The Bible can be intimidating because of its length and its complexities. In an entertaining and insightful way, the Our Daily Bread Bible Sourcebook provides an easy guide to better understand Scripture. This unique format explores the who, what, when, where, why, and wows of each book of the Bible. It can be used as both a great introduction and a handy companion to the Bible. You’ll learn interesting facts, read narratives about the authors, discover archaeological and geographical information, and so much more!
Most people have heard of Jesus, but many still don’t know exactly who He is or even what He has done. The Our Daily Bread Jesus Sourcebook provides an easy way for you to know more about Jesus. You'll learn about His life and ministry through the stories He told, miracles He performed, people He encountered, places He visited, names and titles He was known by, and principles He taught. This insightful guide encourages you to explore the Gospels and discover more about the revolutionary life and work of Jesus.
The Worship Sourcebook is a collection of more than 2,500 prayers, litanies, and spoken texts for every element of traditional worship services held throughout the seasons of the church year. This indispensable resource for worship planners and pastors includes texts that can be read aloud as well as outlines that can be adapted for your situation. Teaching notes offer guidance for planning each element of the service. Thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship help stimulate discussion and reflection. This second edition includes new and revised liturgies, additional prayers for challenging situations facing today's church, and new appendices.
Where can women get the wisdom that will help them make the right choices in the many decisions of life? How can they develop a faith that won't waver or crumble when they're overwhelmed by life's trials and temptations? The book of James answers these questions and more and provides practical guidance on many issues that affect Christian women daily, such as: persevering through life's troubles putting on a heart of patience planning the future with God in mind An encouraging resource for women who yearn to experience real spiritual growth!
For over thirty years, Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays has been a trusted resource for preparing the various liturgies of the Church. This annual resource has been revised, reorganized, and redesigned to bring you more concise and helpful material to enlighten and inspire those who prepare the liturgy, especially the Sunday Mass, the “source and summit of the Christian life.”
Elizabeth George, author of the bestseller A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart (more than 300,000 copies sold), now shows teen women how to make prayer a part of their busy lives. From her own journey through the Bible and the lives of others, Elizabeth shares the difference prayer makes in everyday life. She provides step-by-step guidance and ideas for experiencing an exciting prayer life, highlighting how to— make prayer a reality establish a regular time for talking with God pray from the heart for daily needs improve relationships through prayer Teen girls will grow to know God in a very real way as they develop an active, personal, and meaningful prayer life! Great for Sunday school, youth group studies, and individual reading. Rerelease of A Young Woman’s Call to Prayer
Offers advice on designing one's own wedding ceremony, describes sample ceremonies from various Protestant denominations, and lists pertinent Scripture selections
Spiritual Lessons for New Believers is a four-session study guide designed to help new believers grow. As the new believer’s first phase of follow-up, Spiritual Lessons for New Believers introduces the new convert to the ‘basics’ of Christianity. The four sessions include the reading content of instructive opening paragraphs, fill-in-the-blank questions, matching, some memorization, and some writing. The minimal qualifications needed to use the follow-up materials, as a discipler, are as follows: the discipler must himself be a believer and the discipler must be able to read. Filled with Scripture, the lessons in this inter-active book include studies on the new believer’s Faith in Jesus Christ, Life in Jesus Christ, Walk with Jesus Christ, and his Fellowship with Christ and His People. Topics covered include: A review of the salvation experience, Assurance, Scripture memorization, Spiritual growth, Prayer, The Bible, Witnessing, Living the Christ-life, The Lord’s return, Guarding against temptation, Church attendance, Baptism, The Lord’s Supper, Church Membership, and Fellowship with other believers. As an introductory study guide, Spiritual Lessons for New Believers flows into two other discipleship books by Keith D. Pisani: The second phase content study manual: Spiritual Lessons for Growing Believers which provides two transition studies: Baptism class and membership class, 26 ‘A to Z’ sessions on topics from Assurance to Zeal, and two discipler training sessions. The author’s fill-in-the-blank, companion workbook Spiritual Lessons for Growing Believers Workbook should be used with the ‘A to Z’ content manual. A fourth book in this series is Jesus Loves Me: A Follow-Up Guide for Children. All four books are published by WestBow Press.
