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  More Than Enough Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $21.99

  Have you ever felt a sense of lack? That you’re not strong enough? Not confident or courageous enough? That you simply don’t have what it takes to endure the pains and difficulties of life?? ?

  In this 8-session, verse-by-verse study on 2?Corinthians, Christine Hoover guides you through one of Paul’s most personal letters to discover how God is the ultimate source of the strength and sufficiency you need. You’ll find that God gives you strength to go on-through troubles, disappointments, and temptations-and strength to go forth, equipping you to serve Him and compelling you to share the gospel. Weakness is not a disqualifier or a flaw in our design. In fact, God shows Himself most powerfully in and through our fragility and vulnerability. We’re called, then, not to work harder or to hide our weaknesses, but to call upon God’s infinite resources and rely on Him.

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  *Verse-by-verse study of 2 Corinthians

  *8 video teaching sessions, available via redemption code printed in Bible study book for individual streaming access

  *7 weeks of personal study to be completed between the 8 group sessions?

  Video Sessions:

  *Session 1: Introduction to 2 Corinthians (33:11)-In the Session 1 video teaching, Christine shares a portion of her own story of suffering to set the stage for the study of 2 Corinthians. She also provides context for the letter by discussing characters, setting, and themes of one of Paul’s most personal letters.

  *Session 2: More than Enough for Suffering (36:48)-Christine unpacks the theme of comfort in 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 in the second video teaching. She talks about how the God of all comfort, comforts us in all our trials and difficulties. Then points out that we are to enter into the suffering of others by comforting them with the same kind of comfort we have received. She closes the teaching by sharing practical ways we can comfort others.

  *Session 3: More than Enough for Service (30:24)-Christine digs into passages from chapter two in the Session 3 video teaching to emphasize that we don’t minister and serve out of our own power and ability, but it is God who makes us competent to serve. She reminds us that we can be confident in ministry not only because God empowers us, but He also is the one responsible for the results.

  *Session 4: More than Enough for Steadfastness (29:58)-In this video teaching, Christine focuses on a part of 2 Corinthians that she calls one of the most beautiful passages in the letter.

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  Standard Lesson Commentary NIV Large Print Edition 2025-2026 (Large Type)

  $26.99

  As the world’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume.
  Designed for all types of Bible study, every lesson includes:

  *Printed Scripture text in either KJV or NIV(R)
  *Verse-by-verse commentary to explain and interpret Scripture
  *Discussion questions to spark conversation and deeper reflection
  *How to Say It pronunciation guide for biblical names and places
  *Verbal illustrations that connect lesson themes to modern life
  *Learning activities to encourage life application
  *This Quarter in the Word daily Bible readings to encourage study throughout the week
  *A quarterly review quiz to test comprehension of Scripture
  *Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson

  Trusted for over 60 years, this verse-by-verse commentary will guide you in an in-depth study of the Bible. Following the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series, Standard Lesson explores new topics every year.

  Deepen your understanding of Scripture in 2025-2026 with these areas of study:

  *Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile-Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel

  This section invites us to discover and appreciate how God, through prophets and other leaders, gave help and guidance to the people of Judah. As we study these people, we will see God’s hand at work in their lives, just as he is at work in our lives and all human affairs.

  *Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith-Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation

  This section encourages us to meditate on the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. This study will show us that God has revealed his grace and mercy. As a result, God’s people are called to live by his standard-a standard that is often countercultural.

  *Social Teachings of the Church-Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James

  This section contemplates a kingdom perspective regarding our responsibilities, relationships, and commitments. God instructs his people to relate in particular ways to their friends, neighbors, family, governmental structures, and even the structured rhythm of our days. He cares about how we treat our bodies, what we consume, and how we use our time.

  *The Testimony

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  Standard Lesson Commentary NIV 2025-2026

  $24.99

  As the world’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume. Designed for all types of Bible study, every lesson includes:

  *Printed Scripture text in either KJV or NIV(R)
  *Verse-by-verse commentary to explain and interpret Scripture
  *Discussion questions to spark conversation and deeper reflection
  *How to Say It pronunciation guide for biblical names and places
  *Verbal illustrations that connect lesson themes to modern life
  *Learning activities to encourage life application
  *This Quarter in the Word daily Bible readings to encourage study throughout the week
  *A quarterly review quiz to test comprehension of Scripture
  *Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson

  Trusted for over 60 years, this verse-by-verse commentary will guide you in an in-depth study of the Bible. Following the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series, Standard Lesson explores new topics every year.

  Deepen your understanding of Scripture in 2025-2026 with these areas of study:

  *Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile-Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel

  This section invites us to discover and appreciate how God, through prophets and other leaders, gave help and guidance to the people of Judah. As we study these people, we will see God’s hand at work in their lives, just as he is at work in our lives and all human affairs.

  *Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith-Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation

  This section encourages us to meditate on the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. This study will show us that God has revealed his grace and mercy. As a result, God’s people are called to live by his standard-a standard that is often countercultural.

  *Social Teachings of the Church-Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James

  This section contemplates a kingdom perspective regarding our responsibilities, relationships, and commitments. God instructs his people to relate in particular ways to their friends, neighbors, family, governmental structures, and even the structured rhythm of our days. He cares about how we treat our bodies, what we consume, and how we use our time.

  *The Testimony o

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  Standard Lesson Commentary KJV Large Print Edition 2025-2026 (Large Type)

  $26.99

  As the world’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume. Designed for all types of Bible study, every lesson includes:

  *Printed Scripture text in either KJV or NIV(R)
  *Verse-by-verse commentary to explain and interpret Scripture
  *Discussion questions to spark conversation and deeper reflection
  *How to Say It pronunciation guide for biblical names and places
  *Verbal illustrations that connect lesson themes to modern life
  *Learning activities to encourage life application
  *This Quarter in the Word daily Bible readings to encourage study throughout the week
  *A quarterly review quiz to test comprehension of Scripture
  *Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson

  Trusted for over 60 years, this verse-by-verse commentary will guide you in an in-depth study of the Bible. Following the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series, Standard Lesson explores new topics every year.

  Deepen your understanding of Scripture in 2025-2026 with these areas of study:

  *Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile-Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel

  This section invites us to discover and appreciate how God, through prophets and other leaders, gave help and guidance to the people of Judah. As we study these people, we will see God’s hand at work in their lives, just as he is at work in our lives and all human affairs.

  *Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith-Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation

  This section encourages us to meditate on the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. This study will show us that God has revealed his grace and mercy. As a result, God’s people are called to live by his standard-a standard that is often countercultural.

  *Social Teachings of the Church-Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James

  This section contemplates a kingdom perspective regarding our responsibilities, relationships, and commitments. God instructs his people to relate in particular ways to their friends, neighbors, family, governmental structures, and even the structured rhythm of our days. He cares about how we treat our bodies, what we consume, and how we use our time.

  *The Testimony o

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  Standard Lesson Commentary KJV Deluxe Edition 2025-2026

  $29.99

  As the world’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume. Designed for all types of Bible study, every lesson includes:

  *Printed Scripture text in either KJV or NIV(R)
  *Verse-by-verse commentary to explain and interpret Scripture
  *Discussion questions to spark conversation and deeper reflection
  *How to Say It pronunciation guide for biblical names and places
  *Verbal illustrations that connect lesson themes to modern life
  *Learning activities to encourage life application
  *This Quarter in the Word daily Bible readings to encourage study throughout the week
  *A quarterly review quiz to test comprehension of Scripture
  *Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson

  This Deluxe Edition of SLC features the large print commentary (14-point font) and printed activity pages. Use the unique code for Logos Bible Software(R) printed in each Deluxe Commentary to access the eCommentary and a library of digital resources:

  *Whole-Bible commentaries
  *Bible dictionaries
  *Greek and Hebrew lexicons
  *Dozens of Bible translations
  *PowerPoint(R) and Google Slides(TM) presentations
  *Full-color visual resources
  *Reproducible student activity pages
  *Quarterly quizzes

  Trusted for over 60 years, this verse-by-verse commentary will guide you in an in-depth study of the Bible. Following the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series, Standard Lesson explores new topics every year.
  Deepen your understanding of Scripture in 2025-2026 with these areas of study:

  *Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile-Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel

  This section invites us to discover and appreciate how God, through prophets and other leaders, gave help and guidance to the people of Judah. As we study these people, we will see God’s hand at work in their lives, just as he is at work in our lives and all human affairs.

  *Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith-Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation

  This section encourages us to meditate on the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. This study will show us that God has revealed his grace and mercy. As a result, God’s people are called to live by his standard-a standard that is often countercultural.

  *Social Teachings of the Church-Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Dani

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  Standard Lesson Commentary KJV 2025-2026

  $24.99

  As the world’s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume. Designed for all types of Bible study, every lesson includes:

  *Printed Scripture text in either KJV or NIV(R)
  *Verse-by-verse commentary to explain and interpret Scripture
  *Discussion questions to spark conversation and deeper reflection
  *How to Say It pronunciation guide for biblical names and places
  *Verbal illustrations that connect lesson themes to modern life
  *Learning activities to encourage life application
  *This Quarter in the Word daily Bible readings to encourage study throughout the week
  *A quarterly review quiz to test comprehension of Scripture
  *Free reproducible student activity pages and other helpful resources for each lesson

  Trusted for over 60 years, this verse-by-verse commentary will guide you in an in-depth study of the Bible. Following the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL)/Uniform Series, Standard Lesson explores new topics every year.
  Deepen your understanding of Scripture in 2025-2026 with these areas of study:

  *Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile-Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel

  This section invites us to discover and appreciate how God, through prophets and other leaders, gave help and guidance to the people of Judah. As we study these people, we will see God’s hand at work in their lives, just as he is at work in our lives and all human affairs.

  *Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith-Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation

  This section encourages us to meditate on the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith. This study will show us that God has revealed his grace and mercy. As a result, God’s people are called to live by his standard-a standard that is often countercultural.

  *Social Teachings of the Church-Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James

  This section contemplates a kingdom perspective regarding our responsibilities, relationships, and commitments. God instructs his people to relate in particular ways to their friends, neighbors, family, governmental structures, and even the structured rhythm of our days. He cares about how we treat our bodies, what we consume, and how we use our time.

  *The Testimony of

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  Multigenerational Church Crisis

  $24.99

  Harness the strengths of every generation to create a church that endures

  – open the lines of communication
  – appreciate the experiences that shaped each generation in your church
  – unite in one mission to impact your community and the world

  It may seem hard for younger Christians to believe that people over 50 were raised during an era when 90 percent of Americans identified as Christian. These older believers were once part of a majority group that understood the mission of the church was to take control of our culture to halt its evils. At the same time, Christians under 50 have lived their entire lives perceiving themselves as a minority that needs to make credible their faith to a secular, pluralistic culture.

  These distinct experiences and perceptions have a profound impact on the priorities different generations have for church ministry. It’s no wonder that younger and older believers don’t always see eye to eye! But imagine what could be accomplished in the name of Christ if we could better understand each other and turn that understanding into shared purpose and aligned priorities?

  Backed by thorough research, this eminently practical and hopeful book from pastor and scholar Bryan Chapell shows you how to open the lines of communication, appreciate the experiences that shaped each generation in your church, and unite in one mission to impact your community and the world.

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  Dangerous Calling : Confronting The Unique Challenges Of Pastoral Ministry

  $18.99

  Pastor and Bestselling Author Paul David Tripp Helps Church Leaders Diagnose and Cure Unhealthy Pastoral Culture

  After traveling the world for many years and speaking at hundreds of churches of all kinds, Paul David Tripp is concerned about the state of pastoral culture. He is not only concerned about the spiritual life of the pastor but with the very people who train him, call him, relate to him, and restore him when necessary. Dangerous Calling reveals the truth that the culture surrounding our pastors is spiritually unhealthy–an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of our church leaders and thus the entire church body. Here is a book that both diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every member and church leader, and gives solid strategies for fighting the war that rages not only in the momentous moments of ministry, but also in the mundane day-by-day life of every pastor. This edition includes study questions that prompt engaging discussion and reflection on each chapter.

  *Essential Insights for Church Leadership: Looks at the struggle of the pastor, but actively exhorts the culture that trains and supports him

  *A Great Resource for Small Groups: Now with study questions, this guide appeals to anyone who is serious about being part of a healthy church

  *Practical: Highlights a series of temptations that are unique to or intensified by pastoral ministry and gives biblical advice for dealing with each

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  Care : Loving Your Church By Walking Through Life Together

  $16.99

  Jesus commands his disciples to love one another and promises that “by this everyone will know that you are my disciples” (John 13:35). But what does genuine care for those in our church family look like?

  This warm, practical book by Dwayne Bond goes beyond specific pastoral-care roles and responsibilities, and explores how all church members can love and care for one another in the rhythms of ordinary life.

  In response to Jesus’ great love for us and the example he set, readers will explore how to honor one another, serve one another and bear each other’s burdens, as they seek to walk together as a family in the midst of a divided culture. They will see that following Jesus’ command to love one another deeply and practically will bring great joy as well as commending the gospel to those around them, as people see lives changed from the inside out.

  This wonderful resource is not only a useful tool for church care teams but for every church member as each is encouraged to play his or her part in making people feel cared for and connected to the church family.

  There are discussion questions with action steps at the end of every chapter, making this book ideal to read as a small group or even as a whole church. Bulk deals and free downloadable worksheets are available.

  This is one of the books in the new Love Your Church series, which is being written by a collection of Bible teachers from Acts29. It is designed to inspire every church member to love their church in practical ways by casting a biblical vision of what it means to be a local community of God’s family. The series will explore what it means to belong, to welcome, to gather, to care, to serve and to honor one another, and to witness and send people out to spread the gospel. Choose the resources that cover the areas most helpful to your particular church-family needs.

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  Anxious For Nothing Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/Study Guide)

  $21.99

  God Has a Cure for Your Worries

  Do you feel weighed down with worry? Does the uncertainty and chaos of life keep you up at night? Are irrational fears your constant companion? Could you just use some calm?

  In this five-session video Bible study (video access included), bestselling author Max Lucado explores God’s treatment plan for anxiety found in Philippians 4:4-8.

  As you follow this prescription–celebrating God’s goodness, asking for his help, leaving your concerns with him, and meditating on good things–you will experience God’s peace. This is a peace that “transcends all understanding” and will help you reframe the way you look at your fears.

  While anxiety is a part of life, it doesn’t have to dominate your life. You can talk yourself off the ledge and view bad news through the lens of God’s sovereignty.

  This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:

  *The study guide itself–with discussion and personal reflection questions, video notes, and Scripture exercises.

  *An individual access code to stream all five video sessions online (DVD also available separately).

  Sessions and video run times:

  1. Rejoice in the Lord Always (20:45)
  2. Let Your Gentleness Be Evident to All (20:12)
  3. Present Your Requests to God (20:44)
  4. The Peace of God Will Guard Your Heart (21:34)
  5. Meditate on These Things (21:21)

  Streaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2029. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

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  Future Focused Church

  $26.99

  In the past few decades, the church has experienced rapid and distressing change. Hard-working pastors and leaders often know they need to embrace diversity, creatively engage younger generations, and equip their people to love their neighbors. But since they don’t know how to make the changes needed, they feel stuck and wonder, “What do I do now? What steps can I take to lead our church purposefully and prayerfully into a more hopeful future?”

  For these dedicated yet drained church leaders, this research-informed resource from the team at the Fuller Youth Institute offers a clear roadmap to faithfully and effectively navigate change that will revitalize your church. Through extensive research, interviews, and case studies, you will learn how to see the big picture, activate a transformation team, know your “why,” discern where God is leading, communicate a compelling vision, maintain disciplined attention, and experiment toward a more fruitful, faithful, and lasting future.

  This hope-filled guide for building tomorrow’s church today is the resource your church has been waiting for.

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  Understanding Trauma : A Biblical Introduction For Church Care

  $16.99

  Many of us long to serve and be there for those who are suffering from trauma, but we don’t know how to do so in a way that is caring and helpful.

  This book enables Christians, and especially pastors, elders and ministry leaders, to understand what trauma is, and how it affects people, including their experience of church, so that we can lovingly support those who are suffering from it.

  Author Steve Midgley trained as a psychiatrist before being ordained, served as Vicar of Christ Church Cambridge for 18 years and is now the Executive Director of Biblical Counselling UK. He writes with wisdom and compassion to summarize current understanding in this area, gives a biblical perspective, and makes lots of practical suggestions about how churches can be sensitive to, and be there for, those who have experienced trauma.

  This book will help whole church communities to help and care for those who are struggling with trauma.

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  AI Shepherds And Electric Sheep

  $24.99

  Since ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness in 2022, AI has thoroughly infiltrated everyday life. Machines can now take on work once thought to be solely the domain of human beings–from writing college essays to composing worship music. How should Christians respond to this brave new technology?

  In this accessible introduction to AI, Sean O’Callaghan and Paul Hoffman explore its social and ethical impacts for ministry and teaching. The authors shed light on the biblical vision for human flourishing–and on how AI can help or hinder that flourishing. Avoiding both alarmism and uncritical acceptance, O’Callaghan and Hoffman offer resources and practical tools for using AI in our classrooms and congregations.

  AI can write a generic three-point sermon, but it cannot replace an authentic encounter between humans and the divine. In a time of cultural confusion, O’Callaghan and Hoffman encourage readers to embrace the clarity found in the gospel.

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  Heart Of The Preacher

  $18.99

  “Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching.” –1 Timothy 4:16

  *Understand the greatest threats to your preaching
  *Identify common tests of your character
  *Learn gospel-based habits that guard your heart

  Preachers cannot separate themselves from their preaching. Every time a preacher proclaims the word, something of themselves is also delivered to the congregation–for better or worse.

  In The Heart of the Preacher, Rick Reed draws from over three decades of preaching experience to emphasize how preachers must prepare their hearts before they are ready to preach. Sermon preparation involves more than mere technical steps. Preachers are people. Exhaustion, discouragement, insecurity, and more threaten a preacher’s character, and thus their preaching. Reed equips pastors with practices and habits to face these threats. Preachers must guard their lives so that their teaching will be accompanied by the fruit of the Spirit.

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  Real Life Discipleship

  $18.99

  Is your church making disciples . . . who make disciples . . . who make disciples?

  Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America’s fastest-growing churches.

  In this book, you will learn:

  *How to create churches that succeed and grow
  *How to intentionally disciple believers in every stage of their spiritual development
  *How to find and develop leaders in your church

  This book also contains these helpful features:

  *A summary and profile of each stage of spiritual growth
  *Recommended resources for disciple-makers
  *Spiritual facts
  *A presentation of the gospel

  Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices in this great church resource.

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  Gathered For Good

  $17.99

  We live in a season when church attendance is still building back to what it was before the pandemic. Many Christians have been separated from their church communities. How do we resume and re-prioritize church life and join back together? Why do we even need to-especially when online church fits so neatly around our schedules? Gathered for Good addresses this felt need with empathy and authority and encourage believers to commit to their local church community as a way to deepen their spiritual growth and invest in treasure that will last.

  Jonathan Griffiths offers a path that calls Christians to “gather.” As believers, Jonathan reminds us that God’s design for our lives is to gather to serve, to give, to commit, and several other reasons that are discussed powerfully. But above all, God’s gift to his people is that gathering is for our own good.

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  Lay Leadership : For The Care Of Souls

  $19.99

  Inviting others into God’s good work

  *Learn how to empower laity in leadership
  *Understand a theology of leadership
  *Gain practical wisdom for your own context

  The church is ordered so that good can run wild. God appoints leaders to commission the laity in the church’s ministry and mission. Pastors and ministry leaders serve and organize the church in such a way that people in their care can pursue their unique gifts.

  In Lay Leadership: For the Care of Souls, Aaron Perry empowers pastors to empower laity in leadership. Perry helps leaders recognize the challenges and pursue the opportunities in sharing vision, inviting participation, delegating roles and responsibilities, and equipping people for sustained ministry. With theological structure and practical wisdom, Perry provides a foundational theology of the laity and specific actions for leaders to apply in their own context.

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  Both And Ministry

  $15.99

  Gospel workers are called to be both/and people:

  *both patient and urgent,
  *both confident and humble,
  *both dependent on God and committed to hard work,
  *both theologically driven and practically wise, and more.

  Often, these requirements feel as though they’re in tension. But this book shows that rather than leaning one way or the other, or seeking to strike a balance, authentic gospel ministry is found in pursuing both/and. To settle for less puts ourselves and our churches in danger.

  Gary Millar has been involved in training hundreds of gospel workers at Queensland Theological College. Pointing to Christ as our supreme example, he helps readers to reflect on and refine their own ministry practice in a range of different areas-while also enjoying God’s grace where they fall short.

  As you look at all things through the lens of the gospel, you’ll increasingly become the fully-formed follower of Jesus and servant of his church that you have been called to be.

  Ideal for church staff and lay leaders, students preparing for ministry, and ministry apprentices and interns, as well as for any Christian who is heavily involved in their local church.

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  Sanctuary For Lent 2025 Pkg Of 10

  $14.99

  A Convenient and Affordable Lenten devotional for the entire church.

  The Sanctuary for Lent 2025 contains brief readings for each day in Lent, from Ash Wednesday through Easter Day, including a suggested Scripture, a short devotion, and a short prayer or practice-all based on the Revised Common Lectionary. This annual favorite helps readers faithfully journey through Lent as they prepare to experience the joy of the Resurrection. Along with being a great congregational resource, it is an excellent gift for family, friends, and those your congregation connects with through outreach.

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  Make My Church Safe

  $16.99

  A concise guide to the best practices in making your church safe for members and attendees of all ages.

  Every church should be a safe space for everyone who comes in. Every church should also be equipping people to confront the powers of darkness and help those in trouble. Unfortunately, far too many churches are unsafe internally, which leaves them unprepared to confront external dangers. An unsafe church creates a toxic environment that works against the gospel. A safe church is battle-ready to combat the worst of the world’s problems. Make My Church Safe by respected pastor, Sam Rainer, is designed to be a brief and general overview of the best practices regarding church safety for a broad audience.

  In the book, you’ll learn:

  *how to recognize the telltale signs of abuse
  *how to set up a system for training volunteers
  *how to provide true accountability for leaders and pastors
  *how to move forward after a moral failure occurs
  *the ten nonnegotiable rules of safety around children and students

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  Growing Women In Ministry

  $29.99

  While many aspects of leadership development are similar for women and men, women face different cultural expectations and have different experiences than their male counterparts. Anna Morgan’s own experiences in pastoral ministry leadership launched her search for a holistic way to grow the skills, influence, and authority of women who are gifted and called as leaders.

  This book provides a positive, comprehensive, research-based model for developing women in church and ministry leadership. Morgan identifies seven aspects of leadership development that form a woman over her lifetime. Three work inwardly as a woman grows in leadership: spiritual calling, giftedness, and emotional intelligence. Four work externally to shape her authority and influence: home life supports, ministry leadership contexts, leadership relationships, and communication.

  Growing Women in Ministry offers a new way to understand how women leaders are formed and how they rise to become influential leaders in positions of authority in churches and ministries. It is written in a clear, accessible style for both female ministry leaders and men seeking to promote female leaders. It includes policy suggestions, strategies, values for ideal growing conditions, and discussion questions, making it an ideal resource for ministry, practical theology, and leadership courses, church and parachurch leaders, and pastors.

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  Christmas Letters : Celebrating Advent With Those Who Told The Story First

  $17.99

  Hear from “those who told the story first.”

  You may or may not know the story of your birth. If you do, there is something special about hearing your origin story again and remembering how it all began for you. That’s why we observe Advent: to celebrate how it all began for us. In The Christmas Letters, Magrey deVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ’s birth from those who first told the story. The letters in the New Testament, known as the Epistles, contain the first attempts by the church to understand and celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation. They point us to the origins of what we believe about Jesus, fully human and fully divine. By spending time with these holy, ancient words this Advent, you’ll come to know the meaning of Christ’s coming like never before.

  Read the New Testament letters, Romans, 1 John, Philippians, and Colossians as your first Christmas letters of the season and find within them an invitation from God to deepen your understanding of the Incarnation and embrace a fuller commitment to Jesus Christ.

  Components available to use this book in a small group study include a leader guide and video available on DVD.

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  House That Jesus Built

  $18.99

  At a time when churches seem far from God’s design, bestselling author Natalie Runion challenges us as Christians to follow the Bible’s blueprint for building holy, healthy churches that disciple holy, healthy followers of Christ.

  In recent years, we’ve seen the “great resignation” in Church leadership and attendance, the devastation of spiritual abuse, and the breakdown of faith within our culture. In The House That Jesus Built, Natalie encourages all of us to recognize our role as Jesus’ disciples in rebuilding our churches, brick by brick. With personal stories and practical ideas, she guides us to:

  *Be honest about past disappointments while still engaging with our church communities

  *Ask how we as Christ followers have contributed to pain in our churches and how we can help heal one another

  *Use the book of Acts as the blueprint for empowering the family of God to be the family of God

  *Understand how even the apostles wrestled with their places in the early Church but remained committed to love God, love people, and make disciples

  *Be unified on the foundation of Jesus Christ

  The House That Jesus Built will stir your heart to see God’s churches realigned with the Great Commission and the Great Command. As Natalie reminds us, we are the Church. We are the ones who can partner with Jesus to build something beautiful out of the rubble–and back on the Rock.

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  What Happens Next Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/Study Guide)

  $21.99

  What comes to mind when you think about the end times? If you are like many Christians, you might not think about it much at all. You have a carpe diem kind of faith that focuses on the here and now. Why occupy your thoughts with the “not yet” when you have enough to deal with in the “right now”? The answer is simple: because Jesus focused on the end times. A full thirty percent of his teachings in the Gospels have to do with discourses on heaven, hell, and the events that will signal the final age. So, if Jesus made the end times a priority, it only makes sense that his followers would make it a priority as well.

  Perhaps one of the reasons why you don’t like to think about the end times is because you know it will involve turmoil and strife. Indeed, Jesus said the final days would be marked by events that include economic turmoil, political conflicts, ethnic tensions, persecution of Christians, famines, wars and rumors of wars, diseases, false prophets, waning faith in Jesus, and other fearful sights. Jesus declared, “All these are the beginning of birth pains” (Matthew 24:9). Labor pains increase in frequency and intensity as the delivery draws near. Jesus was speaking of a day in which the same will happen in the world.

  Now, when it comes to considering these events that will signal the end of the age, you have a choice as to how you will respond. You can see these circumstances through the eyes of fear or faith. The eyes of fear see little reason for hope and ample reason for anxiety. However, the eyes of faith see history inching closer and closer to a new era that will usher in a heavenly destiny–a time when you will “reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize” (Philippians 3:14 nlt). God has told you what to expect not to scare you but to prepare you. He is like a pilot on the intercom telling the passengers about impending turbulence. A good pilot keeps his travelers informed. Your good Father does the same!

  God wants you to have a deep-seated confidence that he is firmly on his throne and the future is in his hands. He has given prophecy to empower his saints with the reassurance that whatever happens in this life, he is ultimately sovereign.

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  Precepts For Living 2024-2025 KJV NLT Parallel Pastors Edition Sermon Outli

  $32.95

  Precepts for Living(R) Pastor’s Edition is the companion guide to UMI’s bestselling Precepts for Living(R) annual Bible commentary. Written for the pastors and created with the minister in mind, this special resource provides a full year of teachings from God’s Word. It is an indispensable resource for ministry leaders. Each weekly study analyzes key thoughts and brings biblical teachings to life with 52 thought-provoking Sermon Titles and Sermon Illustrations to help illuminate Scripture passages. Sermon Outlines reinforce key truths studied in Sunday School, Bible Studies, and small groups. Also included are Maps and Illustrations, Homiletical essays, and a Preaching evaluation form for training beginning preachers. Use Precepts for Living(R) Pastor’s Edition to help guide your congregation toward a deeper understanding of God’s Word.

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  Soul Winning Church

  $16.99

  Your church’s sermons often include a call to evangelize. You’ve held evangelism training events. You give out invites to your Christmas and Easter services. So… where are all the new Christians? Is your church actually reaching the lost with the gospel?

  For many of us, despite having the best intentions, our churches struggle to reach out with the gospel effectively. J.A. Medders and Dr. Doug Logan, Jr. have decades of experience in leading churches and mentoring pastors, and here they outline six principles for cultivating a genuine evangelistic culture throughout your church.

  Includes case studies from a variety of different cultures and contexts to give you practical ideas for implementing these six principles.

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  Acts Study Guide With Leaders Notes (Student/Study Guide)

  $16.99

  The book of Acts traces the birth of the early church from its small, inauspicious beginnings to Paul’s arrival in Rome. As Jesus predicted, the kingdom of God started small, but the power of God is still transforming and changing broken people and places. Jesus is still with us, still at work, writing a new history that moves the lives of people in every place to bring heaven to earth until that last great day when he returns.

  Through a study of the story of the early church, Acts: The Power that Changes the World will encourage, challenge, and empower readers to live out God’s story in their lives and in their world.

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  Job Study Guide With Leaders Notes (Student/Study Guide)

  $16.99

  The book of Job is an agonizing journey through the suffering of a godly man. We listen to his heart-wrenching thoughts and prayers and feel his confusion. Each person inevitably reads this story out of their own experience with suffering and disappointment. What is God up to? Why is this happening? Does he even care how we hurt?

  Job: Where Is God in My Suffering? creates space for prayers, reflections, and conversations in which Job’s story, your story, and Jesus’s story all come together. All who suffer (and that’s everyone!) will find greater meaning and significance in their own experience as they encounter the God who sent his perfect Son to suffer for us.

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  Colossians Study Guide With Leaders Notes (Student/Study Guide)

  $16.99

  In a culture where questions about identity are at the forefront, Christians need to remember the most important thing that defines them is being united to Christ. This truth is a daily reality that brings strength and a confident destiny that brings hope.Colossians: Becoming Who You Are in Christ helps readers better understand their connection to Christ and realize that they are becoming who they have already been declared to be in Christ fully loved and fully alive in him. Transformation is God’s good gift that comes as we cooperate with his redeeming power and learn to respond to His invitation to trust him and live out our connection with Jesus in every area of life.

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  Fully Devoted Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $19.99

  Fully Devoted Bible Study Book with Video Access includes printed content for eight sessions, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, “How to Use This Study,” and tips for leading a group. Also, each Book contains unique codes that enable you to access free teaching videos for each session.

  *15-minute video sessions featuring Alex and Stephen Kendrick and others
  *8 small group sessions
  *Promotional video
  *Session previews featuring Alex and Stephen Kendrick
  *Personal study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth

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  Exodus : Bible Study – 6 Sessions

  $11.99

  Explore events foundational to our faith in this six-session study of the book of Exodus. Israel is enslaved in Egypt, wondering whether God’s covenantal promises to Abraham will be fulfilled. Suffering under oppression and violence, Israel cries out, and God hears, remembers, and acts. Through miraculous signs and wonders, God warns Pharaoh to relent, delivers Israel through the Red Sea, and brings the people into covenant at Mount Sinai. What will be Israel’s response?

  The defining events of Exodus shape Israel’s identity throughout the biblical narrative, from Joshua to Jesus. With your Bible in one hand and this study in the other, join us as we take an in-depth look at Exodus, the character of God, and the call of Israel as God’s chosen people. Discover foundational truths with the lessons of Israel: The Hebrew people were not just freed from slavery but also freed for a purpose. As Israel carried God’s presence into the world, they were called to live differently so the world would know there is a God in Israel.

  The six sessions include:

  1. God Hears: God cares about Israel’s oppression and the oppressed in our world.

  2. God Acts: God acts and begins a rescue plan for Israel.

  3. God Rescues: Israel is delivered, and God’s rescue plan begins in full.

  4. God Reigns: Israel comes to the Red Sea and cries out in despair, yet Miriam is prepared to sing of God’s deliverance.

  5. God Covenants: God invites Israel to become his people, betrothed to him alone.

  6. God Dwells: It is not just “freedom from” slavery but “freedom for” a purpose.

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  Team Family Book 1

  $49.99

  Team Family(TM) Is Your Year-Round Guide for Intentional Family Ministry

  It’s finally here–a resource to help you and your church effectively reach and engage families of all shapes and sizes! Team Family gives you a practical year-round strategy for partnering with today’s families to strengthen their faith and their relationships with each other, with other families, with you, and with Jesus.

  Team Family Book 1 includes these four seasonal themes:

  *Comfort & Joy(Winter/Christmas)
  *Amazing Grace (Spring/Easter)
  *Rewind. Be Kind. (Summer)
  *Take Courage! (Fall)

  Formatted around the four seasons of the year, you’ll get fresh, innovative, and intentional ideas for engaging families–do them all or pick and choose! Inside each annual book, you’ll get all this for every seasonal theme:

  *Family event ideas and experiences designed to grow relationships within families and friendships with other families.

  *Scripts for interactive, intergenerational family worship services.

  *Creative ways for families to reach out and serve your community inside and outside your church.

  *Friendship-focused follow-up ideas to inspire families to return, planning tools, and ways to center your heart on and pray for the families you serve.

  *Practical insights for you to understand families and their needs.

  In addition, each book includes an online access code for downloadable resources to help you promote every activity such as social media graphics, printable posters, invites, and more!

  Team Family is your annual go-to guide for practical, easy-to-implement ideas that help you feel effective at partnering with families!

  Team Family delivers…

  *Intentionality around building community, nurturing faith, and creating strong relationships.

  *Bible exploration for families that invites parents/caregivers to engage and grow alongside their kids.

  *Fun! Families play, create, worship, and serve–all while growing closer to Jesus.

  *Easy-to-implement ideas with low volunteer needs.

  *Simplicity–it’s easy to plug in any of the ideas to what you’re already doing for families–or to start something new.

  *Colorfully designed interior pages with additional places to customize with your own ideas, prayers, notes, and reminders.

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  Revelation Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $34.75

  Perhaps no other book of the Bible feels as inaccessible and as intimidating to us as the very last one. The book of Revelation overflows with images and ideas that confound our modern ears. But if all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable, we should assume Revelation is as accessible and helpful as any other book of the Bible. Why don’t we see it that way?

  Two thousand years ago, John’s Revelation was circulated and read aloud among seven churches in Asia Minor. Those who heard the letter understood it and drew encouragement from its message. The same can be true for you today. Over 10 sessions of verse-by-verse Bible study, Jen Wilkin helps you discover how the last book of the Bible-the culmination of God’s great story-speaks both a steadying word of assurance and a strong call to endure to the church in every age.

  Features

  *Verse-by-verse study of the book of Revelation

  *10 video teaching sessions unpacking truths found throughout the study and offering additional insights, available via redemption code printed in the Bible study book

  *9 weeks of personal study featuring illuminating questions to help you focus on and understand Scripture

  *Includes the full text of Revelation

  *Appendix with helps for interpretation and further study

  *Leader helps for group discussion

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  Organizational Behavior In Christian Perspective

  $27.99

  Organizational behavior is an important and growing field in leadership and management studies, yet it has been largely overlooked by leaders of churches and other Christian ministries. Franklin Markow, who has been teaching leadership and organizational studies for 25 years, believes a comprehensive understanding of organizational behavior is essential for effective leadership. This introduction to the topic accounts for the unique dynamics of Christian organizations, gives theological foundations, and provides key insights and guidance to those studying or practicing leadership in churches and ministries.

  Markow proposes and explains organizational behavior using a comprehensive “Five-Level Model,” which encompasses the 1) individual, 2) interpersonal, 3) group, 4) organizational, and 5) interorganizational perspectives of organizations. Readers will gain a better understanding of their organization and how people relate to it and to one another. The goal is to help people and organizations thrive and fulfill their God-given missions. Besides utilizing seminal and current sources from the field of organizational studies, Markow draws on interviews with senior-level leaders in churches and nonprofits for fresh and ministry-focused insights. Each chapter includes review questions, case studies, further reading suggestions, and current issue sidebars, making it a perfect textbook for college or seminary leadership classes. It is also a helpful resource for those in church administration and for all leaders who want to broaden their perspective and improve their practice.

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  Navigating Destructive Relationships

  $18.99

  All relationships disappoint us from time to time. But some relationships are destructive, especially those marked by addiction, abuse, and/or life-dominating problems. Navigating Destructive Relationships, a support group curriculum, provides you with a safe and stable place where you can name what’s going on and turn toward God. You are not alone. God sees and cares for your suffering.

  Navigating Destructive Relationships is built on a 9-step model that helps you process intense relational suffering with the hope of the gospel. Learning alongside others facing similar challenges allows participants a unique opportunity to grow as they identify choices they can make in response to their loved one’s destructive patterns.

  This resource is part of the Church-Based Counseling series, built on the G4 model of subject-specific, lay-led counseling groups, designed to help churches create sustainable lay counseling ministries.

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  Overcoming Addiction : 9 Steps Toward Freedom

  $18.99

  If you are willing to admit that alcohol and/or drugs are disrupting your life, Overcoming Addiction will guide you toward healing. Counselor Brad Hambrick provides a 9-step framework to help you reclaim your life and experience the freedom God wants for you. Find hope as you learn to be honest with God, yourself, and others.

  Overcoming Addiction is a support group curriculum that seeks to capture the gospel in slow motion and provide a safe environment for participants to grow together as they pursue steps toward lasting change to addictive patterns.

  This resource is part of the Church-Based Counseling series, built on the G4 model of subject-specific, lay-led counseling groups, designed to help churches create sustainable lay counseling ministries.

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  Honor : Loving Your Church By Building One Another Up

  $16.99

  A right understanding of honor is vital to healthy churches. It’s a word that’s mentioned hundreds of times throughout the Bible. But what does honor really look like for us in everyday church life? Who should we honor and how?

  Adam Ramsey brings a fresh understanding of true honor in our churches. He paints a vision of an honoring church that captivates your mind and heart–a church that shines brightly in the community because of the way its members value and respect each other and their leaders and, above all else, bring honor to God.

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  Discipleship Opportunity : Leading A Great-Commission Church In A Post-Ever

  $16.99

  Help your church thrive in a post-everything world.

  The world is a very different place from what it was just a few years ago. Today’s post-everything world is arguably more divisive, political, indifferent, and impatient than ever. While many believe that the best course of action is to find a way back to how things used to be, is that actually the best way forward?

  Given the many ways that our world has changed, it’s time for Christian leadership strategies to change, and for churches to approach making disciples, evangelism, and preaching differently than yesterday. The Discipleship Opportunity is a powerful tool for church leaders seeking to navigate the challenges of our rapidly evolving, post-pandemic, post-Christian, and post-everything world. In this helpful resource, Daniel Im equips readers with practical ways to:

  *reach those who are spiritually asleep in your church and community,
  *disciple your church to know Jesus deeply, and
  *preach differently in today’s post-everything world.

  Discern your church’s path forward by learning how to diagnose which shifts to make. Learn disciple-making principles that are as straightforward as they are timely. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting out, don’t miss this opportunity to emerge as a stronger, healthier, and more evangelistic church.

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  Ephesians Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $36.65

  Who am I? The question of identity is always in the back of our minds, and it’s currently at the forefront of social conversations. But the first question we need to ask is: Who is God? Then we can begin to consider, And who am I in light of who He is? In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul describes God as a merciful and forgiving Father who unites us in Christ and empowers us to live by the Spirit. We’re adopted children and fellow citizens with the saints because of God’s loving pursuit on our behalf.

  In this 7-session study, Bible teachers, authors, and friends Jackie Hill Perry, Jasmine Holmes, and Melissa Kruger walk through the book of Ephesians, examining the invaluable truths Paul’s letter holds for us today. Along the way, they’ll help us understand the riches of our inheritance as daughters of our heavenly Father, as well as what it means to walk in a manner worthy of our calling.

  Video Sessions:

  Session 1: Introduction (11:14)-Authors Jackie Hill Perry, Jasmine Holmes, and Melissa Kruger welcome you to the Ephesians Bible study, provide an overview for this book of the Bible, and explain what you can expect from their conversation-based videos.

  Session 2: Ephesians 1: Praise & Prayer (41:50)-In this video, the authors discuss Ephesians 1 together. Their conversation includes Paul’s detailed list of spiritual blessings for those who are in Christ, as well as Paul’s personal prayer for the Ephesian Christians.

  Session 3: Ephesians 2: Alive & Unified (33:17)-Belonging to Christ transforms every aspect of our lives. This is one of the key takeaways from this video session as the authors unpack Paul’s words in Ephesians 2. They also discuss how God’s grace means we aren’t left dead in our sins, but we’re given new life and invited into relationship with God and His people.

  Session 4: Ephesians 3: Mystery & Power (34:41)-In this video session, the authors spend time discussing the beautiful mystery Paul describes in Ephesians 3-the expansive reach of God’s love-and they consider how Paul’s example of prayer for others can inspire our own prayers.

  Session 5: Ephesians 4: Unity & Maturity (33:53)-Paul’s letter takes a noticeable shift in Ephesians 4. He moves from teaching about who God is to teaching about how to live for Him. Among the topics discussed in this video are the unity and diversity of the body of Christ and distinguishing characteristics of the life of a child of God.

  Session 6: Ephesians 5: Light & Love (35:12)-In

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  Forge Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $17.99

  THE FORGE Movie Bible Study Book with Video Access includes printed content for five sessions, a leader guide, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, “How to Use This Study,” tips for leading a group, and more. Also, each Book contains unique codes that enable you to access videos for each session.

  Jesus focused His time and attention on walking with God and making disciples. Shouldn’t we?

  In His wisdom, He chose to invest deeply in the lives of twelve men. He saw them, called them, taught them, saved them, then sent them into the world to bear witness to what He had done for them.

  This five-week small group study uses featured clips from the new Kendrick brothers’ movie, THE FORGE, to ignite a passion for knowing Christ personally, following Him sacrificially, obeying Him willingly, and helping others become disciples of Christ.

  The world doesn’t need another strategy, it needs men and women who are devoted to Jesus and committed to helping others know and follow Him through lifelong discipleship.

  Session Topics:

  1. Seeing Like Jesus
  2. Giving Like Jesus
  3. Leading Like Jesus
  4. Investing Like Jesus
  5. Sending Like Jesus

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  Unhurried Pastor : Redefining Productivity For A More Sustainable Ministry

  $17.99

  Being a pastor is not a regular 9-to-5 job. There is an unending list of important things to do as you seek to serve others sacrificially. The demands of ministry make it difficult to find a healthy rhythm of life and work, and can leave you running on empty. How can we develop a sustainable pattern of ministry that both honors the Lord and the people we care for and that will also protect us from burnout?

  Ronnie Martin and Brian Croft have each spent decades pastoring churches and supporting ministry leaders. Here they encourage fellow shepherds to embrace a more present-focused, unhurried approach to ministry. They show how this starts with accepting their humanity, pursuing humility and remembering the hope they have in Christ. They also exhort pastors to fuel their ministry with self-awareness, prayer and contemplation of Jesus.

  After giving a framework for this approach to ministry, the authors offer lots of practical advice regarding prioritisation, managing schedules and cultivating supportive friendships.

  Read this book to deepen your joy, help yourself to serve others more effectively and continue serving God in ministry for many years to come.

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  More Than A Sermon

  $24.99

  Preach with compassion and conviction

  In More than a Sermon, Douglas D. Webster highlights the prophetic and pastoral challenge of preaching today. The task is both harder and easier than we imagine, as we are called to proclaim the biblical text in a way that convicts a hostile world while encouraging our congregations to rest in Christ’s love. We need preaching that both swings the hammer that breaks hard hearts yet does not break the bruised reeds in our care.

  Offering practical insights and examples, Webster explores what it means to preach the gospel in different seasons such as:

  *Advent and Lent
  *Memorial services and weddings
  *Times of crisis or social impact

  More than a Sermon is a valuable resource for both new pastors and veteran preachers who want to proclaim the whole counsel of God with power and wisdom.

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  Drink Called Joy

  $11.99

  Using the language and stories of former drug addicts and alcoholics transformed by Jesus Christ, Don Wilkerson makes a contrast between the drinking “high” of drugs and the experience with the Most High God.

  Don Writes, “Using Apostle Paul’s admonition to not be drunk with wine wherein is “excess” but be “filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18) I make a similar contrast between joy in the Lord and the false euphoria of the life of the addict on drugs. There is also possible scientific evidence that if the brain waves of someone on cocaine were compared with someone joyful in the Lord the latter would show a “peace that passes all understanding.”

  Wilkerson shares 12 chapters based on the real-life experiences of addicts finding supernatural answers to their addiction; these stories are sometimes humorous but nevertheless real. It is hopeful you will finding the reading of this book a joyful experience. There is an important message in this book for those needing freedom from addiction as well an encouragement for those in recovery. Read this then share with some else and spread joy where needed.

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  Good Shepherd : Forty Biblical Insights On Leading And Being Led

  $19.99

  Learn from the Good Shepherd how to lead in your home, church, or community. After spending months among Bedouin shepherds in the Middle East, Tim Laniak offers 40 short readings that explore every leader’s responsibility to provide, protect, and guide. Each chapter begins with observations from Tim’s travels, continues with insights into Bible stories about shepherding, and concludes with what this means for you in your own spheres of influence.

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  So God Made A Mothers Story

  $18.99

  How much do you really know about your mother?

  You know her favorite color. You know how she takes her coffee. You know she’d do anything for you. But do you know her story? What did she worry about as she rocked a baby in the middle of the night? What is she proudest of? How does she hope to be remembered? What is her legacy?

  So God Made a Mother’s Story is an inspirational guided journal that invites a woman to share her heart-in her own handwriting-with generations to come.

  From the creators of the bestselling book So God Made a Mother, this companion keepsake is filled with thoughtful questions, writing prompts, and space for a mother or mother figure to write about life before and beyond motherhood. Heartwarming quotes from a chorus of mothers are scattered throughout. Here she can share about her history, her hopes and dreams and fears-in a language of love that too often goes unspoken.

  With this keepsake journal, you’ll discover answers to questions you may have never thought about, like:

  *What is your earliest memory?
  *Who were your best friends growing up and what were they like?
  *How did you feel when you found out you were going to be a mother?
  *What was your most frequent prayer?
  *What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you or said to you?

  The perfect gift for any mother, So God Made a Mother’s Story is an invitation to go deeper into a mother’s unique story and create a keepsake those who love her will cherish forever.

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  Good Kids Gone Bad

  $17.99

  Good Kids Gone Bad: Straight Talk from a Prodigal Who Came Home focuses on themes of addiction prevention and recovery geared towards caregivers, parents or individuals caring for those caught in the struggles of substance abuse. The text ties in practical and anecdotal stories along with how God can do the miraculous in helping to change and redeem lives caught in addiction.

  Author Joe Maxim, has firsthand experience dealing with the darkness of addiction. Both he and his wife Chris, have sought to help others recover from their personal battles through their organization Young Overcomers United (YOU).

  Maxim sees great benefit from sharing these prevention techniques. He testifies that, “Having witnessed hundreds of situations and from walking with recovering addicts, I believe there are clear warning signs and actionable steps that can be taken long before recovery is necessary.”

  For those who may require additional care, steps to recovery are available, and it’s here that Maxim spends more time to better deal with this vital, difficult work. Maxim mentions, “All of the work I do in my ministry is in recovery. While you may not share my calling to help hundreds of young people recover from addictions, you may very well have an addict in your life who you long to see set free from the chains of addiction that bind them.”

  This book from Joe Maxim is passion project that will be a great aid in ministering to the souls, minds, and bodies of those dealing with addiction and the people that care for them.

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  Gospel Of John Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Guide)

  $21.99

  Life. It seems to move at a break-neck pace. Days are filled with noise, screens, and appointments. Sometimes worry and fear are constant companions. The chaos can leave you looking for a place to be still, but that resting spot always seems to be an elusive destination. Jesus offers a different kind of life. He offers peace. He is peace.

  In this 7-session study on the Gospel of John, Melissa Spoelstra will encourage you to slow down and linger with the living Word. You’ll appreciate the pace of the Savior who never hurried but completed all that the Father called Him to accomplish. As you turn the pages of John’s Gospel, you’ll be challenged to take on the posture of a learner-understanding that the peace Jesus offers is not an ease of circumstances, but a stillness of the soul. As a result, you’ll grow in intimacy with Him and learn to live, serve, and rest in His peace.

  Video Sessions:

  *Session One: Introduction (23:01)-Melissa begins the video teaching on the Gospel of John by setting the context for the study. She shares about who John was writing to and his purpose for writing the Gospel. She also gives an overview of the six remaining video sessions, noting the themes and memory verses.

  *Session Two: Peace in the Plan of Jesus (25:59)-The video teaching for Session 2 centers on savoring peace in the plan of Jesus. Melissa focuses on John 1-3 to show us how God was the orchestrator of the salvation plan set before the beginning of time. This plan was accomplished by His power, evidenced His great love for us, and displayed His glory.

  *Session Three: Peace in the Power of Jesus (25:28)-John 4-6 is the focal point of the teaching in Session 3 video as Melissa talks about savoring peace in the power of Jesus. She discusses three of the seven signs (miracles) found in John’s Gospel and points out three important truths for us to remember. She challenges us to rest in the truth that God is powerfully able and willing to help us in our time of need.

  *Session Four: Peace in the Patience of Jesus (24:46)-In the Session 4 video teaching, Melissa focuses on savoring peace in the patience of Jesus. She’ll discuss portions of John 7-9 to reveal the big idea that when we look beneath the surface of our longings, we will find Jesus as our only source of satisfaction.

  *Session Five: Peace in the Purposes of Jesus (31:11)-Savoring peace in the purposes of Jesus is the theme of the Session 5 video teaching. Melissa looks at portions of John 10-1

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  No Address An Interactive Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)

  $17.99

  A four-session interactive Bible study, based on the documentary Americans with No Address, that examines the biblical response to people experiencing homelessness.

  Homelessness is not an “issue”; it’s an opportunity for the church to love our neighbors. In this four-session interactive Bible study, we examine what Scripture has to say on the topic. A companion to the documentary Americans with No Address and the full-length theatrical movie No Address (starring Ashanti, William Baldwin, Beverly D’Angelo, and Xander Berkeley), this study teaches participants:

  *The root causes of different types of homelessness.
  *How to engage rather than enable.
  *The importance of collaboration among existing agencies.
  *How to mobilize their church to follow Jesus’ call to serve.

  Each session includes:

  *Facts, true stories, and background about the people who experience homelessness in America.

  *QR code for quick link to online videos.

  *Discussion questions for churches and small groups.

  *Perspective from the Bible.

  *”Go and Do” action steps.

  *Ideas for further resources.

  *Prayer prompts and reflection questions.

  The government can’t solve homelessness alone. The nonprofit sector can’t solve it alone. But neighbors loving neighbors, working together, can make a difference for the people who are experiencing homelessness in America. No Address equips Christians to lead the way.

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  Untangle Your Emotions Conversation Card Deck

  $22.99

  What does the Bible tell us about our emotions?

  Does the Bible really tell us that our emotions are untrustworthy? God made us to feel our emotions, to examine and share them–not manage or suppress them. We can learn what it means to live emotionally-healthy lives from studying Jesus’ life and how He cared for and responded to the people around Him.

  Join Jennie Allen for the Untangle Your Emotions Bible Study as she helps you discover that emotions that are submitted to God and used for the purposes God intends connect us to each other and to Him.

  This six-session study will equip you to:

  *Be encouraged through the examples of emotion in Scripture by God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

  *Identify the unhealthy ways you might be coping with emotions.

  *Learn a biblical step-by-step method to help you process, name, and notice what you are feeling.

  *Move from apathetic to articulate when it comes to sharing what you feel.

  This Conversation Card Deck includes 113 cards — fifteen cards for each session with questions designed to start deep, honest conversations. The card deck is designed to be used with the Untangle Your Emotions Bible Study Guide, sold separately.

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  Sermon On The Mount Bible Study Book Revised And Expanded With Video Access (Stu

  $41.65

  In His sweeping depiction of kingdom citizenship, Jesus utters some of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture. Most of us have only encountered the Sermon on the Mount in fragments, considering its subdivisions as complete teachings in their own right-a study on blessedness; a reflection on the Lord’s Prayer; a discussion of religious devotion, money, ambition, and relationships.

  What if we navigated these three chapters in Matthew as they were originally heard? What if we read them as one cohesive, well-ordered message, intended to challenge us to think differently about what it means to be a follower of Jesus?

  This 9-session study will give you the opportunity to do just that. Come and learn from Jesus, just as His disciples did. First released in 2014, this study is now updated with new teaching videos from Jen Wilkin.

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