What if you could live your remaining life feeling completely full? Full of energy, passion, and direction...You have only one chance to find your destined purpose in this life. Time is your most valuable resource and this world is vying for your attention in each and every moment. Professional, personal, and spiritual balance is becoming more difficult to maintain as you are constantly bombarded by the needs and distractions of your unique world. Amidst the surrounding chaos and constant pressure to achieve, something within you desperately desires to find hope and know peace; a quiet voice calls for you to know a critical truth.The revealing of this personal truth is found in The Jesus Purpose, a nonfiction journey of faith and knowledge applicable to people in all walks of life. Inside the personally transparent pages of this hoped-filled story, William Thrasher highlights the key to finding hope and peace in this one-chance life. The result of this exploration delivers a specific revelation to the heart of what every person questions deep within. What is this life all about? What is the purpose of life? Answers to these life-impacting questions are revealed within The Jesus Purpose: Born to Die, Created to Live.This is not your normal Christian self-help book. In a "non-preachy" manner, from a counterculture perspective, The Jesus Purpose looks beyond typical religious practices and uncovers a revolutionary point of view to who Jesus was, is, and WILL BE.

DOES YOUR LIFE HAVE PURPOSE?Mine didn't. Although I had the American Dream pretty much all wrapped up by the time I was 30, my life was still completely pointless, meaningless, and empty. Before you open this book, you need to know that this is not a prosperity book, it's not a self-help book, and it's definitely not a religious book. This is a book about finding out just what our purpose for living is. And that purpose, is Jesus.Through my personal life story, I'll share with you very intimate details about how to find your real reason for walking this planet, which is ultimately found in a close relationship with Jesus Christ. Sound weird? It's really not. I'll show you.Through practical tools and heart-felt advice, I'll teach you that God is not interested in how "religious" you behave, or don't behave. Instead, He is interested in the shape of your heart, and just how much love and respect you have for Jesus.In these pages, I get into some pretty nasty stuff about my former life. Even as a "good man," I was still full of pride, selfishness, greed, addiction, frustration, and fear - ALL OF THAT GARBAGE - Christ wanted gone! He personally taught me how to get rid of it and I want to show you the same! How did He teach me this? Simple. By me, getting to know Him, personally, for myself. Once you truly get to know Jesus, it is absolutely impossible to NOT love Him.So no matter where you are at in life, I want you to know there IS hope! There IS a victorious, powerful, STRONG way of living, and it's found IN Jesus! I'm going to teach you that any temptation, distraction, discouragement, or tragedy can be used by God for GOOD! And, FOR YOUR PURPOSE! If you let Him, if you will come to know Jesus, personally...Thank you so much for joining me. Let's begin! -Matt McMillen

What Do the Five Points of Calvinism Really Mean? Many have heard of Reformed theology, but may not be certain what it is. Some references to it have been positive, some negative. It appears to be important, and they'd like to know more about it. But they want a full, understandable explanation, not a simplistic one. What Is Reformed Theology? is an accessible introduction to beliefs that have been immensely influential in the evangelical church. In this insightful book, R. C. Sproul walks readers through the foundations of the Reformed doctrine and explains how the Reformed belief is centered on God, based on God's Word, and committed to faith in Jesus Christ. Sproul explains the five points of Reformed theology and makes plain the reality of God's amazing grace.

Power and Purpose In the Wounds of Jesus explains the significance of each of the injuries suffered by Jesus Christ during His crucifixion, revealing how He truly defeated the devil that day on Calvary. While reading about the tremendous suffering that He endured on our behalf, readers will learn the spiritual significance of each of Christ's wounds, Satan's purpose in inflicting them, and the blessing we receive as a result. By knowing the truth behind Jesus's wounds, readers will know they can overcome anything and prevail over everything because of this power that is within us.

Top-selling author Scott returns with his third blockbuster book on Jesus. This time, he shows readers exactly what Jesus wants from their lives. Christ completed 27 missions while on Earth; now readers can take up the four he assigned to them.

To Christians worldwide, the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history, the object of faith, hope, and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus, study of the four biblical Gospels is essential. The second edition of Four Portraits, One Jesus has been updated throughout to meet the needs to today's students. It is a thorough yet accessible introduction to the four biblical Gospels and their subject, the life and person of Jesus. Like different artists rendering the same subject using different styles and points of view, the Gospels paint four highly distinctive portraits of the same remarkable Jesus. With clarity and insight, Mark Strauss illuminates these four books addressing the following important areas: First he addresses the nature, origin, methods for study, and historical, religious, and cultural backgrounds of the Gospels. He then moves on to closer study of each narrative and its contribution to our understanding of Jesus, investigating things such as plot, characters, and theme. Finally, he pulls it all together with a detailed examination of what the Gospels teach about Jesus' ministry, message, death, and resurrection, with excursions into the quest for the historical Jesus and the historical reliability of the Gospels. This textbook together with its workbook, video lectures, and laminated sheet gives students everything they need for a thorough and enriching study of Jesus and the Gospels.

Beholding His Glory, a twenty-two session course, shows us how all Scripture points us to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. As we look at Old Testament people and events, we'll encounter problems that only Christ will solve, needs that only He will satisfy, and promises that only He can deliver. We'll learn to recognize and appreciate God's plan for our own lives, His awe-inspiring majesty, and His desire for personal intimacy with each one of us.

The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave

How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? Join bestselling author Philip Yancey as he conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation into the real Jesus. From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Philip Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers--a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith. In The Jesus I Never Knew, Yancey: Cuts through existing views and preconceptions of Jesus, citing experts from church history, modern history, and popular culture Discusses how different people and cultures view Jesus Dissects popular quotes about Jesus Points us back to the Bible The Jesus I Never Knew will engage your heart, mind, emotions, and senses, preparing you for a new, life-changing encounter with the real Jesus described in the Gospels. Praise for The Jesus I Never Knew: "This is the best book about Jesus I have ever read, probably the best book about Jesus in the whole century. Yancey gently took away my blinders and blazed the trail through my own doubting fears, pious know-it-all, and critical balderdash until I saw the Savior anew and thought I heard him ask me, 'Now whom do you say that I am?' and I understood the question as I never had before." --Lewis B. Smedes, Senior Professor, Fuller Seminary "Philip Yancey takes the reader with him on his very personal journey to Jesus. In The Jesus I Never Knew, I became convinced that the Jesus I met--in some ways for the first time--has known me all along. This book is destined to become a favorite--to recommend to those still seeking Jesus and to pass along to those who've met him, but long to know him more." --Elisa Morgan, President Emerita, MOPS International