The Lord's Garden is a series of devotional stories for children. The stories are based on true happenings, gleaned from a variety of sources, and rewritten for contemporary readers. Most are culled from books of the nineteenth century, including several by Richard Newton. Modern presentations of these stories were originally published in the Banner of sovereign grace truth magazine. Each story accompanies a passage of Scripture, and is intended to illustrate that particular biblical truth. Some stories are shorter, some longer. However, all will capture the attention of children, and hopefully their hearts.

Just like trees and plants bear fruit, so must the Christian bear spiritual fruit. Some plants and trees are meant to have only branches or stems, and leaves, and no fruit. But there are others that produce fruit: apple trees, tomato plants, blueberry bushes, etc. Through the work of the Holy Spirit in a believer's heart, Christians begin to produce the fruit of the Spirit. This means that a Christian shows by his lifestyle that he walks in the ways of the Lord. As you can tell an apple tree because of the tasty apples it carries on its branches, Christians should be recognized by their godly character. Children, read these stories and see the importance of bearing the fruit of godliness. Contents: Bearing Fruit 1. A Student Artist Learns a Lesson 2. The Glass Factory 3. A Godly Woman 4. The Storm and Its Lessons 5. "Boy Wanted" 6. Johnny Christie 7. Always Tell the Truth 8. A Conductor Learns a Lesson 9. Be Ye Kind One to Another 10. A Painter's Life Saved 11. An Indian's Conscience 12. Polished Boots 13. A Little Girl's Question 14. Listening to Conscience 15. A Dying Testimony 16. Rob McGregor 17. Courage to Pray 18. Elizabeth 19. A Faithful Saying 20. My Daddy Is the Driver 21. Words Fitly Spoken 22. A Picture of God 23. Afraid of Lying 24. The Patient Christian Sufferer 25. Holding Daddy's Hand 26. The Angels' Charge 27. Love Your Enemies 28. Buddy 29. A Christian Lady 30. Forgive Us Our Debts 31. Time Spent Wisely 32. Not Afraid 33. The Powder Mine 34. Shaped for Heaven 35. The Wounded Soldier's Return 36. Rock of Ages 37. Slander and Gossip 38. Bird and the Butterfly 39. The Living God 40. Lying Worse Than Stealing 41. An Apology 42. The Retired Businessman About the Series: The Lord's Garden is a series of devotional stories for children. The stories are based on true happenings, gleaned from a variety of sources, and rewritten for contemporary readers. Each story accompanies a passage of Scripture, and is intended to illustrate that particular biblical truth. Some stories are shorter, some longer. However, all will capture the attention of children, and hopefully their hearts. Every story begins with a Scripture verse and ends with questions for understanding the story, further points to think about, and directions for prayer.

Just like trees and plants bear fruit, so must the Christian bear spiritual fruit. Some plants and trees are meant to have only branches or stems, and leaves, and no fruit. But there are others that produce fruit: apple trees, tomato plants, blueberry bushes, etc. Through the work of the Holy Spirit in a believer's heart, Christians begin to produce the fruit of the Spirit. This means that a Christian shows by his lifestyle that he walks in the ways of the Lord. As you can tell an apple tree because of the tasty apples it carries on its branches, Christians should be recognized by their godly character. Children, read these stories and see the importance of bearing the fruit of godliness. Contents: Bearing Fruit 1. A Student Artist Learns a Lesson 2. The Glass Factory 3. A Godly Woman 4. The Storm and Its Lessons 5. "Boy Wanted" 6. Johnny Christie 7. Always Tell the Truth 8. A Conductor Learns a Lesson 9. Be Ye Kind One to Another 10. A Painter's Life Saved 11. An Indian's Conscience 12. Polished Boots 13. A Little Girl's Question 14. Listening to Conscience 15. A Dying Testimony 16. Rob McGregor 17. Courage to Pray 18. Elizabeth 19. A Faithful Saying 20. My Daddy Is the Driver 21. Words Fitly Spoken 22. A Picture of God 23. Afraid of Lying 24. The Patient Christian Sufferer 25. Holding Daddy's Hand 26. The Angels' Charge 27. Love Your Enemies 28. Buddy 29. A Christian Lady 30. Forgive Us Our Debts 31. Time Spent Wisely 32. Not Afraid 33. The Powder Mine 34. Shaped for Heaven 35. The Wounded Soldier's Return 36. Rock of Ages 37. Slander and Gossip 38. Bird and the Butterfly 39. The Living God 40. Lying Worse Than Stealing 41. An Apology 42. The Retired Businessman About the Series: The Lord's Garden is a series of devotional stories for children. The stories are based on true happenings, gleaned from a variety of sources, and rewritten for contemporary readers. Each story accompanies a passage of Scripture, and is intended to illustrate that particular biblical truth. Some stories are shorter, some longer. However, all will capture the attention of children, and hopefully their hearts. Every story begins with a Scripture verse and ends with questions for understanding the story, further points to think about, and directions for prayer.

Heaven has received a lot of attention in recent years as bestselling books and movies have told the stories of people who claim to have been there. But what does the Bible actually say about heaven? What difference does it make? What happens the moment after we die? What will our relationships be like in heaven? Chip Ingram sets aside the hype and myths and digs into the Scriptures to discover what God actually wants us to know about the hereafter. Most importantly, Ingram shows why our understanding of heaven matters now, in this life. Because what we believe about heaven actually affects us today in ways we may not have imagined.

The picture of a plant taking root is used in the Bible to teach us the idea of conversion. When someone's heart is turned from himself and his sinful ways to faith in Jesus and devotion to God, it is like a plant which starts to shoot out roots into rich soil so that it can live and take nourishment. There is no way for a plant to have life unless it takes root, and there is no way for a person to have spiritual life unless God turns him or her out of the way of death and into the way of life. The stories in this book have to do with plants taking roots. But as you read through them, you will not run across tales of flowers, leaves, and dirt as much as you will about spiritual plants in the garden of the Lord. They are stories about how God gives people new spiritual life by rooting their hearts in the grace of His Son Jesus Christ. Read these stories and take the time to ask God about causing your heart to take deep root into the life-giving soil of Jesus. Contents: Taking Root 1. A Little Girl's Sin Found Out 2. The Pickpocket's Story 3. A Change of Heart 4. Martha's Bible 5. "What Shall It Profit?" 6. God's Word Satisfies 7. A Mocking Discussion of the Bible 8. Shusco the Indian 9. Afraid to Go Home 10. The Gift 11. Trying to Enter by the Wrong Door 12. Jack and His Master 13. A New Year's Start for Eternity 14. Clean Within 15. The Bird in the Church 16. A Search for Atoning Blood 17. "Can I Become a Christian?" 18. Little Johnny's First Bible 19. More about Johnny 20. True Safety 21. A Sermon in the Woods 22. Debra's Plan 23. The Conversion of a "Good Girl" 24. A Sunday School Student 25. Torn in Half 26. "Led by the Spirit of God" 27. Afraid to Swear Alone 28. The Sailor's Bible 29. "What If It Had Been You?" 30. An Unexpected Change 31. The Good One Bible Did 32. Prayers for Salvation 33. The Watchword 34. Songs in the Night 35. The Siberian Leper 36. Rebecca's Refuge 37. The Mathematician Confounded 38. The Hour Alone with God 39. Protection through Prayer 40. The Sleepless Night 41. The Story of Emilia 42. The Saints' Everlasting Rest 43. An Attentive Daughter 44. A Woman Set Free About the Series: The Lord's Garden is a series of devotional stories for children. The stories are based on true happenings, gleaned from a variety of sources, and rewritten for contemporary readers. Each story accompanies a passage of Scripture, and is intended to illustrate that particular biblical truth. Some stories are shorter, some longer. However, all will capture the attention of children, and hopefully their hearts. Every story begins with a Scripture verse and ends with questions for understanding the story, further points to think about, and directions for prayer.

Why are so many Christians stagnant in their faith? Why do we often live as though the gospel stops at the moment of conversion? The good news of Jesus doesn’t stop the moment we get saved. In fact, salvation is only the beginning of God’s work in our lives. We often view salvation as the ending point; it’s really the beginning point. The gospel of Jesus doesn’t only justify us; it sanctifies us. When we receive the Holy Spirit at salvation, an incredible work begins to happen in us: we begin to bear fruit. When we are firmly planted in the gospel and committed to growing in Christ, He produces in us the fruits of the Spirit, the marks of a true Christian. In Bearing Fruit, Robby Gallaty walks us through the life of the Christian. Biblical, intentional, and practical, Bearing Fruit points our hearts to the gracious God who called us, justified us, and is now sanctifying us by the work of his Holy Spirit.

Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be. No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. If you've ever been given empty clichés during challenging times, you know how painful it is to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. When life hurts, we often feel pressure--from others and ourselves--to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who lovingly invites us to give honest voice to our emotions when life hits hard. For most of her life, Esther Fleece Allen believed she could bypass the painful emotions of her broken past by shutting them down altogether. She was known as an achiever and an overcomer on the fast track to success. But in silencing her pain, she robbed herself of the opportunity to be healed. Maybe you've done the same. Esther's journey into healing began when she discovered that God has given us a real-world way to deal with raw emotions and an alternative to the coping mechanisms that end up causing more pain. It's called lament--the gut-level, honest prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never wastes. No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament, taking you on a journey down the unexpected pathway to true intimacy with God. Drawing from careful biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals how to use God's own language to come closer to him as he leads us through our pain to the light on the other side, teaching you that: We are robbing ourselves of a divine mystery and a divine intimacy when we pretend to have it all together God does not expect us to be perfect; instead, he meets us where we are There is hope beyond your heartache, disappointment, and grief Like Esther, you'll soon find that when one person stops faking fine, it gives everyone else permission to do the same.