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What does the word "church" mean to you? Jesus said the church is His and that He would build it. He also said the church is a group of people, not a place. This study looks at the spiritual condition of the church throughout history. These letters are from Jesus to real churches with real conditions and have significant application to our lives today.

In this study, Skip Heitzig takes a look at the uncompromising life of the prophet Daniel, the Jews' exile in Babylon, and some of the most important prophecies in the Bible, pointing out God's sovereignty in the midst of turbulent times.

Drawing primarily on Luke and Matthew this session focuses on Jesus’ birth. John writes in his prologue: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... [and] the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1: 1, 14). This is the great miracle in the Bible: God Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, became man and lived among us.

We have the confidence and assurance that with God on our side we have nothing to lose. Rev. Otis Moss III shares just that as he serves as speaker for the Black Church Institute in 2008 in a sermon entitled "We Have Nothing to Lose".

Both men and women are turning away from the spirit of God. The Jezebel spirit causes them to give up on God, church, their marriages, and families. This spirit can be carried by either men or women, despite its name. As always, Bill Vincent delivers a powerful message. Learn the history of Jezebel and what a Jezebel spirit means for your future.

Father Brian Bransfield presents a riveting understanding of John Paul II’s idea of marriage and human sexuality. Utilizing insights from scripture, the Fathers of the Church, and contemporary theology, the beauty of marriage is clearly defined. Simultaneously, he grapples with the challenges to family life that have sprung from the industrial, sexual and technological revolutions. Fr. Bransfield brings to bear examples from contemporary literature and pop culture that illustrate the nature of sin, selfishness and false understandings of what it means to be human.

Malachi was God’s last prophecy to Israel before the 400 silent years prior to Christ. Skip Heitzig explains how God’s covenant with His people requires them to be faithful to Him.

You Can Walk in the Same Bold Faith as... Smith Wigglesworth Twentieth-century minister Smith Wigglesworth was a man of radical, legendary faith—the kind that raised people from the dead and moved in signs, wonders, and miracles. When this simple, illiterate plumber was baptized in the Holy Spirit, he began pursuing God with a bold faith, and God responded in powerful ways. People are still talking about his faith today! In Smith Wigglesworth: Powerful Messages for Living a Radical Life, author Roberts Liardon has compiled firsthand testimonies, biographical information, and original ...

In Revelation 1: 19 the risen and glorified Christ tells John to: “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.” That is the basic architectural structure of Revelation: 1) what you have seen (past tense, “what was”: chapter 1); 2) what is now (present tense, “what is at the time John is writing”: chapters 2 & 3); and 3) what will take place later (future tense, “what will be”: chapters 4-22).

There is safety in the presence of God. We must remember that no matter what we go through, we can run to God to heal and deliver us. Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright shares a dynamic sermon entitled "In the Lord’s House on the Lord’s Day".

Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890 - September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American, Los Angeles-based evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church. McPherson has been noted as a pioneer in the use of modern media, especially radio, and was the second woman to be granted a broadcast license. She used radio to draw on the growing appeal of popular entertainment in North America and incorporated other forms into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple. This is a recording of one of her sermons.

Freedom was an issue in the time of Luther. Freedom is still an issue. Is freedom unlimited or are there limits. People and nations today wrestle with this issue. Consider these ideas as you address this issue in your life and world.

This book contains six of Charles Finney's sermons. Each one powerful and sharp and truly deadly to the flesh. He was an amazing preacher and his legacy lives on. May this book encourage you onward to holiness and fervent passion for Jesus Christ, for why else listen to this book? We should desire more of god and each bit of food we take in from the great men of god of old should only stir us to greater spiritual maturity.

Learn of the importance and deep meaning of the Eucharist. Archbishop Fulton Sheen shares his insights on this precious Sacrament and the deep roots it has in our Catholic faith. Remastered digital audio of a live sermon.

Those asked to preach amid tragedy know the anxiety of trying to say appropriate things from God’s word that will comfort and strengthen God’s people when emotions and faith are stretched thin. This indispensable resource helps pastors prepare sermons in the face of tragedies by providing suggestions for how to approach different kinds of tragedy, as well as insight into how to handle the theological challenges of human suffering.

Boreham wrote at least 50 full-length books and has been called the greatest essayist in the English language. His work has been hailed in recent days by Billy and Ruth Graham, Ravi Zacharias, and Warren Wiersbe as one of the most under-appreciated authors of the 20th century. While almost all of his works are rare and out of print, some selling for hundreds of dollars, we are working to make more of them available.

Fr. Benedict shows how we can tend with love to the wounds of the Church and of the victims of the failure of the Church. He applies the wounds to the contemporary Church and to the suffering of the people of God and our culture as a whole. He points out that the abuse scandals in the Church have caused horrible harm to the victims, their families and the believing community.

Experience Juanita Bynum at her finest in "The Refiner's Fire"! You'll never forget this anointed revelation! Understand, for the first time, why there are different levels of trials, what God must allow you to be hurt sometimes to keep you on track, and that there's a price to pay when you're "chosen".

Although their names sound alike, few men in the Bible are more different than Elijah and Elisha. Elijah loves a show; Elisha is shy. Elijah loves a grand exit; Elisha dies quietly, alone. Yet, in many ways, Elisha is an even greater prophet than Elijah. This is his story.

David forged a united monarchy from a loose confederation of twelve tribes; Solomon overlays that monarchy with a brilliant administrative structure. God grants Solomon his request for “discernment in administering,” and in doing so, Solomon builds a kingdom unlike any that had ever appeared before. Too, Solomon carries out David’s wish to build a temple for the Lord in Jerusalem, a temple worthy of God’s name. Throughout his reign, Solomon lives in wealth and splendor, greater than any other king on earth.