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Humility: The Forgotten Virtue (Wayne A. Mack)
$12.95Most sins turn us away form God, but pride is a direct attack upon God. It lifts our hearts above Him and against Him. Pride seeks to dethrone God and enthrone itself. How can Christians fight against this sin and develop genuine humility? In this helpful book, Wayne Mack guides teachers through Scripture and shows us how we can take steps to develop humility and diminish the destructive pride in our lives. Readers will find here a resource that is practical, well illustrated, and relevant to their lives.
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Humility: True Greatness (C. J. Mahaney)
$12.95A battle rages within every one of us every day. It’s the clash between our sense of stubborn self-sufficiency and God’s call to recognize that we’re really nothing without Him. It’s pride versus humility. And it’s a fight we can’t win without looking repeatedly to Christ and the cross. C. J. Mahaney raises a battle cry to daily, diligently, and deliberately weaken our greatest enemy (pride) and cultivate our greatest friend (humility). His thorough examination clarifies misconceptions, revealing the truth about why God detests pride and turns His active attention to the humble. Because pride is never passive, defeating it demands an intentional attack. The blessing that follows is God’s abundant favor.
“This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit.”
—Isaiah 66:2, ESVGod 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? 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.
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Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God (David Mathis)
$7.50How do we humble ourselves? Or, would you prefer to get humbled?
Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from the hand of God. He initiates the humbling of his creatures. And once he has, the question confronts us: Will you receive it? Will you humble yourself in response to His humbling hand, or will you kick against Him?
This concise, accessible study of Scripture’s humble-yourself commands uncovers two surprising lessons about the pursuit of humility in the Christian—both what we cannot do and also what steps we can take.
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Cyril Ashley: Judgment to Generosity (A. L. O. E.)
$21.50Cyril Ashley is finally coming home, and his siblings just know that he’ll take the reins and squelch all their wicked fun! But to Cyril, when momma left, the sunshine left with her. His love of writing helps him escape the present chaos in their once-ordered home and bury himself in his unfinished book. What will it take for Cyril to see that his light needs to shine most clearly in his own home if he would have its beams radiate far beyond?
Often, in our inner conflict with pride, we yearn to be heard. Through the characters of Cyril Ashley, his siblings, and their wild friend Lorenzo, we see ourselves with a bit more clarity and hope to be changed.
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The Crown of Success (A. L. O. E.)
$21.50In this intriguing allegory, a silver crown of Success will be presented to the sibling who most wisely uses time and money to furnish their new home and garden. But they are hindered by those they choose to befriend, whether it be Pride, or Flattery, or Folly.
Who will conquer the daunting challenges of the thief of Time, the lane of Trouble, or the brook of Bother?
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Pride and His Prisoners (A. L. O. E.)
$21.50Pride is an imprisoning sin. In this excellent story, Pride is personified as a demon which holds most of the inhabitants of an English parish in captivity and forces them to do his bidding. The lives of the characters demonstrate pride in one way or another, and finally results in a near-catastrophe during a hot-air balloon ride! A convicting story with a powerful point for us all!
But not all is lost, for the prisoners of Pride are at last released from his bondage and relationships are restored. Written originally in 1869, the story is timeless as, in every era, we all need a good dose of humility!
A. L. O. E. was the pen name for prolific British writer Charlotte Maria Tucker, which stood for “A Lady of England.”
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Pleasing People: How not to be an “approval junkie” (Lou Priolo)
$12.75Full of Scripture and challenging to the reader, Pleasing People takes aim at a problem common in all of us: the desire to be liked by others. But the book also wisely delineates when pleasing people is biblical. The penetrating exercises throughout the text will help readers see how this sin manifests itself in their lives. Useful for both personal reading and for group study.
Do you worry what other people think of you? Do you avoid conflicts rather than trying to resolve them? Are you afraid to share the gospel because you fear being criticized or rejected?
When we long for the approval of men over the approval of God, we are not only neglecting God but also replacing him with a cheap substitute. Our pride drives us to value our reputation, fear rejection, and ultimately forfeit the peace of God that comes from standing up and suffering for the truth.
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Seven Days Left (Charles Monroe Sheldon)
$17.50What would you do if you knew you had only seven days left to live? Such was the case with Robert Hardy, who had always lived according to the maxim, “self-interest first.”
Influential and wealthy, Robert had embraced anything that gratified his tastes and fed his pride. But now everything has changed as he seeks to undo the sting of his bitter past!
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The Parable of the Two Millstones
$15.75In the home of a rich merchant, two hard heads with fiery tempers abide. Like the age-old story of the Prodigal Son, the distress that comes with stubborn pride gives way to a softening of heart. Though God often leads His children in mysterious paths, it is always for their good.
The Parable of the Two Millstones illustrates just how powerful the gift of forgiveness can be. The story of Seppeli brings to light the severity of the famine of Switzerland in 1817, unmasking the hypocrite and proving the faith of God?s devoted followers. The compelling adage to “be industrious and pray”, is at the heart of this telling tale.
Also includes a second story, Sepelli, the Swiss Boy, translated from German as well, by Franz Sales Meyer.
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From Pride to Humility (Stuart Scott)
$3.95God has given us a model of humility in the person of Jesus Christ. His most stunning attribute is that of humility; in light of that, the most stunning sin of ours is pride, and certainly the most detestable to God. Pride is a form of self-worship, but often appears in our lives in the most subtle ways.
This little volume will show you numerous ways in which pride may break out in your life, but also suggests how we might pursue humility with the help of the Holy Spirit.
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Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those who are not God (Sam Crabtree)
$11.50It happens in marriages, parent-child relationships, friendships, workplaces, and churches: Communication falters, friendships wane, teenagers withdraw, marriages fail, and bitter rifts sever once-strong ties. Christian communities are no exception. Why do so many of our relationships suffer from alienation, indifference, and even hostility?
Author Sam Crabtree believes that often at the heart of these breakdowns is a lack of affirmation. He observes in Scripture that God grants mercy to those who refresh others, and in life that people tend to be influenced by those who praise them. Crabtree shows how a robust “God-centered affirmation ratio” refreshes others and honors God.
Practicing Affirmation sounds a call to recognize and affirm the character of Christ in others. When done well, affirmation does not fuel pride in the person, but refreshes them and honors God. All who are discouraged in relationships will find wisdom and practical insight in this book.
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Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate (Jerry Bridges)
$12.99As Christians, we believe that all sins are considered equal in God’s eyes. Yet while evangelicals continue to decry the ones we consider ‘Big Ones’ – abortion, adultery, murder – we often overlook more deceptive sins. More personal sins. The ones we commit.
It seems we have created a sliding scale where gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably thrive. In short, some sins have simply become acceptable.
Author Jerry Bridges believes that just as culture has lost the concept of sin, the church faces the same danger. He writes not from a sense of achievement, but from the trenches of his own personal battles. Drawing from scriptural truth, he sheds light on subtle behaviors that can derail our spiritual growth, and he encourages us on a path to victory by re-applying the gospel freshly to our lives.
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