us who He is in His inspired Word, the Bible, but how do you begin to find what you need in a "book" that spans centuries? Since He is pure spirit, how can we begin to know Him and come to love Him? This was St. Augustine's famous question. "How do we love someone we don't know, and how do we get to know someone we don't love?" God does give us some understanding in the Bible. We are told that Jesus is His son, that Jesus is "in the Father" and the Father is "in Him." We are told that "He and the Father" are one and that when we have seen Jesus, we have seen the Father. Jesus tells us, that He will send His Spirit as a comforter and witness and we're told that when we are "saved, " His Spirit abides in us. We're told that when we are baptized by Jesus with His Holy Spirit we have a special unity with Him, and that we can be "led" by His Spirit, be "full" or "penetrated" by His Spirit, be "in the power" of His Spirit and "anointed" by His Spirit. We are also told that His sheep hear His voice. So it seems that if we are His sheep, and He is within us by His spirit, then we should hear His voice rising up from within us! I believe this and I believe I experience this on a regular basis. In this book I testify to you about the wonderful things He has said and done in my life. The word "testify" in the Bible comes from the Greek and literally translates to "give evidence." So this book, such as it is, is my testimony, the evidence I give about who my God is. It is not open to argument or debate because it is not a theological paper. It is something personal between God and me. I set it forth as a testimony of things God has done and said in my life. Many of these are spectacular, so some friends and other excited believers have told me I should share them with others, who may want to or need to hear them. I had my doubts about recording everything, but then God gave me the title of the book and the call to begin. I am a medical doctor, licensed and in good standing, and I claim to be a credible "evidence giver." The book consists of a series of narratives about personal supernatural experiences as well as some supernatural events involving others. There are stories of prophecies I have lived to see come to pass, and of prayers that have been answered involving others and myself. These are set forth in no special order; however, as much as possible, there is an intent to be chronological. Some testimonies are short; others are long. You may begin reading anywhere and skip about, as you like.
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You'll Learn from Jacob, Who Moved from Manipulation to Trust in God. Jacob is a troubling character in the Old Testament. He is conniving and he is spiritual too. He has moments of strong faith as well as of fear. His family is sometimes in disarray, and yet at the end he is the one who sets it straight. Jacob the Patriarch is a bit too much like us -- with very human strengths and weaknesses, but a man with a striving for spiritual things. From this imperfect man we learn important lessons of faith. especially, about God's grace. The events described in Jacob's story comprise most of Genesis chapters 25-49. If you haven't read the Old Testament much, you'll be pleased to find that God will speak to you here -- loud and clear. Each of the seven detailed lessons include probing discussion questions and can be used for personal enrichment, by small groups and classes, and by teachers and preachers.
In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today?s clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power. I n this new book, philosopher Jacob Needleman? whose voice and ideas have done so much to open the West to esoteric and Eastern religious ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?intimately considers humanity?s most vital question: What is God? Needleman begins by taking us more than a half century into the past, to his own experience as a brilliant, promising, Ivyeducated student of philosophy?atheistic, existential, and unwilling to blindly accept childish religiosity. But an unsettling meeting with the venerated Zen teacher D. T. Suzuki, combined with the sudden need to accept a dreary position teaching the philosophy of religion, forced the young academician to look more closely at the religious ideas he had once thought dead. Within traditional religious texts the scholar discovered a core of esoteric and philosophical ideas, more mature and challenging than anything he had ever associated with Judaism, Christianity, and the religions of the East. At the same time, Needleman came to realize?as he shares with the reader?that ideas and words are not enough. Ideas and words, no matter how profound, cannot prevent hatred, arrogance, and ultimate despair, and cannot prevent our individual lives from descending into violence and illusion. And with this insight, Needleman begins to open the reader to a new kind of understanding: The inner realization that in order to lead the lives we were intended for, the very nature of human experience must change, including the very structure of our perception and indeed the very structure of our minds. In What Is God?, Needleman draws us closer to the meaning and nature of this needed change?and shows how our present confusion about the purpose of religion and the concept of God reflects a widespread psychological starvation for this specific quality of thought and experience. In rich and varied detail, the book describes this inner experience?and how almost all of us, atheists and ?believers? alike, actually have been visited by it, but without understanding what it means and why the intentional cultivation of this quality of experience is necessary for the fullness of our existence.
"Heartwarming...A message of deliverance and fulfillment...A cause for joy and celebration." Father Malcolm Boyd As readers of Noah benShea's beloved international bestseller JACOB THE BAKER already know, Jacob's humble life changed when his neighbors discovered his great wisdom, for everyone wanted to draw upon it to solve their problems. Now, once again, Jacob's life is changing. The villagers propose that he give up baking and become their holy man. Instead, Jacob sets out on a journey, alone without destination. What he learns is shared in this treasure of plain-spoken wisdom.