This five-session course will show us how to tap into the power of the Spirit.
At first glance, it seems as though Jesus asks impossible demands of us. However, a close look at the Book of Acts lets us know that we are not left alone with his commands. He gives us his own Spirit to supply the power and strength to do what he asks. This five-session course will show us how to tap into that power. It discusses how to live life with passion, get off to a good start, worship through ...
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.
Discuss common questions that believers have pondered over the years about the Christian faith.
The following 8-week course will help you and your group think about and answer common questions that believers have pondered over the years about the Christian faith.
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Has God Played Fair? Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that people, in every generation, would reject him?
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Does God Always Bless Believers?Meet Kirbyjon Caldwell-megachurch pastor, real-estate whiz, community ...
This course reveals that abundant life is possible when people respond in faith and obedience to Christ.
The Book of Haggai is about how God's prophet stirs up the Israelites to get back to work on the rebuilding of the temple. There is an analogy between temple building and the Christian's focus on being disciples, making disciples, and serving the church body. There's also an analogy between the literal drought the Israelites experienced and what God's people may experience—the dryness of dissatisfaction ...
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 four-session course will allow the words confess, repent, obey to become seared into our lives to bring about change.
"Many times what needs to change is something we have not been able to change. We're not talking about something like biting your fingernails or not being on time. In this series we're talking about big problems, the things that hold us back and drag us down: addictions, compulsions, persistent personal problems. These problems are often about overdoing something: overdrinking, overeating, overgambling, ...
This six-session course shows how Christ's death and resurrection has changed the world.
The last week of Jesus' life—the Passion, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection—is recorded at the end of the Gospel of Matthew. The events in chapter 26 all take place on Saturday through Thursday. Chapter 27 takes place on what we call Good Friday. Chapter 28 chronicles Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection. This study will investigate the deity, majesty, and royalty of Jesus. We ...
What can we learn of God's goodness through these popular sci-fi movies?
Science Fiction and Fantasy movies have exploded in the last few years. What can we learn of God's goodness through these popular and entertaining movies?
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy We must decide what to do with the time we are given.
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The Lion, The Witch and The WardrobeWalt Disney Pictures' special-effects-filled adaptation of C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy about four British children ...
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?