‘Why We Need Jesus’ attempts to bridge the gap between Christians and unbelievers. The case is made for our common human condition. Having demonstrated what unites us in a common condition of spiritual neediness, Jesus Christ is presented as the answer to satisfy our neediness. Our spiritual neediness now satisfied in Christ, we discover a new identity giving meaning and purpose to our life. Scripture is explored to give guidance as to why and how we endure in our new identity.

Many of us can feel empty, and don’t really understand why. It is because we were made by God for God. We were born with this need inside us. When we go our own way in life, and don’t count God in, we can get in a mess because we don’t understand what is really best for us. Only God knows that. We were not made to carry guilt. Our shoulders are not big enough. When guilt weighs heavily on us, it can cause all sorts of problems – mental, emotional, and physical. When we say sorry for the wrong things we’ve done, God wipes our slate clean. He wipes it all away. We are justified, just as if we had never sinned!

I thought I was a really great guy because I didn't have any bad habits such as drugs or drinking. I soon learned that my being religious made me no better than those that did.

Why You Need Jesus? We are all sinners, on our own we are powerless to save ourselves (Romans 3:23). Only Jesus has the power to either save us or condemn us (John 3:18). For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:24). God inspired me to write this book so as to encourage those who have not made a decision to follow Jesus Christ because life is too short and we have one life to live. I am driven by my passion for Christ, and I intend not to impose my spirituality on others or denigrate anyone for their beliefs, their lifestyle and their worldview, but am deeply committed in sharing the gospel of Jesus because I believe Jesus is the key to eternal life. I am provoking you to ignite your emotion so that you will have a change of heart to believe and to receive Jesus in your heart (John 1:12). Death is an inescapable reality that we all have to face whether we like it or not. Our earthly life is a transition from here to eternity. Jesus is the way, the life and the truth. No one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). Think about it. Benjamin F. Bautista is a resident of Orange County, California. He's married with two children. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines. He attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Brea, California and transferred to Newburgh Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Indiana where he finished his Master of Arts in Theology and Ph.D. in Pastoral Ministry. He is the founder and Pastor of In Jesus Name Global Ministry in Orange County, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Many of us long to experience the fullness of God and his purpose for our lives. Not a whole lot of us ever do. The reason is that we have departed in some significant ways from the biblical view of Christian life and growth. The New Testament highlights the communal, missional, and eschatological aspects of our walk with God. We grow in our faith as individual Christians to the degree that we are (a) deeply rooted relationally in a local church community that is (b) passionately playing its part in God's grand story of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration, and (c) intently anticipating the summing of all things in Christ when Jesus returns. In recent decades, American evangelicals have traded away community, outreach, and the Bible's teaching about eternity future for the pursuit of individual religious experience in the here-and-now. Why We Need the Church to Become More Like Jesus traces this departure from biblical Christianity through recent decades of popular evangelical trends and reminds us that faith centered on community, mission, and the story line of Scripture remains the key to the spiritual formation of the individual Christian.

A debate that's 2,000 years old, and running… Do Jews need Jesus? It’s an age-old debate with eternal ramifications. If Jesus is not the Jewish Messiah, if He is not the savior of the world, if He is not the promised redeemer God sent to restore Israel and redeem the nations (Isaiah 49:6), then bringing His message to the Jewish people is a grave threat to their security. But if He is the prophet God promised to raise up, if God did indeed command Israel to follow Him, and if the Jews will be held accountable by God if they don’t accept Jesus, then sharing His message is beyond imperative. Jesus is either “Lord of all or not Lord at all.” The stakes couldn’t be higher. Jews Don’t Need Jesus… and Other Misconceptions settles this dispute with biblical evidence. It argues that believing in Jesus isn’t apostasy; it’s obedience, and it leads to eternal blessing. That’s what makes this book critical for Jewish people or anyone in gospel ministry to the Jews.

Throughout the centuries, writers have penned volumes in prose on the subject of Messianic prophecy, but only a handful have written books on this fascinating subject entirely in poetry. Since most of the prophets and scribes of Israel wrote their divine revelation concerning Messianic prophecy in Hebrew poetry, a modern-day collection of poems that concentrate on how Jesus fulfilled some of these prophecies would be a valuable resource for any twenty-first-century school, church, or bookstore. Charles Spurgeon, the famous nineteenth-century British preacher, once asserted that The Bible is like a lion, it needs no defense; let it out of its cage, and it will defend itself. The cage door is now ajar! Sonnets for Messiah consists of one hundred sonnets that show how Gods Son, Jesus Christ, fulfilled one hundred Messianic prophecies from Old-Testament Scripture. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem that means little song. Sonnets for Messiah uses three distinct sonnet forms to mold its themes: the Shakespearean, Spenserian, and Petrarchan. Each style displays its own unique rhyming pattern, and they are structured in such a way as to express ideas concisely. It is exactly this conciseness that many readers find most appealing about the sonnet. A well-crafted sonnet can say as much on a subject in fourteen lines as a book of prose can say in fourteen pages!

Horse Sense - Sound Practical Judgment In Life D.J. Shrewsbury's first book "Getting A Miracle - Light Covering Darkness" has touched many reader's lives. His second book "HORSE SENSE FOR TODAY'S WORLD" presents the logic of God's Word concerning world events. This book explores through Biblical truths the condition of today's humanity. Mixing scripture, humor, and story poetry it excels in understanding the simplicity of the spiritual. Look what others have said about David's writings: Christians used to be the leaders in the arts. The great Baroque and Classical composers, writers and artists used their gifts to present a strong Christian message. It is great to see the resurgence of Christian artists, musicians and writers today. David is a poet and uses his gift to glorify God. What flows from his heart will minister to many that read this book. Doug Martin, President/GM, Good News Radio Broadcasting, KVOI/KGMS/KLTU/KNXN/KAPR/KJAA Today's world needs all the horse sense we can find and Mr. Shrewsbury has a gift from God, which enables him to share common sense wisdom and truth with us through his poetry. Russ Miller, Founder of Creation, Evolution & Science Ministries

Using the Puritan writings judiciously, Joel R. Beeke and Brian G. Hedges provide twelve fascinating chapters on how the Puritans help us in a variety of ways, such as shaping our lives by the Scriptures, convicting our consciences of the subtlety and sinfulness of sin, opening for us the beauty and loveliness of Christ, and much more. Let this book transform your daily Christian life and move you to read the Puritan treasures for yourself. Table of Contents: 1. The Puritans Shape Our Lives by the Authoritative Scriptures 2. The Puritans Lift Our Gaze to the Greatness and Glory of Our Triune God 3. The Puritans Convict Our Consciences of the Subtlety and Sinfulness of Sin 4. The Puritans Open Our Eyes to the Beauty and Loveliness of Christ 5. The Puritans Liberate Our Hearts with the Freedom and Power of Grace 6. The Puritans Engage Our Wills in the Practical Pursuit of Holiness 7. The Puritans Equip the Saints in the Battle against the World, the Flesh, and the Devil 8. The Puritans Inspire Our Hearts to Seek God’s Face in Prayer 9. The Puritans Sustain Us in Suffering with the Sovereign Providence of God 10. The Puritans Search Our Souls with Profound Psychological Insight 11. The Puritans Set Our Sights on Eternal Realities 12. The Puritans Fill Us with Sacrificial Zeal for God and His Truth Conclusion: Reading the Puritans

The Acts of Jesus simply tells us some of the things Jesus did in his redemptive work in the world and that work's transforming power in our lives. Dr. Warren Lathem's writing is inspiring, practical, using every-day language growing out of 40 years of preaching and teaching preachers. These chapters/sermons have been hammered out in the crucible of real life in real congregations. In these pages you will find hope and healing and power for living in close relationship with Jesus, the Christ. Thousands have begun to follow Christ and more have grown in their relationship with Jesus through the preaching of the Word of God as demonstrated in The Acts of Jesus.