Elmer Towns's Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough has become must-reading as this powerful spiritual discipline of fasting has seen a revival among followers of Christ. Now Towns digs deeper into one of the most popular forms of fasting today, the Daniel Fast. With an emphasis on a healthy, simple diet, the Daniel Fast is named after the prophet Daniel who participated in a partial fast for spiritual purposes. Daniel was taken captive into Babylon when he was sixteen years old. The Babylonian king wanted the young prophet to help him administer his rule over the captive Jews--and he wanted to Babylon-ize Daniel, to make the young man of God more like him. The first step the king took in his campaign was to provide a sumptuous feast to tempt Daniel--food fit for a king-- basically fattening comfort foods. In response, the prophet refrained from the king's table, choosing instead to eat only vegetables and to drink only water. He honored God over the king. Dr. Elmer Towns introduces readers to the spiritual, physical, and mental basics of the Daniel Fast, coaching them through either a ten-day or twenty-one-day period of renewal, and he includes original Daniel Fast recipes created by executive chef John P. Perkins. Dr. Towns addresses practical questions, such as what to eat and when, as well as how to pray effectively. Readers will learn how to encounter God during their fast, how to worship through self-discipline, and how to pray for specific answers. They will also explore the role of weeping, repentance, and spiritual warfare in their life of faith. Daniel is a model to God's people of someone who chooses spiritual nourishment over bodily satisfaction, in The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough, God's people can learn to follow his example.

This Time-Tested Book Will Strengthen Your Faith, Drawing You Closer to God

This comprehensive book is for you if you seek a closer walk with God, whether you wonder how to fast or you've been practicing this spiritual discipline for years. As you learn the clear biblical reasons for fasting, you'll also be introduced to nine biblical fasts that God can use for specific physical and spiritual outcomes. These include
- The Disciple's Fast--to free yourself and others from addictions to sin
- The Ezra Fast--to solve problems, inviting the Holy Spirit's aid
- The Saint Paul Fast--to bring clearer perspective and insight in critical decision-making
- The Daniel Fast--to gain a healthier life or healing

Each fast includes its purpose and biblical basis, why or when to practice this fast, and a practical step-by-step guide as you prepare for it.

Now included in the book are new stories from people who have found spiritual breakthroughs in fasting, study questions for individuals or groups, biblical references to fasting, a fasting glossary, and more.

A Legacy of Religious Educators examines individuals who shaped the educational foundations of the church. These chapters, on well-known patristic and medieval scholars such as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas; renowned theologian-educators such as Luther, Calvin, Edwards and Wesley; and modern-day educators such as Henrietta Mears, C.S. Lewis, and Frank Gaebelein, reflect the contextualized theology of education of significant educators who have profoundly influenced religious education, in both the church and society.

Step into a New Season of

Divine Presence, Power, and Prayer!

Are you yearning for a deeper connection with God? Do you desire a fresh outpouring of His presence in your life?

Discover how fasting can bring you closer to God, break strongholds, and release blessings in your life.

In this comprehensive guide, Elmer L. Towns guides you through a powerful 21-day experience of prayer and fasting. Drawing from personal experiences and biblical principles, he helps you unlock the spiritual benefits of fasting. Each day, you will find practical advice, encouraging insights, and profound teachings designed to help you:

Find His Presence: Learn how fasting helps you to focus on God's presence and deepen your intimacy with Him.Demonstrate Faith: Understand how fasting is an act of faith that can lead to supernatural breakthroughs.Experience Spiritual Renewal: Witness the transformative power of fasting as you seek God's guidance and strength.

With heartfelt prayers, inspiring stories, and a structured plan, these next 21 days will renew your faith and ignite your passion for God. Whether you are new to fasting or seeking to deepen your practice, this book is an essential companion for anyone longing to experience the fullness of God's presence in their lives.

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, best - selling 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 and fast, the Spirit grows their faith, fulfills God's promises and moves in miraculous ways. Readers will discover the seven different types of miracles and find incredible true stories of fasting miracles - like the man who should be dead but still lives, the financial crisis that was overcome, and the miraculous peace that invaded chaotic circumstances. Plus, Towns offers practical guidance for how to fast wisely and biblically.

Towns reveals the power of prayer in this fascinating look at the Lord's Prayer. Each chapter examines a line from the prayer, revealing power points for every believer desiring a more dynamic prayer life. Towns says: What would you say if you were ushered into the throne room of God with only one minute to request everything you needed, but didn't know how to put it into words? The Lord's Prayer includes everything you need to ask when you talk to God . . . it is a model prayer that teaches us how to pray.

What You Do Now Will

Define Your Legacy

In a world consumed by temporary pursuits, it's easy to start well but falter before the finish line. How will you ensure that your final steps reflect the unwavering faith you have walked in?

Renowned Bible teacher Elmer Towns reveals timeless wisdom from the lives of biblical giants like Elijah, Jacob, and Paul-men who ran their race with perseverance, overcame trials, and completed their God-given assignments with honor. Drawing from these profound examples, you will uncover practical steps to cross your finish line with joy, knowing you have fulfilled God's unique calling for your life.

It's not about how you began but how you finish that truly counts. Elmer Towns equips you with the spiritual insight to:

• Recognize the significance of your final assignment from God.
• Guard your time, efforts, and legacy as you approach the finish line.
• Strengthen your faith and stand firm even in life's last trials.
• Pass on a lasting spiritual inheritance to the generations that follow.

Will you finish well? The choice is yours. Step into the final chapter of your journey with confidence, knowing that, like the great men of faith before you, you can finish well.

Prayer and Fasting go hand in hand. Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer as the model for how to pray and showed us that when we prayed this way, it praises God and covers everything believers need in this life to attain eternal happiness. The Bible teaches fasting as an expression of faith in God's word and will. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray the Lord's Prayer, He immediately concluded, ''Now when you fast . . .'' (Matthew 6:16). Fasting with the Lord's Prayer will invigorate your faith because it offers hope to those who worship through prayer and fasting, for when we worship God, he comes to receive our worship. Towns explains the importance of prayer and fasting as well as six ways to fast, then examine in depth the seven petitions of the Lord's Prayer and conclude with 21 - day fasting devotional. Readers will experience deep spiritual results when two of the most powerful resources God has given us for our faith and ministry - praying the Lord's Prayer and fasting, are combined in intercession to God.

A Christmas Devotional

A Christmas Devotional is like strolling through the month of December wrapped in all the beauty and splendor of the Christmas season. No other time of year is packed as full with excited eagerness and expectation than the month leading up to the Christ Child's birth!

Like none other, this devotional presents God's greatest Gift in a daily joyfulness that includes:

Scriptures from the Bible, God's personal Love Letter to you.Personal and inspirational insights and foresights to ponder-as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to you. Prayers to Lord Jesus who chose to enter the world as a Babe. Reflective responses to His presence in your daily life.

Each of the 25 days leading to His birth day is filled with an intimate you are there perspective as you embrace the scenes and feelings and interactions between you and the Holy One. As the day approaches and life unfolds in the miraculous, you are privy to how each manifestation of Father God's love becomes a pure and absolute reality.

A Christmas Devotional is perfect as a gift for family, friends, Sunday school teachers, a neighbor, and of course for yourself-a treasure to reread year after year as you reach out and touch the greatest Gift of all-the Lord Christ Jesus.

Grandparents in the Bible

Prolific author, college and seminary professor, and co-founder of Liberty University, Elmer Towns has written a second Teaching Series consisting of six profound books designed to stir your spirit and increase your biblical knowledge. Grandparents in the Bible is the first of six volumes. Books to follow include: The Ten Commandments According to Jesus; 7 Indispensable Words for Effective Prayers; Habits of the Heart; When God Is Silent; What Is Right? Intriguing titles with even more intriguing content.

Being a grandparent is one of the most fulfilling experiences in life-fulfilling God's cycle of life placed within every person. When godly grandparents pass along their Christian heritage to another generation, those grandchildren can carry on that legacy, and on and on it goes, each family perpetuating God's plan to grow His Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven.

In this book you will learn how:

Jacob was confronted by God; and at the end his life, he passed on a holy heritage to his grandchildren.Naomi and her husband turned their backs on God. But she returned to her godly roots and raised her grandson for God-who became the grandfather of King David. Asa's father, grandfather, and grandmother were evil influences. Yet in spite of an ungodly heritage, Asa led the people back to God. Noah was a man of faith who built a boat and saved the world. Both the positive and negative impacts of Grandfather Noah are seen in this chapter. Lois raised her daughter Eunice to live for God. With very little support, the grandmother and mother trained Timothy to became a godly leader in the early church. Paul produced Timothy who produced a third generation who produced a fourth generation of Christians (2 Timothy 2:2).

Designed for maximum reading pleasure as well as study enjoyment, Grandparents in the Bible provides in Part One: in-depth character stories and take-away lessons. Part Two offers 50 Daily Devotions focused on relevant Scriptures and space to write your personal reflections. Part Three includes six specific lessons to use individually and/or in a small group or Sunday School class setting. Part Four presents a comprehensive PowerPoint Guide (100 slides) to be used as part of a group discussion and/or teaching. Additional online resources are also available to further explore the topic of Grandparents in the Bible.

7 Indispensable Words for Effective Prayer

Prolific author, college and seminary professor, and co-founder of Liberty University, Elmer Towns has written a second Teaching Series consisting of six profound books designed to stir your spirit and increase your biblical knowledge: Grandparents in the Bible; The Ten Commandments According to Jesus; 7 Indispensable Words for Effective Prayer; Habits of the Heart; When God Is Silent; What Is Right? Intriguing titles with even more intriguing content.

7 Indispensable Words for Effective Prayer has been specially designed for maximum reading pleasure as well as study enjoyment. Supported with numerous relevant Scriptures throughout, this exploration on prayer and praying will undoubtedly make a significant impact on your daily interaction with your heavenly Father.

Effective prayers have multiple aspects that are explored in great detail, including:

• Forgiveness Praying
• Praise Praying
• Worship Praying
• Faith Praying
• Surrender Praying

Seven chapters delve directly into various types of praying. Fifty Daily Devotions focus on Scriptures and your personal reflections. Seven lessons illuminate specific topics and can be used individually and/or in a small group or Sunday School class setting. A comprehensive PowerPoint Guide and additional online resources are also available.

...The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results (James 5:15 NLT).

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 appropriate innovation profiled. The authors also offer scripturally based assessments of both the positive and negatives implications of implementing each innovation, providing guidance and wisdom. There are many ways to present the gospel, and this timely book will serve as a springboard for church leaders scratching their heads and asking themselves, What should we do next? By learning from a dozen different church types, church leaders can become more intentional about exploring new directions and reaching more of the world for Christ.

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 and fast, the Spirit grows their faith, fulfills God's promises, and moves in miraculous ways. Readers will discover the seven different types of miracles and find incredible true stories of fasting miracles--like the man who should be dead but still lives, the financial crisis that was overcome, and the miraculous peace that invaded chaotic circumstances. Plus, Towns offers practical guidance for how to fast wisely and biblically.

From Flawed to Called:

Embracing Your Imperfection to Empower Your Faith

Do you ever worry that your flaws prevent God from working through you? Are these imperfections causing you to doubt your ability to fulfill your destiny?

Throughout the Bible, God used imperfect people to see His will be done. Prolific author and Bible teacher Elmer Towns illuminates the extraordinary journeys of biblical figures whose imperfections God used to weave the tapestry of His redemptive plan.

Through these stories, you will be encouraged that God's power is made perfect in our weakness. This transformative book offers a profound exploration of how God's grace operates, turning our flaws into avenues for His glory and our spiritual growth.

From this enlightening journey, you will discover:

How God's grace is sufficient in our weaknesses, transforming them into strengths.The importance of faith and obedience in the face of personal imperfection and doubt.Lessons from biblical figures like Jacob and Peter, whose flaws were integral to their divine purpose.The redemptive power of God to use our imperfections for His greater plan and glory.Encouragement and hope that God is actively working in and through our imperfections to fulfill His divine purpose.

Discover how to embrace your imperfections as God's strength, power, and purpose manifest in your life. By shifting your focus to Him, you will embrace a life of surrendered trust, assured that God will fulfill His plans through your imperfections.

A growing church is a living church, but much of the attention in church growth today is focused on making big churches bigger. This encouraging new book shows members of small and medium-sized congregations how to revive and expand their ministries as well. Churches of every size tend to plateau in attendance and never break free of their self-imposed limitations or 'growth barriers'. This book gives detailed, practical instructions for breaking through those barriers to new levels of impact and service in the community. The EveryChurch Guide to Growth rallies church leaders and members to develop plans for strength and solid growth in the future.

Pain is an enigma-a haunting reality-we all face. Whether the pain you are experiencing is chronic or the result of a new injury or illness, you have no doubt asked the Lord, Why? Why must I suffer? Why must the pain be so intense or so never-ending?

Elmer Towns confronted similar questions as he withstood the debilitating effects of cancer treatment. As he sought to find something precious in the enduring, Towns realized that pain can draw the mature believer into closer intimacy with God.

Pain: The Divine Mystery will help you look at your own suffering through the eyes of the Master Sculptor-He who has the highest purpose in place for your life. You will be challenged to examine your deepest fears, to discover God's part in your healing, and to pursue better overall health in the process.

You will find, as Towns did, that even pain can be endured when you have a purpose to live through it. As you seek to understand the why behind your own suffering, God will reveal much more than you can imagine: He will reveal Himself. Pain has a divine purpose for spiritual breakthrough.

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 from some spiritual ATM kiosk. It is about meditation, studying the Scriptures, and communing with God. When we fast and pray in faith, asking for God's help and provision, He begins to teach us how to become good stewards of what He has provided. Chapter topics include Fasting to Learn Stewardship, Why We Have Money Problems, and A Faith Approach to Fasting for Money. Once we understand why we struggle with money problems, we can do something about it with this practical step-by-step guide.

For those who have ever stumbled over what to say while praying or for those who want their prayers to be more effective, How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say offers clear guidance on the importance of prayer, a vast array of ways to approach God, why some prayers are not answered, how to deal with doubts about God's ability to answer prayer, what not to do when praying, and more. In his encouraging style, Elmer Towns doesn't induce guilt about not praying; rather, he makes readers want to drop to their knees in anticipation of meeting with the God of the universe. By following Towns's lead, your prayer life will never be the same.

Great Sunday School Teachers Aren't Born--They're Taught

Few spiritual experiences are as satisfying as sharing God's Word with children, youth, and adults. But if the pastor suddenly asks you to teach next Sunday--and you've never taught before--the prospect can be terrifying

Let Elmer Towns put your fears to rest This down-to-earth, inspirational training book by one of America's leading experts on teaching Sunday School consists of 24 bite-sized topics covering everything from motivation to gifting to teaching methods.

This makes What Every Sunday School Teacher Should Know easy to follow and learner-friendly for both first-time and experienced teachers. Use it to inspire, educate, and change lives