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Your Miraculous Potential
$15.99Add to cartPeople have an inherent hunger to rise above their limitations-even above what is “ordinary” or “natural”-and live in the supernatural. While there are many great books exclusively on miracles, healing, and revival, Your Miraculous Potential is a how-to manual for releasing your supernatural capacity. It leads you to understand God’s supernatural ways and heaven’s system for breaking the bonds of human limitation.
Learn to discern the voice of God and to remove the barriers that block you from fulfilling His purposes for your life. God wants to give you direction, guidance, creative ideas, and the power to fulfill the potential He’s placed within you. See how to bring your spiritual gifts and resources into your cultural sphere of influence and watch God intervene in miraculous ways to build His kingdom on earth through you.
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Whither Thou Goest I Will Go
$9.99Add to cartWhen her family fortunes turn, Jem Perkins must follow her husband Seth to a new home: a sod house on a Nebraska homestead. As she reluctantly confronts her new realities, she learns to embrace her new role and discovers an awareness of God’s hand in her life. But then the history-making Children’s Blizzard sweeps across the land, ushering in a season of hardship she never expected. Can Jem’s confidence, marriage, and new found faith weather the storm?
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Joy In The Mourning
$11.99Add to cartOnly God knows what it takes to walk down dark roads and to fight the good fight of faith. Ruby and her family have walked a close walk with God in direct opposition to hopelessness and the ugliness of cancer, and through “Joy in the Mourning,” have brought us with her. This is a book of the faithfulness of God Almighty. This is a book of compassion, understanding, and hope for those who have faced and are face-to-face with the ugliness of cancer.
Daren and Angie Werk, Newlife Victory Fellowship, Senior pastors
You’re looking forward to the best years of your life. Retirement isn’t far away, the kids are grown up, and the grandchildren are coming along. Life is looking good!
Suddenly your dreams and plans take a nosedive and it’s all you can do to breathe deeply and take one step at a time.
Is it possible to hold onto faith in the face of dire circumstances? Will you ever feel joy bubbling up inside you again? When a hope-filled solution is presented to you your spirits soar, only to come crashing down again when failure raises its ugly head.
You go to the only place where faith, hope, and joy can be restored. Even there you find you will need to make a choice: walk or wallow? Sing or sigh? Help or hurt? What will you choose?
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Sacred Secret
$13.99Add to cartHave you ever wondered how a person could just snap, taking their own life in the blink of an eye? Or considered the men and women who throw everything away in their lives that’s good, choosing rather to follow their addictions into anarchy and misery? What is the value of a life in today’s world?
The answers to these questions cannot be found in any office, nor are they provided through experience or old age. They cannot be bought for any price, and you certainly can’t learn about them in a classroom. The only place you will find this truth is from a time and place which exists outside of our three-dimensional world.
Understanding something that’s not fully explainable, and then believing in it, can be very difficult, but these walls of doubt are torn down in “The Sacred Secret.” The Holy Spirit and a much better life are waiting for you. I truly hope you seek this freedom.
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Illustrated Words Of Jesus For Women
$12.99Add to cartThe Illustrated Words of Jesus for Women is a 366-day devotional written by Christian author, Carolyn Larsen. This daily devotional takes you on an exploration of Jesus’ words of wisdom, insight and love through Scripture and the author’s reflections and prayers, and encourages discovery of God’s path for you. Every page of the illustrated devotional features artistically rendered Scripture verses that you may fill with color, and ruled lines for notes or your own thoughts or prayers. The pretty volume has an embossed softcover binding with touches of spot varnish and silver foiling for accent. A presentation page in the front makes this book even more perfect for gift-giving.
Lay-Flat Binding
Year-Long Devotional
Ruled Journaling Lines
Illustrations to fill with color
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What About Honesty
$7.99Add to cartJoin 10-year-old Will and his best friend Wisdom–who just happens to be a Bible scholar and fun-loving guinea pig–as they explore such timeless virtues of faith, honesty, perseverance, and kindness. Each colorful book takes your child on an entertaining, educational adventure as Will and Wisdom learn important spiritual lessons that bring them closer to God.
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Hope For The Praying Nation
$6.99Add to cartYou Are About to Discover Why God Loves You and Why He Loves America!
God’s purpose for this world is far from over. Your nation is worth saving and worth praying for.
Prayer is not merely the last resort of the weak, as some suggest. Prayer is the foundation of the wise, and at the heart of all that is noble and everlasting. When people open their hearts to God, He moves on their behalf in ways that are quite extraordinary, as history shows.
History is being written right now. Before your very eyes, a nation’s story is being told.
How do you respond?You are not powerless and helpless; you have the greatest advantage imaginable:
Prayer.In the midst of chaos and crisis-either national or personal-your voice can shape how history unfolds! Through this book, you will find hope and courage to pray to a God who loves you and wants to answer your prayers.
When people pray, God listens!
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Healing Broken Relationships
$6.25Add to cartArguments. Betrayal. Inattention. Some of the reasons that relationships shatter. Anger. Confusion. Hurt. Frustration. Some of what we feel when a relationship falls apart. We all have experienced how hard relationships can be in this broken world.
Experienced counselor Jayne Clark unpacks the issues that can lead to a broken relationship and then guides readers to a deeper trust in Christ-the one who died so that our relationship with God could be restored. You can look to him, the friend who “sticks closer than a brother,” and ask him for wisdom, help, and the ability to forgive. As you trust in him, no matter the outcome of your relationship struggles you can be confident that God is good, that he is in this with you and that he will use it for your good and his glory.
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Gospel Centered Life Study Guide With Leaders Notes (Teacher’s Guide)
$16.99Add to cartThis best-selling, nine-lesson small group study helps participants understand how the gospel shapes every aspect of life. Each lesson is self-contained, featuring clear teaching from Scripture, and requires no extra work outside of the group setting.
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Prairie Homestead
$7.99Add to cart” Are we home now?”
Since their mother died and their father left, the four Cooper children – Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will – have not known much of a home. But now that they’re joining the Rushes in Nebraska, their dream for a home may become a reality.
The kids soon discover that life on the farm with their new family is full of challenges. Ethan is faced with saving a man from a snake bite. Alice learns to slop the hogs. And Simon disappears – again.
Then comes another threat to their home – the move to South Dakota.
But through it all, Ethan knows they’ll be all right if they ask the Lord for strength, then trust Him to answer their prayers.
Be sure to read all the books in the Orphans’ Journey series:
Book One: Looking for Home
Book Two: Whistle-stop West
Book Three: Prairie Homestead
Book Four: Across the Border
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Calling Things That Are Not
$4.01Add to cartThe principle of calling things that are not as though they were is the spiritual principle through which everything physical becomes manifest. God created the light by calling for “light” when only darkness was there. Jesus used this same method, calling the lepers clean, and the dead to life, and peace to the storm.
You must call for what you desire. if you want your dog to come, you call the dog, not the cat. You call for what is not there. Whatever you call in the natural will come. Call what does not exist and continue to call until it manifests.
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From Topic To Thesis
$15.99Add to cartEvery theology student has to write a research paper, but many do not know how to go about doing theological research. In this brief guide, Michael Kibbe introduces students to the basics of academic research, including how to gather and engage different sources. Provides information on online databases, bibliography software and common mistakes.
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365 Pocket Prayers For Women
$5.99Add to cartGet to the very heart of what you want to express to God with 365 Pocket Prayers for Women.
Daily life can bring hope and joy . . . as well as heartache and disappointment. The Bible promises that God is always there to help us through any situation we face in life. He invites us to come to him in prayer, but sometimes it’s hard to know how to talk to him or what to pray for. Let 365 Pocket Prayers for Women help you connect with God and get to the very heart of what you want to say to him.
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5 Love Languages DayBrightener
$11.99Add to cartFalling in love is easy. Staying in love – that’s the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands and conflicts of everyday life? In this day-by-day supplement to Gary Chapman’s #1 New York Times bestselling book, The 5 Love Languages, you’ll enjoy excerpts and Scriptures that will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse.
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Too Blessed To Be Stressed 3 Minute Devotions For Women
$4.99Add to cartGot 3 minutes to spare? You’ll find the spiritual pick-me-up you desire in Too Blessed to Be Stressed: 3-Minute Devotions for Women. 180 uplifting readings from bestselling author Debora M. Coty pack a powerful dose of comfort, encouragement, humor, and inspiration into your day. Minute 1: scripture to meditate on; Minute 2: a short devotional reading; Minute 3: a prayer to jump-start a conversation with God. This portable package makes a fabulous any-occasion gift for every woman.
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Jesus Calling For Graduates
$15.99Add to cartYou just graduated. Now what?
Hear what Jesus has to say to you during this major life transition.
During times of transition and unknown next steps, it is more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and to tune your ear to hear what Jesus has to say. Jesus Calling for Graduates provides guidance and encouragement for new grads as they venture into the next phase of their lives.
Follow along with 150 devotions divided topically-on topics such as attitude, discerning God’s will, identity, and worth-that are most applicable and relevant to your life now-a little bigger, a little more exciting, a little scarier-and lean in close to hear what Jesus is saying to you today: words of hope, encouragement, and reassurance of His unending love.
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1 Peter : Living Well On The Way Home (Student/Study Guide)
$8.99Add to cartIntroduction
Why Study 1 Peter?
1. Certain Future, Joyful Present (1 V 1-12)
2. Loving Christ By Loving Your Church (1 V 13 – 2 V 3)
3. The Greatest Building (1 Peter 2 V 4-12)
4. In His Footsteps (2 V 13 – 3 V 7)
5. Christ Also Suffered (3 V 8 – 4 V 6)
6. Stand Firm, For The End Is At Hand (4 V 7 – 5 V 14)
Leader’s GuideAdditional Info
The Christian life, lived well, is not easy. That’s because we don’t belong in this world. Peter writes to churches who were being increasingly marginalized and misunderstood by their surrounding culture-to churches just like ours. Yet he did not tell them to retreat, but to keep journeying on, and to do so not with gritted teeth but with joy and hope.These six sessions will inspire and equip you to live in that same way as you journey home.
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Supernatural A Study Guide
$10.99Add to cartIn Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World-and Why it Matters, Michael S. Heiser uses his expertise and fifteen years of research to tackle questions about what the Bible really says about the unseen world.
Ronn Johnson’s Supernatural: A Study Guide will help you further explore the ancient worldview of the Bible. Johnson walks through main themes and big picture ideas from Supernatural, while connecting each with practical applications. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter are designed for individual study or discussion with a small group.
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Joy For All Seaons
$18.99Add to cartImagine reading a book that is so much more than written words on a page but, instead, it is an invitation to experience exuberant joy! Simply imagine the sweet hope that comes from reading about the patience, the gladness and the excitement that is nestled within one woman’s heart. Imagine!
You have just imagined the devotional book entitled, “Joy for All Seasons” written by best-selling author, blogger, speaker, radio host, TV host and Bible teacher, Carol McLeod. Carol’s perspective on life serves as an invitation to live life with gusto and at full-throttle! Her capacity for joy and her resolve to trumpet the bidding to embrace joy in every week of the year is not for the faint of heart. This weekly summons into His presence is filled with rich experiences, with heart-felt celebration and with an intimate knowledge of what it takes to walk with God.
“Joy for All Seasons” is a weekly devotional that includes Bible verses to consider and questions to ponder. It is perfect for a personal devotional handbook or for group discussion. This is a “once-in-a-lifetime” book that will be read and re-read year after year after year.
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Unseen Realm A Question And Answer Companion
$10.99Add to cartIn The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael S. Heiser unpacked fifteen years of research while exploring what the Bible really says about the supernatural world.
Now, Douglas Van Dorn helps you further explore The Unseen Realm with a fresh perspective and an easy-to-follow format. Van Dorn summarizes key concepts and themes and includes questions aimed at helping you gain a deeper understanding of the biblical author’s supernatural worldview. Use your copy of The Unseen Realm: A Question & Answer Companion for personal study or for leading discussion with a small group.
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Freedom From Fear
$14.99Add to cartI lived thinking that I was serving God. I had a sincere desire to know more of God, and I was committed to studying the Scriptures. Then came a trial in my life, when I found myself completely empty. The Word I meditated and on which I thought was accomplishing something had no true effect on my life. I got to the place of desperation, and it was in my frustration that God became very real in my life. It was there that He gave me the tools to confront what I did not know, because I was perishing for lack of knowledge.
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Why Bother With Church
$7.99Add to cartIntroduction
1. Foundations: How To Consider Church
2. Life Changing: How To Attend Church
3. Running: How To Organize Church
4. Imperfect: How To Survive Church
5. Wonderful: How To Love Church
ConclusionAdditional Info
The church has an image problem.It is widely viewed in the world at large as being outdated, boring, irrelevant and filled with backbiting hypocrites.
How different that picture is to how the Bible talks about the new family that Jesus has gathered. It is a precious bride, a sparkling jewel, a lifeboat for forgiven sinners that is precious and holy; nurturing and warm; filled with truth, friendship and all embracing, forgiving love.
Sam Allberry understands the collision between these two views, and how, even as Christian believers, we can lose sight of how truly wonderful church is and should be, and what a privilege it is to be part of, and to serve.
In this brief accessible but thorough guide to church, Sam outlines what church is and why we need it. And how, when we have got it wrong, we can move closer to what a true church should be.
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Zeal Without Burnout
$12.99Add to cartIntroduction
A Neglected Truth
Seven Keys
1. We Need Sleep
2. We Need Sabbath Rests
3. We Need Friends
4. We Need Nourishment
5. A Warning: Beware Celebrity
6. An Encouragement: It’s Worth It
7. A Delight: Rejoice In Grace Not Gifts
ConclusionAdditional Info
Lots of people who are involved in Christian ministry (whether paid or unpaid) find themselves having to step back from it. They have not lost their love for Christ, or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another, they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church, and then in his role training people for ministry, he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times, and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.
His wisdom has been distilled into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. This practical and biblical guidance will help enthusiastic Christians gain the mindset and lifestyle to protect themselves from burnout and serve Jesus for the long term in a sustainable way.
Who is this book for? Here is Christopher’s answer from the introduction:
“I write for all zealous followers of Jesus. Perhaps especially for pastors and Christian leaders ~ to those entrusted with pastoral oversight under God. Some of us have the privilege of being set free from other jobs to devote ourselves to this work; others combine pastoral leadership with “normal” secular work. But I write also for the many keen Christian men and women who, in addition to “normal” life ~ busy jobs, parenthood, and so on ~ labor sacrificially to serve in their local churches. The young father holding down a pressured job but also teaching the church youth group. The unmarried woman bearing the weight of much responsibility in her workplace, but also heavily involved in pastoral support and care in her church. The older couple whose gifts and skills are in great demand both at work and in church. And many others like them.”Christopher brings to this important subject, not just a personal experience of burnout, but a keen eye to the Bible, and wise pastoral insight into the pressures many of us face as we live for Jesus.
From the foreword by Alistair BeggWhy not read Zeal without Burnout with others so that you can discuss the issues, spot the warning signs and keep each accountable? Our ministry pack is designed to make that easy and affordable to do.
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Shattered Prayers : The Testing Of A Fathers Faith
$12.99Add to cartKenneth Ching lived a comfortable life–with a great job, a big house, and an easy faith. He went to church and believed in God’s goodness. But when his son is born with a serious and rare genetic condition, his life is thrown into terrifying chaos.
In this honest and raw memoir, Ching brings to life his experience of letting go while learning to truly trust the Savior he claims to know. Ching doesn’t shy away from asking the hard questions: Why does God answer some prayers but not others? How does prayer work? Is God even listening?
Shattered Prayers is ultimately a story about recognizing God’s presence and faithfulness in the midst of brokenness. And how one man thought God ruined his life by giving his son a terrible disease, but eventually realized God was actually fighting to save his faith and his son’s life.
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When You Want To Yell At God
$12.99Add to cart“Experience the book of Job through a different set of eyes. In When You Want to Yell at God, Craig Bartholomew asks us to let go of the Job we think we know so we can get to know the real man. Job’s story refutes the idea that what goes around comes around. Suffering is not always the result of wrong behavior, and right behavior does not always guarantee blessing. But God is always faithful. Looking at Job as the height of biblical poetry, Bartholomew helps us see just how beautiful and touching this man’s struggle with God really is. In the Transformative Word Series, you’ll read the Bible with a global cast of church leaders and scholars. Contributors from around the world write in their native language, and their volumes are then translated and published in multiple languages. In conversational tone, each author explains the importance of a biblical book, showing how it can transform your life.”
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James : A Visual And Textual Guide
$19.99Add to cartStudy and teach James like never before! Dr. Steve Runge, author of Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament, provides discourse-based commentary, featuring custom-designed slides to use in your teaching. Talented designers tailored these infographics to illustrate the key ideas of each passage, and you can export them for use in your own sermons or Bible studies.
Divided into preachable chunks, this commentary draws on insights from the six-volume Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament to examine the linguistic and literary clues in the text, highlighting what you need to know. Dr. Runge follows the flow of the book, presenting the big ideas of each passage and applying his linguistic and exegetical expertise to guide your study. The High Definition Commentary: James is a one-of-a-kind Bible teaching tool, and it’s only available from Lexham Press.
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Faith Keeper : Long Down The Road Where Our Hearts Break
$12.99Add to cartA young woman is involved in a potentially life threatening car accident, but her life is mysteriously spared, changing her path forever. Long down the road, despite her strong faith, she becomes overwhelmed with sorrow and suffering and life’s demands. She wonders if God is truly enough. As she searches for answers, she is challenged by scripture to “wake from her slumber” (Romans 13:11). A rescue prayer forms on her lips testifying to a renewed longing to trust in her Saviour. Life altering circumstances follow. Will she find the courage to surrender to Jesus Christ, who has never stopped keeping her faith?
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Lifelines : A Novel
$17.99Add to cartLife had been going swimmingly until biologist Dr. Robert Fielding was bewildered by a squall that still threatens to shipwreck him. Tormented by the losses in his life, he finds a dozen reasons why he doesn’t need the friendship of his new neighbour, Anna Fawcett. After all, the senior and her disabled son aren’t exactly in his league.
But how is he supposed to turn down fresh cinnamon buns? And Robert hasn’t bargained on his neighbour’s innocent, probing questions. They erode his faith in naturalism and collide with his assumptions about life, love, and truth. Have his foundational beliefs been the cause of his personal losses? As he searches for answers, Anna’s example of loving integrity keeps him coming back. Or maybe it’s her homemade pies. Yet to risk re-thinking his core convictions for a chance at personal peace would expose his soul and tear open an old wound.
Others in the neighbourhood, too, are under Anna’s thrall – a teacher facing a crisis pregnancy, a crusty cat-lady, a cancer-ridden conspiracy theorist, a Cambodian immigrant family. Each is touched by the power of her obscure and ordinary life.
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So Long Insecurity
$16.99Add to cartIt’s time to say, “So long!” to insecurity!
Every woman is insecure about something-her looks, her relationships, her career, you name it. The problem is, not only does insecurity make us miserable, it cripples us and makes us feel worthless, and no woman is ever worthless-especially in the eyes of God. Join respected Bible teacher Beth Moore as she encourages you to say “So long!” to insecurity and embrace all the wonderful traits and characteristics that make you the unique, beautiful, and amazing woman of God that you are.
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Habits Of Grace
$21.99Add to cartThe Christian life is built on three seemingly unremarkable practices: reading the Bible, prayer, and fellowship with other believers. However, according to David Mathis, such “habits of grace” are the God-designed channels through which his glorious grace flows-making them life-giving practices for all Christians. Whether it’s hearing God’s voice (the Word), having his ear (prayer), or participating in his body (fellowship), such spiritual rhythms of the Christian life have the power to awaken our souls to God’s glory and stir our hearts for lifelong service in his name. What’s more, these seemingly simple practices grant us access to a host of spiritual blessings that we can only begin to imagine this side of eternity-and the incredible joy that such blessings bring to God’s children today.
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What The Bible Is All About NIV (Revised)
$19.99Add to cart“What the Bible Is All About” is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to read and understand God s Word. Inside this revised and updated edition of Henrietta Mears classic, you ll find an overview of every book in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. In addition, “What the Bible Is All About” will:
*Provide a complete guide to the Scriptures
*Explain how Jesus is revealed in the Old and New Testaments
*Show why the Bible is one book, one history, one story
*Introduce key people in biblical history
*Give historical background for every major event
*Highlight recurring biblical themes
*Provide helpful reading plans, maps, and charts, and other study helpsDiscover for yourself why “What the Bible Is All About” is one of the world s best-selling Bible handbooks, with more than 4 million in print. This user-friendly guide makes it easier than ever to plant the Word in your heart and mind!”
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What The Bible Is All About Bible Handbook KJV (Revised)
$19.99Add to cart“What the Bible Is All About” is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to read and understand God s Word. Inside this revised and updated edition of Henrietta Mears classic, you ll find an overview of every book in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. In addition, “What the Bible Is All About” will:
*Provide a complete guide to the Scriptures
*Explain how Jesus is revealed in the Old and New Testaments
*Show why the Bible is one book, one history, one story
*Introduce key people in biblical history
*Give historical background for every major event
*Highlight recurring biblical themes
*Provide helpful reading plans, maps, and charts, and other study helpsDiscover for yourself why “What the Bible Is All About” is one of the world s best-selling Bible handbooks, with more than 4 million in print. This user-friendly guide makes it easier than ever to plant the Word in your heart and mind!”
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Lifegiving Home Experience
$12.99Add to cartIt’s time to plan some unforgettable moments with your family! Containing sections for each month of the year, this companion resource to The Life-Giving Home is a planner full of creative ideas that will help you be intentional about creating times and spaces for your family to relax, celebrate, and simply enjoy one another all year long. You’ll learn how to cultivate special times that will speak to your family’s hearts . . . and inspire cherished memories that you will all treasure.
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Lifegiving Home : Creating A Place Of Belonging And Becoming
$17.99Add to cartHow to make home your family’s favorite place to be . . . all year long.
Does your home sometimes feel like just a place to eat, sleep, and change clothes on the way to the next activity? Do you long for “home” to mean more than a place where you stash your stuff? Wouldn’t you love it to become a haven of warmth, rest, and joy . . . the one place where you and your family can’t wait to be?
There is good news waiting for you in the pages of The Life-Giving Home. Every day of your family’s life can be as special and important to you as it already is to God. In this unique book designed to help your family enjoy and celebrate every month of the year together, you’ll discover the secrets of a life-giving home from a mother who created one and her daughter who was raised in it: popular authors Sally and Sarah Clarkson. Together they offer a rich treasure of wise advice, spiritual principles, and practical suggestions. You’ll embark on a new path to creating special memories for your children; establishing home-building and God-centered traditions; and cultivating an environment in which your family will flourish. (Don’t miss the companion piece, The Life-Giving Home Experience.)
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Jesus Today Deluxe Edition (Large Type)
$26.99Add to cartHope shines brightest when our world is darkest.
This new edition of Jesus Today, the 2013 ECPA Christian Book of the Year, makes bestselling content available to enjoy in a beautiful, large leathersoft format. Jesus Today was written during a very difficult time in Sarah Young’s life. Yet the words of Scripture and Jesus’ own Presence were ever near, bringing her hope and comfort for each new day. The theme of the book is hope.
Hope shines brightest when our world is darkest. This book is for you if you are feeling insecure or anxious about the conditions around them; hopeless because of problems; helpless due to a lost job, home, or loved one; or who want to start the day with a fresh sense of encouragement. Jesus Today includes 50 quotations about hope from the Bible and from respected Christian authors to provide a “hope boost.” Scripture index included. Now in a large format, with easy-to-read text and a beautiful leathersoft cover.
Based on truths in Scripture, Jesus Today(R) is written as if Jesus Himself is assuring you that He is in control, that He is good, and that a glorious future awaits all who anchor their hope in Him.
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Gospel Centered Youth Ministry
$19.99Add to cartYouth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers from a wide variety of churches, this how-to manual offers guidance related to every facet of youth ministry, from planning short-term mission trips to working with parents. Theologically rooted yet eminently practical, this handbook will equip youth leaders to effectively shepherd the young people under their care-training them to live faithfully in their homes, churches, and schools.
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Do Ask Do Tell Lets Talk
$9.99Add to cartConversations among friends accomplish more than debates between opponents…
Conversations on controversial issues do not to go well when the dialogue happens community-to-community or figurehead-to-figurehead. Whether it’s race, religion, or politics, groups don’t talk well with groups. Too much is at stake when we feel like our words and actions speak for the collective whole. Platforms and podiums will never accomplish what can only be done around dinner tables and in living rooms.
Two individuals from those respective groups are much more likely to forge a good relationship, influencing one another in various ways. Unfortunately, an individual who listens well is often viewed by his or her collective compatriots as engaging in compromise; at the group level, representing each side fairly feels too much like agreement.
That is why the aim of this book is friendship. Friendship is the level at which influence can be had, because the dialogue does not seek to represent an agenda but to understand a person. Friendship is what protects good points from becoming gotcha moments.
The subject for which this approach may be most vital for the modern church may be homosexuality and same-sex attraction (SSA). Yet our approach has tended to be more polemical or political than pastoral and personal.
Churches have articulated their position on a conservative sexual ethic. Churches have re-examined the key biblical texts that are challenged in defense of a progressive sexual ethic. As important as these things are, however, they do not equip everyday Christians to develop meaningful friendships with people who experience same-sex attraction or have embraced a gay identity.
In the absence of relationship, our theology becomes theory.
Many Christians are seeing that the church’s unwillingness to befriend people who experience SSA has blocked us from engaging with the subject of homosexuality on a person-to-person level. We are reticent to engage relationships where it feels probable that there will be awkwardness.
Admittedly, this book is not as “neat” as you might like for it to be. Many tensions will be navigated; maybe not all contradictions will be avoided. However, when it comes to being salt and light for the sake of the gospel, it seems far better to choose possible messiness over guaranteed ineffectiveness.
That means we must realize that it is good for us to have conversations where we don’t know what to say. This is part of the ess
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Easter Uncut : What Really Happened And Why It Matters
$7.99Add to cart1. Saturday Night: Dinner With Friends
2. Sunday: To The City
3. Thursday Night: Staying In
4. Friday Morning: The Verdict
5. Friday Midday: At The Execution
6. Sunday: Running And Eating
7. A Few Days Later: Gone Fishing
Another Diary
What Next?
Yes, But… Isn’t This All Made Up?
Yes, But… Surely Jesus Didn’t Really Rise?Additional Info
Most diaries are boring. This one isn’t.Easter Uncut takes readers to one man’s account of a week of his life: a week of great plans, shattered dreams, nightmare scenes and renewed hope. It’s what we call Easter, without any of the fluffy bits.
This accessible, faithful book will engage, inform and excite non-Christians by taking them to the uncut Easter story, and to the wonder of the message of the cross and empty tomb.
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In Search Of A Fathers Blessing
$16.99Add to cart“There are times when I feel like the title ‘father’ is the worst name God could have given Himself. What a stupid idea, when ‘father’ means rejection in my world.”
-Excerpt from a troubled teen’s letter to Doug StringerBy the late 1980s, God began to give Doug Stringer insight regarding the state of our nation and the daily problems his ministry saw as it reached out to young people struggling with drugs, alcohol, abortion, prostitution, apathy, and other issues. The root and source of all these issues suddenly became clear: America is a nation devoid of fathers, both natural and spiritual. We are an orphaned nation with broken and dysfunctional families, a society of individuals in search of identity. Now, almost thirty years later, we have a “double generation” of fatherlessness-orphaned parents raising orphaned children. Even people with good fathers suffer from the widespread effects that fatherlessness has on our culture and our world.
Doug illustrates the heart of God and gives the reader a clear path to the affirmation, acceptance, and approval of a father. He draws from his own struggle with fatherlessness and the struggle of others to offer insight into the power of God, including:
*The answer to the problem of fatherlessness in our nation
*The importance of spiritual fathers in the church
*How to be a spiritual father
*How to find a spiritual father
*God’s heart for reconciliation between generations
*The power that is unleashed with generations work together
*How to overcome broken trust and learn to trust again.The church is only now awaking to the heart cry of a generation that has been abandoned and left to its own devices. Doug Stringer believes that God is ready to release a multigenerational anointing, calling forth generations of churches and nations to come back to their Abba Father.
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Loyalty : Going Beyond Faithfulness
$8.95Add to cartWhere are the faithful? Where are the loyal ones? CHRISTIANITY 101 calls us to imitate our Father God. Believers are to be faithful as the Lord is faithful. We will find this fruit of faithfulness evidenced in our lives as the Spirit of God is at work. Pastor Ed King charges us to incline our ears to hear God’s call to loyalty. Pleasing God means we must build on our lifestyle of faithfulness to many and extend an undying loyalty to few. It is His good pleasure. It is His heart. In this book, Pastor King elaborates on the subtle distinctions between faithfulness and loyalty and focuses on lessons learned by looking at the brotherly love shared by Jonathan and David. Find promotion and honor as you commit to be a rare gem in God’s crown who demonstrates both of these desirable traits. Learn how God’s grace will meet you at your point of decision to go past faithfulness and enter into loyalty. It all starts with a decision!
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Gods Not Dead 2 Adult Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartThis four-week study guide by author Rice Broocks will help small group members answer one of the most important questions featured in the movie God’s Not Dead 2: “Who do you say I am?” Lead your groups to discover what they truly believe in, and give them a foundation to defend their faith even in the midst of opposition. For use with the God’s Not Dead 2 DVD-based Study.
The four weekly topics are:
Lesson 1: Searching for Answers
Lesson 2: Understanding the Evidence
Lesson 3: Passing the Test
Lesson 4: Spreading the NewsAbout the film, in theaters nationwide on April 1, 2016:
From the college classroom of GODS NOT DEAD to the public square in GODS NOT DEAD 2, the name of Jesus is welcomed less and less with each passing day. If Christians don’t take a stand today, will we even have a choice tomorrow?
When a Christian teacher is asked an honest question about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in big trouble. As the principal and superintendent join forces with a zealous civil liberties group, an epic court case could expel God from the classroom and the public square once and for all!
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Shining Like The Sun
$15.99Add to cartIntroduction
1. Adam And Eve: Face To Face With God In The Garden Of Eden
2 Jacob: Face To Face With God At The River Jabbok
3. Moses: Face To Face With God At Mount Sinai
4. Face To Face With God In The Wilderness
5. Face To Face With God In The Time Of The Judges
6. Face To Face In The Psalms
7. Face To Face With God In The Exile
8. Face To Face With God In Jesus Christ
9. Face To Face With God At The Mount Of Transfiguration
10. Face To Face With God In The New Covenant Community
11. Face To Face With God In The New Heavens And The New Earth
Additional Info
The smile of God thrills the soul. Shining Like the Sun examines all the key passages in the Bible that tell of favorable encounters with God and how they produce life-changing, stirring results, both internally and externally.This is the first sustained, whole-Bible treatment on the theme of meeting God face to face. Starting with Genesis and ending with Revelation, the author systematically covers the major events in salvation history, all of which reveal the beauty of encountering God’s grace in abundance.
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Storm That Stopped
$16.99Add to cartThird in the ‘Tales that Tell the Truth’ series comes The Storm that Stopped!
Based on the account of Jesus calming the storm from Mark chapter 4, this dramatic storybook will teach children about who Jesus really is, as they witness his power over nature.
Stunningly illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, author and illustrator of several bestselling children’s books as well as the first two storybooks from the ‘Tales that Tell the Truth’ series: The Christmas Promise and The One O’Clock Miracle.
Written by Alison Mitchell, author of The Christmas Promise and several of our children’s tracts.
This book is perfect for children aged 3-6 years old and makes a beautiful gift.
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Eric Says Thanks
$9.99Add to cartEric is so blessed by his tasty toast that he just has to say “thanks!” But who should he thank?
Join Eric as he embarks upon an epic adventure of gratitude that takes him all the way to the giver of all good gifts!
Dai Hankey is a Welsh church-planting pastor who’s also a DJ and rapper. Dai’s first book for children uses his rapping gifts to create a fun, punchy story that young children will love to listen to.
Combined with stunning new artwork by Xavier Bonet, Eric says thanks will quickly become a firm favorite with young children.
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Gospel Shaped Work Handbook (Student/Study Guide)
$11.99Add to cartPreface By Don Carson And Tim Keller
Introduction
How To Use This Course
1. Created To Work?
2. Work And The Fall
3. Work Transformed
4. Glorifying God Through Your Work
5. The Gospel And Your Work
6. Work And Power
7. Optional Session: Work And The Big Wide World
8. What We Are Working TowardsAdditional Info
Gospel Shaped Church is a new curriculum from The Gospel Coalition that will help whole congregations pause and think carefully and prayerfully about the kind of church they are called to be.This eight-week track encourages the whole church to not only connect Monday to Sunday by trying to be a good witness at work and share the gospel, but to put the gospel at the heart of everything we do at work.
This comprehensive handbook contains discussion questions for the main teaching sessions, daily devotionals, Bible study materials, and space for you to record your thoughts, prayers and ideas as you work through the material with your church.
Works alongside the Gospel Shaped Work DVD and the Gospel Shaped Work Leader’s Guide.
