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Noah and the Ark, Isaac's blessing of Jacob, Jonah cast into the sea, and other immortal Bible tales are memorably retold in this splendid book of stories and pictures. Starting with Cain and Abel, the collection of ninety familiar and lesser-known vignettes includes Abraham's sacrifice, the plagues of Egypt, Samson and the lion, Elijah fed by ravens, the parable of the boiling pot, and other episodes from the scriptures. Written in simple but vivid...
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Feeling overwhelmed, burnt-out, and pulled in too many directions by the needs of others? If you wish you had a little more freedom and margin in your daily schedule, this is the Bible study is for you.
Author and speaker Karen Ehman knows firsthand how people-pleasing locks us in a prison, trapping us in unhealthy habits which distract us from our true selves and our God-given purpose. With honesty and practical wisdom, Ehman explores why we fall...
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¿Nos habla Dios hoy?
Aunque la mayoría de nosotros podemos hablar con facilidad con nuestro mejor amigo, muchos de nosotros no somos tan buenos para quedarnos callados y escuchar lo que nuestro amigo tiene que decir. Así es con Dios. Para que la verdadera comunicación suceda con Él, debemos aprender a escuchar a través de la comprensión de su Palabra. En Cómo escuchar a Dios, el doctor Charles Stanley presenta una forma sensata de explorar...
1444) Out of This World
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This title shows the same intensity of thought and conviction that had made Neville famous amongst progressive thinkers. Here he explains the power of imagination and offers detailed visualization/mediation techniques that are out of this world! Learn what thinking fourth dimensionally is all about and discover how to change your future and make your desires in the invisible manifest in this physical realm.
In Out of This World we see not only a...
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Like most parents, Amy and Jeffrey Olrick left the hospital with their first child desperate to know, "What do we do?" But years of parenting three kids and Jeffrey's work as a child psychologist convinced them to ask a better question: "How shall I be with this new person?"
In a culture obsessed with parenting formulas, it's easy to miss the fact that science and lived experience have proven that human development and thriving are a matter of relationship....
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How do you raise Christian kids who have dreams that seem beyond their reach?
Parenting is an important task, but the pressure doesn't need to be on us. As parents, we simply need to follow the leading of the Lord with the understanding that our children's natural abilities are actually the Lord working out their destiny. When we give Christ unlimited control of our parenting, we learn that Jesus is a better parent to our children than we can ever...
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Living God's Word is your pathway to read the Bible as it was meant to be read: as God's Great Story. Many Christians resolve to study the Bible more fervently, but often struggle to grasp the progression of Scripture as a whole. They encounter various passages each week through unrelated readings, studies, and sermons and it all feels disconnected. But once, they see the Bible as God's Great Story, they begin to understand how it all fits together...
1448) Dile adiós a tus temores (How to Overcome Fear): Como vencer los miedos y vivir completamente feliz
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El temor es devastadoramente real. Todos nosotros -- en algún momento u otro -- lo hemos experimentado. De hecho, aproximadamente una de cada diez personas ha tenido una situación crítica al menos una vez en su vida. Sean grandes o pequeñas, las cosas a las que tememos nos parecen insuperables, pero en realidad no lo son. Dile adiós a tus temores nos enseña que cuanto más te enfrentes a tus miedos, tanto más puedes entenderlos y tanto más...
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Many pastors are confused about what to say during children's time in churches. Feasting on the Word Children's Sermons for Year C offers practical suggestions for preparing and delivering the children's sermon. After explaining the purpose of the children's sermon, noted Christian educator Carol Wehrheim provides a story for each Sunday of the church year based on the Revised Common Lectionary. In addition, a few stories are provided for special...
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A Gospel for All Ages lives at the intersection of two conversations-preaching and intergenerational ministry. By integrating these two topics, an entirely new conversation emerges, one that draws from both, that interrogates both, and that births something new in the process, creating fresh possibilities for a sleepy church.
The fields of preaching and intergenerational ministry rarely cross paths because they are championed by two different sorts...
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Bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson guides small-group members through Paul's letter to the believers in the city of Philippi, revealing what the apostle's words meant to his original readers...and how they apply to us today. Participants will be encouraged as they listen to Mark's teachings and, through the accompanying study guide, challenged to read the book of Philippians on their own during the forty days they spend together in the study.
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Don't settle for half of the story! Discover the Jewish roots to the Christian faith.
This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:
• The study guide itself-with discussion and reflection questions, Bible exploration, video notes, and a leader's guide.
• An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!).
Every page of the Old Testament reveals divine mysteries...
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In this study, bestselling author and pastor, Levi Lusko guides small-group members through Paul's letters to the believers in the city of Thessalonica, revealing what the apostle's words meant to his original readers, and how they apply to us today. Participants will be encouraged as they listen to Levi's teachings and, through the accompanying study guide, challenged to study the books of 1 & 2 Thessalonians during the forty days of this course.
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The Jeremiah Bible Study Series captures Dr. David Jeremiah's forty-plus years of commitment in teaching the Word of God. In each study, he will help readers understand what the Bible says, what it meant to the people at the time it was written, and what it means to them today.
Sections in each lesson include:
• Getting Started: An opening question to introduce readers to the lesson
• Setting the Stage: A short reflection to explain the context...
1455) 7 Family Ministry Essentials: A Strategy for Culture Change in Children's and Student Ministries
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With decades of ministry experience, Michelle Anthony and Megan Marshman capture the guiding essentials of life-changing family ministry.
These seven essentials for children and student leaders emphasize:
1. Empowering families to take spiritual leadership in the home
2. Forming lifetime faith that transcends childhood beliefs
3. Teaching Scripture as the ultimate authority of truth
4. Understanding the role of the Holy Spirit to teach and transform
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Modern culture would have you believe that everyone has a soul mate; that romance is the most important part of a successful marriage; that marriage does not mean 'til death do us part, but merely for as long as my needs are being met; and that when serious differences arise, divorce is the best solution. According to the Bible, all of these modern-day assumptions miss what marriage is all about. In this six-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital...
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How do students, educators, and schools flourish together-especially in an era of increasing pressure from standardized testing, growing challenges to student mental health and well-being, and frequent educator burnout? Many schools strive toward academic achievement as their primary marker of success, but this well-meaning approach can lead to a reductionist view in which students are too often seen as statistics rather than whole human beings. Teachers,...
1458) 21 leyes del liderazgo en la Biblia: Aprenda a liderar de los hombres y mujeres de las Escrituras
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«Todo lo que sé sobre el liderazgo lo aprendí de la Biblia».
Cuando el autor best seller John C. Maxwell comenzó a enseñar liderazgo a personas en la iglesia, a menudo se sorprendieron. Era obvio que era joven e inexperto, pero las ideas que transmitía parecían ir más allá de lo que debería saber. Más tarde, cuando comenzó a hablar a un público más general, la gente preguntó: «¿Dónde aprendió usted todo esto?».
John estaba feliz...
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The Jeremiah Bible Study Series captures Dr. David Jeremiah's forty-plus years of commitment in teaching the Word of God. In each study, he will help readers understand what the Bible says, what it meant to the people at the time it was written, and what it means to them today.
Sections in each lesson include:
• Getting Started: An opening question to introduce readers to the lesson
• Setting the Stage: A short reflection to explain the context...
1460) The Book of Acts from a Layperson's Perspective: Commentaries for Small-Group or Individual Study
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Discover how 2,000 years ago sworn enemies came together to find God in a new way.
Why another commentary on the book of Acts when there are so many out there already?
As a verse-by-verse compilation of commentaries and personal impressions of St. Luke's writings in the Holy Bible's book of Acts, “The Book of Acts from a Layperson's Perspective” is written for laypeople from a layperson's point of view; it is not a scholarly dissertation requiring...