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Monday, October 9, 2017

新书介绍

钉十架
        重新认识马可福音中的耶稣


JESUS THE KING
           Understanding The Life And Death Of The Son Of God

作者:提摩太·凯勒【Timothy Keller
传译:申美伦
出版:校园书房出版社
文法:中文(繁体)
价钱:RM 60










书籍简介

★ 《新聞週刊》譽為「21世紀魯益師」的護教巨擘!
★ 繼《山寨版的上帝》之後,
提摩太•凱勒迫使你注視《被釘十架的王》!


讓那位為你而死的耶穌
成為你生命中真正掌權的王

在二十一世紀的今日,很少人會認為自己效忠一位王;然而,實情是,我們心中的寶座都有某物坐著為王,支配著我們的行動。這個王可能是一種渴望,盤踞在過度嚮往情感的人心中;為工作付出大量時間的人則是被自己的野心驅使;更常見的是,我們無論多努力為生存奮鬥,快被世界吞噬的恐懼都揮之不去。金錢、美貌、成功、健康……許多事物都可能成為我們的王,要我們聽其號令,不知不覺就為之獻上一生。

但聖經介紹了一位非常不一樣的王,祂的要求很高:祂要你為祂而活,因為祂已經先為你而死;祂要你放下自己的小野心,因祂為了救你,把天上的榮華都捨了;祂還要你拋棄自己的財寶,因為祂要把真正豐盛的生命賜給你。祂就是那位被釘十架的王──耶穌。

紐約救贖主長老教會提摩太.凱勒牧師,擅長以聖經經文作為辨別真偽的利劍,刺入我們習以為常的信仰慣用概念,帶領你我深究信仰的核心:真正的君王是誰?究竟是耶穌,還是我們自己。《被釘十架的王》沿著馬可福音深入耶穌生平,不僅定位耶穌君王的身分,藉此凸顯你我心中各式各樣的假王;更探討耶穌被釘十架的目的,為每一個願意跟隨祂的人,描繪生命的異象和願景。

你是否受夠了世上各式各樣虛假的謊言?你是否渴望掙脫種種綑綁你的思想和限制?《被釘十架的王》要告訴你,耶穌這位真正的君王,祂的福音,將豐富我們的生命;祂的恩典,將啟動我們無比的未來。


网上试读










救主耶稣的榜样
            最崇高、最伟大的榜样
腓立比书二章5节至18节


THE SAVIOR JESUS' EXAMPLE
         THE HIGHEST GREATEST EXAMPLE
Exposition of Philippians 2: 5-18


作者:黄奇光博士【DR. DANIEL K. WONG
出版:中国主日学协会
文法:中文(繁体)
价钱:RM 48












书籍简介


回到聖經、與神同行
這是獻給華人教會極為珍貴的禮物!


  基督徒的信仰是從認識救主耶穌基督開始的。沒有正確地認識主耶穌,我們無法活出與祂和祂的真理相稱的人生。
  效法基督的榜樣和活出基督的救恩是信徒唯一明智的選擇,效法基督的榜樣和活出基督救恩的人決不會受虧損。正如基督曾經受羞辱,然後被尊崇;曾經降到最低,之後被父神升到至高;照樣,至終,效法基督榜樣和活出祂救恩的信徒也必被神稱讚和升高。但願聖靈透過本書的信息,幫助我們效法基督的態度和應用基督榜樣的果子;願基督在我們身上被顯大、受尊崇;願父神得著一切的榮耀。
特色
1. 以深入研經培靈的風格,探討問題的答案。
2. 認識神話語的意義、甘甜、芬芳、美麗、榮耀、尊貴、豐富、偉大、和諧、重要、貼切。
3. 確實認識救主,明白救恩,活出與真理價值相稱的人生。

作者简介

黄奇光博士 Dr. Daniel K. Wong

學歷:
道學碩士 (M.Div.) Biola大學,Talbot神學院
神學碩士 (Th.M.) Biola大學,Talbot神學院
神學博士 (Ph.D.) 達拉斯神學院

資歷:
美國The Master's College釋經學資深教授,2000至今
美國洛杉磯加略山華人基督教會主任牧師
曾任美國加州中華歸主神學院院長

榮譽:
論文寫作優異獎Biola大學,Talbot神學院,1987
John F. Walvoord末世學論文獎,達斯神學院,1995 連續六年榮獲全美優秀教師Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2002-2007)

文章:
★ 曾在Bibliotheca Sacra學術雜誌發表多篇神學學術文章
★ 曾在中國信徒佈道會的中文雜誌《傳》及英文雜誌《Challenger》發表文章
著作:
★ The Johannine Concept of the Overcomer  (Ann Arbor, MI: A Bell &Howell Co., 1996)
★ 與美國出版社Academic & professional division of Kregel Publications簽約,撰寫新約註釋叢書:
Q & A Commentary on the New Testament,全套20冊

新书介绍

新约书信诠释
作者:李志秋
出版:天道出版社
语法:中文(繁体)
价格:
RM 67.70












书籍简介

新約聖經主要由敘事文和書信兩種文體組成,書信更佔二十一卷之多。文體影響釋經甚巨,因此要準確理解經文的意思,單靠一般釋經原則並不足夠,還要掌握個別文體的詮釋方法。

本書旨在詳細解說詮釋新約書信的理論和實踐,共分四章。前三章闡述歷史文化背景──新約書信的格式和功能,第一世紀猶太和希羅背景;並探討近代的熱門研究課題,包括新約引用舊約、保羅新觀、保羅與帝國、新約修辭鑒別學。第四章則提供一套詮釋方法,逐步說明並示範如何從解釋聖經到應用聖經,以至宣講聖經。

本書適合教牧同工、神學院師生、聖經老師,及凡有志深入認識新約書信的信徒。

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

新书介绍

玛拉基书不要忘记神的爱

The Message Of Malachi
                                          I have loved you,』says the Lord



作者:彼得·亚当(Peter Adam
传译:校园编辑部
出版:校园书房出版社
语法:中文【繁体】
价格:RM 38.75










书籍简介

戳破安逸表相下的腐敗,
讓你我的生命再次甦醒過來!

  從舊約聖經不難發現,以色列人最常出狀況的,往往不是危機四伏的時候,而是萬事太平的日子。

  危機四伏可以激發人的潛能,讓人意識到自己的問題,在神面前悔改,用破釜沉舟的決心孤注一擲;結果,危機反而成了轉機。相反地,在太平盛世,一切都那麼順遂,不愁吃也不愁穿,世上好像一點問題也沒有。我們放鬆下來,很多事情變得隨便,儘管生活富裕,生命卻開始膚淺、沒有深度。

  先知瑪拉基,就是在一個相對穩定的時代,肩負起他的工作。經歷過北國、南國的滅亡,以及被擄到巴比倫的奇恥大辱後,以色列人終於回到自己的土地,重建聖殿過新的生活。

  然而,這樣的安定卻讓以色列人開始鬆懈,不用多久的時間,他們就在信仰上、文化上、金錢上,甚至是婚姻關係上,出了很大的問題,各種可笑又可悲的行徑層出不窮。日子是變好了,他們卻成了一盤沒有使命、沒有力量的散沙。

  瑪拉基在所有人都看不見危機的時候,點出了真正的危機,他以摩西和以利亞的教導為核心,向那群因安逸而荒唐的以色列人發出警訊。

        生活在人類史上最富裕時代中的我們,無疑也是瑪拉基警告的對象。信仰和生命,是否變得膚淺?不知不覺間對神開始怠慢?短短的瑪拉基書就像照妖鏡,將讓我們的窘態無所遁形。


作者简介


彼得·亞當Peter Adam

  少有人知道,在成為傳道人之前,彼得·亞當唸的其實是古典音樂。因著神的呼召,他決定走上全職事奉的道路,並且在墨爾本卡爾登聖猶大教會牧會二十年。講道牧養之餘,彼得·亞當也熱愛研讀神學,更以研究潘霍華的神學獲得了他的博士學位,開始在墨爾本雷德利學院教課。
  
        2002年開始,彼得·亞當擔任墨爾本雷德利學院的校長十年之久,直到2012年退休。他最有名的一本書,是關於講道學的《說出神的話》(Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology of Preaching),成為許多神學院老師的指定教科書。因為他的影響,2011年彼得·亞當六十五歲,包括卡森在內的一群學者便合編了一本文集《服事神的話》(Serving God's Words: Windows on Preaching and Ministry),作為紀念。



  2012年,澳洲政府為了表彰彼得·亞當在神學教育與教會牧養方面的卓越貢獻,頒發了象徵榮譽的【澳大利亞勳位獎章】(OAM)給他。除了《說出神的話》之外,他的著作還包括了跟聖經靈修學有關的《聽見神的話》(Hearing God's Words: Exploring Biblical Spirituality)。

新书介绍

撒迦利亚书愿祢的国降临

THE MESSAGE OF ZECHARIAH~

                                                           YOUR KINGDOM COME

作者:韦伯(Barry Webb
传译:林永发、魏韵纯
出版:校园书房出版社
语法:中文【繁体】
价格:
RM 51.15












书籍介绍


被擄後復興的開始,
猶太人觸底反彈的關鍵!

  一般而言,舊約的研究者會把整個舊約的歷史區分成三個階段:被擄前、被擄後,以及後被擄時期。

  被擄前,指的當然就是從亞伯拉罕、摩西開始,直到列王紀、歷代志結束的那段歷史:以色列從一個家族,慢慢發展成一個民族、一個國家,後又逐漸衰弱、乃至亡國。被擄後的歷史,便是描述以色列人怎樣流亡到巴比倫,在絕望中重尋盼望,直到波斯帝國興起,得以重回耶路撒冷重建聖殿的這段故事。至於所謂的後被擄,大約是聖殿重建之後,以色列人置身於文化大熔爐的處境中,怎樣在面對不同思想衝擊的同時,堅持自身特色與身分的時期。

  而在這段高低起伏的歷史中,撒迦利亞書無疑是最為特殊的一本先知書。在他之前,整個以色列民族像是坐了溜滑梯,跌入被擄的絕望幽谷;在他之後,這群被擄的子民開始聚集,不但一個一個站出來承擔起回到家鄉重建聖殿的使命,更為以斯拉、尼希米那樣的復興,鋪好了路,開創出豐富精彩的第二聖殿時期。

  因為被劃分成小先知書,撒迦利亞書的價值長久以來都被低估。近年來,因為意識到這個帶領以色列人從低谷往上升的角色,學者們開始注意起撒迦利亞書,相關的研究更是絡繹不絕。《聖經信息──撒迦利亞書》,便為我們消化了這些研究,進而整理出深刻的信息,作者韋伯不但清楚掌握住撒迦利亞對後被擄時期猶太人的各種啟發,還進一步擴展到新約作者,甚至是耶穌對撒迦利亞書的理解和引用,相信對任何一個希望重新認識這位偉大先知的讀者來說,都將是一次收穫豐碩的閱讀之旅。


作者介绍

韋伯Barry Webb

  曾經在一般學校教過書的韋伯,自始至終對於教育都有著極大的熱忱。不管是七年的高中教學經驗,抑或是後來選擇投身聖經研究,能夠直接和學生面對面,將自己所學的傾囊相授,一直都是他的最愛。

  儘管擔任澳洲雪梨摩爾神學院舊約部門的主任,每天要處理的事情多如牛毛,為了讓更多的人喜歡聖經,明白神的話語,他仍然積極參與地方教會的教導服事,從主日講道,到成人主日學的開設,韋伯都樂此不疲。

  韋伯的學術貢獻也很突出,他曾於19962006年擔任過《改革宗神學評論》(Reformed Theological Review)期刊編輯,這是澳洲歷時最久的新教神學刊物,創刊至今已有七十多年的歷史。
       
        除了《撒迦利亞書》外,他的另一本聖經信息系列著作是《以賽亞書》;如今已從神學院退休的韋伯,仍在體力可以負荷的情況下進行教學和寫作,並且著手完成一本約伯記的註釋。

新书介绍



加拉太书
点燃福音爆炸力GALATIANS FOR YOU

加拉太书查经材料          GALATIANS GOSPEL MATTERS

作者:提摩太·凯勒(Timothy Keller
传译:李柏佳
出版:校园书房出版社
语法:中文『繁体』
价格:
RM 66



书籍介绍


福音是顆炸彈,要從人心底迸發顛覆生命的力量!


提摩太•凱勒就發出驚人宣告:『加拉太書是顆炸彈!』

為什麼?

因為加拉太書迫使我們與「福音」面對面。
基督徒很容易把「福音」當作給未信者的東西,
以為自己一旦信主了,就不再需要認識福音。


但在這封短短的書信,保羅提出一項驚人的真理:
福音是基督徒生活的AZ

福音不僅是【進入】神國的方式,
也是在神國【生活】的方式,是基督改變人、
教會以及群體的方式。

我們也會看到保羅對加拉太信徒說,他們一切所需、
一切他們所需,就是福音
神透過基督的生、死、復活,所要給他們的白白恩典。

換言之,保羅解決他們問題的方式,
不是要他們成為『更好的基督徒』
而是呼召他們活出福音的影響力。



整卷加拉太書談的就是福音,我們一輩子都需要福音。
福音是一顆炸彈,當你閱讀這本書時,這
顆炸彈會在你心裡爆炸,
讓你渴望看到福音在其他人的生命中,也產生同樣的果效。



加拉太书点燃福音爆炸力(网上试读)

加拉太书查经材料~网上试读

Monday, July 25, 2016

新书推荐

出火

作者:高铭谦
出版:宣道出版社
文体:中文(繁体)
价格:RM 64.80







书籍介绍

释經主要的目的是轉化生命及改變生命,讓這轉化生命的火,藉著聖靈的工作,改造人的心靈深處,無論在苦難、失敗、時代議題、人倫關係及個人生命層面,都能帶來徹底的生命改變。


作者简介

高銘謙 博士


英國杜倫大學神學及宗教系哲學博士(舊約)

現任

建道神學院聖經系助理教授【主要教授蕭約】

原文及釋經等科目

研究範圍包括:

歷代志的聖殿傳統及音樂敬拜神學
詩篇中的哀歌及編修
神學詮釋學
申典歷史
猶太聖殿傳統
祭司傳統

新书推荐

疑问圣经这样回答

Tough Questions About The Bible

作者:约珥·毕克(Joel R. Beeke
传译:恩约
出版:中国主日学协会
语法:中文『繁体』
价格:RM 27.90







书籍介绍


你是否問過
『神為何允許亞當及夏娃犯罪?』
『神為何要創造蚊子?』
『神對我有什麼計畫呢?』

有時我們會問一些難以回答的問題,也渴望得到答案。
有些問題關乎生活、有些關乎死亡,其中更牽涉到神。

我們從何獲得有關神及聖經的答案呢?
方法之一就是研讀聖經、神的話。
  
作者教導我們,神的話語在我們的生命、死亡、救贖,以及其他讓我們困惑的議題上成為明燈。當然,有時我們得不到自己想要或期待的答案,但神的話語是信實的,我們大可放心地信任祂讓我們知道的真理。


作者简介

約珥·畢克Joel R. Beeke

西敏寺神學院博士
Puritan改革宗神學院擔任校長
系統神學及講道學教授
並在美國密西根州改革宗教會牧會。

他著作本身,包括好幾本給兒童讀的書籍。

他與妻子育有三個子女。

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

新书推荐

石头说话
       LET THE STONES SPEAK


作者:苏冠强(Teddy So
出版:宣道出版社
文体:中文繁体
价格:RM 120










书籍介绍


本書展示收藏在不同的博物館:
~大英博物館
~羅浮宮博物館
~伊斯坦堡考古博物館
~以色列博物館
~伊朗國家博物館內各種與聖經有關的文物,
並探索一些聖經提及的考古遺址

以幫助讀者更深入了解聖經的內容和欣賞聖經的真確性

本書所涵蓋的區域包括美索不達米亞
(蘇美、巴比倫和亞述)
以攔、瑪代波斯、赫人、亞蘭、摩押、以色列
非利士和迦南



作者简介


蘇冠強


博士                (南澳洲大學
文學碩士        (恩福聖經學院
文學碩士        (中文大學
理學碩士        (香港大學
工商管理碩士(中文大學
教育文憑        (中文大築
文學士            (亞爾伯達大學
理學士            (亞爾伯達大學





蘇冠強博士相信基督教多年。

蒙神的恩典
先後在加拿大香港澳洲取得不同學位

涉獵

聖經研究
歷史
考古

商業
管理
教育
視覺藝術

資訊科技

蘇博士在教育界工作,曾在多間大專院
~教學
~主理行政工作
~熱愛攝影
~旅遊
~歷史

希望能將信仰與學識融會貫通,容眾人分享。

著作有《世界遺產系列—波斯》(2014)。

新书推荐

启示录4个旋律
                         THE FOUR MELODIES OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION

作者:莊东杰(CHUANG TUNG CHIEH
出版:道声出版社
文体:中文繁体
价格:RM 65.10












书籍简介


本書的內容主要就是描述這四個旋律如何進行。

本書的寫作,是為了幫助基督徒確信「啟示錄」很重要,
並實際可以讀懂它;也在讀了之後領受不一樣的生命,
這生命是第二世紀的基督徒曾經擁有的,
他們藉此生命在苦難中得勝,時常進入到屬天的敬拜。

啟示錄真理的開啟不僅能提醒我們不致退後冷淡,
更能幫助我們在未來的各種挑戰中得勝,
也能使我們預備自己及幫助別人成為國度人才,
一起進入永恆的事奉與敬拜。

願本書的信息能幫助眾教會聖徒更有信心地知道基督必要再來,更清晰地看見基督正在前來的腳步,更有動力地在宣教使命中迎見再來的基督。


名人推荐

台灣信義會台北真理堂~主任牧師

楊寧亞牧師


莊東傑牧師對啟示錄的解釋與教導,與眾大大不同,因為他和這卷書的親密程度,萬人之中難見一例。他從慕道,直到如今,都熱愛讀啟示錄,長年研究這卷書,他對這卷書的認識、體會和欣賞,他對相關資料的接觸、蒐集和掌握程度,華人教會無人能出其右。……從寫作層面而言,他向來勤於筆耕,遣詞用字之精準,演繹申論之流暢,使他在這本書中,將裏面那從學術、事奉實務以及社會關懷之角度所查考出來的信息,表達得淋漓盡致,而且親切易讀,沒有一般啟示錄解經書的艱澀隱晦。


聖光神學院~院長

陳吉松博士


莊東傑博士能以「天上的敬拜、得勝的聖徒、受苦的教會及受審的世界」等四個旋律為主軸揭開啓示錄,並深入透視其內涵,因而清晰地掌握了啓示錄的精髓。……此外,一般啓示錄的寫作大都落入過度學術化,但作者卻能兼顧解經及靈命操練,殊屬不易。為此,我樂意推薦這本書給所有讀者。


浸宣武昌教會~主任牧師

鄭博仁牧師

莊牧師委身関懷以色列,見多識廣,經歷豐富,靈命,學識,事奉兼具。這本書是他傳講的信息,也是他的信念,兼具解経、教導、培靈,他自己更是活在這些信息中。相信這本書是關心末世信息、願意委身宣教、預備主耶穌再來的弟兄姊妹都值得仔細研讀的好書!



作者简介


莊東傑

1957
218
出生於高雄市


台灣大學物理學系理學士
中華福音神學院道學碩士
美國加州台福神學院教牧博士
香港信義宗神學院神學博士
 


曾任


~台北真理堂提摩太(高中)團契輔導

~台北家家禮拜堂傳道和教師
~台北家家歌珊堂牧師
~嘉義基督教醫院院牧部主任
~台灣信義會前鎮教會牧師
~高雄勞工福音中心主任
~中華信義神學院高雄分部主任
~基督教台灣信義會總會監督
·台北道聲出版社社長
·中華信義神學院董事長
·嘉義基督教醫院董事長
·高雄學生福音中心創設人
·高雄基督教信義醫院董事長
·台灣信義會三民教會
—牧師
—華神
—正道
—聖光
—浸宣兼任教師
·台灣信義會神學教育中心專任教師

新书推荐

朗朗诗篇119学识字

作者:马秀兰、戴文馨
出版:中国主日学协会
文体:中文繁体
价格:RM 23.25











书籍简介


詩篇119篇是聖經中最長的一章。
希伯來原文22段,對應著22希伯來文字母
為典型的離合詩。

詩人以「神的律法」為軸心,描述神話語的可貴,
勸勉神的子民渴慕真理,專心學習,
因而能過討神喜悅的生活。

《朗朗詩篇119學識字》以詩篇119篇為軸心
選出44個部首,幫助孩子學習識字,
並練習以經文禱讀、反思問題。

本書可作為家長與兒童共同研經的教材,
也可作為兒童朗誦識字的讀本,

並可於主日學、教會課輔班之空白時間交替運用。



本书特色



朗誦詩篇:讀出經文,提升專注力,
增進口語練習及語文知識。


字詞解釋:難懂字詞解釋,
明白字義,讀懂聖經。


字組遊戲:
44個不同部首
從遊戲中,認識文字結構,輕鬆識字。


經文禱讀:加入適當字詞,
以自己的話重述經文,豐富禱告內涵。


提問反思:
讓思想引導行動,將信仰深化於生活中。

Monday, July 18, 2016

新书推荐

艾瑞尔圣经注释系列

弥赛亚犹太书信之希伯来书

作者:阿诺德·福藤葆
         (
ARNOLD G. FRUCHTENBAUM
翻译:李长青
出版:天恩出版社
文体:中文繁体
价格:RM 56









书籍简介


希伯來文化詮釋希伯來書

 
作者具有猶太拉比的恩膏及對聖言嚴謹詮釋的態度,引用大量舊約聖經中關於彌賽亞的預言,推敲、論證希伯來書的要義,從摩西、亞倫在神家裡的工作,到大衛的詩篇,清楚顯明耶穌基督就是以色列人所等候的彌賽亞!
 
希伯來書的解經,千百年來以西方歐洲的神學觀點為多,
從希伯來文化詮釋希伯來書,其實是查考本書卷的新視角。
 
本書卷首要處理的問題即「勝過逼迫」
也是末後時代的挑戰。
 
願基督徒謙卑反思之後,更有力量關心、幫助非基督徒及猶太族裔。


作者简介

阿諾德·福騰葆Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum


作為以色列課題方面最傑出權威
阿諾德·福藤葆博士是一位彌賽亞信徒
又是艾瑞爾事工Ariel Ministry)的創辦人和董事會主席
艾瑞爾事工是一個以美國加州為基地向猶太人傳福音
進行門徒培訓的機構

福藤葆博士出生於俄國。當時,他父親已從那裡的俄國共產黨監獄獲釋。在以色列地下黨的幫助下,他們一家最後從鐵幕中逃脫。

1947至1951年住在西德期間,福藤葆從父親那裡得到了正統的猶太教育。他父親本身也受過嚴格的訓練,本來要作波i葡哈西典派(極端正統派)猶太人的領袖,後來卻在大屠殺中失去了大多數親人和他的信仰。之後,福藤葆一家移民到紐約。阿諾德於五年後得救,時年十三歲。

在1989年從紐約大學得到博士學位之前,
福藤葆博士從達拉斯神學院,獲得神學碩士學位。

他的碩士研究包括在紐約
猶太神學院
耶路撒冷希伯來大學的工作

在以色列生活的三年期間,
他重點研究以色列民族在神的普世救贖計畫中的地位。
這使他成了全球許許多多聖經會議朧和學校歡迎的講員




网上试读


https://issuu.com/gracereading/docs/ariel_s_bible_commentary

新书推荐

使徒行传灵拾
作者:何照洪
出版:天恩出版社
文体:中文繁体
价格:RM 38.75











书籍简介


我們是否領受了神諸般的恩典,卻仍沒有體貼神的心、關心神所關心的事?
我們如何去達成主耶穌所給的使命,不拖延、逃避責任,
去做宣教的工作?

本書重點在論述使徒行傳所記述的兩個教會,從他們的表現和見證,探討神對教會的心意與教會當行之路。

以教會的生命和使命為主題,來思想現今的教會所應注意的事;幫助我們,回到聖經中,也回到神起出的心意中服事神。



网上试读

https://issuu.com/gracereading/docs/acts_grace

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Recommended: "The God Who Is There" by D.A.Carson

The God Who Is There - Finding Your Place in God's Story

Author:D.A.Carson
Paperback:233 pages
Publisher:Baker Books (2010)
Language:English
ISBN:978-0801013720
Price:RM43.50

Do you really know what the Bible is about?

Most people - even most Christians - do not have a basic working knowledge of the Bible. How can we understand the story of God - and our part in it - when we're not familiar with it? In this basic introduction to faith, D.A. Carson takes you through the big story of Scripture to help you know what you believe and why you believe it. Make sure to get the companion leader's guide to help evangelistic study groups, small groups, and Sunday school classes to make the best use of this book in group settings.


The God Who Is There - Part 1. The God Who Made Everything from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.

Reviews:
"Don Carson's The God Who Is There is a unique and important volume in many ways. It is neither a traditional systematic theology nor a Bible survey. It unpacks the whole biblical storyline through the lens of God's character and actions. As a ministry tool, it can be used for evangelism, since it so thoroughly lays out the doctrine of God, as Paul does on Mars Hill in Acts 17. And yet it also does what the catechisms of the Reformation churches did: give Christians a grounding in basic biblical beliefs and behavior. By all means, get this book!"
- Tim Keller, pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City

"This is a much-needed book. D. A. Carson is one of the few biblical scholars who are gifted to write simply and in a way that captivates. We live in a time when people quickly reject or accept the Bible without even knowing its con- tents. Carson does a masterful job of explaining the Scriptures so that a person who has never even opened the Bible can understand it. At the same time, those who grew up under its teaching will find valuable and obvious truths that will lead them to greater worship and appreciation of the God we serve."
- Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love

"What a wonderful resource! I love how Carson pulls together, in such an inviting way, God's story from his Word! This book is a treasure for those who want to know what the Bible says as well as those of us who have read it, taught it, and lived it for years."
- Dr. Crawford W. Loritts Jr., speaker, author, radio host, and senior pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA

"I am constantly on the lookout for good books for thoughtful students about issues of faith. The pickings are usually slim. D. A. Carson's The God Who Is There offers a helpful resource I can heartily recommend. It is challenging yet respectful, thought-provoking yet accessible, faithful to the historic Christian faith yet relevant to our ever-changing world. I hope many students and faculty will give it serious consideration."
- Randy Newman, staff member, Campus Crusade for Christ; author of Questioning Evangelism and Corner Conversations

"If you've ever wanted to hear God's story, then this book is for you. If you've ever wanted to come face-to-face with the God who made, loves, and rescues you, then this book is for you. And if you've never picked up the Bible or wandered into a Christian church, then this book is especially for you."
- Sam Chan, lecturer in theology, preaching, ethics, and evangelism, Sydney Missionary and Bible College, Australia

"This may well prove to be one of the finest and most influential books D. A. Carson has written. A comprehensive apologia for the Christian faith, it is rooted in engaging exposition of major biblical texts, tracing the chronological story of God's gospel grace with rich theological insight. Skillfully related to the objections and issues raised by twenty-first-century culture, it will inspire and equip any Christian who desires to communicate Christ more effectively and can confidently be given to any inquirer seeking to discover the heart of biblical faith. It is the best book of its kind I have read in many years."
- David J. Jackman, former president, Proclamation Trust, London, England


*Also available in Chinese*

Monday, April 7, 2014

Recommended: God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible / 上帝的藍圖

  • God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible

  • Author:         Vaughan Roberts 
  • Paperback:   176 pages
  • Publisher:     Inter-Varsity Press (March 20, 2009)
  • Language:    English
  • ISBN:           978-1844743704
  • Price:            RM 36.90

Sixty-six books, forty authors, written over nearly 2,000 years, in many different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless translations and languages. A book that has been sworn by in court, fought over, and quoted in arguments. Clearly, the Bible is no ordinary book. 

So how can we begin to read and understand it as a whole? 


In this excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts paints the big picture, showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. He offers us tools to read it with confidence, enthusiasm and understanding. Vaughan points us to the Bible's supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him.


*Also available in Chinese*

Thursday, February 23, 2012

大卫·鲍森 新书

《真道與聖靈--靈恩派與福音派合一之道》 Word and Spirit together
作者: 大衛.鮑森 (David Pawson)
出版: 靈糧堂
语文: 中文/简体
定价: RM29.90
靈恩派與福音派合一之道~
作者渴望看見靈恩派與福音派合一同心,因此深入研究二者間的差異,他相信這些差異都是可以解決的,而有一方需要在真理上妥協。
如果您也胸懷教會合一異象,盼望教會在忠於真道且向聖靈工作敞開之下,有美好的合一見證,那麼這是一本不容錯過的好書。
第一部 回顧歧異
1.何謂靈恩
屬靈的恩賜應當親身經歷/屬靈的恩賜應當應用出來
2.新約聖經裡有靈恩派嗎
前彌賽亞時代/彌賽亞時代/後彌賽亞時代
3.教會一直都有靈恩嗎
4.何謂福音派
福音的內容應當捍衛/福音的內容應當宣揚
5.為何福音派未成為靈恩派
更正教的宗教的宗教改革/清教徒的講道/時代論神學
6.福音派眼中的靈恩派
第一波-疑慮/第二波-容忍/第三波-結合/第四波-整合

第二部 解決歧異
7.神學
經驗並非神學/教義並無動力
8.預言
預言不是聖經/使徒的並非反常的
9.入門
領受是不可重複的/信了並不等於領受了
10.言語不清
說方言不代表一切/說方言不是微不足道
11.敬拜
自然迸發的不一定是屬靈的/理性並不等於靈性
12.聖潔
聖靈恩賜不等於聖靈果子/被聖靈充滿不等於滿有聖靈同在
結語:接連為一的杖
附錄
A.保羉為何寫信給羅馬教會
B.說方言是-給不信者的證據
C.屬靈恩賜



《啟示錄》 Come with me through Revelation
作者: 大衛.鮑森(David Pawson)
出版: 靈糧堂
语文: 中文/简体
定价: RM32.20
人類歷史已然進入最後倒數...人類世界將遭遇更多的苦難,但屬神的兒女心中不用恐懼!因為神的啟示已明白告訴我們:耶穌基督是那位最終得勝掌權的大君王!
啟示錄截然有別於聖經中其他書卷,這卷書不但要擴展你對神的認識,更將世界與人類的最後結局顯明出來!
明白啟示錄叫我們能防備仇敵的迷惑,為將來的逼迫先作準備,預知末日最後決戰的結果,與神對人類救贖的圓滿結局!
透過本書中大衛鮑森精闢的剖析,以其一貫的行文風格,不故弄玄虛,也不晦澀難懂,來引導我們與他一同進入啟示錄的奧祕;一窺末日的景象,與人類最終的命運,以及未來新天新地的全貌!
神說,凡念這書上預言的....都是有福的。
啟示錄就是這樣的一卷書。保證查考這卷書後,你會變得和以前完全不同。這卷應當被拿來誦讀,用心聆聽,存記在心,凡是這樣做的人就有福了!
1.令人驚歎的耶穌
2.他對教會的看法
3.天堂的揭示
4.那獅子就是那羔羊
5.歷史進入最後倒數
6.持續倒數中
7.眾天使與眾殉道者
8.婦人與那龍
9.獸的接管
10.琴聲與豐收
11.烈怒的酒杯
12.大城的淫婦
13.穿潔白細麻衣的新娘
14.撒但的地牢
15.終於回家了



《馬可福音》 Come With Me Through Mark
作者: 大衛.鮑森 (David Pawson)
出版: 靈糧堂
语文: 中文/简体
定价: RM32.20
引言~
我與當時的坎特伯利大主教一同坐在倫敦泰晤士河畔的小美人魚劇場,準備觀賞一場特別的演出~沒有戲服,沒有佈景,也沒有道具,只有一張小桌子和一把椅子,令我們好奇心油然而生。惟一的演出者名叫艾力克.麥高雲,雖然他只是背誦一篇古老的文學作品而已,但在兩個多小時的演出中,卻緊緊抓住觀眾的注意力,毫無冷場。由於演出太成功了,所以後來又搬到倫敦西區的一座大劇場,連演了好幾個月。
艾力克小時候,爺爺就讓他跪在地毯上,為他按手禱告,預言有一天他會把福音傳給成千上萬人聽。長大後他卻當了演員而非傳道人,爺爺的預言以出人意表的方式應驗了~因他以聲音演出的聖經裡的一卷書:馬可福音。其作者的遺骨被人從埃及帶出來,如今埋在威尼斯的馬可大教堂裡。
馬可寫下了一個非比尋常的故事,一個默默無聞的三十幾歲男子,放棄在建築業裡的工作,改行作巡迴傳道人,四處醫病傳道不久便廣受一般大眾熱烈歡迎,但宗教領袖卻視他為眼中釘,連政治當權者也容不下他,於是僅三年之後他就被當作危險的罪犯處死了,這就是結局嗎?不,正好相反!三天後,他的遺體不見了,墳墓空空如也,故事才剛開始,而讀者你也在其中,請往下看吧....

Friday, February 3, 2012

2012 February New Arrivals

The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance
Author: Dr. John Trent, Dr. Gary Smalley
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: RM42.50
Explains how the biblical gift of "the blessing" is the key to one's self-worth and emotional well-being.
Every human needs the gift of "the blessing"-the unconditional love and approval that comes from a healthy relationship with one's parents. In this update to the best-selling classic The Blessing, coauthors John Trent and Gary Smalley offer a fresh perspective on this life-changing gift with solid, practical advice on how to lay a secure base of in each child's life.
The Blessing powerfully communicates biblical truths on how to instill self-worth and emotional well-being into others based on these five essential elements:
-meaningful touch
-a spoken message
-attaching high value
-picturing a special future
-an active commitment
No matter the age, the approval of our parents affects how we view ourselves and how we relate to others. So what if we've missed it? The final chapters include help and hope for those who grew up without their own parent's blessing, the blessing and grandparents, ways to live out the blessing, and ideas for blessing events.




The Quick-Reference Guide to Marriage & Family Counseling
Author: Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. John Trent
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: RM85.15
We all know of families or marriages in crisis. When those suffering in such situations turn to us for help, where do we turn? The Quick-Reference Guide to Marriage & Family Counseling provides the answers.
This A-Z guide gives pastors, counselors, and everyday believers the information they need to help congregants, clients, and friends with their most important relationships. The many issues addressed include
•affairs and adultery
•communication in marriage
•divorce proofing
•parenting
•sibling rivalry
Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.



The Quick-Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling
Author: Dr. Ron Hawkins, Dr. Tim Clinton
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: RM64.00
Hurting people need help. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling provides the answers.
This A-Z guide gives pastors, counselors, and everyday believers the information they need to help congregants, clients, and friends in a wide array of situations. The many issues addressed include
•addictions
•burnout
•forgiveness
•sexual abuse in childhood
•worry
Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.



The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Women
Author: Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Diane Langberg
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: RM64.00
Women have unique needs and unique problems that require understanding, empathy, and direction from their pastors and counselors. For anyone who is called to counsel women, The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Women will be a welcome guide to bring hope, life, and freedom to women in need.
This A-Z guide gives pastors, professional counselors, and lay helpers the information they need to help female church members, clients, and friends work through their spiritual and emotional issues. The many topics addressed include:
-healthy relationships
-conflict and stress
-sexuality, pregnancy, and infertility
-emotional and physical abuse
-roles of women
Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.



The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Teenagers
Author: Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Chap Clark, Dr. Joshua Straub
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: RM64.00
Youth culture changes rapidly, so those in the position to counsel and advise teens often find themselves ill-informed and ill-prepared to deal with the issues that youth routinely encounter today. The Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Teenagers provides the answers.
This A-Z guide gives pastors, counselors, youth workers, and parents the information they need to help congregants, clients, and children with their most important relationships. The many issues addressed include:
-culture and media influence
-sexuality
-stress
-drugs and alcohol
-parent-adolescent relationships
Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.



The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality & Relationship Counseling
Author: Dr. Tim Clinton, Dr. Mark Laaser
Publisher: Baker Books
Price: RM64.00
Wise counsel on sexual and relational issues
One of the foremost counseling needs of our day is help with sexuality and relationship issues. Those who are faced with such challenging concerns can readily use expert help with the problems that people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Sexuality and Relationship Counseling provides the answers.
This guide gives pastors, counselors, and everyday believers the information they need to help congregants, clients, and friends with their most intimate issues, including
-sexual expectations and satisfaction
-infidelity, forgiveness, and trust
-sexual addictions
-gender identity issues
-raising sexually healthy kids
Each of the forty topics covered follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies typical symptoms and patterns, definitions and key thoughts, questions to ask, directions for the conversation, action steps, biblical insights, prayer starters, and recommended resources.



Why the Church Needs Bioethics: A Guide to Wise Engagement with Life's Challenges
Editor: John F.Kilner
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: RM69.10
In a world where incredible medical technologies are possible ... does 'can do' mean 'should do'?
Why the Church Needs Bioethics helps you understand and constructively engage bioethical challenges with the resources of Christian wisdom and ministry. Three rich and true-to-life case studies illustrate the urgency of such bioethical issues as reproductive and genetic technologies, abortion, forgoing treatment, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and human enhancement technologies. Leading Christian voices bring biblical and theological perspective to bear on the incredible medical technologies available today; mobilize useful insights from health care, law, and business; and demonstrate the powerful ways the church can make a difference through counseling, pastoral care, intercultural ministry, preaching, and education. This book equips students, church and lay leaders, and people in health-related fields with the knowledge to make faithful bioethical decisions and to help foster a world where human beings are shown respect as people created in the image of God. Contributors to Why the Church Needs Bioethics include leading Bible and theology scholars, such as D. A. Carson and Kevin Vanhoozer; leaders in the areas of preaching (Greg Scharf) and ethics (Scott Rae); and 15 other experts in the fields of biblical-theological studies, ministry, communication, business, law, healthcare, and bioethics.



Beginning in Christ Together (Experiencing Christ Together)
Author: Brett Eastman,Dee Eastman,Todd Wendorff,Denise Wendorff,Karen Lee-Thorp
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: RM20.50
The heart of Christianity is not a ritual or a structure, but a Person—Jesus Christ. But even as his followers, our vision of Jesus can get muddied by man-made theories of who he was. Whether you’re a seasoned believer or a brand new Christian, come walk in the footsteps of his first disciples to see him afresh: as Teacher, Healer, Shepherd, Servant, Savior, and Risen Lord. These six sessions lay the foundation for radical discipleship as our hearts are once again captured by who he is.
Experiencing Christ Together helps your group explore the five biblical purposes that make up a high-impact Christian life —fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and worship. Jesus perfectly lived out God’s purposes for his life, and he taught his followers how to do the same. As you walk in the footsteps of those first disciples by listening to and watching Jesus through these studies, you and your group will be transformed.
One small group leader put it this way: "The Experiencing Christ Together series has motivated me more than any other Bible study that I have ever been to. This Bible study gets to the heart of the matter—my character in Christ—and that has created action on my part."



Connecting in Christ (Experiencing Christ Together)
Author: Brett Eastman,Dee Eastman,Todd Wendorff,Denise Wendorff, Karen Lee-Thorp
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: RM20.50
Fellowship. The word gets used a lot in church. But too often our understanding and practice of fellowship are shallow and stripped of the life-giving, life-transforming power God intended community to have. Jesus lived out and taught a deeper, more radical kind of fellowship—a way of interacting that makes others sit up and take notice. These six sessions will show you Jesus’ way of loving others "as I have loved you."
Experiencing Christ Together helps your group explore the five biblical purposes that make up a high-impact Christian life —fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism, and worship. Jesus perfectly lived out God’s purposes for his life, and he taught his followers how to do the same. As you walk in the footsteps of those first disciples listening to and watching Jesus through these studies, you and your group will be transformed.
One small group leader put it this way: "The Experiencing Christ Together series has motivated me more than any other Bible study that I have ever been to. This Bible study gets to the heart of the matter—my character in Christ—and that has created action on my part."


The Hardest Sermons You'll Ever Have to Preach: Help from Trusted Preachers for Tragic Times
Author: Bryan Chapell
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: RM51.20
Cancer. Suicide. The death of a child. As much as we wish we could avoid tragedies like these, eventually they will strike your church community. When they do, pastors must be ready to offer help by communicating the life-changing message of the gospel in a way that offers hope, truth, and encouragement during these difficult circumstances. Those asked to preach in the midst of tragedy know the anxiety of trying to say appropriate things from God's Word that will comfort and strengthen God's people when emotions and faith are stretched thin. This indispensable resource helps pastors prepare sermons in the face of tragedies by providing suggestions for how to approach different kinds of tragedy, as well as insight into how to handle the theological challenges of human suffering. Each topic provides a specific description of the context of the tragedy, the key concerns that need to be addressed in the message, and an outline of the approach taken in the sample sermon that follows. Topics addressed include: abortion; abuse; responding to national and community tragedies; the death of a child; death due to cancer and prolonged sickness; death due to drunk driving; drug abuse; and suicide. Bryan Chapell, author of Christ-Centered Preaching, has gathered together messages from some of today's most trusted Christian leaders including: John Piper, Tim Keller, Michael Horton, Jack Collins, Dan Doriani, Jerram Barrs, Mike Khandjian, Robert Rayburn, Wilson Benton, Bob Flayhart, and George Robertson. Each chapter provides you with the resources you need to communicate the life-giving hope of the gospel in the midst of tragedy. In addition, the appendices provide further suggestions of biblical texts for addressing various subjects as well as guidance for conducting funerals.



Jacob's Ladder: On Angels
Author: Sergius Bulgakov
Publisher: Eerdmans
Price: RM64.00
Few of Sergius Bulgakov’s professional writings achieve the lyrical heights of Jacob’s Ladder. In it he discusses the doctrine of angels and their importance for contemporary humanity. He includes reflections on the meaning of love, the sexes, death, and the Christian hope of resurrection, meditating on the Wisdom of God in the creation.
This work completes the word picture of divinized and Sophianic creation begun in The Burning Bush and The Friend of the Bridegroom, which together constitute what scholars call Bulgakov’s “major,” or first, trilogy.