Wasting Time With God

asting Time with God Klaus Issler considers seven character traits and companion disciplines to develop in light of God's friendship with us in order to help us make more room in our lives for him.

In this book, Marva Dawn insists that churches need to engage in a serious process of community discernment concerning worship in order to employ the best tools and forms, and she offers reflections to further the discussion. Each part of A Royal "Waste" of Time begins with a sample Scripture-based sermon since Dawn emphasizes that the church's worship must follow biblical guidelines and form a biblical people.--From publisher's description.

Many of us draw our value from who we know, what we do and what we have. We battle guilt over mistakes we've made, anxiety about what the future may hold for us, or fear of disapproval from others and from God. Our time is consumed with a multitude of activities intended to bring approval and acceptance from others. Are you tired of seeking approval in superficial relationships? Do you long to experience the intimacy, joy and freedom that comes from being deeply connected, soul and spirit, with your Father God? If so, you must prepare yourself to "waste time" with God. By doing this, you will learn to love more compassionately, give of yourself more freely and take yourself less seriously. Furthermore, you will be able to break free from dependence on others for approval. You can stop your pretense and striving for approval, and instead, sitting quietly with your Father God, you can be confident that you are significant, accepted and loved.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “The best books about Atheism are the ones written by Paulo Bittencourt, because, unlike Richard Dawkings, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, who have never been religious, he was raised Evangelical, studied Theology and, therefore, speaks from experience.” (D. Barker) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Arguments so radically thorough, sharp and damning that they baffle even some atheists and make them feel like defending religious people.” (M. Shermer) Among theological, philosophical and historical arguments, in Wasting Time on God Paulo Bittencourt, who was a devout Adventist, active in the church, a Theology student and almost became a pastor, reveals the reasons why he doesn’t believe in invisible beings, including the celestial ones, and undoubtedly demonstrates that Atheism is the only intellectually honest stance. Do you have faith in God? Is it unshakable? How do you know, if you don’t put it to the test? Read this book to the end. If it doesn’t make you doubt any of the things you believe, nothing else will. It will be proven that you really stand firm in the faith. Topics covered: Allah, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal Church, Communism, Devil, Evolution, Freethought, God, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Mohammed, Philosophy, Protestantism, Satan, Science, Skepticism, Socialism, etc. Paulo Bittencourt was born in Castro, Brazil, spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro and studied Theology in São Paulo. Close to becoming a pastor, he went on an adventure to Europe and ended up settling in Austria. The book Ethics, by Bento de Espinosa (Baruch Spinoza), turned him into a naturalist, humanist and freethinker. Paulo Bitencourt dedicates his life to helping people liberate themselves from religion. Paulo Bittencourt is the author also of the books Liberated from Religion and Com Zeus Não Se Brinca (Zeus Is Not to Be Played With). “I don’t want to believe, I want to know.” — Paulo Bittencourt Visit: tinyurl.com/free-thought

Faith without obedience is dead. Prayer without action is wasted. What would your life look like if you stopped praying about God’s will and just did it instead? How would your church look if it spent as much time serving as it spent praying about serving? The truth is, sometimes when you think you’re praying, you’re really just procrastinating. And when you think you’re asking that God’s will be done, you’re really telling him no. In times that call for action, prayer can be disobedience in disguise. Wasted Prayer uncovers the ways we use prayer to dodge responsibility for the work God has assigned us. Complete with punch-in-the-gut biblical exposition that will help get you off your knees—and out of your chair—Wasted Prayer will provide you with the jolt you need to start living like a Christian, instead of just praying like one. It’s time to stop praying and start doing.

This book is written to help, shape, form, and foster a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Through spending quality time with our Savior and Lord, it is how and why the believer growths and develops a personal solid, sound, and strong relationship. Relationships are built and develop from spending quality time with the person who you love the most. If a person truly loves God, He/she will spend that quality time with Him. Someone stated, Time is money and losing time is losing money. The blessings will not flourish or multiply, unless the individual spending quality and meaningful time with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The fact of the matter is that Lord Jesus Christ is the Blesser, and a person should have a need, desire, and want to spend time with the one who blesses him/her. Spending quality time with the Lord Jesus Christ is dedicating and committing to worship, prayer, and studying His word. It is not about reading or quoting scriptures, but mediating and fellowship with Him. Having A Moment with God is about spending a committed and dedicated time with the Lord Jesus Christ on a daily and consistence, continuous, and constant basis. Psalm 1:2, But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he mediate day and night. A Moment with God is about delighting, which indicates that a person must spend time, cleave, and commit to worship, prayer, and mediating on His word. There is no secret to knowing, loving, and worshiping God, because these things happen when a person abide[s] in Him and He abides in him/her (John 15:7)If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. The word abide means to set up residence or dwelling in the midst of. Through spending A Moment with God, it is asking, requesting, and praying for the ultimate worship, fellowship, and praise to take course, which is the ultimate resolution of God dwelling in the midst of. This is when a person knows that God is doing more than listening and answering prayershe is actually dwelling within the person. Hopefully, through this book, A Moment with God: Devotional Book, the individual will develop, learn, and gather principles and concepts of significance value for spending quality time with God that will develop and foster a productive and positive relationship that will yield results. This is my prayer and hope.

Many of us draw our value from who we know, what we do and what we have. We battle guilt over mistakes we've made, anxiety about the future may hold for us, or fear of disapproval from others and from God. Our time is consumed with a multitude of activities intended to bring approval and acceptance from others. Are you tired of seeking approval in superficial relationships? Do you long to experiences the intimacy, joy and freedom that comes from being deeply connected, soul and spirit, with your father God? If so you must prepare yourself to "waste time" with God. By doing this, you will learn to love more compassionately, give of yourself more freely and take yourself less seriously. Furthermore, you will be able to break free from dependence on others for approval. You can stop your pretense and striving for approval, and instead, sitting quietly with your Father God, you can be confident you are significant, accepted and loved.

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