Do you long for fresh, creative activities that feature new Bible friends? From Barnabas to Hezekiah to Lydia, these lessons include crafts, games and puzzles to help kids discover that God's leaders are not a mystery. 96 pages each.
Are you looking for a way to overhaul your communication style? Do you struggle to connect with people outside of church? Do you need more practice delivering hard truths? Or do you need more joy in your life? If you're answered yes to any of these questions, you might be a candidate to join the ranks of the Undercover Prophets. Go on a journey of self-discovery and comedic innovation as you learn to grab ahold of your story and transform it into a tool you can use to connect with people, both onstage and off. This book is one part cultural diagnostic, one part memoir, and one part instructional manual. With accessible, funny prose, Jelani Greenidge does a deep dive into an obvious truth hidden in plain sight--that pastors and other Christian leaders need help in connecting with unchurched audiences, and that stand-up comedy can be a great way to do just that.
This book tells in an entertaining but profound way how Jesus can be present in over 40 years of service of a police officer and even miracles happen. So-called police-service miracles. What empowered prayer can do and thus also lead police investigations to success. Amazing true reports and experiences that inspire and motivate, make you wonder, hope and pray, and activate your own position as a Christian and your mission in society in a new way. Ended accident and burglary series, busted drug rings and caught big dealers, all these self-experienced things of the police everyday life and much more, are told in this book. Connections with biblical truths, practical implementation and the dangers of passive Christianity are also shown. Nothing is impossible for Jesus!
The Fiction Writer’s Bible is a realistic approach to improving your writing skills. It consist of thirty basic concepts designed to enhance your ability to capture the essence of humanity in you characterization and plot development. It covers important issues involved in setting the appropriate mood, pace, and rhythm necessary to achieve the desired effects needed to bond your readers to the storyline. The Fiction Writer’s Bible is a must read book. It will broaden your insight and understanding of basic human nature. It will expand your perceptive ability in addressing issues and events. The strategies involved will improve your style significantly adding grace and elegance to your written words.
Okay, so they used mule mail instead of e-mail -- but they were still surprisingly modern men and women. With emotions, decisions, and dilemmas as raw and real as the students sitting in front of you every week. David and Rahab, Daniel and Ruth--even with their rough edges, they passionately loved Jehovah in a way today's adolescents can understand and emulate. Here are 12 Old Testament character studies, including-- Believe it or not -Abraham: Living by faith is not for wimps - Faith overcomes a fast past -Rahab: What you live is what you believe. Everything else is just talk. - The waiting game -Joseph: Trials and temptations can make us strong. - Benchwarmer to first string -Moses : Often God uses the least likely person to do great things. - Right woman, right place, right time -Esther : God has created each one of us for a purpose. - Keeping promises -Ruth: Commitment means more than saying the right words. - Bad days for good people -Job: Suffering may be the condition from which humans benefit the most. - The long way home -Jonah: Sometimes we simply say no to God. -- And to help you teach the lesson are clips from easy-to-get videos . . . games for mixing and games that teach . . . in-depth, ready-to-use questions guaranteed to spark small-group discussion . . . original role plays, scripts, dilemmas faced by these ancient but very human believers in their Yahweh. For youth workers, Sunday school teachers, and CE directors, Creative Bible Lessons from the Old Testament will help your students understand that the God who offered hope and courage to ancient history-makers still does the same for teenagers today.12 lessons.
A treasure trove of worship resources, this collection is especially appropriate for worship services in health care centers, retirement homes, hospitals, and nursing homes.