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Your First Step To Celebrate Recovery
$6.99You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression “time heals all wounds.” Unfortunately, it isn’t true. As many pastors and counselors know, people still carry hurts from thirty or forty years ago. The truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended fester and spread infection throughout your entire body. Time only extends the pain if the problem isn’t dealt with.
Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery introduces you to a biblical and balanced program that has helped nearly a million people overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Based on the actual words of Jesus found in the Sermon on the Mount rather than psychological theory, the Celebrate Recovery program has helped people for over 20 years to grow toward full Christ-like maturity. Author and founder John Baker tells the true story of how Celebrate Recovery became one of the largest Christ-centered recovery programs in history. Baker will help you discover how God’s love, truth, grace and forgiveness can bring healing into your life.
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Living Out The Message Of Christ Participants Guide 8 (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99A Program for Implementing a Christ-Centered Recovery Ministry in Your Church
Alcoholism – Divorce – Sexual Abuse – Codependency – Domestic Violence – Drug Addiction – Sexual Addiction – Food Addiction – Gambling Addiction and others.There is a way the church can help the hurting move beyond their wounds to experience the healing and forgiveness of Christ. Since 1991, more than 200,000 people have participated in the Celebrate Recovery programs offered at more than 3,500 churches, prisons, and rescue missions.
Drawn from the Beatitudes, Celebrate Recovery helps people resolve painful problems in the context of the church as a whole.
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Stepping Out Of Denial Into Gods Grace Participants Guide 1 (Student/Study Guide
$7.99The Celebrate Recovery Participant’s Guides are essential tools for the personal recovery journey.
In the six lessons in Guide 1: Stepping Out of Denial Into God’s Grace, you will experience the first 3 of the 8 recovery principles:
1 – Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor” (Matthew 5:3).
2 – Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to him, and that he has the power to help me recover. “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4).
3 – Conciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. “Happy are the meek” (Matthew 5:5).By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four Participant’s Guides you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits.
All the scriptures have been updated to the new NIV 2011 version.
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I Can Grow In God KJV 50 Pack
$6.99Use the “I Can Grow in God” tract as a helpful aid to children who have professed faith in Christ. This tract is a companion to the “I Can Believe” tract and continues where the first leaves off. On these eight colorful pages children are encouraged to grow by talking to God, reading their Bible, telling other’s God’s Good News, and going to church. They are also encouraged to confess their sins and remember God’s promise to always be with them.
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I Can Grow In God ESV 50 Pack
$6.99Use the “I Can Grow in God” tract as a helpful aid to children who have professed faith in Christ. This tract is a companion to the “I Can Believe” tract and continues where the first leaves off. On these eight colorful pages children are encouraged to grow by talking to God, reading their Bible, telling other’s God’s Good News, and going to church. They are also encouraged to confess their sins and remember God’s promise to always be with them.
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Seeking Allah Finding Jesus Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99Building on the powerful story and arguments he shared in Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi and co-author Kevin Harney take viewers deeper into apologetics and evangelism among Muslims with this complete study course. In eight lessons coordinated to be used alongside the Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Video Study, Qureshi and Harney explore Muslim culture, the most common Muslim objections to Christianity, and the core doctrines upon which Islam stands or falls. Compassionate and clear, the Seeking Allah Finding Jesus Study Guide will be a useful training tool for pastors, outreach leaders, and any believers wanting to winsomely engage Muslims in spiritual conversations. The Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Study Guide develops in further detail the objections to Islam and case for Christianity that Qureshi introduced in Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. When studied with the accompanying Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Video Study, this accessible course is perfect for adult classes, small groups, segments in college or seminary courses, and motivated independent learners alike.
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Healing The Wounded Heart (Reprinted)
$16.99First published in 1989, Dan Allender’s The Wounded Heart has helped hundreds of thousands of people come to terms with sexual abuse in their past. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Allender has written a brand-new book on the subject that takes into account recent discoveries about the lasting physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual ramifications of sexual abuse.
With great compassion Allender offers hope for victims of rape, date rape, incest, molestation, sexting, sexual bullying, unwanted advances, pornography, and more, exposing the raw wounds that are left behind and clearing the path toward wholeness and healing. Never minimizing victims’ pain or offering pat spiritual answers that don’t truly address the problem, he instead calls evil evil and lights the way to renewed joy.
Counselors, pastors, and friends of those who have suffered sexual harm will find in this book the deep spiritual guidance they need to effectively minister to the sexually broken around them. Victims themselves will find here a sympathetic friend to walk alongside them on the road to healing.
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Easter Programs Dramas And Skits For Kids
$8.99A compilation of programs written for children 5-8. A new author collection writing in contemporary and tradition formats and style for churches of all sizes and selected small groups. This program book also contains poems, quotes and reading to add to the enjoyment and inspiration during this special time in the church.
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MEGA Sports Camp Epic Moments Starter Kit
$139.99Looking for an easy, effective way to reach kids in your community? Through a MEGA Sports Camp outreach, churches find they have up to 90 percent guests, many who do not regularly attend church anywhere. Elementary kids sign up to practice sports skills and then discover how epic moments in sports and in life can draw them closer to God. The flexible starter kit offers resources for 15 hours of sports training, small groups, and children’s church-style activities. Most churches choose a VBS-like schedule, but others host their camp on days off school, summer Sunday school, or even as a back-to-school weekend. A MEGA Sports Camp outreach helps volunteers intentionally build relationships with kids, which often results in a life-changing opportunity to pray together during the salvation message on Day 4. Choose as few or as many sports as you wish! The starter kit includes playbooks for soccer, basketball, and cheerleading as well as a director guide with DVD and CD-ROM; a rally guide for large group gatherings; a coach huddle guide for small group time; an art CD-ROM; music DVD and CD; product samples; and more. Grades 1 to 6. Uses the NIV.
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13 Most Important Bible Lessons For Teenagers (Revised)
$21.99Students who’ve experienced the Bible’s great truths, not just read about them, can walk through their lives with a firm foundation under their feet. They know what they believe and why, and they feel a lot more comfortable in situations that are challenging to their faith. This collection of lessons covering the most important truths in the Bible gives you an easy-to-use resource that will plunge your teenagers into the beautiful basics: the reality of God in the world, the truth about who Jesus really is, and why all of us need a “Good Shepherd” to find us and reclaim us…13 powerhouse lessons in all. And because they’re created by the editors of Group/Simply Youth Ministry, every lesson uses the R.E.A.L. learning approach-Relational, Experiential, Applicable, and Learner-based. This approach is not only easy to lead, but also guarantees that your students will engage with these great truths. They’ll learn how to live out their relationship with Jesus in their everyday lives as they wrestle with issues that really matter… – Why bad things happen to good people, and how Jesus brings beauty out of ugly; – What it means to “grow into” Jesus-living and loving others the way he does; and – Learning how to depend upon the Holy Spirit in life. No matter what the life issue, the Bible offers foundational truths that can help your students live more confidently with a deeper ongoing connection to Jesus. And our concise instructions and easy-to-use reproducible handouts make your job easy. Use these lessons as “spice” in between a teaching series, or build a series around them. Also, they’re easily adapted for a confirmation setting, a “new believers” class, a “grow-deep” discipleship group, or even Sunday school.
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Coloring And Activity Book 2
$2.95We know “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” II Timothy 3:16 NLT
Knowing that everything in the Bible is useful and so much to understand, we wanted to present Scripture to children in an interesting, creative way for them to learn. Kids love activities and to color so we decided to combine that with what the Bible teaches.
Instead of just reading a passage, a parent or teacher can read the passage and the children color as they listen or vice-versa. It also encourages the children to show their family and friends their coloring but also share what they learned.
Each volume also has an 8-page section that focuses on one theme and in Volume 2; the focus is on Prayer. By the time they finish the activities and read what is written each child will have a far better understanding of prayer in addition to what they learned from the passages with coloring.
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Coloring And Activity Book 3
$2.95We know “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” II Timothy 3:16 NLT
Knowing that everything in the Bible is useful and so much to understand, we wanted to present Scripture to children in an interesting, creative way for them to learn. Kids love activities and to color so we decided to combine that with what the Bible teaches.
Instead of just reading a passage, a parent or teacher can read the passage and the children color as they listen or vice-versa. It also encourages the children to show their family and friends their coloring but also share what they learned.
Each volume also has an 8-page section that focuses on one theme and in Volume 3; the focus is on Salvation. By the time they finish the activities and read what is written each child will have a far better understanding of what Salvation means, along with a prayer to accept Christ. This is in addition to what they learned from the passages with coloring.
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Coloring And Activity Book 4
$2.95We know “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” II Timothy 3:16 NLT
Knowing that everything in the Bible is useful and much to understand, we present Scripture to children in an interesting, creative way. Kids love activities and to color so we decided to combine that with what the Bible teaches.
Instead of just reading a passage, a parent or teacher can read the passage and the children color as they listen or vice-versa. It also encourages the children to show their family and friends their coloring but also share what they learned.
Each volume also has an 8-page section that focuses on one theme and in Volume 4; the focus is on Mission. By the time they finish the activities and read what is written each child will have a far better understanding of what Mission means and that all followers of Christ are called to go and make disciples. This is in addition to what they learned from the passages with coloring.
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Coloring And Activity Book 1
$2.95We know “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” II Timothy 3:16 NLT
Knowing that everything in the Bible is useful and so much to understand, we wanted to present Scripture to children in an interesting, creative way for them to learn. Kids love activities and to color so we decided to combine that with what the Bible teaches.
Instead of just reading a passage, a parent or teacher can read the passage and the children color as they listen or vice-versa. It also encourages the children to show their family and friends their coloring but also share what they learned.
Each volume also has an 8-page section that focuses on one theme and in Volume 1; the focus is on the Bible itself. By the time they finish the activities and read what is written each child will have a far better understanding of the Bible itself, in addition to what they learned from the passages with coloring.
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Best Ever Games For Youth Ministry (Revised)
$16.99This amazing book is filled with classic fun! The Game Guy is geared up and ready to give you tons of great games-including some brand-new ones-that are easy to pull off and field-tested with teenagers in many settings.Here’s what you’ll get: – Classic games with new twists – Indoor and outdoor games – Games that teach – Games that build community in your groupThe book includes ideas on how to: – Lead games – Select games – Save games gone badYou also get: – Supply lists – Tips and bonus ideas – Notes on group sizes Plus, this legendary games expert exposes some of the worst games every played, and shares his philosophy of fun when working with teenagers. You’ll be equipped to lead young people with the best collection of games-ever!
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How We Got The Bible
$14.99Have you ever wondered who wrote the books in the Bible and how they ended up together? Has anyone ever told you that some books were cut out of the Bible or that the stories of Jesus in the Gospels can’t be trusted? In this book, dive into the fascinating account of the most amazing-and best-preserved-book the world has ever seen. Dr. Timothy Paul Jones gives easy-to-understand answers to popular questions on the Bible’s reliability and accuracy.
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*How the Old Testament and New Testament came to us
*Definitions of popular terms such as inspired, inerrant and infallible
*Reasons the New Testament books were chosen
*Compelling stories behind Polycarp, Serapion, John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, the King James Version of the Bible and more!
*Fascinating facts about the Bible such as: there are more than 5,700 surviving manuscripts from the New Testament compared to 210 surviving copies of Plato.Add to cart1 in stock
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War Room Bible Study Book (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99War Room Bible Study Book includes 5 scriptural lessons and inspiring movie clips found in the new Kendrick Brothers’ movie War Room. This short series provides a variety of heart-felt and/or humorous movie scenes and Bible study sessions that can be used in a corporate church message series or a small group Bible study setting.
Session topics include:
*Dealing with Spiritual Lukewarmness
*Christian Accountability
*Grasping Grace and the Gospel
*Engaging in Spiritual Warfare
*Trusting God in PrayerAdd to cart2 in stock
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Good Or God
$19.99If it’s good, it must be God. Right?
These days the terms good and God seem synonymous. We believe what’s generally accepted as good must be in line with God’s will. Generosity, humility, justice-good. Selfishness, arrogance, cruelty-evil. The distinction seems pretty straightforward.
But is that all there is to it? If good is so obvious, why does the Bible say that we need discernment to recognize it?
Good or God? isn’t another self-help message. This book will do more than ask you to change your behavior. It will empower you to engage with God on a level that will change every aspect of your life.
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Trials : God’s Refining Fire
$4.99Everyone faces trials. Whether it’s losing a job or losing a loved one, when trials hit they often make us wonder Why-why this? Why now? Why me? Packed with easy-to-understand explanations, key Bible verses, and biblical encouragement, this 96-page book shows how God uses the trials of life to refine us, to strengthen us, and to transforms us into His glorious image. Find out how to stand on God’s promises during tough times and be encouraged as you begin to see your “problems” as God’s “possibilities.”
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Wildly Creative Puzzles With A Point
$19.99All kids love puzzles! And now, you can take the busywork out of puzzles and instead give kids an experience that makes them think and sparks faith growth. You’ll never think of puzzles in the same way once your kids grapple with the challenges in these pages. Each of the 52 wildly reinvented puzzles in this book is tied to a Bible passage you can add to a lesson to help kids dig deeper into the topic. Here’s how it works…- Each puzzle is based on a Bible passage, which makes it easy for you to tie it to a lesson.- Each puzzle emphasizes at least two faith-building themes. The puzzles are labeled with faithbuilding themes so you’re equipped to help kids understand the point.- The puzzles themselves become an experience that helps kids dive into their faith rather than passively do fill-in-the-blank time-fillers.- The pages in this book are reproducible, so no matter how many kids you have, everyone can join in the experience.- There’s a lot of variety. Throughout this book, you’ll find a whopping 41 different types of puzzles-so kids will never be bored.- Each puzzle leads to discussion. We’ve provided great thought-provoking questions that will help kids unpack the point of each puzzle. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, these brain-twisting experiences are sure to be a hit. And they’re great for when the sermon runs over or the lesson runs short. Kids will love this new spin on puzzles that helps cement the Bible point and grow their faith.
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Dangerous Calling : Confronting The Unique Challenges Of Pastoral Ministry
$18.99After traveling the world for many years and speaking in hundreds of churches of all kinds, Paul David Tripp is concerned about the state of pastoral culture. He’s concerned about not only the spiritual life of the pastor, but about the people who train him, call him, relate to him, and restore him if necessary. Dangerous Calling reveals that the culture surrounding our pastors is spiritually unhealthy-an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of our church leaders, and thus the entire church body. Here is a book that both diagnoses and offers cures for issues that impact every church member and leader, and gives solid strategies for fighting the war that rages not only in the most memorable moments of ministry, but also in the mundane day-to-day life of every pastor.
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Hiding The Word In My Heart
$14.99Scripture memorization is a holy habit that has huge benefits for every believer! Then, why don t we do more of it? There are several reasons. We ve never really become convinced of its value. The routine has never been established. It feels too BIG. And, we just don t know the techniques of memorizing that make it easier. When we do memorize scripture, we usually get it into our short-term memory, but never move it to long-term memory. This book offers help and encouragement to get started, or to get back into the habit. It is divided into three main sections: Part 1 gives 14 keys to memorization, including why we memorize scripture and methods of memorization Part 2 includes games and activities for exploring the Scriptures, reviewing passages, recalling Scriptures, and reviewing multiple verses. Part 3 provides an outline, along with lesson plans, for an intensive six-week program where you memorize large portions of scripture. Whether you re leading the children at church in scripture memorization, doing it as a personal discipline, or including it as part of family worship, the games, outlines, lesson plans, memorization techniques, and ways to explore the passage to gain understanding are all packaged in this one-of-a-kind resource. Let s learn how to hide God s Word in our hearts for the long haul! Features and Benefits Offers encouragement and methods for memorizing scripture. Includes games, outlines, lesson plans and memorization techniques. Divided into three parts: Keys to Memorization, Games and Activities, and an Outline and Lesson Plan for a six-week program where participants memorize large portions of scripture. Teaches ways to explore the passage to gain understanding. Methods have been tested by author in children s ministry settings. Ideal resource for children s ministry, personal study or family worship.
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Work Of The Deacon And Deaconess (Revised)
$12.00Just in time for its 50th anniversary! The second revised edition of this best-selling classic in Judson Press’s “Work of the Church” series features new and updated content, reflecting the evolving diversity of ministry in the diaconate.
Key Features:
Comprehensive manual covering traditional responsibilities of the deacon.
Awareness of the increasing diversification of ministries in the local church
Greater differentiation between the ministry of deacons (male and female) and that of deaconnesses, as reflected in congregations that maintain distinct boards
Additional ideas and strategies for tailoring the deacon’s work to the needs of a growing congregation and changing community.Add to cart1 in stock
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Star Book For Ministers (Revised)
$18.99Twenty years have passed since the last revision of this best-selling resource for pastors. This third revised edition features everything ministers love about the classic, with some valuable updates for twenty-first century ministry.
Key features:
Restores the beloved Episcopal funeral service-back by popular demand!
Honors the familiar and indispensable wedding and funeral service materials.
Offers a rich selection of Scriptures from the beautiful King James Version for diverse occasions of pastoral care.
New additions feature a cremation service and a service for the interment of ashes.
Includes a new preface from Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins III, Executive Director of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies and CEO of Judson Press.Add to cart1 in stock
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Childrens Dramas For The Church Year
$9.99This reproducible resource consists of very simple Easter dramas that can be performed by kids of all ages-the younger children can participate in rhymes and recitations that require very little or no speaking, while older children will enjoy the speaking and narration parts. Short poems are also included for use in programs.
Selections take no more than 10 minutes to perform and the number of children can vary as needed by the size of the church. Props and scenery are minimal and selections can be performed with little rehearsal.
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When Helping Hurts
$10.99When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation and has sold over 225,000 copies. Now there is a stand-alone resource to introduce this paradigm in an accessible way. Rather than simply looking at the economics, it looks at the poverty of relationships between man and God, man and man, man and creation, and man and self. Utilizing free, online video lessons set both in Africa and the United States, the Small Group Experience is the ideal resource for small groups, Sunday school classes, parachurch and non-profit ministries, ministry training, and even individuals.
In six lessons, the concepts of When Helping Hurts are brought to the reader in a format that is perfect for training, discussion, and application. It is in ideal introduction to life-changing ideas and offers the perfect context for engagement. The video provides expert instruction and the Small group Experience provides questions and prompts for conversation, deeper learning, and taking action.
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13 Most Important Bible Lessons For Kids About Living For Jesus
$19.9913 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids About Living for Jesus is kid-sized theology that really cements the fundamentals of faith into kids’ hearts and heads. Children’s ministry leaders are looking for an effective way to teach kids the foundational truths of the Christian faith, and this is it!
This practical and engaging resource will draw children closer to Jesus and help them learn through his followers how to live for him. These 13 Bible-packed lessons equip upper-elementary kids to experience, grasp, and embrace the fundamentals of their faith. Each lesson uses Scripture, conversation, and hands-on activities to teach kids vital truths that include:
Living in the hope and joy of Jesus
Showing the glory and truth of Jesus to others
Living in the world but belonging to Jesus
Uniting in faith with other followers of Jesus
Trusting in Jesus for eternityQuick overviews and the step-by-step format make teaching these concepts simple. Each lesson includes:
Scripture foundations
Lessons at a glance
Opener
Bible explorations
Relational applications
Closing prayerAnd you’ll be fully equipped to tackle tough questions and encourage children every step of the way. Let 13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids About Living for Jesus be the launch pad to send the children in your ministry into a rewarding and exciting journey of faith!
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