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The Essential Guide to Fasting: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why It Matters

The Essential Guide to Fasting: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why It Matters

by Elmer L. Towns

Vital, Practical Teaching on Biblical, Effective Fasting from the Topic's Leading Author Fasting is one of the most misunderstood spiritual disciplines in the church today. And in a society where we want for nothing, abstaining from something we want carries little appeal. Yet fasting isn't about lack--it's about drawing closer to God and resting… Read more…

The Essence of the New Testament: A Survey

The Essence of the New Testament: A Survey

by Elmer L. Towns and Ben Gutierrez

The Essence of the New Testament, Second Edition surveys the books of the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation. Drawing on decades of scholarly research and classroom teaching, the authors provide a practical, readable, and insightful introduction to the second major division of the Christian biblical canon. This new edition contains new information… Read more…

The Ultimate Guide to the Names of God: Three Bestsellers in One Volume

The Ultimate Guide to the Names of God: Three Bestsellers in One Volume

by Elmer L. Towns

Through learning God's names, we can discover what He wants for us, how He provides for us, and learn new, deeper ways to approach Him in prayer. With this collection of bestselling books, Elmer Towns introduces you to the numerous names of God in the Bible.Book one of this collection, My Father's Name, shows you what the Old Testament names of God m… Read more…

Fasting with the Lord's Prayer: Experience a Deeper and More Powerful Relationship with God

Fasting with the Lord's Prayer: Experience a Deeper and More Powerful Relationship with God

by Jentezen Franklin and Elmer L. Towns

"Our Father, Who Art in Heaven . . ."After Jesus taught His disciples what we know as the Lord's Prayer, He continued His teaching: "Now when you fast . . ." Not if you fast--when! Our Lord knew the supernatural power and intimacy with the Father that emerges from a life infused with spiritual disciplines. Fasting with the Lord's Prayer is your guide… Read more…

Fasting for a Miracle: How God's Power Can Overcome the Impossible

Fasting for a Miracle: How God's Power Can Overcome the Impossible

by Jack Hayford and Elmer L. Towns

The fastest way to extreme breakthrough. Why fast? Because fasting builds extreme faith, and believers need extreme faith to overcome the impossible. In Fasting for a Miracle, bestselling author Elmer Towns shows readers that God often partners with His people to do the impossible through the spiritual disciple of fasting. When believers obey God's Word … Read more…

Walking with Giants: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

Walking with Giants: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

by Jerry Falwell and Elmer L. Towns

Elmer Towns is known around the world as cofounder of the world's largest Christian university and as author of more than 175 popular books on prayer, spirituality, and the church. His is also known as a motivator par excellence of men and women who long to be exceptional for the cause of Christ. But not many people know that a long "desert experien… Read more…

Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough

Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough

by Elmer L. Towns and William Bright

The personal study guide leads individuals through the nine fasts described in Dr. Towns's bestselling book Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough. By the use of questions, the reader is guided through the different purposes and elements of each type of fast. It is for every Christian who is seeking a deeper relationship with God, a strengthened faith, an un… Read more…

God Laughs & 42 More Surprising Facts About God That Will Change Your Life

God Laughs & 42 More Surprising Facts About God That Will Change Your Life

by Elmer L. Towns and Charles Billingsley

Did you know that God sings? There are many things God does that you may not have thought about ever before--and the more we know, the better we can respond to Him. God sees. God winks. God hears. He cries, He waits, and He runs. He is jealous and gets angry. He smiles, frowns, and laughs! Reflecting on the attributes and activities of God is the best way to… Read more…

The Beginner's Guide to Fasting

The Beginner's Guide to Fasting

by Elmer L. Towns

God created the human body as a finely tuned instrument of enormous power, but it requires fuel to operate. To make sure that body gets enough fuel, God created in humans an appetite for food, which we call "hunger." So why would anyone ever ignore hunger and choose not to eat? Going without food for spiritual reasons is called fasting, a spiritual… Read more…

What's Right with the Church: A Manifesto of Hope

What's Right with the Church: A Manifesto of Hope

by Elmer L. Towns

The early believers of Jesus Christ knew that they were not just members of an organization, nor were they just an extension of Old Testament Judaism. They knew that they were followers of the living Lord Jesus Christ. They were members of a thing called the church. Through the centuries, the church has been the most powerful transforming force in history. Y… Read more…

11 Innovations in the Local Church: How Today's Leaders Can Learn, Discern and Move into the Future

11 Innovations in the Local Church: How Today's Leaders Can Learn, Discern and Move into the Future

by Ed Stetzer, Steve Sjogren, Elmer L. Towns and Warren Bird

Join three seasoned church-ministry experts on an insider's tour of the most innovative churches today! Discover a dozen types of innovation, each with profiles of congregations that have implemented that innovation. This is more than a show-and-tell tour, however. Each chapter offers a solid take-away for church leaders on how to learn and apply the app… Read more…

Fasting for Financial Breakthrough

Fasting for Financial Breakthrough

by Elmer L. Towns

Shed a spiritual light on some of the biggest problems facing people today: the need to put the role of money in a proper perspective and to solve financial problems. Elmer Towns states at the outset that this is not the primary purpose of fasting and prayer. Instead, it is all about knowing God. It is not about withdrawing prayer on an as-needed basis … Read more…


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