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Immerse yourself in the person of the Apostle Paul--heroic in his martyr's death--but so recognizably human in his conversion story and subsequent letters to the faithful Gain fresh insights into your own personal growth potential through the Scripture of St. Paul:

• What does Paul's conversion have to teach me about how power is perfected through my weaknesses?
• How does his experience as an apostle of Christ teach me about responding to my own vocation in life?
• How might I apply St. Paul's bold and creative approach to challenging today's cultural and social status quo?
• In what ways might I imitate his care and concern for the world?

Whether you use this guide for personal study, interactive journaling, or study with a group, you will find its format concise and easy to follow. Self-assessment charts invite you to test your knowledge of biblical passages, helping you retain what you learn..
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Contrary to popular belief, we do not have to be perfect to do God's work. Look no further than the twelve disciples whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the New Testament. Jesus chose ordinary men - fisherman, tax collectors, political zealots - and turned their weakness into strength, producing greatness from utter uselessness. MacArthur draws principles from Christ's careful, hands-on training of the original twelve disciples for today's modern disciple - you.

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Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative rejects Jesus' suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. "The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a fascinating glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity..
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N.T. Wright, a world authority on the life and letters of Paul, responds to A.N. Wilson's claim that it was Paul and not Jesus who founded Christianity. He delivers a devastating critique, contending that Paul was a faithful witness and herald of Jesus Christ..
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The Acclaimed, Authentic Biography of the Early Church's Greatest Evangelist--the Apostle Paul.Master storyteller John Pollock makes Paul and his amazing story freshly alive, so that you can know the greatest apostle much as Luke and Timothy did as they traveled with him. As you turn the pages, you'll sense Paul's motives, his aims and priorities; what mattered to him; and what he was willing to die for.

John Pollock, a Cambridge-educated clergyman, became Billy Graham's authorized biographer early in the evangelist's career. His biographies include The Master: A Life of Jesus, available from Victor Books in this pocket-size format. John Pollock and his wife, Anne, reside in Devonshire, England.

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Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins team up again for the first time since their phenomenally successful Left Behind series. Each book in this series paints a vivid picture of Jesus, told in the voice of his apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Unabridged CDs - 8 CDs, 9 hours.
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"The Apostles (9781592764051)" presents the basis of the Catholic Church founded by Jesus Christ on the Apostles. Here the Holy Father presents the foundation for our belief from Biblical and historical records so that Catholics and other Christians can have a better understanding of why the Church exists and its connection to Jesus.

A master catechist, the Holy Father's inspirational words about the chosen disciples of Jesus are as clear as though he were sitting down and explaining it to you personally.

Because the book naturally lends itself to adult study, a study guide has been developed. There are twelve sessions, each with questions for study and questions for reflection, as well as opening and closing prayers..
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