Broken down House : Living Productively in a World Gone Bad

by Tripp, Paul David

• ISBN13: 9780981540061
• ISBN10: 0981540066
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Shepherd Press

Summary

Sin has ravaged the house that God created. This world sits slumped, disheveled, and in pain, groaning for the restoration that can only be accomplished by the hands of him who built it in the first place. The bad news is that you and I are living right in the middle of the restoration process. The good news is that the divine Builder will not relent until everything about his house is made totally new again. Emmanuel lives here with us, and he is at work returning his house to its former beauty. Someday you will live forever in a fully restored house, but right now you are called to live with peace, joy, and productivity in a place damaged by sin. How can you be an active part of the restoration at the heart of God's plan? The book in your hands will teach you to live productively in the here and now.

Author Biography

PAUL DAVID TRIPP is a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia where he preaches on Sunday evenings and leads the Ministry to Center City. As a teacher and counselor, Paul has served many respected institutions including Westminster Theological Seminary and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Luella have four grown children.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Knowing
Life in This Broken-Down House	p. 15
Know Where You Are	p. 23
Know Who You Are	p. 33
Rest in God's Sovereignty	p. 49
Admit Your Limits	p. 63
Trust What Is Sure	p. 77
Resist Spirituality	p. 87
Listen to Eternity	p. 99
Learn to Wait	p. 111
Be Good and Angry	p. 125
Doing
Reject Passivity	p. 137
Pursue Community	p. 149
Determine to Love	p. 163
Celebrate Grace	p. 177
Minister Everywhere	p. 191
Examine Your Legacy	p. 205
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