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Altoona, PA  16602
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Bible Doctorine

     Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith
      By: Wayne Grudem
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Here is Dr. Grudem's monumental yet accessible Systematic Theology, masterfully reduced some 800 pages by Jeff Purswell, who serves as the Academic Dean of the Sovereign Grace Ministries Pastors College.

A must-own volume for everyone with sincere interest in Christian doctrine.


Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
      By: Joshua Harris
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What comes between "How do you do?" and "I do"? How do you find a lifetime partner in a way that's God-centered, not self-centered?

Boy Meets Girl is an honest, romantic and refreshingly biblical look at relationships. It's about dating with a purpose. About friendship plus possibility. About romance chaperoned by wisdom. And it's for all ages—single or not. Married couples or parents can benefit from reading this book to encourage and counsel the single adults in their lives, too.

Whether you loved Josh's first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, or hated it, you've got to read the rest of the story. Boy Meets Girl takes the next step and looks at how you can pursue romance and marriage in a way that glorifies God.

Building Strong Families
      By: Wayne Grudem, Dennis Rainey
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Besides our relationship with our heavenly Father, there is nothing more important than our relationship with our family. It is the building block of our churches, communities, and nation. So when we neglect our families, the foundation of our churches and nation crumbles, and our homes begin to splinter.

If we desire to fulfill God's calling in our lives and to make a difference in others' lives for eternity, then we must start within our families. Whether single or married, with children or not, we all have a part in God's calling to build strong spiritual families.

In this book you will find challenging, encouraging words on key issues ranging from gender roles and sexual intimacy within marriage to raising masculine boys and feminine girls, as well as the practical concerns of renewal in your own home and effective mentoring within the church and community.


Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother
      By: Carolyn Mahaney
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This new expanded edition includes study questions as well as a forward by Nancy Leigh DeMoss.

Laying a foundation of sound doctrine, Carolyn Mahaney (wife of pastor and author C.J. Mahaney) teaches women the specifics of practical living that glorifies God. She joyfully explores home as a place to minister, to enjoy, and to manage, plus helps women cultivate their roles as wives, mothers, and mentors. Her personal anecdotes and illustrations from the lives of others add warmth and humor to this book.


Humility
     True Greatness
      By: C.J. Mahaney
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"This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit." —Isaiah 66:2 (ESV)

God clearly states that He is drawn to the humble. He's also clear that He opposes the proud. These two, humility and pride, cannot coexist. Where one is fostered, the other is defeated.

Which will you pursue?

C.J. Mahaney paints a striking picture of the daily battle quietly raging within every Christian and asks whether you will passively accommodate the enemy of your soul—pride—or actively cultivate your best friend—humility. When you acknowledge the deception of pride and intentionally humble yourself, you become free to savor abundant mercies and unlikely graces. You will find a new life is yours, a life God richly favors. A God-glorifying life you don't want to miss.


Living the Cross Centered Life
      By: C.J. Mahaney
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“I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received,” wrote the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:3). What was this all-important message?

The gospel. God sent his Son to the cross to bear his wrath for sinners like you and me.

This all-important message is the core of C.J. Mahaney’s Living the Cross Centered Life, subtitled Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing. This hardback book weaves together content from C.J.'s two previous books, The Cross Centered Life and Christ Our Mediator. The revision retains all the wisdom of both previous books while adding even more material, showing how to center every day around the life-giving reality of the gospel.


Stop Dating the Church
     Fall in Love with the Family of God
      By: Joshua Harris
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Is your faith a solo pursuit? This book reminds us that this was never God's intention. The church is the place God grows us, encourages us, and uses us best.

The Church: The Dearest Place on Earth
      By: Sovereign Grace Ministries
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C.J. Mahaney, Chris Silard, Joshua Harris, Jeff Purswell, Mark Mullery, Ken Sande, Robin Boisvert, Mike Bullmore

Nine messages on one MP3 CD

The 19th-century British pastor Charles Spurgeon called the local church the dearest place on earth. We are convinced, from Scripture and experience, that he was right.

Let the biblical case for the centrality of the church build your passion for your local church and provoke your participation in it, so that for you the church may truly become the dearest place on earth.

Message titles and speakers
  1. A Testimony: C.J.'s Conversion and the Origins of Covenant Life Church (C.J. Mahaney)
  2. The Sunday Meeting: The Best Time of the Week (Jeff Purswell)
  3. Married to the Church: Commitment to the Dearest Place on Earth (Joshua Harris)
  4. Understanding Life in the Church (Mark Mullery)
  5. Love for the Local Church (Mike Bullmore)
  6. The Church and the Sacraments (Robin Boisvert)
  7. Discipline: God's Gift and Blessing to the Church (Ken Sande)
  8. The Church: A Place Built with Small Groups (Chris Silard)
  9. Leadership in the Happiest Place on Earth (C.J. Mahaney)



These messages were delivered at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

© 2003 Sovereign Grace Ministries

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The Cross Centered Life
      By: C.J. Mahaney
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What are you centered on?

Sometimes the most important truths are the easiest to forget. It's time to get back to the starting point of the Christian life—the cross of Christ. Jesus' work on your behalf must be the central motivation for your life and faith—the main thing.

Never lay it aside. Never move on, says C.J. Mahaney, who shows you how to center every day around the cross of Calvary and how to escape the pitfalls of legalism, condemnation, and feelings-driven faith.



Why Small Groups?
     Together Towards Maturity
      By: C.J. Mahaney
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Do you want to get on the fast track to Christian maturity? Small groups provide the ideal context for "working out our salvation" together. Whether you attend a small group or lead one, this book will raise your vision and inspire you to excel in the areas of service to which God has called you.

And if you don't attend a small group? All the more reason you may want to read Why Small Groups? and let it change your life.



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