Kindle Book - Minor Prophets, Major Issues

Here is another recommended title from the Search for Truth Series - this time from the Old Testament.

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The so-called "Minor Prophets" of the Old Testament, such as Nahum, Micah and Malachi, are often overlooked because of their brevity and also because they might seem irrelevant to Christians of today.

Bible teacher, missionary and radio broadcaster, Brian Johnston shows how inaccurate this perception is by pointing out that each prophet not only had vital things to say to the peoples of that era, but they also raise very major issues that are absolutely relevant to believers today.

Such issues include: injustice, suffering, unfaithfulness, abandonment, corruption, compassion, arrogance and wrong priorities.

This short e-booklet is designed to unlock this important part of the Bible and challenge your own experience as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Only 99 cents from Amazon.com or 99p from Amazon.co.uk

 

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Links in the Chain of Testimony Ebook

Here we have another book, published by Hayes Press.

Here are the quick links as usual:

Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/LBZygH


Amazon.co.uk: http://amzn.to/LYfEHO

Who is this book for?
This little book is for all Christians who want to better understand how God wants to be worshipped and served today, based on His pattern that is seen throughout the Old and New Testaments.

Who is it written by?
This book was written by S.J. Hill in the early part of the last century. Hill was an elder in the Churches of God, an organization that still exists today (see www.churchesofgod.info) and still seeks to worship and serve God as a collective and united people in the way he describes in this book. The book has been re-published because of a conviction that this church truth is as vital today as it was when it was first written.

What is it about?
It centres around the word “Testimony”. There are many books that talk about the kind of “individual testimony” seen in the lives of people of faith in Genesis like Abel, Enoch or Noah; but this book is about something different that is spoken of much, much less – it’s the important concept of “collective testimony” which is first seen in the Old Testament in the book of Exodus. Psalm 78:5 says: “For He established a testimony in Jacob”, by which he meant the People of Israel.

What is "collective testimony about"?
Collective testimony starts with a redeemed and obedient People, to whom God spoke words like this: “Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:5-6)

God had a purpose with His redeemed People, when he delivered them from Egyptian bondage and slavery in Eqypt. He set them free, not to remain in Egypt and keep the Passover there, but to leave and do what he wanted them to do. What was that? “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8)

This was the first step in God's purpose for 1) a temple to be built in accordance with the pattern that He gave to David and 2) the Kingdom of Israel to be established in the land at a later day. Through Israel's subsequent failure, the Kingdom closed with disaster. Seventy long years passed and the call of God came to the exiles in Babylon: “Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the LORD” (Ezra 1:3)

The small remnant, led by great men like Ezra and Nehemiah, fulfilled the purposes of God – ultimately from that little group came the Messiah, who in turn called some of them who were later were found together in the Upper Room. These men became some of the first members of the Body of Christ - but they also became the nucleus of the Churches of God – the House of God - of the Apostolic era. God does not change – he is still calling out His children to contend for the faith, once for all delivered to the saints (Jude v.3) ; and this involves the re-building of the House of God – but a spiritual one, not a physical one any longer, according to Peter's words:

“You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5)

We see many times in the Bible that obedience to God's Word will bring the believer in line with His purposes, even if there are only a few who can grasp it and act on it.

What is the challenge of this book?
The challenge of this book is clear – are you prepared to be obedient to God’s Word and form part of his spiritual house, built according to his pattern – an entity that is quite distinct from, but closely linked to, the “Church, which is His Body?”

The Parable of the Tabernacle Ebook!

Here is another Kindle book  by Hayes Press.  Here are the quick links:

Amazon.com:  http://amzn.to/L83GGv


Amazon.co.uk:  http://amzn.to/K6GmNU

Why did God go into such great detail with Moses as to exactly how the Tabernacle was to be built and the offerings that were to be made there? And why did He include it all in our Bibles? Is it just rather dry, ancient history or is there anything that is applicable to Christians today – thousands of years later?

The writer to the Hebrews said almost 2,000 years ago that the Tabernacle is “symbolic for the present time” (Hebrews 9:9). This book makes the case that the Tabernacle is still of vital importance to all Christians today and that there are two main purposes:

1) To outline a clear vision of the House of God today as a called-out, gathered-together and united people, expressed in Churches of God - serving Him in Holy and Royal Priesthood service, according to the Biblical pattern that God Himself has laid down. Many believers today view the terms “Body of Christ” and “House of God” as interchangeable, despite the clear and important differences that are outlined in this book.

2) To provide a more wonderful appreciation of the beauties, glories, character and functions of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is Son over God’s House, the Great High Priest and typified in so many ways in the various offerings associated with worship in the Tabernacle.

This book was written by Jack Ferguson in 1981 and has been re-published in ebook and hard copy formats by Hayes Press to meet demand – it has lost none of its relevance in the intervening years.

The Churches of God:Origin and Development - Ebook

I have another Kindle book to bring to your attention. Here are the links:

North America: http://amzn.to/Kp2RLi

UK: http://amzn.to/JxRiUL

In 2012, the Churches of God (see www.churchesofgod.info) are represented by over one hundred assemblies in many countries around the world on four continents.

The formation of Churches of God in 1892 was one of a number of significant development in the history of the Brethren movement in Great Britain - although not as well known or documented as others.

This book, published by Hayes Press,  tells the story of how and why such an event happened, starting with a detailed examination of the emergence of Brethrenism in the mid-nineteenth century and the roles played by the leaders of the movement, such as John Nelson Darby and others, and the key role played various Brethren magazines such as Needed Truth in discussing church doctrine and practice.

The dramatic events of 1892 are then re-told, explaining exactly why some felt that they had no option but to separate from the Plymouth Brethren and other off-shoots, to become a completely new entity - so that they could more effectively put into practise what the pattern that they saw in the Old and New Testaments of God's desire for united collective testimony and elderhood.

The final session of the book walks through the early history of the Churches of God, their early struggles, the expansion into North America, West Africa, India, Burma and Australia and discusses distinctive features such as Bible camps, radio evangelism and missionary work up to 1985.

This book is a great resource for students of church history who wish to understand more about the Brethren movement and the Churches of God, an entity who - despite still having much in common with the Brethren movement - deeply hold core convictions that have not always been well known or understood.

"The Call of Christ" Discipleship Ebook

"The Call of Christ" is now available on Amazon  Here are the links:

UK - http://amzn.to/L3oYHT

North America - http://amzn.to/K8w4KZ

Synopsis

Published by Hayes Press, this book is a compilation, by popular demand, of twelve challenging articles which were originally commissioned for Needed Truth magazine (http://www.neededtruth.info) in 2009.

There are times when every Christian believer feels a sense of dissatisfaction with his or her life of discipleship Those of us who love the Lord and value our Bibles will, from time to time, be motivated to explore again the character of radical discipleship as opposed to pew-filling, sermon-tasting comfortable 'churchianity' which for many can end up as a sort of passive, if not pious, 'spectator sport'.

“The Call of Christ” is ideal for times like that and even a glance at some of the topics explored will remind us what being a disciple of Jesus is really all about:

• Called to serve
• Called to suffer
• Called to die
• Called to simple dependence on God
• Called to be saints
• Called as we are
• Called to community
• Called to obey
• Called to possess God’s hope
• Called to share a heavenly calling


It is always good to finish on a high, and we certainly do that in this book. The high point of our discipleship is our worship experience among God's people. As we journey through the individual contributions which together present us with a biblical kaleidoscope of discipleship, what comes into focus is the fact that the call to Christ is the call to God's community, and that in turn is the call to worship (and what a worship experience it truly is, as described in the final contribution). Such a mind-blowing privilege explains - and renders so worthwhile - the high demands of true biblical discipleship which all the contributions making up this book present us with.

Read, think, act!

Tips for Gospel Tract Distribution

It really is amazing how many simple opportunities we have each day to spread the word of God. Often that can be using a simple gospel leaflet (also known as a "tract") which you can design and print yourself or buy them in bulk.

Here is a list of suggestions to disperse gospel leaflets.  The important step is in bold and then the long list follows that..food for thought..

Always ask God to use you, seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit for each tract placed, and then pray for the Lord of harvest to bless it.
- Put some in a plastic holder or envelope by your door, to give to anyone who comes to your door, and as a reminder to take some with you when you leave the house.
- Hand out to customers at local restaurants / leave at takeaways.
- Put on tables in post offices.
- Pass out on busy street corners.
- Pass out at schools after dismissal.
- Pass out to people waiting in line at theater or any place where there is a queue!
- Put in each box or bag of goods you might sell to people - ebay items etc.
- Send to people on birthdays or holidays.
- Leave in phone boxes / booths.
- Put on car windows.
- Pass out door to door.
- Leave on sitting areas of shopping centres.
- Pass out at parades, festivals, and special events.
- Leave in city parks on benches, etc. (beware of wind and rain so that they don't become litter or pulp)
- Hand out at stadium entrances, etc.
- Leave at funeral homes.
- Give to attendants at parking garages, etc. If your ticket could benefit others, give it to someone with a tract.
- Leave in hotel rooms (in the drawers, telephone book, etc.)
- Give to waitresses with generous tips at restaurants
- Put in magazines in waiting rooms.
- Leave on hairdressers tables.
- Hand out at zoos, picnic areas, beaches.
- Include in bills paid by mail. OR simply post the prepaid envelopes you don't use with tracts in them (please put stamps on these for a good witness).
- Hand to store employees, check-out clerks.
- Leave in waiting areas of hospitals.
- Leave in toilets at restaurants, schools, airports, etc.
- Leave in the bank where deposit slips are.
- Give to hospital and nursing home patients.
- Leave in returned library books (or simply place in library books when visiting).
- Leave on tables at markets, fairs, etc.
- Leave on tables at health club / gym
- Put in airport lounges, bus terminals, etc.
- Mail to relatives of deceased in obituaries.
- Leave on seats on bus, taxi, airplane, etc.
- Rent stalls at county or local fairs.
- Put in pockets of used / new clothing given away.
- Leave in dressing rooms of clothing stores.
- Put in sealed bottles in the ocean.
- Hand out at sporting events.
- In the workplace / through business (but don't steal time from your boss, do it at break!
- Magazines & Newspapers
- Public leaflets / information - slip one in!
- Place on public notice boards
- In shopping trolleys
- In clothes pockets in stores
- In nappy changing stations
- On ATM machines (or any credit card slot)
- In elevators
- On hotel dressers for the room cleaners
- On newspaper racks
- In plane, bus or car seat pockets
- Inside "religious" books or any other popular books in the library or book store
- Between the rubber and the glass on driver's side windows (but not on private property)
- If you rent videos put one in the movie you are returning.
- Leave them on video games in the arcade
- Pull out a couple of feet of toilet paper, and insert the tract while rolling it back up
- Place tract in napkin holders, behind a few napkins
- Place money / coin tracts in a buskers box / street entertainers collection box. TIP: if its a note tract, expect the music to stop!
- Leave in the carrier bags at checkouts (self serve), they won't check these bags until they get home!
- Attach them to the envelope of letters you send out in the post


This was taken from http://freetractsource.co.uk/

The leaflet pictured and a wide selection of others are available from www.hayespress.org