John R Strubhar

In Pursuit of the Greatest Gift

What the Love Chapter Reveals about Godly Living!

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Produktbeschreibung

Imagine what you could achieve for the Kingdom if you reshaped your whole life around the pursuit of God's greatest gift-Christ-like love. If you haven't found your spiritual love connection with Jesus, then it's past time to let go of the things that won't last and embrace the eternal gift of His love! Let godly love break down the walls that envy, arrogance, rudeness, and other byproducts of your human nature have erected in the corners of your heart. Dr. John R. Strubhar, longtime Lead Pastor of churches in Illinois, Indiana, and California, navigates the nitty-gritty details of love as Paul laid out in the love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, so that you can show Jesus to the world in everything you do and say. In this book, you will learn: - What makes God's brand of love different - How God delivers a personalized gift to every believer - What surrendering your human nature to the ways of love requires - How God's love compares to His other gracious gifts - Why Christ-like love is courageous, contagious, and never-ending - How love's code of conduct liberates you Plus workbook sections will help you begin aligning yourself with God's perfect way of love! Then prepare yourself for the patience, kindness, humility, and forgiveness of Christ-like love to transform your relationships and glorify God. Are you ready to take your human nature out of the driver's seat and place God's greatest gift of love behind the wheel? Then begin reading In Pursuit of the Greatest Gift and start living-and loving-God's way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Minds Eye Publications
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781945793288
• ISBN-10: 1945793287
• Artikelnr.: 51140209

Autorenporträt

Dr. John Strubhar was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Westmont College for one year before graduating with a B.A. from Summit Christian College in 1969. He continued his theological studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, receiving a M.Div. in 1973; a Th.M. in homiletics and pastoral theology in 1975; and a D.Min. in Church Administration and Revitalization in 1980. Currently, Dr. Strubhar is serving as an Interim Pastor with Interim Pastor Ministries (IPM). Prior to this ministry, he was the Lead Pastor at Maywood Evangelical Free Church in Rockford, IL. His previous ministries involved serving as the Executive Pastor at the Boca Ra-ton Community Church, Boca Raton, FL; Superintendent for the Great Lakes District of the Evangelical Free Church of America; and Lead Pastor of churches in Indiana, Illinois, and California. He is ordained by the Evangelical Free Church of America and is a lifetime member of the EFCA Ministerial Association. In addition to his pastoral duties, Dr. Strubhar has served as a graduate assistant and guest lecturer at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Summit Christian College, and Moody Bible Institute (Correspondence Department). He has also ministered as a church consultant and conference speaker. He has been a Director on the Board of Governors at Summit Christian College, the Pastor's Advisory Council at Trinity College, the American Board of Missions to the Jews, the Board of Directors for the Evangelical Free Church of America, and Reaching Indians Ministries International. Dr. Strubhar co-authored a book with the late Dr. Lloyd Perry entitled Evangelistic Preaching: A Step by Step Guide to Pulpit Evangelism, published by Moody Press in 1979 and reprinted by Wipf and Stock Publishers in 2000. He has also contributed several chapters to two men's devotional books: Time Out, published by Evergreen in 1989, and Take Five, published by Broad-man and Holman in 1994. Dr. Strubhar and his wife Sandy reside in Buckeye, Arizona. They have three grown children and eleven grandchildren.