{"title":"Ed Rangel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Rangel\u003c\/strong\u003e has been preaching since 2000 and serves as an evangelist in Wisconsin. His ministry has taken him across the Midwest, the South, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe, and his years as a special education teacher shaped his gift for making difficult subjects clear without watering them down. He writes direct, text-driven Bible studies aimed at strengthening congregations in doctrine and practical obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-god-orders-his-church-leadership-in-the-local-church-by-ed-rangel","title":"When God Orders His Church: Leadership in the Local Church by Ed Rangel","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe church belongs to Christ — He built it, bought it with His own blood, and He alone has the right to say how it is led. In nineteen searching lessons, Ed Rangel calls elders, deacons, evangelists, and whole congregations back to the leadership pattern God actually ordained.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen God Orders His Church: Leadership in the Local Church\u003c\/em\u003e is a nineteen-lesson study by Ed Rangel on how Christ has ordered the congregation He purchased — its oversight, its service, its order, and the responsibility that rests on every member. It approaches the local church the way Scripture does: as the household of God, the flock of Christ, and the arena where divine order is to be honored rather than revised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe concern behind the book is a quiet one. Congregations rarely deny the truth outright; they drift from God's order while still speaking the language of faithfulness. Qualifications get softened, deacons are treated like overseers, elders shrink into a board of directors, and preachers become functional pastors while everyone insists no pastor system exists. Rangel's aim is not a fresh theory of leadership but to press the old paths again with clarity and force — laying every claim open to the Book and asking that nothing be received merely because it sounds strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNineteen lessons that move from the office and its qualifications to the work, the order, and the hard practical questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQualifications of Elders (1–4)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the office, the standard, and the weight of oversight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQualifications of Deacons (1–2)\u003c\/strong\u003e — servants, not overseers, and the character required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWives of Elders and Deacons\u003c\/strong\u003e — their place in the divine order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Language of Leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e — recovering Bible words like overseer, shepherd, and presbyter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Standard for Leaders\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Responsibility of Followers\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBehind the Scenes of Oversight\u003c\/strong\u003e — the real burdens of watching for souls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Evangelist and the Eldership\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Free Flow of Truth\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecognizing the Qualified\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLocal Rule and Autonomy\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod's Plan for Leadership and Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShepherding Through Sin\u003c\/strong\u003e — discipline and the care of the straying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSome Challenging Questions (1–2)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the practical pressures that test both leaders and congregations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEach lesson opens with a primary text and supporting passages, states clear learning objectives, and works through the Scripture with substantial teaching before turning to application. The studies grew from a preached and taught series, so they carry the weight of the pulpit while remaining ready to teach in an adult Bible class or eldership study. Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible (1995 Update). The volume closes with a selected bibliography, a Scripture index, and a Greek and Hebrew word index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eElders and men aspiring to the office, deacons, preachers, and any member who wants to understand what leadership in the church is, what it is not, how it functions, and how the whole congregation is to respond under Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEd Rangel is a preacher and Bible teacher who has been preaching since 2000 and serves as an evangelist in Wisconsin. His work has taken him across the Midwest, the South, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe — a range that gives his teaching a field-tested character while keeping it anchored in the real needs of local congregations. A former K–12 special education teacher who worked with children with moderate to severe disabilities, he writes with clarity and careful structure, making demanding subjects understandable without watering them down. 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Faith, he insists, must survive fire — showing up in how you speak, how you spend, how you treat the poor, and how you endure when life presses hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach module follows the text closely, presses its meaning honestly, and moves the reader toward real obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen modules covering the full epistle, plus a canonical bridge to 1 John:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 1\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Crucible of Joy (James 1:1–12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 2\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Anatomy of Temptation (James 1:13–18)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 3\u003c\/strong\u003e — Faith That Listens and Lives (James 1:19–27)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 4\u003c\/strong\u003e — Faith Without Favoritism (James 2:1–13)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 5\u003c\/strong\u003e — Faith That Works (James 2:14–26)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 6\u003c\/strong\u003e — Speaking Wisely (James 3:1–12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 7\u003c\/strong\u003e — Heavenly Wisdom (James 3:13–18)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 8\u003c\/strong\u003e — The War Within (James 4:1–10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 9\u003c\/strong\u003e — Judging and Planning (James 4:11–17)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 10\u003c\/strong\u003e — Don't Play Judge (James 5:1–6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 11\u003c\/strong\u003e — The God Who Sees (James 5:7–12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 12\u003c\/strong\u003e — Patience and Prayer (James 5:13–20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModule 13\u003c\/strong\u003e — Living Faith in the Light (A Canonical Bridge from James to 1 John)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery module pairs careful exposition with tools for the classroom: discussion questions, memory verses, and Greek word studies that open up the text without requiring any background in the language. A full set of study helps and teacher's resources rounds out the book — including an at-a-glance overview of the epistle and module-by-module teaching suggestions — making it ready to use in any setting, from a quarter-long adult class to individual study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBible class teachers, small-group leaders, preachers, and any Christian ready to hold their faith up to the mirror of James — whether studying alone or leading others through the epistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Rangel\u003c\/strong\u003e has been preaching since 2000 and serves as an evangelist in Wisconsin. His ministry has taken him across the Midwest, the South, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe, and his years as a special education teacher shaped his gift for making difficult subjects clear without watering them down. 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One urgent command: contend earnestly for the faith. This 14-lesson workbook walks through the New Testament's last line of defense against corruption inside the church.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJude: A Study from the Brother of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is a 14-lesson workbook by Ed Rangel covering the entire epistle verse by verse. Jude sat down to write about the salvation all Christians share, but the crisis in front of him demanded something more urgent — false teachers had crept into the fellowship, twisting the grace of God into a license for immorality and denying the authority of Christ. His short letter stands in the long biblical tradition of the watchman on the wall: the one who sees danger coming and must sound the alarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eRangel treats that warning as a living word for the church today. The lessons follow Jude's own movement — from believers who are called, loved, and kept, through the exposure of the intruders and the certainty of judgment, to the commands to build, keep, watch, and show mercy with discernment — ending where Jude ends, with the doxology to the God who is able to keep His people from stumbling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eFourteen lessons tracing the epistle from greeting to doxology:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 1\u003c\/strong\u003e — Called, Loved, Kept (Jude 1–2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 2\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Faith Once for All Delivered (Jude 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 3\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Invasion: Grace Turned into License (Jude 4)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 4\u003c\/strong\u003e — Privilege Is No Guarantee Against Judgment (Jude 5–7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 5\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Diagnosis of Rebellion (Jude 8–10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 6\u003c\/strong\u003e — Three Roads to Ruin: Cain, Balaam, Korah (Jude 11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 7\u003c\/strong\u003e — Rotten at the Core: Portrait of Apostates (Jude 12–13)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 8\u003c\/strong\u003e — Enoch and the Certainty of Judgment (Jude 14–15)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 9\u003c\/strong\u003e — The Anatomy of False Teachers (Jude 16)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 10\u003c\/strong\u003e — Remember the Apostles, Prepare for the Times (Jude 17–19)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 11\u003c\/strong\u003e — Building, Keeping, Waiting (Jude 20–21)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 12\u003c\/strong\u003e — Mercy with Discernment (Jude 22–23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 13\u003c\/strong\u003e — Kept from Stumbling: The Final Doxology (Jude 24–25)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson 14\u003c\/strong\u003e — Why Jude Comes Before Revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eEach lesson pairs careful exposition with Greek word studies, discussion questions, and written reflection prompts that press the text into practice. Beyond the lessons, the book includes an introduction to the epistle's background and setting, five appendices (key terms, cross-references, Jude's threefold witness patterns, and more), a selected bibliography, and a full \"Preaching Jude\" section with expository and topical sermon outlines — making it as useful in the pulpit as in the classroom. Scripture quotations are from the NASB 1995. Designed for a lesson-per-week rhythm in Bible classes, small groups, or personal study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eBible class teachers, preachers, elders, small-group leaders, and any Christian who takes seriously the call to guard the faith once for all delivered to the saints — especially congregations navigating an age of competing religious voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Rangel\u003c\/strong\u003e has been preaching since 2000 and serves as an evangelist in Wisconsin. 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He writes direct, text-driven Bible studies aimed at strengthening congregations in doctrine and practical obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiritbuilding Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Workbook","offer_id":49722191446266,"sku":"NTS045","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (PDF) Individual Use","offer_id":49722191479034,"sku":"NTS045-PDFI","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (PDF) Class Use","offer_id":49722191511802,"sku":"NTS045-PDFC","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/5683\/6484\/files\/NTS045-CoverImage.png?v=1784491210"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/5683\/6484\/collections\/rangel_headshot.jpg?v=1784496104","url":"https:\/\/spiritbuilding.com\/collections\/ed-rangel.oembed","provider":"Spiritbuilding Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}