Audiobooks by Dallas Willard

The Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God

What does it mean to truly live in the kingdom of God in our day-to-day lives? Discover the wisdom and wonder of the parables of Jesus as they unlock secrets of our faith and reveal the nature and availability of God's kingdom here on earth. The parables are some of Jesus's best-known teachings, but they are also some of the least understood. Even the disciples weren't always sure what they meant. This book of powerful and carefully curated new material from the late author Dallas Willard helps us understand the heart of Jesus's kingdom-focused parables, why Jesus chose story to communicate life's deepest truths, and how these stories told over two thousand years ago are still revolutionary and even shocking in showing us how to live out of the abundance of God's kingdom on earth today. With the rich insights and biblical scholarship common to all of Willard's works, The Scandal of the Kingdom helps us: - Become more passionate about living the gospel in the full scope of Jesus's vision for us - Better share the faith of Jesus with those disillusioned with Christianity - Unlock the excitement of living in the upside-down kingdom of God The Scandal of the Kingdom is for anyone who: - Wants to understand Jesus's teachings but is confused about what his parables mean - Loves Dallas Willard's classic works such as The Divine Conspiracy and Life Without Lack - Enjoys deep teachings about spiritual formation from authors such as John Mark Comer, Richard Foster, and Eugene Peterson - Wants to share the gospel of Jesus in the way he did Our need for us to contemplate, engage, and savor the meaning of Jesus's stories, rather than understand them immediately, is part of their underlying value. These teachings will help us unlock the deep meaning and surprise of the wonderful and 'scandalous' parables of Jesus.

Dallas Willard (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Being close to God means communicating with him-telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing, and understanding what he is saying to us. But how do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear? The key, says bestselling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this beloved classic, which now includes a foreword by James Bryan Smith, you'll gain rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom.

Dallas Willard (Author), Kent Klineman (Narrator)

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Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23

Dallas Willard, Wayne Campbell (Author), Wayne Campbell (Narrator)

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Renewing the Christian Mind: Essays, Interviews, and Talks

A wide-ranging collection of essential readings, all which have never before been published in book form, from the revered Christian philosopher Dallas Willard. In his groundbreaking books The Divine Conspiracy, The Great Omission, Knowing Christ Today, Hearing God, The Spirit of the Disciplines, The Divine Conspiracy Continued, and The Allure of Gentleness, teacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide Dallas Willard forever changed the way many Christians experience their faith. Three years after his death, the influence of this provocative Christian thinker, a man devoted to reestablishing the exalted place moral reasoning once held in the academy" (Christianity Today) remains strong. Compiled, edited, and introduced by his friend and fellow theologian, Gary Black, Jr., Renewing the Christian Mind is a collection of essays, interviews, and articles never before published in book form that brilliantly encapsulate Willard's spiritual philosophy and his contributions to theology. Renewing the Christian Mind offers insight into spiritual formation, avocation, and theology, and includes sections directed at specific audiences, from church leaders to laypeople looking for spiritual counsel and nurture. Reasoned, honest, thought- provoking, and illuminating, this important anthology is an invaluable introduction and companion to Dallas Willard's acclaimed body of work.

Dallas Willard, Gary Black, Jr. Gary Black (Author), Alan Winter (Narrator)

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The Allure of Gentleness: Defending the Faith in the Manner of Jesus

The revered Christian author whose bestselling classics include The Divine Conspiracy and The Spirit of the Disciplines provides a new model for how we can present the Christian faith to others. When Christians share their faith, they often appeal to reason, logic, and the truth of doctrine. But these tactics often are not effective. A better approach to spread Christ's word, Dallas Willard suggests, is to use the example of our own lives. To demonstrate Jesus's message, we must be transformed people living out a life reflective of Jesus himself, a life of love, humility, and gentleness. This beautiful model of life, this allure of gentleness, Willard argues, is the foundation for making the most compelling argument for Christianity, one that will convince others that there is something special about Christianity and the Jesus we follow.

Dallas Willard (Author), Alan Winter, Eileen Stevens (Narrator)

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Eternal Living: Reflections on Dallas Willard's Teaching on Faith and Formation

Dallas Willard spent his life making eternal living concrete for his friends. After his unexpected passing in 2013, the kaleidoscope of memories and the diversity of the lives he had touched could not be confined to one or even two memorial services, but three. It is this wide breadth of impact that inspired friends, family, colleagues, students, and leaders of the church to gather their reflections on this celebrated yet humble theologian and philosopher. Curated by Willard's long-time colleague and friend Gary Moon, this medley of images, snapshots and "Dallas-isms" seeks to move and motivate readers toward deeper experiences of God through the sharing of stories from the lives of the writers. Whether influenced by him as a family member, close friend, advisor, professor, philosopher, minister or reformer, contributors bring refreshing insight into not only his ideas and what shaped him, but also to his contagious theology of grace and joy. Contributors include:Richard J. FosterJane WillardJ. P. Moreland John Ortberg James Bryan Smith Alan Fadling Ruth Haley Barton and dozens more.

Arthur Morey, Dallas Willard, Gary W. Moon, Heather Anne Henderson, Jane Willard, John Ortberg, Richard J. Foster (Author), Arthur Morey, Heather Henderson (Narrator)

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The Divine Conspiracy Continued: Fulfilling God's Kingdom on Earth

Dallas Willard's bestselling book The Divine Conspiracy revolutionized how we understand Christian discipleship. Jesus is not a remote savior, waiting for us in heaven after we die, Willard taught, but a leader and teacher to whom we apprentice ourselves to fulfill what Jesus had in mind when he declared that the "kingdom of God has come." In The Divine Conspiracy Continued, Willard and theologian Gary Black Jr. lay out the next stage in God's plan as this generation's disciples enter into positions of leadership and transform the world from the inside out. Christians are not called to protect themselves from the world but to step into the world to lead and serve, and in doing so, bring the kingdom of God to earth.

Dallas Willard, Gary Black, Jr. Gary Black (Author), Alan Winter (Narrator)

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Living in Christ's Presence: Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God

In these pages Dallas Willard and John Ortberg explore what it means to live well now in light of God's kingdom. They reflect on the power of the Trinity in our lives, the meaning of knowledge, the importance of spiritual disciplines and much more. Dallas Willard offers poignant thoughts about what it will be like to transition into the very presence of Christ in heaven. This book is adapted from the talks given at the February 2013 Dallas Willard Center "Knowing Christ Today" conference in Santa Barbara, California. Each chapter is followed with an illuminating dialogue between Ortberg and Willard. The book closes with the theme of offering a blessing to one another. These reflections comprise an apt conclusion to Dallas Willard's public ministry. It is a gift of grace. A conversation guide written by Gary W. Moon is included.

Dallas Willard, John Ortberg (Author), Dallas Willard, John Ortberg (Narrator)

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Hearing God: Developing A Conversational Relationship with God

"God spoke to me." "The Spirit spoke to my heart." "God revealed the idea to me." Being close to God means communicating with him--telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. It is this second half of our conversation with God that is so important but that can also be so difficult. How do we hear his voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear? The key, says best-selling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this updated classic, originally published as In Search of Guidance, the author provides rich spiritual insight into how we can hear God's voice clearly and develop an intimate partnership with him in the work of his kingdom.

Dallas Willard (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge

Dallas Willard (Author), David Cochran Heath (Narrator)

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The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship

The last command Jesus gave the church before he ascended to heaven was the Great Commission, the call for Christians to "make disciples of all the nations." But Christians have responded by making "Christians," not "disciples." This, according to scholar and renowned Christian thinker Dallas Willard, has been the church's Great Omission.

Dallas Willard (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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The Spirit of the Disciplines

Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of the spiritual disciplines, and how their practice affirms human life to the fullest. The Spirit of the Disciplines is for everyone who strives to be a disciple of Jesus in thought and action as well as intention.

Dallas Willard (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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