Part 1: The sacrificial husband: to scale the heights -- A man's responsibility: servant leadership -- God's reasons for servant leadership -- God's resources for servant leadership -- Part 2: The sacrificial wife: noble love -- A woman's responsibility: the completion of another -- A woman's dignity: the care of another -- A woman's desire: the honor of another -- Part 3: Sacrificial partners:…
"Originally presented, in a modified form, as a series of lectures to the faculty and students of the St. Paul's United Theological College, Limuru, Kenya, in April 2005"--P. iv. Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-139) and index.
God's perfect design -- The Curse of the fall -- Christ first -- conforming to His image -- Disappointment with marriage -- Created male, created female -- Resolving conflicts -- Love language -- The Lust for money -- Sexual freedom -- The Snakebite of adultery -- Forgive seventy times seven -- When only one will try -- Steps to setting your marriage free -- Steps to freedom in Christ -- Materi…
Not someday -- today -- Nurturing the dreams of children -- We're all in this together -- Getting the full picture -- A time to grow -- How much is enough? -- Of winners and losers -- The silence of the lambs -- Breaking the silence -- Back to "civilization" -- Why doesn't poverty just go away? -- The day Jesus got upset -- A child shall lead them -- Imagine -- Shape the wet cement -- Afterword…
Contents: pt. 1: Who He was. The Jesus I thought I knew -- Birth : the visited planet -- Background : Jewish roots and soil -- Temptation : showdown in the desert -- Profile : what would I have noticed? -- pt. 2: Why He came. Beatitudes : lucky are the unlucky -- Message : a sermon of offense -- Mission : a revolution of grace -- Miracles : snapshots of the supernatural -- Death : the final w…
Contents: The possibility of a Messianic ethic -- The kingdom coming -- The implications of the jubilee -- God will fight for us -- The possibility of nonviolent resistance -- Trial balance -- The disciple of Christ and the way of Jesus -- Christ and power -- Revolutionary subordination -- Let every soul be subject : Romans 13 and the authority of the state -- Justification by grace through fai…
Contents: Dead sea scrolls and the historical Jesus / James H. Charlesworth -- Jesus and the temple scroll / Otto Betz -- Membership in the covenant people at Qumran and in the teaching of Jesus / Howard C. Kee -- Recovering Jesus' formative background / Paolo Sacchi -- Jesus as "Son" and the righteous teacher as "Gardener" / James H. Charlesworth -- Parable of the unjust steward : Jesus' criti…
Five-minute messages for children. Genre; Prayers and devotions.
No more hiding behind the past -- No more feeling worthless -- No more allowing for immorality -- No more going through the motions -- No more dabbling in defiance -- No more compromising your integrity -- No more sifting through the rubble -- No more giving in to temptation -- No more second-rate marriages -- No more passive fathering -- No more sissified males -- No more playing the lone rang…
Promise Keeper strives for ethical integrity -- Promise Keeper believes it's never too late to start over -- Promise Keeper seeks to know God's will -- Promise Keeper strengthens his marriage -- Promise Keeper works for the unity of all Christians -- Promise Keeper pursues racial reconciliation -- Promise Keeper loves and disciplines his children -- Promise Keeper protects his sexual purity -- …
One: Who's the thief? -- Understanding unrealistic expectations -- Two: Can't you fix my hurts? -- Unrealistic expectations of parents -- Three: Won't somebody love me? -- Unrealistic expectations of friends -- Four: Who am I supposed to be? -- Unrealistic expectations of self -- Five: Whom can I believe? -- Unrealistic expectations of authorities -- Six: Where's my prince? -- Unrealistic expec…