An exclusive guide designed to make Bible Study both intentional AND fun! This guide will give you the scoop on journaling Bibles, color-coding, all of the best highlighting and note-taking techniques, tools to help you find connections and understand Scripture on a deeper level, and more! Let's make Bible study FUN!
Paralyzed by anxiety, fear, and uncertainty? In this 40-day interactive journey, discover a step-by-step process that can break that cycle. Offering an action plan and journaling space for turning your thoughts into real change, learn to take back your life. Every person has a mission and a God-given potential to impact the world, whether they recognize it or not. But life presents challenges and traps us in a helpless, hopeless loop of anxiety and fear. In Take Back Your Life, a blend of his bestselling books Through the Eyes of a Lion and I Declare War, join Levi Lusko onan interactive journey to equip yourself to become the best version of yourself. Offering forty daily challenges to help you come to terms with the reality of your internal battle, learn to take up the weapons God has given you and engage in the fight. With biblical truth and perspective, this step-by-step journaling process will help you: Get out of your own way by learning to think right so you can live right Find purpose by discovering that God will do great things with your imperfect progress Learn that your pain is not an obstacle to being used by God but an opportunity to be used like never before This is more than a book. It’s an intimate self-analysis tool that will help you recognize what’s weighing you down or holding you back. This is a journey to get back the life you know you were born for—to change your thinking so you can change your living and become the difference-maker God sees when he sees you.
We all fear that the depression will never lift, the disappointment will never stop, the pain will never leave. Here in the pits, surrounded by steep walls, we wonder if our gray skies will ever brighten. Though these unprecedented and challenging times may bring a load of uncertainty and fear that feels too heavy to bear, God gives us this promise: You'll Get Through This. In You'll Get Through This, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado traces the story of Joseph as told in the book of Genesis. The Bible tells us that Joseph was tossed into a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed. Yet Joseph's story is proof that we can flourish even in this broken world. On his darkest days, Joseph may have thought that the sun would never shine again, but God ultimately used these hardships for a greater purpose. Whether you find yourself in the pit of financial downturn, job loss, health crisis, or relationship stresses, God has a plan and a path forward designed just for you. Max reminds readers God doesn't promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless, but he does use our mess for good. In this book, Max will help you: Find comfort in the knowledge that you are God's child and God cares deeply for you Remember that God is near you and has never left you Look for hope in each hardship that you face Lean on your loving community in challenging times Take courage that God will restore even the most painful circumstances and use them for good Each copy of You'll Get Through This includes thoughtful questions for reflection designed to give you a chance to dive deeper into the hard yet hopeful story of Joseph's perseverance. With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Max explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20: what Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good.
One of a three-book collection, The 365 Most Important Bible Passages for Women is a daily devotional designed to encourage women to live the lives God designed for them. This year-long devotional is both unique and simple. Features include: -- More Scripture throughout -- A comprehensive overview and accompanying mediation for each passage -- Daily Scriptures that encourage women to engage in and enjoy reading the Bible -- Bible passages specifically targeted at women -- Focus on the Bible passages that reveal the divine character of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in relation to godly womanhood, and -- Insightful comments and applications to daily life.
Have you ever thought about praying for your future husband? Will it make a difference? There's only one way to find out… From when we were small girls, most of us dream of “The One,” our future husband. We think about what it would be like to be a bride. We wonder who that special guy is and when we'll find him. The great news is that what you do now can make a difference in your life and the life of your future husband! Authors and good friends Robin Jones Gunn (Christy Miller series) and Tricia Goyer (author and former teen mom) believe God answers women's prayers for husbands—even husbands they may not meet for years. They invite young women to pray boldly for their future mate … while also asking God to prepare their own hearts. In Praying for Your Future Husband, Robin and Tricia share their two vastly different experiences, including the things they did right and the mistakes they made on the path to meeting and marrying their husbands. Each chapter includes helpful Bible verses, prayers, and practical application, along with true stories of women who prayed for a husband and how God answered in remarkable ways. God has a beautiful romance prepared for you. Prayer is the key to unlocking the love story … with your future husband and with God, the lover of your soul.
Comedian and motivational speaker Ken davis uses his unique sense of humor in 90 light hearted devotions designed to bring a smile to your face and a spark of inspiration to your day. Enjoy solid nuggets of truth from God's word and occassional opportunities to go deeper if you wish. The joy of the Lord is our strength. Take this opportunity to lighten up and live!
As evidence accumulates regarding the effect of thought and emotion on health, more people are investigating spiritual healing. This book supports this search by compiling all the healings to be found in the Old and New Testaments. Reading these passages will give you insights into the process of Christian healing, and you will feel a beneficial effect. The healing experiences can inspire caregivers, health-care professionals, and workers in the psychological and spiritual fields. Discerning titles and subtitles help you relate to biblical events and teachings. There are 228 Old Testament healings and prayerful passages: These narratives reveal how the patriarchs and prophets, such as Elijah and Elisha, triumphed over a range of difficulties that still challenge people today. There are 176 New Testament healings and inspiring passages: All the great deeds accomplished by Jesus and his followers are here. He expected that all who believe his teachings would follow his example by healing sickness and sin and by mastering adverse circumstances. We can rise to this challenge! This book records biblical cures of deafness, lameness, blindness, mental illness, deformity, and the effects of accident. It describes miracles such as the expansion of food supply, protection from danger, dominion over the weather, and instant transportation. It also reports the overcoming of grief, hunger, infertility, inherited illnesses, loss, lust, old age, and poverty. Brighten your life with the encouragement this book offers, or share it with a friend in need.
Need a quick pick-me-up? A brief communion with God? Bestselling author and gentle humorist Karen O’Connor offers simple-yet-beautiful prayers that reveal God’s heart and the blessings he gives. Each uplifting meditation helps you talk with God about your needs and thank him for his love and provision. Thank you, Lord, that it’s never too late to dream a new dream, to start a new job, to repair an injured relationship, to make a new friend, to draw closer to you. Whatever I need, you provide—and more...I can go outside and actively participate in what’s going on. Life isn’t over until you call me home! Amen. These short prayers are arranged by season to reflect the time of year or how you’re feeling. From praying for your grandkids to praising God for lovely flowers, and from dealing with illness to enjoying loving relationships, these short devotions highlight the positives, offer hope during difficult times, and point to God for the joys to come.
The Holy Bible talks about the law or rules in 1 Timothy 1:8-11. 8 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral,for those practicing homosexuality,for slave traders and liars and perjurers- and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine.....
Daily Bible Study is a great companion to the quarterly Adult Bible Studies or as a stand-alone study. It is presented in quarterly segments. Bible-based, and Christ-focused, it coordinates with the lesson themes of Adult Bible Studies. Each daily reading includes a one-page Bible study for each day of the quarter, along with introductory reflection questions and commentary on the daily Scripture passage, life application, and a concluding prayer. Daily Bible Study Spring 2022 Theme: Follow The lessons this quarter are confined to two units so that we can observe the season of Lent. Authentic discipleship involves imitating Jesus, and we must begin with an understanding of Jesus as Messiah and the kingdom to which he invites us to belong. We soon discover as we follow Jesus that his kingdom turns our expectations totally upside down. As we walk with Jesus, we must admit that we sometimes totally miss the mark. Yet Christ forgives us, restores us, and equips us to live into our identities as Christ-followers. As his followers, we have responsibilities and opportunities to help grow the kingdom. One way is through stewardship, a concept that is much broader than we may think. Our role involves using not only our physical resources but indeed our very lives as grace-filled cohabitants in God’s marvelous creation. Unit 1: The Mark You Make Discipleship in Mark’s Gospel is often described as the way of the cross because of the repeated emphasis upon following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem and the command to take up one’s cross and follow Jesus (Mark 8:34). In this season when we commemorate Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, we give our attention to various aspects of discipleship we find in Mark’s Gospel. Scriptures: Mark 8:27-38; Mark 9:38-50; Mark 10:35-45; Mark 11:12-14, 20-25; Mark 13:5-8, 28-37; Mark 14: 27-42; Mark 16:1-8 Spiritual Practice: Reflection and self-examination Unit 2: The Steps You Take Creation care has become a prominent topic of discussion in Christian congregations and seminaries during the last couple of decades. While disagreement exists about human responsibility for climate change and to what extent we should limit human activity for the purpose of preservation of endangered species and habitats, Scripture makes clear that God takes pleasure in creation and that our role as stewards requires that we appreciate creation and take our responsibility as stewards seriously. Scriptures: Psalm 104; Leviticus 25:1-13; Deuteronomy 14:22-29; Job 38:4-11; Joel 2:18-26; Romans 8:19-22; 2 Corinthians 9 Spiritual Practice: Nurture and care of all creation