A man came to see me. It was the beginning of Lent, the original "40 Days of Purposeful Repentance."
"Pastor," he said, "I want to confess my sins." And in tears, he spoke honestly and openly about the sin in his life—nothing illegal, most known only to him, yet serious, and he wanted to turn away from it. We talked and prayed together, and he left.
These studies will help women and mothers who feel overworked and want to find a happy medium.
Somehow many women have gotten the idea that life is a competition for the busiest-woman-alive award. Our course combats this prevalent cultural attitude with such topics as avoiding comparisons, saying no, connecting with your kids, setting aside a day for rest, and conquering working-mother guilt.
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Debunking the Myth of the Ideal Mom Did God give us a formula for motherhood?
Deepen your relationship with God by focusing on him and discovering what he is like.
This ten-session course will help you get through the summer victoriously. Deepen your relationship with God by focusing on him and discovering what he is like. This course will also teach you how to repent, find forgiveness, and get rid of guilt. Finally, it will help you fill your prayer life with joy and beauty.
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Spirituality for Today
Modern spirituality begins and ends with the self; Christian ...
Examine how closely our lives fit into Jesus' ideals.
The following 10-week course will help your group look thoroughly at their lives and how closely they fit into Jesus' ideals. Your group will be compelled toward spiritual growth in areas like these: unity, judging others, courage, forgiveness, joy, repentance, worship, greed, guilt, and anger.
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Church Unity Myths We should question some refrains of unity in diversity.
Work through the pain of divorce to find new hope in Christ.
How can a divorced Christian work through guilt, overcome it, and find restoration and new hope in Christ? How can divorced Christians reconnect with God and find their way back to a healthy spiritual life and relationship? Are your friendships over, or can you take steps to forestall a complete disaster? How can you assure your children of your unchanging love for them? How do you put your life back ...
Use this 13-session spiritual growth course to discuss how to pursue a intimate relationship with God.
Use this 13-session spiritual growth course to discuss how to pursue a intimate relationship with God. This course looks at how to repent, manage anger, imitate Christ, let go of guilt, and forgive others. It also covers topics such as grace and sin, spirituality today, and keys to spiritual growth.
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Spirituality for TodayModern spirituality begins and ends with the self; Christian spirituality, ...
This 6-week course will help you discuss the nature of sin, how we can deal with its aspects, and how to rise above it.
These 6 weekly studies will help you and your group think more about the nature of sin, how we can deal with its aspects, and how to rise above it. You'll be challenged to think about serious questions like: What are the sources of anger in our hearts? How does the Bible teach us to forgive? How can we get over the guilt of sinning? What do we do with shame?
This six-part course helps those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their specific circumstances.
Few things are more difficult than trying to help a group of diverse people to get along. Throw in the fact that these people have been deeply wounded in a previous relationship, and the challenges increase. That's why we've developed this six-part course to help those with blended families to gain scriptural help for their task. This course can be done individually but will be especially effective ...
Making a difficult decision is just the beginning on a journey back to health.
How can a divorced Christian work through guilt, overcome it, and find restoration and new hope in Christ? How can divorced Christians reconnect with God and find their way back to a healthy spiritual life and relationship? Are your friendships over, or can you take steps to forestall a complete disaster? How can you assure your children of your unchanging love for them? How do you put your life back ...