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    Warned for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #3
    Gifted for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #4
    Crisis for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #2
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    For a Purpose Series

    By Pauline Youd

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    About this series

    Bereft of family and country during his crucial teen years, could Joseph be true to his upbringing? Would Moses, living in wealth and opportunity, even remember his family still in slavery? Living in the temple, would little Samuel choose to embrace the vacillating morality around him or to listen to God call him? After winning the king's beauty pageant and becoming his new wife, would Esther risk all to reveal who she really was?

    Written primarily for children ten years and up, Adopted for a Purpose is also an encouragement to both birth parents and those who adopt, as it affirms and underscores God's care and unique purposes in adoption.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPauline Youd
    Release dateNov 3, 2011
    Warned for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #3
    Gifted for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #4
    Crisis for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #2

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 2

      Crisis for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #2
      Crisis for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #2

      Crisis for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #2

      Pauline Youd
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      God had promised Abraham a son through whom the world would be blessed.How could He now ask Abraham to sacrifice him on an altar? Could Abraham risk following God's direction and still believe in God's promised purpose for his son, Isaac? Through reasons unknown to him, righteous Job's possessions and his children were taken from him. Then Job became ill. His body was covered with painful sores. Would Job maintain his faith in a faithful God or would he curse God and die as his wife suggested? God told Jeremiah to warn his people that they would be conquered and taken captive because of their disobedience. No one listened. When Jeremiah's prophecy came true, did Jeremiah wonder if he had done all God called him to do to prevent the tragedy? How could Peter be Jesus' most enthusiastic disciple and then deny he even knew Him when the chips were down? Jesus was crucified and buried. Peter felt his life was over, too, but three days later, the risen Jesus met Peter face to face. This is the story for all who need a second chance.

      God had promised Abraham a son through whom the world would be blessed.How could He now ask Abraham to sacrifice him on an altar? Could Abraham risk following God's direction and still believe in God's promised purpose for his son, Isaac? Through reasons unknown to him, righteous Job's possessions and his children were taken from him. Then Job became ill. His body was covered with painful sores. Would Job maintain his faith in a faithful God or would he curse God and die as his wife suggested? God told Jeremiah to warn his people that they would be conquered and taken captive because of their disobedience. No one listened. When Jeremiah's prophecy came true, did Jeremiah wonder if he had done all God called him to do to prevent the tragedy? How could Peter be Jesus' most enthusiastic disciple and then deny he even knew Him when the chips were down? Jesus was crucified and buried. Peter felt his life was over, too, but three days later, the risen Jesus met Peter face to face. This is the story for all who need a second chance.

    • 3

      Warned for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #3
      Warned for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #3

      Warned for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #3

      Pauline Youd
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      "Look carefully, then, how you walk! Live purposefully, worthily, and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise, sensible, and intelligent people." (Ephesians 5:15) The stories in this book illustrate the relationship between attitudes and actions. Each character is tagged with a description of his basic life attitude. The story then tells how this works out in life. The characters are Gullible Eve, Foolish Lot, Greedy Achan, Rebellious Samson, and Conceited Nebuchadnezzar. During their lifetimes, each had the opportunity to ask for God's help. Only one allowed God to change his attitude and thereby discovered the narrow path that leads to life. Two discovered that same path but not in time to change their earthly course. Two persisted in the way they were, with no change. These choices are also open to all of us. The book is appropriate for families and individuals age 12 and older.

      "Look carefully, then, how you walk! Live purposefully, worthily, and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise, sensible, and intelligent people." (Ephesians 5:15) The stories in this book illustrate the relationship between attitudes and actions. Each character is tagged with a description of his basic life attitude. The story then tells how this works out in life. The characters are Gullible Eve, Foolish Lot, Greedy Achan, Rebellious Samson, and Conceited Nebuchadnezzar. During their lifetimes, each had the opportunity to ask for God's help. Only one allowed God to change his attitude and thereby discovered the narrow path that leads to life. Two discovered that same path but not in time to change their earthly course. Two persisted in the way they were, with no change. These choices are also open to all of us. The book is appropriate for families and individuals age 12 and older.

    • 4

      Gifted for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #4
      Gifted for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #4

      Gifted for a Purpose: For a Purpose, #4

      Pauline Youd
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      Do you think Mary of Bethany thought of herself as an important person? Her sister Martha, after all, was the "doer" in the family. Abigail and Priscilla were housewives, but Deborah was a military leader. Did that make her more important? Do you feel special in your family or are you just somebody's sister like Miriam, Moses' sister? God made each of us different from every other person He created. Why? Wouldn't we get along better if we were all gifted the same way? Or would that make the world just plain boring? Could it be that we each have a special purpose in life? Have you found the purpose God planned especially for you?

      Do you think Mary of Bethany thought of herself as an important person? Her sister Martha, after all, was the "doer" in the family. Abigail and Priscilla were housewives, but Deborah was a military leader. Did that make her more important? Do you feel special in your family or are you just somebody's sister like Miriam, Moses' sister? God made each of us different from every other person He created. Why? Wouldn't we get along better if we were all gifted the same way? Or would that make the world just plain boring? Could it be that we each have a special purpose in life? Have you found the purpose God planned especially for you?

    • 5

      Included for a Purpose
      Included for a Purpose

      Included for a Purpose

      Pauline Youd
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      Included for a Purpose is the fifth and final book in the "for a purpose" series. Prompted originally by a pastor who said, "Someone ought to write stories about all the people in the Bible who were adopted," Pauline Youd wrote Adopted for a Purpose, the stories of Joseph Moses, Samuel, and Esther (Abingdon 1986). Recently she republished that book as an Ebook and followed it with Crisis for a Purpose (Abraham, Job, Jeremiah, and Peter), Gifted for a Purpose (Miriam, Deborah, Abigail, Mary of Bethany, and Priscilla), and Warned for a Purpose (Eve, Achan, Lot, Samson, and Nebuchadnezzar). Included for a Purpose contains the stories of Rahab, Ruth, Naaman, and Cornelius. Not part of God's nation Israel, they were nevertheless included in God's original and ongoing intention to include believers from every tribe, language, people and nation in His family. Of the four, only Cornelius sought a relationship with God, but present attitude cannot hinder God's faithfulness. Although Youd wrote for little children in her "I Wonder" series for Pauline Books & Media, these new Ebooks are aimed at those too old for children's Bible stories but not yet ready to tackle a serious Bible study.

      Included for a Purpose is the fifth and final book in the "for a purpose" series. Prompted originally by a pastor who said, "Someone ought to write stories about all the people in the Bible who were adopted," Pauline Youd wrote Adopted for a Purpose, the stories of Joseph Moses, Samuel, and Esther (Abingdon 1986). Recently she republished that book as an Ebook and followed it with Crisis for a Purpose (Abraham, Job, Jeremiah, and Peter), Gifted for a Purpose (Miriam, Deborah, Abigail, Mary of Bethany, and Priscilla), and Warned for a Purpose (Eve, Achan, Lot, Samson, and Nebuchadnezzar). Included for a Purpose contains the stories of Rahab, Ruth, Naaman, and Cornelius. Not part of God's nation Israel, they were nevertheless included in God's original and ongoing intention to include believers from every tribe, language, people and nation in His family. Of the four, only Cornelius sought a relationship with God, but present attitude cannot hinder God's faithfulness. Although Youd wrote for little children in her "I Wonder" series for Pauline Books & Media, these new Ebooks are aimed at those too old for children's Bible stories but not yet ready to tackle a serious Bible study.

    • Adopted for a Purpose
      Adopted for a Purpose

      Adopted for a Purpose

      Pauline Youd
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      Bereft of family and country during his crucial teen years, could Joseph be true to his upbringing? Would Moses, living in wealth and opportunity, even remember his family still in slavery? Living in the temple, would little Samuel choose to embrace the vacillating morality around him or to listen to God call him? After winning the king's beauty pageant and becoming his new wife, would Esther risk all to reveal who she really was? Written primarily for children ten years and up, Adopted for a Purpose is also an encouragement to both birth parents and those who adopt, as it affirms and underscores God's care and unique purposes in adoption.

      Bereft of family and country during his crucial teen years, could Joseph be true to his upbringing? Would Moses, living in wealth and opportunity, even remember his family still in slavery? Living in the temple, would little Samuel choose to embrace the vacillating morality around him or to listen to God call him? After winning the king's beauty pageant and becoming his new wife, would Esther risk all to reveal who she really was? Written primarily for children ten years and up, Adopted for a Purpose is also an encouragement to both birth parents and those who adopt, as it affirms and underscores God's care and unique purposes in adoption.

    Author

    Pauline Youd

    I like to write, read, teach, sing, play the piano, swim, cook, play in the yard, and walk by the ocean. I prefer coloring books to plain paper, summer to winter, daytime to nightime, and morning to afternoon. I like large families, but I prefer to visit with one friend at a time. I love to study the Bible and discuss what God is doing in the world today, but I can't handle really scary adventure novels. I am more interested in people and animals than in rocks and plants. I tutor reading and writing and prefer second graders. I live with my husband Bill and cat Sasha in the center of California.

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