Mez McConnell

Il est impossible de soulager la pauvret , au sens large, en dehors de l' glise locale. Depuis quelques ann es, les chr tiens vang liques semblent s'engager de plus en plus dans la lutte contre la pauvret . Toutefois, cet int r t renouvel pour le soulagement de la pauvret est vou l' chec s'il n'est pas fond sur l' glise locale, le moyen tabli par Dieu pour attirer les opprim s dans une relation transformatrice avec lui. Accentuant la priorit de l' vangile, Mez McConnell et Mike McKinley, deux pasteurs oeuvrant dans des minist res fructueux aupr s des pauvres, offrent des conseils bibliques et des strat gies pratiques pour l'implantation, la revitalisation et la croissance des glises l o c'est difficile, que cela soit dans nos propres communaut s ou ailleurs dans le monde. AuteursMEZ MCCONNELL (B. A., Moorlands College) est le pasteur principal de Niddrie Community Church dimbourg, en cosse. Il est le fondateur de 20Schemes, un minist re d vou l'implantation d' glises centr es sur l' vangile dans les quartiers de logements sociaux d' cosse. MIKE MCKINLEY (M. Div., Westminster Theological Seminary) est le pasteur principal de Sterling Park Baptist Church Sterling, en Virginie.

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So you're new to the whole Christianity thing. You've heard a bit about it but you aren't really sure what to do next and you've still got some pretty big questions. Well, the First Steps series is here to help. Let's start out with the most important question of all: is God out there? How can we know if He exists? If He does exist, what is He like? What does any of it have to do with us? This short book will help you think through these and other crucial questions.

All too often, our heads can feel like they are caught in a dark, lonely battle between what we want to do and what we know we should do. God feels distant and we feel dirty. The second book in the First Steps series tackles the fundamental, day-to-day difficulties experienced by every Christian, and looks at the question Why Did Life Just Get Harder?

Those who trust Jesus and want to live for him have been blessed by God so that they will be a blessing to others. The nitty gritty of that service, though, isn't easy. But the truth of the gospel changes that. Now our hope is not in what WE can do, but in the work of Christ in us.

All too often, our heads can feel like they are caught in a dark, lonely battle between what we want to do and what we know we should do. God feels distant and we feel dirty. The second book in the First Steps series tackles the fundamental, day-to-day difficulties experienced by every Christian, and looks at the question Why Did Life Just Get Harder?

So you're new to the whole Christianity thing. You've heard a bit about it but you aren't really sure what to do next and you've still got some pretty big questions. Well, the First Steps series is here to help. Let's start out with the most important question of all: is God out there? How can we know if He exists? If He does exist, what is He like? What does any of it have to do with us? This short book will help you think through these and other crucial questions.

I think there is real hope to be found, in the middle of our deepest traumas, in the good news about Jesus Christ. I also think that there is a place for us to find hope and community within the church. Because of these two beliefs, I truly think, distant though it may be, that we may even get to a place of peace within our souls and a place of forgiveness for those who hurt us so much. This is a book that has no easy answers and will offer none. This is a book that tries to get behind the tough questions of why God permits such abuses to occur in this world. Using his own story of childhood abuse, Mez McConnell tells us about a God who is just, sovereign and loving. A good father who knows the pain of rejection and abuse, who hates evil, who can bring hope even in the darkest place. ‘It’s not a pagan rags to Christian riches story. It’s real, raw and radical. I suspect that there will be as many people shocked by the Bible teaching that Mez wrestles with, as there will be those shocked by the abuse he suffered. With chapters like ‘The glorious, wonderful reality of Hell’ and ‘The terrible reality of Heaven’, there is no chance of this book being perceived as comfortable.’ – David Robertson, Christian Today https://christiantoday.com/article/my-favourite-christian-book-of-2019/133774.htm

All too often, our heads can feel like they are caught in a dark, lonely battle between what we want to do and what we know we should do. God feels distant and we feel dirty. The second book in the First Steps series tackles the fundamental, day–to–day difficulties experienced by every Christian, and looks at the question Why Did Life Just Get Harder?

Since the publication of 'A child called "it"' by Dave Pelzer there hasn't been a story like this. But this is not just another harrowing story about an excruciating childhood and the ravages on a life it produces. The difference is that Mez not only escaped from his 'trial by parent' but he discovered a hope that has transformed his life. He in turn has helped others find hope in their lives. Mez's story is told with a frankness and wit that hides much of the pain and despair that was his everyday experience. Do you like happy endings? Mez still suffers from his experiences but you'll be amazed at how far you can be restored from such a beginning.

"Abandoned by my mother, I was often clueless about my father's whereabouts, while his girlfriend-a cruel, angry, and violent woman 'looked after us'. She wasn't nice and would get angry with us kids and hit us. She would get angry a lot" You might think that this is just another harrowing story about an excruciating childhood but the difference is that Mez discovered a hope that transformed his life.