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The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
by Matthew BarrettA holistic, eye-opening history of one of the most significant turning points in Christianity, The Reformation as Renewal demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity.In the sixteenth century Rome charged the Reformers with novelty, as if they were heretics departing from the catholic (universal) church. But the Reformers believed they were more catholic than Rome. Distinguishing themselves from Radicals, the Reformers were convinced they were retrieving the faith of the church fathers and the best of the medieval Scholastics. The Reformers saw themselves as faithful stewards of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church preserved across history, and they insisted on a restoration of true worship in their own day.By listening to the Reformers' own voices, The Reformation as Renewal helps readers explore:The Reformation's roots in patristic and medieval thought and its response to late medieval innovations.Key philosophical and theological differences between Scholasticism in the High Middle Ages and deviations in the Late Middle Ages.The many ways sixteenth and seventeenth century Protestant Scholastics critically appropriated Thomas Aquinas.The Reformation's response to the charge of novelty by an appeal to the Augustinian tradition.Common caricatures that charge the Reformation with schism or assume the Reformation was the gateway to secularism.The spread of Reformation catholicity across Europe, as seen in first and second-generation leaders from Luther and Melanchthon in Wittenberg to Zwingli and Bullinger in Zurich to Bucer and Calvin in Strasbourg and Geneva to Tyndale, Cranmer, and Jewel in England, and many others.The theology of the Reformers, with special attention on their writings defending the catholicity of the Reformation. This balanced, insightful, and accessible treatment of the Reformation will help readers see this watershed moment in the history of Christianity with fresh eyes and appreciate the unity they have with the church across time. Readers will discover that the Reformation was not a new invention, but the renewal of something very old.
Alpha Team Guide
by Nicky GumbelThe Alpha Team Guide is recommended for Alpha small group hosts and helpers. It includes notes for the two required team training sessions on how to lead an Alpha small group, and how to lead prayer ministry, that can be found online or on either the Alpha Film Series DVD or Alpha with Nicky Gumbel DVD. It also provides weekly key concept summary and suggested questions to help guide the discussion time for each session of Alpha.Alpha creates an environment of hospitality where people can bring their friends, family and work colleagues to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view. Alpha makes it easy to invite friends to have spiritual conversations which explore life's biggest questions in a safe and respectful way.Alpha&’s approach to hospitality, faith, and discussion is designed to welcome everyone, especially those who might not describe themselves as Christians or church-goers. Each session includes time for a large group meal, short teaching, and small group discussion.
Crash, Leader's Guide
by Steven CaseWhen heaven and earth collide, there&’s a crash. That crash is the place we live in every day when we invite God&’s will to be &“done on earth as it is in heaven,&” and there&’s no better place to be if you want a glimpse of the Kingdom of God. Here, students are given a book that helps lead them in prayer to the point of impact so they can experience God in their everyday lives, and youth workers get lessons, activities, and other ideas to help them incorporate Crash into their ministries.
Reflections: Notes On My Journey
by Cathy McNamara DalySince committing my life to Christ, I have, occasionally, become a secretary for the Holy Spirit. This collection comes out of that relationship and the various conversations we have shared at the highs, lows, and in-betweens of that walk.
Strategic Customer Service: Managing the Customer Experience to Increase Positive Word of Mouth, Build Loyalty, and Maximize Profits
by John GoodmanAny organization can win more customers and increase sales if they learn to be more strategic with their customer service.When customers complain, employees respond. The typical service model is riddled with holes. What about people and businesses who never speak up, but never come back? Learn to actively reach out, prevent problems, and resolve issues in ways that boost loyalty.Strategic Customer Service is a data-packed roadmap that shows you how. This invaluable resource distills decades of research on the impact of great versus mediocre service. Complete guidelines and case studies explain how to:Gather and analyze customer feedbackEmpower employees to fix problemsTrack your impact on revenueGenerate sensational word of mouthTap opportunities to cross-sell and up-sellStrategic Customer Service draws on over 30 years of research from companies such as 3M, GE, and Chick-Fil-A to teach you how to transcend a good business into a profitable word-of-mouth machine that transforms the bottom line.Why settle for passive service? Make a business case for ramping up operations—and get the tools for making it pay off. Transform customer service into a strategic function, and reap benefits far exceeding investments.
Walking Wisely: Real Life Solutions for Life's Journey (Walker Large Print Ser.)
by Charles F. StanleyAre you walking wisely? Dr. Charles Stanley cuts through the mystique of wisdom and presents God's simple plan to bless those who walk in His ways. In Walking Wisely, best-selling author Dr. Charles Stanley reveals this simple fact: there are only two ways to journey through life . . . wisely or unwisely. Those who walk wisely can expect to live a life of contentment and peace; a life overflowing with the confidence of God's love and presence. Those who walk unwisely can expect a life of conflict, disappointment, and discontent. The good news, according to Dr. Stanley, is that wisdom is something each of us can attain. To live wisely is to live with God's point of view constantly in mind. Come to the pages of Walking Wisely and discover the secret of looking at life's circumstances from God's perspective and responding to those circumstances according to biblical principles. Reap the rewards of walking wisely and resting in God's purposes for you.
Ecosystems of Jubilee: Economic Ethics for the Neighborhood
by Dr. Adam Gustine Rev. José Humphreys IIIA beautiful reflection on the rhythm of God's justice and a call to engage with that rhythm in a way that takes us back toward healing, wholeness, and restoration.God gave Israel the Year of Jubilee as a social reset. Taken together with Sabbath laws and gleaning laws (laws dealt with the harvest season), it was a way to celebrate God's gifts and put the pieces of a broken society back together again. These Old Testament economic ethics were highly practical laws with a theological vision that, if enacted, would set Israel apart as a just society in the midst of a cruel, greedy, and unjust world—not unlike our present day.In Ecosystems of Jubilee, José Humphreys and Adam Gustine take a close look at the economic ethics and practices of the Old Testament, their fulfillment in Jesus, and their application for justice and ethics today.This book will not only motivate you to embrace a serious commitment to economic development as a way of seeking justice—it will teach you how to apply these principles in your own neighborhood.For those looking to enact God's vision for justice, Ecosystems of Jubilee:Explores the foundational elements of God's vision for economics and justice.Unpacks the Old Testament economic laws related to gleaning, Sabbath, and Jubilee.Imagines what it might mean to embody the values and practices of this economic ethical framework today at the neighborhood level. This book allows you to envision ways of building a more just world, starting in your own neighborhood.
WayMaker Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of
by Ann VoskampFor every time you&’ve ever asked, &“Where are you God?&”When the story of our lives, the expectations of our one and only life, hasn&’t turned out to be quite what we always dreamed of, life can feel disorienting, as if we are being tossed and thrown by incoming waves and there&’s no way through. How do you navigate through the pounding storms of life with an internal calm and peace that is anchored and unwavering?Join New York Times best-selling author Ann Voskamp as she teaches you S.A.C.R.E.D., a daily habit, a rule of life, a way of life, that will reorient your soul in relation to God through Scripture and prayer and study. This powerful spiritual practice that Ann unpacks in this study will become your directing compass through the hard seasons where it feels like there is no way – only to find you have a WayMaker making an unexpected way into the life you only dreamed of. This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself - video teaching notes, group discussion questions, personal study and application of the life-changing SACRED habit, and a welcome letter from Ann for introducing each session.An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!).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.
You Were Made for This Moment Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: How the Story of Esther Inspires Us to Step Up and Stand Out for God
by Max LucadoJoin Max Lucado on a journey through the book of Esther as he reminds us that God need not be loud to be strong, he need not cast a shadow to be present...and he is active even when he appears distant.This study was born in a hard season—a pandemic that locked down the world. Church doors closed. Students were stuck at home. Masks hid smiles. And as if this weren't enough, the ancient sin of racism and hatred seems to be trying to undo us. Many of us are left wondering if this season will ever pass.To all these things, God has a six-letter word of encouragement: E-S-T-H-E-R. The book that bears her name was written to be read in hard seasons. It was crafted for those who feel outnumbered by foes, outmaneuvered by fate, and outdone by fear.In the You Were Made for This Moment five-session video Bible study (streaming included), pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado presents the story of Esther in all its drama, urgency, and hope.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 a leader's guide.An individual access code to stream all five video sessions online (DVD also available separately). Esther's is a story that reaches out of the past to our present circumstances with a singular message: God is present, and he will act. It's a story that demands from us a singular response: what will we do when he does? Sessions and video run times:Cozy in the Culture - Esther 1:1–2:18 (17:30)A Moment of Decision - Esther 2:19–4:14 (17:00)Heaven Set in Motion - Esther 4:15–6:14 (16:30)The God of Great Turnarounds - Esther 7:1–8:17 (17:30)Remembering God's Faithfulness - Esther 9:1–10:3 (16:00) 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.
No Greater Love: A 90-Day Devotional to Strengthen Your Marriage
by Russ Rice Brad Silverman Lisa GuestWhich road are you on for your marriage—yours or God&’s? Inspired by the heartwarming movie No Greater Love, executive producer Russ Rice and co-writer and director Brad Silverman have created this 90-day devotional for couples to help husbands and wives dig deeper into the mystery of marriage, addressing what it means to truly love your spouse in the sacrificial and unconditional way God loves us. Each devotion invites couples to keep God at the center of their relationship, to improve their communication skills, and to strengthen their commitment to each other. Topics include commitment, trust, truth, forgiveness, reconciliation, and more. Each devotion offers a real-life snapshot from marriage, questions for discussion, and action points. A couple&’s marriage will not be the same after these ninety days. Why? Because there is no greater love between two people than a love grounded in and empowered by God&’s love. Foreward by Dennis Rainey."This book is an action plan for having the kind of marriage that stands strong when the storms of life come. A marriage that provides your family with a stable, healthy home. And above all else, a marriage that honors and glorifies God." --Dennis Rainey, President, FamilyLife
Bigger Isn't Always Better: The New Mindset For Real Business Growth
by Robert M. TomaskoYou want your business to grow. But don’t confuse growth with expansion. To be sure, increased size can be an important component (or fortuitous by-product) of business success, but companies that expand too much, too quickly, or too myopically may soon find themselves too big for their britches. What, then, is real growth? Simply put, it’s progress, and it is based on moving the business beyond the self-imposed limits that have come to define and constrain it. Good “growers” know that true success is fueled by imagination, not by a stream of mergers, stock price manipulations, or clever accounting. These individuals share seven characteristics that enable them to foster real, sustainable growth. Bigger Isn’t Always Better reveals these traits, why they are effective, and how to apply them in your organization. The book shows how successful companies and growers: * Know where to look * Know what they want * Tell the truth * Create tension to generate forward movement * Win hearts and minds * Master momentum and bounce * Know when to let go, and share the wealth Distilling a decade of research and personal interviews on three continents, author Bob Tomasko illustrates the seven traits with examples from companies—large and small, well known and less so—that have profited through innovative strategies that focus on genuine growth opportunities instead of the appearance of growth. Profiles include: Darcy Winslow, who helped testosterone-fueled Nike grow by creating a range of products for women that opened a new and profitable market Chris Mottern of Peet’s Coffee, which carved a niche by slipstreaming around the wake created by Starbucks Roger Enrico, the Pepsi veteran who created The Pepsi Challenge and established Pepsi as the Coke of snack foods Bill Greenwood of Burlington Northern, which found a way to turn truckers, the railroad’s most difficult competitors, into its best customers Al Bru, who got health-conscious consumers to embrace Frito-Lay’s snack products by eliminating trans fats Carlos Gutierrez, who restored Kellogg to a growth path by eliminating its fixation on volume Bigger Isn’t Always Better also offers stunning examples of the failure of the Big-Is-Good philosophy, including the ill-fated Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger and its highest-profile casualty, CEO Carly Fiorina. After years of cutbacks, growth is in again. But instead of assuming that an inflated business can dominate a market through sheer size or manufactured numbers, the new model shows how engaged growers use positive psychology to drive robust and sustainable growth. Combining real-life stories, thorough scientific research, and insightful analysis, Bigger Isn’t Always Better shows how your organization can move forward—without tripping over its own feet.
Texas Cocktails: The Second Edition: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the Lone Star State (City Cocktails)
by Nico MartiniTexas Cocktails: 2nd Edition, is an expanded and updated collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the Lone Star State.From big city lounges to dusty roadside dives, delve into the Texas drinks scene with this recipe book and city guide. With over 100 recipes and dozens of profiles of bartenders, drink like a Texan, whether you&’re just visiting or entertaining at home. Locals and tourists alike will discover new watering holes that are sure to satisfy tastes as varied as Texas is large.Within the gorgeous, die-cut covers, you'll find:More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipesNew variations of the classic Margarita and Harvey WallbangerInterviews with the state's trendsetting bartenders and mixologistsBartending tips and techniques from the expertsProfiles of Texas distilleries and their featured spiritsFood and drink hotspots across the stateFar more than just a recipe book, Texas Cocktails: 2nd Edition features signature creations by the best mixologists from Houston to El Paso, and everywhere in between. Mix up your own Lone Star libations with this perfect guide to the art of craft cocktails!
A Team of Leaders: Empowering Every Member to Take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results
by Stewart Liff Paul GUSTAVSONThe fresh approach taught in this indispensable guide will transform passive groups of disparate people into the effective teams of leaders you didn&’t know was possible to have.Every team needs a leader, but why do we often think that means the appropriate workplace team needs to consist of one gem of a worker complemented with a bunch of obedient order-takers and yes men? What if the complementary fits between the team members were not with how well they performed the tasks handed down to them but with how they all used their unique strengths to share knowledge, push the envelope, and lead together?The authors behind A Team of Leaders explain how the key to your company&’s success is creating successful teams of leaders combining their individual talents and strengths into a single, unstoppable driving force.The proven principles and techniques within these invaluable pages include:The Five-Stage Team Development Model that maps the transition from traditional to self-directed teamsBest practices in team process designA Team Value Creation Tool that allows members to appreciate the significance of what they contribute each dayVisual Management and moreA Team of Leaders shows you how to design systems within your organization and management procedures that nurture the leadership potential of every employee, not just the ones they ear-marked as having potential for promotion.
Productive Performance Appraisals
by Paul Falcone Randi SachsThis book gives you all the easy-to-use tools they need to conduct an effective review -- including sample dialogs, checklists, and forms.When not handled correctly, performance appraisals can turn into nerve-wracking confrontations. If employees and managers aren't on the same page about expectations and performance, the working relationship can be seriously harmed.Productive Performance Appraisals shows you how to:plan and organize the appraisal sessionset short- and long-term goalselicit the employee's inputhandle problems and "sticky" subjects such as promotions and disagreements.This invaluable resource has new sections on rating employees, justifying scores, and weaving disciplinary language into the review. You will also find guidance on developing career plans, keeping consistent records, communicating changes in roles, how reviews are used when determining layoffs, and much more.
Stranded in America: The incredible story of hope, survival, and rise to greatness
by Dr. Etido AkpanClever, an ambitious teenager, dreams of one day leaving Africa to study in America. He is accepted at a university in Tennessee where he will study business but is denied a visa ten times. Upon arrival in the United States, he experiences huge culture shock. Four weeks into classes, he learns his sponsor is unable to support him financially. Because he is on a student visa, he cannot work off campus and does not qualify for loans and financial aid opportunities. He goes without eating on many occasions. The physical and emotional pain are so severe that he wants to crawl out of his skin. But Clever is so determined to succeed, this hardship does not stop him. When graduation day comes, Clever and his girlfriend, Ayanna, graduate with honors. He is the valedictorian and presents a moving speech. They break up as they both face uncertain futures. Dealing with his dad&’s loss right after graduation is daunting for him, and the feeling of abandonment is intensified when he cannot make it home. A year after graduate school, Clever meets Rosita. He marries abruptly, and it ends on a sad note. Despite his struggles, he neither gives up nor loses faith in God's plans for him. In his heart, Clever knows he will succeed. After these losses, he embarks upon a quest to find his first love, and he unexpectedly meets Ayanna again. They rekindle their romance, and the stage is set for new adventures.
The Lies We Believe Workbook: A Comprehensive Program for Renewing Your Mind and Transforming Your Life
by Dr. Chris ThurmanA guide to stopping the lies and renewing your mind.Psychologist Dr. Chris Thurman tells us the unvarnished truth about the most common lies we tell ourselves, how they damage our emotional and spiritual health, and what we can do to overcome them in this 25-lesson workbook based on the classic bestseller, The Lies We Believe.The Lies We Believe Workbook is designed to help us recognize our faulty beliefs, internalize the truth that can set us free, and grow into more mature and passionate followers of Christ. As we work diligently on developing a more biblically accurate view of reality, we are transformed in the process. To put it differently, when we learn to think more like Christ we can be more like Christ.On your own or with some friends, take the challenge to work out your mental salvation by pulling down toxic mental strongholds, building truthful strongholds in their place, and being transformed by the renewing of your mind. When we do this, we can experience the abundant life God intended for us to live.Each lesson includes:A self-assessment questionnaire to rate your faulty beliefsStudy of the biblical truth that leads to freedomKey memory and meditation verses for renewing your mindPrayer for contemplation and reflection
The AMA Handbook of Project Management
by Paul C. Dinsmore Jeannette Cabanis-BrewinThis book is an essential resource that presents a state-of-the-art theory and process of project management.Packed with essays and insights from the field's top professionals,?this authoritative guide?is the resource professionals and students rely on for its practical guidance and big picture overview of the entire field: scheduling and budgeting, engaging stakeholders, measuring performance, managing multiple projects, resolving conflicts, using agile practices, and more.Whether you need advice keeping projects on track or help preparing for certification, this new edition explains every principle, process, and development. Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge?(PMBOK®),?the fifth edition includes new information on how to:Close the strategy-implementation gapTap the power of digital transformationNavigate M&A environmentsRevise your methods for nonprofit settingsKeep pace with your evolving role Filled with models, case studies, and in-depth solutions, The AMA Handbook of Project Management helps you master the discipline, overcome obstacles, and fast track your projects and career.
Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples (A 52-Week Devotional to Strengthen Your Relationship)
by Gary ThomasGrow in your marriage and in your spiritual life with weekly devotions that turn your heart towards God and your spouse.Do you consider your marriage to be holy? What if holier meant having a happier marriage? Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with your spouse. It is a relationship God uses to help you know Him more, trust Him more fully, and love Him more deeply.In Devotions for a Sacred Marriage author Gary Thomas encourages you to build your marriage around God&’s priorities and explores how God can reveal Himself to you through your marriage and help you grow closer to Him as well as to your spouse.This devotional provides:Scripture readings that connect your marriage to God's Word52 weekly devotions offering practical and biblical wisdom for nurturing your marriage as an expression of your love for GodQuestions and suggestions for reflection that challenge you to grow in your marriage and your spiritual lifeInsights that build upon principles from Gary's book Sacred Marriage to help you create a strong marriageMarriage advice that is applicable to you whether you are a newlywed or have been married for years You and your spouse will discover:Closure in ongoing marital issuesSimple tactics to handle disagreementsWays to improve your communicationActionable ways you both can identify your strengths and weaknesses If you are married, God has called you into a delightful yet difficult, a problematic yet pro-found relationship—but through it all, marriage is more than worth the pain. Devotions for a Sacred Marriage invites you embark on a journey to experience life as God created it and has called you to live it and challenges couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage.
1 and 2 Samuel: Growing a Heart for God (New Community Bible Study Series)
by John OrtbergWritten by the dynamic leaders of church ministry across the country, this series explores life-changing topics from a biblical perspective. New Community guides don&’t force small groups to choose between Bible study and building community. Just the opposite. Each study delves deeply into Scripture in a way that strengthens relationships. Challenging questions encourage group members to reflect not only on Scripture but also on their own lives—individually and as a part of God&’s family. And unlike most Bible studies, the New Community series helps study groups convert biblical principles into practical teamwork—helping at the soup kitchen, bringing a meal to someone, writing an encouraging letter, and so on. Filled with prayer, insight, intimacy, and action, each study in this series will help group members line up their lives and relationship more closely with the Bible&’s model for the church.
What's So Amazing About Grace? Bible Study Participant's Guide, Updated Edition
by Philip YanceyThe future of Christianity depends on how we master the art of understanding and giving grace.At the end of the twentieth century, Philip Yancey wrote his classic bestseller What's So Amazing About Grace? as a testament to the power of God's grace and as a rallying cry to the Christian church to see the acting out of grace as its single most important contribution to the world.Now, in this 6-session, video-based participant's guide (DVD/video streaming sold separately), Yancey reexamines—with fresh material and new stories—the scandalous power of grace so that groups and individuals can reflect upon, share, and extend this amazing gift of Christ in new and transformative ways.In this study, you'll discover:The extent of God's love and what it means for us.Why the church seems to have lost the gift of grace-giving and why the world apart from the church can't offer it at all.What it would look like for us to truly understand, receive, and give the gift that God gives so generously to us.Yancey offers compelling and true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks how Christians today can contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear. And he challenges each of us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, "what's so amazing about grace?"
Am I Ready Now?: 7 Principles Identifying You're Ready to Walk Into the Fulfillment of Your Life
by Donnell D. CunninghamAre you ready to walk in true fulfillment of the life God has designed and destined for you?Are you ready to humbly submit your will to God&’s?Are you ready to give God a yes in your heart, mind, and soul?Join Donnell Cunningham as he walks you through the journey of coming from a place of bewilderment and unfamiliarity into a state of stability and abundant blessings. He shares his powerful mind-blowing testimony and life&’s personal experiences to motivate and inspire one and all. Learn how to receive every promise, decree, and blessing God has in store for you. Are you ready?God has ordained him to share seven distinctive spiritual principles that will assist you in fulfilling your true life&’s destiny and purpose. Discover through these kingdom strategies how to answer that nagging spiritual question, &“Am I Ready?&”, so that you can become who God has called you to be. It&’s time to reflect and realize that to live your best life you&’ve got to yield to the call of God humbly giving him a yes within your heart, your mind, and your soul so that you&’ll be able to stand boldly and declare, &“I&’m Ready Now!&”
John: A Survey Of The Gospel, Epistles, And Apocalypse (Word Biblical Themes)
by George R. Beasley-MurrayA 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.
The Power of Hope: 100 Devotions to Build Your Faith
by Jack CountrymanWorld headlines and our personal struggles can leave us feeling weary and anxious. But life's questions and our emotions are not new to God. If you are feeling exhausted, worried, or lonely or are facing life's difficulties, The Power of Hope by Jack Countryman offers a beautiful reminder that the same God who comforted and blessed the people of the Bible can offer you transformation and peace today.In this beautiful book, Jack Countryman explores how Bible characters responded to adversity with a faith in God that brought them hope--not necessarily because their circumstances changed but because their focus changed.Regardless of what you&’re facing today, you can have the same hope as Abraham, Mary, and Paul that God . . .loves youis with youpromises to help youwants to bless you foreverThe Power of Hope is a perfect self-purchase or gift for men and women who need a reminder that God is by their side. It includes . . .100 encouraging Scripture-based entriesa presentation page for easy and meaningful giftinga ribbon marker to keep your placeLet God draw you nearer to Him through the ordinary lives of men and women in the Bible. Like them, you can know hope in every situation. Because the same God who held them close holds you now.
James (Nelson Impact Bible Study Guide)
by ZondervanWhether used as an individual Bible study or used for studying with a group, the Nelson Impact Bible Study Guide Series will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the Bible, book by book. Written in an easy-to-read, interesting style, each study guide will help you to experience the true meaning of the messages of the Bible, and in turn, empower you to truly make a difference in the world for Christ. Key Features Include:Timelines Fun cultural facts and probing questions Plenty of room for taking notes Biblical and present-day maps Other study guides in the series include:1 Corinthians ISBN: 1418506192 Exodus ISBN: 1418506168 Genesis ISBN: 1418506087 Isaiah ISBN: 1418506095 John ISBN: 1418506109 Mark ISBN: 1418506184 Romans ISBN: 1418506117 Ruth & Esther ISBN: 1418506176
Josh McDowell's Youth Ministry Handbook: Making the Connection
by ZondervanDrawing on the wisdom of insightful leaders around the country, Josh McDowell's Youth Ministry Handbook equips youth workers to help kids connect with God--and with their parents, their peers, and a world in need of Christ. Featuring articles from Dawson McAllister, Barry St. Clair, Jim Burns, Tony Campolo, Al Menconi, John Maxwell, George Barna, and others, this is an invaluable leadership resource with practical, useful ideas for today's youth workers.