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Hidden Manna
by Rayola Kelley
& Jeannette Haley

Hidden Manna

Read this book and you will never look at yourself or others in the same way again! 

Price: $12.00

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Please see our Summary of the Four Natures and also A Synopsis of Hidden Manna.

Hidden Manna is a book that exposes and explains human behavior according to God’s order in creation, and His desire to reveal the life of His Son in His people. Hidden Manna will help you to understand yourself, and others, in ways you never considered before. Learn why people have different needs, fears, perceptions, ways of approaching God and why they find themselves in destructive cycles. Learn what the four natures throughout all mankind represent according to Scripture, and what each Christian’s real potential is in the kingdom of  God.

This book will challenge you to the core, bring you to the foot of the Cross, and set you free from misconceptions and conclusions about yourself and others. It will help unravel the complexities in your relationships, and give clarity as to why people respond the way they do in different situations. This book is full of surprises, and is indeed a priceless “hidden” gem waiting to be discovered.

Nuggets From Heaven
by Rayola Kelley

Have you ever accidentally discovered some treasure when you least expected to? The beauty about the Christian life is that God puts valuable nuggets in our path to enrich our lives during our spiritual journey. These nuggets rarely have any earthly value or significance to them, but they have the potential to add eternal value to our inner man. Such nuggets of wisdom and truth not only have the ability to enhance our spiritual well-being, but they often bring an excitement or expectancy to our souls.

Broken down into various themes, Ms. Kelley has compiled and written down what she considers to be a treasure chest of such nuggets that date as far back as the 1800s. In her three decades of Christianity she has collected these small nuggets in order to occasionally bring them out to appreciate their beauty and glean from their simplicity as a reminder of eras gone by. As the reader, you will see what ailed man two centuries ago continues to ail him, but God’s intent and purpose for him has not changed. These nuggets include stories, sayings, interesting facts, and poems that are capable of encouraging, challenging, and causing one to pause and meditate upon and consider what he or she has in Christ Jesus. As you will see, this book is a treasure chest which contains something for everyone who will take the time to open and explore the gems within it.  

Nuggets From Heaven is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $12.95

Establishing Our Life In Christ
by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!  Five of Rayola’s books in one volume! This beautiful volume is one that you will treasure for years to come. Establishing Our Life In Christ offers real “meat” to the hungry soul.  

This is the first volume of five separate books in a series of seven volumes that deal with different aspects, and levels, of the Christian walk. The books in Volume One address subjects that are vital to the proper establishment of the Christian life.

The first book, My Words are Spirit and Life, will help the reader to “rightly divide” God’s Word, and benefit from it.  

The second book, The Anatomy of Sin, delves into the various influences, workings and activities of sin that will challenge believers to come back to center as to how God perceives sin according to His Word.

The Principles of the Abundant Life is the third book in this volume. Written to help the reader understand how the principles of God reveal important aspects about His character, it provides a simple presentation of how such principles are capable of producing godly living. 

The fourth book, The Place of Covenant, explains how the covenants of God affect and influence the Christian walk and testimony. The insights and inspiration in this book will thrill your soul. 

The final book, Unmasking the Cult Mentality, is an in-depth study of the logical explanations behind Christianity’s fundamental beliefs of faith that clearly separate it from the erroneous teachings of cults. This study will enable the believer to give an account of the hope that is in him or her, while avoiding coming under the indoctrination or influence of a cult mentality. This volume will prove to be invaluable to those who consider themselves serious students of the Bible. 

Establishing Our Life In Christ is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

This amounts to a savings of about $35 for all five books.

Putting On The Life Of Christ
by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!
 

PUTTING ON THE LIFE OF CHRIST is the second in a series of seven volumes that present diverse themes of the Christian life. The intent of each volume is to compliment and intensify the Gentle Shepherd Ministries Discipleship Course.

The groupings of books in Volume Two address the true source behind the Christian life, Jesus Christ— 

-He Actually Thought It Not Robbery
-Revelation of the Cross
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-In Search of Real Faith
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-Think on These Things
-Follow the Pattern

Each book in Volume Two reveals the different aspects of Jesus in His deity, humanity, example, and work of redemption. This second volume will inspire you to consider the heights of His deity, explore the depths to which He humbled Himself in His humanity, the mind He displayed in His meekness, and the pattern He left. This pattern enables His people through unfeigned faith to become identified with Him by following Him into the incredible life He has made available.

Putting On The Life Of Christ is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Developing a Godly Environment
by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!
One of the definitions of discipline is training that corrects or perfects the mental faculties and moral character. Jesus calls those who follow Him into a disciplined way of thinking and living. The disciplines attached to this life are a means to develop excellent, godly character that properly represents the kingdom of God.

Hence enters the third volume in a series of seven volumes that deals with the various fundamentals of the Christian life.  Developing A Godly Environment will address the disciplines that are necessary to establish and maintain the right attitude and conduct to ensure a viable witness and testimony of the Christian life. 

The first book in this volume, Godly Discipline, not only explains different forms of disciplines, but how they must be applied and worked out in our lives.  The four other books within this volume address the different ways in which such disciplines are developed. There is inner disciplines, which is nurtured by Prayer and Worship. Then comes temperance of the senses, especially that of hearing and discerning the voice of God, which has been addressed in Don't Touch That Dial. A vital part of discipline has to do with attitude. Learning to be thankful will greatly improve wrong attitudes. The Face of Thankfulness looks at what it means to be thankful. The final aspect of the Christian life involves the walk. The ABC's For The Christian Life takes one through the basics of what it means to finish the spiritual journey.

Developing a Godly Environment
is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Issues of the Heart
by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!

ISSUES OF THE HEART 
is the fourth in a series of seven volumes that present different themes of the Christian walk. The books in this volume deal with the issues that are close to the heart of God and must become a priority to each of us as believers. The real issue of the heart come down to the quality of our relationship with God and others. 

HIDDEN MANNA addresses the destructive cycles people find themselves in when it comes to relationships. It reveals the actual source behind these cycles, as well as how to effectively break them. For the last two decades, the information in this book has proven to be priceless to those who have put it into practice. This newly revised and updated version includes additional material that clearly unveils God's purpose to bring forth the image of His Son in the Church, which Jesus purchased with His blood.

BRINGING DOWN THE SACRED COWS is the sequel to the HIDDEN MANNA book. It deals with the real issues confronting marriage and the family by exposing the attitudes, fallacies and attacks that have been leveled against this sacred unit.
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THE MANUAL FOR THE CHRISTIAN SINGLE LIFE addresses the challenges single people have in regard to their Christian walk. This book will also prove to be an invaluable  book in the hands of Christians who have chosen not to remain single, as well as Church leadership, in order to help them understand the challenges single Christians face. This book will enable them to properly encourage and minister to these people.

The final book, PARENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO deals with the challenges that adult Christians have when it comes to the matter of their relationship with parents who do not share in their Christian life or calling.

Each book in this volume addresses issues that are often left hidden and unresolved concerning these different relationships. These books not only bring such matters to the light, but they Scripturally confront, challenge and instruct the reader as to how he or she can step outside of destructive cycles in relationships and become part of the solution.

Issues of the Heart
is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Challenging the
Christian Life

by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!
When people think of challenges, they often relate to physical challenges. It is true that we mortals are challenged on the physical, emotional, and mental levels. However, most people do not realize they are also challenged on a spiritual level. 

The challenge on the spiritual level often occurs when our understanding about the matters of God is being challenged. Most challenges such as these involve confronting attitudes about issues regarding our religious beliefs, our worldview about life, and our traditional practices.            Challenging the Christian Life is the fifth volume in the Christian Life Foundation Series. Each book in this volume is capable of challenging traditional or doctrinally-held concepts about spiritual subjects.

The first book in this volume, The Issues of Life, confronts the different attitudes that people adopt about God and life. The second book, Presentation of the Gospel, unveils the many wrong attitudes and false gospels that people have embraced in relationship with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ as presented in Scripture.

The third book, For the Purpose of Edification, deals with the subject of edification in light of the positions established in the Church in relationship to the gifts of grace, and in lieu of all the misunderstandings, abuses, and ignorance concerning the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

In the fourth book, Whatever Happened to the Church?, the author reveals the reasons the identity crises the Church of Jesus Christ is suffering. Not only does she deal with the makeup of the Church, but the history of why it strayed from the Creator's purpose and high calling.  The fifth and final book in this volume, Women's Place in the Kingdom of God, confronts the controversy surrounding the place women have in the kingdom of God. It not only addresses attitudes but will put Scriptures that surround this issue in proper perspective.

Each book contains the potential for challenging people's traditional or assumed understanding of these matters, as well as outlining how such understandings will create destructive attitudes. This volume has the potential for creating a "wrestling match" within souls, while offering the liberating truth that will set the spirit fee to discover the rich depths of God's unchanging character and truth in light of the life He is offering, the powerful Gospel that is able to save, the incredible work and order of edification, the revelation of a Church that hell can by no means prevail against, and His ability to use what is often considered base and insignificant to bring Him glory.

Challenging the
Christian Life
is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Developing Our
Christian Life

by Rayola Kelley

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!

Developing Our Christian Life is the sixth in a series of seven volumes of the foundational series prepared to compliment and reinforce the Gentle Shepherd Ministries Discipleship Course. Each volume addresses a different theme of the Christian life.

The sixth volume explains what it means to possess the Christian life. The problem with much of the presentation of Christianity is that it is often treated like a religion, rather than a life that has to be conceived in the heart by faith, developed in obscurity, established in adversity, and lived out in the various settings of the world. In a sense, the word “Christian” has been hijacked by most religions as a popular façade or tile. However, these religions do not adhere to the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith that was first delivered to the saints two thousand years ago. These foundational series were written to set the record straight about what constitutes the Christian life.

For example, the first book in volume six, The Many Faces of Christianity, exposes the varied presentations of the Christian life that simply serve as a mask, veneer, or cloak, but falls short of manifesting the life of Christ.

The second book, Possessing Our Souls, reveals the digression of a person’s soul if he or she fails to possess his or her soul in the patience of meekness and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

In the third book, Experiencing the Christian Life, the author shows how the presence of God is necessary to actually discover, experience and live the Christian life.

The fourth book, The Power of Our Testimonies, reveals the importance of having a strong testimony. However, as Christians, our testimonies will only grow as we mature in our Christian walk.

The final book, The Victorious Journey, addresses the choices that must be made in light of eternity, and reveals the obstacles that the spiritual sojourner will encounter along the way. It emphasizes what it means for the Christian to be victorious in his or her Christian walk.  

The sixth volume will prove priceless to those who recognize the Christian walk is no picnic, but that it carries lessons and treasures that will prove rewarding and eternal to the spiritual sojourner.

Developing Our
Christian Life
is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
Website: www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Devotions of the Heart
by Rayola Kelley

In this first book of the Devotions of the Heart, Rayola begins by considering how every spiritual journey must start by regarding the vast reality of God.  Such a consideration prepares one for the tedious journey of discovering the different terrains of the heart, soul and mind. 

It is not only a spiritual odyssey that considers the different aspects of the Christian walk, but it is often done in correlation to the actual terrain the author has encountered during her many travels.

It is a journey that will reveal the depths of the heart, the currents of life that often influence us the most, and the contrary winds that will sweep through our lives testing our resolve.  It is a journey all spiritual sojourners end up taking.  Although the terrain may vary for each traveler, each of the lessons that are learned, along with each challenge and discovery, will prove to be the same for the spiritual pilgrim. 

Devotions of the Heart
is available through Ketch Publishing under New Releases.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Devotions of the Heart Book Two
by Rayola Kelley

Devotions of the Heart takes you on a two-year journey. The first devotional book explored the terrain of the heart, measured the importance of time, considered the currents of life, and addressed some of the contrary winds that buffet and affront each of us at different times.   

In this second devotional book, the author continues to explore the challenges, depths, and heights many encounter in their spiritual journey. This journey is maintained as challenges of the heart are considered, along with the detours of the mind, the limitation of personal abilities, the crooked ways of the imagination, and the emotional highs and lows a sojourner encounters along the way.  

The challenges that many of us are left to grapple with in our spiritual journey are brought to the forefront by these devotions.

Every believer will, at some time or another, face the unpredictable elements of storms that seem to rage in their souls. There will be plateaus of drudgery that can cause spiritual dullness, along with the heaviness of uncertainly that weighs upon the human spirit. Growing Christians may very well find themselves challenged by canyons of despair, mountains of enlargement, and valleys that produce times of growth.

Every saint that dares to honestly tackle the many challenges that can confront them in their spiritual journey will surely face testing along the way.  This is when their faith is affronted, their patience tested, their joy rocked, and their peace thrown into turmoil.  

The reality of life is that we will be affronted and brought to points of utter defeat. However, as the author brings to light, believers have the Rock of Ages to cling to, the anchor of hope to keep us secure on our sure foundation, and a future glory that awaits us. As a result, we can walk in assurance that one day we will enter into a place of complete joy and rest.






Devotions of the
Heart
Book Two
is available through Ketch Publishing under New Releases.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $19.95

Little Stories For
Little People

by Jeannette Haley
 

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT!

 

This book contains three short stories for little people.  Each story brings simple challenges in light of unforgettable characteristics. 

Meet Oscar and find out his secret.  Consider the sparrow named Red that had to make a right decision that benefited others in spite of ill treatment from them. 

We cannot forget Finbar the frog who finally found his place.  Follow each character to learn the valuable lessons that are marked by eternity.

Little Stories For Little People is available through Ketch Publishing.
Toll Free: 877-268-4010
www.KetchPublishing.com
Price: $8.95

Battle For The Soul
Man's Quest For Godhood

by Rayola Kelley

Battle For The Soul is simple in truth but profound in insightful principles and revelations. Along with its workbook, Battle For The Soul masterfully lays out the steps people must follow to understand the spiritual struggles and battles that incur in the soul.

The reader will soon discover that the special uniqueness of both the book and workbook comes from not only grasping each facet of the battle, but by understanding how people can victoriously overcome.

Not since Andrew Murray and Oswald Chambers has a more insightful book been written revealing the inner workings of the soul of man. Battle For The Soul, Man's Quest For Godhood, is not just another soon-to-be-forgotten "how to" book. Solidly biblical in content, it is a spiritual journey that guarantees a lasting impression and transformation in the life of anyone who reads and applies its precepts.

Beautifully interwoven into the fabric of this book is the clear presentation of the solution to the battles that rage within the human soul. This makes it a gold mine of information for either the Christian's personal use or a handbook in ministering to others.

Where does the spiritual war rage?  Does it rage in the heavenlies, the courts of Congress, our communities, the neighbors next door or maybe even in the privacy of our homes?  the truth is the war is closer than many realize.  This book will not only show you where the war is, but the dynamics of it as well as the results.   Following are examples of the chapters and subjects this book deals with:

    • Where is the War?
    • Reality vs. Truth
    • Out of Balance
    • Testing the Spirits
    • Frames of Reference
    • Patterns!
    • Worldview
    • The Bottom Line
    • The Powerless Church
    • Oppression or Possession?
    • Witchcraft?
    • Self-Centeredness
    • The Sins of the Tongue
    • Soul ties, Curses, Psychic Prayer
    • Wrong Laying on of Hands
    • The Great Physician
    • The Glorious Light
    • Whole Heart
    • The Key to Freedom
    • Sight at Last
    • A Large Place

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Available from Xulon Press
Telephone: 703/279-6511
Website: www.XulonPress.com
Price: $14.99

Battle For The Soul Workbook
Price: $12.99

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