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From Here to Eternity presents three remarkable stories spanning from Genesis to Revelation. Each story traces a divine theme that is woven throughout scripture. Seen together, they offer an extraordinary glimpse into God's highest passion and grand mission. What you discover will forever change your view of life, the church, and our magnificent God.

What is Christianity? It is Christ. Nothing more, nothing less. Christianity is not an ideology and not a philosophy. Christianity is the Good News that beauty, truth, and goodness are found in a Person. And conversion? It's more than a change in direction; it's a change in connection.

Best-selling author Frank Viola writes a time-tested field guide to weathering the storms of life. Whether it's the loss of a job, a child who has gotten into serious trouble, a relationship that's in peril, or a loved one with a debilitating illness, at some point, something in our lives will strip us of all control. Life comes apart at the seams, and hope begins to evaporate. Hang On, Let Go was written from the pit of numerous soul-piercing adversities in Frank's own life.

Author Frank Viola gives listeners language for all they knew was missing in their modern church experience. He believes that many of today's congregations have shifted from God's original intent for the church. As a prominent leader of the house church movement, Frank is at the forefront of a revolution sweeping through the body of Christ. A change that is challenging the spiritual status quo and redefining the very nature of church. A movement inspired by the divine design for authenticity community. A fresh concept rooted in ancient history and in God Himself.

Introducing a new kind of Jesus biography: Transform the tired and familiar way you have read the Bible into an electrifying journey of rediscovering Christ. In this compelling work, authors Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola reclaim the entire Bible as a gripping narrative about Jesus Christ. Jesus...

Why does the allegiance that radical terrorists give to their false cause exceed the allegiance that most Christians today give to Jesus Christ? In Insurgence, best-selling author Frank Viola presents a radical proposal for Christians. Namely, that we have lost the explosive, earthshaking gospel of the kingdom that Jesus, Paul, and the other apostles preached. Viola argues that we've lost this dynamic, titanic, living gospel and exchanged it for a gospel of religious duty or permissiveness and "easy believism."

Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we "dress up" for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume reveals the startling truth: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is not rooted in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles.

Bestselling author Frank Viola discusses the radical implications of the explosive gospel of the kingdom with his partners. The Insurgence has begun ... don‘t miss it!

In 48 Laws of Spiritual Power, bestselling author Frank Viola lays out the unchanging principles of tapping into God's power and releasing it to serve others. These laws are based on over thirty years of ministry experience—trench-tested in Frank's life and the lives of others who have spent decades in ministry. Though these laws may seem counterintuitive and uncommon, they will equip you to look for God's power in your ministry.

Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ met face to face with people just like you. Broken, imperfect, sometimes fearful, and without hope. The Day I Met Jesus is a beautifully crafted narrative that chronicles the remarkable encounters of five women in the Gospels who were desperate to find wholeness, security, and purpose. Like all of us, these women struggled with the regrets of their pasts, the stresses of their presents, and the worries of their tomorrows.

What if every Christian discovered that his or her favorite teacher in church history had blind spots and held to some false - and even shocking - views? Best-selling author Frank Viola argues that this simple awareness will soften Christians when they interact with each other in the face of theological disagreements.

Driven by a passion for the body of Christ, Frank Viola has written some of today's most authoritative and celebrated works on the growing home, organic, and missional church movements. Now Viola shares practical keys to a healthy and successful church plant. Viola contends that many congregations today are struggling to survive, not because of bad planning, but poor planting. He presents an essential guide for starting and nourishing organic churches in any culture.

Explorer les racines de nos pratiques d'église Vivons-nous vraiment l'église "conformément à la Bible" ? Pourquoi le pasteur prêche-t-il à chaque office? Pourquoi les offices semblent-ils si semblables semaine après semaine ? Pourquoi l'assemblée demeure-t-elle assise passivement? Vous n'en êtes pas si sûrs? Ce livre fait une suggestion inquiétante: la plupart des usages ponctuant la vie des chrétiens d'aujourd'hui chaque dimanche à l'église sont enracinés, non pas dans le Nouveau Testament, mais dans la culture et les rituels païens développés longtemps après la mort des...

Every person follows a script for living, a life guide that directs our behavior and shapes our choices. As believers, we find the original script for living woven throughout the Bible. Yet while the Christian message is simple, it can become complicated by our environment, our culture, and our religious ideas and traditions. For this reason, we are all in constant need of revising the scripts by which we live. Author Frank Viola believes we need to revisit and revise what it means to live the Christian life.

Iconic conference messages, landmark interviews, unique monologues creative sketches, and spoof episodes by bestselling author Frank Viola.

Christians face profound challenges today, including doubt, discouragement, fear, guilt, rejection, materialism, and spiritual apathy. God’s people are also seeking an answer to a piercing question: what does God want from me, exactly? In God’s Favorite Place on Earth, Frank Viola answers all of these challenges with seminal insight. Here is a brilliant retelling of Jesus’ many visits to the village of Bethany and the touching message that it holds for us today. Viola presents this beautifully crafted narrative from the viewpoint of Lazarus, who lived in Bethany with his two sisters, Martha and Mary.

“…afin d’être en tout le premier.” —Colossiens 1:18 Les chrétiens ont fabriqué un évangile avec tellement de choses, autres que le Christ. Les concepts religieux, les idées, les doctrines, les stratégies, les méthodes, les techniques, les formules, et plein d’autres choses ont complètement éclipsé la beauté, la gloire et la réalité du Seigneur Jésus lui-même. Dans l’ensemble, les chrétiens d’aujourd’hui ont faim d’une véritable expérience du Christ vivant. Nous en savons beaucoup sur notre Seigneur, mais nous ne le connaissons pas très bien. Nous en ...

D’innombrables chrétiens ont faim d’entendre la voix de Dieu. Le problème est que beaucoup ne savent pas comment faire. D’une manière chaleureuse et accueillante, ‘Jésus parle’ vous enseigne comment entendre la voix de Jésus en explorant les différentes façons dont le Christ parle aujourd’hui et comment ses brebis peuvent grandir dans leur capacité à reconnaître et à répondre à sa voix. En examinant comment les disciples interagissaient avec Jésus ressuscité – depuis les Évangiles jusqu’à l’Apocalypse – Léonard Sweet et Frank Viola présentent les ...

Découvrez l'histoire merveilleuse du plan éternel de Dieu Au fond de la parole de Dieu se trouve une histoire merveilleuse comme aucune autre. Un drame qui s’est déroulé avant le début du temps. Une saga épique qui résonne avec le battement de coeur de Dieu. Une histoire qui révèle rien de moins que le sens de la vie et la grande mission de Dieu dans la terre. ‘De l’éternité à ici’ présente trois histoires remarquables allant de la Genèse à l’Apocalypse. Chaque histoire trace un thème divin qui est tissé à travers les Écritures. Vues ensemble, elles offrent un ...

Frank Viola - « Dans ‘Ré-imaginer l’Eglise’, Frank Viola est au top de ces compétences, démontrant une maîtrise sereine et époustouflante de la théologie de l’Eglise comme organisme plutôt qu’organisation » Leonard Sweet, auteur de ‘Soul Tsunami’, ‘11’ et ‘So beautiful’, www.sermons.com Redécouvrez le dessein de Christ pour Son Eglise. Chaque année, 1 million de chrétiens quittent l’Eglise traditionnelle. Pourquoi ? L’auteur Frank Viola se place comme porte parole des lecteurs pour tout ce qu’ils savaient étant absent dans leur expérience d’Eglise...