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When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)

by Edward T. Welch

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Part one focuses on how and why we fear others. Basically, Welch breaks down all of our varying expressions of the fear of man (peer pressure, people-pleasing, co-de ...more "

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Is the Church Pro-Gay?: How to Respond to a Moral Crisis with God's Love

by Shawn C. Mathis (Goodreads Author)

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Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths

by John Layman

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Book cover for Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship

Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship by John Piper

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He knew that the Bible is true and exists for the glory of God. Therefore, reading it and preaching it share that goal.

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“The main thing between you and God is not so much your sins; it's your damnable good works. ”
― John Gerstner

tags: gospel, legalism, sin, works

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“Tell someone to stop sinning and at best they may do so reluctantly and partially. But give them a vision of knowing God and his glory, and they’ll gladly root out all that gets in the way of their relationship with God (Hebrews 12:1–3).”
― Tim Chester, You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions

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“To my ear, it mocks God to say, “You’re greater than something that doesn’t exist.” So is my dog. Saying, “Among the beings that we all know don’t exist there is none like Yahweh” is tantamount to comparing Yahweh with Spiderman or Spongebob Squarepants. This reduces praise to a snicker. Why would the Holy Spirit inspire such nonsense?”
― Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

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