Sources of strength meditations on scripture for a living faith

Includes 52 shortened versions of Sunday School classes taught by the former president during the past twenty years at a variety of Baptist Churches, including the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. Each lesson revolves around a particular Biblical passage and many include personal anecdot...

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Main Author: Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Times Books : Random House, Ã1997.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why Should We Read the Bible?
  • The Word Became Flesh
  • What It Takes to Be a Christian
  • A Humble Servant
  • Full of Grace and Truth
  • The Laughing Jesus
  • The Special Message of Jesus
  • His Healing Touch
  • Jonah and the Big Fish
  • No More Hiding
  • She Forgot Her Bucket!
  • Where Are You, God?
  • The Cost of Grace
  • The Good Shepherd
  • Who Is My Neighbor?
  • I Will Be with You
  • Knowing and Being Known
  • The Jealousy Trap
  • The Art of Forgiving
  • The Least of These
  • Who Among Us Is Superior?
  • What We Believe
  • What Is Special About Christianity?
  • A Theology Primer
  • Joy in the Desert
  • Are the Ten Commandments Enough?
  • The New Message of Jesus
  • Christianity's Open Door
  • A House with Many Builders
  • Christians in the World
  • The Christian Citizen
  • Do We Really Believe in Human Rights?
  • Woman and Man, Equal Before God
  • Leadership and Reformation
  • What Can One Person Do?
  • To Know and Worship
  • A Message in Creation
  • The Mystery of Resurrection
  • Ready to Worship
  • Pray Without Ceasing
  • Letting In the Lord
  • God's Riches at Christ's Expense
  • The Source of Courage
  • Remembering to Be Thankful
  • Unseen and Eternal
  • Facing Up to Sin
  • Forgiving Ourselves
  • When the Road Is Rough
  • Rejected Yet Loving
  • Facing the Future
  • We Underestimate Ourselves, and Others
  • Our Favorite Disciple
  • The Span of Life
  • God's Call
  • Running the Race
  • Responding to God's Call
  • Riding Freely
  • The Unfaithful
  • The Lord Looks at the Heart
  • Real Wealth.