Are you stuck in a rut?

It’s easy for Christians to find themselves caught up in the life of cluttered schedules, rhythms, and routines dictated by our culture. Many feel stuck in the routine of life—their jobs, relationships, and daily circumstances. They know it’s not the life they dreamed of. And they feel stuck in a life yearning for deeper meaning.

The Unstuck Bible study has been designed to help guide you out of the ruts and pitfalls that so often ensnare us all. You will be inspired and equipped through the powerful biblical teaching of Mark Batterson, Francis Chan, Lisa Harper and Rich Stearns.

Each of these teachers will draw from the lessons of the award-winning short film Journey to Jamaa—a true story about two kids who are forced to search for hope in a broken world.

The dynamic combination of the film, profound biblical teaching and powerful real-life stories from everyday people will help you and your group get unstuck and back on the path to a life of purpose that God intends for you!

Four powerful sessions:

• Session 1 – Unimaginable with Francis Chan
• Session 2 – Unsafe with Lisa Harper
• Session 3 – Unwanted with Rich Stearns
• Session 4 – Unstuck with Mark Batterson
• Bonus Session 5 - Journey to Jamaa Feature Film

 
The second film in the True Beauty series for women featuring Lisa Chan, Deny Yourself counters the lie “It’s all about me” with the freeing truth “I belong to Jesus.”   In this short film, Lisa Chan asks, “Do you trust God when He says that by losing your life you will actually find it?” As she explores themes of humility, sacrifice, and service, she guides viewers into the peace and joy of surrendering themselves to God every day.   Like every film in the True Beauty series, Deny Yourself weaves Chan’s teaching with another woman’s story. Rich in Scripture and practical application, these unique films—which are ideal for small groups or individuals—point women to the freeing discovery that true beauty lies in the heart.

A five-week Bible study based on The Bible mini-series currently airing on The History Channel.

This five-week study for individuals and small groups is based on some of the epic stories of the Bible, with an emphasis on God’s plan of redemption for mankind through Jesus Christ. This study features inspirational video clips from the The History Channel's epic Bible miniseries that has been viewed by more that 10 million people.

This powerful study is specifically designed to help people:

• See these stories from the Bible like they never have before.
• Discover the scarlet thread of redemption through Jesus Christ woven throughout the Bible.
• Experience a greater insight into God’s amazing love for them personally.
• Understand how their unique story fits within God’s story for all of us.
• Be inspired to read these great stories from God’s Word themselves.

Parents of preteens and teens can move from scared to prepared with a new approach to parenting their adolescents.

Parents of preteens intuitively know that no matter how good their kids are, there is turbulence ahead. Many feel lost and unprepared as they watch the damaging effects of culture collide with their child's growing pains and raging hormones.

For the past 35 years Mark Gregston has lived and worked with struggling teens and knows what it takes to reach them. He says, "A parent's success has little to do with either the validity of their words or their intent as messengers; it's more about how they approach their child and engage with them."

This series will explore what's so different about today's culture, why traditional parenting no longer works, and a new model for parenting teens.

Foundational and practical, Tough Guys and Drama Queens answers the questions that parents are asking, helping them become the parents their children need them to be.  

Why do we work? What is the purpose?

The world tells us that work is just a means to more comfort…more stuff…more me. TV shows and even our misdirected language in the church have hijacked our view of work and belittled it to mundane and meaningless.

But what if there’s more? What if we are divinely place wherever we are? What if it’s about what we can give, not just what we get?

Whether you are a CEO, entrepreneur or manager in your business, you have an enormous opportunity to give people a picture of God by the way you work. You have the potential to impact the world around you for Christ.

In these five motivating video Bible study sessions, you will explore how to bring meaning to your work, how God can use you in the marketplace, how to find the needed energy, and how to work with excellence.

You’ve read the book, now do the study. Matthew Sleeth invites readers to join him in this four-session curriculum that teaches us to “remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.”

Our technological tools allow 24-hour productivity and connectivity, give us more control, and subtly enslave us to busyness itself. In 24/6, Dr. Matthew Sleeth describes our symptoms, clarifies the signs, diagnoses the illness, and lays out a simple plan to help us adopt Sabbath practices. Setting aside a day of rest helps us reconnect with our Creator and find the peace of God that passes all understanding.

Join Matthew Sleeth as he teaches us how to live a healthier, more God-centered life in this digitally dazed, always-on world.

We All Have Stories. Some are funny, some are painful—all contribute to who we are. What we don't always see is that God is weaving and overarching story that started before time, extends through history, and will reach far beyond our lifetimes. God extends an inviitation to each of us to step into His story and experience the ongoing narrative of His Word in our lives.

In this unique series based study, your group will join visionary author Ben Arment and four of the most creative and effective communicators in the church today—Leonard Sweet, Chris Seay, Pete Wilson, and Ginny Owens—as they reveal some of their personal stories and expound on key stories in King David's life. Your group will examine the concepts of backstory, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution within the life of David and within your own lives.

Step into the power of God's story and see where He can take you.

 

Your Life. His Gifts. Our Purpose.

Our Great Exchange takes you on an inspiring and insightful journey to discover the fullness of becoming God's steward.

For more information, go to www.ourgreatexchange.com.

What’s holding you back?

Do you feel like life is full of rules, boundaries and limitations? Many think that Christianity only adds to the restrictions on how we live. But life in Christ is not supposed to hold you back. The gospel propels us forward in ways you never imagined.

In these four youth Bible study sessions, J.D. Greear uses Scripture to show that being a Christian is not about learning to obey rules. Being a follower of Christ means immersing ourselves deeply in the gospel, because that’s when all the things God wants to see in us are produced.

With biblical teaching and real-life stories, this series will help students live a life that demonstrates God’s compassion—as seen on the cross—and His power—as seen in the resurrection.


Four sessions:
Session 1 – Fuel for the Flame
Session 2 – Reckless Abandon
Session 3 – Radical Generosity
Session 4 – Audacious Faith


J.D. Greear bio:
J.D. Greear pastors the Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Tagged by Outreach magazine as one of the fastest-growing churches in America, the Summit has grown in the past eight years from 400 to over 4,500 in attendance each Sunday. The Summit Church is deeply involved in global church planting, having undertaken the mission to planting 1,000 churches out of its congregation in the next 40 years.

J.D. has authored a number of publications, including Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary. J.D. Greear did his Ph.D. work at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He lives in Raleigh with his wife, Veronica, and their four children.
 

It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts—it's falling in love with God.

The Crazy Love Study Resource helps you and your small group to dive deeper into God's love. A companion to the best-selling Crazy Love book by Francis Chan, this 10-week study follows a day-in-the-life of Francis in the form of ten, 10-minute segments that correspond to each chapter of Crazy Love.  These thought-provoking teachings are designed spark discussion, interaction, and practical application of the Crazy Love message with small groups, churches, youth groups, and individuals.

What if the rumors are true?

The Rumors of God Study is a call to Christians seeking a vision of the life God is calling them to, one that transcends the shallowness of our culture. This series-based small group study will challenge group members to reject what is plausible and to cry out for God to bring what is possible in their lives and in the church.

Authors Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson share compelling stories about the work and activity of God today. Packed with fresh cultural observations and illuminating Scriptural insights, the Rumors of God Study will ignite a passion in your heart to see your faith come to life. 

Join Matt Chandler, Teaching Pastor of The Village Church in Dallas, TX, as he walks us through this most intimate of all Paul’s letters and paints a beautiful picture of what it is to be a mature Christian.

The story begins in Philippi where Paul introduces three individuals that were all enslaved by the kind of things that we often choose over the gospel: Lydia, the Business Executive, The Little Slave Girl, and The Hard Working Jailer

Their lives portray dysfunction and emptiness, but are totally transformed by the Gospel. True joy and Christ’s love begin to live within them, giving them a life of purpose. In fact, Paul himself was enslaved and then by God’s grace and mercy he could pen these popular and profound words: To Live is Christ and to Die is Gain. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Learn to Confidently Teach Your Kids About God

Who is shaping what your kids believe?

In these busy, hectic days we take our kids to sports practices, games, music lessons, school tutoring and other activities to give our children the best opportunities for success. But what if we're missing the chance to teach them what matters most?

Our children can grow up smart, athletic, popular and polite but lack a vibrant relationship with Christ. The few hours they spend in church each week can be helpful, but it cannot nurture a faith in our kids that will withstand the trials that are on the horizon. Church alone cannot teach them, we must start at home. But many parents feel ill equipped to develop the faith of their children.

In these six sessions, we will explore biblical and tangible ways that parents—couples, single parents, blended families and grandparents—can build a legacy of faith for their children.

Each Bible study session includes interviews with everyday parents talking about their own doubts, fears and desires. Gary Thomas, Matt Chandler, and Kurt and Olivia Bruner provide powerful teaching that will help you give your kids what they need to build a solid framework for lifelong faith.

Six video-driven sessions:
Session 1 - Faith: It Starts At Home (38 min.)
Session 2 - Marriage: Your Children Are Watching (27 min.)
Session 3 - Relationships: Your First Priority (31 min.)
Session 4 - Truth: What Are Your Kids Learning? (26 min.)
Session 5 - Communication: Each Child is Unique (26 min.)
Session 6 - Character: Preparing Your Kids For the Real World (26 min.)

This series includes 8 real-life stories, 6 filmed Family Night Activity examples, and 6 original illustrations including:

    •    Trials Build Deeper Trust - Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church near Dallas, and his wife, Lauren, share how the Lord has expanded their faith and caused them to live more intentionally with the discovery of Matt’s malignant brain tumor.
    •    Upstairs/Downstairs - This family night activity helps children understand that God did for us what we could not do for ourselves.
    •    Viewmaster - In this moving illustration, a boy’s magic viewfinder helps him see pivotal moments in his family’s past. This clip will encourage parents to be intentional about raising their children.

A downloadable Leader's Guide will be available for purchase. Group handouts are available online for free.

Also visit www.ItStartsatHome.org for more parenting resources and tools

In the wake of the stunning findings his book unChristian shared with the world about younger generations' disenchantment with Christianity over the past few decades, Gabe Lyons became an active participant in most every discussion about the future of Christianity in the U.S. and the world.

The Next Christians, a six-session video curriculum, takes into account recent efforts at Christian renewal, addressing the significant challenges that could undermine the viability of Christianity if the faithful do not employ a completely new outlook. Lyons looks ahead, citing current day models and examples, of how Christianity over the next 100 years can and must adapt, as he optimistically paints a picture of how Christianity’s best days just might lay ahead as a new generation rediscovers their faith in this unprecedented new era in the West.

What time is it?   Where did all the time go?   Does time really fly when you’re having fun?   Maybe we think about time so much because there never seems to be enough of it.   Maybe there’s only one question we need to ask.   What am I doing with my time?   Simple question? Easy answer? It’s time you found out. In this 5-part series, Time of Your Life, Andy Stanley will help you discover that answer. Don’t waste another second.

To understand the Bible, says author and pastor Randy Frazee, you need bifocal lenses, because two perspectives are involved. The Lower Story, our story, is actually many stories of men and women interacting with God in the daily course of life. The Upper Story is God’s story, the tale of his great, overarching purpose that fits all the individual stories together like panels in one unified mural.

Bestselling author Max Lucado also adds some introductory insights. Through these 31 video sessions, The Story curriculum will open your eyes to God’s master-plan as it unfolds in the lives of the Bible’s characters. Discover the heart of God’s Upper Story and the joy that comes as you align your story with God’s.

Buck Denver and friends journey through Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy to finish out the Pentateuch in the 3rd series from What’s in the Bible?

Wanderin’ in the Desert contains two 25-minute episodes.

Part 1: Don’t lie, don’t cheat … don’t trim your beard? The Old Testament is full of rules, and some of them are kind of, well, weird. Learn why God gave all these rules to Israel and which ones still apply to us today!

Part 2: What is a Pentateuch? Learn about Israel’s 40-year “time-out” as we finish the first five books of the Bible! Plus, discover why we can believe what the Bible says – even though we weren’t there to see it happen!

 

Animated adventures little children love with God-centered lessons parents applaud!

With Paws & Tales, kids can enjoy meaningful adventure stories and fun animation while they learn biblically based concepts like being thankful, overcoming fear, putting others first, and obeying God's rules. 

Grace To Hugh- C.J. discovers a clue that unlocks the mystery of who set fire to the Collins mansion. Now Mrs. Collins must figure out how the culprit should be punished. Find out how showing a little grace can change a hardened heart. (Proverbs 3:34)

For more information visit www.pawsandtalesgames.com.

The little wooden people called Wemmicks scurry about their days doing what they always do: sticking gold stars on the pretty and talented Wemmicks or gray dots on those who make mistakes. But now the stickering is all the more important. The Festival is at hand. That means that the envied Most Stars Award and the dreaded Most Dots Award are about to be given out. And poor Punchinello is sure to be a shoo-in for the Most Dots.

But thanks to a new friend, he is about to learn a very important lesson that kids of all ages need to hear: no matter how others judge their worth, God cherishes each of them just as they are.

Now this award-winning story, drawn from the classic bestseller, comes to life in this fully animated video with songs for your kids to sing along with. They'll love it because it's so much fun. You'll love it because of the eternal truth it teaches them: You Are Precious in His Sight. 

Share the joy and wonder of God's Word with the children in your life.

Thirteen essential lessons of scripture starring the Bible's best-known characters. The Read And Share™ Bible combines an enchanting art style with a warm narrator and gentle musical underscore to transport kids back to Biblical times. The bite-size vignettes are perfect for the attention span of little ones, and give parents maximum flexibility to fit any time-frame.

Stories include: The Beginning, Adam & Eve, The Flood, Abram, Isaac & Rebekah, Jacob & Esau, Rachel, Jacob & God, John the Baptist, Jesus is Born, Jesus is Tempted, Jesus Love Children, and One Lost Sheep.

Buck Denver and friends continue their quest to learn about the Bible in number four of the 13 What’s in the Bible? series. In Battle for the Promised Land, they visit Old Testament books Joshua, Judges and Ruth.

Battle for the Promised Land! Contains two 25-minute episodes.

Episode 1: Covers Joshua and tricky questions about fighting and killing in the Bible.

Episode 2: Covers the time of the Judges and the Bible's romance story- Ruth!

Join Hermie in this double dose of fun as the garden bugs discover that following the rules is the best way to behave!

Buzby the Misbehaving Bee

The garden is all abuzz, thanks to its newest resident: Buzby, the self-proclaimed "king of bees" who refuses to follow any of the garden's Golden Rules. But through an intervention from the real King of the garden, Buzby learns that following rules can be cool!

Buzby and the Grumblebees

Newly reformed rule-follower Buzby receives a visit from his niece Beebee and his nephew Buddy. But the two little bees are full of bad behavior, and Buzby enlists the help of Hermie and his friends to show the kids what happens when bugs behave badly. Soon, Beebee and Buddy decide that behaving in the hive is the only way to fly!

Join her royal pinkness, Gigi, in this four-part series as she learns that it is a princess's royal honor to help others feel as special as she does!

The Royal Tea Party- When Gigi hosts a princess tea party, everything ends up as tangled as her unruly hair! But peace returns to the kingdom when Gigi finds confidence as a daughter of the King. Based on Ephesians 1:5.

The Pink Ballerina- Inspired by a Bible verse about praising God through dance, Gigi recruits her friend Frances to take dance lessons with her. The ballerinas struggle to dance perfectly but are comforted when they learn that God isn't concerned with what they can achieve. He cares how we show love to others. Based on Galatians 6:9.

The Royal Circus- Gigi and her best friend, Frances, are excited about seeing the traveling circus. But when Frances gets sick and can't go, Gigi brings a special royal circus to her, realizing that helping friends is truly exciting! Based on 1 John 4:7.

The Pink Surprise- Gigi's parents have an announcement: a new little princess is soon to join the family! Gigi is ecstatic-until she realizes that her court's attention won't be entirely focused on her. But contentment reigns again when Gigi discovers that she is blessed beyond being first in line to the family throne. Based on Luke 10:21.

You'll Be Blown Away!

When a big storm destroys Milo's Snack Shack, he doesn't know what to do-not even how to talk to God about it. Milo thinks he has to get God's attention in order for God to hear him. Milo finally learns to pray and realized that God has been helping him all along. The garden gang learns an important lesson about how to trust God after we pray and that His answers come in many different forms.

Do You Have What it Takes?

Many students fear what people would think if they stood up for Truth. It is tempting for students to blend in with the crowd and keep silent. The risk of being rejected or alone for speaking up seems far too great.

In these four inspiring sessions of this youth Bible study, Francis Chan opens up the Scriptures and shows students how their faith in Christ can give them the ability to live lives defined by courage. Students share real-life stories regarding their struggles and successes in the face of adversity.

Who are you?

Our world values being unique. So much so, that we end up looking the same as we try to be different. But we aren't a number. We aren't our clothes, our relationships or our accomplishments. In Christ we are much more.

In these four thought-provoking youth Bible study sessions, Eric Mason compares the message the world constantly tells teens about their identity with the truths found in Scripture. The world tells us it’s all about how you look, what you have, what you do, and whom you are connected to. But Scripture teaches that while those things can be important, they do not constitute who you are. As followers of Jesus Christ, our identity is found in Him.

With biblical teaching and real-life stories, this series will help students ground their identity in Christ and live boldly as children of God and heirs of heaven.


Four sessions:
Session 1 – Image
Session 2 – Choices
Session 3 – Relationships
Session 4 – Accomplishments


Eric Mason bio:
Eric Mason is the co-founder and lead pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia. He is known for articulating and proclaiming the gospel with clarity, passion, and authority at churches and conferences nationally.

In addition to his role at Epiphany Fellowship, Eric serves as the president of Thriving, a ministry dedicated to aiding ethnic minorities to be resourced and trained for ministry to the urban context. He also serves on the boards of the Acts 29 Network and Reach Life Ministries.

Eric received his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary as well as a Doctorate degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Yvette, and their two sons.

Warrior. Liar. Hero. Murderer. King.

Hollywood couldn't write a more conflicted and compelling story about a boy who would become king. But this humble shepherd boy who became the greatest king of Israel also struggled with sin, authority, purity, and integrity.

In these four inspiring youth Bible study session, David Nasser looks at the trials, temptations, and triumphs that King David faced and shows how the truths found in David’s life are relevant to the real-life issues students encounter every day.

Filmed on location in Israel.

Where are you searching for happiness?

Students have more access to entertainment, education, social networking and material "stuff" than ever before, yet they often feel confused and empty.

In these four powerful sessions of this youth Bible study, students share the trials and struggles they face in their search for happiness. Sean McDowell offers Biblical insight into the fleeting nature of happiness and the true meaning of joy. 

The Where Was God When…? Series seeks to provide real answers to tough questions. Recorded at Word of Life Snow Camp, this 8-week series is a study on the attributes of God and how the truth of God’s character affects how we deal with tragedy, crisis and pain. The 8 lessons touch on:

    • Omniscience “God knows All Things” in response to an accidental death
    • Immutability “God Never Changes” in response to a sudden suicide
    • Faithfulness “God is always Faithful” in response to an unexpected divorce
    • Sovereignty “God is in Control” in response to an incurable illness
    • Love “God Is Love” in response to the discovery of a tumor
    • Wisdom “God Cannot Learn” in response to fearful uncertainty
    • Omnipresence “God is Everywhere” in response to a missing person
    • Mercy/Justice “God is Always Fair” in response to senseless violence

How could God love me?

Don't you have to do something to earn God's love? Or does grace mean I can do anything I want? Many people have a hard time fully embracing the unique and unparalleled message of the gospel in Jesus Christ. It's hard to believe that because of God’s love and grace toward us, we can have eternal life and all sorts of blessings today through no effort or merit of our own. That seems too amazing to be true.

In these four challenging youth Bible study sessions, students share real-life stories about their own struggles and triumphs in coming to terms with God’s grace in their lives.

Francis Chan provides powerful teaching from Scripture and helps teens understand God’s amazing gift of grace, the relationship between grace and works, why grace doesn’t mean you should keep sinning, and how grace should impact your purpose in life.


Four powerful sessions:
Session 1 – Grace is a Gift (24 min.)
Session 2 – Grace and Works (21 min.)
Session 3 – Grace and Freedom (21 min.)
Session 4 – Grace and Your Purpose (22 min.)

A downloadable Leader's Guide is available for purchase.


Francis Chan Bio:
Francis Chan is a nationally recognized speaker and spends time speaking in various places around the world to college-aged adults and pastors. He is the author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God and three children’s books. It is his passion to see the next generation of American Christians display a much deeper love for Jesus and their neighbors. Francis lives in California with his wife, Lisa, and their five children.
 

What are you building your life on?

There is only a short window in a student’s life to lay a foundation that will last a lifetime. What we know about God shapes the way we think and live. If we get it wrong then our whole life will be wrong.

In these four thought-provoking sessions of this youth Bible study, students share the honest doubts and struggles they have about their own faith. Joshua Harris uses Scripture to challenge students to root their faith in the life and words of Jesus.

Unbelief is contagious, and there are a million reasons not to believe.  This series attacks head on 8 of the most common objections to faith; objectives like:  Christianity does not work, God does not care, Christianity does not own truth, Your Heaven is my Hell, Your Hell is my Heaven, Christians are stupid, Christians are hypocrites, God is mean.

The truth is never afraid of questions, and God is honored when we bring our honest questions to Him. Originally developed for Word of Life Snow Camp, this series will help guide you to the answers that can only be found in Scripture.

What Kind of Parent Do You Want To Be?

Who you are matters more than what you do. When your kids are all grown up, how will they remember you?

In these six sessions, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott will take you through a parenting approach you won't find in any other parenting resource.

*In reality TV style, take a sneak peek at real-life parenting moments and vulnerable questions from 20 families.

*As a Bible study, discover 10 Biblical traits that will make you a better person and a better parent. Then begin to intentionally pass on key traits to your kids.

Most parents would give anything to anchor their children with a vibrant faith that “sticks” and continues to mature into adulthood. Yet, despite this deep desire, research indicates that approximately 40-50% of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation.

The Sticky Faith Parent Curriculum is a video-based study that came from Kara Powell’s desire to see her own kids emerge from adolescence with their faith intact. Through personal, real-world experiences of research and sharing, the Sticky Faith Parent Curriculum enables parents to instill a deep and lasting faith in their adolescents. This video curriculum presents powerful strategies and practical ideas to help parents encourage their children’s spiritual growth, enabling them to develop a faith that sticks.

Learn to Confidently Teach Your Kids About God

Who is shaping what your kids believe?

In these busy, hectic days we take our kids to sports practices, games, music lessons, school tutoring and other activities to give our children the best opportunities for success. But what if we're missing the chance to teach them what matters most?

Our children can grow up smart, athletic, popular and polite but lack a vibrant relationship with Christ. The few hours they spend in church each week can be helpful, but it cannot nurture a faith in our kids that will withstand the trials that are on the horizon. Church alone cannot teach them, we must start at home. But many parents feel ill equipped to develop the faith of their children.

In these six sessions, we will explore biblical and tangible ways that parents—couples, single parents, blended families and grandparents—can build a legacy of faith for their children.

Each Bible study session includes interviews with everyday parents talking about their own doubts, fears and desires. Gary Thomas, Matt Chandler, and Kurt and Olivia Bruner provide powerful teaching that will help you give your kids what they need to build a solid framework for lifelong faith.

Six video-driven sessions:
Session 1 - Faith: It Starts At Home (38 min.)
Session 2 - Marriage: Your Children Are Watching (27 min.)
Session 3 - Relationships: Your First Priority (31 min.)
Session 4 - Truth: What Are Your Kids Learning? (26 min.)
Session 5 - Communication: Each Child is Unique (26 min.)
Session 6 - Character: Preparing Your Kids For the Real World (26 min.)

This series includes 8 real-life stories, 6 filmed Family Night Activity examples, and 6 original illustrations including:

    •    Trials Build Deeper Trust - Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church near Dallas, and his wife, Lauren, share how the Lord has expanded their faith and caused them to live more intentionally with the discovery of Matt’s malignant brain tumor.
    •    Upstairs/Downstairs - This family night activity helps children understand that God did for us what we could not do for ourselves.
    •    Viewmaster - In this moving illustration, a boy’s magic viewfinder helps him see pivotal moments in his family’s past. This clip will encourage parents to be intentional about raising their children.

A downloadable Leader's Guide will be available for purchase. Group handouts are available online for free.

Also visit www.ItStartsatHome.org for more parenting resources and tools

Congratulations! You're a Parent! NOW WHAT?!

Have you noticed that your child didn't come with an instruction manual? That no one required you to pass a course before you could become a parent? That out of all the parents you've known that could mentor you, none were perfect? Who can you turn to for help?

Join us on an exciting adventure as we follow the "heavenly GPS" that can help us navigate through the pitfalls and perils of parenting. In Raise up a Child, Phil Tuttle, president of Walk Thru the Bible, will guide you back to the heart of parenting through four easy-to-remember parenting scenarios: Choices, Consequences, Compassion, and Consistency.

Bring the best out of those you love the most by creating an atmosphere of grace.

Too much of today's Christian parenting is based on fear: fear of the world . . . fear of America's liberal culture . . . fear of other parents' and the church's opinions. Best-selling author Dr. Tim Kimmel says fear, "is an excellent way to wreck your kids."

Grace based parenting, on the other hand, relies on God's love, replicates His forgiveness and commitment to His children, and displaces fear as a motivator for every behavior.

Grace Based Parenting will help you:

• Find the balance point in a world of extremes
• Keep from investing your energies in a long list of things that don't matter
• Make parenting more fun
• Liberate your children emotionally and spiritually
• Prepare your whole family for a lifetime of healthy choices and relationships-with God and with each other
• Know the best way you can meet your kids' most basic needs-the way God meets all of ours
• Teach your child to navigate their culture, choose better friends, and make wiser choices.

Parents can expect to go away with a blueprint for building confident, courageous, and cooperative kids. Grace Based Parenting will show them a grace-based, character-driven model to nurture well- rounded and loving kids—and have a great time in the process!

Parents of preteens and teens can move from scared to prepared with a new approach to parenting their adolescents.

Parents of preteens intuitively know that no matter how good their kids are, there is turbulence ahead. Many feel lost and unprepared as they watch the damaging effects of culture collide with their child's growing pains and raging hormones.

For the past 35 years Mark Gregston has lived and worked with struggling teens and knows what it takes to reach them. He says, "A parent's success has little to do with either the validity of their words or their intent as messengers; it's more about how they approach their child and engage with them."

This series will explore what's so different about today's culture, why traditional parenting no longer works, and a new model for parenting teens.

Foundational and practical, Tough Guys and Drama Queens answers the questions that parents are asking, helping them become the parents their children need them to be.  

“Simple Truths with Mary Flo Ridley" was developed to help parents make the most of their opportunities to shape the sexual character of their children.

Planning conversations with your kids about sex might seem stressful, but it’s easier than trying to answer their questions when you’re not prepared. Take in and personalize this information for your family and you will find that these conversations serve as tremendous opportunities for strengthening your relationship with your children.

 

Awaken the Families in Your Church

It's hard enough to train kids to behave, but good behavior isn't what Jesus calls for in the Bible. He wants hearts and souls that are shaped in vibrant faith and love toward God and others. How can parents cultivate this in their children?


Spiritual Parenting is a six-part video series that empowers parents to be the primary nurturers of their children's faith and teaches them how to create a home environment God can use to work in their children's lives. Families will be transformed as they learn how to create space for God-encounters in everyday life.

God can turn any marriage into a masterpiece.

Your marriage and the marriages around you are colored by personalities, passions and experiences. Making marriage work is a divinely inspired art form.

The Art of Marriage® consists of six video sessions that can be used in a one-day event or a weekend format, such as Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. Each participant also uses a manual that contains projects, articles and tips to help them live what they learn.

The six dynamic sessions are:

• Love Happens: God’s Purpose and Plan
• Love Fades: Overcoming Isolation
• Love Dances: Fulfilling Our Responsibilities
• Love Interrupted: Communication and Conflict
• Love Sizzles: Experiencing Real Intimacy
• Love Always: Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Crafted for use in a church, small–group, or community, The Art of Marriage can be organized for heart-changing impact by a local pastor or lay couple.

We all know what’s required to fall in love… a pulse. Falling in love is easy. But staying there—that’s something else entirely.

With more than a thousand matchmaking services available today and new ones springing up all the time, finding a romantic match can be easier than ever. But staying together with the one you’ve found seems to be the real challenge. So, is it possible for two people to fall in love and actually stay there? Absolutely! Let Andy Stanley show you how in this four-session, video-based study. Each session includes 15-20 minutes of teaching from pastor and author Andy Stanley.

On Making Marriage Work, twenty couples share their deepest struggles, conflicts and misconceptions about marriage.  This four part video series includes Biblical and practical tips to cultivate a healthy and happy marriage.

About the Experts: For more than 15 years, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott have been counseling people about relationships. Authors of several books, they have been guests on nationwide TV programs such as Oprah and Good Morning America, and their work has been featured in Christianity Today and Focus on the Family magazines. Now they’ve partnered with the BlueFish TV team to create a practical church resource for married or engaged couples.

Men's Fraternity: Authentic Manhood: Winning at Work & Home -  by Robert Lewis challenges men to step forward, meet their responsibilities, and establish their manhood. This study focuses on the chief responsibilities men have as husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. Two mirrors are presented to help men evaluate how they are doing in life: the mirror of work and career, and the mirror of home and family. Participants will evaluate chief responsibilities of how a man successfully relates to a woman and how a man rightly engages in his work.

Here is a plan for leading men in your church and community to win in life by helping them understand and undertake the challenges of both career and family. (Session 5 includes a frank discussion for men of sexual issues in a marriage. Leader should preview this session before showing.) Men's Fraternity is designed to bring Christian men together in a safe, comfortable setting where they can learn the true, biblical meaning of manhood and honestly share their challenges and concerns. (16 sessions)

Please Note: Each man participating in this study will need a Winning at Work and Home workbook. Navigate right to the product on www.authenticmanhood.com by clicking the orange Books, Workbooks and Handouts button above. Viewing a session without a workbook is not recommended.

Your marriage is much more than a union between you and your spouse. It is a spiritual discipline ideally suited to help you know God more fully and intimately.

Sacred Marriage shifts the focus from marital enrichment to spiritual enrichment in ways that can help you love your mate more. Whether it is delightful or difficult, your marriage can become a doorway to a closer walk with God. Everything about your marriage—everything from the history you and your spouse create, to the love you share, to the forgiveness you both offer and seek by turn—is filled with the capacity to help you grow in Christ's character.

This six-session, small group curriculum will equip you to love God more passionately, reflect the nature of his Son more precisely, and fulfill God's overarching purpose for your marriage. Writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites you to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love Him more and reflect more of the character of His Son.

If you are trying to do everything right so you can have a happy marriage, you will probably be disappointed. Why? Because satisfying marriages are not something we can create by following a list of to-dos. Great marriages happen when we surrender completely to the Holy Spirit so He can supernaturally give us the power to love our spouse above ourselves.

In this 4-message series by Pete, he tackles some of the most difficult areas of marriage and uncovers the life-giving promises God makes to us when we allow the Spirit to lead us in our marriages:

• Submission and how it's different than you think
• Drifting apart - living in two-ness instead of oneness
• Finding hope even when your marriage isn't all you want it to be
• Sex and the lie Hollywood wants you to believe

Discovering Uniqueness - Developing Unity

God calls us to live as one in our marriages. The trouble is that we tend to attract someone very different than us in our relationships. Why is this? What if these differences are designed to protect your relationship not hinder it.

There are four inescapable areas of differences that every couple will encounter. These areas are problem solving, processing information, managing change, and facing risk. These areas seem to drive a wedge in more relationships over than than any other. The conference will open your eyes to God's divine design for differences.

Please Note: Sessions 2 and 3 are included together in Session 2 here on RNM, therefore the session titles for Different by Design Sessions 4 through 8 correspond to RNM session 3 to 7.

Money, in-laws, sex, arguments … we all want a healthy, loving marriage, but there are so many real issues that can stand in the way.

Research has shown that over 50% of marriages are ending in divorce. That is why we’ve partnered with Pastor Chip Ingram of Living on the Edge Radio Program, financial guru Dave Ramsey and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner to tackle the common issues couples are facing in their marriages today.

Marriage: Built to Last isn't your typical marriage study. Throughout the series, you'll watch 24 real life couples from across the country share candidly about their struggles in communication, finances, sexual intimacy, expectations, and more.

In this Bible study, you will hear the story of Dave Ramsey and his wife Sharon as they recovered from financial stress and hardship. You will hear the story of Kurt Warner and his wife Brenda share candidly about expectations, trust issues, and adjusting to a blended family.

Whether you’re newly married, remarried, or wanting to improve your relationship, Chip Ingram provides Biblical and practical teaching to give you tools to live intentionally and love biblically.

We All Have Stories. Some are funny, some are painful—all contribute to who we are. What we don't always see is that God is weaving and overarching story that started before time, extends through history, and will reach far beyond our lifetimes. God extends an inviitation to each of us to step into His story and experience the ongoing narrative of His Word in our lives.

In this unique series based study, your group will join visionary author Ben Arment and four of the most creative and effective communicators in the church today—Leonard Sweet, Chris Seay, Pete Wilson, and Ginny Owens—as they reveal some of their personal stories and expound on key stories in King David's life. Your group will examine the concepts of backstory, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution within the life of David and within your own lives.

Step into the power of God's story and see where He can take you.

 

Your Life. His Gifts. Our Purpose.

Our Great Exchange takes you on an inspiring and insightful journey to discover the fullness of becoming God's steward.

For more information, go to www.ourgreatexchange.com.

Don't let your students face college unprepared. Be ready. College Ready.

Incoming college students need to feel confident about the new experience that awaits them. You can equip them with this fast-paced, informative resource designed to help high school seniors and college freshmen think clearly, wisely, and strategically about the college years ahead.

College Ready is a video-guided experience that addresses six important topics:

• Dating Right
• Having Fun
• Growing Spiritually
• College Starts Best with Vision
• Empowering Friendships
• Excelling Academically

In ten, fifteen-minute presentations, John Piper instructs small groups and classes in the essentials of making their lives count for eternity.

Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, living for comfort and pleasure... and perhaps trying to avoid sin. Yet as John Piper teaches in this series and its companion materials, God has designed us for far more than this. We just have to awaken to the simple, biblical reality that "to live is Christ, and to die is gain." This valuable resource-part of the redesigned Don't Waste Your Life Group Study Kit-can assist churches, small groups, and teachers in that task.

Designed to be used in a ten-session, guided group study along with the companion components in the kit, each fifteen-minute presentation explores the meaning and significance of making one's life count for eternity. Piper's rich teaching is a useful tool any leader or facilitator can use to direct members' understanding and guide them to treasure Christ above all.

In addition to the ten 15-minute sessions, which is designed for a guided group setting and works in tandem with the Don't Waste Your Life Group Study material, this series also has four hour-long messages as part of the Don't Waste Your Life Conference Edition, which allows you to conduct your own event.

Do you know how God has uniquely wired you? Every believer was created to play a strategic role in the body of Christ with the gifts God has given them. But many of today's Christians face one difficult question: How do I discover my spiritual gifts and then use them effectively in my church?

This series will unpack key passages from Romans, Ephesians, and 1 Corinthians to explore the role of spiritual gifts in the believer's life, while helping you to pinpoint your own. With Biblical insight and practical steps, you'll learn how to discover, develop, and deploy your spiritual gifts so you can live a life of greater impact.

Live at Five is the story of Natalie Neff and her struggles to discover purpose and direction in her life. Just out of college, she's faced with daunting challenges both personally and professionally. Based on the book of James, Live at Five portrays the practical advice of James in a light-hearted, culturally relevant way.

LIQUID is an experience featuring five 10-minute episodes in each series. Each episode introduces present-day characters whose problems and struggles mirror biblical stories, illustrating that God's word is as true today as it was when it was written. With emotionally provoking videos, introspective questions, and tips for leading a small group, LIQUID is the perfect experience for individual growth or small group study.

What time is it?   Where did all the time go?   Does time really fly when you’re having fun?   Maybe we think about time so much because there never seems to be enough of it.   Maybe there’s only one question we need to ask.   What am I doing with my time?   Simple question? Easy answer? It’s time you found out. In this 5-part series, Time of Your Life, Andy Stanley will help you discover that answer. Don’t waste another second.

Who was Jesus and why does it matter?

The Open Table introduces believers and nonbelievers to the person and deity of Christ in a new and refreshing way.

There are many people who argue God doesn’t exist and many who argue God does. Still, millions know that, all arguments aside, what they feel in their souls is a need for God. To some, the idea of searching for God sounds as ridiculous as chasing a leprechaun to get his pot of gold. And yet few go looking for a leprechaun, while millions go on looking for God. At the heart of the Christian story—the story at the heart of The Open Table—is this basic idea: God shows up in the lives of people who search for Him.

The Open Table series uses state of the art video and the power of personal testimony to put God in front of anyone who has yet to meet Him. The Open Table Participant’s Guide is for those whose interest is sparked and who want to dig deeper. In the unique and relevant voice of Don Miller, The Open Table introduces people to the person and deity of Christ, and everyone is invited to the table.

To understand the Bible, says author and pastor Randy Frazee, you need bifocal lenses, because two perspectives are involved. The Lower Story, our story, is actually many stories of men and women interacting with God in the daily course of life. The Upper Story is God’s story, the tale of his great, overarching purpose that fits all the individual stories together like panels in one unified mural.

Bestselling author Max Lucado also adds some introductory insights. Through these 31 video sessions, The Story curriculum will open your eyes to God’s master-plan as it unfolds in the lives of the Bible’s characters. Discover the heart of God’s Upper Story and the joy that comes as you align your story with God’s.

In six captivating sessions, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller opens your eyes to the powerful message of Jesus' best-known—and least understood—parable.

The Prodigal God is a revelation of the very heart of the gospel: God's radical love for sinners of every kind. Taking you and your small group or church beyond the traditional focus on the wayward younger son, Dr. Keller helps you glean insights from each of the characters in Jesus' parable: the irreligious younger son, the moralistic elder son, and the Father who lavishes his love on both.

The Prodigal God will challenge the devout and the skeptic alike to see Christianity in a whole new way.

John Piper awakens your group to the highest, best, final, and decisive good of the gospel, without which no other gifts would be good.

Some people say forgiveness makes the gospel good news. Others suggest that being saved from hell or gaining freedom from a guilty conscience makes it good news. But the Bible tells us the gospel is good news not because of its many peripheral blessings, but because it brings us to God—and to utter delight in him as our all-sufficient and everlasting treasure.

This series and its companion Study Guide dynamically explore the ultimate good of the good news in a guided group study featuring the teaching of Pastor John Piper. Each of his six 30-minute sessions will enable you to guide others to embrace God as the gospel in every area of their lives.

Fall forward into the story of good and evil...

The Domino Effect helps us enter into the story of good and evil that we find not just in history but all around us. What will we do with the evil that invades our lives and our world? Were we set up to be messed up? Is our world a problem of evil or an opportunity for goodness?

The Domino Effect rips the bandage off of the issue of evil. This aggressively theological and intensely personal initiative prompts life-changing discussion and discovery. It gives us a behind the scenes look at God's thoughts toward good and evil, and it introduces God's solution to the problem of evil—redemption.

Are You a Follower?

Every day, the world screams at us, “You’re number one. Look out for yourself—your own comfort and happiness.” But that’s not what Jesus said. He told us to follow him. And following him means we’re not number one—Jesus is.

In these four video Bible study sessions, Pete Briscoe explores what it means to surrender to Jesus and the dynamic impact following Christ will have on our personal lives, our relationships, and our service to others.

What tough questions do you have about Jesus?

Culture is blurring the lines between different faiths. It is increasingly difficult for people to grasp how their faith in Jesus Christ is unique.

In these four powerful video Bible study sessions, David Nasser addresses the tough questions that people have about Jesus and points them back to the scriptural truths about our Savior.  

Filmed on location all throughout Israel and includes teaching from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives and the Mount of the Beatitudes.

An eloquent weaving of art, Scripture, and spiritual insight, Pursuing God's Beauty will take you into the riches of the Gospel of John. Whether you are watching on your own or with a group, you'll find breathtaking portraits of salvation, redemption, and restoration. Filmed in an art studio, this six session study explores what it means to celebrate and radiate the beauty of Christ in your own life.

Join author and pastor Timothy Keller in Gospel in Life—an eight-week video based study of the gospel and how to live it out in your everyday life.

In week one you and your group will study the city, your home now, the world that is. Week eight closes with the theme of the eternal city, your heavenly home, the world that is to come. In between you’ll learn how the gospel can change your heart, your community, and how you live in this world.

Your Life. His Gifts. Our Purpose.

Our Great Exchange takes you on an inspiring and insightful journey to discover the fullness of becoming God's steward.

For more information, go to www.ourgreatexchange.com.

Over the past few years, an enormous amount of research has been done on the effectiveness of the modern western church in the area of "making disciples." The statistical results have been alarming to say the least. What has become evident through the labors of many of those committed to such research is that a very small percentage of those claiming to be followers of Christ have a Biblical understanding of what it means to "make disciples," and even fewer are still actively making disciples.

In this series, Executive Director Kennon Vaughan presents seven scripturally-centered sessions that will equip and inspire you to more effectively make disciples in response to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.

Full size student guides, as well as teacher guides, are available online if you would like to go through this discipleship training study with a small group, and can be found by clicking on the orange button above.

You Can Make a Difference in Just Six Weeks!

DO Something! shows you how to live out your faith in a way that impacts the lives of others. This 6-session series allows you and your small group to experience this revolutionary book as a community and put your faith into action right away. With teachings from Miles McPherson, personal interviews with the people you read about in the DO Something! book, and outstanding cinematography, this series brings the DO Something! message to life. Each session is 10-15 minutes long and takes participants through an overview and the 5 P's of making their lives count.

You were created to do something great! This engaging series will show you why and how.

Everyone wants to know that their time on earth has some significance. We all want to make a difference.

These are difficult days in our world’s history. Billions of people are poor, millions go hungry or thirsty every day. Disease claims thousands of lives daily. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference.  What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God’s love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. What if you lived in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life?  

Max Lucado presents four sessions that follow the real-life stories of people who are making their lives count. In four sessions designed for individual study or for a small group experience, Max will show you not just why but how to live intentionally so that everything in your life—your time, your skills, your passions—all add up to something bigger than you.

Mirror Image is the story of a family from Orange County who faces dramatic events and must choose how to respond. Based on some of the most famous biblical parables, Mirror Image reminds us that Jesus' teachings ask us to change the way we think in order to be salt and light in the world.

LIQUID is an experience featuring five 10-minute episodes in each series. Each episode introduces present-day characters whose problems and struggles mirror biblical stories, illustrating that God's word is as true today as it was when it was written. With emotionally provoking videos, introspective questions, and tips for leading a small group, LIQUID is the perfect experience for individual growth or small group study.

How can I help a world in need?

War, poverty, despair … the world’s problems seem overwhelming. Where do we even start? Bono, Oprah and other celebrities have the resources to make a difference … should we just leave it up to them? Or does God have a role for each of us?

In these four Bible study sessions, Todd Phillips travels to Rwanda and the Republic of Congo to explore how he will make a difference to people looking for hope and help.  From the villages and refugee camps of the region, Todd uses Biblical teaching to reveal the important role God has for each of us to rescue the world.

The challenge is simple. Love others like never before!

Your church is only as strong as the relationships in it. We invite you to join us for a 30-day challenge certain to impact your community like you've never seen before. It's our desire that through this challenge you would begin to see relationship breakthrough in your church that starts a ripple effect in your community.

In a culture built on consumption--especially of food--it is easy to forget the poor that Jesus cared so much about. Following the pattern of his successful Advent Conspiracy, Chris Seay invites readers on a journey of self-examination, discipline, and renewed focus on Jesus that will change their lives forever.

He challenges readers to eat like the poor for forty days in solidarity with a much-neglected group of people, and to donate the money they save on groceries to a charity or project that serves the poor in concrete ways. But he doesn't expect them to go it alone. A Place at the Table includes a short chapter for each of those forty days with Scripture, reflections, prayers, encouragement, and tips for engaging the whole family in the process. The six-session series, shot in such locations as the Holy Land, Haiti, and Ecuador, will help small groups and entire churches go on a passionate journey of radical faith, personal action, solidarity with the poor, and extravagant grace.

Beat Debt & Leave a Legacy!

 

The Great Recovery is a grassroots movement spread by people who are tired of looking to Washington for answers. The truth is that the government can’t fix this economy. It’ll be restored one family at a time, as each of us takes a stand to return to God and grandma's way of handling money.  Together, we’ll bring this country back on track—one family, one church, one community at a time.

Did you know there are over 2,350 verses in the Bible about money? Did you know that nearly half of Jesus’ parables are about possessions?

The Bible is packed with wise counsel about your financial life. In fact, Jesus had more to say about money than about heaven and hell combined.

Co-developed with Purpose Driven Ministries and Pastor Rick Warren, this seven-week, video-based, small group study, provides another option for studying biblical financial management in a personal or small group setting.

Topics include:

• The Big Picture by Rick Warren
• Dedicate It All to God by Chip Ingram
• Plan Your Spending by Ron Blue
• Giving as an Act of Worship by Chip Ingram
• Saving and Investing by Ron Blue
• God’s Solution to Debt by Howard Dayton
• Enjoy What God Has Given You by Chuck Bentley

If you think you have ever had issues with money, you should meet the Penders. Money is a part of all our lives, but to this California family, money is everything. Their outrageous view of money provides and amusing yet insightful reflection on struggles we face in our consumer-driven culture. Money Talks takes a lighthearted but important look at one of the more difficult issues of our faith: stewardship.

LIQUID will revolutionize the way you view small group study. This experience features five 10-minute episodes in each series. Each episode introduces present-day characters whose problems and struggles mirror biblical stories, illustrating that God's Word is as true today as it was when it was written. With emotionally provoking videos, introspective questions and tips for leading a small group, LIQUID is the perfect experience for individual growth or small group study.

 

Quick. Help. Now. Sounds like everyday life doesn't it?
Financially speaking, one of the best "quick, help, now" things you can do to reach your financial goals is to create and follow a spending plan. It's not about restraining you – it's about freeing you! But, where do you start?

In less than two hours, Creating a Spending Plan provides quick, practical help by applying God's wisdom.

What you will learn:

• Why a plan can be your best offensive strategy
• The best way to get started
• Practical tips and techniques for success
• How to live and achieve your goals

Six Epic Short Films...One Timeless Message

Throughout history, people have wrestled with the concept of trusting God to meet their needs versus relying on their own efforts, other people, money, or other things society has to offer.

Thankfully, through stirring accounts and parables found in the Bible, God reveals how He wants to be our Provider above anything else. These relevant stories present us wisdom, truth, encouragement and practical steps we can take to develop and deepen a relationship of trust with the God of the universe.

The God Provides Learning Experience offers a rich, dramatic journey through six theater-quality, epic short films and printed Companion Guide that can be used for individual or group study in a variety of ways—homes, businesses, churches, academic institutions, and more.

Is God concerned about your financial situation? What does the Bible have to say about debt? What is the most important thing to know about money?

In these three engaging 30-minute session shot at LifeChurch.tv, Dave Ramsey, a personal money management expert, popular national radio and television personality, and the best-selling author of Financial Peace and The Total Money Makeover, looks to Scripture as he discusses several critical issues about your personal finances.

The Enemy will never “waste a good crisis,” so neither should we as God’s people. We can turn everyday adversity into advantage by loving others and leading them into God’s Kingdom during their time of need.

The signs are around us everyday. We are truly in times of economic hardship, and some would even say that we are hinging on an Economic Event of Biblical Proportions. The idea of preparing for hardship is a timeless concept. How can you protect your family in the midst of financial crisis?

God’s Word provides proven principles for preparing you to do well in any economic situation. The S.A.L.T. Plan™ is a culmination of those principles compiled into a practical guide that provides both biblical wisdom and sound advice to help you carefully plan for hard times, while continuing to be faithful with your God-given resources.

Easily adapted for businesses and entire church congregations in the form of group studies, we suggest that individuals and families join together within larger organizations to help support each other while implementing the various aspects of the plan. Are you ready to commit to being salt and light in a darkening world?

What if everything you think about money is wrong?

Most of us believe that the more we have the richer we become. This is an age-old assumption considered as true as the law of gravity. Thousands of books have offered steps, formulas, makeovers, investment guides, motivational stories and philosophies to set the non-rich on the sure road to riches. But is there more to becoming rich than the accumulation of money?

The Root of Riches is bursting with insight and practical examples. This series based on the first book by Chuck Bentley, CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, will change how you think about money and transform how you live.

Why do we work? What is the purpose?

The world tells us that work is just a means to more comfort…more stuff…more me. TV shows and even our misdirected language in the church have hijacked our view of work and belittled it to mundane and meaningless.

But what if there’s more? What if we are divinely place wherever we are? What if it’s about what we can give, not just what we get?

Whether you are a CEO, entrepreneur or manager in your business, you have an enormous opportunity to give people a picture of God by the way you work. You have the potential to impact the world around you for Christ.

In these five motivating video Bible study sessions, you will explore how to bring meaning to your work, how God can use you in the marketplace, how to find the needed energy, and how to work with excellence.

What is the most strategic venue for Christian influence in today’s culture?

At a time when extended family has become a holiday rarity and neighbors remain strangers, the workplace has become the “new neighborhood” where most Christians spend eight-plus hours a day in direct interaction with non-Christians. This is their mission field! Seizing this opportunity, however, demands a biblically based approach to evangelism specifically suited for today’s work environment. Yet the word “evangelism” strikes fear in the hearts of most Christians.

Workplace Grace Group Resources curriculum offers an approach to evangelism that is unique in its specific non-invasive application to the workplace. Participants will begin to see evangelism as a process and understand how their skills and God-given gifts can easily be used over time to winsomely draw customers, clients and daily coworkers to new life in Jesus Christ.

Participants will learn to recognize the incredible influence they can have right where they are, with the people they work with on a daily basis. They will discover the freedom of being freed from guilt about not “evangelizing” and will find themselves responding simply, “I can do this---today!”

John Beckett is frequently asked: "What's it like at your company? If I visited, what would I see and hear?" This 22-minute piece, Loving Monday: The Video, provides a virtual plant tour of the Beckett Corporation. Broadcast journalist Peggy Wehmeyer asks the tough questions on peoples' minds: "Is this for real?" "How does one mingle faith and work?" "What are the results?" "Are the concepts transferable?"

Please join us on this fast-paced visit with John Beckett. See, almost firsthand, a fresh and rewarding approach to business.

Developing a biblical foundation for business is important for successful and sustainable business as mission practice, which is why in the Introduction to Business as Mission Course, we start there. 

Landa Cope speaks internationally on applying biblical principles to each domain of society and in this series she lays a biblical foundation for discipling nations through the sphere of business.

This series was recorded during the Introduction to Business as Mission Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand in January 2010. The first 6 sessions contain over 6 hours of teaching content: beginning with a deeper understanding of the Ten Commandments as a foundation for living how God intended us to live, moving onto an overview of scripture as a 'template' for daily life and work and concluding with reflections on geographical, political and economic issues today. We have added 2 more sessions as a bonus which include more interactive discussions with Landa on principles of economics found in scripture and how business connects with church planting and evangelism.

 

Series Overview:

Session 1: Ten Commandments Bible Study Part 1

Session 2: Ten Commandments Bible Study Part 2

Session 3: Old Testament Template Introduction Part 1

Session 4: Old Testament Template Introduction Part 2

Session 5: Geographical, Political and Economic Reflections Part 1

Session 6: Geographical, Political and Economic Reflections Part 2

Plus Bonus Sessions

Bonus Session 1: Principles of Economics

Bonus Session 2: Church Planting, Evangelism and Business  

Landa’s teaching style in purposefully challenging, she encourages listeners to develop their own habit of studying the Bible and to cultivate deeper thinking about the God's principles found in scripture.

Integrating faith and work isn't an accident. It's an accomplishment!

Our work world is largely disconnected from God, but Christians can change that. This small group study series guides participants toward faith filled lives at work, with a biblically based model for application in any job or industry. All six video sessions include teaching from At Work on Purpose founder Chuck Proudfit.

At Work on Purpose is the largest city-wide marketplace ministry in the United States. Founded in 2003, this global ministry is mobilizing the work world for Christ.

For more information, go to www.atworkonpurpose.org.

Larry Burkett’s best-selling book, Business by the Book, has taught literally thousands of businesspeople how to transform their businesses and marketplaces. Now designed as an in-depth workshop, the Business by the Book Workshop will teach businesspeople in all walks of professional life how to practically achieve success and conduct business according to biblical principles.

Practical counsel will be given on a variety of business topics such as:

• Hiring and Firing Decisions
• Pay Increases and Promotions
• Guidelines for Selecting Managers
• Employee Pay Decisions
• Borrowing and Lending Decisions
• Forming Corporations and Partnerships

And more!

Welcome to Genesis: The Business Workshop

At the end of our life, our mission is to stand before the Father and hear Him say, "Well done, Faithful Servant." Hopefully, this series will help you achieve what the Lord wants and expects from you in your business success and personal life.

Genesis has been over 4 years in the making. Hundreds of hours in writing the scripts, hundreds of hours in filming, hundreds of hours in editing and re-editing, and hundreds of hours in finding the images, pictures and video clips to birth this workshop.

The research and inspiration for this series came from years of practical experience working with CEOs helping then grow their businesses. From studying the Bible and recognizing the parallels, patterns of success and failure from God's eternal design.

The goal of Genesis is to:

1. Encourage and inspire you to seek our Creator and His manual, the Bible, for the answers to your business success.

2. Create a process for fellow believers to encourage each other in an atmosphere of mutual learning and sharing where ultimately "iron sharpens iron," in the spirit of "wise counsel."

3. To help you find the practical leadership and management applications for being fully successful in your calling, based not on a "good plan," but the "God plan" of the Lord's destiny for you.

Statement of Clarity

This video series contains stories and examples of people and businesses to illustrate how biblical principles are the best guide to building long term success. We are not attempting to hold up or portray the leaders or organizations we use as illustrations as individuals without fault or that they are a "best" example of groups who adhere to biblical standards.

Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil in the world, the work of greedy capitalists polluting the environment. Thirty years later he was dean of a business school.

In the course of that remarkable transformation, Van Duzer found cause for both hope and concern. He discovered many business people achieving a great deal of good for society as well as a lot of illegal and unethical behavior.

Along the way he found some who thought that merely being honest and kind was what made business Christian. Others said they'd never ask pastors for business advice because they had no interest or experience in their work. After all, wasn't "full-time Christian service" what the church was all about?

This series (and book) explores the nature and meaning of doing business and finds it calls for much more than most think. Van Duzer presents a profoundly Christian approach that integrates biblical studies with the disciplines of business and economics. Looking beyond the place of ethical principles and the character of the individual, Van Duzer displays a vision of business that contributes to the very purposes of God.

 

Jeff Van Duzer is dean of the School of Business and Economics and professor of business law and ethics at Seattle Pacific University.

The Choices that Change Your Life Forever

Moments of decision. Your life is full of them, and how you respond can have lifelong impact. The decision process can be as intense as a crucible—a vessel in a refining fire, a place where precious substances are tested, purified, and strengthened.

That’s a picture of the process God uses in our lives. When the heat is on, what decisions will we make? What kind of character rises to the surface?

The sessions in this series explore six areas of tension in our lives:

• Image vs. Character
• Fear vs. Faith
• Circumstances vs. Truth
• Deception vs. Integrity
• Arrogance vs. Humility
• Disappointment vs. Expectancy

God will use the choices we make in these areas to transform us into people after His own heart—and shape our lives forever.

 

Join Wade Myers, founder of New Venture Lab and the president of the Venture Academy, an entrepreneurship training program with a course of instruction that includes lectures and Harvard Business School case studies presented in a Biblical framework, as he presents the biblical case for entrepreneurship.

Resolving Everyday Conflict is an eight-lesson study that unpacks the amazing things the Bible has to say about conflict and relationships. As you go through this study, you’ll find the powerful and practical answers you are looking for to forever change how conflict looks in your life.

The primary places this study will likely be used are:

The Church - Equip your church members and give them a tool for outreach to the community: This small group bible study will first provide the foundational biblical principles for relationships to your church members—perfect for use in your existing small group ministry. But this study also will help your church reach people that you might otherwise have trouble reaching—the people on the fringe of your church life as well as the unchurched in your community. By offering this study in your church or in other contexts (prison ministry, homeless shelters, crisis pregnancy center, etc.), you can give people practical help with an issue that is relevant—conflict—and teach them about Jesus at the same time.

 

The Workplace - Help employees deal with conflict at work (and everywhere else): Studying Resolving Everyday Conflict in the workplace has two key benefits: 1) It will help your team members by giving them practical tools to handle conflict at work and outside work; and 2) It is good for your organization—as your team learns to resolve conflict quickly and constructively (or avoid it altogether!), you’ll have a healthier and more productive work environment.

Teaching with Style is one of Walk Thru the Bible's Classic Series studies. The Classics are those studies that have provided such rich spiritual awareness and deep personal growth that they have remained relevant over the course of time.

When students are asked to describe the one thing they would change about their teachers if they could, what do you think they say? More advanced degrees? How about easier homework assignments or giving fewer tests and quizzes?

The answer is, none of the above! People really do want to learn, whether in church, school, or in a training class at work. But one giant obstacle often stands in their way: BOREDOM! That's right! Boredom is the number one hindrance to learning.

Communicators don't want to bore their students—it happens when they fail to see teaching as a role to which they are called. It happens when they fail to act in an attention–holding fashion. And it happens when personality and methodology are not empowered with style.

In Teaching with Style, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson shows how to banish boredom from the classroom—or any teaching or communicating environment—for good. In six sessions, participants will learn how to gain and maintain attention regardless of the setting or content. They will learn to put excitement and creativity back in teaching—where it belongs!

Being in the ministry, whether as a lay person or as a vocational Christian worker, has many joys and blessings. But it also makes us vulnerable to unique pressures and difficulties.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss identifies twelve pitfalls that can cause the Lord's servants to falter or even to be sidelined. Numberous illustrations, as well as a series of penetrating questions, help us recognize where we may have fallen into one or more of these pitfalls. She also provides practical, biblical insight on how to stay faithful all the way to the finish line.

Living Out the Gospel Where Conflict and Leadership Intersect

Even in the healthiest churches, conflict and leadership are interwoven threads--there's no escaping those moments when tension surfaces in a leadership meeting, when you are leading your congregation through an difficult change, or even when you inadvertently create conflict yourself.

Yet these are the moments when leadership really matters.

The Leadership Opportunity helps leaders live out the gospel by providing solidly biblical and practical help for the common conflicts that all leaders face.

Every leader functions on two stages—the front stage and the back stage. The front stage is the public world of leadership. The back stage is the private world of the leader. There are many resources to help you succeed on the front stage. But who is talking to you about you and your backstage life?

Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul DVD is used in conjunction with the Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul Participant Guide and Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul Book. Together these resources will guide individuals and leadership teams through 6 sessions of content that will help them:
 

• address problems that lead to burnout
• prioritize matters of the soul
• develop healthy spiritual practices
• create a healthy rhythm in your life
• craft a healthy leadership culture
• develop better systems in your church
• move toward an unhurried life

Doing the Rigth Thing explores the ethical and moral breakdown that is assaulting culture from all sides. Through panel discussion, interviews, and student questions, this video study hosted by Brit Hume raises ethical issues in a compelling and fresh way, stimulationg thought, discussion, and action. The six sessions and study guide encourage participants to examine themselves and how ethical and character issues relate to their lives at home, school, and the workplace.

Panelists and guests include: Chuck Colson, Robert George, Joni Eareckson Tada, Ben Stein, Brit Hume, and many others.

Men's Fraternity: The Great Adventure - by Robert Lewis helps men break free from the bondage of boredom and rediscover the exciting purpose that God has for them. Through 20 sessions, men will come to understand how they are wired and how to move forward with energy and enthusiasm to face the challenges of biblical manhood. Men's Fraternity is designed to bring Christian men together in a safe, comfortable setting where they can learn the true, biblical meaning of manhood and honestly share their challenges and concerns. (20 sessions)

Please Note: Each man participating in this study will need a The Great Adventure workbook. Navigate right to the product on www.authenticmanhood.com by clicking the orange Books, Workbooks and Handouts button above. Viewing a session without a workbook is not recommended.

33 The Series: A Man and His Design is a 6 session Bible study that builds upon many of the timeless truths taught by Robert Lewis in the original Men's Fraternity curriculum but also includes new material on authentic manhood. The series is designed to inspire and equip men to pursue authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ in His 33 years on earth. Volume I contains six sessions that explore the basic foundations of authentic manhood and God's clear design for men.

This first volume of 33 starts with meaningful insights into the current state of manhood, which will help men navigate through some realities that have created cultural confusion. It follows by unfolding God's mandates for all men and offering a clear definition of authentic manhood that will help men on their journey. Each participant will learn the four "faces" of manhood and how to anticipate and transition through the specific seasons of life.

Please Note: Each man participating in this study will need a 33 The Series Volume 1 Training Guide. Navigate right to the product on www.authenticmanhood.com by clicking the orange Books, Workbooks and Handouts button above. Viewing a session without a training guide is not recommended.

Personal Holiness in Times of Temptation is one of Walk Thru the Bible's Classic Series studies. The Classics are those studies that have provided such rich spiritual awareness and deep personal growth that they have remained relevant over the course of time.

It's getting tougher every day! From the television to the newsstand to the Internet, today's Christian is constantly pressured to give up his standards. Give in to temptation. Become morally impure.

And yet, nothing in our walk with God is more important or rewarding than personal holiness. In four sessions, Dr. Bruce Wilkinson explains why holiness is not all up to God, it's also up to us. It's our job to flee temptation, and learn to live a life of sexual and moral victory. Fortunately, the Scriptures are full of practical advice on how to do just that.

Here is the down-to-earth, biblically based help you've been praying for. By using this course study guide together with the video sessions, you'll have everything you need to experience personal holiness in times of temptation and to know the peace and joy that only come when our lives are in line with His standards.

What does it mean to be a man? Moreover, how does a father instill these qualities in his son?

By Raising a Modern-Day Knight. Beginning with a biblical perspective of manhood, author-pastor Robert Lewis shares a unique approach to shaping a boy into a man by equipping him with three essential elements: a vision, a code of conduct, and a transcendent cause (Christianity) in which to invest his life. Complete with ceremony ideas to celebrate accomplishments and ingrain them in his mind, this resource is as insightful as it is practical in raising a boy to be a chivalrous, godly man.

Please Note: Each participant in this study will need a Raising a Modern-day Knight training guide. Navigate right to the product on www.rmdk.com by clicking the orange Books, Workbooks and Handouts button above. Taking the course without a training guide is not recommended.

Dig deeper into what it means to step up and live a courageous life with Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Living Video Series. Based on his book by the same title, Dennis Rainey, along with Matt Chandler, Bill Bennett, Tony Dungy, Robert Lewis, Voddie Baucham, Stu Weber, and others unpack what biblical manhood looks like and what it means to be a godly, courageous man in today’s world.

Through engaging stories, expert teaching, humorous vignettes, man-on-the-street interviews, and personal insights, these men's ministry leaders call every man to become courageous leaders in their own lives, marriages, churches, and communities. Accompanied by small-group discussion and individual follow-up exercises, men of every age will learn action tools for gospel-centered living to empower them to be true heroes in their families and communities.

Each session is designed to take about one hour to complete, video sessions average 25 to 30 minutes and small-group discussion averages 20 minutes. Each participant will need a workbook (click the orange button above).

Besides dinner, bedtime with children, or during church, how often do you and your wife pray together?

As Sam Ingrassia discovered when he asked himself that question, a candid answer is not necessarily a comfortable one. Perhaps yours isn't, either. Many—maybe even most—Christian men live with the burden of weakness and lack of confidence in spiritual leadership for their wives. Even a godly man can struggle to initiate regular, intentional spiritual connections with his wife.

Sam knows how widespread the problem is. He's asked hundreds of men—in groups and one-on-one—about how they're doing in this area, and almost to a man, they're missing something significant with their wives. Praying together. But Sam has discovered a profound, hopeful, and simple way to retake this lost ground. Just Say the Word—the Word of God.

By following the guidance Sam offers, you and your wife will open the windows of heaven to your relationship. You'll experience a fresh dimension in your spiritual walk together, one that will bolster your marriage in the storms of life. And you'll be equipped to protect your marriage and family with confidence. Even your children and grandchildren will see and experience the results. Renewed praying with your wife will touch every dimension of your life.

Basic Training For a Few Good Men presents scriptural principles to empower men to 'stand in the gap' and be 'watchmen on the wall' before the Lord for their families.

The challenges that men are facing in our culture today are staggering. Many men feel lost, without a solid moral compass. They feel helpless as to what position they are to play in a society that is constantly changing. Basic Training is a crash course in character. It's a no-holds barred study of the things that turn men of faith into men of God. In each session, Tim Kimmel shows men how they can flourish at work, draw the best out of their wives, make it easy for their kids to look up to them, and find it a joy to serve in God's army.

Men's Fraternity: The Quest for Authentic Manhood by Robert Lewis is designed to help a man embrace a bolder and more noble concept of manhood. The first of the series, this study leads men along a journey toward real biblical masculinity while fostering deep spiritual, emotional, and personal growth. This study also takes a man inside himself to consider the forces that are shaping — or misshaping — his personal manhood. Men's Fraternity is designed to bring Christian men together in a safe, comfortable setting where they can learn the true, biblical meaning of manhood and honestly share their challenges and concerns. (24 sessions)

Please Note: Each man participating in this study will need a The Quest for Authentic Manhood workbook. Navigate right to the product on www.authenticmanhood.com by clicking the orange Books, Workbooks and Handouts button above. Viewing a session without a workbook is not recommended.

Join Mary Kassian, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, and six of their friends as they explore God's divine design in this eight-week study on biblical womanhood.

You'll be encouraged and challenged to discover, embrace, and delight in the beauty,joy, and fulfillment of being exactly who God created you to be. Laugh and learn along with Mary, Nancy, Karen Loritts, Carolyn McCulley, Dannah Gresh, Erin Davis, Kimberly Wagner, and Holly Elliff.

 

More than anything, the Bible is not a textbook, rule book, or history book...it's a love story. You may not think you're good enough, pretty enough, or spirtual enough to attract God's attention, but His message to you is "You captured my heart!"

Author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper opens her own heart and shares personal experiences as she unpacks the breathtaking love story in the Song of Songs. She'll make you see the Old Testament tale of Solomon and the Shulamite in a whole new light.

 

This session is from the 2012 Women of Faith Conference. For more information about Women of Faith, visit www.womenoffaith.com.

 
The second film in the True Beauty series for women featuring Lisa Chan, Deny Yourself counters the lie “It’s all about me” with the freeing truth “I belong to Jesus.”   In this short film, Lisa Chan asks, “Do you trust God when He says that by losing your life you will actually find it?” As she explores themes of humility, sacrifice, and service, she guides viewers into the peace and joy of surrendering themselves to God every day.   Like every film in the True Beauty series, Deny Yourself weaves Chan’s teaching with another woman’s story. Rich in Scripture and practical application, these unique films—which are ideal for small groups or individuals—point women to the freeing discovery that true beauty lies in the heart.

Christian counselor, ministry leader, and regular mom Nicole Unice shines on video in this inspiring six-session She’s Got Issues DVD Curriculum—perfect for churches and small groups. As she does in the book, Nicole talks candidly about how the everyday issues that drive you crazy affect you . . . and why you don’t have to settle for letting them win. Some days living up to the whole good-Christian image seems impossible. You do the right things (well, most of the time), but you just don’t feel changed by your faith. Deep down, you’re still dealing with the ordinary struggles—control, insecurity, comparison, fear, anger, and unforgiveness—that hold you back from living free and loving well. The good news? You don’t have to “fix” yourself. You have access to the power of Christ. His power can transform your everyday weaknesses into your greatest strengths and gifts.

When we pray, does God answer?
Was that God's voice, or my own?

When God really wants to get your attention, he doesn’t just say something once, he echoes. He speaks through a Sunday sermon, a chance conversation with a friend the next day, and even a random email. The same theme, idea, impression, or lesson will repeat itself in surprising and unexpected ways until you realize that maybe, just maybe, God is at work.As God’s voice echoes to us, we are invited to echo back to him in prayer.

In each of the six Bible study sessions, Margaret Feinberg provides Biblical and practical teaching that will offer a fresh perspective on our interactions with God through prayer. Each session also includes interviews with people who share their personal times when God was silent and times when God was at work.

This powerful presentation counters the feminist lies of the culture by presenting the biblical truth. Nany Leigh DeMoss believes God's design for manhood and womanhood is a crucial aspect of His plan in creation and redemption, and that the implications of rejecting that plan are enormous.

Nancy is burdened for God's people to courageously and intentionally embrace His design for the display of His glory and the furtherance of His Kingdom. Nancy reveals that would happen if a "remant" of women are willing to return to the authority of God's Word and to embrace God's priorities and purposes for their lives and homes.

Imagine what would happen if women lived out the beauty and the wonder of womanhood as God created it to be!

Mirror, mirror on the wall . . . so often all a woman sees in the mirror is her flaws. Even when she looks good on the outside, she feels broken on the inside. But Jesus came to seek and save those who are broken beyond repair; it’s often at our most broken that we finally learn to believe how much we are loved.

Bestselling author and Bible teacher Sheila Walsh dares to look in the mirror and help women face their past, present circumstances, and secret shame—the things that that keep them from receiving Christ’s love. God’s Word says broken people can rise up and live in the power of the risen Christ. Join Sheila and the thousands of women who have learned to stand and say “I will rise.”

This session is from the 2012 Women of Faith Conference. For more information about Women of Faith, visit www.womenoffaith.com.

Where is God when I need Him?

When we look around at the pain, loss and hurt in our world and even in our own lives, we can’t help but wonder, “God, don’t you see this? Can’t you do something about this? Where are you?”

In these four Bible study sessions, Margaret Feinberg uses fresh insights and Biblical teaching to study four verbs that Scripture uses in connection with God. When we understand God’s active nature, we realize how God is always active and engaged in our lives. Even when we can’t see or feel him, God is constantly on the move and working.

Why Me? Why am I here? Why did this happen? Can you help me understand? Where’s the lifeline? Where can I turn? Is there any hope?

We have questions. Real, important and challenging questions. Questions about family, finances, and forgiveness. Unsettling questions regarding illness, death and eternity. Don’t we crave answers to these questions that tug on the deepest parts of our hearts?

Max Lucado has received thousands of questions and wrestled with plenty of his own. In these eight Bible study sessions, one of today’s most trusted pastors takes on life’s most important questions. Here’s hoping that his answers to the questions of others will help you find answers to your own.

In this dynamic companion to the book Forgotten God, breakthrough author Francis Chan reminds us of the true source of the church’s power—the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we’ve ignored the Spirit for far too long, and that without Him, we operate in our own strength, only accomplishing human-sized results.


This seven-session video resource offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives. It is designed to initiate and facilitate discussion, interaction and practical application of the message of Forgotten God.


Francis’ thought-provoking teaching makes this a valuable resource for small groups, churches, youth groups, and college campus ministries.

In this powerful curriculum, Chuck Colson and Gabe Lyons identify the unshakable tenets of the faith that Christians have believed through the centuries—truths that offer a ground for faith in uncertain times, hope and joy for those who despair, and reconciliation for a world at war with God and itself.

Rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God’s kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find their purpose and their home. This is the heart of the gospel: God’s search to reclaim us and love us as his own. But have we truly grasped this?

The Faith is a curriculum for our troubled times and for decades to come, for Christians and non-Christians alike. Chuck Colson and Gabe Lyons will lead you through six thought-provoking, soul-searching, and powerful sessions on the great, historical central truths of Christianity that have sustained believers through the centuries. Brought to immediacy with vivid, true stories, here is what Christianity is really about and why it is a religion of hope, redemption, and beauty.

What tough questions do you have about Jesus?

Culture is blurring the lines between different faiths. It is increasingly difficult for people to grasp how their faith in Jesus Christ is unique.

In these four powerful video Bible study sessions, David Nasser addresses the tough questions that people have about Jesus and points them back to the scriptural truths about our Savior.  

Filmed on location all throughout Israel and includes teaching from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives and the Mount of the Beatitudes.

A five-week Bible study based on The Bible mini-series currently airing on The History Channel.

This five-week study for individuals and small groups is based on some of the epic stories of the Bible, with an emphasis on God’s plan of redemption for mankind through Jesus Christ. This study features inspirational video clips from the The History Channel's epic Bible miniseries that has been viewed by more that 10 million people.

This powerful study is specifically designed to help people:

• See these stories from the Bible like they never have before.
• Discover the scarlet thread of redemption through Jesus Christ woven throughout the Bible.
• Experience a greater insight into God’s amazing love for them personally.
• Understand how their unique story fits within God’s story for all of us.
• Be inspired to read these great stories from God’s Word themselves.

Everyone wants to know that their time on earth has some significance. We all want to make a difference.

These are difficult days in our world’s history. Billions of people are poor, millions go hungry or thirsty every day. Disease claims thousands of lives daily. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference.  What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God’s love and life? We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven, but here on earth. What if you lived in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life?  

Max Lucado presents four sessions that follow the real-life stories of people who are making their lives count. In four sessions designed for individual study or for a small group experience, Max will show you not just why but how to live intentionally so that everything in your life—your time, your skills, your passions—all add up to something bigger than you.

Can you imagine your life without fear?

Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. But what if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, and doubt, what would remain?

In these six lessons, Max Lucado addresses some of your biggest fears and shows you how the solution may be easier than you think. This timely study will guide you and your small group on a jouney to the day when you can trust more and fear less.

Does being in a small group really change anything in my life?

We all long to be connected with friends. We long to know and be known by God. We long to make a difference. How does being in a small group impact those things?  

In these four video Bible study sessions, Alan Danielson will take a look at four questions every small group should ask themselves. You’ll hear real-life interviews from small groups whose lives were changed after they asked themselves those very questions.