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Epistles: A Guide to Reading the Epistles
$10.00
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Author: Kent Groethe.
Item SG3001, soft cover, 125 pages, ISBN 0979552672, 2007.
Almost every Christian would affirm that the Bible is essential for properly understanding and living out the faith. Yet, fewer and fewer believers are regularly or enthusiastically engaged with it. It is a vital task of the church today to encourage a renewed interest in and use of God’s Word. Unfortunately, many people find the Scriptures difficult to read and hard to understand at first. The purpose of this book is twofold: to encourage Christians to read God’s Word on a regular basis; and to help the reader slow down and concentrate on each chapter of the epistles before moving on to the next.
Beginner's Guide to Prayer
$3.00
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Author: Kent Groethe.
Item SG3002, soft cover, 32 pages, ISBN 0976836564, 2005.
So many Lutherans have never been taught how to pray. This 31-part prayer guide helps individuals do just that. Each part is divided into a prayers on a particular subject and a section which give creative ideas on how to pray. As the participant regularly uses the prayers of another and becomes familiar with various ways to articulate prayers for particular situations, he will finally become more and more comfortable praying on his own.
Personalities of Faith
$7.00 Family Devotional
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Author: Kent Groethe.
Item SG3003, soft cover, 68 pages, ISBN N/A, 2004.
In Personalities of Faith, you will take a close look at people from the Bible who have either followed or failed to follow God faithfully. You will see the heroes of faith struggling at times with their relationship with God, and at other times expressing their love for Him in marvelous ways. As you gaze at these people's lives, you will gain insight about how to follow Jesus Christ better yourself. It is our hope that through these devotions you will become a greater personality of faith yourself.
Hearing God: Learning to Identify God's Voice
$12.00
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Author: Kent Groethe.
Item NF4001, soft cover, 154 pages, ISBN 0976836548, 2005.
God is constantly speaking to us in order to communicate His love, comfort us in our affliction, guide in personal affairs, and lead us into more effective service. Even though God is communicating to us all the time we are often deaf to His voice. Hearing God is intended to make the reader more aware of the divine voice and more curious about hearing it on a regular basis.
Miracles & Milestones
$10.00
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Author: Kent Groethe.
Item NF4002, soft cover, 120 pages, ISBN 0976836556, 2006.
Pastor Groethe has heard many marvelous and miraculous stories of God encounters from his twenty years as a Lutheran pastor. In Miracles & Milestones he shares thirty-five of these epiphanies that are sure to deepen your faith in Jesus Christ and remind you of the awesome presence of God and His ability to care for His children.
The Mongoose and the Cobra
$7.00
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Author: Donald Raun.
Item SG3005, soft cover, 86 pages, ISBN 0978604318, 2006.
Donald Raun has compiled forty short stories from Africa for the young and all who love good stories. Each one demonstrates God at work in a wonderful way and are taken from the author's and his family's experiences while a long-time missionary to that continent.
Slow Quiet Prayer
$4.00
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Author: Don Ruud.
Item SG3004, soft cover, 40 pages, ISBN 097955263x, 2007.
Do you find it difficult to spend time each day simply sitting quietly before the Lord? Do you long for the serenity, peace and tranquility that come when you are alone with God?
Slow, Quiet Prayer is an easy-to-follow, daily guide to help you find that special time alone with God...
...time to slow down
...time to quiet your mind
...and time to seek direction for your day.
Trail Talk
$12.00
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Author: Gary Witkop.
Item SG3006, soft cover, 130 pages, ISBN 0943167590, 2006.
This devotional is written for those who love the Lord and His creation. It is intended to help readers draw near to the Creator by experiencing the great outdoors that He has handcrafted for His and our pleasure. By combining both the reading of God's word and being in His creation, readers will experience a fresh flowing of God's presence in their lives. God has called each of His own to minister to people and today most people live in communities that see more cement and asphalt than wildflowers and deer. Since all of these are necessary--city high-rises, country farms, and wilderness areas--and since we usually are only able to venture into the wild places occasionally, this book is intended to help readers see more of God's almighty hand on those precious walks, trips, vacations, or expeditions into the realm of His handiwork.
Winning, Losing, Loving
Author: Kent Groethe.
Coming soon.
As one reads the Old Testament in its entirety, it becomes clear that two things can be counted upon. The first is human sin and the second is God’s love for sinners. We discover in the story that human sin is too deeply entwined in the human condition to ever make even followers of God free of it. On the other hand, God’s faithfulness is dependable and endures in spite of the unfaithfulness and failure of humans.
We catch a glimpse of a God who is committed to the world and to humanity, no matter what. The Biblical witness is of a God who chooses to enter the world time and time again through His Word, in order to win life and hope which is continually lost because of human sin. Another amazing truth we learn from this story is that God loves sinners and will not abandon them. We learn that God is unceasingly gracious, full of compassion and merciful. We discover that God will not give up on His world or His people, regardless of human response.