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Die Stadt Felsengrund hat ein Geheimnis, das sie für die Feinde uneinnehmbar macht. Bis ein sehr hinterhältiger Feind ihre vermeintliche Stärke durchkreuzt und die Stadt mit List erobert.
Es wird lange dauern bis sich die Bürger Felsengrunds wieder an ihr Geheimnis erinnern und somit zur Freiheit zurück gelangen.
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Hear the Bible Come Alive in Dramatic Audio Theater™! This multi-voiced, scripted dramatization of the New King James Version (NKJV) features a star-studded cast of actors, an original music score, and incredible feature film quality sound effects. This world-class production creates a dramatic audio theater experience that makes you feel like you're really there with Jesus and His disciples. Listen in your car, on your MP3 player, or with your...
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Following Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's call to follow "The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Filled Life" each of these seven little books will provide an entry point to the novice who wishes to learn more about how to begin a practice of turning to Christ, learning about the faith, prayer, worship, the sharing of gifts with others (bless), being a disciple (go), and rest (take time for self-care). Gleaning from the wisdom of CPI authors, each...
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Em razão da grande importância e extensão do assunto, resolvemos apresentar alguns capítulos da monumental obra de John Owen, de forma separada, com vistas a facilitar a apreensão de cada uma das partes constitutivas da segurança eterna da salvação dos crentes, baseada na perseverança que lhes é garantida pelo próprio Deus em fundamentos imutáveis e eternamente seguros.
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At any moment and in any circumstance, the soul that seeks God may find Him, and practice the presence of God. Brother Lawrence, a seventeenth-century French monk, learned to practice the presence of God at all times. And you can, too. Here in one volume are two classic works by Brother Lawrence. Each book reveals how to practice God's presence and see His glory in every facet of your life. The Practice of the Presence of God is a collection of documented...
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First published in 1885 by South African religious leader and writer Andrew Murray, "With Christ in the School of Prayer" contains 31 powerful and inspiring lessons on prayer in daily life. While born in South Africa in 1828, as Murray's father was a Dutch Reformed Church missionary sent from Scotland, Murray grew up educated in Scotland and later the Netherlands. He returned to South Africa in 1848 after his ordination, pastored several churches...
7) How to Pray
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"How to Pray" is the inspiring treatise on prayer by R. A. Torrey, the famed American pastor, educator, writer, and evangelist. Born Reuben Archer Torrey in New Jersey in 1856, Torrey was educated at Yale University and Yale Divinity School before becoming a minister in Ohio. Torrey later joined Dwight L. Moody in his evangelical work in Chicago and became the superintendent of the Bible Institute of the Chicago Evangelization Society, now the Moody...
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Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and this book is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers, and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and...
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Composed nearly six centuries ago, the cornerstone spiritual work The Imitation of Christ by medieval monk Thomas à Kempis offers an enduring guide to the Christian faith through deep and joyful emulation of Jesus' own example.
Originally written anonymouslyand published in the mid-1400s, the text of The Imitation of Christ represents a serene collection of meditations and musings on emulating the life and spirituality of Jesus Christ, inviting...
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Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, of England, only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during the ongoing period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Since the English monarchs also asserted control over the Church in England, a change in rulers could change the legal status of religious practices. As a consequence, adherents...
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Written by Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a French Jesuit priest and author, "Abandonment to Divine Providence" contained in this volume is a treatise on the practice of total abandonment to Divine Providence, or in other words, completely giving yourself over to God's will. Father De Caussade, born in 1675 in Cahors, France, became the spiritual director to the Nuns of the Visitation in Nancy, France from 1733-1740. During his time at the convent...
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Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle-a sign that God knows about your situation and is willing, ready, and available to do something about it? As witnessed through Scripture, the God who was and is and is to come has been performing miracles from the beginning of time. So, you can trust that Jesus wants to do something miraculous in your life today!
In Signs and Secrets of the Messiah, bestselling author and teacher Rabbi Jason Sobel...
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Written in the 16th century by a reform-minded Carmelite monk, Dark Night of the Soul is a treatise focusing on the metaphor of a dark night to represent a lonely phase in one's personal spiritual life. Saint John was a Roman Catholic mystic and a Spanish poet, and this work reflects his mystical stages toward union with God. Written on a scroll smuggled to him by one of his guards, his songs are the ultimate expression of the spiritual seeker's journey...
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Is it possible to live with peace and purpose, even amid the stresses of life? In Relaxed, Megan Fate Marshman calls us to stop trying to 'figure it all out' and instead cultivate a relaxed, intimate relationship with a loving and forgiving God--who is not worried about a thing.
We often try to do a lot for God--without him. Relaxed is a call to let go of spiritual performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom...
15) Fé
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Exposição do tema a partir do seguinte texto bíblico: Combate o bom combate da fé. Toma posse da vida eterna, para a qual também foste chamado e de que fizeste a boa confissão perante muitas testemunhas. (1 Timóteo 6:12)
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Inicialmente não há nada errado com as palavras religião e religioso, a não ser quando as crenças e práticas de determinadas religiões ferem os princípios da ética, do bom senso, da lógica e da verdade direta ou indiretamente, produzindo assim fiéis suicidas, assassinos, terroristas e pessoas que hostilizam outras com pretextos religiosos. Tais religiões e religiosos podem ser considerados muito mais do que apenas praticantes da religiosidade...
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Do extenso tratado de autoria de Thomas Watson, no original em inglês em domínio público, intitulado The Beatitudes, fizemos uma tradução, em forma reduzida e adaptada, dos pontos que consideramos mais relevantes e os estamos apresentando neste livro. Na época em que me entreguei à tarefa de realizar esta tradução, esta causou um forte impacto em minha vida espiritual e na de muitos com os quais pude compartilhar tais verdades. Evitamos o...
18) Oseias
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EDIÇÃO REVISADA O profeta Oseias nos foi dado especialmente para ilustrar o grande amor de Cristo pela Sua Igreja, pois não a abandona ainda que seja infiel e adúltera como foi a esposa do profeta. Para além desta verdade há o grande fato de que todos somos infiéis e adúlteros aos olhos de Deus, espiritualmente falando, uma vez que temos uma natureza terrena que está corrompida pelo pecado e que impede que sejamos inteiramente fiéis a Ele...
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Fomos nós, criaturas humanas, limitadas e mortais, que inventamos o Nome de Deus? Não! O Nome não pode ser um rótulo, uma etiqueta, dado às pessoas e as coisas. O Nome vem de dentro das pessoas e das coisas e não pode ser falso nem fabricado. Tem que exprimir o mais íntimo do íntimo. A própria essência e razão de ser e de existir da pessoa ou da coisa nomeada. Nós, criaturas humanas, não inventamos o Nome de Deus. Foi ele que nos ensinou...
20) Apocalipse
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É importante frisar que a revelação dada a João neste livro é destinada às sete igrejas que estão na Ásia, conforme referido no verso 4, as quais são especificadas no verso 11, e detalhadas nos capítulos segundo e terceiro. Todavia, é óbvio que ao ter falado àquelas sete igrejas que existiam na Ásia Menor nos dias de João, o Senhor não estava limitando a mensagem do livro às mesmas, porque as coisas que nele são referidas, especialmente...