Christian Notebook Bookstore - Harvest Top 101: Year 4

On Being a Servant of God

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:43:55 -0600

On Being a Servant of God

Author: Warren W. Wiersbe
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.99 USD

Book Description
Christian ministry has never been easy, but it seems even more difficult today as society, technology, and ideas are rapidly changing. But the basic principles of Christian service havent changed, says Warren Wiersbe. In On Being a Servant of God, he makes profoundly simple the basic principles of serving others in Gods name, a service he calls "the greatest work in the world.-

Wiersbe helps readers realize that the key to growing and maintaining their spiritual effectiveness is to build their Christian character. In a warm and conversational style, the author explains what to do and how readers can evaluate what theyre doing when they pursue the service of God.

Where Is God When It Hurts?

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:02:00 -0600

Where Is God When It Hurts?

Author: Philip Yancey
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD

Book Description
This perennial best-seller, now in a revised and expanded edition, includes a study guide. The book and study materials focus on the role of pain in God's plan for life and how we can respond to it.

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changi

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:59:01 -0600

Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Reso

Author: Paul David Tripp
Binding: Paperback
List price: $16.99 USD
Amazon price: $11.55 USD

Book Description
In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life.

Many of us would be relieved if God had place dour sanctification in the hands of trained professionals, but that simply is not the biblical model. God%u2019s plan is that through the faithful ministry of every part, the whole body will grow to maturity in Christ.

Tripp explains how his work follows an "all of my people, all of the time" model. If you followed the Lord for a thousand years, you would still need the ministry of the body of Christ as much as you did the day you first believed. This need will remain until our sanctification is complete in Glory.

Sacred Marriage

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:58:27 -0600

Sacred Marriage

Author: Gary L. Thomas
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.99 USD
Amazon price: $12.99 USD

Book Description
Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love him more and reflect more of the character of his Son.

When Life Is Changed Forever/by the Death of Someone Near

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:57:37 -0600

When Life Is Changed Forever

Author: Rick Taylor
Binding: Paperback
List price: $10.99 USD
Amazon price: $8.79 USD

Reviewer: A reader
I really appreciate Rick's transparency and the way he deals with this difficult topic. In walking us through how he and Judy have processed their grief, he provides a roadmap for wrestling through the many issues at hand in a God-honoring way (Eph. 4:26). I have also found the tapes of the interviews Rick and Judy did with Dennis Rainey on FamilyLife Today to be extremely helpful. I highly recommend this book for anyone struggling and asking "Why?" following the death of a loved one.

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:53:27 -0600

HUDSON TAYLOR""S SPIRITUAL SECRET

Author: Howard Taylor,Geraldine Taylor
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD
Amazon price: $14.99 USD

Book Description
Explores the life and faith of Hudson Taylor, the man God used to open China to the gospel. A classic book on true spirituality and the life of faith.

The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts (The Beginner's Guide Series)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:52:30 -0600

The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts (The Beginner's Guide Series)

Author: Sam Storms
Binding: Paperback
List price: $10.99 USD

Book Description
Unwrapping God’s Gifts--Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Healing, Miracles, Prophecy, Discernment of Spirits, Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues.

Concentrating on the nine gifts that the apostle Paul listed together in 1 Corinthians 12, Dr. Sam Storms gives readers a biblical introduction to the spiritual gifts that God bestows on every generation of believers. He combines a solid biblical foundation and practical advice with first-hand illustrations of these gifts in action.

Spiritual gifts, writes the author," are God’s answer to the human question, ‘Why can’t we do that?’ . . . What the church needs is truth set aflame by the power of the Holy Spirit. . . . Spiritual gifts are nothing less than God Himself in us, energizing our souls, imparting revelation to our minds, infusing power in our wills, and working His sovereign and gracious purposes through us."

Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:51:20 -0600

Church History In Plain Language Updated 2nd Edition

Author: Bruce L. Shelley
Binding: Paperback
List price: $24.99 USD
Amazon price: $16.49 USD

Book Description
It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain Language taps the roots of our Christian family tree. It combines authoritative research with a captivating style to bring our heritage home to us.

Why Revival Tarries

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:50:20 -0600

Why Revival Tarries

Author: Leonard Ravenhill
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.39 USD

Book Description
Leonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when first published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill "a man sent from God" who "appeared at [a] critical moment in history," just as the Old Testament prophets did. Included are questions for group and individual study. Ravi Zacharias refers to this as "the book that shaped me...more dramatically than any other..."

Knowing God

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:46:10 -0600

Knowing God

Author: J. I. Packer
Binding: Paperback
List price: $18.00 USD
Amazon price: $18.00 USD

Book Description
100 % Scipture arranged with the end consumers needs- the presence, peace, power and person of God, how to enjoy him and find renewal in him.

Keep In Step With The Spirit: Finding Fullness In Our Walk With God

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:45:02 -0600

Keep in Step with the Spirit, rev. and enla: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with God

Author: J. I. Packer
Binding: Paperback
List price: $15.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.87 USD

Reviewer: Mark Marshall (Corpus Christi, Texas)
This work is a classic, though a little known one. I'm so glad this has been updated and reprinted. It is simply the best and most balanced book on the Holy Spirit I've ever read. Packer's critique of the Charismatic movement is especially balanced and perceptive. And his writing on the role of the Spirit is deep, on target, yet easy to understand. I will pound the table and recommend this book for any serious Christian.

Mark Marshall
author, God Knows What It's Like to be a Teenager

Why Small Groups?

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:43:22 -0600

Why Small Groups?

Binding: Paperback
List price: $9.99 USD
Amazon price: $9.99 USD

Reviewer: Mike Plewniak (Knoxville, Tn. United States)
This book is biblically founded and helped me to see the importance(largely from the bible) of having small groups. Accountability, biblical fellowship, speaking into each other's lives is the heart of the church. While small groups cannot take the place of the local church, they are a great context in which to apply the truths we learn in church. I especially liked the part about qualifications of a leader and being motivated by God' grace. Overall, the best book ever written (theologically and practically) on the subject!

Feminine Appeal: 7 Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:41:57 -0600

Feminine Appeal

Author: Carolyn Mahaney
Binding: Paperback
List price: $13.99 USD
Amazon price: $11.19 USD

Reviewer: Donna (South Dakota)
This is one of the best books I have ever read in the realm of being a Godly wife and mother. It is like having a godly mother who has raised children from infanthood to adulthood and had a happy marriage sit down and share what are the most important ways you can be a blessing to your family and husband. It really emphasizes the importance of family relations over worldly success and materialism. I would highly recommend it to anyone struggling in these roles or a new wife and mother.

Hard Sayings of the Bible

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:38:23 -0600

Hard Sayings of the Bible

Author: Peter H. Davids,Frederick Fyvie Bruce,Manfred T. Brauch
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $35.00 USD
Amazon price: $23.10 USD

Reviewer: Rob Nowogorski (Canada)
I find three books that tackle Bible difficulties stand out above all others. Gleason Archer's "Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties", Norman Geisler's and Ron Brooks' "When Skeptics Ask...", and this one. Out of those three this is probably my favorite. This one seems to go into deeper historical setting information. And as one who questions constantly, I am finding better answers here. That is not to say that the three books disagree, for they do agree with each other. This one seems to always anticipate the extra question someone would ask. And now to alienate at least 50% of you...

Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:37:22 -0600

Set Apart: Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life

Author: R. Kent Hughes
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.19 USD

Publisher: Crossway Books (May 1, 2003)