Nicky Cruz

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Die Lebensgeschichte von Nicky Cruz hat viele Tausende von jungen Menschen durch das Lesen dieses Buches und seine Verfilmung zutiefst beeindruckt. Eine Story, die nahezu alles enthält, was ein Leben zum Scheitern verurteilt: Ablehnung, Gewalt, Alkohol- und Rauschgiftexzesse, Selbstzerstörung und abgrundtiefen Hass - aber auch die Befreiung aus diesem Labyrinth durch das Evangelium von Jesus Christus. Von diesem Buch wurden schon mehr als 100.000 Exemplare in deutscher Sprache verkauft. Es eignet sich besonders als missionarisches Geschenk, erst recht bei diesem Preis!

When you feel like you've made too many missteps to go forward, how do you find the strength to carry on? Join Casey Diaz as he tells the remarkable story of God's heart for second chances.The son of El Salvadorian immigrants, Casey Diaz was brought to Los Angeles at the age of two. An abusive, impoverished family life propelled Casey into the Rockwood Street Locos gang at just eleven years old.Casey was willing to do anything to be number one, but years of chasing rival gang members led to a dramatic ambush and arrest by the LAPD. By age sixteen, Casey was sentenced to more than twelve years in solitary confinement in California's toughest prison as one of the state's most violent offenders.He thought his life was over--but as the days in solitary wore on, Casey realized someone else was calling the shots. What happened next can only be described as a miracle.Join Casey as he shares how we can all:Embrace the incredible gift of God's redeeming loveChange our lives for the betterFind our God-given purposeA visceral insider's look at the violent world of gangs and prison life, The Shot Caller is a remarkable demonstration of God's reckless, unending grace, and desire to reach even the worst of sinners--no matter where they are.Praise for The Shot Caller:"When I read about the life of Casey Diaz, I see so much of my own life. This is a story of a tough young man who lost his way, and of a loving God who never forgot him, no matter where he was. I know you will be inspired by Casey's story. I hope you, too, will surrender to the love of Jesus Christ."--Nicky Cruz, bestselling author of Run Baby Run

Este libro es un crudo relato autobiogr fico que se asemeja al bestseller internacional La cruz y el pu al. Casey D az lleg a este pa s cuando ten a dos a os, siendo el hijo mayor de inmigrantes salvadore os que se establecieron en los suburbios del centro de Los ngeles en la d cada de 1970. Un padre abusivo que golpeaba constantemente a su madre arrastr a Casey a las pandillas callejeras a la edad de once a os. Escal r pidamente dentro de los Rockwood Street Locos y particip en invasiones a hogares, robo de autom viles y en el apu alamiento de sus rivales, muchas veces con tan solo un destornillador o un cuchillo.A los diecis is fue arrestado y sentenciado a casi trece a os en una prisi n estatal por asesinato en segundo grado, y recibi cincuenta y dos cargos por robo. Al cabo de dos a os fue enviado a la Prisi n Estatal de New Folsom y puesto en confinamiento solitario durante veintitr s horas al d a.Cuando una mujer mayor de color, que serv a en el ministerio carcelario, se acerca a su celda y le dice que Jes s lo ama y que Dios lo va a usar alg n d a, Casey se burla de ella. Entonces, un d a ocurre un hecho milagroso en su celda. Al igual que una pel cula, ve su vida "proyectada" en la pared de la celda. Se ve a s mismo como un peque o ni o en su antiguo barrio, y luego observa sus primeros d as en las escenas de las bandas, hechos que solo l pod a recordar. Luego ve a un hombre de pelo largo que carga una cruz, y una multitud que le grita. l es clavado en la cruz y colocado entre otros dos condenados a muerte. El hombre de la cruz lo mira y le dice: "Estoy haciendo esto por ti".Casey golpea el piso de la celda y llora. Sabe que es el Dios Todopoderoso quien le est hablando. Confiesa sus muchos pecados y expresa un profundo remordimiento. Cuando termina, escucha que Dios le indica que solicite ver a un capell n. Despu s de escuchar la historia de Casey, el capell n saca su Biblia y le lee la historia de la crucifixi n; le explica el plan de Dios para la salvaci n, algo que Casey acepta.Este libro es tanto una mirada dentro del violento mundo de las pandillas y la vida en la prisi n, como una demostraci n poderosa y real de c mo Dios ir a los extremos m s milagrosos para alcanzar incluso a los peores pecadores. Hoy, Casey Diaz se levanta como un trofeo de la gloriosa gracia de Dios.

From his experience of a spiritualist childhood in Puerto Rico and gang culture in New York to an international Christian ministry, Nicky Cruz has seen humanity at its best and its worst. Cruz draws on his experiences and evangelistic ministry to expound the reality of the devil's attempts to gain power over individuals and communities.

Dynamic Battle Plan Identifies Enemy Tactics and Equips Believers to Live VictoriouslyJesus made it clear that the devil has come to steal, kill, and destroy. Hell is ready to unleash fury against every follower of Jesus. Yet many believers live in denial, letting the enemy steal their blessings, destroy their relationship with Jesus, and kill their hope.But no more. It's time to put the enemy on notice! With passion and insight gained from years on the frontlines of spiritual warfare, John Ramirez equips you with the biblical weapons and practical strategies you need to battle the enemy successfully, including how to? discern and shut down the enemy's tactics and next moves? fight with your God-given authority? break free from destructive patterns and replace them with godly ones? fortify your mind and heart against attacks? take back what the devil has stolen? grow in wisdom and maturity in Christ? and more!Here is everything you need to become armed and dangerous against every adversary that threatens your relationship and growth with Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit you can destroy the power of the enemy and protect all that God has given you.It's time to push back the gates of hell, advance the Kingdom, and live the life God designed you for.

With millions of copies sold, RUN BABY RUN is one of the most powerful true stories of our day: the tale of one man, a legend among gang leaders in New York, and how he turned his back on that world of tribal warfare, sex, drugs and murder for the sake of Christ.In this new book Nicky Cruz explores how the devil uses every possible means to prevent people turning to God, drawing on a wealth of examples ranging from his own spiritualist childhood to his experiences of meeting prisoners in the highest security jails in the world. But the best news is that while the devil may be everywhere, God is there too - and it's God whose power will triumph.This is a tough book to read, but it's worth it, because you'll come away convinced not just of the devil's wiles, but much more convinced of God's superior firepower. The devil's worse than you think - but God is greater.

Nicky Cruz is known by millions through Run Baby Run, the dramatic book and film of his early life, which told of his transformation from New York's most feared gang leader into one of the world's most famous and effective evangelists.Soul Obsession presents a fascinating new insight into the Nicky Cruz of today. It tells stories of his family background and the people and experiences that have fundamentally shaped his faith and thinking, and explains how and why he is still totally devoted to God's calling.Nicky then asks whether YOU have what it takes to make a difference. Having a Soul Obsession requires: PASSION, for Jesus; MERCY, to see people through Jesus' eyes; and VISION, to know the purpose God has for your life.Soul Obsession is packed with miracles, passion, challenge and drama. It will excite and inspire all with a heart for Spirit-led evangelism.

New from the author of the best-selling Christian classic, Run Baby Run.The God we love is passionate about finding lost souls, with freeing human hearts enslaved to sin. To truly know God, this must become our life's driving desire as well... our Soul Obsession. And when we fall obediently in step with God, we'll see Him perform miracles through us to rescue people and give them new life. In his powerful new book, internationally known author Nicky Cruz shares powerful personal stories of faithful obedience, even in the midst of difficult circumstances-including the amazing story of his mother's deathbed conversion and healing. You, too, can move past doubts, understand both the natural and supernatural worlds, and develop a faith that can move any mountain, no matter how high or wide or difficult. "Do we truly understand the power we have at our fingertips? Do we grasp the significance of the message that we bring to a lost world? Do we comprehend how easily evil can be beaten and revoked by simply opening ourselves up to the moving of the Holy Spirit among us? Do we know what God is capable of doing among us?"If you want to change the world, begin by letting God change you. By letting the passion of Jesus become your passion. By letting the Holy Spirit be your only guide and mentor, every step, every minute of the day. By allowing God to set your heart on fire with a Soul Obsession "-Nicky Cruz

The book that has stunned and moved the hearts of millions is to be re-released with a dramatic new cover to be put into the Hodder Contemporary Classics series. Cruz's classic testimony is still compelling reading more than forty years after its first publication. A childhood overshadowed by spiritualism in his Puerto Rican home preceded a harsh and violent adolescence as the leader of one of New York's toughest street gangs. Chilling scenes of knife fights, torture and murder dominated the life of a young man proud and feared on the outside, but inwardly running scared. His fears and loneliness were brought to the surface through an encounter with the unlikely character of preacher David Wilkerson, who led Cruz to open his life to Christ - an incredible conversion that amazed all who knew him.

Haunted by the fear that we have not allowed the Holy Spirit to burn to his full potential, Nicky Cruz has written an astonishing testimony to the Spirit's power and world-changing potential. He shares incredible stories from his own life over the last 30 years. Stories of physical, emotional and spiritual healing; of masses coming to salvation in Jesus Christ; of hand-to-hand spiritual warfare; and of the supernatural provision and presence of God's Spirit in every area of his life and ministry.ONE HOLY FIRE is a book to re-ignite your soul from the author of the phenomenal best-seller RUN BABY RUN.

One Holy Fire is the dramatic true story of the work of God's Spirit in one person' s life-and how that same Spirit can revolutionize readers' lives as well. Nicky Cruz shares lively, never-before-published stories from his ministry that will quicken readers' hearts and spark their souls. Stories of physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Of masses coming to salvation in Jesus Christ. Of hand-to-hand spiritual warfare. Of the supernatural provision and presence of God's Spirit in every area of his life and ministry. Cruz also explores the promises in Scripture regarding the Spirit's work on earth, addressing such questions as What does it mean to "walk in the Spirit"? How does a supernatural God do business in a natural world? Why has the body of Christ been so slow to come to grips with the Spirit's power and presence? In One Holy Fire, the renowned author of the phenomenal Christian classic Run Baby Run introduces readers to the Holy Spirit. He challenges them to live according to the Spirit's moment-by-moment guidance. And he inspires them to open their heart and let the Spirit ignite their soul.