Small Group 2014 Fall Catalog

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2014 FALL CATALOG

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WARMTH

in cups of coffee around a table...in the easy smiles between friends...in the lively discussion among trusted members of a small group.

THIS FALL, TAKE THE CHILL OFF WITH DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES THAT WILL MOVE YOU AND THOSE YOU LEAD INTO A DEEPER DEVOTIONAL LIFE. Take a journey with the disciples as they follow Jesus along the way. Accompany Paul on his travels to face opposition and trial in Rome.

Walk in the shoes of two unlikely heroic mothers: Elizabeth—the mother of John the Baptist, and Mary—the mother of Christ.

From young professionals to senior adults, from the newly married to the recently divorced, Cokesbury has a small-group study ready to take you to a place that will warm your heart in the light of God’s amazing grace.

spread the warmth of God’s love!

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Discipleship • 2–7

Equip new and seasoned Christians to follow Christ and spread the Word.

Spiritual Growth • 8–13

Encourage a deeper understanding of God’s love.

Living Well • 14 & 15

The Bible’s eternal principles are the key to unlock a vibrant, harmonious life.

Topical Studies • 16–19

Explore viewpoints on topics that matter to today’s Christians.

Women’s Studies • 20–23 Just for women...by women.

Reading Groups • 24

A novel approach to Christian fiction.

Marriage • 25

Strengthen the foundations of Christian marriages.

Divorce / Parenting / Men’s Studies • 26

Provide help and encouragement for parents, men, and the recently single.

Tragedy Recovery • 27

Guide the grieving, hurt, and hopeless on a journey of healing and peace.

Stewardship • 28 & 29

Giving as a holistic experience.

Conversation Starters • 30–33

Books that spark interest and fire up discussion in small groups.

Outreach & Missions • 34

Reach those seeking a greater understanding of faith and theology.

Biblical Studies • 35–38

Study the Word, from Genesis to Revelation.

Youth Small Group • 39–40

Lead youth to discover and lead lives of purpose and real joy.

For personalized help choosing the right resources for your group, locate a Community Resource Consultant at Cokesbury.com.

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Discipleship SEE THE VIDEO Visit Cokesbury.com

Leader Guide 9781426786266

$12.99; $8.44

Rob’s insights

I want to help people understand that one, you can speak the truth, and if you couple it with grace—just like we see in Jesus—people are still going to resonate with this message; it is still going to speak to the deepest parts of the human heart.

Participant Book 9781426786198

DVD (CC) 9781426786259

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with Andy Nixon, Ed Robb, & Jessica LaGrone

NEW The Trouble with the Truth Balancing Truth and Grace Rob Renfroe

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There’s a lot of talk today about “culture wars,” but these external conflicts are only a symptom of a deeper problem: there is trouble with the truth. Beneath our differences about the values that should define our culture is a real disagreement about what is true.

The Trouble with the Truth explores the truth—why it’s in trouble, what the culture tells us about it, and why the church is so confused about it. In an engaging and compelling style, Rob Renfroe reminds us that the Christian life requires commitment to both truth and grace. We must learn to balance compassion for people and passion for truth, just as Jesus did. Readers will examine the essentials about truth and grace, understand the differences between a cultural worldview and a scriptural worldview, and discover how to be instruments of real influence and transformation in our time by following Jesus’s example.

A DVD featuring six interviews with the author and a full leader guide are available for group study. kit Abingdon Press.

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Today we find ourselves in a world much like Wesley’s—polarized, where faith seems to falter, and the gap between rich and poor widens. May of us have a faith in need of revival.

Participant Book 9781426778841

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If you’ve taken a class using Adam Hamilton’s The Journey or The Way, you know how his DVD sessions seem part travelogue—part history lesson—a lot Bible study. In Revival, he once again uses his captivating storytelling talent to take you on a six-week journey through England tracing the life of John Wesley. Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-century Christians, calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might be changed. His story is our story. It’s our heritage, it defines our faith, and it challenges us to rediscover our spiritual passion.

The Leader Guide includes everything needed to lead an adult group through Revival, with session plans and discussion questions as well as multiple format options. Components for children and youth make this a true churchwide study program. All video sessions are closed captioned and run approximately 10–15 minutes each.

Abingdon Press.

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Revival Faith as Wesley Lived It Adam Hamilton

$39.99; $31.99

Youth Study Book 9781426788680

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Children’s Leader Guide 9781426788710 $16.99; $11.04

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Mike’s insights

I’m living my God dream. And there’s nothing sweeter. Let’s help the people in our churches define their god-size life mission statement, and then empower them to live out God’s mission in the world.

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Dare to Dream Creating a God-Sized Mission Statement for Your Life Mike Slaughter

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Are your goals too small? Are you living the “just get by” plan?

Or is there a greater “God dream” for you that, if lived to the fullest, could permeate and inform every move you make?

Dare to Dream is a startling and inspiring new program by popular author and pastor Mike Slaughter that draws on the Bible and a lifetime of ministry to help us discern God’s dream for us and learn to live it out, prayerfully and enthusiastically.

Participants will learn how to develop a life mission statement that helps them fully commit to a God-directed lifestyle.

Youth Edition 9781426775802

$8.99; $5.84

A DVD featuring six interviews with the author and a full leader guide are available for group study.

Abingdon Press.

Preview Pack Includes one of each of the following: Participant Book, adult study DVD (with access to downloadable Leader Guide), Youth DVD, Youth Edition, and Children’s Leader Guide. Also includes 5 Preview Books.

9781426792731 $132.90; $84.99

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6 Things We Should Know About God A Six-Week Small Group Experience Participant Book 9781426794568

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We’re all on a journey—as people, as churches—and that journey is our faith in God. Along the way we find these experiences that we look back on...we say to ourselves, that’s when the journey really changed.

$9.99; $6.49

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6 Decisions That Will Change Your Life A Six-Week Small Group Experience Tom Berlin To get to the core of everything that matters, you’ve got to make six very significant decisions. This six-week study includes everything you need for an adult study group of any size, but most importantly, you’ll complete this study and make your choices knowing what Jesus has to say about each of these key spiritual decisions.

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This set of three six-session, small-group studies covers three relevant and intriguing themes. Each is designed to foster personal insight and compelling discussion—all leading back to the individual’s relationship with God. Abingdon Press.

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6 Ways We Encounter God A Six-Week Small Group Experience Participant Book 9781426794681

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Jesus Apprentice Doing What Jesus Did Jeff Kirby

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This four-week study by Jeff Kirby is a very simple introduction to a new way of thinking about the nature of Christian living.

Participants go back to the basics of Jesus’ teachings and are shown the way to a renewed faith through action.

Is a life of becoming more like our teacher and mentor possible? To experience eternal life, said Jesus, was to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he has sent. Are you willing to enter a mentoring relationship with Jesus? How we answer that question may turn out to be one of life’s greatest joys and challenges.

Jeff’s insights

I want to be a Jesus apprentice.

I want to be a disciple. Maybe you do too. But we can only become disciples by learning to share our faith with confidence.

The Leader’s Guide has flexible format options for use with any size group. The four-session DVD features Jeff Kirby teaching. It is designed for small group use, in conjunction with the book.

Abingdon Press. Coming January 2015.

OTHER STUDIES BY JEFF

with Carol Cartmill & Michelle Kirby

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A Disciple’s Path Deepening Your Relationship E SS N S IO with Christ and the Church James A. Harnish with Justin Larosa

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Freedom in Christ A 13 Week Discipleship Course for Every Christian Neil T. Anderson and Steve Goss

Equip Christians to become fruitful disciples who make a real impact in your community.

This course facilitates important steps in every spiritual journey and is structured to guide participants from the first step of embracing belief in a living Christ, through resolution of personal and spiritual conflicts, and then on to maturity as a disciple. The course is flexible for use with any size group or most audiences—for those not yet committed to Christ to established Christians. The DVD set contains footage of each lesson as taught by Steve Goss and offers a way to teach the course without having a leader prepare each lesson.

Monarch Publishing.

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A Disciple’s Path is an engaging approach to discipleship from a distinctly Wesleyan perspective. Whether used as an introduction for new members or a renewal course for existing members, the program guides individuals to take the next step in discipleship and become dynamic, engaged followers of Jesus Christ. The kit assists leaders in conducting a successful study or congregational-wide program and includes the Companion Reader, the Daily Workbook, the Leader’s Program Guide with CD-ROM, and samples of all the ancillary products.

Abingdon Press.

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Leader Guide with CD-ROM $39.99; $27.99 DVD Set $99.99; $79.99 Participant’s Workbook $6.99; $4.89 Participant’s Workbook 5-pack $29.99; $20.99

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Participant Workbook Companion Reader Leader’s Guide with CD Kit Wristband, Pack of 10 Bookmarks, Pack of 25 Window Cling, Pack of 25 Key Tag, Pack of 30

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The Fruitful Living Series Adapted from Five Practices of Fruitful Living Robert Schnase

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Since the publication of Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, the five practices have helped hundreds of congregations understand their mission, renew ministries, and stretch toward fruitfulness and excellence for the purpose of Christ. Now, each of the five practices has been broken out into five 4-week small-group studies that provide an honest, practical, and winsome guide to the spiritual journey.

Abingdon Press.

Each, $9.99; $6.49 9781630882983 Receiving God’s Love 9781630883003 Loving God in Return 9781630883027 Growing in Grace 9781630883041 Loving and Serving Others 9781630883065 The Grace of Giving

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Five Practices of Fruitful Living moves the discussion of Christian practice from the congregational level to the personal practices of discipleship. The fruitful, Godrelated life develops with intentional and repeated attention to five essential practices that are critical for our growth in Christ: Radical Hospitality. Passionate Worship.

Intentional Faith Development.

Risk-Taking Mission and Service.

Extravagant Generosity.

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In this exciting and inspiring new study, Scott J. Jones helps seekers and believers to envision and practice discipleship as a way of life.

Presenting Christianity from a Wesleyan perspective, Jones invites participants into a deeper, more thoughtful, more active commitment to Christ by focusing on how, through discipleship with Jesus Christ, we become part of God’s work in transforming the world. Each week a different presenter of note shares their personal faith experience.

Mini-videos conclude each week with an interview or ministry story from the presenter’s home church. Participants then read on their own from the student book and the Bible and then once a week the group comes together to explore what they’ve read and to view another video. Abingdon Press.

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Student Book $14.99; $9.74 Leader Guide $14.99; $9.74 DVD $39.99; $31.99

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Three Simple Rules for Christian Living A Six-Week Study for Adults Jeanne Torrence Finley and Rueben P. Job

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The Wesleyan Way A Faith That Matters Scott J. Jones

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This small-group study by Jeanne Torrence Finley is based on Rueben P. Job’s book Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living. Six sessions provide extended reflection for adults on three principles of Christian life: do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God. Each rule has a session to help you understand the rule and a session to help you explore ways to practice the rule.

Abingdon Press.

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Christian Living Leader’s Guide DVD/CD $29.99; $23.99 Christian Living Student Book $7.99; $5.19

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Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living Rueben P. Job

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Hardcover $6.99; $5.59 Large Print $6.99; $5.59 Children’s Leader’s Guide: Following Jesus $16.99; $11.04 Youth Leader’s Guide: 24/7 (Josh Tinley) $8.99; $5.84 Youth Student Book: 24/7 $7.99; $5.19 DVD $29.99; $23.99 Bookmark (Pack of 25) $4.00

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Spiritual Growth Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God Series Steps to the Life God Intends Carol Cartmill, Jeff Kirby, and Michelle Kirby

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How do we know, love, and serve God more deeply? Journey 101: Knowing, Loving, Serving God is a three-study basic faith course grounded in 15 core traits of a deeply committed Christian.

Each of the three separate, interactive six-week studies uses a group teaching format that combines video teaching with small-group table breakouts. For the church and leadership, the three studies are part of a complete course offering. However, the program is flexible enough for group members to take the three studies in any order. And no reading or homework is required of participants.

The 3-DVD Set includes 15- to 25-minute videos for all three studies. The Church Program Kit offers everything needed to lead the Journey 101 three-part basic faith course, including one each: the three Participant Guides, the three Leader Guides, the Daily Readings, the Preview Book, and the 3-DVD Set. Abingdon Press.

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more in the series Knowing God Leader Guide Knowing God Participant Guide Loving God Leader Guide Loving God Participant Guide Serving God Leader Guide Serving God Participant Guide 3-DVD Set $99.99; $79.99 Church Program Kit $169.99; $135.99 Daily Readings $9.99; $6.49 Preview Book $1.99

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olume 1 presents the stories of Creation, The Fall, V The Flood, Father Abraham, Ten Words, and The Great Commandment. Volume 2 presents the stories of The Beatitudes, The Least of These, The Great Commission, The Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection.

Each volume of the Pastor’s Program Kit includes one of each: Pastor’s Program Guide with CD-ROM (not sold individually), Teen Talk Youth Leader Guide (for youth), Small Talk Leader Guide (for children), Devotional Book, and one pack of Table Topper signs.

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We live in a world of noise. Everywhere we go, we hear sounds that compete for our minds and hearts. Listening to God requires a deliberate choice to shut out the chaos around us and focus our thoughts.

Listen, by Rueben P. Job, is a 40-day experience created to offer help to those new to prayer, those with a daily prayer routine, and those whose lives seem too busy to pray. With a focus on listening prayer and prayer as a two-way conversation, the experience will assist individuals and groups in building and deepening a personal prayer practice and spiritual discernment.

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Listen Praying in a Noisy World Rueben P. Job

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This series of six-week programs for the whole church family is designed to bring all ages together for dinner, fellowship, study, and conversation about key stories of the Bible. It’s flexible for a variety of settings and groups.

Pastor’s Program Kit Teen Talk Leader Guide Small Talk Leader Guide Devotions

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Table Talk Bible Stories You Should Know Carl Frazier

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Before Amen The Power of a Simple Prayer Max Lucado

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We all pray . . . some. We pray to stay sober, centered, or solvent. When the lump is deemed malignant.

When the money runs out before the month does. When the marriage is falling apart. We pray. But wouldn’t we like to pray more? Better? Stronger? With more fire, faith, and fervency?

In Before Amen best-selling author Max Lucado joins readers on a journey to the very heart of biblical prayer, offering hope for doubts and confidence even for prayer wimps. Distilling prayers in the Bible down to one pocket-sized prayer, Max reminds readers that prayer is not a privilege for the pious nor the art of a chosen few. Prayer is simply a heartfelt conversation between God and his child. Let the conversation begin.

The Study Guide, which serves participants and leaders and is designed for use with the DVD Study, includes leader helps, discussion questions, conversation starters, and between-session activities to enhance Max’s teaching. The Church Campaign Kit includes a DVD with four video sessions from Max Lucado; the Before Amen book; a Study Guide; a getting started guide; and access to a website with sermon resources and promotional materials for a four-week campaign. Pocket Prayers is a “pass-along” companion to Before Amen that serves as an outreach tool.

Thomas Nelson Publishing. Coming in October.

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Hardcover Book $19.99; $13.99 Study Guide $9.99; $6.99 DVD Study $21.99; $17.59 Church Campaign Kit $49.99; $39.99 Study Guide with DVD $29.99; $23.99

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Love Does Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World Bob Goff

When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. The will of God is not an insurance plan; it’s a daring plan. It’s time to quit living as if the purpose of your life is to arrive safely at death. All In, a four-session video-based Bible study by New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson—based on his book of the same name—challenges participants to resolutely follow God wherever they are led by pointing out that if Jesus is not Lord of all, he is not Lord at all. The Curriculum Kit contains one copy each: Hardcover Book; DVD; Study Guide; Curriculum Instruction Guide; and Church Campaign Marketing Insert.

Zondervan Publishing.

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All In You Are One Decision Away from a Totally Different Life Mark Batterson

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In this video-based small-group study, you’ll discover the whimsy of New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff through a sometimes humorous, and thought-provoking and lesson that makes faith in God simple and real. When Love Does, life gets interesting. Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob’s life and attitude just might inspire you to be secretly incredible too. The Study Guide serves participants and leaders and is designed for use with the DVD Study. Thomas Nelson Publishing.

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Book $16.99; $11.89 Study Guide $10.99; $7.69 DVD Study $26.99; $21.59 Study Guide with DVD $36.99; $29.59

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Do we believe that God still does miracles? Do we expect him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in and day-out lives? Discover the incredible power of the seven miraculous signs of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. This study shows how they were not simply something Jesus did in the past, but something he wants to do “now,” in the present. No matter how big the problem is, God is bigger still. Baker Books.

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Curriculum Kit (contains one each of below) $54.99; $43.99 Hardcover Book $22.99; $16.09 DVD $24.99; $19.99 Participant Guide $9.99; $6.99

new Who Is This Man? The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus John Ortberg

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Soul Keeping Caring for the Most Important Part of You John Ortberg

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When is the last time you thought about the state of your soul? The health of your soul isn’t just a matter of saved or unsaved. It’s the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It’s the difference between satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith. This study will help you discover how your soul is the most important connection to God there is, and how to find your way out of the spiritual shallowlands to true depth. Zondervan.

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Vanishing Grace Whatever Happened to the Good News?

Philip Yancey

Research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity have plummeted drastically—and opinions of Evangelicals have taken even deeper dives. Yet while opinions about Christianity are dropping, interest in spirituality is rising. Why the disconnect? This study shows the desperate need our world has for grace, and how Christians can truly make the gospel good news again.

Zondervan. Coming in November.

These 52 (plus a few) weekly readings can each be read aloud in 10–12 minutes, and offer a simple collection of insightful reflections and transformative practices. Organized around the traditional church year, these readings give an overview of the whole Bible and guide an individual or a group of friends through a year of rich study, interactive learning, and personal growth. Included discussion questions are designed to challenge, stimulate, and encourage. Jericho Books.

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Jesus’ impact on our world is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name. He is history’s most familiar figure, yet he is the man no one really knows. Essentially, he has taught humans about dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope. Zondervan. Coming in November.

We Make the Road by Walking A Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation Brian D. McLaren

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Most of us spend a lot of our lives figuring out when to say yes and when to say no. How to manage our time, reduce stress, and do our best for our families. But we don’t find space for our souls until we learn to step past the yes and no of daily decisions and seek a third option: the best yes. How do we learn to say that best yes?

Discover usable strategies for choosing wisely, day by decision-making day. NelsonWord.

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The world doesn’t see Christians as freed people enjoying life, but as people imprisoned by frantically trying to do everything right. So, where’s the good news? This study explores the 10 big themes of gospel, unlike much of what we’ve heard before. God doesn’t call us to become more spiritual or more religious—he calls us to become more fully human. Multnomah Press.

Coming in October.

9781601424464 Book $14.99; $10.49 9781601426857 Participant Guide $9.99; $6.99 9781601426871 DVD $25.99; $20.79 9781601426888 DVD & $34.99; $24.49

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NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus.

Wherever he went, whatever he did, Jesus started discussions about what matters most, because for Jesus, God is always inviting us to open our eyes and join in. Here, all 24 NOOMA films featuring New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell are available in one 2-disc video package.

NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion. Zondervan.

“Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.”

Sounds nice, but how do we find rest in a 24/7 world? The Sabbath is about letting go of the controls one day a week and letting God be God. This study describes our symptoms, clarifies the signs, diagnoses the illness, and lays out a simple plan for living a healthier, more God-centered life in a digitally-dazed, always-on world by adopting Sabbath practices.

Tyndale House.

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Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Overscheduled.

Today’s velocity of life can consume and control us—until our breakneck pace begins to feel expected. That’s where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don’t really matter, we sacrifice the things that do. What if your life could be different? Simplified living requires more than just cleaning out your closets. It requires uncluttering your soul.

Tyndale House. Coming in September.

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Simplify Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul Bill Hybels with Ashley Wiersma

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The Best Yes Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands Lysa TerKeurst

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Walking in the Light Knowing and Doing God’s Will Steve Harper

Three Prayers You’ll Want to Pray George H. Donigian

While Christians are hungry to know God’s will, we often don’t know how to go about learning what that might be. This study guides you in praying and reading Scripture in ways that lead to knowing and doing God’s will. It employs the metaphor of walking in the light to frame a method of prayer and practice to inform the steps of this ongoing walk with God called discernment.

Questions for reflection and discussion are included. Upper Room Books.

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The Living God A Guide for Study and Devotion Alister E. McGrath

Prayer and praying takes a variety of forms, but in today’s secular world, many people aren’t sure what it is or how to do it. This study reintroduces three prayers in fresh ways: the Lord’s Prayer, the Serenity Prayer, and Dag Hammarskjold’s famous prayer from Markings—as gifts for those who are uncertain or unclear about prayer, and praying. An excellent starter book for those “belonging before believing.” A study guide is included. Morehouse Publishing.

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Practicing Christian Patience Encouraging Community, Establishing Peace Jeffrey L. Bullock

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Jesus was born a Jew, raised as a Jew, lived as a Jew, died a Jew, and resurrected as a Jew. He was no backsliding Jew, but an observant Jew. He honored and observed the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays. Jesus was Jewish— through and through. The author, an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, was born and raised a Jew. She challenges Christians to rethink Jesus’ identity as a Jew, and in the process, to consider ways traditional Christian theology has contributed to anti-Semitism. Includes questions for reflection and discussion. Abingdon Press.

$14.00; $9.52

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The Jew Named Jesus Discover the Man and His Message Rebekah Simon-Peter

Patience may be the least understood and least practiced of the Christian virtues—and yet patience may be the most important virtue to today’s church, the virtue that can underpin our most faithful longing. Building on a theological, biblical, and historical foundation, the author lays out a case for patience as a distinctly Christian practice that subverts the cycle of crisis and fear that shapes so much of our culture. Includes discussion questions.

Morehouse Publishing.

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This book, the second in the Heart of Christian Faith series, provides an exploration of how we can best understand God—using analogies, illustrations, and stories. This short, accessible guide also provides a pastoral and spiritual consideration of the difference that our belief in God makes to the way in which we think about ourselves and our world. Includes discussion questions. Westminster John Knox Press.

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Examine the “I am” sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Perfect for Lent, this series will help you find and form an answer to the most essential question in the Christian faith, “Who do you say I am?” The accompanying DVD, filmed on location in the Holy Land, allows you to travel with Rob Fuquay and actually see the places where Jesus stood while disclosing his true identity.

Upper Room Books. Coming in September.

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If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat John Ortberg

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Life is often messy. Often, our first instinct is to hide, deny, ignore, or run from our messes. This study helps readers come clean with their muddy messes, revealing the deeper issues they must face, including: Christian snobbery, struggles and broken dreams, past shame, legalism, the need for approval, idols, and fickle faith.

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Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, “Come”?

This study invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever. Zondervan.

Inside your head and heart is a chatterbox.

Its lies are keeping you from realizing your God-given potential. But what can you do about them? This study focuses on four key areas in which negative thoughts are most debilitating: insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement. Learn how to crash the chatterbox...and hear God’s voice above all others. Multnomah Press.

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Move On When Mercy Meets Your Mess Vicki Courtney

There is a me each of one of us wants to be— someone more kind and generous, patient, and loving. But there is a gap between the me I am, and the me I want to be. Discover how you can become the unique, fully alive person God intended you to be: in your your mind, your time, your relationships, and your experiences.

Zondervan. Coming in November.

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The Me I Want to Be Becoming God’s Best Version of You John Ortberg with Scott Rubin

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One Thousand Gifts A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are Ann Voskamp

In Greater, Pastor Steven Furtick draws on the biblical story of Elisha to empower you to take a God-given dream from idea to reality; stretch your limited resources and abilities in ways you never thought possible; replace the images of yourself that keep you feeling stuck in the past; and make a significant impact with your life starting today, rather than making endless plans for tomorrow that you never get around to. If you’re tired of being ordinary, it’s time to dream bigger. If you’re feeling overwhelmed about where to begin, it’s time to start smaller. It’s time to ignite God’s greater vision for your life.

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How do we respond to the invitations of Jesus? Trevor Hudson calls us to consider the invitations Jesus offers in five dimensions of life. In his gentle and intimate style, Trevor leads you to see where Christ is touching your life, calling you to deeper relationship with God, self, and neighbor. This six-week small group study includes a Leader’s Guide for small-group facilitation. Each one-hour session opens with a prayer, followed by reading the Word, reflecting on the chapter invitation, and responding to the invitation.

Upper Room.

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Warren invites you to embark on a journey of discovery. Throughout this six-session video-based study, you will discover the answer to life’s most fundamental question: “What on earth am I here for?” And here’s a clue to the answer: It’s not about you...you were created by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny.

Zondervan.

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New York Times best-selling author Ann Voskamp muses “How do you break the bondage of fear that has white-knuckle control on your life and instead embrace the everyday blessings that immerse you in Christ’s fullness? How can you live life with a heart overflowing with delight?” In this five-session small group Bible study, Ann encourages participants to take on the life-changing discipline of journaling God’s gifts—to find the good in life in all circumstances.

Zondervan.

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What on Earth Am I Here For? A Six-Session Video-Based Study for Groups or Individuals Rick Warren

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Greater Dream Bigger. Start Smaller. Ignite God’s Vision for Your Life.

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If Barbara Brown Taylor and Steven Covey ever wrote a book together, this might be the book! Your Living Compass is a church-based faith and wellness program designed for individuals and small groups. Readers engage in a 10-week, self-guided wellness retreat consisting of daily ten-minute readings, plus small, meaningful action steps designed for getting “your life, your relationships, and your work headed in a new direction,” according to the author. Morehouse Publishing.

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This six-week program can help you get in better shape spiritually and physically. It will teach you how to train yourself in godliness through the implementation of six disciplines—Bible study, prayer, fasting, healthy living, financial stewardship, and serving others. As you learn to submit to God in each of these areas of your life, you’ll discover the joy that accompanies selfdiscipline. Zondervan. Coming in January 2015.

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Made to Crave Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food 10 E SS N S IO Lysa TerKeurst

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This six-week preaching series and church campaign is an innovative approach to achieving a healthy lifestyle that is both transformational and sustainable because it is about abundant choices, not diet deprivation. Centered on five essentials that will guarantee your success: faith, food, fitness, focus, and friends. The Daniel Plan Church Campaign Kit is a great way to encourage everyone in your church toward a healthy lifestyle, to explore biblical principles for health, and to unite your congregation around a single purpose. It includes all of the materials needed for a six-week church campaign.

Zondervan.

We were made to crave. Craving isn’t a bad thing. But we must realize God created us to crave more of him. Many of us have misplaced that craving by overindulging in physical pleasures instead of lasting spiritual satisfaction.

Learn to stop beating yourself up over the numbers on the scale. Discover that your weight loss struggle isn’t a curse but rather a blessing in the making, and replace justifications that lead to diet failure with empowering go-to scripts that lead to victory. Use this book as a companion alongside whatever healthy lifestyle plan you choose. This book and Bible study can help you find the “want to” in making healthy lifestyle choices. Zondervan.

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Embracing Forgiveness Barbara Cawthorne Crafton on What It Is and What It Isn’t Barbara Cawthorne Crafton

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This study is designed to help women examine and implement 24 spiritual practices to make their lives richer, fuller, and deeper. It can be used as a stand-alone Bible study guide for groups or individuals, or as a companion alongside the Everyday Matters Bible for Women. Participants work through eight chapters that include articles for reflection, Scripture verses, and discussion questions for deeper thought. Each book also includes a Leader Guide. Hendrickson Publishers.

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Life is getting complicated. Everything seems like it’s moving at a faster pace. You have smaller chunks of time and more data coming at you than ever before. So, where can you turn for insight and livable wisdom? The Frames Collection is for anyone who wants a more faith-driven and fulfilling life. These studies give you the essential information and real-life application behind nine of today’s most crucial trends— all in less than one-quarter the length of most books. Each Frame study includes compelling research from Barna Group, full-color infographics, thoughtful commentary and insights from experts, and provocative questions to help you and your book club, small group, or social media network have meaningful conversations. Zondervan.

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Embracing an Alternative Orthodoxy Richard Rohr on the Legacy of St. Francis

There is nothing more crippling than holding on to anger. Anger, more than any other emotion, has the power to consume all aspects of our lives, distort our sense of purpose, and destroy our relationship with God. In this passionate and life-changing study, bestselling author Adam Hamilton brings the same insight that he applied in the bestseller Why? Making Sense of God’s Will to the challenge of forgiveness. Hamilton argues that revelation comes when we realize that forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves rather than to someone else. He also contends that only when we learn to forgive others and ourselves can we truly receive forgiveness from God. Abingdon Press.

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Popular speaker and author Barbara Crafton explores forgiveness in this newest addition to the Embracing study series. It features two components: a DVD with five 10–15 minute presentations, followed by a video of the guest lecturer interacting with a small group as they discuss the issues, and a Participant Workbook containing all the material needed by class participants and by the facilitator. The unique DVD-workbook format is like having Barbara Crafton sitting in with your small group, sharing insights and inviting you into discussion. Morehouse Education Resources. Coming in September.

Forgiveness & Reconciliation Acceptance & Gratitude Simplicity & Silence Outreach Hospitality Faith and Worship Justice and Submission Prayer and Confession Fasting and Stewardship Everyday Matters Bible for Women (NLT)

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Proverbs 21:13 says, “Those who close their ears to the cries of the poor will themselves call out but receive no answer.” What does this mean for the average middle class Westerner who’s actually part of the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population? In Cries of the Poor, you’ll discover what the Bible has to say about poverty and how Christians can proclaim good news to the poor.

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Denominations from evangelical to mainline continue to experience divisions over universal social issues. The underlying debate is about the “authority of the Bible.” Addressing the key questions and hot button issues that plague the church and cultural debate, Hamilton organizes the book according the concerns that matter most people and leads them to a deeper appreciation for the Bible and a desire to read it and live by its precepts. The Kit includes five hardcover books, a Leader Guide, and DVD. Abingdon Press.

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Making Sense of the Bible Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today Adam Hamilton

We wonder why our churches are spiritually depleted and yet Communion is the least attended church service. This four-week study will give you practical suggestions on ways to make Communion a more prominent feature in your church life, invigorating and empowering your congregation to transform the world. Belief Matters is a series of easy-to-understand books designed to show that by thinking more clearly about faith, persons can love God more fully, live with confidence, and change the world. Conversational in tone, these books are reflections on major theological topics and are suitable for individual or group study. Holy Communion is the second in the series and follows Incarnation by William H. Willimon. Abingdon Press. Coming in December.

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An innovative pastor shares three creative sermon series with devotionals for your entire congregation! Each series offers sermons in outline form and complete text; a month-long subscription to MinistryMatters.com; tips and ideas; smallgroup leader guides; Tweetables—four excerpts ready for tweeting for each week; promotional art and videos; and PowerPoint templates. Based on The Sermon on the Mount, Upside Down will inspire your congregation to live a life differently for Jesus. Great for the new year. The God Story, ideal for Lent, offers seven sermons to help your church find their role in God’s story. Loving Large will infuse God’s world-changing love into our community and help people serve God and love their neighbor with four sermons for after Easter or any time of year. Each title is 4 sessions; buy two titles for 8 sessions; all three titles for 12 sessions. Abingdon Press.

Learn the good news of Jesus from John’s unusual perspective and how he speaks to contemporary Christians, calling us to respond in our lives—leading to healing, new life, and mission. This series blends traditional Sunday school with modern, daily digital content (available via subscription—more information at Cokesbury.com), keeping readers connected throughout the week. Participants immerse themselves in the Good News. Flexible format— each title is 4 sessions; buy two titles for 8 sessions; all three titles for 12 sessions. Abingdon Press.

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Experience a divine shift in how you view your relationship with God. You’ll encounter the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in a fresh way as you open your heart to the truth that you are cherished—apart from anything you accomplish, apart from anything you bring. Just as he called Lazarus forth to new life, Jesus wants to free you to live fully in the light of his love, unhindered by fear, regret, or self-condemnation. Waterbrook Press. Coming in January.

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But Jesus wasn’t recruiting a dodgeball team. He was looking for a group to get behind him to be his voice, his hands, and his feet after the inevitable. He needed the real deal: committed followers. Named is a small-group resource that tells the story of people from Scripture through a new lens. Each study tells the story of six different characters in the Bible. The Disciples introduces six of the 12 men who devoted their lives to Jesus— Peter, James, John, Andrew, Thomas, and Matthew. For some the cost was high. They sacrificed their careers, their possessions, and for some, their lives. Beacon Hill Press.

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In this New York Times best-selling biography, Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life—the theologian and the spy—and draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer’s heartwrenching decision to leave the safe haven of America to return to Hitler’s Germany, and sheds new light on Bonhoeffer’s involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in “Operation 7,” the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland. Thomas Nelson.

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Women’s Studies NEW Anonymous Discovering the Somebody You Are to God Cindi Wood

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There are times we’ve all felt overlooked, non-important, and just plain ol’ trashed by the world around us! Here’s the good news.

While the opinion of others may drag you down, the God who created you has an entirely different opinion of who you are. That’s because you are His Creation and everything He created is good!

You’d think that if you got a mention in the Bible your name would be included too, right? As a woman, you know that who we are is often overlooked. Even in the Bible. But, although their names were not always recorded, biblical women were known and loved by God—just like we are. You’ll explore the stories of four of these anonymous women in this six-week, DVD-based study which is perfect for you and your girlfriends’ Bible study or any women’s small group. Each woman in your group will grow in her relationship with Christ and find her significance in the heart of God. And the stories from everyday women will have you wondering if somebody overheard your last girl-to-girl phone call!

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Every name tells a story. Names in Scripture were often given to tell the story of a person’s identity, upbringing, or character.

When God transforms lives, He often brings more than we bargained for: new identities, new journeys, even new names. Namesake explores the transformational power of God through the stories of biblical characters who met God and whose lives and names were changed forever. The DVD contains six video segments of 25–30 minutes each for use during the group sessions, plus a short introductory video (3–5 minutes). All video sessions are closed captioned. The Leader Kit contains one of each of the Leader Guide, Participant Book, DVD, and 5 Preview Books.

Abingdon Press.

Confronting the daily chaos of competing demands from a new perspective, Reisman asks not “How do I juggle my responsibilities?” but “How do I make choices that reflect my relationship with Christ and his direction for my life?” Women will discover how being centered in the Savior can help us contemplate, sort, and prioritize our callings. The DVD provides six video segments featuring Kim’s dynamic teaching. The Leader Kit includes one each of the other listed components.

Abingdon Press.

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Namesake When God Rewrites Your Story Jessica LaGrone

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The Christ-Centered Woman Finding Balance in a World of Extremes Kimberly Dunnam Reisman

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Women are experts when it comes to worry, fear, and doubt. Unsettled times in our world—our neighborhoods—certainly don’t help matters.

Jeremiah also lived in an unstable time when he was called to share God’s message of mercy and love.

His words are just as relevant to us as they were to the wayward people of his time. This six-week Bible study, designed specifically to address the challenges and circumstances of today’s woman, features a 25-minute DVD segment for each week’s class. All video sessions are closed captioned. The accompanying materials not only help you explore the meaning of Jeremiah’s message, they provide practical life applications you can use to start experiencing intentional living now!

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Abingdon Press.

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Together we’ll discover guidelines for living that can help us to overcme fear, worry, and doubt as we surrender our lives to God and put our hope in him alone. Let’s dare to hope together in our faithful God.

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This I Know for Sure Taking God at His Word Babbie Mason

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Broken and Blessed How God Used One Imperfect Family to Change the World Jessica LaGrone

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Award-winning Gospel singer-songwriter and Bible teacher Babbie Mason challenges you to examine your personal relationship with God, make up your mind to believe God’s Word, regardless of your feelings or circumstances, and take hold of some nonnegotiable principles of the faith. The DVD provides six video segments with Babbie, featuring teaching and original music. All video sessions are closed captioned. The Leader Kit includes one each of the other listed components. Abingdon Press.

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Restless Because You Deserve More Jennie Allen

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Bad Girls of the Bible And What We Can Learn from Them Liz Curtis Higgs

Do you long for a time of relaxation, spent with friends? A time to get away from the busyness of life and just walk with God? It’s time for a lovely, green, Garden Getaway retreat. This retreat kit can help you plan and host a top-notch, garden-themed retreat, focused on building friendships and studying God’s word. It’s flexible and easy! Garden Getaway works for a single day or a whole weekend in any venue from private homes, or churches, to retreat centers, or resorts. You can offer your participants an Essentials Value Pack that includes a Participant’s Guide, a Blessings Keeper, and a Scripture Pendant—or offer an Extra Value Pack that also includes a Garden Getaway CD, pen, and tote bag.

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Women marvel at those “good girls” in Scripture—like Sarah, Mary, and Esther.

But on most days, that’s not who they see when they look in the mirror. Most women (if they’re honest) see the selfishness of Sapphira, the deception of Delilah, or Jezebel’s take-charge pride. Like Bathsheba, Eve, and the rest, today’s woman is surrounded by temptations and exhausted by the demands of daily living. So, what’s a good girl to do? Learn from the lives of bad girls, says humor writer Liz Curtis Higgs—and choose a better path. This study offers a unique approach to understanding those “other women” in Scripture, combining a contemporary retelling of their stories with a verse-by-verse study of their mistakes and the lessons we can learn from them. Waterbrook Press.

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Discover a practical plan to identify the threads of your life and how to weave them together for God’s purposes. Restless explores this important question: “Do I matter?” Using the story of Joseph, this study explains how his suffering, gifts, and relationships fit into the greater story of God—and how our stories can do the same. Threads—a self-examination exercise, helps you see your own personal story and uncover the raw materials God has given you to use for his glory while on this planet. Kit contains DVD, Study Guide, Leader’s Guide, and discussion card set. Thomas Nelson.

Amazed and Confused Dive Deeper Living So That Leaving Ordinary

Garden Getaway Where Women Walk with God Jennie Allen

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InScribed is a collection of studies by women inspired by Proverbs 3:3— ”Stay focused; do not lose sight of mercy and truth; engrave them on a pendant, and hang it around your neck; meditate on them so they are written upon your heart” (The Voice). The InScribed Collection is for any woman with a passion for God, each title touching on subject matter unique to the needs and issues that women face everyday. Whether used individually, in small accountability groups, or in larger discussion groups, women will be challenged to engage their whole being in the study—and expect life change. Thomas Nelson.

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You long to serve God with grace and reflect Christ in every word and action.

Yet, you find yourself continually struggling to bring that vision to life in your daily walk. In this study, you will discover biblical insights and practical tools to partner with Christ, inviting him into the hidden places of your soul and giving him full permission to redeem and renovate. Drawing on the stories of biblical Marys and others whose experience with God transformed their lives, you can also launch toward lasting personal transformation—a soul-deep change that results in a complete makeover, from the inside out. Waterbrook Press.

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One thing is for sure—all moms need to connect with other moms! This unique curriculum brings moms together and helps them connect through discussion, Bible study, and fun. A Year of Encouragement is this year’s theme, with content that will uplift moms, leaving them inspired and better prepared to handle the challenges of motherhood. Each kit includes: a Director Guide, a Leader Guide with content for 18 sessions (9 sessions are DVD-based), a media pack with the DVDs and a CD of reproducible publicity items, and one Participant Guide. Group Publishing.

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Lemonade is exactly what you need! With Lemonade, women will experience a two-hour faith-based gathering that’s filled with zest. Women will enjoy getting to know one another as they share their life-changing stories and discover how God is shaping their lives. Use anytime or anywhere! The kit includes one Lemonade leader’s guide; a CD that contains reproducible items that can be printed to make the event professional and easy to execute, including name tags, invitations, and other promotional pieces; plus a 10-pack of participant booklets.

Group Publishing.

Daily we are bombarded with needs all around us. A woman’s heart wants to help...to care...to reach out. The problem is knowing what to do or where to start. The six-session Bible Study will inspire and equip women to serve in meaningful ways. Each chapter includes engaging teaching, group discussion questions, space for personal reflection, plus a Random Acts of Service section with additional ideas for personal service. The easy-to-use kit brings together the pieces needed to plan and execute simple service projects with a small group of women that will have a BIG impact in your community. Inside you’ll find guides for 12 different service projects such as: making tie-dye pillow cases for children in a homeless shelter, hosting a neighborhood icecream social, collecting clothing for women in transition, reaching out to the elderly with a variety of gifts to lift their spirits, and more. Group Publishing.

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Reading Groups

Finding

How is Christian fiction different from mainstream? It’s more than just an overlay of faith on the story. These novels offer hope: an understanding that no matter how bleak the world can be, God—and God’s people—will prevail. They show that light can always be found in the darkness.

HOPE

Readers have responded with numerous heart-wrenching letters of how these books have encouraged them in ways nonfiction could not; how the stories touched their hearts and helped them see beyond their current circumstances into a future designed by God. That’s what the best of Christian fiction does. Through the stories, readers see a way through the darkest trials into a place of hope for a better life . . . and a better world.

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I Choose You Today 31 Choices to Make Love Last Deb DeArmond

UnBreakable: An Interactive Guide Forging a Marriage of Contentment and Delight Charles Causey and Tony Miltenberger

Built on an introductory anecdotal story, each chapter has an inspirational takeaway of not only what to do, but how to begin applying the principles immediately. Thought-provoking questions create talking points for couples to explore their own choices and experiences in each area and generate open dialogue of discovery. This is not a book of “shoulds,” but one of clearly identified choices that each individual can make to grow their marriage and align it with the word of God. Abingdon Press. Coming in January 2015.

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A unique and powerful resource for couples who want to repair, strengthen, and shock-proof their marriages. The authors bring a remarkable combination of experience: both Miltenberger and Causey have served in the military, are actively involved as leaders in the church, and are married with young families of their own.

Their approach has already helped hundreds of military couples who live in perhaps the most challenging marriage context today.

Abingdon Press.

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Groundbreaking Practices for a Win-Win Marriage David B. Hawkins

Falling in love is easy. but staying in love takes courage, hard work, and lots of grace.

Examine what it takes to create and sustain healthy, meaningful romantic relationships across the course of a lifetime. In this study, Adam Hamilton draws upon the survey results and interviews of more than 5,000 couples and singles, as well as marriage therapists, plus the latest research in the field combined with the wisdom from the Bible. Hamilton explores how, with God’s help, we can make love last.

Kit contains one Leader’s Guide, one DVD, and ten books. Abingdon Press.

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Growing Love in Christian Marriage Jane P. Ives and S. Clifton Ives (Pastor’s Manual); Joan Hunt and Richard Hunt (Couple’s Manual )

Preparing Couples for Love and Marriage A Pastor’s Resource Cameron Lee and James L. Furrow

This resource is ideal for clergy to use during pre-wedding counseling sessions.

The Pastor’s Manual includes guidelines for mentoring couples, while the Couple’s Manual will help couples learn more about themselves and their future spouse, and address potential problem areas before, rather than after the wedding. This official United Methodist resource includes worksheets to be completed by each person, plus Scripture references about marriage and interactive exercises. Abingdon Press.

While no one can smooth away all the rough spots in the marital road ahead, couples can be coached to pay attention to warning signs, see the bumps before they hit them, and deal more skillfully with inevitable conflicts. Here, you don’t need a formal background in counseling, because the kind of work we’re talking about isn’t counseling—it’s coaching couples to respond positively to the differences between them. It’s not about having all the answers, but helping couples manage difficulties before they become serious threats to the marriage. Abingdon Press.

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What do couples fight about most? Is it sex, money, children, in-laws, time management? The answer is: none of the above. Couples can get into power struggles over anything. It is not a specific subject, but the act of fighting, that drives us. We want what we don’t have and will fight to get it. And this drives a wedge between us and the ones we love. This study outlines a plan of action to make a paradigm shift that will take your relationship from one built on selfishness to one of sacrificial love. Abingdon Press.

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Divorce Recovery Unraveling Hanging On to Faith Through the End of a Christian Marriage Elisabeth Klein Corcoran

Healing from Divorce 28 Days of Prayer Mary Lou Redding This sixth book in the 28 Days of Prayer series offers meditations that will lead you on a journey of healing. Whether you anticipate divorce, are in the midst of the process, or are living life after divorce, each meditation suggests a Bible reading and includes a story, along with a question or exercise for reflection.

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After extensive counseling, 12-step groups, and many tears and prayers, the author found her 18-year marriage ending in divorce. She was alone, drowning in a sea of emotions, and questioning how to navigate her way through the end of her marriage as a Christian. Now, she walks readers through the varied emotions of being newly single in this collection of vulnerable and hopeful essays.

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The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities Kathleen Bolduc

You Can Adopt Without Debt Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption Julie Gumm

2.8 million children in the United States have a disability. The author of this book, a parent of a child with a disability, uses honesty and humor, wisdom and faith to invite the caregivers of children with disabilities to apply the metaphor of the mosaic to their lives, rearranging the fragmented and chaotic pieces of their families into a perfectly whole and beautiful work of art.

Judson Press.

Many Christian families feel led to adopt.

Author Julie Gumm shares proven strategies from her own experience as well as from others that include applying for grants, creative budgeting, and fundraising that prospective adoptive parents can use to prepare for and avoid the high costs associated with adoption.

Abingdon Press. Coming in January 2015.

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Fight Winning the Battles That Matter Most Craig Groeschel with Judson Poling

Far from the conventional parenting book, this volume will encourage readers as they see parenting and fatherhood through a new lens— that of an adventuring risk-taking gambler.

Writing from a Christian perspective, Blase invites fathers to look at the risks, challenges, and great rewards of parenting. In an intensely personal voice, filtered through a brass-knuckled optimism, this book offers what very few books on parenting do—the real, true, raw reality and joys of fatherhood. Abingdon Press.

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This study explores the life of Samson, helping you uncover who you really are—a man created with a warrior’s heart in the image of God. Learn how to stand up and fight for what’s right. Find the strength to fight the battles you know you need to fight—the ones that determine the state of your heart, the quality of your marriage, and the spiritual health of your family. Zondervan.

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You fear you won’t make it through. We all do. We fear that depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave. With the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Lucado explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20—what Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good. Kit contains Hardcover Book, DVD, Study Guide, and a Getting Started Guide. Thomas Nelson.

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Did you show up to work just to be greeted with a layoff notice? What do you say when your friend miscarries? Or when your brother is diagnosed with cancer? Hard-hitting issues such as these aren’t necessarily part of God’s plan, or blessings in disguise. When life is at its tattered edges and you are faced with impossible decisions, The Dave Test is a set of searingly honest questions you ask to become the best, most honest self for you, your friends, and your family. Instead of resorting to stained-glass language or offering false hope, do yourself a favor and pick up this book. Take The Dave Test.

Abingdon Press.

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When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away an entire town; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation? In Why?, bestselling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, he lays out core ideas for comprehending God’s plan for the world.

Abingdon Press.

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What Do We Tell the Children?

Talking to Kids About Death and Dying Joseph M. Primo

The Dave Test A Raw Look at Real Faith in Hard Times Frederick W. Schmidt

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You’ll Get Through This Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times Max Lucado

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The Painting Table A Journal of Loss and Joy Roger Hutchison In a format modeled after the Eucharist, the reader is invited to gather at The Painting Table to draw pictures, record memories, and celebrate living through the creation of something new. This is for anyone experiencing significant loss or change. It’s an accessible, simple, and beautiful book for those who may be grieving the death of a loved one, struggling in a relationship, or facing a major transition in their lives.

One out of seven children will lose a parent before they are 20. However, professional counselors, pastors, and others are often at a loss when dealing with a grieving child.

The stakes are high: grieving children are high-risk for substance abuse, promiscuity, depression, isolation, and suicide. Rather than avoid all conversations on death or pretend like it never happened, normalizing grief and offering support requires us to be in tune with kids through dialogue as they grapple with questions of “how” and “why.” Ideal for pastors, counselors, or anyone who works with grieving children in a church setting. Abingdon Press.

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first putting GOD first in living and giving Mike Slaughter

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Mike Slaughter guides participants through a four-week all-church stewardship program based on his popular book shiny gods. You’ll reassess priorities and create a culture and a lifestyle of faithful living and giving and make a meaningful contribution to the world. And, to help parents educate and model generosity for their kids, first includes components for children and youth that help families explore financial decisions together. Program Kit includes one of each item listed below.

Abingdon Press.

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NEW The Church Money Manual Best Practices for Finance and Stewardship J. Clif Christopher Here is the most up-to-date and easy-to-use handbook for churches seeking better ways to manage finances. Brief and straightforward chapters each focus on a specific problem or issue. The book covers topics of day-to-day operation and the perennially critical themes related to church money management and stewardship. Abingdon Press.

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Bounty Ten Ways To Increase Giving At Your Church Kristine Miller & Scott McKenzie The topic of financial giving is, for many, a perennial headache and energy drain. Bounty explores the critical spiritual component of stewardship development, and in ten immediately do-able transformative steps. It clearly instructs pastors and laity how to lead congregations to grow in generosity. With sound rationale and the wisdom of real-church experience, Bounty equips leaders to shift their congregants’ hearts, as well as their pocketbooks. Abingdon Press.

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Fearless Church Fundraising The Practical and Spiritual Approach to Stewardship Charles LaFond This book can remove the terror from stewardship, helping leaders focus on deep spiritual conversion and a clear, compelling mission before they design pledge cards. In this part handbook, part workbook, part spiritual guidebook, a former monk and now popular consultant Charles LaFond combines road-tested strategies and sample campaign documents with a spiritual director’s sensitivity. Morehouse Publishing.

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In this coordinated stewardship program, sermon series, and small group study, Jacob Armstrong uses the Sermon on the Mount to reexamine what our treasure is. How do we spend our time, energy, and money? If our hearts follow our treasure, as Jesus taught, then we’d better make sure they are aligned.

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Conversation Starters These books don’t contain the typical questions or guides for study groups, but they all explore topics that are timely and relevant. Use them to spark interest and stimulate meaningful discussion that will bring your small group closer together.

NEW The Bible Tells Me So Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It Peter Enns Peter Enns, an evangelical Bible scholar and former teacher at Westminster Theological Seminary, found himself confronted by questions that could not be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction. Rejecting the complicated intellectual games used by conservative Christians to “protect” the Bible, Enns was conflicted. This book chronicles his spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine, and learned to embrace God’s Word as it is actually written. Harper Collins.

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Faith Unraveled How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions Rachel Held Evans

Finding Spiritual Whitespace Awakening Your Soul to Rest Bonnie Gray

Eighty years after the Scopes Monkey Trial made a spectacle of Christian fundamentalism and brought national attention to her hometown, Rachel Evans faced a trial of her own when she began to have doubts as her own faith unraveled—one question at a time. In order for her faith to survive, Rachel realized it must adapt to change and evolve. She challenges you to disentangle your faith from false fundamentals and to trust a God who is big enough to handle your tough questions. Zondervan.

On the brink of fulfilling a lifelong dream, Bonnie Gray’s plans suddenly went off script. Her life shattered into a debilitating journey through anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia. As she struggled to make sense of it all, she made an important discovery: we all need “spiritual whitespace.” Spiritual whitespace makes room in one’s heart for a deep relationship with God, room in one’s life for rest, room in one’s soul for rejuvenation. Bonnie vulnerably takes readers on a personal journey to discover how to create space in the everyday for God, refreshment, and faith.

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Hands Free Mama A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters Rachel Macy Stafford

Learning to Walk in the Dark Barbara Brown Taylor New York Times bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor has become increasingly uncomfortable with our tendency to associate all that is good with lightness and all that is evil with darkness. Doesn’t God work in the nighttime as well? In this new book, she asks us to put aside our fears and anxieties and explore all that God has to teach us “in the dark.” Through darkness we find courage, we understand the world in new ways, and we feel God’s presence around us, guiding us through things seen and unseen. Harper Collins.

We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. There is a way to find balance in a media-saturated world. It doesn’t mean giving up all technology forever.

It doesn’t mean forgoing our responsibilities.

Let’s try going hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart and your hands to the possibilities of each God-given moment. Zondervan.

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Living the Quaker Way Timeless Wisdom for a Better Life Today Philip Gulley

Through her work on the Chriatian charity enterprise Thistle Stop Cafe, benefitting women recovering from violence and addiction, Becca Stevens discovered that beneath the beauty of the tea ritual, there is an underbelly of corruption, abuse, and extortion that plagues laborers in the tea industry. As an activist and a storyteller, she recounts triumphs for impoverished tea pickers, and tales of struggle and hope that have poured in with hundreds of teacups that have been donated to the cafe. Jericho Books. Coming in November.

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Sabbath as Resistance Saying No to the Culture of Now Walter Brueggemann

As an antidote to the complexities of modern life, Philip Gulley offers the opportunity to participate in a world where the values of the Quaker way bring equity, peace, healing, and hope. This book shows how their ideals can be incorporated in personal and public life to bring renewal and eliminate the clutter that is keeping us from deeper spirituality. That invitation isn’t to a centuries old church, but to a peaceful and promising way of life. Random House.

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Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a person should be able to play cards or purchase liquor on Sundays. Here, Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath isn’t simply about keeping rules—but rather about becoming a whole person. He speaks to a 24/7 society of consumption, in which we live to achieve more, own more, use more, eat more, and drink more.

Keeping the Sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important.

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Heroes, Rogues, and the Rest Lives That Tell the Story of the Bible J. Ellsworth Kalas

Walking the Bible A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses Bruce Feiler

The Bible is filled with heroes and rogues, from the first followers of Christ to the critics set on uprooting the Christian faith. Some are well known. Others are not. But all have a place in the story of the Bible. What can we learn from them? Here, J. Ellsworth Kalas offers a close examination of biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments. From Adam and Eve to Elijah, from Martha and several Marys to Jesus Christ himself, each of these people have defining characteristics that together create the Biblical narrative. Abingdon Press.

An exciting story informed by Bruce Feiler’s boundless intellectual curiosity, and talents as a storyteller—with a gentle, ironic sense of humor and sense of adventure worthy of Mark Twain. His journey through the first five books of the Bible, the five books of Moses, also serve as eloquently spiritual pilgrimage.

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Walking with Nehemiah Your Community Is Your Congregation Joe Daniels

Refill Meditations for Leading with Wisdom, Peace, and Joy Kirk Byron Jones

Are the streets our sanctuary? Are our communities our congregation? Answered honestly, most churches would have to say, “no,” and yet even John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, is known for saying, “the world is our parish.” How do we turn our attention away from internal issues and opportunities and more toward those who aren’t members of our congregations? How can we make our events more compelling for them? Walking with Nehemiah helps us contemplate how we can create worship that reaches the people of our own communities. Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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Tap into compassion, empathy, and creativity— capacities you already have but may have overlooked—through the meditations of Refill.

Designed specifically for church leaders, this interactive book provides not a daily, but a threeper-week commitment allowing you to experience the material more deeply without feeling regimented or overwhelmed. The content is built around themes which provide on-the-go clergy, staff, and laity with a nurturing sense of ebb and flow in the flexible reading schedule. Abingdon Press. Coming in October.

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Teaching the Way of Jesus Educating Christians for Faithful Living Jack L. Seymour

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We work and strive with great energy toward ideals and objectives that, in the quiet of the night, when we are alone with our thoughts, we know will never fill that space. It is this most basic human struggle that author Phil Needham addresses in When God Becomes Small. This beautiful, profound book looks with clarity and compassion at our human misconceptions of God and of ourselves. We see how God saves us from these misconceptions. And we learn how we might follow God to the freedom of becoming small. Abingdon Press.

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Many people believe like Calvinists but they live like Wesleyans. This book is not intended to put down Calvin but to point to significant differences between Calvin and Wesley. Each wrote about major tenets of the church: who God is and what God’s will is for us; the place of Scripture; the atonement of Christ; the role of human responsibility; the work of God’s grace, the relation of the church and world; and how these beliefs can connect to how people practice their faith. But Calvin and Wesley were different, and following their prescriptions will lead us down different paths. Abingdon Press.

When God Becomes Small Phil Needham

With an emphasis on practices and mission, this book offers readers concrete ways to empower vital faith formation in congregations as it describes current trends, which include richer diversity, entrepreneurial spirit, and interfaith dialog. This book will also help prepare students for leadership in the Church universal and in the field of Christian Education. Abingdon Press.

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Calvin vs. Wesley Bringing Belief in Line with Practice Don Thorsen

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Jesus Is the Question The 307 Questions Jesus Asked and the 3 He Answered Martin B. Copenhaver

The Power of a Story It Inspires, Surprises and Lifts Your Faith James W. Moore

Undistorted God Reclaiming Faith Despite the Cultural Noise Ray Waddle

In this book, popular author James W. Moore talks about the power of a story, such as those told by Jesus in the Bible. Jesus knew the importance of telling stories to convey a message or a biblical truth. He often used parables— symbolic narratives designed to teach a moral lesson—when speaking or ministering to others throughout the Bible. Stories are a natural way to give detail and perspective while teaching an important point. Abingdon Press.

Ray Waddle encourages us to find meaning inside, sometimes despite, the contentious times we live in. He helps readers look past spiritual insecurity and distraction to see God in new places: in the sky, in writing, in walking, in music, in memory, in Gospel reading, in the bread and wine, in worship, in the very name Jesus—and look beneath social habits or routine theological assumptions in order to find a fresh core of epiphany. Abingdon Press.

Contrary to some common assumptions, Jesus is not the ultimate Answer Man, but more like the Great Questioner. In the Gospels Jesus asks many more questions than he answers. Asking questions was central to Jesus’ life and teachings. Jesus is the Question considers the questions Jesus asks—what they tell us about Jesus and, more importantly, what our responses might say about what it means to follow Him. A game-changer of a book. Abingdon Press. Coming in September.

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NEW Slowing Time Seeing the Sacred Outside Your Kitchen Door Barbara Mahany The author believes the sacred is all around, within a finger’s reach—here to be gathered, culled, and collected, through the simple yet complex art of paying attention, of savoring the moment, of cultivating stillness.

Noticing the seen, revealing the unseen, and pinpointing the divine in both. By probing deeply the nooks and crannies of the home-front, one need not venture far to find what matters most. Abingdon Press.

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NEW Prayers For People Who Say They Can’t Pray Donna Schaper When people say “I don’t know how to pray,” what they often mean is “I don’t believe.” Or perhaps they are struggling with disappointment or anger with God and have taken a break from their prayer life. This book helps remove these obstacles to prayer and shows how honest prayer doesn’t require belief or trust nor does it need constant satisfaction. It introduces new ways of prayer and thinking about what prayer is. Abingdon Press.

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In this study leaders learn to face the “sacred cows” in today’s small group ministries and discover how to create real life change instead. By shifting church groups away from paradigms of complacency, leaders can learn to move people toward relevant, compassionate relationships. Discover how to help people far from God experience Jesus in localized small groups. Includes discussion questions. Group Publishers.

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This new volume in the best-selling Bible from Scratch series pairs noted author Donald Griggs with biblical scholar and teacher Eugene March. Together they explore the book of Exodus—the story of the deliverance of God’s people from slavery, oppression, and injustice. Rather than covering every chapter and verse in the book, “Exodus from Scratch” highlights stories that best reflect the major themes of Exodus: deliverance, abiding faith, and the goodness of God. Organized in seven chapters with seven accompanying lessons, this book helps readers and small groups more fully understand the book of Exodus and see the work of a God who desires justice, freedom, and faithfulness for all.

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According to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Christians are always to be on the move. Christians are to go voluntarily into a kind of exile and to become strangers and sojourners on this earth while doing God’s will “outside the gate” of the mainstream society. Inspired by Hebrews 13:12-14, Bishop Sano examines this theme’s meaning for the original audience and Christians today. For individual study and for Sunday school classes and small groups.

Abingdon Press.

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Exodus from Scratch The Old Testament for Beginners Donald L. Griggs and W. Eugene March

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Psalms for Everyone, Part 2: Psalms 73–15 Old Testament for Everyone John Goldingay In this seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series, scholar John Goldingay addresses Scripture from Genesis to Malachi in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply and concisely. The series is perfect for daily devotions, group study, or personal visits with the Bible.

In this volume, Goldingay explores Psalms 73–15. The psalms, Goldingay says, show us four ways to speak to God: in words of praise, thanksgiving, trust, and supplication. Goldingay provides brief commentary on each psalm and shows how each one can be relevant to contemporary life.

Westminster John Knox Press 80664233846

$16.00; $11.20

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The Theology of Work Project is a group of renowned thinkers, academics, and business leaders who help people explore the Christian perspective on work. Each chapter of each 8-week study delves into what the Bible has to say about faith and work and includes three 30-minute practical lessons, complete with Scripture references and thought-provoking questions, perfectly suited to a workplace lunch-hour study group, a church group of workers interested in how to live out their faith from Monday to Friday, or as a personal pre-work devotion. Hendrickson Publishers. Coming in November.

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NEW Theology of Work Bible Commentary Volume 4: Matthew through Acts Theology of Work Project What does the Bible have to say about work? This one-of-a-kind Bible resource answers that very question. It reveals what the Bible says about all kinds of work and offers insight from every single book of the Bible. This first volume of the multi-volume series covers Matthew through Acts. Hendrickson Publishers. Coming in November.

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This series provides a thoughtful and powerful 13-week survey of key Scriptures, combining accessible commentary from contemporary teachers with integrated highlights from the hymns, life experiences, and complete writings of John and Charles Wesley. And for each week, creative and engaging questions likewise foster deeper fellowship and growth.

Wesleyan Publishing House.

The Wiersbe Bible Study Series delivers practical, in-depth guides to selected books of the Bible. Featuring insights from Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe’s popular “Be” series, each 8-week study is designed for small-groups and includes engaging questions and practical applications that will help you connect God’s Word with your life.

David C. Cook Publishing.

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Each volume includes a CD and DVD. Group Publishing.

How did we get our Bible? This study introduces youth to the many aspects of development, including the issues of canonization, biblical transmission, archaeological discoveries, translation, and modern textual criticism. Kit includes a DVD, an extensive Leader’s Guide, and student handouts. Beacon Hill Press.

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How We Got Our Bible Youth Edition Ralph Earle

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This video program for teens focuses on what it means for youth to be visionaries and prophets in today’s teen culture. At times challenging, often amusing, and always relevant, these presentations challenge your own group to “keep the discussion going” using the included CD-ROM with study materials (session plans, activity handouts, prayer/Scripture handouts, plus a number of supplemental materials—all as printable PDFs).

Morehouse Education Resources.

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Once again, Adam Hamilton uses his captivating, storytelling talent to take you on a 6-week DVD journey through England tracing the life of John Wesley—whose message and faith call for a revival of our hearts and souls. This study book version is for youth, ages 13-18. Can be used with the adult-level DVD. Abingdon Press.

Coming in September.

This youth study is designed for parallel use with the adult and children’s studies as part of an all-church program. It communicates the challenging, revolutionary message of Jesus in terms that are meaningful for youth. Joining his movement will mean coming to terms with the real Jesus, the rebel Jesus. Can be used with the adult-level DVD. Abingdon Press.

Coming in December.

Based on the startling and inspiring new churchwide program by popular author and pastor Mike Slaughter that draws on the Bible and a lifetime of ministry to help us discern God’s dream for us and learn to live it out, this youth edition teaches teens how to develop a life mission statement that helps them fully commit to a God-directed lifestyle.

Abingdon Press.

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Worship is a foundational component in most youth ministries. But what if you could challenge teenagers to think differently about worship? What if you could push the boundaries of their definition of what it means to worship God? This video-based, conversation-driven series will help teenagers discover how true worship is about loving God and loving others, trusting God in the middle of tough circumstances, and following God daily, faithfully, and passionately. Group Publishing.

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Today’s teenagers face so many temptations, so many opportunities, so many possible ways to follow the road to future success and just as many possible ways to derail those plans by messing up. Youth ministries can make a difference in leading young people toward a lifestyle of accountability, which opens the door to experiencing life with the knowledge that someone is backing you up, no matter what. Group Publishing.

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See-Through Life Helping Teenagers Get Real, Get Honest, Get Accountable Craig Gross

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Jesus: a man who denies all our preconceived notions about what God should look like. Joining his movement means coming to terms with the real Jesus, the rebel Jesus.

Renegade Gospel offers resources for all ages to help you present an all-church sermon series and study. The DVD features Mike Slaughter bringing his edgy, powerful style to bear on this important topic. Your entire congregation will learn that Jesus’ message was revolutionary, world-changing, and life-changing.

The book has six chapters—perfect for Lent. Topics include: • The Attraction • The Call • Jesus’ Red-Letter Words

• Who Do You Say That I Am? • Expecting Jesus • Seeing Jesus

Abingdon Press. Coming December 2014.

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