Take Note 2017 Issue 4

2017 ISSUE 4 | LOVE CAME DOWN | RECOMMENDED CHRISTIAN RESOURCES

Come, let us adore Him THIS YEAR, DON’T LET CHRISTMAS SNEAK UP ON YOU AGAIN. The wonder and awe of the Christmas season can easily get overshadowed by lights, tinsel, bows, and paper – not to mention last-minute trips to the mall and visits to the in-laws. In all the hustle and bustle, we often lose sight of what’s most important. This book of daily readings for the month of December by best-selling author Paul David Tripp will help you slow down, prepare your heart, and focus on what matters most: adoring our Saviour, Jesus.

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Sing!, the new book from Keith & Kristyn Getty, explores why we sing and what that means for worshippers and churches. With an attentiveness to the Bible’s witness on worship, Sing! will help Christians better understand and appreciate the God we worship in song.

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in This year in Take Note we have used the themes of Faith, Hope and Love our previous catalogues. With this being the Christmas edition, we again focus on the love that came down when Jesus was born on this earth. al Inside these pages you will find a good range of some new inspiration and advent and Christmas reading, as we prepare to celebrate this love, help us fix our eyes on Jesus.

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and We also have a great range of gift ideas to share with your loved ones, some new devotional reading for the coming New Year. Finally, we include new books from well-loved authors like John Ortberg, Max Lucado, Stormie Omartian and John Eldredge.

Thanks for supporting your local Christian bookshop, and every blessing for Christmas.

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C.T. Studd – His Cricket, Christianity and Calling C.T. Studd was one of England’s most celebrated athletes. This docudrama DVD explores Studd’s extraordinary life, teaching and the zealous faith he described as ‘muscular Christianity’.

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Book extract – The One True Gift Day 11 - Born as the true man man…”

“And being found in appearance as a Philippians 2 v 8

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£2.99 The One True Gift Tim Chester Christmas is meant to be full of joy and light; but all too often it is spoiled by grumbling and arguing. So this year, prepare to encounter Christ afresh in a way that will make you a bearer of peace and goodwill all season long.

In these 24 short daily readings for Advent, Tim Chester peels back the layers on Philippians 2. Each day includes ideas for reflection, prayer and application, designed to excite you about the One True Gift – the Lord Jesus – in the run-up to Christmas Day. This collection of inspiring readings also comes with hymns, carols and prayers to help you prepare your heart for Christmas.

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tmas when you feel as if There may well be moments this Chris ooked,” someone says— overc no one understands. “The turkey is e put into preparing you’v work hard the all ing without appreciat one murmurs— some ” blue, in the meal. “I would have preferred it gling through strug t spen you s hour the all ing without appreciat house full of the ing “Hav the crowds of Christmas shoppers. you’ll be but lains— comp one some ” , crazy me visitors drives onship relati a ing griev own, spending Christmas day on your . been have t migh that ip onsh that was or a relati rstands,” we think. But “No one appreciates me; no one unde true. isn’t that us this verse tells a man,” says verse 8. At a Jesus was “found in appearance as t’s humanity, Paul’s point Chris ted doub le peop time when many man. a be was that Jesus was recognised to childhood of Jesus: “Jesus Consider what Luke says about the r with God and man” favou in grew in wisdom and stature, and of Jesus continued re natu e divin the ugh Altho (Luke 2 v 52). his human nature way s eriou to be all-knowing, in some myst gained wisdom. h and Mary measured And Jesus grew in size. Perhaps Josep the doorpost. There’s on es notch with ren child their the growth of inches up, “Jesus, few a Then one mark labelled “Jesus, aged 5”. trick to pull off if hard a is les musc and limbs ing aged 8”. Grow an! you’re only pretending to be hum is saying and doing in When his family hear what Jesus . And that’s not the crazy gone Mark 3 v20-21, they assume he’s was never truly one some think you if to come conclusion you , worked with them with eaten human. For 30 years Jesus had with them. As joked , them with slept , them with them, played her he was whet t abou ts doub a result, although his family had an. hum was he ted doub r neve they the Messiah, because he was human Jesus knows what it’s like to be human The only difference is are. you as an hum as an— and still is hum . Now by the Spirit glory his by that now his humanity is enlarged where. And that every us of one every with e athis he can symp confidence” with grace of e thron means we can “approach God’s understands us, else one no if as feels it When 16).

(Hebrews 4 v . When we feel alone in our we can come to one who truly does to God’s throne of grace come can we ness, weak weariness and we have lost, we can what for in prayer. When our hearts ache it too. felt has who one the to ion bring that emot Tim Chester.

Taken from The One True Gift copyright © 2017 by rights reserved.

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Advent inspiration Faithful Adam Hamilton

Advent for Everyone Tom Wright Join Tom Wright SAVE £3 on a journey with the apostles, as he explores the New Testament themes of thankfulness, patience, humility and joy. Within each of these themes, Wright offers daily readings and meditations for a week, ending with stimulating questions for personal reflection or group discussion. These sparkling reflections take you on a journey of spiritual enlightenment, guiding you towards the wonder and joy of Christmas.

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From his beginnings as a humble carpenter to his all-important role as the earthly father of Jesus Christ, Joseph’s place in the nativity story is sometimes overlooked. Join SAVE £3.51 Adam Hamilton as he examines Christmas through the eyes of Joseph. Absent from much of the biblical narrative, Joseph never speaks a word, but his courageous actions were crucial to the birth of Christ and God’s salvation plan for humanity.

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A Child is Born Abby Guinness

Joy Upon Joy Charles Spurgeon This advent devotional allows hassled Christians to daily redeem the busiest month of the year using seasonal reflections by the “Prince of SAVE £1.51 Preachers,” Charles Spurgeon. This all-new compilation of Spurgeon’s works includes space for journaling and reflection. Experience the delight of loving December once again, and prepare for the celebration of Christ’s birth alongside Spurgeon’s thought-provoking words.

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A child is born.

The impact on earth is like a stone dropped into water, making waves forwards and backwards through time.

SAVE £1 Explore the Scriptures through the eyes of those who encountered the majesty and mystery of the incarnation first hand. These 31 daily studies for individuals and groups consider the Christmas Bible texts, giving opportunity for seasonal thought, prayer and discussion.

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Christmas reading Rescuing Christmas Carl Laferton

A Christmas Calling Chris Cottee

Do you look forward to getting to Christmas as a day of fleeting joy amid the struggles of life? Or just aim SAVE £1 to get through Christmas, as it reminds you of the reasons joy is missing from life? Often, we’re so busy getting to or getting through that we don’t actually get Christmas – and when we miss its meaning, we miss out on a joy that lasts. This book takes you on a journey to find a joy that continues through the ups and downs of life – and beyond.

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David Sourbook is a callous man.

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Tidings of Comfort and Joy Pam Rhodes Pam Rhodes is best SAVE £2 known as the familiar face of the BBC’s Songs of Praise, and here she brings together her personal selection of carols, poems, Bible readings and other inspirational passages from a wide range of sources. There is something here for everyone, from those wanting to enjoy dipping in for a taste of Christmas to those needing a sourcebook to inspire selections for Christmas services. Enjoy!

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All is Bright Colouring Book Nancy Guthrie

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Combining 31 days of rich content by the beloved and inspirational Nancy Guthrie this colouring book devotional journey reminds us all of what the season really calls us to: worship.

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The Passion Translation Bible is a new, heart-level translation that expresses God’s fiery heart of love to this generation using Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts, merging the emotion and lifechanging truth of God’s Word.

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New devotional reading for the New Year!

God’s Word for Every Need

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All Things New Cherie Hill

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Awaken Priscilla Shirer In this her first devotional book, bestselling author Priscilla Shirer helps you mine the treasures of Scripture for the day ahead! These 90 devotions from SAVE £2 the heart of a mother, wife, and friend will ‘Awaken’ you each day with fresh insights gleaned from the Spirit of God. She hopes, more than anything else, that the daily insights you receive in these pages will challenge, encourage, and strengthen you in every way.

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Gracelaced Ruth Choi Simons GraceLaced is about more than pretty florals and fanciful brushwork – it’s about flourishing.

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In this devotional – consisting of allnew material – Timothy Keller offers inspiration for every day of the year, based on the book of Proverbs. Working through the entire book, Keller brings this ancient wisdom to life and shows how to apply it to the realities of our daily lives. Just as My Rock; My Refuge taught readers how to pray, so this inspiring new devotional teaches us how to live lives that are rooted in wisdom.

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The Power of Praying Through Fear Stormie Omartian Is Fear Affecting Your Life? Does it Ever Steal Your Peace and Disturb Your Sleep? Stormie Omartian shows you what to think, say, and pray the moment you sense fear in your heart, and what you can do to combat anxiety.

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Daring to Hope Katie Davis Majors

Fire Road Kim Phuc Phan Thi

Picking up where she left off in the best-selling book Kisses from Katie, Katie Davis Majors shares her ongoing experiences in Uganda as the adoptive mother to thirteen girls and describes how she’s wrestled through the darkness of disappointment to find the answer to whether God truly is good.

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‘Get out! Run! We must leave this place!’These were the final shouts nine year-old Kim Phuc heard before her world dissolved into flames. Against all odds, Kim lived – but her journey toward healing was only beginning.

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More gift ideas Ultimate Worship 2018: Double CD

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how you envision your future shapes your current experience Is your vision of heaven boring? Or breathtaking?

Contrary to popular belief, heaven will not be an enduring church service in the sky but instead encompass the full restoration of things we know and love on this earth. Our land. Our nations. Our dreams.

Our loved ones. And yes, ourselves.

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SOMETIMES GETTING CLOSE IS A CHALLENGE W H AT I F W E C AN L E ARN TO E M B RAC E O U R D I FFE RE NC E S TO CO NNE C T W I T H OT H E RS?

A deeper, more meaningful relationship with your spouse, friends, kids, coworkers— even God—is not only attainable, it’s what you were made for! And it’s as easy as sharing small, everyday moments and experiences with them. In I’d Like You More If You Were More Like Me, bestselling author John Ortberg will show us how to overcome obstacles and create the kind of connections we all crave.

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