Rueben P. Job

Living Fully, Dying Well

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:42:27 GMT

Our best decisions about life's important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully, Dying Well is a study designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life's most important moments.

This is the leader's guide for the study Living Fully, Dying Well through which participants will learn how to face openly and unafraid the benefits and limitations of aging and end of life decisions. Read the Introduction.

Living Fully, Dying Well

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:42:09 GMT

Our best decisions about life's most important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully, Dying Well is a book designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life's most important moments.

This book can be read alone or part of the eight session study see the Living Fully, Dying Well Planning Kit for more information about the study.

Click here to read the Introduction.

Living Fully, Dying Well DVD

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:41:18 GMT

Our best decisions about life's important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully and Dying Well is a resource designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life's most important moments. In this study, participants will learn how to face openly and unafraid the benefits and limitations of aging and end of life decisions.

This companion DVD offers eight video segments to open group discussion as well as downloadable helps and two additional study sessions for adults and teens.

Compañerismo en Cristo Libro del participante

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:39:54 GMT

Compañerismo en Cristo, Guía del líder también está disponible.

El libro del participante incluye 28 semanas de lecturas y ejercicios dividas en 5 secciones. Los temas de cada semana son presentados por autores reconocidos quienes tienen conocimientos amplios sobre cada tema. En estos capítulos introductorios, escritores como Gerrit Scott Dawson, Adele González, E. Glenn Hinson, Rueben Job, Marjorie Thompson y Wendy Wright combinan el testimonio personal con lo mejor de la tradición cristiana, para ofrecernos el trasfondo para los ejercicios de la semana. Después de la sección de introducción, usted encontrará cinco ejercicios que le ayudarán a meditar más profundamente sobre la temática de cada semana y a preparase para la reunión semanal del grupo. Los ejercicios combinan la lectura de la Escritura, practicas espirituales específicas, y preguntas para que usted reflexione y comente en su diario. Estos ejercicios deben tomarle unos 30 minutos cada día.

A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:35:28 GMT

For more than 20 years, people have turned to the Guide to Prayer series for their daily devotional time. Thousands of readers appreciate the series' simple structure of daily worship, rich spiritual writings, lectionary guidelines, and poignant prayers.

Each day offers guidance for an opening affirmation, a petition of prayer, and daily scripture selections. The "Readings for Reflection" reach back to early Christian classics and include voices from contemporary spiritual writing. Excerpts from celebrated writers such as Frederick Buechner, Joyce Rupp, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Mother Teresa, Howard Thurman, C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Wesley, and many others are arranged in weekly themes. Job and Shawchuck also include spiritually grounded explanations of the seasons of the church year to introduce each section of the book.

Compañerismo en Cristo Libro del participante - PDF

Wed, 18 May 2022 20:30:22 GMT

Compañerismo en Cristo, Guía del líder también está disponible.

A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God

Sat, 14 May 2022 00:54:49 GMT

This book, the fourth in The Upper Room's bestselling "Guide to Prayer" series, offers a simple pattern of daily prayer built around weekly themes and organized by the Christian church year.

Each week follows this pattern:

Affirmation
Psalm
Psalm Prayer
Daily Scripture Readings
Silence
Daily Reading
Reflection (Silent or Written)
Prayers
Offering of Self to God
Blessing

The daily readings are drawn from the history of Christian spirituality and feature such writers as Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd, Douglas Steere, Jan Richardson, Trevor Hudson, Wendy M. Wright, and many others.

Beautifully bound in a leather-like cover, A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God makes a perfect gift and a reliable companion for anyone seeking to deepen a steady life of prayer.

A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God (Paperback Edition)

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:33:38 GMT

This book, the fourth in The Upper Room's bestselling "Guide to Prayer" series, offers a simple pattern of daily prayer built around weekly themes and organized by the Christian church year.

Each week follows this pattern:

Affirmation
Psalm
Psalm Prayer
Daily Scripture Readings
Silence
Daily Reading
Reflection (Silent or Written)
Prayers
Offering of Self to God
Blessing

Beautifully bound in a leather-like cover, A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God makes a perfect gift and a reliable companion for anyone seeking to deepen a steady life of prayer.

A Guide to Prayer for All God's People

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:23:05 GMT

A compilation of scripture, prayers and spiritual readings, this inexhaustible resource contains thematically arranged material for each week of the year and for monthly personal retreats. Its contents have made it a sought-after desk reference, a valuable library resource, and a cherished companion.

Includes excerpts from such writers as Thomas Merton, Evelyn Underhill, Albert Schweitzer, Eugene Peterson, Esther de Waal, Thérèse of Lisieux, and many others.

A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:13:18 GMT

A best seller for nearly 3 decades! This classic devotional and prayer book is a compilation of scriptures, prayers, readings from well-known spiritual writers, and hymn texts.

Each week centers on a different theme and follows this format: invocation, psalm, daily scripture readings, readings for reflection, prayers (for the church, myself, others), reflection time, and a hymn. The back of the book contains models for 12 personal one-day retreats.

Featured writers include William Barclay, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Carlo Carretto, Mother Teresa, Richard J. Foster, Elton Trueblood, C. S. Lewis, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Simone Weil, and many others.

Embracing the Journey, Participant's Book, Vol. 1

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:11:38 GMT

A revised Companions in Christ Leader's Guide, containing a "Getting Started Guide" and new plans for a closing retreat, is also available.

Embracing the Journey: The Way of Christ focuses on an exploration of spiritual formation as an individual and corporate journey toward wholeness and holiness through the grace of God. This book is the first segment of a five-volume study of the original 28-week Companions in Christ resource. The 5-piece participant series is designed for groups that will take breaks between the other four volumes:

Feeding on the Word (scripture)
Deepening Our Prayer (prayer)
Responding to Our Call (vocation)
Exploring Spiritual Guidance (spiritual companionship)

OPTION: Groups that wish to experience an uninterrupted 28-week study of Companions in Christ should order Companions in Christ Participant's Book in 1 Volume.

Companions in Christ Participant's Book in 1 Volume

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:08:11 GMT

A revised Companions in Christ Leader's Guide, containing a "Getting Started Guide" and new plans for a closing retreat, is also available.

This revised edition combines the first five Companions in Christ Participant's Books in one volume. If you're considering Companions in Christ for your church, begin with this book. This one-volume introduction to Companions in Christ moves through an uninterrupted 28-week study of five topics:

spiritual formation
scripture
prayer
vocation
spiritual companionship

This Participant's Book is recommended for groups that will continue their study together for the full 28 weeks.

Companions in Christ offers a powerfully transforming small-group experience in opening yourself to God's presence and guidance. Explore classic spiritual practices, and develop new daily patterns that will open your life to a deepening relationship with God and with your group.

ALTERNATE OPTION: Also available are separate Participant's Books for each of the 5 topics mentioned above, which gives your group a chance to take a break between study modules:

Embracing the Journey (spiritual formation)
Feeding on the Word (scripture)
Deepening Our Prayer (prayer)
Responding to Our Call (vocation)
Exploring Spiritual Guidance (spiritual companionship)