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It is here that the care and scriptural thoroughness which others found necessary in their approach to God may be of help. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book has been prepared not to 'supply' prayers but to prompt and encourage the Christian as he treads the path on which others have gone before. Be spiritually refreshed as you ponder the prayers and devotions of these believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9780851512280-valley-of-vision-the-a-collection-of-puritan-prayers-bennett-arthur-g-editor.pdf?v=1648196194\"\u003eView an excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZnXj4Pkrcf4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10489151258667,"sku":"9780851512280","price":17.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9780851512280-valley-of-vision.jpg?v=1600054442"},{"product_id":"9781433526022-disciplines-of-a-godly-young-man-hughes-r-kent-huges-carey","title":"Disciplines of a Godly Young Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoint blank, this is a punchy, no-holds-barred book for young men. Laying out the challenge to be disciplined, godly, and sold-out for Jesus, the authors talk about purity in your thought-life, cultural pressure, and perseverance as a Christian. Let father and son Kent and Carey Hughes help you live a life of integrity and become the man God is calling you to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433526022-disciplines-of-a-godly-young-man-hughes-r-kent-huges-carey.pdf?v=1648425797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is a really uncomfortable book. I can honestly say that I read something troubling on every page. 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A suggested list of books and videos that should be in every family's library is included. \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\"Provides help for families who want to honor the Lord through structure in their homes. The Hughes family, though they are not perfect (and they are the first to attest to that fact), speak from their own spiritual experience and growth. 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Kent Hughes’s inspiring and best-selling book \u003cem\u003eDisciplines of a Godly Man\u003c\/em\u003e—now updated with fresh references and suggested resources—is filled with godly advice aimed at helping men grow in the disciplines of prayer, integrity, marriage, leadership, worship, purity, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith biblical wisdom, memorable illustrations, and engaging study questions, this practical guide will empower men to take seriously the call to godliness and direct their energy toward the things that matter most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433561306-disciplines-of-a-godly-man-updated-edition-hughes-r-kent.pdf?v=1648168420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I am so weary of the peculiar therapeutic atmosphere in which we live today that is scared stiff to tell anybody to do anything or to warn anybody of dangerous consequences of failing to take responsibility for his or her life. So to find someone taking seriously the biblical call for ‘agonizing to enter the kingdom’ and striving like a gymnast to become godly and boxing and sweating like a champion to get victory over sin is the most refreshing thing I could have set my eyes on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- John Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFounder and Teacher, desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College \u0026amp; Seminary; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Every Christian man, whether a new believer or a mature Christian, will be challenged again and again by this remarkably wise and fascinating book. Kent Hughes skillfully weaves together the teachings of Scripture with real-life examples as he powerfully teaches us what true Christian manhood looks like in the ordinary details of our lives. I highly recommend this update of a book that is becoming a Christian classic.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Wayne Grudem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary; author, \u003cem\u003eChristian Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Discipline is a subject about which the Scriptures say much—but contemporary authors have been peculiarly silent. Kent Hughes fills a gaping void with this superb volume. You’ll be challenged and encouraged as you read. And if there is a spark of spiritual desire in your soul, this book will surely kindle it into a blazing passion for godly discipline.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- John MacArthur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePastor, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California; Chancellor Emeritus, The Master’s University and Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There are some books, though very few, that remain ‘evergreen’—that through the years remain as useful and challenging as the day they were written. There’s little doubt that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisciplines of a Godly Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of these. For that reason, I’m delighted to see it just so slightly refreshed as it’s prepared to challenge a whole new generation of men with its biblical principles and timeless wisdom. I trust it will prove itself as edifying to them as it has to me and so many others.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Tim Challies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eblogger, Challies.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"table_of_contents\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Introduction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline for Godliness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Relationships \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Purity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Fatherhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Friendship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Devotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Worship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Character\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Integrity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Tongue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Perseverance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Ministry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Giving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Witness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscipline of Ministry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 6: Discipline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrace of Discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Resources for Spiritual Growth\u003cbr\u003eB. James and Deby Fellowes’s Witness to Their Faith\u003cbr\u003eC. Personal Reading Survey\u003cbr\u003eD. Selected Proverbs Regarding the Tongue\u003cbr\u003eE. Hymns for Personal Adoration and Praise\u003cbr\u003eF. Choruses and Scripture Songs for Personal Adoration and Praise\u003cbr\u003eG. Praise Psalms Especially Appropriate for Personal Worship\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index\u003cbr\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16827484799019,"sku":"9781433561306","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433561306-disciplines-of-a-godly-man-updated-edition-r-kent-hughes.jpg?v=1600052712"},{"product_id":"9781784985981-being-the-bad-guys-how-to-live-for-jesus-in-a-world-that-says-you-shouldnt-mcalpine-stephen","title":"Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn't","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 SparkLit Australian Christian Book of the Year Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its constant barrage, online and elsewhere, of messages about self-determinism?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Stephen McAlpine offers an analysis of how our culture ended up this way and explains key points of tension between biblical Christianity and secular culture. Steve encourages Christians not to be ashamed of the gospel as it is more liberating, fulfilling and joyful than anything the world has to offer. He also offers strategies for coping in this world, with its opposing values, and for reaching out to others wisely with the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781784985981-being-the-bad-guys-how-to-live-for-jesus-in-a-world-that-says-you-shouldnt-mcalpine-stephen.pdf?v=1641423886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: How Did We Get to Be the Bad Guy?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Why This Sudden Hostility?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Why the Surprise?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: What Does Being the Bad Guy Look Like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Binary Beige vs. Diverse Rainbows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Loud Power vs. Voiceless Victims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Self-Denial vs. Self-Actualisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: Being the Best Bad Guy You Can Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Don't Renovate the Wrong House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Faithful, Faultless and Fearless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The City and the City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch or listen to our podcast episode with Steve McAlpine here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CqA4ZlHNyPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/rbookcast\/embed\/episodes\/Stephen-McAlpine-Being-the-Bad-Guys-eqk4aj\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32512230719567,"sku":"9781784985981","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781784985981-being-the-bad-guys-how-to-live-for-jesus-in-a-world-that-says-you-shouldnt-stephen-mcalpine.jpg?v=1655814493"},{"product_id":"9781433576690-death-of-porn-the-ray-ortlund","title":"Death of Porn, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Fight Pornography through Honest Community\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePastor Ray Ortlund calls pornography the “wallpaper of the world”—so widespread that it can’t be avoided. No man is free from exposure to it. So how can every man fight to get his dignity back? How can men band together to stop playing defense and start playing offense against the industry creating porn?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Death of Porn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a series of personal letters to young men, calling an entire generation to believe in their God-given royalty and to push back against the degrading porn industry. As men walk together in honesty, prayer, and activism, they can diminish the industry, pushing it out to the margins of culture, stigmatizing its image, choking its demand, calling its bluff, and reducing its income. Men standing together to lead the movement as champions of nobility can build a new world where all people are dignified as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781433576690-death-of-porn-the-ray-ortlund.pdf?v=1648425797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39385693192271,"sku":"9781433576690","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781433576690-death-of-porn-the-ray-ortlund.jpg?v=1668991082"},{"product_id":"9780830847822-you-are-not-your-own-belonging-to-god-in-an-inhuman-world-alan-noble","title":"You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You are your own, and you belong to yourself.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the fundamental assumption of modern life. And if we are our own, then it's up to us to forge our own identities and to make our lives significant. But while that may sound empowering, it turns out to be a crushing responsibility—one that never actually delivers on its promise of a free and fulfilled life, but instead leaves us burned out, depressed, anxious, and alone. This phenomenon is mapped out onto the very structures of our society, and helps explain our society's underlying disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the Christian gospel offers a strikingly different vision. As the Heidelberg Catechism puts it, \"I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.\" In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Are Not Your Own\u003c\/em\u003e, Alan Noble explores how this simple truth reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God. Contrasting these two visions of life, he invites us past the sickness of contemporary life into a better understanding of who we are and to whom we belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e232 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9780830847822-you-are-not-your-own-belonging-to-god-in-an-inhuman-world-alan-noble.pdf?v=1636671611\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"toc-header\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"toc-body\" class=\"toc-body ivp-collapse collapse in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An Inhuman Culture\u003cbr\u003e1. I Am My Own and I Belong to Myself\u003cbr\u003e2. How Society Helps You Be Your Own\u003cbr\u003e3. How Society Fails Us\u003cbr\u003e4. We All Self-Medicate\u003cbr\u003e5. You Are Not Your Own but Belong to Christ\u003cbr\u003e6. 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Christianity is seen as outdated, bigoted and responsible for many of society’s problems. This leaves many believers embarrassed about their faith and many outsiders wary of religion. But what if the Christian message is not the enemy of our modern Western values, but the very thing that makes sense of them?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this fascinating book, Glen Scrivener takes readers on a journey to discover how the teachings of Jesus not only turned the ancient world upside down, but continue to underpin the way we think of life, worth, and meaning. Far from being a relic from the past, the distinctive ideas of Christianity, such as freedom, kindness, progress and equality, are a crucial part of the air that we breathe. As author Glen Scrivener says in his introduction: “The extraordinary impact of Christianity is seen in the fact that we don’t notice it\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a book for both believers and sceptics—giving Christians confidence to be open about their faith and showing non-Christians the ways in which the message of Jesus makes sense of their most cherished beliefs. 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