A Life Endured.Is Not a Life!!! As Christ-Followers we are called to do more than endure life. Created in God's image we are overcomers and more than conquerors with specific tasking from the King of kings. Yet cynicism, negativity, and the frantic pace of life send us the message that we should disengage in order to make it through. Power, riches, and pleasures call out to others and lure them down paths they were never meant to travel. Boredom and broken dreams distract others but from time to time we all see with amazing clarity: The way we are living just isn't the way things were supposed to turn out. There was supposed to be more victory, more joy, more significance; this cannot be all there is to our journey. Our vision is more than simple insight; it is a seed planted in John 10:10 when Jesus said He came to provide more than the wonderful gift of salvation: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

The business of life is to live and to live well. But in this day and age we know almost everything about life except how to live it. We can dissect life and explain its parts and then fail to put it together again in such a way that it becomes a coordinated, harmonious whole. Through the vibrant writings of E. Stanley Jones, discover not only how God desires more for us than we could ever think or imagine, but freely gives us that abundant life of body, mind, and spirit. Abundant Living, the sequel to Victorious Living, continues the journey toward extraordinary life through trusting God and self-surrender. Written in 1942 by one of the greatest Christian leaders of the day, experience this classic devotional with a new foreword by Leonard Sweet.

"Cletus Stutzman--high school friend, college roommate, co-worker in Christian education, ministry and life time friend--has been a passionate coach and even a more passionate minister of the Word. This book, a pot-pourri of reflections and wisdom will lift your spirits, challenge your life choices and inspire your devotion to God." Vernon Means, Minister/Christian Educator "I have known Mr. Stutzman sixty-five years. These short lessons are a reflection of a godly man's life.As you read them, add them to your life. They will help you become a better Christian." Mildred Boyd, School Administrator/Teacher "With his warmth, wit, wisdom, and a deep love for God, Cletus Stutzman shares his story of life from a variety of venues. This is not just another story but the intersection of God's story in his life. It is a life lived abundantly." Dr. Joe Roberts, Minister/Christian Educator "If you are searching for meaning and purpose in life, the principles set forth in this book by my mentor and friend, Cletus Stutzman, will provide greater spiritual understanding and direction. These short, comprehensive writings are inspirational and uplifting as the author points the way to the heart of God and life lived at its best." Dr. James Moore, President of Christian Home and Bible School

Abundant Living: Encouragement for Success is an instrument written as a tool to encourage the reader that life can change for the better because with God, all things are possible. Also true successful abundant life can only be found in God alone. Listen to the heart beat of God as he reveals himself to you through his Word. The acronym for Abundant is All, Bounty, Unfolds, Nevertheless, Destiny, Allows, Newness, and Transitions. One must allow the Holy Spirit to become their teacher, helper, comforter, guide, advocate, counselor, strengthener, standby, and intercessor. Our Father is concerned about every area of our lives.

How do we find contentment in God when we feel so hidden? Sara Hagerty unfolds the truths found in the biblical story of Mary of Bethany to discover the scandalous love of God and explore the spiritual richness of being hidden in him. Every heart longs to be seen and understood. Yet most of our lives is unwitnessed. We spend our days working, driving, parenting. We sometimes spend whole seasons feeling unnoticed and unappreciated. In Unseen, Sara Hagerty suggests that this is exactly what God intended. He is the only One who truly knows us. He is the only One who understands the value of the unseen in our lives. When this truth seeps into our souls, we realize that only when we hide ourselves in God can we give ourselves to others in true freedom--and know the joy of a deeper relationship with the God who sees us. Our culture applauds what we can produce, what we can show, what we can upload to social media. Only when we give all of ourselves to God--unedited, abandoned, apparently wasteful in its lack of productivity--can we live out who God created us to be. As Hagerty writes, "Maybe my seemingly unproductive, looking-up-at-Him life produces awe among the angels." Through an eloquent exploration of both personal and biblical story, Hagerty calls us to offer every unseen minute of our lives to God. God is in the secret places of our lives that no one else witnesses. But we've not been relegated to these places. We've been invited. We may be "wasting" ourselves in a hidden corner today: The cubicle on the fourth floor. The hospital bedside of an elderly parent. The laundry room. But these are the places God uses to meet us with a radical love. These are the places that produce the kind of unhinged love in us that gives everything at His feet, whether or not anyone else ever proclaims our name, whether or not anyone else ever sees. God's invitation is not just for a season or a day. It is the question of our lives: "When no one else applauds you, when it makes no sense, when you see no results--will you waste your love on Me?"

Learn to rely on Scripture and the Holy Spirit to discover how God will take us beyond what we could achieve on our own. Six Pillars From Ephesians Book 4.