The Normal Christian Life {Book Review}

BOOK TITLE: The Normal Christian Life

AUTHOR: Watchman Nee (Nee To-Sheng)

ISBN: 978-971-789-194-1267-2

THEME: Christian Living/ Spiritual Growth

PUBLISHER: CLC Publications

OVERALL RATING: 4.9/ 5

PAGES: 255

As a Christian Have you ever asked yourself,—“Am I living the normal Christian Life?” “Am I walking in the path that God wants me to walk in?”But wait, what really is the normal Christian Life? Maybe, you’ll say it is reading the bible, praying, going to church by Sundays… and that’s it, but there’s more than that.

Watchman Nee gives us the secret of a normal Christian life, and that is to put Christ in your life, make him your life, dying to self so Christ will be glorified.Compiled from the records and private notebooks of Nee (Nee To-Sheng) which are meticulously translated by Angus I. Kinnear, this book is a must have to any Christian who longs to live a Christ-centered life.

With 1 Million in print, there is no wonder that this book has reached that peak. Every pages of this book is clearly, well-written & well- inspired from the bible, particularly from the book of Romans and Ephesians. Nee reveals the essential steps in the personal faith and walk of the believer and emphasizes the cross, blood and resurrection of our Lord Jesus which contains fresh spiritual insights very good for our spiritual walk.

Get ready to experience breakthrough in your life as you read this book and as you long to live for the sake of Christ, let Christ be your life, live the normal Christian Life!

Get your copy now! I am telling you,you’ll love to read it over and over again!

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“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ livethin me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

-Galatians 2:20 KJV

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Watchman Nee (1903-1972) was a noted Chinese Bible teacher and Christian leader. He began his preaching ministry while still a university student. From 1923 to 1950 Nee founded 200 churches. Starting as small groups meeting in rented houses, these self-supporting congregations became strong spiritually and gew rapidly, continuing to develop their China’s Cultural Revolution. Nee was arrested in 1952 and found guilty of false charges; he was imprisoned until his death in 1972.

ABOUT THE CLC PUBLICATIONS

CLC Publications (formerly Christian Literature Crusade) is the English language publishing house for CLC Ministries International. Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, CLC has published books for the Deeper Christian Life for over 50 years. Our focus has been to publish books by trusted authors with a clear and timeless message. Some of our better known authors from the past include Watchman Nee, Corrie ten Boom, Amy Carmichael, Andrew Murray and Roy Hession. Today we are also publishing books by well known authors like Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt.

Many of our books are influenced by the message of the Keswick movement starting in 1875 in England and therefore some of our older authors have British origins or spoke on the Keswick stage at one time or another. While we do not limit our publishing to the theology of this movement, we are certainly excited to be able to convey the message of the Victorious Christian Life to a new generation.

As a part of CLC International, our books are sold and distributed in countries all over the world including but not limited to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, India, the West Indies, and the Philippines. We are committed to being a significant part of fulfilling CLC’s international purpose of making evangelical Christian literature available to all nations so that people may come to faith and maturity in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Disclosure: A review copy of this book is provided for review by CLCPhilippines

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What Worship Style Are You?

Today’s post is more of a poll than it is a teaching.
I want to know…what worship style are you?
Piano? Banjo? Organ? Guitar? Synth? Vocoder?
A few weeks ago I shared my criteria for selecting new songs as well as how I find new songs.
A friend of mine messaged me privately when I mentioned who the “staple” songwriters were that I look for.
You see, he leads worship with predominantly “Black Gospel” music. The most “crossover” artist he does is Israel Houghton. But he’s into songs from Judith Christie-McAllister, John P. Kee, William Murphy, Vashawn Mitchell, James Fortune, Charles Jenkins, Kurt Carr, Byron Cage, and Fred Hammond.
Me? These songwriters and artists aren’t even on my radar. But the question begs to be asked: should they be?

Is the Guitar Overtaking Worship Music?

What’s interesting is that this type of music doesn’t require the ever popular, guitar-oriented worship band with two singers. It’s driven by a couple keyboards, organ, 6-9 singers, and sometimes even a choir.
I know for me, this type of music doesn’t get included in my repertoire. I’m as white as white can be. But it got me thinking: why don’t I include this type of music on occasion? Am I missing a beautiful element of diversity in my services?
What worship style are you? Do you feel the style of your church isn’t given voice in our current, modern worship music?
And it seems that most churches are conforming to the guitar, tenor-vocal driven, modern, pop/rock worship sound.
As the body of Christ all over the world, our styles should be unique. The message of the Gospel never changes but as we incarnate that truth in different cultures it needs to take on new flavor.
So I want to hear from you, friends. What worship style are you?
What music do you select? Who are you listening to?
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Heaven and the Afterlife {Book Review}

AUTHOR: Dr. James Garlow with Keith Wall

ISBN: 978-971-789-237-5

PUBLISHER: CLC Publications

OVERALL RATING: 4.9/5

I've just finished reading through the pages of this very interesting book, the very time I saw this, it really caught my attention. This book is so extraordinary and so profound…

Christians and non-Christians often have questions about heaven, hell, life after death, angels and demons. How does it really like to be in heaven, hell, to die? Is it painful? Comforting? Frightening? Exhilarating? Exhausting? Hot? Cold? Because of these, many people have a huge fear of dying and of the afterlife because they are clueless and they are not yet prepared about it and we often associate dying with pain and loss. This subject is so sensitive to many that they are so reluctant about it. But belief in the afterlife is a cornerstone of Christian faith as Jesus tells us in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son for whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have an everlasting life.” And as Paul also writes in Philippians 1:21, “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Afterlife is real, but not everything you hear about it is, get the answers you need to decide for yourself. Making an illustration of Heaven & Hell or how does it feels in the afterlife is like drawing a map of a place you haven’t been reached. Heaven and the Afterlife helps you sort out what is fiction and what is fact in everything you hear about the afterlife with honest answers based on years of biblical study of the author.This book also has topics about: Universalism which suggests that all will be saved in the end, Annihilationism which proposes that those without faith will cease to exist, Purgatory that suggests being a stopover on the way to heaven, and Reincarnation.

Now, ponder this: God has prepared an unimaginable place for you to spend eternity, and he wants to enjoy it with you! Get deeper in relationship with Him and work out your faith and have the assurance of salvation in your heart, because at the end of the day everyone, every single person without exemption will face death. The biggest question is: “Are you ready to meet you God, to meet Jesus?

Get ready, be prepared & discover Heaven and the afterlife!

Get your copy now! It is available for you in all CLC Bookstores.

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“It is so impossible that anything so natural, so necessary and so universal as death should eve have been designed by Providence as an evil to mankind.” –Jonathan Swift

“And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this is judgment.” –Hebrews 9:27

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Dr. JamesGarlow is the senior pastor of Skyline Church in San Diego and a speaker nationwide. He has appeared on CNN, Fox, NBC and other media outlets. The Garlow Perspective commentary is heard on nearly 700 radio stations. He has master’s degrees from Princetown and Asbury Seminaries and PhD from Drew University.

Keith Wall, a twenty-year publishing veteran, writes full time in collaboration with a number of bestselling authors.

ABOUT THE CLC PUBLICATIONS

CLC Publications (formerly Christian Literature Crusade) is the English language publishing house for CLC Ministries International. Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, CLC has published books for the Deeper Christian Life for over 50 years. Our focus has been to publish books by trusted authors with a clear and timeless message. Some of our better known authors from the past include Watchman Nee, Corrie ten Boom, Amy Carmichael, Andrew Murray and Roy Hession. Today we are also publishing books by well known authors like Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt.

Many of our books are influenced by the message of the Keswick movement starting in 1875 in England and therefore some of our older authors have British origins or spoke on the Keswick stage at one time or another. While we do not limit our publishing to the theology of this movement, we are certainly excited to be able to convey the message of the Victorious Christian Life to a new generation.

As a part of CLC International, our books are sold and distributed in countries all over the world including but not limited to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, India, the West Indies, and the Philippines. We are committed to being a significant part of fulfilling CLC’s international purpose of making evangelical Christian literature available to all nations so that people may come to faith and maturity in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Disclosure: A review copy of this book is provided for review by CLCPhilippines

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A Passion for Prayer {Book Review}

BOOK TITLE: A Passion for Payer… Experiencing Intimacy with God

THEME: Christian Living/ Spiritual Growth/ Prayer

AUTHOR: Tom Elliff

ISBN: 978-971-789-248-1

PUBLISHER: CLC Publications

OVERALL RATING: 4.8/5

Of all the disciplines of the Christian Life, prayer is perhaps the most neglected. Yet Jesus’ brief earthly life was permeated with it. If our Lord made prayer such a priority in word and in deed, shouldn’t we?

Our spiritual life is so unhealthy without a prayer life, the way our physical being needs to be nourished, our spiritual being needs more. We ought to be always connected with the Lord – a deep, intimate and strong communion. Think of a computer without an internet connection or a wireless connection to access the net; it has no regular updates for its software and applications nor updated to current news, trends etc.

Be connected with GOD – PRAY! God is calling you to pray, He’s calling us to draw near to Him, as James 4:8 declares, draw near to God and He will draw near to you. So ask yourself; do I pray?  Do I pray enough? I pray; but do I have passion for prayer? God has given us prayer not primarily as a method for getting things or changing circumstances, but as a means of cooperating with Him.

A Passion for Prayer seeks to help you develop—or deepen you communion with God. Drawing on personal experience and the assurance of God’s word, Pastor Tom Elliff shares some of the principles, challenges and disciplines of prayer:

                         -The perils of prayerlessness

                                 -Persevering Prayer

                                 -Prayer and Fasting

                                 -Praying for the grace to forgive

                                 -Intercessory Prayer

                                 -Prayer in the times of temptation

With this book you will be encouraged, strengthened and rejuvenated in you prayer life. Ignite the passion within and leave the courts of mediocrity, never let Satan steal the fire & passion of your prayer. Increase your prayer confidence, consistency and effectiveness in every circumstance as you daily come before the throne of grace!

You are called to pray… pray more… pray with passion!

Have a very meaningful, blessed, fruitful and Jesus-centered week! :)

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“If My people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

-2 Chronicles 7:14

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Former missionary, past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, pastor for over fifty years and author of numerous books, Tom Elliff has led crusades and conferences around the world. He serves as senior vice president of the International Mission Board for the Southern Baptist Convention.

ABOUT THE CLC PUBLICATIONS

CLC Publications (formerly Christian Literature Crusade) is the English language publishing house for CLC Ministries International. Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, CLC has published books for the Deeper Christian Life for over 50 years. Our focus has been to publish books by trusted authors with a clear and timeless message. Some of our better known authors from the past include Watchman Nee, Corrie ten Boom, Amy Carmichael, Andrew Murray and Roy Hession. Today we are also publishing books by well known authors like Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt.

Many of our books are influenced by the message of the Keswick movement starting in 1875 in England and therefore some of our older authors have British origins or spoke on the Keswick stage at one time or another. While we do not limit our publishing to the theology of this movement, we are certainly excited to be able to convey the message of the Victorious Christian Life to a new generation.

As a part of CLC International, our books are sold and distributed in countries all over the world including but not limited to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, India, the West Indies, and the Philippines. We are committed to being a significant part of fulfilling CLC’s international purpose of making evangelical Christian literature available to all nations so that people may come to faith and maturity in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Disclosure: A review copy of this book is provided for review by CLCPhilippines

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