{"product_id":"9780310242031_the-church-god-blesses","title":"The Church God Blesses","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod Is Looking For A Church To Bless.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod wants to transform his church into a people of power, joy, and peace. In \u003cem\u003eThe Church God Blesses\u003c\/em\u003e, Jim Cymbala reminds us that Christianity is only as strong as the local church and that God wants to bless our churches in ways we can't possibly imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't matter whether a church is alive and growing or barely surviving on life support. God has a plan for it. It doesn't matter whether a church is facing financial challenges, internal divisions, or strife among its leaders. God has a plan for it. God is able to deal with any problem a church will ever face--as long as his people earnestly seek him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Cymbala knows that God's blessing and grace is available to us today just as much as it was in the early church, when thousands of people became believers despite the fact that the church lacked everything we consider vital: church buildings, seminaries, printed materials, sound systems, choirs, and money. None of these things mattered. What mattered was that God's hand was on the church, working through his people to build the kingdom. Then, as now, God chose the church to manifest his presence to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this companion book to \u003cem\u003eThe Life God Blesses\u003c\/em\u003e, Cymbala describes the kind of church God wants to bless and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the Word of God and personal experience, \u003cem\u003eThe Church God Blesses\u003c\/em\u003e describes the key elements found in a vitally alive church and offers church leaders and individual Christians a fresh and invigorating look at what God intends the church to be. The church God blesses is not necessarily the largest, newest, or loudest church in town. Instead, it's a place where believers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReceive solid spiritual nourishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan trust in God’s protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngage in vital praise and worship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome effective in ministry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn that confession of sin is the channel to God’s power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Stephen Sorenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46905574785173,"sku":"9780310242031","price":21.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780310242031.jpg?v=1776889808","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780310242031_the-church-god-blesses","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}