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The In Touch Study Series: Exploring The Depths of God's Love (Life Principles Study Ser.)
by Charles F. StanleyThe Bible says, "For God so loved the world..." But what does that really mean for us as believers?This Bible study from Dr. Charles Stanley provides Biblical insights that explore God's mission for us to be freed from sin, and restored to a love relationship with Him. When we establish a solid basis for intimate communion with God, we are free to passionately love, serve, and glorify Him. Clear, practical, and biblically sound, this in-depth study is the twenty-fourth book in the popular In Touch Bible Study Series.
The Psychology of the Fruit of the Spirit: The Biblical Portrayal of the Christlike Character and Its Development
by Zoltán DörnyeiFor centuries, the fruit of the Spirit has rightfully served as a wellspring of reflection on the virtues that epitomize the Christian life and character-building. However, the notion of the fruit of the Spirit is not limited solely to forming the biblical foundation of ethical living.Psychologist and theologian Zoltán Dörnyei argues that if we understand the nine attributes collectively as a concise portrayal of the ideal Christian self, this approach places the notion of the fruit of the Spirit at the intersection of several important theological themes, such as being conformed to the divine image, the gradual advancement of the kingdom of God, and new creation. In The Psychology of the Fruit of the Spirit, Dörnyei offers a scholarly exposition of the relevant theological content associated with the fruit of the Spirit. Complementing his theological reflections with findings from the field of psychology, he brings expertise in both psychology and theology to bear on this important biblical concept. His integrated perspective helps to uncover the full meaning and theological potential of the fruit of the Spirit by helping to clarify the nature of its nine facets, defining broader psychological dimensions that underlie the fruit, and offering practical lessons for cultivating it in the Christian life.
Romans Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Live with Clarity (Beautiful Word Bible Studies)
by Jada EdwardsRomans shows us the power of the gospel to bring clarity to everyday life through faith in Christ. By writing Romans, Paul provides a comprehensive overview of God's plan for salvation and how to live within that amazing plan.In this eight-session video Bible study (video streaming included), Bible teacher Jada Edwards explores the Apostle Paul's expression of our faith in his letter to the Christians in Rome and what that gospel-driven faith looks like in practice: how we love people, how we make decisions, how we live in community, and how we foster unity with others.This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide.An individual access code to stream all eight video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!).Scripture memory cards and coloring pages.By diving into this beautiful book, you'll discover the great gifts of the gospel—the forgiveness of sin, the removal of guilt, the promise of salvation, the wonder of grace, the strength of forgiveness, the power of the resurrection, and the guide for walking with greater clarity through life.Watch on any device!Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2027. 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.—Beautiful Word Bible Study Series—What book of the Bible do you turn to for wisdom about the situation you find yourself in? Where do you go for words of comfort when you're feeling overwhelmed, lost, or frustrated in life?The Beautiful Word Bible Study series makes the Bible come alive in such a way that you know where to turn no matter where you find yourself on your spiritual journey. Featuring celebrated authors and teachers, like Margaret Feinberg and Jada Edwards, each guide is a creative and illuminating journey through one book of the Bible.
Wisdom for Each Day: Daily Devotions to Guide Your Life and Grow Your Faith (A 365-Day Devotional)
by Billy GrahamLife principles and Scripture selections from the America's most well known Evangelist.Life comes at us fast and is filled with challenges and questions for each day. Relationships. Finances. Temptations. Setbacks. Where do we turn for answers and wisdom? God's Word and the gentle-yet firm-insights of one of the most beloved ministers the world has ever known, are a great place to start each day. Billy Graham, is known and loved for his simple speaking style. Wisdom For Each Day is a beautiful expression of his heart and voice.Look for additional 365-day devotionals from Billy Graham:Truth for Each DayPeace for Each DayHope for Each Day
God's Answers for Your Life: Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Life (25th Anniversary Edition)
by Jack CountrymanWith over 11 million God's Promises sold, J. Countryman is bringing forth a new hardcover series. For all of life's struggles and uncertainties, God has the answer. This hardcover edition of the best-selling God's Answers for Your Life explores the breadth and width of the Christian's walk with God, from first steps in Christ to growing and maturing in Him to ministering to others along the path. Life is never uncertain when God is at the helm. An ideal gift for the new Christian or legacy to family and friends Features the trusted New King James translation Each topic is indexed with Scripture Now available in padded hardcover
Revolt Bible Study Guide: The Story of God’s Pursuit of Imperfect People (Jesus Bible Study Series)
by Passion PublishingGod's Perfect Plan to Rescue Imperfect People.In this beautiful Bible study series—brought to you by the makers of The Jesus Bible—you will dive in-depth into each of the six acts of God's story and discover a deeper understanding of your own unique story by learning how the two are intricately tied together.The opening chapters of Genesis reveal God's perfect creation and the people he created to reflect his image in the world. But it isn't long before tension emerges. The man and woman rebel against God, reject his authority, and bring sin into the world. Everything that follows is God's plan to put what's been broken back together and restore humanity.Through six weeks of interactive lessons, REVOLT will usher you through the second act of God's unchanging story, weaving together key passages from the Old and New Testaments to help you get a better image of our restoring God.The Jesus Bible Study Series is designed to lead you through the six main acts of Scripture:BeginningsRevoltPeopleSaviorChurchForeverThe series reveals how Jesus plays a key role in each and every story told throughout the Bible, and helps you discover God's purpose and plan for your life in his great story.
Restoration House: Creating a Space That Gives Life and Connection to All Who Enter
by Kennesha BuycksDiscover how to make purposeful design decisions that create renewing spaces for you to enjoy with family and friends.You don't have to live in your dream house to make your living spaces feel more like home. Home is meant to be a place to belong. A place to gather and connect. A place of beauty. A place to restore your soul.In Restoration House, author and designer Kennesha Buycks will encourage you to embrace your home and your story so you can create mindful spaces that give life to you, your loved ones, and all who enter. Tips from Restoration House have been featured in Better Homes and Garden, Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, and The Washington Post. Kennesha will teach you how to:Make the best out of your living space, whether you're renting or a homeownerCreate a home your visitors will feel comfortable inDecorate your home on a budgetMake purposeful design decisions that are beautiful and functional Restoration House is ideal for:Christian women of all ages who want to make their houses feel more like homeHousewarming gifts, Mother's Day, birthdays, and holiday gifting Creating a restored home—the kind that you and your loved ones want to return to again and again—is as much about making everyone who enters feel cared for and comfortable as it is about creating a beautiful space. Restoration House will help you make purposeful design decisions as you create renewing spaces to enjoy with family and friends. Whether you live in your dream house or you&’re still dreaming about it, you can feel at home in the home you have.
Psalms: A Brief Survey Of The Bible, Session 7 (Word Biblical Themes)
by Leslie C. AllenA companion series to the acclaimed Word Biblical CommentaryFinding the great themes of the books of the Bible is essential to the study of God's Word and to the preaching and teaching of its truths. These themes and ideas are often like precious gems: they lie beneath the surface and can only be discovered with some difficulty. While commentaries are useful for helping readers understand the content of a verse or chapter, they are not usually designed to help the reader to trace important subjects systematically within a given book a Scripture.The Word Biblical Themes series helps readers discover the important themes of a book of the Bible. This series distills the theological essence of a given book of Scripture and serves it up in ways that enrich the preaching, teaching, worship, and discipleship of God's people. Volumes in this series:Written by top biblical scholarsFeature authors who wrote on the same book of the Bible for the Word Biblical Commentary seriesDistill deep and focused study on a biblical book into the most important themes and practical applications of themGive reader&’s an ability to see the "big picture" of a book of the Bible by understanding what topics and concerns were most important to the biblical writersHelp address pressing issues in the church today by showing readers see how the biblical writers approached similar issues in their dayIdeal for sermon preparation and for other teaching in the church Word Biblical Themes are an ideal resource for any reader who has used and benefited from the Word Biblical Commentary series, and will help pastors, bible teachers, and students as they seek to understand and apply God&’s word to their ministry and learning.
Rest for Your Soul: A Bible Study on Solitude, Silence, and Prayer (InScribed Collection)
by Wendy BlightFIND PEACE FOR YOUR UNSETTLED SOULRest for Your Soul meets you in the middle of your overwhelmed life. Join Wendy as she walks you through how to find your way back to the peace and calm you&’ve been searching for so that you can feel &“normal&” again. She will encourage and equip you to creatively connect with God through three holy habits—solitude, silence, and prayer. Habits that will shift your perspective, take your eyes off your unsettledness, and fix them on God—the only One who can bring you peace through His powerful, healing, life-transforming Word.This study includes:Personal Bible study with questions and insights to help you apply the truths you are learning in transformational waysGuided prayers, written for the circumstances you face, that you can turn to when you need them mostAdditional resources from the author including historical and biblical insights, memory verses, a mini study on the names and attributes of God, and even recipesInScribed is a collection of studies that lead women to not just survive but thrive by encouraging them to immerse themselves in the Word of God.
The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running
by Don Grimme Sheryl GrimmeIn this helpful guidebook, authors Don and Sheryl Grimme provide a fresh, friendly approach to tackling the challenges of management and leveraging your new position to help your organization succeed.Novice managers have their work cut out for them: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager's Tool Kit provides you with fast, powerful lessons to help them:increase productivity;unlock hidden talent;work with different types of people;communicate effectively;diagnose problems;coach both good and problematic employees;encourage teamwork;avoid burnout;eliminate conflict;and nurture the next generation of managers.With lessons covering both basic management skills as well as more advanced leadership tactics and bonus tips to help managers overcome the most difficult leadership challenges, The New Manager's Tool Kit provides those charged with managing and leading others the tools and real-world knowledge they need to succeed and open themselves up for further advancement.
One Big Heart Activity Kit: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different
by Linsey DavisNew York Times bestselling author and ABC News anchor Linsey Davis brings us a culture-rich picture book proudly showcasing the beauty of diversity while also celebrating the wonderful things we have in common. One Big Heart Activity Kit is a companion to One Big Heart by Linsey Davis. This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades K-3.From skin, hair, and eyes in a multitude of colors to different personalities and interests, One Big Heart reminds us that God gave us all special traits and characteristics that make us uniquely ourselves. And yet he&’s made us more alike than different, giving us many things in common–like sharing fun and laughter on the playground, a sense of curiosity, big feelings, and so much more!One Big Heart is:Beautifully written by Linsey Davis, Emmy-winning ABC News correspondent and author of The World Is AwakeA multiethnic, multicultural, multiracial children&’s picture book that recognizes our unique differences while also celebrating how alike we areAn inspiring story of inclusion, connection and acceptanceWritten from a Christian worldviewCombining lyrical rhymes and Lucy Fleming&’s whimsical art, this inspiring story is the perfect read-aloud book for kids ages 4-8 and a welcome gift for:Parents and grandparentsTeachersSchool librariansGet ready to celebrate all our similarities and our differences! This diverse picture book—drenched in color and full of laughter and fun—will show us how.
Becoming a King Study Guide: The Path to Restoring the Heart of Man
by Morgan SnyderEnter a radical reconstruction of what we've learned to believe about God and masculinity.The Becoming A King Study Guide is an invitation to enter a rare and remarkable fellowship of like-hearted men. It's a call to have honest conversations about what power and responsibility look like for men in our world today. It's a journey to rediscover your kingship in Christ and the narrow path that leads to this inner transformation.In this six-session video Bible study, journey with Morgan into a process that helps men discover and recover:Our true courageOur vulnerabilityGod's design and desire to empower us in his Kingdom.It is God's intention to entrust us to participate in the ongoing creativity of the universe. Yet, even a glance at our history and the world around us shows that the story of most men who are entrusted with power is a story of self-harm and harm of those under their care.What's gone wrong? When can you entrust a man with power as God intended?When we take a deeper look at the external problems around us, we begin to see that the problems lie rooted within our own souls.Despite that, there is hope.Curated and distilled over more than two decades, and mined from the lives of over seventy-five sages who have gone before us, Morgan shares what he discovered: an ancient and reliable path to restoring the heart of a man and becoming the kind of man who can wield power for good.This study includes video notes, group discussion questions, and between-session personal study for each session.Sessions include:Becoming PowerfulBecoming a SonBecoming the Man You Were Born to BeBecoming a GeneralistThe Way of BecomingBecoming a KingDesigned for use with the Becoming a King Video Study (9780310115267), sold separately. Streaming video also available.
Growing in Christ While Helping Others Participant's Guide 4: A Recovery Program Based on Eight Principles from the Beatitudes (Celebrate Recovery)
by John BakerThe Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guides are essential tools for the personal recovery journey. In the seven lessons in Guide 4: Growing in Christ While Helping Others, you will work through the final two principles on the road to recovery. More than just maintenance, these principles will help you prevent relapse and give you the necessary tools to help others in their recovery process.7 Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination. Bible reading and prayer in order to know God and his will for my life and to gain the power to follow his will.8 Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words. "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires" (Matthew 5:10).By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four Participant's Guides you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits. All the scriptures have been updated to the new NIV 2011 version.
Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level
by Ryan T. Hartwig Courtney W. Davis Jason A. SniffNearly every church is trying to help their congregants build relationships with others, grow as disciples, and/or engage in meaningful service through small groups. Many have argued that these small groups are the preferred vehicle for relationship building, disciple making, and membership assimilation in the local church, especially in large, multisite churches.Leading Small Groups That Thrive shows small group leaders, step by step, how to plan for, launch, build, sustain, and multiply highly effective, transformational, healthy small group experiences where people grow spiritually together. Based on a large-scale research study of small group pastors, leaders, and members, Leading Small Groups That Thrive gives church leaders both what they want--practical, straightforward, actual small group member voices and experiences, and compelling guidance on how to build transformational groups complemented with real-life examples and data of successful small groups--and what they need--substantial, challenging insights and a data-driven model grounded in the latest research on church small groups.
What to Do When You're New: How to Be Comfortable, Confident, and Successful in New Situations
by Keith RollagBlending stories and insights with simple techniques and exercises, this invaluable guide for the introvert will get you out of your comfort zone and trying new things in no time.Whether you&’re changing jobs, joining a group, or moving to a new city, putting yourself out there in new situations is no picnic. Being forced to introduce yourself, having to ask questions among strangers, learning expectations of those around you--it&’s not fun for anyone! However, when we let our worries stop us from getting familiar with our surroundings and learning the dos and don&’ts of our new environment, we seriously hinder our progress, joy, and the opportunities that await us.In What to Do When You're New, you can discover the necessary skills to learn how to:Overcome fearsMake great first impressionsTalk to strangers with easeGet up to speed quicklyConnect with people wherever you goThis book combines the author's research and firsthand experience from having to adjust to a job transfer to Japan with that of leading scientists to explain why we are so uneasy in new situations--and how we can learn to become more confident and successful newcomers.
Char's Gift: A Remarkable Story of Hope Through the Storms of Life
by Steve HarrymanIs it possible to find hope in the midst of tragedy? Or joy in the hardest times?When Char Harryman suffered a series of grand mal seizures and was rushed to the hospital on Easter Sunday, her life and that of her husband Steve would never be the same again. With Char&’s diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor requiring life-saving surgery, that tragic event in their lives would mark the beginning of a remarkable journey of faith and perseverance spanning nearly twenty-five years. It was on this journey that Steve and Char experienced the nearness of God and found true hope and joy amidst the suffering.Char&’s Gift is ultimately a story of triumph over the storms of life and a testament to the depth of God&’s faithfulness and unfailing love.
The Gods of Christianity
by Brian DennisThe fact that surprisingly few Christians actually know and experience the mighty God we preach about, teach about, and sing about is evidenced by the abundance of doubt, worry, and fear that permeate our lives. It is evidenced by the lack of faith and power exemplified in our Churches. It is evidenced by the ordinary lives we live while claiming to be children of the most high God. The resulting inconsistencies between the things we boldly profess and the things we commonly practice have unfortunately become accepted as normal Christian behavior. We no longer expect anything more--not from our own lives, not from the Church, not even from God Himself.This lack of expectancy, this lack of faith in the faithfulness of God clearly indicates a distinct difference between the God we preach and the God we have personally come to know. It reveals that we do not know the very God we proclaim. We do not know the God of the Bible; for if we knew Him, the Church would indeed be an eminent light shining in the darkness, a city set on a hill, an indelible force against which the powers of this present evil world could not prevail.The God we do know, however, the God with whom so many Christians have become familiar, unfortunately, allows us to live comfortably in the weakness of our complacency and blatant disbelief. We live far below the high calling that Christ has placed upon His Church. We walk in ways that deny the very power and authority that belong to the children of God. We do not live by faith. Sadly, we have learned to live in such a way as to where there is no distinguishable difference between the lives of those who claim to know Christ and the lives of those who do not--no distinguishable difference between the Church and the world.The good news is that the truth remains. The God of the Bible is still there. He can do no other than prove Himself faithful to those who hunger and thirst after righteousness--to those who hear His voice and obey. Yes, to those who would yet have a heart to know Him, He is there to be known. We must first, however, lay aside all notions of the small God we have come to know and we must dare to see Him as He is if we are to rise above the routine of cultural Christianity and walk in the truth of knowing Christ.
Plan a Happy Life™: Define Your Passion, Nurture Your Creativity, and Take Hold of Your Dreams
by Stephanie FlemingWith cheerful illustrations, colorful photography, and all the good stuff you need to know about maximizing your hours, Plan a Happy Life™ is a jumpstart to tackle an overloaded schedule and plan a happy and satisfying life.Today's everyday life can be busy, but it doesn't have to be mundane or chaotic! The creators of the Happy Planner® know that the secret to living a happy life is all in the planning. A life bursting at the seams with meaning, fun, and work worth doing doesn't just happen: you have to plan for it.Plan a Happy Life includes strategies, systems, and methods for permanently getting organized, prioritizing what's most important to you, and living intentionally. Here you'll find great ideas for:Celebrating the ordinary (dance party in the kitchen, anyone?)Discovering new ways to serve others (that will fit into a busy schedule)Finding your happy even on the tougher daysMaking the most effective lists (hint: it involves stickers)Filling your life with gratitudeControlling your calendar so you can live each day fully--and colorfully! (a step-by-step guide)And much more happy planning (seriously, you have to plan fun in your life!)Make the most of your most valuable resource--time--and have a blast doing it with Plan a Happy Life.
The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done
by Stephen DenningAn unstoppable business revolution is under way, and it is Agile. Sparking dramatic improvements in quality, innovation, and speed-to-market, the Agile movement has helped companies learn to connect everyone and everything…all the time.With rapidly evolving consumer needs and technology that is being updated quicker than ever before, businesses are recognizing how essential it is to adapt quickly. The Agile movement enables a team, unit, or enterprise to nimbly acclimate and upgrade products and services to meet these constantly changing needs.Filled with examples from every sector, The Age of Agile helps you:Master the three laws of Agile Management (team, customer, network)Embrace the new mindsetOvercome constraintsEmploy meaningful metricsMake the entire organization AgileCompanies don&’t need to be born Agile. With the groundbreaking formulas laid out in The Age of Agile, even global giants can learn to act entrepreneurially. Your company&’s future may depend on it!
The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made: And 21 Of The Worst
by Stuart CrainerThe 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made is a pithy compendium that celebrates pinnacles of decision-making that have shaped management through the ages - and left their indelible impressions on business and society.
Wounded Angels: Sometimes the Only Way to Heal a Broken Heart Is Through a Wounded Soul
by Chuck MiceliOn a sweltering Fourth of July, the suicide of fourteen-year-old Maureen Bower&’s father shatters her security. She fears that eventually, everyone she loves will abandon her.With the words, &“May I have this dance,&” Frank Russo introduces himself to Maureen at a roller-skating rink. As he teaches her skate dancing, she falls deeply in love with him. Meanwhile, the country advances further into World War 2. They wait until they feel it is safe to marry only to return from their honeymoon to find Frank&’s draft notice. He leaves for the Pacific and is gone for the next three years. When Frank&’s best friend, Harvey, dies at Normandy, Maureen&’s closest friend, June, walks out of her life too.Frank returns from the war physically and emotionally scarred, Maureen does her best to mend him until their first child&’s birth hastens his recovery. They share rich experiences, develop close friendships, raise two daughters and eventually welcome the young women&’s husbands into their lives. When their children move from Brooklyn, New York to suburban Connecticut, Frank and Maureen follow and become active volunteers at the Bristol Senior Center. On the night of Lieutenant William Calley&’s conviction for the Mai Lai Massacre however, Frank is overcome with guilt. When he confesses his own wartime atrocities to Maureen, she struggles to understand the man she thought she knew.Through fifty-plus years of marriage, Frank becomes the center of Maureen&’s world until his sudden death shatters her faith and rekindles her deep fear of abandonment. She can&’t escape from the crushing loneliness. Friends, family and even ministers are helpless to lift her from her depression. Maureen finds tasks like driving a car, paying the bills, even cleaning the house overwhelming and her smallest joy feels like a betrayal to Frank. As she prepares to end her suffering, help comes from the unlikeliest of sources: Doris Cantrell. Following an abusive childhood, a troubled marriage and estrangement with her own daughter, Doris is as damaged as is Maureen. The mistreatment she inflicts on others evidences her contempt, yet underneath it all, Maureen senses a deep sadness. Doris refuses to sympathize with Maureen&’s plight and persists in exposing her to different experiences and new ways of living. Maureen also refuses to accept that Doris&’s past gave her the right to abuse people in the present or to neglect her bond with her daughter. Both women lack the strength or will to help anyone. Nevertheless, God has His own plan for these wounded angels. The inconsolable widow and the uncontrollable social misfit manage to support and help heal each other. They do this, not despite their brokenness, but because of it. Maureen and Doris become close friends.As Maureen heals, the widower, Larry Kowalski, reenters her life. Through their shared experiences of love and loss, they fall deeply in love. However, will her daughters understand her being with another man? In addition, can Maureen&’s friendship with Doris survive her love for Larry?
Ruth, Esther (The Story of God Bible Commentary)
by Marion Ann TaylorA new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students. —Ruth, Esther—The book of Ruth presents a compelling account of how most of us experience God in our everyday lives. We see God working indirectly behind the scenes, giving us a theology of divine and human cooperation, as those who pray for God&’s blessings participate in answering their own petitions as well as the prayers of others. In Esther&’s story, we recognize our own world today, often experiencing it as a place where God seems hidden. Her book challenges us in unique ways.Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.
What's So Amazing About Grace? Study Guide: The Key to Transforming a Broken World
by Philip YanceyWe speak of grace often. But do we understand it? More important, do we truly believe in it . . . and do our lives proclaim it as powerfully as our words? In What's So Amazing About Grace?, award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level.If grace is God's love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a cruel and pain-filled world?In fourteen sessions, this study guide will help you to interact deeply with Yancey's most personal and provocative book yet. If you're willing to leave your comfort zone to embrace a more vigorous, passionate Christianity--read on. And prepare to grapple with grace and "un-grace" on a personal level.You'll consider how you can contend graciously with today's tough moral issues. And you'll discover how you can become Christ's answer to a world that desperately wants to know, What's So Amazing About Grace?
Exodus: A Brief Survey Of The Bible, Session 2 (Word Biblical Themes)
by Dr. John I. DurhamA companion series to the acclaimed Word Biblical CommentaryFinding the great themes of the books of the Bible is essential to the study of God's Word and to the preaching and teaching of its truths. These themes and ideas are often like precious gems: they lie beneath the surface and can only be discovered with some difficulty. While commentaries are useful for helping readers understand the content of a verse or chapter, they are not usually designed to help the reader to trace important subjects systematically within a given book a Scripture.The Word Biblical Themes series helps readers discover the important themes of a book of the Bible. This series distills the theological essence of a given book of Scripture and serves it up in ways that enrich the preaching, teaching, worship, and discipleship of God's people. Volumes in this series:Written by top biblical scholarsFeature authors who wrote on the same book of the Bible for the Word Biblical Commentary seriesDistill deep and focused study on a biblical book into the most important themes and practical applications of themGive reader&’s an ability to see the "big picture" of a book of the Bible by understanding what topics and concerns were most important to the biblical writersHelp address pressing issues in the church today by showing readers see how the biblical writers approached similar issues in their dayIdeal for sermon preparation and for other teaching in the church Word Biblical Themes are an ideal resource for any reader who has used and benefited from the Word Biblical Commentary series, and will help pastors, bible teachers, and students as they seek to understand and apply God&’s word to their ministry and learning.
Job: Trusting God in Suffering (MacArthur Bible Studies)
by John F. MacArthurThe events that occur in the book of Job present readers with a profound question: "Why do the righteous suffer?" Although a direct answer to this question seems important, the book of Job does not set forth such a response. Job never learned the reasons for his suffering. In fact, when God finally confronted Job, he could only put his hand over his mouth and say nothing. His silence underscores the importance of trusting God's purposes in the midst of suffering, because suffering—like all other human experiences—is directed by perfect divine wisdom.In this study, pastor John MacArthur will guide you through an in-depth look at the defining themes and interpretative challenges in Job. Studies include close-up examinations of doctrinal themes such as God's Justice and "A Discourse on Human Frailty."—ABOUT THE SERIES—The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. Each guide provides intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture by examining its parts and incorporates:Extensive, but straight-forward commentary on the text.Detailed observations on overriding themes, timelines, history, and context.Word and phrase studies to help you unlock the broader meaning and apply it to your life.Probing, interactive questions with plenty of space to write down your response and thoughts.