12 ready-to-use Bible lessons on the topic: Share Jesus Like It Matters. Each Bible lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. These questions make small group Bible study a joy. If you can read 20 questions, you can lead a Bible Study. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore. These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.
What type of leadership is needed in a moment that demands adaptive change? Exploring the qualities of adaptive leadership within churches and nonprofit organizations, Tod Bolsinger deftly examines both the external challenges we face and the internal resistance that holds us back, showing how leaders can become both stronger and more flexible.
Six ready-to-teach Small Group Bible Lessons on the topic of Sharing Christ.Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado, John Ortberg and David Jeremiah.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.
Do you ever feel that you are leading in uncharted territory? Pastor and consultant Tod Bolsinger draws on decades of expertise guiding churches and organizations in this expanded practical leadership resource, offering illuminating insights and practical tools to help you reimagine what effective church leadership looks like in our rapidly changing world.
Randy Frazee teaches you and your group how to confidently know what you believe and how to dig into Scripture to see for yourself the biblical foundation for those beliefs. Think about the last time someone put you on the spot and questioned what this whole Christianity thing is all about. Maybe they asked you why going to church matters, or how you could possibly believe the Bible, or how God could really care if there's so much bad happening in the world. Do you feel unsettled by questions like these? In this 8-session, video-based Bible study (DVD/streaming video sold separately), you'll dig into eight key beliefs about a Jesus-follower's relationship with God and with others. And you'll explore the answers to essential questions like: Who Is God? Does God Care About Me? How Do I Have a Relationship with God? How Does the Bible Guide My Life? Who Am I in Christ? What Is the Purpose of the Church? How Does God Value People? What Is Eternity Going to Be Like? This study is adapted from the Think portions of the Believe Study Guide and Think, Act, Be Like Jesus by Randy Frazee. It’s designed for use with the Think Like Jesus Video Study (9780310118558) available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.
What was the gospel that Jesus and the early disciples proclaimed it? It was not the answer to the question: what are the minimum requirements for going to Heaven when I die. It was all about the Kingdom of God. It was all about "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. It was about the idea that this world-your world-could be like Heaven. Not so much the external world-this is not the health and wealth gospel-as much as how you experience this world. The pinnacle of spiritual maturity is communicated in the words of James: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." James 1:2 (NIV2011) When you can count in pure joy in the midst of all kinds of trials, you are not far from the kingdom. The kingdom of God has come in your life. In the words of John Ortberg, up there has come down here. This 9-week small group Bible study will lead your group to enjoy this Kingdom life and communicate it to others.
7 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic: Union With Christ.Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.
Hard things are a part of life--but they don't have to have the final word. Join bestselling author Lisa Whittle as she teaches us how to learn how to see the good again. What does it feel like to come back from something hard, to be able to hope again? Instead of running away from the obstacles we face and the growth we crave, Lisa teaches us that our challenges can become the keys to our greatest usability in the kingdom of God--that is, if we let God make good of them. In The Hard Good, Lisa guides us on a powerful path to progress as we learn to: Accept things we wish were different Apologize and forgive first Cheer for someone who gets what we want Open our hearts again when we've been hurt Find joy in the waiting Show up when we want to shut down Your hard place is never too hard for God. Allow it to change you, help you, and ready you for the greatest comeback you have ever known. Praise for The Hard Good: "I can't think of a person better equipped than my friend Lisa Whittle to tackle the hand-in-hand partnership of the title of this book: The Hard Good. She knows the angst of hard in deeply personal ways. She knows the choice of good because her heart purely seeks Jesus, and she truly wants to make a holy difference by helping others. Settle in. Dare to crack open these pages. You can, as I do, trust her with your heart. Let's do this. Together we can do the hard good." --Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author of Forgiving What You Can't Forget
The notion that Jesus can literally be inside of us should startle us with the extent of the intimacy we can have with Jesus, and astonish us with the depth of connection he offers. And it's all possible because of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus In Me, revered evangelist and Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz guides us to a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, who is Jesus without skin. In this practical study that is a true Bible study, Anne starts with a workshop on how to get to know the Holy Spirit by listening to him when we're studying the Bible. Then, we apply the skills of asking and listening as we work through five Bible studies per week on selected Scriptures about the Holy Spirit. Through eight sessions, we will discover why the Holy Spirit is not an optional extra in the Christian life. Instead: We can have a relationship with this living, thinking, feeling Person, who is our comforter, counselor, friend. We can enjoy his constant Presence, inside us, filling us. We can receive and experience his Power. We can live a life of Purpose, directed by his guidance. We can understand the Precepts in the Bible by hearing directly from the One who breathed it. We will be convicted of our sin by his Purity. Discover how you can better love and rely on the Holy Spirit—and embrace how much He loves you. Sessions include: Bible Study Workshop Loving the Person of the Holy Spirit Enjoying the Presence of the Holy Spirit Relying on the Power of the Holy Spirit Embracing the purpose of the Holy Spirit Living by the Precepts of the Holy Spirit Reflecting on the Purity of the Holy Spirit Trusting the Priority of the Holy Spirit Designed for use with the Jesus in Me Video Study available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.
Five ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the Final Days of Jesus. Lessons include: Lesson #1 --- Sunday - Wednesday Lesson #2 - Thursday Lesson #3 - Friday, Part 1, John 18 Lesson #4 - Friday, Part 2, John 19 Lesson #5 -Saturday, Sunday Each Bible lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. These questions make small group Bible study a joy. If you can read 20 questions, you can lead a Bible Study. These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.
