Real Faith for Real Life: Living the Six Marks of Discipleship

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Fortress Press, 22 iul. 2004 - 136 pagini
For Christians seeking to apply their faith to everyday life, Real Faith for Real Life invites readers to answer the call of discipleship and provides guidance and examples of how to do so successfully. Michael Foss, author of Power Surge, encourages readers to rely on six time-tested marks of discipleships that encourage the practice of faith in everyday life: Daily prayer Bible reading Weekly worship Christian service Relationships that encourage spiritual growth Giving in the spirit of generosity Using Bible passages and real-life stories, Foss illustrates how each mark of discipleship enhances and supports the growth of a person's faith journey. This book also includes study questions and journaling suggestions for small group discussion and individual reflection.

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LIVING DISCIPLESHIP Six Practices for Discovering a Faith That Works in Real Life
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PRACTICING THE GOOD IN DAILY LIFE The Mark of Discipleship Daily Prayer
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OUR HABIT OF WEEKLY RENEWAL The Mark of Discipleship Weekly Worship
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HEARING GODS VOICE The Mark of Discipleship Daily Bible Reading
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THE CALL TO CHRISTLIKE LIVING The Mark of Discipleship Serving in and Beyond the Congregation
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OUR CALL TO RELATIONSHIP WITH SPIRIT The Mark of Discipleship Nurturing Relationships
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GENEROSITY A REFLECTION OF GODS HEART IN OUR LIVES The Mark of Discipleship Giving a Tithe and Beyond
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SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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Pagina 67 - Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Pagina 38 - But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.
Pagina 33 - And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Pagina 6 - If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
Pagina 42 - O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Pagina 123 - Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Pagina 7 - But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Pagina 80 - But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Pagina 80 - Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
Pagina 97 - I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

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Michael W. Foss is pastor emeritus and teaching pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is a graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary. Foss has authored several books for Fortress Press including Power Surge (2000), A Servant's Manual (2002), Real Faith for Real Life (2004), and The Disciple's Joy (2007).

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