Imagine having a team of 30 Moody Bible Institute professors helping you study the Bible. Now you can with this in-depth, user-friendly, one-volume commentary. General editors Michael Rydelnik and Michael Vanlaningham have led a team of contributors whose academic training, practical church experience, and teaching competency make this commentary excellent for anyone who needs help understanding the Scriptures. This comprehensive and reliable reference work should be the first place Sunday school teachers, Bible study leaders, missionaries, and pastors turn to for biblical insight. Scripture being commented on is shown in bold print for easy reference, and maps and charts provide visual aids for learning. Additional study helps include bibliographies for further reading and a subject and Scripture index. The Moody Bible Commentary is an all-in-one Bible study resource that will help you better understand and apply God's written revelation to all of life.

For Christians, one of our earliest lessons—and greatest gifts—is learning how to pray. And yet many of us feel that our prayer lives fall short. In 'When God Is Silent', John Koessler reassures us that this feeling has nothing to do with motivation or method. Our problems are relational, and recognizing this is the first step to having a better prayer life.

The Zondervan Practical Theology Collection presents contemporary insights to key Christian disciplines. In four volumes, the collection examines Christian spirituality, worship, and the purpose of preaching the Word of God. Dictionary of Christian Spirituality analyzes a wide range of topics relating to spirituality including the origins, development, and contemporary expressions, as well as key concepts and concerns. Worship on Earth as It Is in Heaven addresses various perspectives on the discipline of worship and gives practical insights on how to worship. Two additional volumes are on the subject of preaching. They study the purpose of preaching and the importance of communicating the gospel message so that pastors may effectively speak to their congregations on God’s behalf. Whether you are a pastor or layperson, each volume in the Zondervan Practical Theology Collection provides you personal ways to grow in your walk with God and practical ways to positively share God’s Word ...

Why is it that some can preach for an hour and it seems like five minutes, while others preach for only five minutes and it seems like an hour? The Moody Handbook of Preaching answers this question—first asked by Haddon Robinson—and many others through the experience, knowledge, and understanding of men and women who are experts in their fields and who love God and his church.

If we truly believe Jesus Christ is not only the Son of God, but also our Savior and Lord, it is reasonable for others to expect to see proof of our commitment in the way we live. That evidence is what biblically-minded Christians call discipleship. Discipleship implies a living relationship with the Christ we love, serve, and seek to imitate. For most of us there is room in this relationship for considerable improvement, so if improvement is your goal, John Koessler will take you on an incredible journey. This contemplative and practical book will help you find the tools you need to deepen your commitment to Christ. Product Details Title: True Discipleship: The Art of Following Jesus Author: John Koessler Publisher: Moody Publishers Series: Moody Church Leadership Collection Publication Date: 2003 Pages: 208 About the Author John Koessler is the chairman of the Pastoral Studies Department at Moody Bible Institute. He is the author of Names...

Life for someone in pastoral ministry comes with many delights as well as numerous challenges. A pastor must fill many different roles throughout their ministry, often during the same season of life. From discipling, counseling, and preaching, to worship and managing the resources of a congregation, many skills are required of the minister. From authors including Timothy Keller, Constantine Campbell, Bryan Chapell, Jay Adams, Christopher Wright, John Koessler, and others, the resources from Zondervan collected here will both equip and encourage as you pursue your ministry.

When you stand before your congregation, what do you hope to accomplish when you preach the Word? If people have Bibles and the freedom to read and pray on their own—why do they need you? In short, what do you bring to the table?

What's in a name?

Para los cristianos, una de nuestras primeras lecciones —y uno de nuestros mayores regalos— es aprender a orar. Y, sin embargo, muchos de nosotros sentimos que nuestra vida de oración no es la adecuada. En Cuando Dios está en silencio, John Koessler nos asegura que este sentimiento no tiene nada que ver con la motivación o el método. Nuestros problemas son relacionales, y reconocer esto es el primer paso para tener una mejor vida de oración. La oración es una conversación que se mueve principalmente en una dirección: del creyente que ora al Dios que escucha. Si Dios parece estar en silencio, eso no significa que no esté escuchando. Siempre tenemos la atención de Dios. Este libro hace más que responder a preguntas como el cómo y por qué debemos orar. También nos invita a adquirir una conciencia más profunda de Dios, de su bondad y de la rica bienvenida que nos espera cada vez que nos acercamos a él en el nombre de Jesucristo.

The Zondervan Practical Theology Collection presents contemporary insights to key Christian disciplines. Featuring a variety of viewpoints, this collection offers guidance and practical help to pastors and ministry leaders in many different facets of the church and ministry as a whole.

The Master Collection is the complete library to-date from Lexham Press, including 602 resources built from the ground up to take advantage of the power of Logos Bible Software. Lexham Press is devoted to advancing scholarship and equipping the church. Our goal is to help you interact with Scripture by engaging with incredible resources. Interconnected resources. Multimedia assets. Feature integration. All woven into biblically grounded content for your research, sermon prep, and personal devotions.

This collection contains the entire catalog of resources from Lexham Press released in 2023. From commentaries and theological studies to ministry resources and devotionals, this collection provides readers with content on a wide array of topics.

At various times, some within the Protestant community have compromised core Christian principles to "fit the times". Challenging these truths, many members of the evangelical community have stood up for the key doctrines that, in their view, remain essential to the Christian faith. In Foundational Faith, John Koessler, a professor at Moody Bible Institute, joins several of his colleagues in introducing fundamental truths of the Christian faith to a generation increasingly unfamiliar with the…

Can we all just get along?

Has the World Confused Evil with Righteousness?

Containing some of the best Zondervan works, this is a comprehensive library of premier Evangelical Christian biblical research. Resources included in this collection provide readers with a wide array of content from Greek and Hebrew textbook to biblical interpretation, hermeneutics and bible study, from commentaries, biblical exegesis, theology, and church history, to pastoral ministry, life application, and devotional material. You will benefit from the scholarly and practical guidance from authors including Douglas Moo, D.A. Carson, John Walton, Tremper Longman, III, and Walter Kaiser, and some of its most-respected series, including Word Biblical Commentary, NIV Application Commentary, Expositor’s Bible Commentary, and the Counterpoints series. With this collection you will have an immense Bible reference library to engage with key scholars, doctrines, and events of the Christian faith.

Disappointment is a feeling everyone knows well—failed relationships, buyer’s remorse, unmet expectations, and so on. In a broken world, disappointment surrounds us.

All Christians desire to pray more effectively. The Lexham Press Prayer Bundle includes 7 volumes of resources created to help you enhance your prayer life. You’ll find collections of prayers from throughout Christian history, studies on prayers from Scripture, and more—all intended to help you grow.

The present is more than a place where the past comes to rest.

Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explo

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award We live in a culture that values activity, achievement and accomplishment. Whether in our careers, churches, schools or families, busyness is the norm in our lives, and anything less makes us feel unproductive and anxious. We have to work all the harder, then, to pursue true rest in a 24-7 world that is constantly in motion.John Koessler understands that rest is not automatic or easy to attain. He names the modern-day barriers to becoming people of rest and presents a unique perspective on how pursuing rest leads us to the heart of God. With honest, biblical reflections on trends in our culture and churches, he exposes our misconceptions regarding the concept of rest, as well as offering correction and practices to align our ideas with God's ideal.The book includes reflection and discussion questions designed for both individual and group use. You will discover the true meaning behind Jesus' idea of the yoke of…

Escape the tyranny of urgency and anxiety and learn to live fully present in this brand-new book by Dr. John Koessler.

Has the World Confused Evil with Righteousness? When sin is disguised as virtue, the path to cultivating righteousness becomes impossible. Such is the challenge Christians face in the modern age. Not long ago, most people would agree that the seven deadly sins are in fact deadly. But ask them today, and you’ll hear a different answer. Today, “anger” is often considered an admirable emotion, “lust” the only expression of love, and “greed” the unassailable right to “get what’s yours.” The world c...

The Lexham Press Spiritual Growth Bundle includes 44 volumes of resources created to expand your biblical knowledge. This bundle is perfect for anyone wishing to take their faith further and enhance their spiritual walk. You’ll find meditations, prayers, devotionals, and more—all intended to help you grow.