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Groundbreaking analytical research from a database of over 200,000 North American churches reveals our population is growing faster than church attendance. This guide shows the problems as well as the potential of the American church, confirming hunches, exploding myths, and offering a clear path to a brighter future.

Amazing New Testament Women What is the significance of the women mentioned in the New Testament? Many of the stories we read in the Bible, we read about the women that God used to do the work he needed done. Most of the stories are small parts that if we skip over, we don't get the real meaning of why the stories are in the Bible. The fact that these women are mentioned in the Bible should make us wonder why, and we should know that they are not in the Bible accidentally. God wanted us to read about them, and to know that they were special people in history, and important to know who they ...

As a new mom, I found myself constantly checking my phone, mindlessly scrolling social media, and Google-checking every question that popped into my head. My phone dependency was crippling me with the fear of missing out. My phone addiction resulted in missing the life I wanted. The abundant life Jesus offers. In Chin Up you’ll learn how to: Put your phone down, love God and love people right where you are, open your eyes by applying biblical truths to your daily life, and ready your feet to walk in God’s unique calling and purpose for your life. Chin up.

We all know that God wants us to be calm, warm, wonderful, loving people who act Christ-like in every situation. How's that working for you? We all struggle to be patient, faithful, and exercise self-control. As a matter of fact, God gives a list of nine things we are supposed to walk out and it's never easy. But here's the problem, we can't do it. Why? Because it's not your fruit. It is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Understanding how the Spirit works will bring you a great peace and a satisfaction in your walk to be a Christ-like believer. So, if you are looking for help with the fruits of...

Life is unpredictable. One day your journey is calm and effortless. Next day it's full of potholes. Why not take God's hand and walk this road together as fresh answers to your challenges are revealed? Lisa Are Wulf, an award-winning author, has walked this path too. She offers encouragement and a clear way forward, strengthening your special bond with Jesus. Reaching for God's Hand features 40 short reflections, soothing bible verses and prayers, plus a quiet time with God.

Join Andy Stanley for Twisting the Truth, a six-session small-group bible study developed to help you and your group understand how truth can get twisted and distorted, and how that impacts your life. Throughout the study, Stanley exposes four destructive and all-too-prevalent lies about authority, pain, sex, and sin. They’re deceptions powerful enough to ruin our relationships, our lives, even our eternities - but only if we let them.

Throughout the five sessions of her I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet series, Shauna talks about unlearning what is no longer helpful, embracing curiosity, and making peace with the unexpected twists and turns of life. She shares candidly about the challenges and blessings she has experienced and invites participants to explore what happens when we release our expectations for how we thought life would look and open ourselves up to the freedom and peace that come from choosing to be a beginner again.

Drawing from the insights of the Minor Prophets in the Bible, The Twelve is an encouraging, but also challenging resource for followers of Jesus, and anyone wanting to honestly understand how God reveals Himself in Scripture.

In this audio Bible study, Bianca Juarez Olthoff delivers a bible-infused message that will help women gain new insight into God's character, discover the personal and powerful nature of the Holy Spirit, and understand the unique fire God places in each person, helping them to fulfill their God-given calling and Kingdom purpose.

As a collection of 66 books spanning thousands of years, the Bible can be daunting in size and scope. In The Heart of It All, the Canterbury Press Lent book for 2020, Samuel Wells simplifies the Bible's complexity and presents the entire sweep of its narrative in 18 key themes.

What things do you think about when you think about eternity? Will you know and remember the people and things you love now? There are many things you probably think about when you think about Heaven and eternity. Will we be married in Heaven? Will we get to see pets that have passed away? You probably also think about things on Earth and why they happen. Are all things that happen Gods will? Why do Believers have bad things happen to them? We will go over what the Bible says about these topics and several more. IS MARRIAGE FOREVER? GHOSTS OF THE GODLY THE COINS OF THE BIBLE THE REALITY ...

In this audio Bible study, bestselling author and teacher Mark Mittelberg introduces you to the five Contagious Faith Styles and helps you discover which of these approaches (or combination of them) will enable you to naturally share your faith in Jesus with the people around you. The Contagious Faith assessment will help you identify your primary style, along with any secondary styles you discover. It will give you next steps for developing and deploying your natural approach in order to reach others for Christ.

This booklet contains a collection of healing scriptures to build your faith for Healing. God's Word has the Power in Itself to bring Itself to Pass. So by praying these scriptures you will be praying God's word over yourself and thereby releasing Healing into your life.

These 52 lessons by J. W. McGarvey provide an excellent resource for the Bible class program or for the serious Bible student. They offer one full year of Bible class curriculum or in home devotional studies. The demand for the Fifty-Two Bible Lessons, prepared by J. W. McGarvey in 1874, for Intermediate and Advanced Classes continues unabated.

You are who God says you are, and Who I Am In Christ Daily Devotionals is here to help you fully embrace and walk in that truth. Through daily affirmations rooted in scripture, this devotional offers a transformative journey of discovering your true identity in Christ. You will learn to shed the limitations of human frailty and embrace the limitless potential that comes from being made in God's image and likeness. With each daily devotion, you will be empowered to declare and reflect on the truth of who you are in Christ, ultimately becoming the person God created you to be. This is not ...

The satisfaction you seek dwells in the depths of God's word. Do you come to God's word with questions and doubts that arise from life's disappointments and hurts? Denise J. Hughes, author of the Word Writers Bible Study series, has been there, yet she's found a peace that runs deeper than her circumstances. You don't have to be a graduate student in seminary to be a serious student of the Bible. God's word is for everyone. Dive in and experience the joy that awaits in deeper waters.

In this eight-session audio Bible study, join pastor and bestselling author Andy Stanley as he examines the characteristics Jesus used to define those who follow him and the implications these characteristics have for believers today.

Teach Me Your Paths is a series of twelve books designed to help us become better disciples of Jesus Christ. This is the third book in the series. Here we examine our personal walk with God as members of the Christian family. Part One (Lessons 1-8) admonishes us to stand firm in Christ by maintaining the doctrinal and experiential foundations of our faith. We must be on our guard against every enemy of our souls and maintain strong foundations. In Part Two (Lessons 9-16) we are reminded that the secret of our strong stand in Christ is primarily in developing our relationship with God. Part ...

Join noted theologian and storyteller John Shea as he journeys through the gospels. Great to listen to while driving or meditating at home, this is a wonderful resource for preachers, lectors, liturgy planners, and those who meet in prayer, discussion groups, and Bible studies.

In 40 Days Through the Book: Mark, author and pastor Jeff Manion guides small-group members through the Gospel of Mark, revealing what the author words meant to his original readers...and how they apply to us today. Participants will be encouraged as they listen to Jeff's teachings and, through the accompanying study guide, challenged to read the Gospel of Mark on their own during the forty days in the study.