Crossline 10/31/2011

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

Author: John Ortberg
Publisher: Zondervan
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Far too many of us have put our faith in a casual Christianity that never compels us to leave our comfort zones. But, deep within our hearts we know that Christ has not called us to comfort, but to an exciting, sacrificial and overwhelmingly fulfilling faith. In If You're Going to Walk on Water John Ortberg teaches us how to step out of the "boat" of casual Christianity so that we can faithfully follow the Lord who is calling us out onto the risky, exciting waters of the high seas. Let Pastor Ortberg teach you how to leave your comfort zone for a remarkable life of faith.

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Fearless

Author: Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.

They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out?

Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, or doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, where you could trust more and fear less.

Can you imagine your life without fear?

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Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage

Author: Mark Gungor
Publisher: Laugh Your Way, America
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Improve your marriage and reduce marital problems with Mark Gungor's exclusive advice. Mark Gungor, one of the most sought-out speakers on love and marriage, explores the underlying dynamics of male/female relationships, combing striking clarity and practical solutions to common relationship woes. Mark's humor makes his teaching enjoyable, effective and memorable, helping husbands and wives remember these insights and immediately put them to work.



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To Live is Christ

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 10 sessions

To Live Is Christ: The Life and Ministry of Paul provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the group video sessions of this in-depth women's Bible study on the life and ministry of Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. Paul served faithfully, loved heartily, and demonstrated what it means to die daily, crucified with Jesus Christ. Join Beth Moore in a journey to discover a greater appreciation for his unflagging faith and undying devotion to servanthood.

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The Me I Want to Be

Author: John Ortberg
Publisher: Zondervan
Format: DVD
Lessons: 5 sessions

Join bestselling author John Ortberg as he helps you discover spiritual

vitality like never before with this five-session DVD video curriculum for

small groups and a church-wide preaching campaign.

Learn to be a thriving and flourishing Christ-follower as you study

these five sessions.

The Me I Want to Be sessions include:

1. Discovering the Spirit
2. Renewing My Mind
3. Redeeming My Time
4. Deepening My Relationships
5. Transforming My Experience

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Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 10 sessions

Join Beth in a very personal examination of the Old Testament story of Esther as she peels back the layers of history and shows how very contemporary and applicable the story is to our lives today. If you've ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the Bible study for you. Just as it was tough being a woman in Esther's day, it's tough today. This portion of God's Word contains treasures to aid us in our hurried, harried, and pressured lives.

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Daniel: Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 12 sessions

Join Beth Moore in a faith-building study of prophecy, and learn how to shine for Christ in our modern culture. Just as the prophet Daniel faced unbelievable pressures— to compromise his faith, to live in a hostile culture, and confront temptations and threats—today's believers face many of the same trials. Schedule one 12-week study or two six-week studies with your small group or Sunday school and examine the life of Daniel in an extremely contemporary way. Then explore the fascinating prophecies from the time of Daniel through the second coming of Christ. Five daily studies and 1 video worksheet per week show you how individuals can live with integrity in today's self-absorbed society.

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Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Study of David

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Study of David is based on the teaching sessions of the Deeper Still conference featuring Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Kay Arthur. These three women explored their lives and the life of David in this six-session women's Bible study. Taped at the 2007 Deeper Still women's event, the messages presented by these beloved authors are divided into three segments, two lessons from each author. Each segment focuses on the life of David at a different stage of his life: as a young man (sessions one and two by Priscilla Shirer), as a middle-aged man (sessions three and four by Beth Moore), and as a man facing the final third of his life (sessions five and six by Kay Arthur). You’ll laugh with them, cry with them, and learn to love God with them.

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A Woman's Heart: God's Dwelling Place

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 10 sessions

A Woman's Heart: God's Dwelling Place - Leader Kit by Beth Moore helps a leader facilitate this women's Bible study experience and contains all that is needed to conduct the 10 weeks of small group time. Explore the fascinating account of the building of the Old Testament tabernacle, the significance of its intricate design, its pivotal role in God's eternal plan, the grand fulfillment of its purpose by Jesus Christ, and its variety of meanings for your walk with God today.

Perhaps no Old Testament event so dramatically illustrates God's persistent desire to relate to His children as the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Through the tabernacle God initiated a deeper relationship with His Chosen People by bringing reconciliation and revealing His glory. And certainly, no Old Testament event so richly prefigures the coming of the true Tabernacle, Jesus Christ. In this 10-week in-depth Bible study you will be challenged to prepare your heart, like the holy of holies, to become a home for His love and glory — a dwelling place for the Most High God.

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Faithful, Abundant, True

Authors: Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Join Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer in a women's Bible study recorded live at the Orlando Deeper Still conference.

• Kay Arthur teaches from basically, the entire book of Hebrews! Hebrews is both an example of God's faithfulness and a challenge to believers to be faithful in difficult times.
• Priscilla Shirer teaches from Ephesians 3:20-21 on God's abundance. A fundamental basis for every believer is the absolute reality that God can do whatever He chooses to do. God's ability empowers our faithfulness.
• Beth Moore teaches on the topic of discernment. In these difficult days it is absolutely essential that we learn to trust the Holy Spirit to enable us to determine what is true and what is false.

While these three women each speak on the distinctive topic the Holy Spirit had lead them to teach, the messages result in a marvelous blend. Kay challenges us to faithfulness in difficult days. Priscilla points to the essential of trust in God's ability, and Beth teaches on how to discern truth from error in these difficult days.

The Member Book is a versatile study guide for this women's Bible study that can be used in a retreat setting or for a seven-session study. Each teacher provides two weeks of study in a brief format that will take most women 15 to 30 minutes daily. As a bonus, Faithful, Abundant, and True Member Book includes a partnership with HomeLife Magazine in which each of the three speakers' section also includes an article from HomeLife that illustrates faithfulness, abundance, and truth.

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Game Plan for Life

Author: Joe Gibbs
Publisher: Lifeway
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Three-time Super Bowl winner, NFL Hall of Fame coach, and three-time NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs has assembled a team of experts to tackle the key areas of life a man needs in order to lead a victorious life. Based on a national survey, the Gibbs team has identified the most important issues facing men today.



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Foundations: Jesus

Author: Tom Holladay and Kay Warren
Publisher: Saddleback Resources
Video: DVD
Lessons: 4 sessions

Jesus is Volume 3 in the 11-volume curriculum called Foundations, a fresh, innovative series by Tom Holladay and Kay Warren about the essential truths of the Christian faith and how these truths are to be lived out in your relationships, your character and your work.

The four sessions in Jesus include:

1. Jesus, Your Best Friend
2. The Life of Jesus
3. Jesus is Fully God
4. Jesus is Fully God and Fully Man

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Sermon on the Mount LifeGuide

Author: John Stott
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Video: None
Lessons: 12

What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God in life? According to John Stott, Jesus' Sermon on the Mount describes what human life and human community look like when they come under the gracious rule of God—different! Matthew 6:8 reads: "Do not be like them" (the people around them). Study more about the greatest sermon ever preached in this LifeGuide Bible Study. Leader's notes are included.

Allen's Note: LifeGuide studies tend to offer more questions than your group could possibly discuss in a regular meeting. I would recommend for the leader to choose 8-10 questions from the study rather than attempting to cover the entire study.

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Being God's Man by Resisting the World - the Every Man Series, Bible Studies

Authors: Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Todd Wendorff

Publisher: Random House
Video: None
Lessons: 8

You have to live in this world. But if you want to be God's man, there's a catch: You can't be absorbed or influenced by the world. You have to stand strong as a man of God and resist the world. Men like you, who are getting serious about their walk with God, feel a deep, intuitive conflict of the soul. . .where unholy alliances with the world, which were once acceptable, must now be broken. That's not easy. But here's solid, trustworthy guidance for you from men who have been there, too. In "Being God's Man by Resisting the World," you'll take a look at Christ's template of values as revealed in the Sermon on the Mount. Every man who seeks to understand and train in these values will experience a greater connection with God. So forget what you know, focus on these truths, and start living large spiritually.

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24 Hours That Changed the World

Author: Adam Hamilton
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Video: DVD
Lessons: 7 sessions

In his inspiring book 24 Hours That Changed the World, Adam Hamilton guided us, step by step, through the last day of Jesus’ life.



Now, in a companion DVD that also functions beautifully on its own, we travel to the Holy Land with Adam Hamilton to visit the sites where those earth-shaking events took place. We walk where Jesus walked and see what he may have seen, along the road that led to the pain and triumph of the cross.


The DVD includes seven sessions plus an introduction and bonus clips. Each session averages ten minutes each.

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Living Beyond Yourself

Author: Lance Witt
Publisher: Saddleback Resources
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions

Inside Out Living is a 3-part series on Jesus' blueprint for building the Christian life - the Sermon on the Mount. This 6-week volume, by Pastor Lance Witt, focuses on relationships, anger management, faithfulness in marriage, being truthful and trustworthy, and loving our enemies, from Matthew 5:17-48.


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Facing the Unknown

Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Bluefishtv.com
Video: DVD
Lessons: 4 Sessions

What unknowns are you facing in life?

Many people feel like their life leads them from one path to the next with no certainty. Is this the right job? Is he or she “the one?” Is now the time to have kids? What do I do now? Am I even on the right path?

In this four part video series, you’ll experience short cinematic videos set in the 21st century that tell the story of Abraham. What did Abraham think and feel when God asked him to take those incredible steps of faith? After each short video, Mark Batterson will teach Biblical principles from Abraham’s story and apply those to us today.

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The Truth Project

Author: Dr. Del Tackett
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Video: DVD
Lessons: 11 Sessions

The Truth Project is a DVD-based small group curriculum comprised of 12 one-hour lessons taught by Dr. Del Tackett. This home study is the starting point for looking at life from a biblical perspective. Each lesson discusses in great detail the relevance and importance of living the Christian worldview in daily life.
We believe this one project represents the possibility for exponential change within the body of Christ, as we expect that thousands will be transformed by this curriculum. As it has been throughout history, God continues to call ordinary people to make an eternal difference in our world.

PLEASE NOTE: The Truth Project must be directed by a trained facilitator. This is also available as a BrookwoodU class: brookwoodchurch.org/brookwooduclasses

For more information: http://www.thetruthproject.org/

Living a Blessed Life

Author: Lance Witt
Publisher: Saddleback Resources
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions

Inside Out Living is a three-part series on Jesus' blueprint for building the Christian life - the Sermon on the Mount. This six-week volume, by Pastor Lance Witt, covers the Beatitudes and living as salt and light in the world, from Matthew 5:1-16.

Here and Now...There and Then: A Lecture Series on Revelation

Author: Beth Moore
Publisher: Lifeway
Video: DVD
Lessons: 11 Sessions

Here and Now...There and Then by Beth Moore is an 11-session lecture series on the book of Revelation. Beth presents many points of view, allowing women to decide for themselves when the interpretation varies among scholars. She teaches that God is as specific about what He does reveal as He is about what He does not reveal.

The Best Question Ever

Author: Andy Stanley
Publisher: Multnomah
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions

We all have regrets---things we wish we'd never done or said. But life doesn't have to be that way! While trying to help people distraught over bad decisions, Andy Stanley discovered The Best Question Ever. Now he shares it with you in this 6-part DVD. Discover the power to goof-proof your decision making with the simple question: "What's the wise thing to do?"








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iMarriage

Author: Andy Stanley
Publisher: Multnomah
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions (also 3 full length sermons)

Andy Stanley 's three key teachings help you transform your expectations and examine the "I's" of marriage: "Keeping My 'I' On You," "Putting Your 'I' Out," and "It Takes Three." Six sessions with leader's guide, conversation-starting exercises, discussion questions and application steps will help you look to God to experience marriage as it was designed.


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Message Discussion Guide

The Message Discussion Guide is provided each Sunday as a tool for Small Groups, individuals or friends. Our goal is to offer a way for you to practically apply the teaching from the Sunday message to your everyday life.

You can download the Message Discussion Guide at brookwoodchurch.org/discussionguide

The Grace Walk Experience

Author: Dr. Steve McVey
Publisher: Grace Walk Ministries
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

Nothing you have ever done, nothing you ever could do, will match the incomparable joy of letting Jesus live His life through you.  Discover in Grace Walk how to experience the reality of the kind of living described in the New Testament by allowing Jesus to live through you!

This companion DVD teaching for the Grace Walk Experience workbook comprises eight 30 minute teaching sessions (5 DVDs) by Steve McVey designed to help facilitate discussion in small groups and an excellent addition to the workbook for individual study.
This DVD Set contains a Question and Answer DVD which includes 15 interactive questions for use as a followup after the study is completed.

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The Organic God

Author: Margaret Feinberg
Publisher: bluefishtv
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6

What really makes this study so powerful is that Margaret helps us look past the busyness and distractions of life that can cloud our relationship with God, and she helps us imagine how our view of God can change if we cast aside all the things that get in the way, and truly experience God’s big-hearted love … His abundant kindness … His surprising talkativeness … and His outrageous generosity. The Organic God is perfect for small group bible study or women's ministry.

Our team knew that the best place to shoot the series would be near her home in Alaska. So we flew into Juneau … and actually kayaked to a beautiful glacier to film Margaret’s powerful message of an organic relationship with God. The study is filled with real-life stories from Margaret as well as other women who have experienced the topics in Margaret's teaching. As your women go through the study, they will find thought-provoking questions that challenge them to dig deeper into the scriptures to know God more.

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Love and Respect

Author: Emerson Eggerichs
Publisher: Love and Respect Ministries
Video: DVD
Lessons: 14 sessions based on the Love and Respect Conference

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs' book, Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, the Respect He Desperately Needs, is based on the biblical passage from Ephesians 5:33 (But every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands - GODS WORD® translation). His premise is that communication between a husband and wife is often frustrated because of the vastly different ways in which men and women perceive love. Women are wired to need unconditional love and men need to feel unconditionally respected. Revitalize the love in your marriage!

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Captivating

Authors: John and Stasi Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Video: DVD
Lessons: 10 sessions

Did your childhood dreams involve a beautiful princess (you), a dashing hero, and great adventure? John and Stasi Eldredge share their unique insights on the core desires of women. Invite your friends to join you on a journey of spiritual self-discovery and deep community.


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Wild at Heart

Author: John Eldredge
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

Dare to be the man God created you to be! In eight provocative lessons on authentic masculinity, John Eldredge challenges you to abandon passivity and actively pursue your God-given dreams. Encouragement for men to walk the road least taken---and important insights for the women who love them!


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Boundaries

Authors: Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

Do you have trouble saying no? Can you set limits and still be a loving person? Are you in control of your life? What are legitimate boundaries? Do people take advantage of you? How do you answer someone who wants your time, love, energy, and money?
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend offer biblically based answers to these tough questions as they show us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, our spouses, our children, our friends, our coworkers, and even ourselves. Nine sessions, 80 minutes total. Designed for use with the Boundaries Participant's Guide, now revised, this DVD resource helps to define and maintain the clear personal boundaries that are essential to a healthy and balanced life.

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Crazy Love

Author: Francis Chan
Publisher: David C. Cook
Video: DVD
Lessons: 10 sessions

The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of dos and don'ts—it's falling in love with God. God calls each of us to a passionate love relationship with Himself.

The Crazy Love DVD is a companion to the best-selling Crazy Love book by pastor Francis Chan. Each short video segment corresponds to the ten chapters of the book and includes questions to initiate group discussion, interactions, and practical application. Read the book during the week, then watch the video and discuss the topic at the group meeting. For church, small group, youth group, or individual study.

Sessions:

• Chapter 1: Stop Praying (9:14)
• Chapter 2: You Might Not Finish This Chapter (8:22)
• Chapter 3: Crazy Love (6:16)
• Chapter 4: Profile of the Lukewarm (8:30)
• Chapter 5: Serving Leftovers to a Holy God (8:07)
• Chapter 6: When You're In Love (6:45)
• Chapter 7: Your Best Life.Later (7:39)
• Chapter 8: Profile of the Obsessed (6:29)
• Chapter 9: Who Really Lives That Way (7:16)
• Chapter 10: The Crux of the Matter (4:56)

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An Ordinary Day with Jesus

Authors: John Ortberg and Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

An Ordinary Day with Jesus video features a variety of creative segments to punctuate course content, encourage group discussion, and make a heart connection to participants' everyday lives. Included are: powerful dramas, compelling "person-on-the-street" interviews about real-life issues, creative multimedia segments, and poignant testimonies of life change. This video guides and equips both leaders and participants in concrete ways to embrace the very real person of Jesus Christ in everyday life. This doesn't necessarily mean doing new things. It means doing the things you already do in new ways-with Him. An Ordinary Day with Jesus truly can be the greatest day you've ever had. Best of all, it can lead to an extraordinary life!


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Life and Ministry of the Messiah

Author: Ray Vander Laan
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

Pack your bags. We’re going on a journey. A quest to uncover Scripture and its meaning across history. Filmed on location in Israel and throughout the Middle East, the Faith Lessons DVD series is an adventure in biblical learning. You will discover why Jesus turned the world upside down with his compelling call to follow him.

Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan brings together history, culture, and geography to illuminate the Gospels. Eight DVD lessons with a Leader's Guide will let you, your family, or your small group walk with Jesus through the days of his ministry on this earth. The insights you gain will transform your reading of the Gospels and inspire a deeper faith commitment.

Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah focuses on the birth of Jesus, his life, and his short but powerful ministry—a ministry that has shaped empires and changed the course of history.

Just Walk Across the Room

Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD, Closed Captioned
Lessons: 4 sessions

In Just Walk Across the Room, Bill Hybels brings personal evangelism into the twenty-first century with a natural and empowering approach modeled after Jesus himself. This dynamic four-week experience is designed to equip and inspire your small group to participate in that same pattern of grace-giving by talking simple walks across rooms---leaving your "Circle of Comfort" and extending hands of care, compassion, and inclusiveness to people who might need a touch of God's love today.


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The Invisible War

Author: Chip Ingram
Publisher: Living on the Edge
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

In a culture where witches are no fairy tale, Chip Ingram reminds Christians of the battle being waged against them! Using Ephesians 6 as his foundation for these eight sessions, the host of Living on the Edge reveals what believers need to know to prayerfully defend themselves---and their families---against Satan's daily spiritual warfare.

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If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

Author: John Ortberg
Publisher: Zondervan
Format: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

Far too many of us have put our faith in a casual Christianity that never compels us to leave our comfort zones. But, deep within our hearts we know that Christ has not called us to comfort, but to an exciting, sacrificial and overwhelmingly fulfilling faith. In If You're Going to Walk on Water John Ortberg teaches us how to step out of the "boat" of casual Christianity so that we can faithfully follow the Lord who is calling us out onto the risky, exciting waters of the high seas. Let Pastor Ortberg teach you how to leave your comfort zone for a remarkable life of faith.

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Growing in Christ Together

Authors: Brett and Dee Eastman, Todd and Denise Wendorff, and Karen Lee-Thorpe
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions
Video Teachers: Chip Ingram, Henry Cloud, Randy Frazee, Stormie Omartian, Miles McPherson, and John Burke

Our world these days is so hectic, so complex. Where do we turn for wisdom and guidance in navigating the ins and outs of life? There are many voices to listen to and many examples to follow, but we really need look no further than the Author of Life, Jesus. He taught and lived a way of life that was purposeful and pleasing to God. These six sessions will show you the value and the nature of a life of discipleship, as modeled by Jesus. Experiencing Christ Together uses a powerful combination of DVD based teaching tools and traditional small group Bible discussion to help you take your small group to the next level of growth and intimacy.


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God is Closer Than You Think

Author: John Ortberg
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions

In this DVD, Ortberg is your teacher in six sessions that will help your group experience the intimacy you long for with God--and that he longs to have with you. Also included is a complete Leader's Guide with complete, step-by-step instructions and tips that will equip you, the leader to facilitate each session with ease.

Sessions:

God's Great Desire for People

Where Is God in My World?

Partnering with God Today

Listening to the Voice of God

God Wants a Relationship with You

Heaven Breaking Through

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Experiencing God

Authors: Henry Blackaby, Claude King, and Richard Blackaby
Publisher: Lifeway
Video: DVD
Lessons: 12 sessions

For more than 15 years, God has used Experiencing God in His work, showing believers how to know Him intimately while encouraging them to step out in faith and join Him in His work with miraculous results. The revised Member Book has been updated with new illustration and testimonial content that demonstrates how this study contributed to some truly miraculous results.


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Discovering God's Will

Author: Andy Stanley
Publisher: Multnomah
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

God has a personal vision for your life, and He wants you to know it even more than you do. But determining God's will can be a difficult process, especially when you need to make a decision in a hurry. The Discovering God's Will DVD and its companion study guide, designed for small groups or personal study, take you through the important steps of decision making, pursuing God's will, seeking counsel from others, learning to use discernment, and understanding the mind of God through Scripture as you seek His will. The DVD includes 4 complete sermons and eight 12- to 15-minute group sessions that correspond with the study guide. The study guide is available.


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Death and Resurrection of the Messiah

Author: Ray Vander Laan
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Video: DVD
Lessons: 8 sessions

Pack your bags. We're going on a journey. A quest to uncover Scripture and its meaning across history. Filmed on location in Israel and throughout the Middle East, the Faith Lessons DVD series is an adventure in biblical learning.

You will discover why Jesus turned the world upside down with his compelling call to follow him.

Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan brings together history, culture, and geography to illuminate the Gospels.

Eight DVD lessons supported by an interactive Discovery Guide will let you, your family, or your small group walk with Jesus through the days of his ministry on this earth.

The insights you gain will transform your reading of the Gospels and inspire a deeper faith commitment.

Faith Lessons on the Life and Ministry of the Messiah focuses on the birth of Jesus, his life, and his short but powerful ministry-a ministry that has shaped empires and changed the course of history.

Faith Lessons on the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah focuses on the last week of Jesus' life, his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit's visit on Pentecost.

Connecting in Christ Together

Authors: Brett and Dee Eastman, Todd and Denise Wendorff, and Karen Lee-Thorpe
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD, Closed Captioning
Lessons: 6 sessions
Video Teachers: Kerry Shook, John Ortberg, Henry Cloud, Chip Ingram, Stormie Omartian, and Jose Zayas

Jesus’ mandate for relationships is "Love one another as I have loved you." This six-week guide helps participants do two things: gain a deeper understanding of Jesus’ love for them and explore how they can follow his example. The small group is an ideal place to practice giving and receiving Jesus’ kind of love.


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Beginning Life Together

Authors: Brett and Dee Eastman, Todd and Denise Wendorff, and Karen Lee-Thorpe
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 sessions
Video Teachers: Steve Arterburn, Steve Farrar, Doug Fields, Chip Ingram, Anne Ortlund, and Bruce Wilkinson

The first words of the Bible are "in the beginning God created..." Beginning Life Together is the first study of the Doing Life Together series for adults which is designed to help you live the purpose-driven life through being part of a purpose-driven small group. These groups seek to help each member balance the five biblical purposes of the church talked about in Rick Warren's best-selling The Purpose Driven Life. This six-week introduction to the purposes will help you to not only understand but also experience them. In addition to study and discussion questions there are icebreakers, study notes, directions for prayer and worship, and texts listed for further study.


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Beginning In Christ Together

Author: Brett and Dee Eastman, Todd and Denise Wendorff, and Karen Lee-Thorpe
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions
Video Teachers: Mike Breaux, Mike Meeks, Doug Fields, Tom Mullins, Dave Rodriguez, and Kay Arthur

The heart of Christianity is not a ritual or a structure, but a person: Jesus Christ. But even as his followers, our vision of Jesus can get muddied by man-made theories of who he was. Whether you're a seasoned believer or a brand-new Christian, come walk in the footsteps of his first disciples to see him afresh: as Teacher, Healer, Shepherd, Servant, Savior and Risen Lord. These six sessions lay the foundation for radical discipleship as our hearts are once again captured by who he is.


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Becoming a Contagious Christian

Authors: Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel and Bill Hybels
Publisher: Zondervan
Video: DVD
Lessons: 6 Sessions

Becoming a Contagious Christian, the groundbreaking evangelism course developed by Willow Creek Resources, has helped over one million people to share the Gospel. This revised and updated training DVD avoids common mistakes some Christians make when introducing others to Christ. Avoid stereotyped approaches that feel intimidating to your friends with this six-session course. Learn to share your faith in a natural and effective way while being the person God made you to be. Join teachers Mark Mittelberg and Lee Strobel in a journey that will encourage you to reach your community for God. This DVD includes the Leader's Guide. Closed captions.


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