Prayers of a Life in Tension (eBook)

Stephen W. Hiemstra (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
83 Seiten
T2pneuma Publishers LLC (Verlag)
978-1-942199-16-8 (ISBN)

Inhalt

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION
Gospel as Divine Template
Tension with Ourselves
Tension with God
Tension with Others
The Beatitudes

PART A: TENSION WITH OURSELVES

1. HONORED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT
1.1: Honored are the Poor in Spirit
1.2: Jesus' Mission Statement Gives Us Hope
1.3: Be Humble, Be Salt and Light
1:4: Living Out Poor in Spirit
2. HONORED ARE THOSE THAT MOURN
2.1: Joy in Sorrow
2.2: Lament over Sin
2.3: Death Means Resurrection
2.4: Grief Builds Character, Defines Identity

3. HONORED ARE THE MEEK
3.1: Resolve Tension into Identity
3.2: Meekness Speaks Volumes
3.3: Meek is the Pastoral Gene
3.4: Lead Out of Meekness

PART B: TENSION WITH GOD

4. HONORED ARE THOSE THAT HUNGER AND THIRST
4.1: Jesus: Passionately Seek the Kingdom of God
4.2: Hunger and Thirst for God
4.3: Fools for Christ
4.4: In Jesus Completeness is Restored



5. HONORED ARE THE MERCIFUL
5.1: Show Mercy, Receive Mercy
5.2: God's Core Values
5.3: Mercy as a Path to Salvation
5.4: Jesus Models Image Ethics

6. HONORED ARE THE PURE IN HEART
6.1: Be Holy For I am Holy
6.2: A Right Spirit and Clean Heart
6.3: Prune, Intensify, and Apply
6.4: Living into Our Call

PART C: TENSION WITH OTHERS

7. HONORED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
7.1: Make Peace-Embody Shalom
7.2: Prince of Peace
7.3: Trinity of Peace
7.4: Peace on God's Terms



8. HONORED ARE THE PERSECUTED
8.1: Promote Righteousness
8.2: Righteous Suffering
8.3: Christian Paradox
8.4: Bless Those that Persecute

9. HONORED ARE THE REVILED
9.1: Persecution Gets Personal
9.2: Suffering Often Predates Salvation
9.3: Persecution Can Be Transformative
9.4: Persecution and Lethargy

CONCLUSIONS
Surprising Priorities
Spiritual Links and Tensions
The Road Ahead

About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.9.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: Christianity • Devotion • Faith • Prayer • Religion • Spirituality
• ISBN-10: 1-942199-16-3 / 1942199163
• ISBN-13: 978-1-942199-16-8 / 9781942199168