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CD15 $ 5.95 Check Out Biblical Economics CD by Stephen McDowell The wheel of progress in a Christian economy shows the components necessary for prosperity, and for dealing with poverty, inflation, unjust taxation, and other economic concerns. CD7 $ 5.95 Check Out Biblical Government and Law CD by Stephen McDowell A look at seven components that make up the framework of a free government. CD5 $ 5.95 Check Out Biblical Principles of Business CD Exemplified by Cyrus Hall McCormick by Stephen McDowell A Biblical view of business and work is presented in the life of the inventor of the reaper. McCormick's invention was the foundation for the prosperity of many. McDowell shows how work and business are a part of God's calling through which people can fulfill their divine mission and manifest God's Kingdom on the earth. CD16 $ 5.95 Check Out The Biblical Relationship of Church and State CD by Stephen McDowell While the Bible teaches there is a jurisdictional separation of the church and state, there cannot be a separation of God and government, for He is sovereign over all governments. CD18 $ 5.95 Check Out Christ the King CD by Stephen McDowell The Bible teaches that "our Lord Jesus Christ is the blessed and only sovereign, the Kings of kings, and Lord of lords" (1 Tim. 6:14-15). McDowell examines what the Lordship of Christ means for our lives and for history. Since God is King and Lord: He is in charge of history, fulfilling His plans and purposes; He is in charge of our lives and demands obedience in all things, especially that we fulfill His purposes in the earth; Understanding and living out the implications of the Kingship and Lordship of Christ brings a powerful impact in a nation; Because God is the universal King, all creation is under His law. CD22 $ 5.95 Check Out Christ's Teaching on Public Affairs CD by Stephen McDowell A look at seven political principles that Jesus taught, including government is to serve all men equally, limited government, gradual democratic change, and steps for resisting tyranny. CD4 $ 5.95 Check Out Education and the Kingdom CD by Stephen McDowell All education is religious. Biblical education is a means of bringing God's kingdom on earth. Present-day state education is the means of bringing man's kingdom on earth. McDowell examines the foundational principles of modern state education and the components of Kingdom education. CD17 $ 5.95 Check Out Forming a Christian Union CD by Stephen McDowell A look at the Biblical principle of Christian union, or covenant, via the historical examples in ancient Israel and the Pilgrims. CD6 $ 5.95 Check Out Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate: How Christians Have Helped Establish God’s Kingdom in the Nations by Stephen McDowell The cultural mandate calls us to use all our resources to express His image and likeness on the earth. Fulfilling this mandate requires us to discover truth through sciences, apply truth through technology, interpret truth through humanities, implement truth through commerce and social action, transmit truth through education and arts, and preserve truth through government and law. Some of those who did this and mentioned on this tape include Samuel F.B. Morse, George Washington Carver, Cyrus McCormick, St. Patrick, and more. CD23 $ 5.95 Check Out Fundamental Principles of Christian Nations CD by Stephen McDowell Christian nations are those founded upon Biblical principles. Seven such principles are examined here including self-government, individuality, Christian character, property, and faith. CD3 $ 5.95 Check Out God Governs in the Affairs of Men CD by Stephen McDowell God is the author of history. He is directing all events to accomplish His plan and purpose for mankind. This audiotape examines His Providence in history and looks at specific events to show how He governs and what He is accomplishing through this governance. CD11 $ 5.95 Check Out Honest Money and Banking CD by Stephen McDowell A Biblical economy will have an honest money system. One of the signs of a nation in decay is the condition of its currency and the degree of honesty in its weights and measures. In rebuking Israel from turning from God, Isaiah points out how "your silver has become dross." This false expansion of the money supply causes inflation and robs from the citizens of a nation. Governments today are stealing from their citizens by use of fiat money and through fractional reserve banking systems. This workshop looks at how this is occurring and how to establish Biblical money and banking principles in our nation. CD8 $ 5.95 Check Out How to Have a Jesus Revolution: Loving God with All Your Mind CD by Stephen McDowell America is in need of a Godly revolution, one where individuals and all spheres of life are transformed. For such a revolution to occur we must love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We must have a passionate mind as well as a passionate heart for God. McDowell gives a vision for such a revolution and shows what is necessary to prepare people to take part in a second American revolution. CD24 $ 5.95 Check Out Jesus: the Focal Point of History CD by Stephen McDowell Jesus is the central figure in history. Historian George Bancroft said: "I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history." McDowell examines the claims of Christ to be God and shows the evidence overwhelmingly supports this truth. Christ was not liar or lunatic, but Lord of all creation. CD25 $ 5.95 Check Out No Cross, No Crown CD Exemplified in the Life of William Penn by Stephen McDowell When Quaker William Penn received the Charter of Pennsylvania from King Charles II in 1681 he wrote that "my God that has given it me through many difficultys, will, I believe bless and make it the seed of a nation." McDowell examines the life of Penn, including the many difficulties he endured for the sake of the Gospel. Penn's life is a great example of a man who bore the cross and stood faithful to God, and in so doing brought a crown of glory, not only to himself, but to millions of others who have benefited from his writings, his fight to secure liberty of conscience for all men, and his colony of Pennsylvania -- what he called "a holy experiment." CD1 $ 5.95 Check Out The Principle Approach CD by Stephen McDowell Presents a Christian philosophy and methodology of education and defines the Principle Approach, America's historic method of education. CD9 $ 5.95 Check Out The Principle Approach: Teaching History and Literature from a Providential Perspective CD by Stephen McDowell A look at how to teach key classics on the chain of liberty. CD19 $ 5.95 Check Out Thomas Jefferson on The Foundation of America's Liberty and Independence CD As portrayed by Stephen McDowell This presentation tells the story of America's independence in the words of Jefferson and other founding fathers. It highlights the central role of Christianity and the price our founders paid for our liberty. It also contains an overview of Jefferson's religious beliefs based upon his own writings. Questions from the audience are included. CD28 $ 5.95 Check Out Prophetic Christian Statesmanship CD by Mark Beliles The Old Testament prophets spoke God's word to all the nation, including kings and those in authority. The church and Christians today should, likewise, be a voice to the nation. AT20 *This item available in audio tape only. $ 5.95 Check Out Qualifications for Godly Officials CD by Stephen McDowell A look at the Biblical qualifications for civil leaders. The Bible teaches that those who govern should have knowledge (a Biblical worldview), morality (Christian character), and faith (fear of God). Each of these are examined as well as an example from the political life of Davy Crockett. CD27 $ 5.95 Check Out Reforming the Nations CD An Example from the Life of Noah Webster by Stephen McDowell By propagating a Christian philosophy of education and government, Webster did much to set America on the path of liberty. Learn from him how to bring Godly reformation to the nations. CD2 $ 5.95 Check Out The Role of Women in History CD by Stephen McDowell Women have played a great, yet, often unheralded role in the birth of America and advancement of liberty. Since men have filled most positions of leadership in society, they generally are more visible when events are examined. Daniel Webster said of women: "Yet, great as their influence thus exercised undoubtedly is, it escapes observation in such a manner that history rarely takes much account of it." McDowell shows how women have been the preservers and propagators of liberty as teachers of the human race. Numerous examples are given including Susannah Wesley, Abigail Adams, Sarah Edwards, Benjamin West's Mother, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Phillis Wheatley, and more. CD13 $ 5.95 Check Out Teaching History from a Providential Perspective CD by Stephen McDowell God is the author of history. McDowell shows how to teach history via the chain of liberty, that is, the chain of events in the lives of men and nations that are links in bringing forth internal and external liberty. An overview of many significant events on the chain of liberty are presented. CD10 $ 5.95 Check Out The Ten Commandments & Modern Society CD by Stephen McDowell These ten fundamental laws of God produce life for men and nations who obey them. A brief overview of the commandments and their positive corollaries shows their importance for us today. CD21 $ 5.95 Check Out We Hold These Truths: Governmental Principles of America's Founders CD by Stephen McDowell These seven governmental principles, which are needed today, were a part of the thinking and action of America's Founders and reveal their firm Christian character and Biblical worldview. CD12 $ 5.95 Check Out Why We Celebrate Thanksgiving CD by Stephen McDowell An examination of the origin of the unique American holiday, Thanksgiving. McDowell tells how the Pilgrims begin our tradition of Thanksgiving; plus numerous public proclamations throughout our history. CD28 $ 5.95 Check Out The Christian Roots of America CD Set by Stephen McDowell In these 2 audiotapes McDowell examines the evidence for the Christian foundations of America. Many today claim that America was founded by atheists or deists, but the evidence is overwhelming that, according to the legislature of New York (in 1838) and the U.S. Supreme Court (in 1892), "this is a Christian nation;" or as Chief Justice John Marshall said: "The American population is entirely Christian, and with us, Christianity and Religion are identified." Tape 1 looks at the "Separation of Church and State" and compares the founders and modern view of the relationship of Christianity and public life, including views on: government proclamations, Christianity and public education, religious expression on public property, Christianity and the law, and Christian's involvement in government. Tape 2 defines a Christian nation and considers Evidence of America's Christian Foundation in many areas including: the motive and Christian influence in colonization; the foundation and source of our law and government; the nature and content of specific laws; the Christian nature of societal institutions of family, education, economics, private organizations; the Christian thought and life of the founders; the Christian power and form of our government; the testimony of public actions and words; the Christian fruit of liberty, prosperity, and advancement. Two 60-minute CDs in album, CDS05 $ 12.95 Check Out Discipling the Nations CD Set by Stephen McDowell Jesus commanded us to make disciples of the nations. What does this mean and how do we accomplish this? This four-tape audio series examines the answers to these questions and much more. The Great Commission includes both the evangelistic mandate (to redeem man) and the cultural mandate (to redeem the earth). The sessions include: 1. God's Sovereignty over the Nations God governs in the affairs of His children, of the ungodly, and of nations. God raises up nations and they have responsibilities to Him. In governing in the affairs of men, God brings about a preparation of His people, revelation of His power and person, and consummation of His purpose. An understanding of God's sovereignty will produce a great confidence in us. 2. How to Disciple the Nations This tape examines what a Christian nation is and what is needed to disciple the nations. It looks at key civil teachings of Jesus necessary for the descipling of nations including jurisdictional authority, the Biblical conception of society, three divine institutions and their purposes, and the religious foundation of all nations. Education is a key element in discipling the nations. The price we must pay to disciple the nations is great, as evidenced by William Penn. 3. Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate A look at how men of God have helped establish God's Kingdom in the nations, including Samuel F.B. Morse, George Washington Carver, Cyrus McCormick, St. Patrick, and more. The cultural mandate calls us to use all our resources to express His image and likeness on the earth. Fulfilling this mandate requires us to discover truth through sciences, apply truth through technology, interpret truth through humanities, implement truth through commerce and social action, transmit truth through education and arts, and preserve truth through government and law. 4. The Influence of the Bible on the Development of American Constitutionalism Christianity is the source of civil liberty and American constitutionalism. This tape examines how civil liberty is a product of the Bible in the hands of the people. It looks briefly at many significant civil documents of liberty in British and American history, including Patrick's Liber, the Magna Charta, Charter of Virginia, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, "Blue Laws" of New Haven Colony, the Declaration and U.S. Constitution, and more. Four 55-minute Audio CDs, CDS03 $ 24.95 Check Out Fundamentals of a Biblical Worldview CD Set Providence Foundation's Short Course Lecture's by Mark Beliles & Stephen McDowell These 8 sessions provide an excellent overview of a Biblical worldview, including Biblical principles of government, education, and politics, a providential view of history and America's Christian history. Session titles are: 1. The Cultural Mandate: A History of Government and Liberty in the Old Testament 2. How to Disciple the Nations: God's Purpose for Man, the Family, Church, and Civil Government 3. The 10 Commandments and Modern Society: Principles of Life for Men and Nations 4. Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate: The Advance of the Kingdom of God from the Time of Christ through the Protestant Reformation 5. Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate: How Men of God Have Helped Establish God's Kingdom in the Nations (1600 to the Present) 6. Fulfilling the Cultural Mandate: The Advance of God's Kingdom in America and the Modern World 7. Fundamental Principles of Christian Nations 8. Christian Education and the Kingdom of God, Biblical Methods for Godly Reform Eight 60-minute Audio CDs in album with lesson outlines, CDS04 $ 49.95 Check Out In Search of Democracy, set with book by Stephen McDowell Many people think democracy is necessary to correct the problems in their nations but don't really know what democracy is or what makes it work. This audiotape series (which comes with the booklet, In Search of Democracy) examines seven fundamental principles that are necessary to support a democracy, the power and form of a Biblical government, and the historical development of Biblical government and law. Four audio tapes and booklet, ATS02B See below to order tapes without book $ 24.95 Check Out In Search of Democracy Set Audio tapes without book.ATS02 $ 19.95 Check Out The Principle Approach to Education CD Set by Stephen McDowell, with sessions by Paul Jehle These 24 audiotapes and 150-page manual train individuals how to teach by the Principle Approach method – America's historic method of education. Teaches students to reason Biblically in all areas of life, and makes the truths of God's Word the basis of every subject in the curriculum. Training includes proper educational philosophy, methodology, and curriculum development as well as the practical aspects of starting a home or church school. 24-CD set and manual, CDS01 $ 149.95 Check Out Fast & Thanksgiving Days in Early America CD Early Americans firmly believed that obedience to God's law brought blessings on individuals, families, and the civil community as a whole, but disobedience resulted in calamity. Consequently, in times of calamity the state and local governments declared official Days of Fasting and Prayer,and when God answered their prayers and brought His blessings, they declared Days of Thanksgiving to give Him thanks for moving on their behalf. This was done over 1300 times from the early 1600s to 1813. In this audio tape Stephen McDowell examines this early American tradition, giving examples of God answering the prayers of His people in America. CD29 $ 5.95 Check Out Marcus & Narcissa Whitman CD How They Fulfilled the Cultural & Evangelistic Mandates Marcus Whitman, a medical missionary and Christian patriot, was the man who saved the Oregon Territory and assured it would be a part of the United States. Called to the Northwest by a desire to see the Indians taught the liberating principles of the Bible, Marcus and his wife Narcissa paved the way for the establishment of the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.Their amazing story stands "as among the brightest and most inspiring pages of American history." CD30 $ 5.95 Check Out Liberating the Nations: Developing a Biblical Worldview CD Set Stephen McDowell This set is an excellent source to learn how to think Biblically. Ideal for individual or class use. Sessions include: 1. The Ten Commandments: the Fundamental Law of God. Principles of life. (2 sessions) 2. Liberty: the Fruit of Biblical Jurisdictional Authority. God's purpose for man, the family, the church, and civil government 3. The Fundamental Principles of Christian Nations 4. The Origins and Development of Government and Liberty. The Protestant reformation in Europe. 5. America's Providential History. 7 CD series, CDS06 $ 44.95 Check Out Of His Kingdom There Shall Be No End CD by Stephen McDowell A talk on what Christ's kingdom on earth looks like and how Christianity has effected, influenced, and brought advancement to every sphere of life and continues to do so.CD37 $ 5.95 Check Out Jamestown: The First Permanent English Settlement CD by Mark Beliles A talk on the Christian influence in the beginning of Virginia. CD36 $ 5.95 Check Out Richard Hakluyt and the Providential Colonization of America CD by Stephen McDowell A one-hour teaching on the minister who was the first founding father of America. CD38 $ 5.95 Check Out