Helpful Books for Purchase

Here are some selections of books that may be helpful to you for your spiritual growth and development.  These resources are linked directly to Christianbooks.com and Amazon.com. Purchasing these items via JimmyHurd.org will also help to support this ministry.

Leadership

Effective Staffing for Vital Churches
By Bill Easum and Bill Tenny-Brittian

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Bible Study and Reference

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Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words By W.E. Vine / Thomas Nelson This convenient one volume combines Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words and Unger and White's Expository Dictionary of the Old Testament. This book allows you to easily access the alphabetized English equivalents of the Greek or Hebrew words from which they are translated. Throughout the text the most significant biblical words are illustrated by Scripture passages, comments, cross-references, ancient and modern meanings, precise etymologies, historical notes, and clearly defined technical information. Each original language is indexed, and the addition of a topical index allows you to access all the dictionary entries pertinent to specific New Testament ideas and teachings.Keyed to Strong's.

NKJV Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, Genuine Leather Black
By AMG Publishers

There are times when a Greek or Hebrew word has a distinct meaning that seriously affects the proper interpretation of Scripture. Unless you are familiar with these languages, you will not be able to determine what word in the original text was used or the differences between these words-until now.

The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible identifies the key words of the original languages and presents clear, precise explanations of their meaning and usage. Those who love God's Word will treasure this Bible, for it contains a whole library of biblical helps within its covers.

The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible combines essential tools for Hebrew and Greek with translations that accurately and clear. An easy-to-use style plus the benefits of the Strong's Dictionary numbering system makes this study Bible one for every student of God's Word, no matter what age.

The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible is a complete English Bible text for cross-reference study to the original languages from which the Bible was translated.

Features

• Hebrew and Greek word studies
• AMG’s annotated Strong’s dictionaries
• Strong’s Hebrew & Greek dictionaries combined with additional material taken from AMG’s Complete Word Study Dictionaries
• Footnotes on the original languages, Bible history, Bible doctrines, and difficult passages
• Key Words in the biblical text coded to Strong's numbers
• Codes in the New Testament text identify grammatical structure of key Greek words
• Notations explain the significance of the grammatical codes
• Introduction to each book of the Bible
• Table of Weights and Measures
• Center-column reference system
• Concordance
• Words of Jesus in red
• Presentation page
• Ribbon marker
• Gold page edges

New Features:

• Full text of the New King James Version of the Bible
• Wider margins than previous editions
• New Word Studies with AMG's Annotated Strong's Dictionaries

Marriage and Family Life

His Needs, Her Needs--Revised and Expanded By Willard F. Harley, Jr. / Revell It's no surprise; men and women have radically different priorities! In this updated edition of His Needs, Her Needs, Dr. Harley offers new insights into the intimate emotional needs of husbands and wives to help you "affair-proof" your marriage. Learn how to sustain romance, love more creatively and sensitively, deepen your awareness of each other year after year, and overcome marital conflicts. Hardcover.

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts, New Edition By Gary Chapman / Northfield Publishing Words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, physical touching - learning these love languages will get your marriage off to a great start or enhance a long-standing one! Chapman explains the purpose of each "language" and shows you how to identify the one that's meaningful to your spouse now. Updated to reflect the complexities of relationships in today's world, this new edition of The 5 Love Languages reveals intrinsic truths and provides action steps in each chapter that will help you on your way to a healthier relationship. Also includes an updated personal profile.

How to Really Love Your Child, Revised and Updated By D. Ross Campbell, M.D. / David C Cook Many parents would be dismayed to discover that their children feel unloved, yet most children doubt that they are loved unconditionally. In How to Really Love Your Child, renowned author and counselor Dr. Ross Campbell gives parents the tools they need to show love to their child in ways that can be received and returned, again and again.

Christian Living

The Practice of the Presence of God
By Brother Lawrence / Whitaker House

Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the greatest secret of living in the Kingdom of God here on earth. It is the art of "practicing the presence of God in one single act that does not end." He often stated that it is God who paints Himself in the depths of our soul. We must merely open our hearts to receive Him and His loving presence, where ever we are, be it in a bustling kitchen or on our knees in prayer. A classic in Christian literature. This edition is abridged and updated, while keeping the essence of the message intact. It contains 4 parts: Conversations, Letters, Spiritual Maxims, and The Life of Brother Lawrence.

Praying for Purpose for Women: A Prayer Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever, Softcover
By Katie Brazelton / Zondervan

Praying for Purpose for Women can change your life forever as you discover a prayer life unlike any other you've experienced. For sixty days, sixty influential women share how God mentored them toward their unique life missions. At the end of each reading are reflections and prayers to help you discover your own personal ministry and distinct life calling. Paperback.

The Guide ... Revolutionary Forgiveness By Eric Wright / Evangelical Press What gift would you give our society that would make the greatest difference to the greatest number of lives? The author Eric E. Wright has no doubts about the answer: the giving and receiving of forgiveness. As he says, 'Learning to give and receive forgiveness is an essential element of Christian living. Without it our relationships become brittle and tattered - or non-existent!' In this latest book in The Guide series, Eric E. Wright examines the whole subject of forgiveness, including: what it is (and what it isn't!); forgiveness from both a personal and a heavenly perspective; who should take the first step; reconciliation; restitution and much more. He challenges you to embrace a lifestyle of forgiveness by following the model forgiver, Jesus Christ himself, and shows how a right attitude to this practice can revolutionize your life and the life of your community.

Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life By Abbot Christopher Jamison / Liturgical Press The host of the BBC television series The Monastery shows how the rule of Benedict is not (as commonly assumed) a set of hard-and-fast regulations, but rather perceptive insights and suggestions for daily living on topics such as silence, humility, community, and spirituality. For monastics and nonmonastics alike. 224 pages, hardcover. Liturgical Press.

Every Man's Battle with Workbook: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time
By Stephen Arterburn & Fred Stoeker / WaterBrook

Today's media bombards men with sexual images and temptation, so it's no wonder that "sexual addiction" is on the rise---even within the church. In this compassionate brother-to-brother guide, Arterburn and Stoeker tackle this serious problem head-on, offering a practical battle plan for men---married or single---who desire to live by God's standard. Includes workbook. 368 pages, softcover from Waterbrook.

The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
By Stephen M. R. Covey / Free Press

For business leaders and public figures in any arena, The Speed of Trust offers an unprecedented and eminently practical look at exactly how trust functions in our every transaction and relationship-from the most personal to the broadest, most indirect interaction-and how to establish trust immediately so that you and your organization can forego the time-killing, bureaucratic check-and-balance processes so often deployed in lieu of actual trust.

Ministry Helps

The Purpose-Driven Church: Every Church is Big in God's Eyes
By Rick Warren / Zondervan

Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believes that in order for a church to be healthy it must become a purpose-driven church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow...Warmer through fellowship - Deeper through discipleship - Stronger through worship - Broader through ministry - Larger through evangelism. Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries. The Purpose-Driven Church shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing a people-building process. Warren says, "If you will concentrate on building people, God will build the church."

Purpose Driven Youth Ministry - eBook
By Doug Fields / Zondervan

From the church that brought you Purpose Driven Life and Purpose Driven Church is this book that gives you a plan to build a healthy youth ministry. There are nine components to the Purpose Driven Youth ministry model: perseverance, participating leaders, parents, planned values, process, programs, potential audience, purpose, and the power of God. This model for ministry is not based on one great youth leader and is not destroyed if that leader leaves the church.

Doug Fields has been in youth ministry for more than two decades and has been the Pastor to Students at Saddleback Church in Southern California since 1992. He is the author of over 30 books and holds an M.Div. From Fuller Theological Seminary.