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Is your prayer life characterized by such things as sincerity, urgency, and delight? Engagement in prayer is a vital part of our communion with God, making a profound impact on our growth in grace. In this book, you will find thoughtful meditations on prayer in the life of the believer, as well as ample encouragement to cultivate this spiritual discipline in your own life. If you want to be more devoted to prayer, or simply want to assess the health of your prayer life, listen to this book.

Dr. Beeke offers a heartfelt and solemn plea for families to return to Biblical, consistent, and passionate family worship. With pastoral insight and care, the author provides practical and valuable answers to the practice of family worship, and at the same time, addresses objections raised against it. In a world of impossible standards and idealism, this audiobook is a helpful and motivating guide to implement or increase the depth of your family devotions.

Prayer is a crucial part of the Christian life, and believers must give it careful attention and cultivation. As they pray, Christians exercise their faith in repentance, in submission to God's will, and in praise to God. Believers in Christ, then, must grow in their prayer life in their communion with God. In this pamphlet, Joel R. Beeke gives listeners helpful, practical ways to improve their prayer lives by first disciplining themselves, in dependence on the Holy Spirit, and by then taking hold of God. Learn what a blessing it is to pray!

The nature and relationship of faith and works in the doctrine of justification.

Spiritual growth is a necessary part of the Christian's life, but a failure to practice biblical meditation hinders such growth. Today, many believers misunderstand this core Christian discipline because they associate it with New Age spirituality and false religions. During the Puritan age, however, many ministers preached and wrote about meditation, and in this pamphlet, Joel R. Beeke guides us through their instruction on this subject. By God's grace, "perhaps we can recover the biblical practice of meditation for our time."

It is not uncommon for professing Christians to question the genuineness of their faith. In seasons like this, they can wonder whether it is even possible to know for sure if they are in a state of saving grace. In this book, Anthony Burgess shows that Christians not only can come to an assurance of their salvation but should pursue it. Burgess provides helpful advice for avoiding a presumptuous spirit while developing a humble confidence in grace. Here is a book that will help you understand the marks of grace and avoid some common abuses associated with self-examination.

The Puritan movement began in England during the sixteenth century and continued all the way into the early eighteenth century. Although the Church of England was formed as a result of the Reformation, the Puritans believed it needed much more reform.

The Puritan movement began in England during the sixteenth century and continued all the way into the early eighteenth century. Although the Church of England was formed as a result of the Reformation, the Puritans believed it needed much more reform. The book concludes with ten important lessons readers can learn from the Puritans and study questions to help them retain these fascinating stories and assist them in applying the lessons to their lives.

This collection of booklets on Cultivating Biblical Godliness covers topics that are essential to life as a follower of Christ. Each book in this bundle aims to address a wide variety of people and situations, while discussing the fundamentals of Christianity. In this collection the following topics are discussed and explained in order to practice spirituality and cultivate biblical godliness in addition to facing common struggles

How should we as parents view our children in the church as we are tasked with bringing them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord? How should we as congregants view the children in our churches, whom we have a solemn responsibility to evangelize and instruct? In this booklet Joel R. Beeke discusses theological and practical foundations for raising and nurturing children in light of the covenant of grace.

God has blessed Joel and Mary Beeke with a wonderful marriage. God has also given them the opportunity to counsel many people in troubled marriages as well as to provide premarital counseling to scores of engaged couples. In How Can We Build a Godly Marriage?, the Beekes share 10 principles they emphasize in their counseling. Perhaps you and your spouse are due for a checkup in your relationship. If so, carefully consider the important marks of a God-glorifying marriage found in this booklet. Strive to put these things into practice, and your marriage will be better for it!

God's Word teaches us that Jesus Christ was ordained by God and anointed by the Spirit for His work as prophet, priest, and king of His children. Those who are in union with Him share His offices in a limited but important way. In this booklet, Joel Beeke explains how husbands and fathers should lead their families as prophets, priests, and kings. Filled with biblical wisdom and practical application, How Should Men Lead Their Families? is a helpful guide for men who desire to bear the image of the father of glory and of the heavenly husband.

"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend," Proverbs 27:17 tells us. God uses Christian friendships to help His children grow in grace and stay true to Christ. But our 21st century Western culture values individualism, busyness, and selfishness qualities that do not encourage deep, long-lasting, satisfying friendships.

This book delivers a month's worth of meditations on God's character and attributes so that you will grow in both knowledge of and love for the Rock of your salvation by the Spirit's grace.

The essays in The Beauty and Glory of the Reformation illustrate the rich biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical heritage passed on by the great 16th-century Reformation. Through these studies, you will be challenged to treasure basic Reformation principles such as Scripture alone, Christ alone, and the glory of God alone, as well as to increase your awareness of what amazing spiritual mentors and models of godliness a variety of Reformation stalwarts were and what they can still teach us today.

Wie kann ein Mann seine Familie dem Wort Gottes gemäß leiten? Was ist seine Verantwortung als Ehemann und Vater? Was bedeutet es, zu lehren, zu beschützen und zu leiten? Gottes Wort lehrt uns, dass Jesus Christus von Gott als Prophet, Priester und König Seiner Gemeinde eingesetzt wurde. Diejenigen, die mit Ihm verbunden sind, haben in begrenzter, aber wichtiger Weise Anteil an dieser Berufung. In der Familie gilt dieselbe Berufung insbesondere den Ehemännern und Vätern.

How can we endure in a world filled with sin and suffering? Only by looking to Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest. Each chapter in this encouraging audiobook draws lessons from biblical examples of suffering saints and mines the riches of the Reformed divines. As you listen, you will find hope in Christ that will sustain you as you persevere until heaven.

Dies ist ein Hörbuch voller Geschichten aus früheren Zeiten. Es ist nicht nur spannend, sondern auch lehrreich und vor allem den Glauben stärkend. Die Geschichten, entnommen aus der Reihe "Auf Fels gebaut", beruhen auf wahren Begebenheiten und sind geeignet für Kinder und Jugendliche. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen werden eine Geschichte nach der anderen hören wollen! Die Autoren haben einen bibeltreuen, reformatorischen Hintergrund mit puritanischer Prägung.

Dies ist ein Hörbuch voller Geschichten aus früheren Zeiten. Es ist nicht nur spannend, sondern auch lehrreich und vor allem den Glauben stärkend. Die Geschichten, entnommen aus der Reihe "Auf Fels gebaut", beruhen auf wahren Begebenheiten und sind geeignet für Kinder und Jugendliche. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen werden eine Geschichte nach der anderen hören wollen! Die Autoren haben einen bibeltreuen, reformatorischen Hintergrund mit puritanischer Prägung.

• Ist das Singleleben etwas Normales? • Muss ich mein Leben lang allein bleiben? • Kann ich Gott als Single besser dienen? • Ist die Ehe der einzige Weg zum Glück? Diese und ähnliche Fragen beschäftigen viele Singles. Wo suchen wir nach Antworten, und wo holen wir uns Rat? Joel R. Beeke und Paul M. Smalley erklären biblische Wahrheiten über das Singlesein und geben seelsorgerliche, praktische Ratschläge, wie man ein Gott verherrlichendes Leben führen kann.