Mark Sanborn

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

A primer for better living, inspired and driven by the story of a hard-working postman, offers four important principles that can help create fresh energy and creativity, and especially to inspire enthusiasm for all facets of life in today's world.

The Fred Factor

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James Bryan Smith

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows

"God wants me to try harder." "God blesses me when I'm good and punishes me when I'm bad." "God is angry with me." We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. Some are true--but many are false. James Bryan Smith believes those thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live. In fact, Smith declares, the most important thing about a person is what they think about God. The path to spiritual transformation begins here. Turning to the Gospels, Smith invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God. Once you've discovered the truth in Scripture, Smith leads you through a process of spiritual formation that includes specific activities aimed at making these new narratives real in your body and soul as well as your mind. At the end of each chapter you'll find an opportunity for soul training, engaging in spiritual practices that reinforce the biblical messages on your mind and heart. Because the best way to make a complete and lasting change is to go through the material in community, small group discussion questions also accompany each chapter. Those who are leading apprentice groups will also find additional help and opportunities to interact with other leaders at the Apprentice website, www.apprenticeofjesus.com. This deep, loving and transformative book will help you discover the narratives that Jesus lived by--to know the Lord he knew and the kingdom he proclaimed--and to practice spiritual exercises that will help you grow in the knowledge of our good and beautiful God.

The Good and Beautiful God

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Following the Spirit, Extending Grace, Demonstrating Love

In this third book in the Apprentice Series, James Bryan Smith helps us know how to live in relationship with others as apprentices of Jesus. "Apprentices of Jesus are not part-time do-gooders," he writes. "They live in continuous contact with the kingdom of God, and are constantly men and women in whom Christ dwells. They do not sometimes tell the truth, sometimes live sacrificially or sometimes forgive. There are myriad opportunities for us to impact the world in which we live." Yet many times we've gotten it wrong, tending to emphasize personal faith over social justice or vice versa. In these pages Jim Smith shows us how to bring spiritual formation and community engagement together, and then once again offers spiritual practices that root new, true narratives about God and the world in our souls. His insight and humility as a fellow learner with us will lead us to live in authentic ways as a good and beautiful community of Christ-followers, shining the light of the Spirit into every relationship.

The Good and Beautiful Community

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Break Free from the Culture of More

Our possessions can create unbearable weight and affect our ability to serve and thrive. How do we defy gravity and find freedom? In this 4-week small group study and stewardship campaign, pastor and author Tom Berlin explores what is required to sustain a vibrant life, what we need versus what we want, and what we can do to avoid being pulled into the orbit of materialism.

Defying Gravity

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What Christians Believe and Why

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters through the Apostles Creed.We're all searching. Sometimes the search is easy: simply type a question and the answer pops up. But sometimes our questions are complicated, and the answers are difficult to see and harder to articulate. How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles' Creed, an early statement of foundational Christian beliefs.In this book, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and truth. He explores not only what Christians believe, but also why they believe it and why it matters.Chapters include:GodJesus ChristThe Holy SpiritThe Church at the Communion of SaintsThe Forgiveness of SinsThe Resurrection of the BodyCreed: What Christians Believe and Why is also part of a six-week church-wide program that includes a Leader Guide, DVD, and youth and children resources.

Creed

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Rob Fuquay

Exploring the I Am Sayings of Jesus

Getting to know God means getting to know ourselves. The more we know who God is the more we know who we are. The Gospel of John records several declarations of Jesus known as the "I Am" sayings. This 7-week study is designed for the entire congregation to explore each of those sayings and will help you find and form an answer to the most essential question in the Christian faith, "Who do you say I am?"

One by one, Jesus' statements grab our imagination, reveal more about his identity and purpose, and connect us to the God of Moses, who spoke the first "I Am." These significant yet ordinary images (bread, light, shepherd, vine, and more) give us insightful ways to experience Jesus and point us to a God who wants to be known.

What is included in the study?

BOOK INCLUDES:

 * Exploration and commentary on the images Jesus uses in the "I Am" statements
 * Fuquay's personal experiences to help connect the "I Am" sayings into your life
 * Reflection questions

THE DVD FEATURES:

 * Age-level guides for children, youth, and adults
 * 6 sessions filmed on location in the Holy Land, allows you to travel with Rob Fuquay and actually see the places where Jesus stood when he disclosed his true identity, and in what context he spoke each "I Am." The video sessions for this study are as follows:
    * Introduction: "Knowing the Great I Am" -- 10:07
    * Session 1: "I Am the Bread of Life" -- 8:45
    * Session 2: "I Am the Light of the World" -- 6:35
    * Session 3: "I Am the Good Shepherd" -- 8:03
    * Session 4: "I Am the True Vine" -- 8:24
    * Session 5: "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" -- 8:56
    * Session 6: "I Am the Resurrection and the Life" -- 7:59

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The God We Can Know

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Melanie Shankle

Ree Drummond

The Million Little Pieces That Make up a Life

Encourages readers to treat small, everyday moments and tasks as the holy callings they are, reminding them of the great things God can do with small acts of faithfulness.

Church of the Small Things

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Bob Goff

Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World





Love isn't a feeling. It's an activity. It's something you do. And participating in the act of love is the secret to understanding God's love--the secret to a life well lived.

Building on the foundation of the New York Times bestseller, Love Does, the Love Does video study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is a case study in love done--a love that's practical, functional, active. Not a "love" that has all the right answers. Not a "love" with ulterior motives. Not a "love" that's all talk or paralyzed by doubt. But a radically alive love that's an intentional participation in God's world.

How is that kind of love done

The how is what this study is about. Real growth happens when you learn how to tap into the empowering, energizing love of God. Using it fills you. Risking it secures you. Giving it satisfies you.

Each of the five sessions in the Love Does video study explores a different aspect of God's active love through Bob Goff's teachings and stories:

 * I'm With You - we've been given the invitation to love. Taking it seriously is where life meets faith.
 * Free to Fail - exploring the nature of failure, how it works, and what God does with it.
 * Audacious Love - understanding why receiving love is essential to giving love.
 * Be Not Afraid - chasing out the anxieties that keep us from acting and living the life that Jesus has called us to.
 * Follow Me - delving into how to bring our passions and plans together and bind them to God's plan.

This study guide provides teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible study, between-session activities and a practical application called "Putting Love into Action," which gives you the opportunity to put the principles you have learned into real-life practice.

It's time to step off the ledge and fall into God's immeasurable love.

Designed for use with the Love Does Video Study (9781400206292), sold separately. 

Love Does Study Guide

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Recounts lessons the author learned through taking on challenging and unique opportunities, offering commentary on the inherent compatibility of adventure and the Christian life as well as love's ability to encourage and inspire action.

Love Does

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Lee Strobel

A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth is really the Son of God? This new edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries.

The Case for Christ

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Poole Strobel

Investigating the Evidence for Jesus

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Skeptics dismiss the Jesus of the Gospels by claiming there is no evidence in the case for Christ. Lee Strobel disagrees. The former legal journalist and one-time atheist knows how to ask tough questions. His own search for truth about Jesus led him to faith in Christ. Now Strobel invites you and your group to investigate the truth about Jesus Christ leading to the facts that guided Strobel from atheism to faith in Christ. In this revised six-session study (DVD/digital video sold separately), participants will journey along with Strobel on a quest for the truth about Jesus. Rejecting easy answers, you will sift through fascinating historical evidence as you weigh compelling expert testimony. In the end, groups may very well see Jesus in a new way--and even, like Strobel, find their life transformed. Pastors, small group leaders, and individuals will find compelling answers for their questions about Jesus in The Case for Christ Study Guide. Sessions include: The Investigation of a Lifetime Eyewitness Evidence Evidence Outside the Bible Analyzing Jesus Evidence for the Resurrection Reaching Your Verdict Designed for use with The Case for Christ Video Study 9780310698517 (sold separately).

The Case for Christ Study Guide Revised Edition

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Magrey deVega

What the Bible Says about the Cross

Explore why Jesus died on the cross and how it brings us salvation

Savior

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Fiona Haworth

Jim Ozier

Risking Hospitality in Your Church

The big risk and big reward of hospitality.

Clip In

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Olu Brown

Smash Barriers Like a Smart Church

A critical and inspirational look at four aspects of 21st century church ministry: Technology, Hospitality, Worship and Systems.

4D Impact

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John Paul Lederach

Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians

What if reconciliation is central to the biblical message? And what if Christians are now awakening to the gospel of peace? Reconciled: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians by international mediator John Paul Lederach offers guidance for Christians in Scripture and personal applications of reconciliation. Originally published as The Journey Toward Reconciliation and based on Lederach's work in twenty-five countries across five continents, this revised and updated book tells dramatic stories of what works--and what doesn't--in resolving and transforming conflicts. A section of resources for congregations and small groups offers litanies, discussion questions, resource lists, and practical ideas for peacemaking in everyday life.

Reconcile

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Leith Anderson

Jill Fox

Mobilizing Your Congregation for Growth and Effectiveness

Church leaders know that volunteers are the church's most vital work force. In The Volunteer Church, Leith Anderson and Jill Fox offer guidance to church leaders on how best to minister to these essential workers, and provide a complete handbook for them to recruit, inspire, train, and maintain volunteers in congregations large or small.

The Volunteer Church

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Gary L. McIntosh

The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church

All churches like to think that theirs is the friendliest in town. But do visitors see it that way? Church consultant Gary McIntosh invites readers to take a look at their church through the eyes of visitors and potential visitors. His starting point, grounded in an understanding of God as a "welcomer," is that churches should see those who enter their doors as not merely visitors, but as guests, and themselves as gracious hosts. This practical book offers sound advice on assessing and improving the ways in which churches attract people, welcome them, do follow-up, and bring them into the church family. It also offers suggestions for making a welcoming attitude part of the very fabric of the local church.

Beyond the First Visit

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Bob Farr

Kay Kotan

10 Ways to Focus Your Church on Mission

Bob Farr asserts that to change the world, we must first change the Church. Rearranging the pews, painting the fellowship hall, or paving the parking lot are just not enough. With clear language and practical tips, this book will inspire and help you organize your church for new life. Learn how to grow your church and discover the commitments that leaders must make to guarantee the fruitfulness of local congregations.

Renovate or Die

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Jim Cymbala

Dean Merrill

What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People





MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

For anyone seeking to live at the center of God's purposes, this well-loved book points the way to new spiritual vitality in the church and in your own life.

A classic must-read for readers looking for hope and transformation in the church today, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire shows what the Holy Spirit can do when believers get serious about prayer and the gospel. As this compelling book reveals, God moves in life-changing ways - calling us back from spiritual dead ends, apathy, and lukewarm religion - when we set aside our own agendas, take him at his word, and listen for his voice.

Pastor Jim Cymbala knows from personal experience. Back in the early 1970s his own church, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, was a struggling congregation of twenty. Then they began to pray, God began to move, and street-hardened lives by the hundreds were changed with the love of Christ. Today, they are nearly ten thousand strong.

In this twentieth anniversary edition, Cymbala updates the classic stories, including that of his own daughter, Chrissy Cymbala Toledo. He talks about how the church has grown and how God helped the church move from its location on Flatbush Avenue to a larger facility that the growing church couldn't "afford" as God continues to dramatically reshape the life stories of so many people who encounter Christ and the power of the gospel. This message of hope and transformation continues.

Also available in Spanish, Fuego vivo, viento fresco.

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire

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Vicki Shimer

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