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Title |Author |Description |Study Length |Resource |Location | |Advent | |

|Sent |Jorge Acevedo |Acevedo leads us on a 5-233k Advent journey |5 Sessions |15 Books |Advent |

| | |to discover how, where, and why we are sent.| |3 DVDs | |

|Delivering The Gift Of Hope At| |Also, four young clergy challenge us through| |6 Leader Guides | |

|Christmas | |story, art, and bible study. | | | |

|Hail the Heaven Born |Kevin Baker |An advent study based on the Revised Common |5 Sessions |1 Book |Advent |

| | |Lectionary tests. We are called to prepare | | | |

|Advent 2007 | |the way of the Lord during the Advent | | | |

| | |season. We discover renewed hope in the | | | |

| | |power and presence of God in Jesus Christ. | | | |

|Advent of the Savior |Cindy Bunch |These lessons will introduce you to the |Six Lessons |3 Books |Advent |

| | |circumstances surrounding the birth of | | | |

| | |Jesus, remind you of God’s faithfulness and | | | |

| | |power to fulfill his promises, and draw you | | | |

| | |more deeply into the love that brought | | | |

| | |Christ to Earth. | | | |

|Hurry Less Worry Less at |Judy Pace Christie |Christie helps busy people learn to |10 Chapters |1 Books |Advent |

|Christmastime: Having the | |celebrate a more joyful and peaceful | | | |

|Holiday Season You Long For | |Christmas season with suggestions on how to | | | |

| | |slow down and enjoy the season. | | | |

|Mary: What the Bible Really |Douglas Connelly |This study provides a true picture of Mary –|13 Chapters |1 Book |Advent |

|Says | |a portrait drawn from Scripture with both | | | |

| | |the overlay of tradition and the dust of | | | |

| | |neglect removed. God is still seeking men | | | |

| | |and women like Mary who will be obedient to | | | |

| | |His call. | | | |

|Awaiting The Already |Magrey R. deVega |deVega takes us on a journey through the |5 Weeks |16 Books |Advent |

| | |four gospels that announce Christ’s birth. | | | |

|An Advent Journey Through the | |Discover what parts of the Christmas story | | | |

|Gospels | |come from which Gospel. Experience a new | | | |

| | |experience of Christ in the present. | | | |

|The Birth Narratives |Mickey Efird |The virginal conception and birth of Jesus |8 Sessions |5 Participant Workbooks|Advent |

| | |is the story upon which we found our faith | | | |

| | |and life as Christians. Efird uses the | | | |

| | |story found in Luke and Matthew as well as | | | |

| | |providing comparative information on all | | | |

| | |four Gospels and teaches specifically the | | | |

| | |background, circumstances and environment of| | | |

| | |Jesus’ birth as told by Luke and Matthew. | | | |

|A Thrill of Hope |Emory Candler School of |This DVD presents the familiar story of | |4 DVD’s |Advent |

|The Christmas Story in Word |Theology |Christmas as told in the Gospels of Luke and| |3 Study Guides | |

|and Art | |Matthew. Each passage of scripture is | | | |

| | |illustrated by artwork. | | | |

|Shine! Light for All People |Patricia Farris |Farris provides us with a four-week study to|4 Sessions |1 Book |Advent |

| | |help us focus on our personal lives during | | | |

| | |Advent. She invites us to be attentive to | | | |

| | |our spiritual life and see what gift God | | | |

| | |will give us this Advent season. | | | |

|Faithful |Adam Hamilton |Seeing the Christmas story through the eyes |4 Chapters |3 Books |Advent |

| | |of Joseph puts a new light on Joseph's life | |2 DVDs | |

|Christmas Through The Eyes of | |and his role in Jesus' life. | |2 Leaders Guides | |

|Joseph | | | | | |

|The Journey: |Adam Hamilton |If you think you know the story of Jesus’ |5 Sessions |10 DVD’s with Leader |Advent |

|Walking The Road To Bethlehem | |birth, think again. This wonderful book | |Guides | |

| | |sets us on a journey to the times and | |16 Books | |

| | |characters of Christmas so that we | |2 Season of Reflection | |

| | |experience the birth of Christ in our lives | |Devotional Books | |

| | |in a new way. | | | |

|Not a Silent Night |Adam Hamilton |Imagines Jesus from Mary’s point of view |5 chapters |6 Books |Advent |

| | |beginning at the crucifixion and traveling | |8 Leader Guides | |

| | |back in time to His birth. DVD is 10 | |12 DVDs | |

| | |minutes. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Rejoice in Hope |James Harnish |The Christmas Story is explored through the |3 Sessions |1 Book |Advent |

| | |experiences of characters from Luke: | | | |

| | |Elizabeth and Zechariah, Mary and Joseph and| | | |

| | |Simeon and Anna. | | | |

|When God Comes Down |James Harnish |Based on Isaiah 64:1, “If only you would |Five Lessons |5 Books |Advent |

| | |tear open the heavens and come down!” We | | | |

| | |have to train our eyes through worship, | | | |

| | |scripture and prayer to see God’s presence | | | |

| | |and celebrate the holy day of when God came | | | |

| | |down among us in human flesh. Each lesson | | | |

| | |includes a reference to Scripture, questions| | | |

| | |for discussion, a prayer and a focus for the| | | |

| | |coming week. | | | |

|The Women of Christmas |Liz Curtis Higgs |Invites you to steal away with our Savior |8 Chapters |2 Book |Advent |

| | |during the busiest seasons of the year. | | | |

| | |Higgs draws us into the compelling stories | | | |

| | |of the women who surrounded our Messiah’s | | | |

| | |birth and encourages us to consider our own | | | |

| | |relationship with him. | | | |

|Christmas Miracles |Edited by: |In this book you will read extraordinary |5 Chapters |1 Book |Advent |

| |Mary Hollingsworth |stories of the ways this season brings us | | | |

| | |closer to each other and to God – from | | | |

| | |exchanging gifts of the heart and receiving | | | |

| | |answers to impossible prayers to discovering| | | |

| | |the wonderful Christmas spirit. | | | |

|Why This Jubilee? |James C. Howell |Howell invites us to revisit familiar songs |4 Weeks |4 Book |Advent |

| | |of the Advent season and contemplate certain| | | |

|Advent Reflections On Songs Of| |phrases and their meaning for us. The book | |Including Leader Guide | |

|The Season | |also includes a 4-session leader guide | | | |

| | |complete with opening prayer, hymns, | | | |

| | |conversation starters, and closing prayers. | | | |

|Taste and See |Jan Johnson |Experience the Christmas story as if you |4 lessons plus a |3 Books |Advent |

| | |were there yourself. It uses historical and|bonus after-Advent | | |

| | |cultural facts for context to help imagine |lesson | | |

| | |the tangible elements in the stories. | | | |

|The Best Songs Come At Night |J. Ellsworth Kalas |In this book Kalas points out that many of |4 Sessions |8 Books |Advent |

|and Other Christmas Proverbs | |history’s greatest inspirational songs were | | | |

| | |written in the most dire circumstances, | | | |

| | |places, and time of darkness with human | | | |

| | |soul. But Christ the Savior was born into a| | | |

| | |nighttime world to bring the light of | | | |

| | |salvation to all humankind. | | | |

|Christmas From the Backside |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Taking a different perspective into the |7 sessions |8 Books |Advent |

| | |events surrounding the birth of Jesus. The | | | |

| | |seven sessions are: | | | |

| | |1. The Scandal of Christmas | | | |

| | |2. Three Votes for an Early Christmas | | | |

| | |3. Christmas Comes to a Back Fence | | | |

| | |4. Celebrating Christmas in a Hotel | | | |

| | |5. How the Government Helped the First | | | |

| | |Christmas Happen | | | |

| | |6. Christmas and the Impossible Dream | | | |

| | |7. Christmas Comes to a Church | | | |

|The Christmas People |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas takes us into a familiar world of |4 Sessions |4 Books |Advent |

| | |Christmas-lonely people, harried workers, | | | |

| | |spendthrift shoppers, and sometimes | | | |

| | |unnoticed saints to remind us that it is for| | | |

| | |such a world that Jesus was born. | | | |

|Mary Had A Baby |Cheryl Kirk-Duggan and |This four-week Bible-based study uses four |4 Lessons |8 Book |Advent |

| |Marilyn E. Thornton |African American spirituals as a springboard| | | |

|An Advent Bible Study Based on| |for learning and growth during the Advent | | | |

|African American Spirituals | |Season. | | | |

|Under Wraps |Jessica LaGrone, Andy |God sent Jesus gift-wrapped in human flesh |4 Chapters |4 Books |Advent |

| |Nixon |to live among us and offer us life. The | | | |

| |Ed Robb |study explores four characteristics of God: | | | |

| |Rob Renfroe |God is Expectant, God is Dangerous, God is | | | |

| | |Jealous, and God is Faithful. | | | |

|Because of Bethlehem |Max Lucado |Jesus’ birth gives us the promise that God |4 Sessions |11 Books |Advent |

| | |is always near us, always for us, and always| |9 DVDs | |

|Love Is Born | |within us – and that we no longer need to | |7 Study Guides | |

|Hope is Here | |have marks on our record. | | | |

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|Christmas Stories: |Max Lucado |A collection of unique stories which help up|11 Chapters |1 Book |Advent |

|Heartwarming Classics of | |see the joys of Christmas in the busyness of| | | |

|Angels, A Manager, and the | |the season and reflect on the reason for the| | | |

|Birth of Hope | |season. | | | |

|On the Way to Bethlehem |Hilary McDowell |McDowell challenges the reader to “bring the|6 Sessions |2 Books |Advent |

| | |baby home” spiritually so that those who | | | |

| | |know us can, through grace, see something of| | | |

| | |his love in our lives. | | | |

|Advent Conspiracy |Ryan McKinley, Chris Seay,|-Worship Fully |4 Sessions |15 Books |Advent |

| | |-Spend Less | |9 DVDs | |

| |Greg Holder |-Give More | | | |

| | |-Love All | | | |

|The Light Will Shine |Carol J. Miller |Join Miller as she gives us a fresh |5 Sessions |2 Books |Advent |

| | |perspective as we study and prepare for the | |2 Leader Guides | |

| | |coming of our Savior. Find the good news of| | | |

| | |great joy that forms the very foundation of | | | |

| | |our faith. | | | |

|Christmas Gifts that Won’t |James Moore |Reflect on the unbreakable gifts that God |4 Sessions |3 Books |Advent |

|Break | |has given us: hope, love, joy, and peace. | | | |

| | |AND remember God’s greatest gift of all. | | | |

|Finding Bethlehem in the Midst|James Moore |Christmas or confusion, Bethlehem or |5 Lessons |2 Books |Advent |

|of Bedlam | |bedlam....which will you choose this year? | | | |

| | |God breaks into our Christmas confusion and | | | |

| | |is made known in Jesus Christ. Each week | | | |

| | |there is a focus, discussion question and | | | |

| | |opportunities for personal reflection. | | | |

|The Miracle of Christmas |James Moore |This study explores the true miracle of |4 Sessions |4 Books |Advent |

| | |Christmas, “the miracle of God’s seeking, | | | |

| | |saving love for each one of us.” | | | |

|What Do You Want For Christmas|James W. Moore |Moore asks – do you want gifts money can’t |4 Weeks |10 Books |Advent |

| | |buy. The gifts the Christ Child brings? | | | |

|Manger and Mystery |Marilyn Brown Oden |A faithful and fruitful guide for an Advent |5 Sessions |0 Book |Advent |

| | |journey. The chapters are: | | | |

| | |1. Recovering the Stables | | | |

| | |2. Rekindling the Saved | | | |

| | |3. Remembering the Song | | | |

| | |4. Reclaiming the Star | | | |

| | |5. Recalling the Story, Restoring the Call| | | |

|Travel the Highways of Advent |Stan Purdum |Purdum challenges us to slow down and follow|5 weeks |2 Books |Advent |

| | |our journey with care this Advent in hopes | | | |

| | |that we encounter God at every turn instead | | | |

| | |of focusing solely on the destination of | | | |

| | |Christmas. | | | |

|The Redemption of Scrooge |Matt Rawle |If Scrooge can be redeemed – so can we… and |4 Sessions |2 DVDs |Advent |

| | |how that changes our Christmas past, The | |7 Books | |

| | |Life of Christmas Present and the Hope for | |2 Leader Guides | |

| | |Christmas Future. Interesting, they give | | | |

| | |their children 4 gifts for Christmas, one | | | |

| | |each for what they want, what they need, | | | |

| | |something to wear, and something to read. | | | |

| | |Great DVD what with your elementary children| | | |

| | |to help them understand the meaning of gift | | | |

| | |giving. | | | |

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|The Wonder of Christmas |Ed Robb |Wonder explores the true wonder of Christmas|4 Sessions |2 DVDs |Advent |

| |Rob Renfroe |through the lens of four elements of the | |3 Leader Guides | |

|Once You Believe, Anything is | |Christmas story: a star, a name, a manger, | |5 Books | |

|Possible | |and a promise. Rediscover the true wonder | | | |

| | |of Christmas through the love of Christ and | | | |

| | |made real in our hearts when we share that | | | |

| | |love with others. | | | |

|Unplug the Christmas Machine |Jo Robinson, |Create a joyful and stress free holiday |9 Chapters |1 Book |Advent |

| |Jean Coppock Staeheli |season with simple spiritual celebrations | | | |

| | |that help families draw closer together. | | | |

|God’s Gift of Love |Donna Schaper |Study is based on the Revised Common |5 Lessons |2 Books |Advent |

| |Nan Duerling |Lectionary. Old and New Testament readings | | | |

| | |for each lesson. Leader’s guide is included | | | |

| | |in the back of the book which includes | | | |

| | |biblical background, questions, scriptures, | | | |

| | |activities and prayers. | | | |

|Christmas is Not Your Birthday|Mike Slaughter |This Christmas cut through the hype that |5 Lessons |11 Books |Advent |

| | |leaves you exhausted and broke at the end of| | | |

| | |the year. Instead experience peace, knowing| | | |

| | |that God is truly with us and the love of a | | | |

| | |savior who gave everything he had for us. | | | |

|A Different Kind of Christmas |Mike Slaughter |Every year, we say we’re going to cut back |5 Weeks of Daily |2 Books |Advent |

| | |and simplify for a Jesus-centered Christmas.|Reading |4 DVDs | |

| | |But it seems easier to indulge our wants and| |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |whims. This book of devotional readings | | | |

| | |will draw you into closer fellowship with | | | |

| | |God, as you journey through this Christmas | | | |

| | |season and learn to live generously all | | | |

| | |year. | | | |

|Down To Earth |Mike Slaughter |You will experience what is important about |4 Sessions |2 DVDs |Advent |

| |Rachel Billups |this season – you will explore what Jesus’ | |2 Books | |

|The Hopes and Fears of All the| |love and transforming power can mean in our | |2 Leader Guides | |

|Years Are Met in Thee Tonight | |lives and how to show the true meaning of | | | |

| | |this love to those we meet. | | | |

|What Would Jesus Buy? |Morgan Spurlock |Follow Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop|91 Minutes |DVD |Advent |

| | |Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a | | | |

|The Movie Santa Doesn't Want | |cross-country mission to save Christmas from| | | |

|You To See | |the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from | | | |

| | |consumerism. | | | |

|A Christmas Snow |Jim Stovall |A young girl has tried to forget her past, |Fiction Chapter |1 Book |Advent |

| | |but a blizzard brings her face to face with |Book |1 DVD | |

| | |her past forcing her to choose one path: | | | |

| | |letting go and grabbing hold of a | | | |

| | |life-changing forgiveness or continuing to | | | |

| | |carry her pain and bitterness with her. | | | |

|The Lamp |Jim Stovall |A couple in a strained marriage is presented|Fiction Chapter |1 Book |Advent |

| | |a strange gift from a mysterious person, |Book |1 DVD missing | |

| | |which causes them to search the depths of |96 minute DVD | | |

| | |their hearts | | | |

|The Purpose of Christmas |Rick Warren |Drawing from the teaching from the Gospel of|3 Sessions |1 DVD |Advent |

| | |Luke you can learn three purposes of | |2 Study Guides | |

| | |Christmas. | | | |

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|Isaiah |Paul Blackham |The book of Isaiah shows us how the kingdoms|10 Weeks |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |of this world all fall under the judgment of| | | |

| | |Immanuel, as His Church goes out to all the | | | |

| | |peoples of the world. | | | |

|1 and 2 Corinthians, |Edward P. Blair |What does the Bible Say? |13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

|Galatians, Ephesians | |What does this passage mean? | | | |

| | |How does the Scripture relate to my Life? | | | |

|John's Letters: |Ron Blankley |John’s letters focus on the most important |12 Sessions |6 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |aspects of the Christian life. He helps us | | | |

|Discovering Genuine | |focus our attention on what really matters | | | |

|Christianity | |now and for eternity. | | | |

|What Does Revelation Reveal? |Warren Carter |A clear and fun guide to the most hyped, |11 Chapters |1 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |hoaxed, and mystifying book of the Bible. | | | |

|Unlocking the Mystery | | | | | |

|Genesis to Revelations: |James Crenshaw |A verse-by-verse Bible study enabling you to|13 Chapters |2 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |engage the Scriptures on three levels: What | | | |

|Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and | |does the Bible Say? What does this passage | | | |

|Song of Songs | |mean? How does the Scripture relate to my | | | |

| | |life? | | | |

|Journey Through The Bible: |Dr. Van Bogard Dunn |Dunn gives us the story of Jesus and his |13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |life and the significance of the Jesus’ | | | |

|Matthew | |ministry and how it is just as important | | | |

| | |today as any other time in history. | | | |

|Acts |Kristy Cambron |Cambron uses verse mapping is getting real |6 Sessions |3 DVDs |Bible: Books of |

| | |about studying Scripture - its about | |2 Books | |

|Feasting On The Abundance Of | |researching everything you can to help you | | | |

|God's Word | |learn more about God and how is speaks to us| | | |

| | |through His Word. | | | |

|Invitation to Romans |Pamela M. Eisenbaum |Paul’s teachings in Romans come to us |8 Sessions |3 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |mediated through the history of the church’s| |2 DVDs | |

| | |interpretation of his letter. Several key | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |themes: Paul’s emphasis on communal | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |salvation; the centrality of God’s | | | |

| | |righteousness; and the relationship between | | | |

| | |Jews and Gentiles and the relationship of | | | |

| | |both to God. | | | |

|The New Testament |Bart D. Ehrman |A detailed study of the New Testament from a|24 Lectures |9 Books |Bible : Books of |

| | |college professor. | |1 DVD | |

|Lost Christianities: |Bart D. Ehrman |Ehrman, a college professor, helps us |24 Chapters |3 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |consider the varieties of beliefs and | | | |

|Christian Scriptures and | |practices in the early days of Christianity.| | | |

|Battles over Authentication | | | | | |

|Mark’s Message: |Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez | Dr. Gonzalez takes a thematic approach to |6 Chapters |6 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |Mark and allows the reader to look at the | | | |

|Good News for the New | |gospel through a refreshing new lens. | | | |

|Millennium | | | | | |

|For the Love of God |Justo L. and Catherine |This study focuses on loving all humanity, |4 Sessions |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| |Gunsalus Gonzalez |as well as on revealing who among us are | |1 Study Guide - | |

|The Epistles of John | |false teachers. First John tells us that | |By Mary Kathryn | |

| | |having fellowship with God cannot be | |Pearce | |

| | |separated from having fellowship with one | | | |

| | |another. | | | |

|John | |Hamilton invites readers to find their own |6 Chapters |1 DVD |Bible: Books of |

| | |place in the Gospel story and to follow a | |3 Books | |

|The Gospel of Light and Life | |fresh path to God. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|A Study of Philippians: |Jerald Jackson |This study calls us to live a life worthy of|4 Sessions |1 Teacher Booklet |Bible: Books of |

| | |the name of Christ. Paul’s words encourage | | | |

|Joy in Serving Christ | |us to continue pushing forward, focusing on | | | |

| | |the positives of a relationship with Christ,| | | |

| | |to the fulfillment of God’s perfect will. | | | |

|The Abingdon Introduction To |Joel S. Kaminsky; Joel N. |These authors show how various biblical |56 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

|The Bible : |Lohr and Mark Reasoner |books have influenced and continue to have | | | |

|Understanding Jewish and | |an impact upon Western ethics, politics and | | | |

|Christian Scriptures | |religion. | | | |

|The Journey to Freedom: |Christine and Bernard |This brief book doesn’t cover the entire |5 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| |Keels |history of Africans in America, but focuses | | | |

|Exodus | |on a current need to understand how African | | | |

| | |American Methodists have dealt with racism | | | |

| | |in the Methodist family. Many white fore- | | | |

| | |bearers faced a spiritual crossroads, and | | | |

| | |like the pharaohs of ancient Egypt took the | | | |

| | |low path leading to the heresy of slavery | | | |

| | |and the idolatry of skin color. | | | |

|Invitation To John |Robert D. Kysar |This study leads you through the book of |12 Sessions |2 Participant Guides |Bible: Books of |

| | |John in a small group discussion setting. | | | |

| | |It explains the account of the life, | | | |

| | |ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. | | | |

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|The Old Testament |Professor Amy-Jill Levine |Twenty-four lectures on the old testament |24 Lectures |4 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |offer an introduction to the history, | | | |

| | |literature and religion of ancient Israel | | | |

| | |and early Judaism as it is presented in the | | | |

| | |collection of texts called the Old | | | |

| | |Testament. | | | |

|Life Lessons with Max Lucado: |Max Lucado |The letter Paul writes to the Corinthians is|12 Lessons |1 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |more than a list of sins; it is an epistle | | | |

| | |of patience. He teaches them about worship,| | | |

|Book of First Corinthians | |unity, the role of women, and the Lord’s | | | |

| | |Supper. His driving passion is love as is | | | |

| | |found in Chapter Thirteen. | | | |

|Life Lessons with Max Lucado: |Max Lucado |In Mark’s Gospel we see the drama of Jesus |12 Lessons |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |peak in Caesarea Philippi. “Who do people | | | |

|Mark | |say I am?” “Who Do you say I Am?” | | | |

|Life Lessons with Max Lucado: |Max Lucado |In the book of Romans Paul explores all the |12 Lessons |2 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |wrong options and takes us to the only | | | |

|Romans | |correct one –Jesus Christ. It concludes | | | |

| | |with practical instruction for a growing | | | |

| | |church, and provides instruction for dealing| | | |

| | |with many issues we have today. | | | |

|Matthew |Alyce M. McKenzie |McKenzie shares Jesus’ most important life |10 Sessions |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |journeys. From birth to the Sermon on the | | | |

| | |Mount, to his Parables, and finally death | | | |

| | |and resurrection. She offers solid biblical | | | |

| | |content in a creative study format. | | | |

|Breaking the Code: |Bruce M. Metzger |The book of Revelation contains passages of |11 Chapters |3 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |great beauty and comfort, as well as | |1 DVD | |

|Understanding the Book of | |bewildering and sometimes frightening | |1 Leader | |

|Revelation | |passages. This study provides a trustworthy| |Guide | |

| | |guide to the rich symbolism of this | | | |

| | |important biblical book. | | | |

|All Things New |Kelly Minter |Over 8 sessions, Minter will lead you |8 Sessions |1 DVD set |Bible: Books of |

| | |through the Letter of 2 Corinthians, | |5 Viewer Guides | |

|A study on 2 Corinthians | |exploring and anchoring truths, meeting | | | |

| | |Christ, opening wide your heart in the midst| | | |

| | |of hurtful relationships, and hear the new | | | |

| | |covenant. | | | |

|Interpretation Bible Studies: |James Newsome |A wonderful study of three people: the God |10 Sections |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |of Israel, who rescues a people in | | | |

|Exodus | |captivity, Moses, the leader of Israel who | | | |

| | |leads the people and becomes the giver of | | | |

| | |the law, and the people of Israel who | | | |

| | |struggle to be faithful to God. | | | |

|Beyond Belief: |Elaine Pagels |Using personal tragedy, Pagels investigates |5 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |the “secret” Gospel of Thomas and breathes | | | |

|The Secret Gospel of Thomas | |new life into writings once thought | | | |

| | |heretical. | | | |

|Genesis to Revelation |Keith Schoville |This book can be completed individually or |13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |in a small group. Participants will read | | | |

|Exodus and Leviticus | |and answer questions for the books of Exodus| | | |

| | |and Leviticus. | | | |

|Paul and the Galatians: |Paul Stroble |This study explores the difficult |6 Chapters |10 Books |Bible: Books of |

|The Life and Letters Of Paul | |relationship between the Law of the Jews and| | | |

| | |the Christian faith of the Galatians. Using| | | |

| | |historical data about the Galatians, Stroble| | | |

| | |explains how Paul tailored his argument to | | | |

| | |address the threats to their faith and the | | | |

| | |misunderstandings of the relationship | | | |

| | |between law and freedom. | | | |

|The Essential Bible Companion |John H. Walton |This Bible companion has the most vital |Books of Bible |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| |Mark L. Strauss |indispensable information you will need to | | | |

|Key Insights for reading God’s|Ted Cooper Jr. |truly understand God’s Word. | | | |

|Word | | | | | |

|On This Rock: A Study of |Joseph S. Wang and Anne B.|Using scriptural references, this study |10 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

|Peter’s Life and Ministry |Crumpler |identifies Peter and how his relationship | | | |

| | |with Jesus made him a prominent leader. | | | |

|Be Confident |Warren Wiersbe |Hebrews was written at a time when |12 Chapters |5 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |everything in society seemed to be shaking. | | | |

|(A New Testament | |It was written to Christians who were | | | |

|Study-Hebrews) | |wondering what was going on and their faith | | | |

| | |was wavering. One of the major messages of | | | |

| | |Hebrews is Be Confident! Wiersbe, in his | | | |

| | |book, shows us ways to look to Jesus Christ | | | |

| | |and – Be Confident. | | | |

|Be Wise: |Warren Wiersbe |What a difference it makes in your life when|13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |you decide to follow God’s wisdom instead of| | | |

|A New Testament Study of first| |man’s knowledge! Corinth was not much | | | |

|Corinthians | |different from our world today-populated, | | | |

| | |proud, prosperous, philosophical, and | | | |

| | |polluted. The church in Corinth had its own| | | |

| | |share of problems, but God in his wisdom had| | | |

| | |the answer. Don’t just “get smart” – Be | | | |

| | |Wise | | | |

|Revelation 1-12: |Words of Faith |Bible study on the unique book of |13 Sessions |1 Books |Bible: Books of |

| | |Revelation. Revelation is the only | | | |

|The End of Time | |apocalyptic book in the New Testament. This| | | |

| | |study helps us uncover the meaning of events| | | |

| | |to come. | | | |

|Matthew for Everyone |Tom Wright |Wright is a biblical scholar who uses useful|First 15 Chapters of |1 Book |Bible: Books of |

| | |explanations and suggestions as to how we |Matthew | | |

| | |can apply scripture to our daily lives. | | | |

| Bible: Intro To |

|Following God: |Wayne Barber |A study of the lives of people in Genesis |13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

| |Eddie Rasnake |and Exodus while emphasizing the importance | | | |

|Life Principles the Old |Richard Shepherd |of building a relationship with God. | | | |

|Testament | | | | | |

|Troublesome Bible Passages: |Randy Cross |Cross has identified twenty-three bible |23 Lessons |5 Books |Bible: Intro to |

| | |passages we may need help in understanding | |2 Leader | |

|Volume 2 | |and helps us relate them to our lives today.| |Guides | |

|The History of the Bible: The|Bart D. Ehrman |This book and DVD is a study of what is |12 Lectures |1 DVD |Bible: Intro to |

|Making of the New Testament | |contained in the New Testament; why it is so| |1 Course Guidebook | |

|Canon | |important and how it came to be. | | | |

|How the Bible Works Actually |Peter Enns |*In which I explain how and ancient, |14 Sessions |4 Books |Bible: Intro |

|Works | |ambiguous, and diverse book leads us to | | |to |

| | |wisdom rather than answers -and why that's | | | |

| | |great news | | | |

|The Bible from Scratch |Donald L. Griggs |The author guides the reader through the New|8 sessions |1 Book |Bible: Intro to |

|(The New Testament for | |Testament and introduces basic tools and | | | |

|Beginners) | |skills for Bible Study. | | | |

|The Bible From Scratch – The |Donald L. Griggs |This old testament study offers a practical |Part 1: 7 Chapters for |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

|Old Testament for Beginners | |guide to interpretation of the scripture in |Participants | | |

| | |the Old Testament. |Part 2: 7 Chapters for | | |

| | | |Leaders | | |

|Read the Bible For Life |George H. Guthrie |Guthrie helps us see the Bible as one story |9 Lessons |1 DVD |Bible: Intro To |

| | |– the story of God’s persistent love for | |1 Workbook | |

|Listen. Understand. Respond | |sinful people and His passionate desire to | | | |

| | |redeem us as His own. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Making Sense of the Bible |Adam Hamilton |A basic guide to Scripture that also |6 Chapters |5 Bookseco |Bible: Intro To |

| | |explores challenging passages. | |1 DVD | |

|Rediscovering the Power of | | | |3 Leader Guides | |

|Scripture Today | | | | | |

|The Beatitudes for Today |James C. Howell |Howell examines each of the phrases of the |14 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

| | |Beatitudes and creatively applies them to | | | |

| | |Christian lives today. | | | |

|Neglected Voices |John Indermark |Indermark introduces us to lesser-known |6 Sessions |1 Book |Bible: Intro to |

| | |biblical characters and helps us discover | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Biblical Spirituality in the | |the power of God’s love at work in their | | | |

|Margins The Grand Sweep | |lives and the lives of others. | | | |

|The Story of the Bible |Professor Luke Timothy |The bible contains many stories and has a |24 Sessions |4 DVD’s |Bible: Intro To |

| |Johnson |collection of ancient literature that even | |1 Guide Book | |

| | |the non-believers consider fascinating. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|A Hop, Skip, and a Jump |J. Ellsworth Kalas |In this book, Kalas presents the story of |13 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

|Through the Bible | |the Bible in thirteen brief chapters from | | | |

| | |Genesis through Revelation. He shows us how| | | |

| | |the Bible is our own continuing story of | | | |

| | |God’s relationship with the human race. | | | |

|Beatitudes from the Backside |J. Ellsworth Kalas |The Beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount are |12 Chapters |7 Books |Bible: Intro to |

| | |counter to many of the common assumptions we| | | |

| | |live by. Couple that with Kalas’s famous | | | |

| | |“back-side” approach, which starts from some| | | |

| | |unusual angle, and our staid, comfortable | | | |

| | |lifestyle is soon put in jeopardy. | | | |

|Heroes, Rogues, and the Rest –|J. Ellsworth Kalas |Meet the people of the Bible and learn about|12 Chapters |2 Books |Bible: Intro To |

|Lives That Tell The Story Of | |their unique characteristics that shaped the| | | |

|The Bible | |lives of early believers and continue to | | | |

| | |influence Christians today. | | | |

|More Parables from the |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas presents new insight into twelve of |12 Chapters |3 Books |Bible: Intro to |

|Backside | |Jesus’ parables by entering them through a | | | |

| | |unique starting point, a creative retelling,| | | |

| | |a new “lens” or the eyes of a minor or | | | |

| | |unsympathetic character. | | | |

|New Testament Stories From the|J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas takes familiar stories and introduces |12 Week Study |6 Books |Bible: Intro to |

|Backside | |new possible meaning. Scripture is taken | | | |

| | |from the books of Luke, John, Mark, Acts, | | | |

| | |Colossians, and Revelations. | | | |

|Old Testament Stories From the|J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas brings a new perspective to selected |12 Chapters |14 Books |Bible: Intro to |

|Backside | |Old Testament stories by exploring them from| | | |

| | |a unique starting point or from a different | | | |

| | |person’s viewpoint. | | | |

|Parables from the Back Side |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas presents new insight into 12 of Jesus’|12 Chapters |1 DVD |Bible: Intro to |

| | |parables through the eyes of a minor or | |6 Books | |

| | |unsympathetic character giving us new | | | |

| | |meaning and clarifies basic teachings. | | | |

|The Ten Commandments from the |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas opens new possibilities of insights |12 Chapters |3 Books |Bible: Intro to |

|Backside | |into the familiar Ten Commandments. | | | |

| | |Restating them in the positive, Kalas | | | |

| | |explores how these “prohibitive” laws | | | |

| | |actually are our dear friends, intended to | | | |

| | |make life richer and more fulfilling. | | | |

|The Abingdon Introduction to |Joel S. Kaminsky |These authors show how various biblical |Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro to |

|the Bible |Joel N. Lohr |books have influenced and continue to have | | | |

| |Mark Reasoner |an impact upon Western ethics, politics, and| | | |

|Understanding Jewish and | |religion. | | | |

|Christian Scriptures | | | | | |

|Biblical Wisdom Literature |Professor Joseph W. |This book contains lectures on an array of |36 Lectures |4 Course Guidebooks |Bible: Intro To |

| |Koterski |topics such as suffering, friendship, virtue| |1 DVD | |

| | |and vice, marriage and the decision making | | | |

| | |process of life issues. | | | |

|David |Jack Kuhatschek |12 studies for individuals or groups that |12 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

| | |reveals David’s struggles with sin, anguish | | | |

|Developing a Heart for God | |and doubts. As you explore the life of |With notes for leader | | |

| | |David, you will discover what it means to | | | |

| | |have a passionate heart for God. | | | |

|The Holy Land Reveled |Jodi Magness |This course covers the ancient history of |36 Lectures |6-Disc Set |Bible: Intro To |

| | |what many people know as the Holy Land, a | |1 Book | |

| | |geographic area that includes modern Israel,| | | |

| | |Jordan, and the Palestinian territories. | | | |

|You Will Be My Witnesses |Timothy Merrill |This study presents themes that are |7 Sessions |2 Book |Bible: Intro To |

| | |universally relevant for the faith of all | | | |

| | |people: community, commitment, covenant and | | | |

| | |faith. This study helps us to understand | | | |

| | |and interpret what it means to live with | | | |

| | |faith in God. | | | |

|A Hunger for The Holy |Calvin Miller |Miller says that the pathway to God’s |8 Chapters |1 Book |Bible: Intro To |

| | |holiness is through a journey into | | | |

| | |ourselves, yet he maintains that our end is | | | |

| | |not to know ourselves but to know Christ. | | | |

|The Epic of Eden |Sandra L. Richter |The Old Testament is a disorganized |12 Weeks |1 DVD |Bible: Intro |

| | |collection of important things we don't want| |1 Book |To |

|Understanding the Old | |to lose yet don't know what to do with. | | | |

|Testament | |This series will help us understand better | | | |

| | |why the Old Testament is so helpful to our | | | |

| | |understanding of the New Testament. | | | |

|The Twelve |C. Bernard Ruffin |Ruffin's book is made up of biographies of |11 Chapters |2 Book |Bible: Intro |

| | |the twelve apostles from information he has | | |To |

|Lives of the Apostles After | |gathered from historical documents and | | | |

|Calvary | |biblical scholars . | | | |

|The Bible: |Charles R. Swindoll |Discover the Bible study that will captivate|18 Chapters |4 Books |Bible: Intro |

| | |your mind, challenge your heart, and forever| | | |

|Applying God’s Word to Your | |change your relationship with God. | | | |

|Life | | | | | |

|God Saves a People: |James A. Walther, Sr. |A Kerygma program study on the idea that God|7 Chapters |3 Resource Books |Bible: Intro To |

| |Myra B. Nagel |consistently saves His people. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Great Themes of the Bible. |Trish Towle Greeves | | | | |

|Favorite Bible Passages: |Brady Whitehead Jr. and |Experience twenty-six Bible passages that |26 Lessons |8 Books |Bible: Intro to |

| |Howard M. Ham |have stood the test of time while feeling | | | |

|Volume One | |the love and grace of God. | | | |

|Paul and the Corinthians |Robert W. Wingard |This study explores the sometimes tumultuous|7 Chapters |2 Book |Bible: Intro to |

| | |relationship between Paul and the Christians| | | |

|The Life and Letters Of Paul | |in Corinth who were struggling to make sense| | | |

| | |of their faith in a diverse and secular | | | |

| | |culture. | | | |

|Troublesome Bible Massages |Douglas Wingeier |These twenty-three passages deal with |23 Passages |3 Books |Bible: Intro to |

| |David Lowes Watson |theological issues, ethical issues, and | | | |

| | |practical issues, and then relate biblical | | | |

| | |times to contemporary ethics. | | | |

|Christian Living |

|Celebrate Recovery |John Baker |Celebrate Recovery participant guides are |24 Lessons |Leader Guide |Christian Living |

| | |essential tools for the personal recovery | | | |

|A Recovery Program based on | |journey. They will help you experience true| |15 Participant Guides| |

|eight principles from the | |peace and help in developing a stronger | | | |

|Beatitudes | |relationship with others and with God. | | | |

|Velvet Elvis: |Rob Bell |We know there’s something more. We sense it,|7 Weeks |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |feel it, and want it. But how do we find | | | |

|Repainting the Christian Faith| |it? This book offers a fresh take on Jesus | | | |

| | |and what it means for us to live the kind of| | | |

| | |life he teaches. | | | |

|Convictions |Marcus J. Borg |Christianity is about loving God. Imagine |11 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |if we lived this convection everyday how God| | | |

|How I learned What Matters | |centered we would be. | | | |

|Most | | | | | |

|The God We Never Knew |Marcus J. Borg |Borg leads us from distant, authoritative |7 Lessons |4 Books |Christian Living |

| | |divinity of our childhood to an equally | | | |

|Beyond Dogmatic Religion To A | |powerful, dynamic adult understanding of | | | |

|More Authentic Contemporary | |God. | | | |

|Faith | | | | | |

|The Heart of Christianity |Marcus J. Borg |Borg shows how we can live passionately as |11 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |Christians in today's world by practicing | | | |

|Rediscovering A Life Of Faith | |the timeless elements of Christian Faith. | | | |

|A Complaint Free World: How |Will Bowen |Complaining is epidemic in our world. This |8 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|to Stop Complaining and Start | |book will help you learn how to stop | |1 DVD | |

|Enjoying the Life you Always | |complaining and become an overall happier | | | |

|Wanted | |person. | | | |

|Everything Happens For A |Kate Bowler |Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity |9 Chapters |6 Books |Christian Living |

|Reason | |School. She tells us her story and how she | | | |

| | |overcame hardships and uses frank and funny | | | |

| | |observations that helped her through tough | | | |

| | |times. | | | |

|Transforming Grace |Jerry Bridges |Grace is the fountainhead of inspiration and|13 Chapters |4 Books |Christian Living |

| | |renewal that will show us just how | |2 Discussion Guides | |

|Living Confidently In God’s | |inexhaustible and generous God’s grace | | | |

|Unfailing Love | |really is – you’ll never be able to ask for | | | |

| | |too much, need too much, hope for too much, | | | |

| | |or even sin too much. | | | |

|Now, Discover Your Strengths |Marcus Buckingham |A program that shows you how to develop your|7 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| |Donald O. Clifton |unique talents and strengths - and those of | | | |

| | |the people you manage. | | | |

|Becoming A Thinking Christian |John B. Cobb, Jr. |Cobb challenges Christians to think. He |9 Chapters |4 Books |Christian Living |

| | |discusses why it is important for Christians| | | |

|If We Want Church Renewal, We | |to think about their own beliefs and | | | |

|Will Have to Renew Thinking in| |assumptions. | | | |

|the Church | | | | | |

|Finding A Faith That Makes |R. Scott Colglazier |Colglazier introduces spiritual seekers to a|12 Lessons |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Sense | |faith that is balanced, coherent, and | | | |

| | |sensible. | | | |

|Choosing Gratitude: |Nancy Leigh DeMoss |DeMoss explores the biblical aspects of what|9 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |makes gratitude a Christian quality. | | | |

|Your Journey to Joy | |Discover how gratitude makes life, even with| | | |

| | |all its bumps and bruises, a joy to behold. | | | |

|A Hopeful Earth |Sally Dyck |This book weaves together the Christian |6 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| |Sarah Ehrman |faith and the scientific world to address | | | |

|Faith, Science, and the | |the environmental crisis of the planet God | | | |

|Message of Jesus | |gave us. | | | |

|Walking With God |John Eldredge |A remarkable narrative of one man’s journey |6 Sessions |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |learning to hear the voice of God. To hear | |1 Workbook | |

| | |God’s voice in our everyday decisions. | | | |

|Celebration of Discipline |Richard J. Foster |In this book, Foster has “found” the |13 Lessons |3 Books |Christian Living |

| | |spiritual disciplines that the modern world | |3 Study Guides | |

|The Path To Spiritual Growth | |stored away and forgot, and has excitedly | | | |

| | |called us to celebrate them. | | | |

|When Christ Lives in Us |Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez |This study uses the biblical image of Christ|8 Chapters |13 Books |Christian Living |

| | |living within us to explore the relationship| |3 Leader | |

| | |between the presence of Christ in our minds | |Guides | |

| | |and the way we live as disciples of Jesus. | | | |

|The Environment |Nicky Gumbel |Gumbel looks at a Christian response to the |5 Discussions |1 Booklet |Christian Living |

| | |environment, and examines whether or not, as| | | |

|A Christian Perspective | |Christians, there is anything we can | | | |

| | |contribute to the debate on climate change. | | | |

|Unafraid |Adam Hamilton |In this book, Hamilton helps us understand |20 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |and counter fears related to such outsize | | | |

|Living with Courage and Hope | |perils as terrorism, death, and the | | | |

|In Uncertain Times | |apocalypse. | | | |

|7 |Jen Hatmaker |Hatmaker's true story of how she took 7 |7 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |months, identified 7 areas of excess, and | | | |

|An expermental mutiny against | |made 7 simple choices to fight back against | | | |

|excess | |greed, materialism, and over indulgence. | | | |

|Bonhoeffer |Stephen R. Haynes and |This book addresses contemporary theologian |6 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| |Lori Brandt Hale |Bonhoeffer’s life and his works involving | | | |

|For Armchair Theologians | |some of the most profound moments in | | | |

| | |Christian history. | | | |

|Triumphant Living in Turbulent|William H. Hinson |Filled with Scripture and biblical |12 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

|Times | |references, each chapter addresses a | | | |

| | |specific challenge to enable you to live | | | |

| | |with confidence and equip you with strength | | | |

| | |for facing life’s challenges head-on. | | | |

|Bonhoeffer's Seminary Vision |Paul R. House |Bonhoeffer worked tirelessly educating |6 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |seminary students for a life of pastoral | | | |

|A Case for Costly Discipleship| |ministry - a role that occupied him for most| | | |

|and Life Together | |of his adult life. This book attempts to | | | |

| | |examine his philosophy and practice of | | | |

| | |theological education of his students. | | | |

|The Will of God |James C. Howell |Howell says there are two questions |9 Chapters |3 Books |Christian Living |

| | |concerning the will of God; What does God | | | |

|Answering the Hard Questions | |want me to do; and second, Why do bad things| | | |

| | |happen. And these two questions can become | | | |

| | |“What does God want me to do?” As we study | | | |

| | |these questions we can come to a better | | | |

| | |understanding of the will of God for us. | | | |

|A Mile In My Shoes |Trevor Hudson |Hudson has developed an eight-day |7 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |experiential program called The Pilgrimage | | | |

|Cultivating Compassion | |of Pain and Hope that help South Africans |Appendix: Planning a | | |

| | |reflect upon the meaning of their faith and |Pilgrimage for a Local| | |

| | |discipleship with the harsh and oppressive |Congregation | | |

| | |realities of their nation. He helps us | | | |

| | |consider becoming a pilgrim in our daily | | | |

| | |life. | | | |

|The God We Can Know |Rob Fuquay |In this book we will explore what Jesus |7 Sessions |2 Book |Christian Living |

| | |meant when he said “I Am.. the bread of | | | |

|Exploring The | |Life; the Light of the World; etc. | | | |

|“I Am” Sayings of Jesus | | | | | |

|Everybody Always |Bob Goff |Goff explains what it means to love everyone|5 Sessions |7 DVDs |Christian Living |

| | |the way Jesus loved them - without fear, | |2 Leader Guides | |

|Becoming Love in a World Full | |insecurity, or restrictions. | |3 Study Guides | |

|of Setbacks and Difficult | | | |1 Book | |

|People | | | | | |

|I Am Number 8 |John W. Gray lll |It was difficult for John Gray to imagine |14 Chapters |8 Books |Christian Living |

| | |being a person that God would call to spread| | | |

|Overlooked and Undervalued, | |his word. This book will challenge you to | | | |

|but Not Forgotten by God | |rise up and claim the destiny that God has | | | |

| | |planned for you. | | | |

|A Disciple's Path |James A. Harnish |This book provides individuals a program to |6 Chapters |3 Companion Readers |Christian Living |

| | |take steps in becoming dynamic, engaged | |3 Daily Workbooks | |

|Deeping Your Relationship With| |followers of Jesus Christ. | | | |

|Christ and the Church | | | | | |

|A Seeker’s Guide To Christian |Ben Campbell Johnson |This book is an introduction to habits and |31 Guidances |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Faith | |practices Christians have agreed upon for | | | |

| | |millennia. It guides readers in | |A leader’s Guide is | |

| | |self-examination, alerts readers to signs of| |available online to | |

| | |God’s presence in their lives and helps them| |download at: | |

| | |understand the language of faith. | |www: | |

| | | | |upper room. | |

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|When Did God Become A |David Kalas |Kalas identifies some common experiences, |12 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Christian? | |troublesome passages, and natural reactions | | | |

| | |that we encounter while reconciling the God | | | |

|Knowing God Through the Old | |of both the Old and New Testaments. | | | |

|and New Testaments | | | | | |

|When Did God Become a |J. Ellsworth |Kalas leads us through the Old and New |6 Sessions |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Christian? |Kalas |Testaments to show us how they work together| |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |to clarify and to help us understand the | | | |

|Knowing God Through the Old | |history and nature of God. | | | |

|and New Testaments | | | | | |

|If Experience is Such a Good |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Everyone attends the school of experience, |12 Weeks |2 Books |Christian Living |

|Teacher, Why Do I Keep | |but some of us learn more than others. | | | |

|Repeating the Course? | |Using teachers such as Friendship, Regret, | | | |

| | |Love, Success, Defeat, and Enemies, the | | | |

| | |author helps the Christian reader discover | | | |

| | |insights and inspiration for daily living. | | | |

|The Gospel According to Dr. |James W. Kemp |A close look at Dr. Seuss’ stories reveals |13 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Seuss | |that many are also inspirational as well as | | | |

| | |imaginative and entertaining. Kemp shows us| | | |

| | |the parallels between scripture and Dr. | | | |

| | |Seuss’ stories | | | |

|Radical Gratitude |Mary Jo Leddy |Radical Gratitude is an answer to the |6 Sections |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |perpetual dissatisfaction of our culture. | | | |

|A Glimpse of Glory: |Max Lucado |Join Lucado in this outstanding new topical |12 Weeks |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |study based on his best selling book, “The | | | |

|Studies on Christian Character| |Applause of Heaven”. Learn to see yourself | | | |

| | |as God does, as a sacred delight. | | | |

|God Came Near |Max Lucado |Travel back in time and relive Christ the |31 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |Son of God becoming a man. | | | |

|Just Like Jesus |Max Lucado |God loves you just the way you are, but he |12 Sessions plus a |7 Books |Christian Living |

| | |refuses to leave you that way. He wants you|study guide | | |

| | |to have a heart like his. | | | |

|You’ll Get Through This |Max Lucado |Whatever “this” is – financial woes, |15 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |relationship valleys, health crises, God is | | | |

|Hope and Help For Your | |with you. He will help you. | | | |

|Turbulent Times | | | | | |

|In The Footsteps Of Faith |John F. MacArthur |God not only gave us principles to live by; |14 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |but also provided us with examples to | | | |

|Lessons From The Lives Of | |follow. Noah, Rahab, Jonah, Peter, and | | | |

|Great Men and Women of the | |Lydia as well as Jesus Christ are a few of | | | |

|Bible | |these examples found in this book. | | | |

|How Can I Forgive?: |Joretta L. Marshall |This study will develop a way of talking |7 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |about forgiveness that makes sense in our | | | |

|A Study of Forgiveness | |world. It will explore practical advice for| | | |

| | |receiving and offering forgiveness through | | | |

| | |the grace of God. | | | |

|More Ready Than You Realize |Brian McLaren |This is not just another book on evangelism.|19 Chapters |3 Books |Christian Living |

| | |It’s the simple idea of evangelism through | | | |

| | |friendship first, and the opportunities to | | | |

| | |share your faith. It will bring friendships | | | |

| | |you already have to a new level. | | | |

|Is There Life After Stress? |James W. Moore |Moore shows us how to make stress work for |16 Chapters |4 Books |Christian Living |

| | |us rather than against us by redeeming | | | |

| | |stress. He fortifies our spiritual defenses| | | |

| | |by helping us recognize our fears and | | | |

| | |entrust our fears to God. | | | |

|Moments That Take Your Breath |Jams W. Moore |Sometimes God brakes into our day and gives |12 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Away | |us a moment that seems to make time stand | | | |

| | |still. Hopefully this book will help you | | | |

| | |recognize those moments. | | | |

|There's A Hole in Your Soul |James W. Moore |The Bible tells us to love God with all our |15 Chapters |1 Book |Christian LivingB |

|That Only God Can Fill | |heart. There is a special place in our | | | |

| | |hearts that only God can fill. | | | |

|When You’re a Christian, the |James W. Moore |In his warm, conversational style, Moore |15 Chapters |3 Books |Christian Living |

|Whole World is from Missouri: | |explores characteristic that must be visible| | | |

|Living the Life of Faith in a | |in our daily lives if we are to be effective| | | |

|“Show Me” World | |witnesses in this “show me” | | | |

| | |world—forgiveness, dedication, gratitude, | | | |

| | |lover, compassion, a spirit of service, | | | |

| | |perseverance, strength, faith and vision. | | | |

|People of Integrity: |Dr. William B. Morgan, Jr.|Using current events, the best of cinema and|7 Chapters |5 Books |Christian Living |

| | |story, and great theologians, Dr. Morgan | | | |

|Authentic Christian Living | |invites us into the grace of living rightly.| | | |

| | | | | | |

|Shaped By The Word |M. Robert Mulholland Jr. |Here is a new way to read scripture - a way |13 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |that allows scripture to shape your | | | |

|The Power of Scripture in | |spiritual life by listening for the voice of| | | |

|Spiritual Formation | |God and giving up control over the text and | | | |

| | |letting God lead your reading and | | | |

| | |understanding. | | | |

|The Case For Character |Drayton Nabers, Jr. |Nabers' work provides a solid blueprint on |14 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |how to build and enhance character. It | | | |

|Looking At Character From A | |provides practical principles that could | | | |

|Biblical Perspective | |impact our generation profoundly. | | | |

|Can You Drink the Cup? |Henri J.M. Nouwen |The cup, a powerful image in the human |9 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |experience, a symbol used to celebrate a | |1 Set of Discussion | |

| | |wide range of human endeavors, becomes for | |Questions | |

| | |Nouwen a doorway opening on the spiritual | | | |

| | |horizon. “Drinking our cup to the bottom is| | | |

| | |seen as the expression of the full freedom | | | |

| | |of the sons and daughters of God. | | | |

|No More Spectators – |Mark Nysewander |Nysewander explains how Christ’s intention |10 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|The 8 Life-Changing Values of | |for the Church is to live in relationship | | | |

|Disciple Makers | |and to become His disciple – not just a | | | |

| | |spectator. | | | |

|Citizens of Hope |Clayton Oliphint and Mary |This book explores the basics of living as a|4 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| |Brooke Casad |follower of Jesus. | | | |

|Basics of Christian Identity | | | | | |

|The Life You’ve Always Wanted |John Ortberg |If you have ever been frustrated with the |6 Sessions |3 DVD’s |Christian Living |

| | |state of your spiritual life, if you’ve ever| |2 Leader Guides | |

| | |wondered why spiritual growth goes slowly, | |5 Participant Guides | |

| | |if you’ve ever wondered if real change is | |3 Books | |

| | |possible, this study is for you. Afterwards| | | |

| | |you will accept Christ’s invitation to live | | | |

| | |life his way because it truly is the life | | | |

| | |you’ve always wanted. | | | |

|The Faith of a Mockingbird |Matt Rawle |Rawle uses works of pop culture – such as |4 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |books, movies, or television – as a way to | |1 DVD | |

|Small Group Study Connecting | |examine questions and issues of the | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Christ and Culture | |Christian faith and open our eyes to the | | | |

| | |spiritual truths that are all around us. | | | |

|A Dangerous Dozen: |C. K. Robertson |Meet twelve fascinating Christian Change |12 Chapters |9 Books |Christian Living |

| | |Agents who were unafraid to ask what God | | | |

|12 Christians Who Threatened | |would have them do. Their actions | | | |

|the Status Quo but Taught Us | |challenged the status quo, and in doing so | | | |

|to Live Like Jesus | |they showed the face of Jesus to the church | | | |

| | |and to the world. | | | |

|The Green Book |Elizabeth Rogers |An everyday guide to saving the planet one |12 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |simple step at a time. Small choices you | | | |

| | |make can have a big impact on the health of | | | |

| | |our planet. | | | |

|Attitudes of Gratitude: How |M. J. Ryan |Ryan teaches how to unlock the fullness of |5 Sections |1 Book |Christian Living |

|to give and receive Joy every | |our hearts and lives through the expression | | | |

|day of your life | |of gratitude. | | | |

|Five Practices of Fruitful |Robert Schnase |Experience God’s grace in daily living |6 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

|Living | |through five steps: radical hospitality, | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |passionate worship, intentional faith | | | |

| | |development, risk-taking mission and service| | | |

| | |and extravagant generosity. | | | |

|The Power of a Humble Life |Richard E. Simmons III |Simmon's book makes a compelling argument |11 Sessions |8 Books |Christian Living |

| | |that a leader's most important quality is | | | |

|Quiet Strength in an Age of | |humility. He explains how there is strength| | | |

|Arrogance | |in the humble life. | | | |

|Reliable Truth |Richard E. Simmons III |Reliable Truth is about seeing the world as |8 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |it is while debunking the myths, legends, | | | |

|The Validity of the Bible in | |and false beliefs of the Bible | | | |

|an Age of Skepticism | | | | | |

|Blessed Earth |Matthew Sleeth, MD |This two-part film series and guidebook is a|6 Sessions |1 DVD |Christian Living |

| | |creative and compelling call for Christians | |1 Guidebook | |

|Hope For Creation | |to embrace sustainable living out of love | | | |

| | |for God, neighbor, and all of creation. | | | |

|24/6 |Matthew Sleeth, MD |Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy is the|4 Parts |4 Books |Christian Living |

| | |only commandment that begins with the word |12 Chapters | | |

|A prescription for a | |remember. God calls this time rest. | | | |

|healthier, happier life | | | | | |

|Serve God Save The Planet |J. Matthew Sleeth, MD |This book is dedicated to helping people of |16 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |faith learn practical ways to fulfill our | | | |

|A Christian Call to Action | |call to be stewards and caretakers of God's | | | |

| | |beautiful creation. | | | |

|Go Green, Save Green |Nancy Sleeth |Filled with thousands of simple, |11 Chapters |12 Books |Christian Living |

| | |easy-to-implement time-and money-saving tips|Energy Audit Work | | |

|A simple guide to saving time,| |for greening your home, car, yard, |Sheet Included | | |

|money, and God’s green earth | |workplace, neighborhood and beyond, Go Green| | | |

| | |will help you put your faith into action and| | | |

| | |start saving. | | | |

|Me and My Big Mouth |Andy Stanley |Stanley shares the secrets in this 4-part |4-Part Study |2 DVDs |Christian Living |

| | |study on how to prevent our big mouth from | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |getting us in trouble next time. | | | |

|The Grace of God |Andy Stanley |God's promise of blessing was not anchored |13 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |by the behavior of the recipient, but by the| | | |

| | |grace of the One who had made the promise. | | | |

|Confronting Casual |Dr. Charles F. Stanley |Dr. Stanley uses bible based principles to |6 Chapters |2 Books |Christian Living |

|Christianity | |urge action in Christian living. He teaches| | | |

| | |us that through commitment and obedience we | | | |

| | |can be free to confront the dangerous trap | | | |

| | |of casual Christianity. | | | |

|The Case For The Real Jesus |Lee Strobel |Today, the traditional picture of Jesus is |6 Challenges |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |under an intellectual onslaught from | | | |

|A Journalist Investigates | |critical scholars, popular historians, TV | | | |

|Current Attacks on the | |documentaries, and debaters. It bears | | | |

|Identity of Christ | |little resemblance to the picture | | | |

| | |historically embraced by the church. Strobel| | | |

| | |explores these questions and how we can | | | |

| | |evaluate the truths for ourselves. | | | |

|One Thousand Gifts |Ann Voskamp |This video-based study will help you learn, |5 Sessions |2 Book |Christian Living |

| | |practice, and begin to live out the secrets | |1 DVD | |

|A Dare to Live Fully Right | |of a joyful heart. You will begin to find | |1 Study Guide | |

|Where You Are | |joy in what really matters. | | | |

|Footsteps of The Fisherman |Scott Walker |By walking in Peter's footsteps we find not |19 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |only new perspectives on his life but the | | | |

|With St. Peter on the Path of | |courage and strength to face our own | | | |

|Discipleship | |struggles. | | | |

|The Will of God |Leslie D. Weatherhead |It was during the tumultuous era of World |6 Weeks |10 Books |Christian Living |

| | |War II that Weatherhead preached five | |3 Workbook | |

| | |sermons on understanding the will of God for| |By Rebecca Laird | |

| | |the congregation of Cit Temple in London. | | | |

| | |These sermons became the classic book The | | | |

| | |Will of God, which has helped hundreds of | | | |

| | |thousands of Christians explore how God’s | | | |

| | |will is related to God’s character and | | | |

| | |ultimate intentions for us. | | | |

|Secrets of The Vine |Dr. Bruce H. Wilkinson |Find out why Jesus is the Vine of life and |9 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |explore the four levels of “fruit bearing.” | | | |

|Breaking Through to Abundance | |Learn three surprising secrets that will | | | |

| | |open your eyes to your unrealized potential | | | |

| | |in Him. | | | |

|What’s So Amazing About Grace?|Philip Yancey |We speak of grace often. But do we |14 Chapters |1 Book |Christian Living |

| | |understand it? More importantly, do we | |2 Study Guides | |

| | |truly believe in it… and do our lives | | | |

| | |proclaim it as powerfully as our words? | | | |

| | |Through this book you’ll discover how you | | | |

| | |can become Christ’s answer to a world that | | | |

| | |wants to know. | | | |

|Where is God When it Hurts? |Philip Yancey |In this Gold Medallion Award winning book, |5 Weeks |2 Books |Christian Living |

| | |Yancey reveals a God who is neither | | | |

| | |capricious nor unconcerned. Using examples | | | |

| | |from the Bible and from his own experiences,| | | |

| | |Yancey looks at pain—physical, emotional, | | | |

| | |and spiritual—and helps us understand why we| | | |

| | |suffer. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|First and 10 |Ed Young |Young takes us on a thought-provoking soul |6 Chapters |3 Books |Christian Living |

| | |-searching look at the Ten Commandments. | | | |

| | |Here we find our moral foundation and see | | | |

| | |these old commands in a new way. | | | |

|The Church and Mission of Church |

|What’s in the Bible About |David Barnhart, Jr. |In this unique and exciting Bible study you |4 Chapters |7 Books |The Church |

|Church the Holy Spirit, | |will read the Bible to discover answers to | |1 DVD |And Mission of the |

|Church, & Life Together? | |the question, “What’s in the Bible?” and | | |Church |

| | |reflect upon what you read in order to | | | |

|What’s in the Bible, and Why | |discover answers to the question, “Why | | | |

|Should I Care? | |Should I Care?” | | | |

|Interrupted |Jen Hatmaker |Is there more to faith than just being safe,|5 Phases |15 Books |The Church and the |

| | |predictable and boring? Hatmaker takes us | | |Mission of the Church |

|When Jesus Wrecks Your | |through her family’s struggle-filled | | | |

|Comfortable Christianity | |transformational journey in order to become | | | |

| | |servants to others. | | | |

|They Like Jesus But Not the |Dan Kimball |This book shows you positive examples of |13 Chapters |3 Books |The Church and Mission |

|Church: Insights From | |churches that are connecting with emerging | | |of the Church |

|Emerging Generations | |generations without compromising truth. | | | |

|The Once and Future Church: |Loren B. Mead |God is always calling us to be more than we |6 Sessions |5 Books |The Church and Mission |

|Reinventing the Congregation | |have been. This study spells out the | | |of the Church |

|for a New Mission Frontier | |implications of that statement for churches.| | | |

|Money Matters |Michael Slaughter |Discover how to be debt free and get the |7 Chapters |1 DVD |The Church and Mission |

| |With Kim Miller |feeling of being in control of your finances| |1 Book |of the Church |

|Financial Freedom for All | |by understanding and applying God’s | | | |

|God’s Children | |principles of stewardship and generosity. | | | |

|Money Matters |Michael Slaughter |The book contains the steps for a |5 Chapters |1 Book including a|The Church and Mission |

| |With Kim Miller |congregational stewardship program with | |DVD |of the Church |

|Financial Freedom for All | |three powerful differences: | | | |

|God’s Churches | |*Starts With Personal Finances | | | |

| | |*Is Year-Round | | | |

| | |*Is Easy To Implement | | | |

|With God in the Crucible: |Peter Storey |This book draws upon sermons given by Peter |23 Chapters |1 Book |The Church and Mission |

|Preaching Costly Discipleship | |Storey in South Africa during the end of | | |of the Church |

| | |apartheid giving us an example of effective | | | |

| | |discipleship from the church to the present.| | | |

|Calvin vs Wesley: Bringing |Don Thorsen |Thorsen uses this book to consider both the |8 Chapters |1 Book |The Church and Mission |

|Belief In Line With Practice | |similarities and differences of the | | |of the Church |

| | |theologies of Calvin and Wesley. Wesley | | | |

| | |described Christian life in practice, but | | | |

| | |was not as persuasive at describing it in | | | |

| | |theory. Thorsen points out that God will | | | |

| | |not ask us what we believed but how we | | | |

| | |lived. | | | |

|Trinity’s Needlepoint |Trinity Kneelers |Discover the stories behind the twenty-four |1 Lesson |4 Booklets |The Church |

|Kneeling Cushions | |needle point kneeling cushions used in the | | |And Mission of the |

| | |sanctuary. | | |Church |

| | | | | | |

|An Adventure in Healing and |James Wagner |This study provides a fundamental |7 Sessions |2 Books |The Church and Mission |

|Wholeness | |understanding of a holistic approach to a | | |of the Church |

| | |healthy relationship between prayers and | | | |

| | |healing, and resources, materials, and | | | |

| | |information needed to begin a healing | | | |

| | |ministry in the church. | | | |

|The Purpose Driven Church |Rick Warren |Warren states that if your church is |5 Parts |1 Book |The Church and Mission |

| | |healthy, growth will occur naturally. | | |of the Church |

|Growth Without Compromising | |Warren believes that in order for a church | | | |

|Your Message and Mission | |to be healthy it must become a | | | |

| | |purpose-driven church, built around the five| | | |

| | |New Testament purposes given to the church | | | |

| | |by Jesus – fellowship, discipleship, | | | |

| | |worship, ministry, and evangelism. | | | |

|Family and Parenting |

|The Two-Minute Drill to |John Croyle |Croyle’s game plan is to help parents make |8 Sessions |1 DVD |Family and Parenting|

|Parenting | |sure their sons are ready for authentic | |1 Book | |

| | |manhood. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Molding Your Son Into a Man | | | | | |

|The Smart Stepfamily |Ron L. Deal |Discover the key steps to building a healthy|8 Sessions |5 Books |Family and Parenting|

| | |stepfamily through eight engaging sessions. | |1 DVD | |

|An 8 Session Guide to a | |Learn useable solutions for everyday living | |3 Participant Guides | |

|Healthy Stepfamily | |and glean valuable insight and practical | | | |

| | |tips for becoming a smart stepfamily. | | | |

|The Entitlement Trap |Richard and Linda Eyre |Do your children perceive real ownership in |11 lessons |3 Books |Family and Parenting|

| | |money with all the responsibilities? In the| | | |

| | |age of Prince and Princess mania, how do we | | | |

| | |teach our little ones delayed gratification?| | | |

|The Seven Experiments |Jen Hatmaker |Be ready to untangle the clutter in your |9 sessions |1 DVD |Family and Parenting|

| | |life in the areas of food, clothing, | |4 Books | |

|Staging your own mutiny | |possessions, media, water, spending and | | | |

|against excess | |stress. She will help you make simple | | | |

| | |choices to fight the modern-day diseases of | | | |

| | |greed, materialism and over indulgence. | | | |

|The Encouraging Parent: |Rod Wallace Kennedy, PH.D.|This warm empathetic and practical guide |11 Sessions |2 Books |Family and Parenting|

| | |will help you nurture your child’s positive | | | |

|How to Stop Yelling at Your | |development and create the loving, | | | |

|Kids and Start Teaching Them | |supportive atmosphere all children need to | | | |

|Confidence, Self-Discipline, | |thrive. | | | |

|and Joy | | | | | |

|Single With Children |Caryl Waller Krueger |Krueger has offered practical ideas for |12 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |successfully raising children without the | | | |

|The Survival Manual for Every | |aid of a spouse. She has included 144 of | | | |

|Single Parent | |the best ideas from single parents she has | | | |

| | |interviewed that have had success in | | | |

| | |becoming a good single parent. | | | |

|The Frazzled Factor- |Karol Ladd and |This book offers guidance and encouragement |12 Sessions |2 Books |Family and Parenting|

| |Jane Jarrell |to help you thrive – not just survive – as a| |1 Workbook | |

|Relief For Working Moms – 7 | |working mom. This twelve-week study focuses| | | |

|Simple steps from guilt to | |on helping you understand yourself better so| | | |

|grace. | |you can move forward with less guilt and | | | |

| | |more peace and purpose. | | | |

|Parenting Beyond Your Capacity|Reggie and Carey Nieuwhof |A book to engage your family in the entire |8 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |community. | | | |

|The Birth Order Book |Kevin Leman |Birth order influences every aspect of life.|16 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |This book will help you understand yourself | | | |

|Why You Are The Way Your Are | |and get along better with others. | | | |

|Hopes and Fears |Bromleigh McCleneghan & |This is a book of stories and reflections on|14 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| |Lee Hull Moses |motherhood and ministry. The results of | | | |

|Everyday Theology for New | |this book is both comforting and | | | |

|Parents and Other Tired, | |challenging. You are assured that God is | | | |

|Anxious People | |present from beginning to end. | | | |

|Strong Fathers, Strong |Meg Meeker, M.D. |Reassuring and challenging, this book is a |10 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

|Daughters | |helpful road map for concerned fathers to | | | |

| | |connect with their daughters in a positive | | | |

|10 Secrets Every Father Should| |manner. | | | |

|Know | | | | | |

|Parenting |Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott |Discover 10 biblical traits that will make |Six Sessions |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

|The Early Years | |you a better person and a better parent. | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |Then, begin to intentionally pass on key | |6 DVD’s | |

|10 Biblical Traits Your Kids | |traits to your kids. | | | |

|Will Remember you For | | | | | |

|Active Parenting Now: Your |Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. |Dr. Popkin reveals how you can improve your |3 Chapters |13 Books |Family and Parenting|

|Three-Part Guide to a Great | |family life and make the job of parenting | | | |

|Family | |easier. He focuses on positive discipline | | | |

| | |and communication techniques to develop | | | |

| | |courage, responsibility and character in | | | |

| | |your children. | | | |

|Parenting |Cheryl Reames |This series helps parents find support in |6 Sessions |3 Books |Family and Parenting|

| | |sharing ideas for parenting their children | | | |

| | |and developing principles and skills. | | | |

|Parenting: Not a Stroll in |Serendipity Series |This book is for a small group study and |7 Sessions |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

|the Park | |focuses on seven aspects of parenting. | | | |

|Seamless Faith |Traci Smith |Smith shares dozens of simple practices to |7 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |equip families of all kinds with the tools | | | |

|Simple Practices for Daily | |they need for bringing faith into the home. | | | |

|Family Life | | | | | |

|Never Mind The Joneses |Tim Stafford |Stafford has provided a practical guide to |16 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |help parents steer their children to a Godly| | | |

|Taking the Fear Out of | |life. | | | |

|Parenting | | | | | |

|Parental Guidance required |Andy Stanley |This guide is designed to give you the |6 Sessions |2 DVDs |Family and Parenting|

| |& Reggie Joiner |counsel you need to help prepare your | |2 Study Guide | |

| | |children for the future; how to enhance, | | | |

| | |advance and influence your children’s | | | |

| | |relationships. | | | |

|Plugged-In Parenting: |Bob Waliszewski |You don’t have to unplug to find peace. |10 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |Plugged-In can help you make media choices | | | |

|How to Raise Media-Savvy Kids | |that bring your family closer together. You| | | |

|with Love, Not War | |decide where to draw the line and protect | | | |

| | |your kids from to much screen time. | | | |

|First Things First |Kurt and Brenda Warner |Learning what works for Kurt and Brenda |19 Chapters |1 Book |Family and Parenting|

| | |Warner in their marriage and raising seven | | | |

| | |children. | | | |

|Favorite Authors |

|In Whose Image? |Jann Aldredge-Clanton |If woman, like man, is made in the image of |7 Sessions |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |God, then God’s image includes the feminine | | | |

|God and Gender | |as well as the masculine. This book `helps | | | |

| | |us to see the divine image of God. | | | |

|What's In The Bible About |David L. Barnhart, Jr. |The book helps God's people learn God's word|4 Sessions |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|Church? | |and how the church can carry out His message| | | |

| | |to those outside the church. | | | |

|God Shows No Partiality |Dave Barnhart |If people in the early church had driven |6 Sessions | 9 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |cars, “God shows no partiality” would have | | | |

| | |been on their bumper stickers. This book | | | |

| | |makes the case for a different understanding| | | |

| | |of what “lordship” means when talking about | | | |

| | |an impartial God, and by looking at the | | | |

| | |conflicts of the past, points the way to a | | | |

| | |hopeful future. | | | |

|Love Wins |Rob Bell |A book about heaven, hell and the fate of |8 Chapters |2 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |every person whoever lived. | | | |

|Discussing Mere Christianity |Devin Brown |This Study Guide helps us see why C.S. |8 Sessions |1 Study Guide |Favorite Authors |

| | |Lewis’s Mere Christianity is one of the most| | | |

|Exploring the History, | |read Christian books of all time. Brown | | | |

|Meaning, & Relevance of C.S. | |gives us a fresh way of the ideas that Lewis| | | |

|Lewis’s Greatest Book | |presented of the Christian faith. | | | |

| Tracks of a Fellow Struggler:|John Claypool |Out of his personal struggle, Claypool |4 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|How to Handle Grief | |shares his own feelings of grief as he | | | |

| | |interrupts what God says through tragic | | | |

| | |moments. | | | |

|Winds of Fury |Dale Clem |Clem shares words not only from his mind and|11 Chapters |2 Books |Favorite Authors |

|Circles Of Grace | |heart, but from the minds and hearts of many| | | |

| | |who have shared the pain, sorrow and grief | | | |

| | |of loosing a loved one. | | | |

|Freedom of Simplicity |Richard J. Foster |Foster shows us that the Christian |10 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |Discipline of simplicity is an inward | | | |

| | |reality that liberates our outward lifestyle| | | |

| | |by freeing us from dishonest speech, | | | |

| | |obsessive status-seeking, compulsive | | | |

| | |extravagance, and a loss of perspective on | | | |

| | |the true nature of our involvement with the | | | |

| | |world in which we live. | | | |

|Finding God in the Questions |Dr. Timothy Johnson |A medical editor for ABC news, Johnson |10 Chapters |4 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |discloses his deeply personal journey of | | | |

| | |faith. | | | |

|Life From the Upside |J. Ellsworth Kalas |“Because there is God, there is goodness. I |8 Weeks |24 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |profoundly believe that God is at work in | | | |

| | |our world and that our planet has not yet | | | |

| | |been written off as a lost cause. … So I | | | |

| | |write about Life from the Up Side. “Kalas. | | | |

|The Thirteen Apostles |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas devotes each chapter to Jesus’ |13 Weeks |26 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |apostles, including Matthais, successor to | | | |

| | |Judas Iscariot. He uses scripture as well | | | |

| | |as historical writings and tradition to | | | |

| | |paint a portrait of each apostle as a | | | |

| | |servant in ministry, a human being, and an | | | |

| | |individual. | | | |

|To Life |Harold S.Kushner |A celebration of Jewish being and thinking |12 Chapters |6 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |explores how the Sabbath and holidays are | | | |

| | |not days of obligation but of opportunity, | | | |

| | |how the lives of Israel make us better | | | |

| | |Americans, and how not only Christianity | | | |

| | |needs Judaism but Judaism needs | | | |

| | |Christianity. | | | |

|When Bad Things Happen To Good|Harold S. Kushner |A touching, heart-warming book for those of |8 Chapters |3 Book |Favorite Authors |

|People | |us who must contend with suffering, and | | | |

| | |that, of course, is all of us. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Mere Christianity |C. S. Lewis |Lewis seeks to help us see religion with |4 Part Video Study |1 DVDs |Favorite Authors |

| | |fresh eyes and provide us with a message of | |1 Study Guide | |

| | |hope. He hopes to help believers mature in | |1 Book | |

| | |discipleship and impact our sphere of | | | |

| | |influence for Jesus Christ. | | | |

|The Screwtape Letters |C.S. Lewis |This classic novel portrays human life from |Fiction- 209 pages |6 Books |Favorite Author |

| | |the point of Screwtape, a highly placed | | | |

| | |assistant to “Our Father Below” It is | | | |

| | |correspondence from the wide old devil | | | |

| | |through his nephew, Wormword, a novice | | | |

| | |demon, in charge of securing the damnation | | | |

| | |of an ordinary young man. | | | |

|Come Thirsty |Max Lucado |God invites you to treat your thirsty soul |4 Sessions |4 Book |Favorite Author |

| | |as you would treat your physical thirst – | | | |

|No Heart Too Dry for His Touch| |just visit the WELL and drink. Lucado | | | |

| | |extends hope to those who need their | | | |

| | |spiritual thirst quenched. | | | |

|Every Day Deserves a Chance |Max Lucado |Lucado challenges you to give every day the |10 lessons |2 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |chance it truly deserves. Even with | | | |

| | |deadlines, long lines, unemployment, final | | | |

| | |exams and let’s not forget surgery days and | | | |

| | |cemetery days you can use divine power, | | | |

| | |mercy, forgiveness, purpose and peace to | | | |

| | |live a fulfilled life. | | | |

|Facing Your Giants |Max Lucado |In this study you will see that God is |19 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |bigger than any giant you may face in life. | |1 Study Guide | |

| | |You will be challenged to be confident | | | |

| | |through God that you can overcome your | | | |

| | |giants. | | | |

|In the Grip of Grace |Max Lucado |This book will remind you that the God who |17 Chapters-Large |3 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |first made you is strong enough to sustain |Print | | |

| | |you. | | | |

|It’s Not About Me |Max Lucado |We thought self-celebration would make us |14 Chapters |3 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |happy… But believing that has created chaos|2 Parts |2 DVDs | |

|Rescued from the Life We | |in our lives. Lucado says we need to shift | |1 Guide Book | |

|Thought Would Make Us Happy | |to a God-centered life. | | | |

|No Wonder They Call Him Savior|Max Lucado |Fresh, stimulating encouraging insights on |3 Sections |1 Book | Favorite Authors |

| | |what Christ has accomplished on the cross | | | |

| | |for every believer. | | | |

|Everything Must Change |Brian D. McLaren |McLaren unveils a fresh and provocative |8 Sessions |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |vision of Jesus and his teachings, and how | | | |

|When the World’s Biggest | |his message of hope can ignite purpose and | | | |

|Problems and Jesus’ Good News | |passion to change the economic, | | | |

|Collide | |environmental, military, political and | | | |

| | |social crises that have overtaken our world.| | | |

|Generous Orthodoxy |Brian D. McLaren |A Generous Orthodoxy rediscovers the |20 Chapters |6 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |mysterious and compelling ways that Jesus | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |can be embraced across the entire Christian | | | |

| | |horizon. Rather than establishing what is | | | |

| | |and is not ‘orthodox,’ McLaren walks through| | | |

| | |the many traditions of faith, bringing to | | | |

| | |the center a way of life that draws us | | | |

| | |closer to Christ and to each others. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Naked Spirituality |Brian D. McLaren |Enjoy this simple book about life with god –|27 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |unplug, slow down and tune out the noise. | | | |

|A Life With God In 12 Simple | | | | | |

|Words | | | | | |

|Why Did Jesus, Moses, the |Brian D. McLaren |McLaren proposes a new faith alternative, |4 Sessions – |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the| |one built on “benevolence and solidarity |29 Chapters | | |

|Road? | |rather than rivalry and hostility.” This | | | |

| | |way of being Christian is strong but doesn’t| | | |

| | |strong-arm anyone, going beyond mere | | | |

| | |tolerance to vigorous hospitality toward, | | | |

| | |interest in, and collaboration with “the | | | |

| | |other.” | | | |

|Blue Like Jazz |Donald Miller |A fresh and original perspective on life, |20 Chapters –large |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |love, and redemption. |print | | |

|Attitude is Your Paintbrush |James W. Moore |Moore presents an important attitude crucial|13 Chapters |14 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |for successful Christian living, giving | |1 Study Guide | |

|It Colors Every Situation | |powerful examples from the lives of other | | | |

| | |Christians. | | | |

|Do Your Best. Trust God for |James W. Moore |Moore’s light bulb moment of his life was |12 Chapters |2 Books with |Favorite Authors |

|the Rest. | |realizing God doesn’t expect us to be | |Discussion Guide | |

| | |perfect. He simply asks us to be faithful. | | | |

| | |“God can take our weaknesses, our foibles, | | | |

| | |our feeble efforts and redeem them and use | | | |

| | |them for good”. | | | |

|Come on Home. Healing the |James W. Moore |Whether we realize it or not, we all yearn |12 Chapters |2 Books with |Favorite Authors |

|Homesickness of the Soul | |to come home to God. Each of us have a | |Discussion Guide | |

| | |similar “homing instinct” There is an empty | | | |

| | |spot in our hearts and lives that only God | | | |

| | |can fill. | | | |

|How God Takes Our Little and |James W. Moore |Moore uses key scriptures that distinctly |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Favorite Authors |

|Makes it Much | |shape us as United Methodist. There are two| |4 Books | |

| | |sessions from the Old Testament and four | | | |

| | |sessions from the New Testament. | | | |

|O Say Can You See? |James W. Moore |Moore provides us with practical and |11 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |spiritual encouragement to enable us to see | |1 Study Guide | |

|Biblical Stories About | |life with the eyes of faith and focus our | | | |

|Spiritual Blindness | |spiritual vision on God and Jesus Christ. | | | |

|Some Folks Feel the Rain, |James W. Moore |Some people smell the roses while others |15 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|Others Just Get Wet | |just complain about the thorns. Moore | | | |

| | |warmly explores the reasons why some people | | | |

| | |are able to see our time on earth as a | | | |

| | |gracious gift from God rather than an | | | |

| | |ongoing endurance test. | | | |

|Some Things are Too Good not |James W. Moore |Dr. Moore reminds us that some things are |12 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|to be True | |too good not to be true! These qualities | | | |

| | |exemplified in the life, death, and | | | |

| | |resurrection of Jesus. Using scripture and | | | |

| | |illustrations from life’s experiences, he | | | |

| | |shows us how to follow Jesus’ example and | | | |

| | |make these qualities our own. | | | |

|When All Else Fails… |James W. Moore |Moore looks at three key sections of the |3 Sessions |4 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |Bible which dramatically underscore key | | | |

|Read the Instructions | |instructions for living: | | | |

| | |1. Instructions for Meaningful Living- The | | | |

| | |Beatitudes | | | |

| | |2. Instructions for Moral Living- The Ten | | | |

| | |Commandments | | | |

| | |3. The Bottom Line Instruction – The New | | | |

| | |Commandment of Jesus, Love One Another. | | | |

|When the World Takes the Wind |James W. Moore |The scriptures tell us that God is always |12 Sessions |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|out of Your Sails | |with us. So we don’t have to run scared | | | |

| | |through life. In our joys and sorrows, from| | | |

| | |the cradle to the grave, the good news is | | | |

| | |that God will be with us giving us the | | | |

| | |strength we need when we need it. | | | |

|Yes, Lord, I have Sinned But I|James W. Moore |This book is not one that condemns, but one |12 Chapters |3 Books |Favorite Authors |

|Have Several Excellent Excuses| |that brings hope and joy. It is about God’s| |2 Study Guides | |

| | |grace. These pages give us insight into our| | | |

| | |failures, but it also paints our paths to | | | |

| | |inner satisfaction and joy. | | | |

|You Can Get Bitter or Better |James W. Moore |Specific scripture readings provide |15 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |inspirations examples of the way others have| | | |

| | |dealt positively with life’s challenges. He| | | |

| | |offers uplifting advice to show how, through| | | |

| | |God’s help, we can change our attitude | | | |

| | |toward problems. | | | |

|Here and Now |Henri J.M. Nouwen |This book contains various meditations which|11 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |will help you discover many connections with| | | |

|Living In The Spirit | |your own spiritual journey toward the Light,| | | |

| | |always encouraging each other to keep or | | | |

| | |eyes fixed on the One who is calling us | | | |

| | |home. | | | |

|When The Game Is Over |John Ortberg |If you think you might need a better game |9 Chapters |1 DVD |Favorite Authors |

| | |plan – on that offers an eternal perspective| |1 Book | |

|It All Goes Back In The Box | |– this strategy-filled playbook walks you | |8 Participant’s Guide| |

| | |through what it takes to really win big at | | | |

| | |the game of life. | | | |

|Further Along The Road Less |M. Scott Peck, M.D. |Dr. Peck addresses the most urgent paradoxes|3 Parts |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

|Traveled: | |of spiritual growth. He takes us from the | | | |

|The Unending Journey Toward | |first step in the spiritual journey in | | | |

|Spiritual Growth | |growing up into knowing yourself and finally| | | |

| | |searching for a personal God. | | | |

|The Road Less Traveled & |M. Scott Peck, M.D. |This book is the third in Peck’s trilogy of |8 Parts |2 Book |Favorite Authors |

|Beyond: Spiritual Growth in | |books about Dr. Peck’s philosophy of belief | | | |

|an Age of Anxiety | |and how to live our spiritual lives in a | | | |

| | |world filled with stress and anxiety. | | | |

|Living the Message |Eugene Peterson |A book of meditations and scripture for each|Daily |3 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |day of the year to help live a God-Centered | | | |

| | |life. | | | |

|Practice Resurrection |Eugene Peterson |This book shows the Christian congregation |9 Sessions |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |what it means to fully grow up “to the | |1 Study Guide | |

| | |stature of Christ.” The discussions will | | | |

| | |move readers to be more “Christ” centered. | | | |

|Tell It Slant |Eugene H. Peterson |Slant points readers to Jesus’ engaging, |20 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |relational way of speaking to us through | | | |

|A Conversation on the Language| |indirect language requiring us to use our | | | |

|of Jesus in his Stories and | |imagination to receive His instruction. | | | |

|Prayers | | | | | |

|The Daniel Plan |Rick Warren |Warren says that God designed your body to |6 Sessions |3 Books |Favorite Authors |

| |The Daniel Plan Team |be healthy and he provided everything you | |3 Study Guides | |

|40 Days to a Healthier Life | |need to thrive and live an abundant life. | |1 DVD | |

| | |This study is centered on five essentials | | | |

| | |that will launch your journey to health: | | | |

| | |faith, food, fitness, focus and friends. | | | |

|The Purpose Driven Life |Rick Warren |Warren says we sometime look in the wrong |40 Days |4 Books |Favorite Authors |

| | |place to discover the meaning and purpose of| | | |

|What On earth Am I Here For? | |our life by looking within ourselves. We |Discussion Questions | | |

| | |must begin with God and His reasons for |Included | | |

| | |creating us. | | | |

|Sinning Like a Christian |William H. Willimon |In this lively book, Willimon brings his |8 Chapters |4 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |blunt, eloquent, and humorous style to bear | | | |

| | |on the question of sin. His observations | | | |

| | |will be welcomed by readers, who are | | | |

| | |dissatisfied with shallow, feel good | | | |

| | |Christianity that does not attempt to | | | |

| | |grapple with our propensity to do evil. | | | |

|Simply Christian |N. T. Wright |Wright offers a fresh presentation of the |10 Lessons |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |timeless truths of Christianity, making the | |1 DVD Set | |

|Why Christianity Makes Sense | |case that faith is reasonable and rewarding | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |for us today. | |1 Participant Guide | |

|Surprised By Hope |N. T. Wright |This book addresses the challenge facing the|15 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |Church by recovering the original radical | | | |

|Rethinking Heaven, the | |understanding of resurrection, salvation, | | | |

|Resurrection, and the Mission | |and the Good News of life now in the Kingdom| | | |

|of the Church | |of God. | | | |

|The Bible Jesus Read |Philip Yancey |The Old Testament is God’s biography, the |7 Chapters |1 Book |Favorite Authors |

| | |story of his passionate encounters with | |1 Leader | |

| | |people. It is a prequel to the story of | |Guide | |

| | |Jesus. Through this book you will come to | | | |

| | |know God more intimately, anticipate Jesus | | | |

| | |more fervently, and find a wise companion | | | |

| | |for your journey. | | | |

|Fruits of the Spirit |

|Fruits of the Spirit |Robert Strand |Paul left us through his letter to the |1 Session per book |Available: |Fruits of the Spirit|

| | |Galatians a picture of the complete | |1 Faithfulness | |

| | |Christian. He listed nine characteristics | |2 Gentleness | |

| | |that reap a harvest of nourishing fruit in | |2 Goodness | |

| | |the life of a believer. | |1 Peace | |

| | | | |7 Patience | |

| | | | |1 Self Control | |

| | | | |1 Joy | |

| | | | |1 Kindness | |

|Jesus Christ |

|Twelve Parables of Jesus |Maxie Dunnam |Reflecting on the parables in light of our |12 Chapters |4 Books |Jesus Christ |

|Bible Study for Christian | |own lives helps us understand better the | | | |

|Living | |parables and brings us closes to Jesus. | | | |

|Beatitudes |Maxie Dunnam and Kimberly |This work provides a way to be, to walk and |8 Week Study |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

| |Dunnam Reisman |to relate Jesus' teachings and words. | | | |

|The Coming of Jesus | |This eight-session study provides new |8 Sessions |6 Books |Jesus Christ |

| | |insights to Jesus’ early life, including | | | |

| | |some of the extra-biblical traditions that | | | |

| | |form the core of our beliefs and gives us a | | | |

| | |look into the environment in which He grew | | | |

| | |up. | | | |

|Moral Teachings of Jesus |Mary Foskett |This seven-session study illuminates the |7 Sessions |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

| | |ethical teachings of Jesus as collected in | | | |

| | |Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount. Each session| | | |

| | |highlights a different moral of Jesus. | | | |

|Parables of Jesus |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas provides a new insight to some of our |9 Sessions |2 Book |Jesus Christ |

| | |most troubling and/or beloved parables. | | | |

| | |Each session is self-contained and includes | | | |

| | |study help and questions for reflection. | | | |

|Great Themes of the Bible – |Harry Kiely |In this study we learn more clearly what it |7 Sessions |4 Books |Jesus Christ |

|Christ | |means to live in God’s kingdom. Kiely draws| | | |

| | |from the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke | | | |

|Jesus’ Life, Teachings and | |as guides for exploring Jesus’ life, what he| | | |

|Ministry | |taught and how he cared for others. | | | |

|The Greatest Teachings of |John Killinger |Jesus Christ is regarded as the world’s |12 Sessions |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

|Jesus | |greatest teacher yet never wrote a book, and| | | |

| | |was condemned by the religious leaders of | | | |

| | |his nation. Killinger invites you to | | | |

| | |examine twelve themes of Jesus’ teaching and| | | |

| | |how they relate to each other. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|The Secret Message of Jesus |Brian D. McLaren |Many readers of this book say that McLaren |24 Chapters and a |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

| | |has helped them find-for the first time in |discussion guide | | |

|Uncovering The Truth That | |their lives- a faith that makes sense and | | | |

|Could Change Everything | |rings true. | | | |

|Jesus’ Parables of Life |James W. Moore |Why did Jesus use parables, and how do we |6 Chapters |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

| | |unravel them to discover the messages? Of |Study Guide Included | | |

| | |Jesus’ message of good news and discover His| | | |

| | |unconditional love for all. | | | |

|Jesus’ Parables of the Lost |James W. Moore |Parables of Jesus’ are thought provoking and|6 Chapters |5 Books |Jesus Christ |

|and Found | |help us see how our lives are influenced |Study Guide Included | | |

| | |through the truths of these parables. | | | |

|The Case For Christ |Lee Strobel |Strobel invites you and your group to |6 Sessions |1 Book |Jesus Christ |

| | |investigate the truth about Jesus leading to| |1 DVD | |

|Investigating the Evidence for| |the facts that guided Strobel from atheism | |1 Study Guide | |

|Jesus | |to faith in Christ. | | | |

|The Miracles of Jesus |Matt Williams |Six In-depth Studies connecting the Bible to|6 Sessions |1 DVD |Jesus Christ |

| | |Life. Jesus not only preached the kingdom of| |1 ParticipantGuide| |

| | |God in word, he also demonstrated it in | | | |

| | |power through his miraculous deeds. | | | |

|Lent |

|Restored |Tom Berlin |Berlin helps us to find ways to get passed |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Lent |

| | |the messes in our lives and be restored and| |1 Book | |

|Finding Redemption in our Mess| |transformed. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Hard To Dance With The Devil |Ray Buckley |Appropriate for both group and individual |7 Sessions |1 Book |Lent |

|On Your Back | |use, this study provides one lesson for | | | |

| | |each week of Lent. Each lesson includes a | | | |

| | |Scripture reference, a brief reflection, | | | |

| | |questions for reflection or discussion, and| | | |

| | |a brief prayer. | | | |

|The Passion and Death of Jesus|John P. Gilbert |Gilbert provides charity and understanding |7 Chapters |2 Books |Lent |

| | |of the most difficult period of Jesus’ | | | |

| | |life: what we know as Holy Week. | | | |

|Watching the Disciples |Mary Jane Gorman |This Lenten study looks at the twelve |7 Chapters |3 Books |Lent |

| | |disciples as they tried to follow Jesus and| | | |

|Learning from Their Mistakes | |live the challenging life to which he had | | | |

| | |called them. Gorman helps us see where we | | | |

| | |need strengthening to become a better | | | |

| | |disciple of Jesus. | | | |

|24 Hours That Changed the |Adam Hamilton |This is an inspiring book that takes us |7 Sessions |11 Books |Lent |

|World | |step by step through the last day of Jesus’| |13 DVDs | |

| | |life. Beginning with The Last Supper all | |1 Leader Guides | |

| | |the way to Christ the Victor, Hamilton | |16 - Forty Days of| |

| | |takes us to the Holy Land. | |Reflection | |

|Final Words From the Cross |Adam Hamilton |Final Words From the Cross is a follow up |7 Sessions | 22 Books |Lent |

| | |book to 24 Hours That Changed the World. | |8 DVDs | |

| | |Hamilton studies the final words Jesus | | | |

| | |spoke on the cross heard by those who stood| | | |

| | |near him. Each chapter begins with | | | |

| | |scripture followed by a story from the | | | |

| | |viewpoint of one of the characters at the | | | |

| | |cross. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|John |Adam Hamilton |This six-week study gives us experiences of|6 Sessions |1 DVD |Lent |

| | |spiritual growth and life-changing renewal | |1 Leader Guide | |

|The Gospel of Light and Life | |while exploring the major themes of John. | |4 Books | |

|Living with the Mind of Christ|James A. Harnish |Like the 40 days Jesus spent in the |7 Sessions |5 Books |Lent |

| | |wilderness, the forty days of Lent provide | | | |

| | |the opportunity many of us need to wrestle | | | |

| | |with the deep issues of our lives and to | | | |

| | |discover new ways we can begin to live with| | | |

| | |the mind-set of Christ. Each lesson in | | | |

| | |this study includes a scripture reference, | | | |

| | |a brief reflection, and questions for | | | |

| | |discussion, a brief prayer, and a focus for| | | |

| | |the coming week. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Cross-Shattered Christ |Stanley Hauerwas |Hauerwas has presented us with new ways of |7 Chapters |1 Book |Lent |

| | |thinking about the Passion Narratives. You| | | |

|Meditations on the Seven Last | |will gain insight from these seven chapters| | | |

|Words | |on his last words. | | | |

|How to Live Through a Bad Day |Jack Hayford |Through the words of Jesus as He was dying |7 chapters |1 Book |Lent |

| | |on the Cross, Jack Hayford challenges you | | | |

| | |to examine the way you handle trials. With| | | |

| | |real life stories, Hayford encourages you | | | |

| | |to focus on the power that frees – the | | | |

| | |Cross. | | | |

|Genesis of Grace |John Indermark |Genesis of Grace consists of daily |6 Weeks |2 Books |Lent |

| | |reflective readings from Genesis keyed to | |1 Leader Guide | |

|A Lenten Book of Days | |each of days of Lent. Each week of | | | |

| | |readings center around a common theme and | | | |

| | |character. The main purpose is to moor the| | | |

| | |gospel’s declaration of God’s grace for | | | |

| | |your life within the stories of Genesis. | | | |

|Easter From the Backside |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas uses a similar approach to his other |7 Sessions |3 Books |Lent |

| | |popular Backside series. Chapter includes | | | |

| | |a study of Genesis, Ecclesiastes, | | | |

| | |Revelations, and other books of the Bible | | | |

| | |to prove why we need Easter. | | | |

|Seven Words to the Cross |J. Ellsworth Kalas |This seven-session study provides one |7 Sessions |7 Books |Lent |

| | |lesson for each week of lent. Includes a | | | |

| | |scripture reference, a brief reflection, | | | |

| | |questions for study or discussion, a brief | | | |

| | |prayer, and a focus for the coming week. | | | |

|Entering The Passion of Jesus |Amy-Jill Levine |Levine, an author, professor, and biblical |6 Sessions |4 Books |Lent |

| | |scholar delves into the history and | |2 DVDs | |

|A Beginners Guide to Holy Week| |literature surrounding the last days of | |2 Study Guides | |

| | |Jesus' life. She sets the narrative in | | | |

| | |historical context and analyzes the risks | | | |

| | |and motives of the story's characters. | | | |

|He Chose the Nails |Max Lucado |Lucado examines the gifts that Christ have |5 Sessions |4 DVDs |Lent |

| | |at his crucifixion. The gift of the cross,| |4 Study Guides | |

|What God Did to Win Your Heart| |the gift of thorns, the gift of nails, and | | | |

| | |the gift of an empty tomb. The cross is | | | |

| | |rich with God’s gifts of grace, and as we | |DVDs also listed | |

| | |unwrap them, we hear him whisper, “I did it| |under Advent | |

| | |just for you.” | | | |

|No Wonder They Call Him the |Max Lucado |When they hurled insults at him, he did not|7 Sessions |8 Books |Lent |

|Savior | |retaliate, when he suffered, he made no | | | |

| | |threats, his reply, simply was---“Father, | | | |

| | |forgive them for they know not what they | | | |

| | |do.” No wonder they call him the Savior. | | | |

|A Walk with Christ to the |Dawson McAllister |The last fourteen hours of Christ’s Earthly|18 Chapters |2 Book |Lent |

|Cross | |mission. God loves you – here’s how he | | | |

| | |proved it! | | | |

|The Cross Walk |James Moore |Moore invites us to take a spiritual |7 Sessions |1 Book |Lent |

| | |journey in the days of Lent as we walk | | | |

| | |together with Jesus on the path to the | | | |

| | |cross. Along the way, we meet such | | | |

| | |intriguing personalities as the man who was| | | |

| | |paralyzed, Zacchaeus, Caiaphas, the High | | | |

| | |Priest, Judas, the Syrophoenician woman, | | | |

| | |Pontius Pilate, and Mary Magdalene. | | | |

|Give Up Something BAD for Lent|James W. Moore |An invitation to seek God’s help on |7 Chapters |2 Book |Lent |

| | |eliminating one destructive habit or | | | |

| | |attitude during the Lenten Season. You can| | | |

| | |give up something bad while preparing to | | | |

| | |fully embrace the good news of Easter. | | | |

|On The road Again |James W. Moore |Explore the significance of Jesus’ |7 Chapters |6 Books |Lent |

| | |experiences on the road, and take a closer | | | |

|A Faith Journey | |look at some of the people he met along the| | | |

| | |way. Seven-sessions – one for each week of| | | |

| | |Lent. | | | |

|The Common People Heard Him |James W. Moore |Just what was it about Jesus that touched |7 Sessions |1 Book |Lent |

|Gladly | |people so deeply and so dramatically? This| | | |

| | |7-session series provides an insight unto | | | |

| | |the answer to this question. | | | |

|Who Is This Man |John Ortberg |In this five-session video-based study, |5 Sessions |7 DVDs |Lent |

| | |Ortberg shows how Jesus’ influence has | |11 Study Guides | |

|The Unpredictable Impact of | |swept over history and how his vision for | |12 Books | |

|the Inescapable Jesus | |us to lead lives of dignity, compassion, | | | |

| | |and forgiveness and hope continues to | | | |

| | |inspire and challenge humanity today. | | | |

|Following at a Distance |Kimberly Durham Reisman | When God became human in Jesus, it was |7 Sessions |3 Books |Lent |

| | |with the promise of abundant life, a life | | | |

| | |of radical transformation and deep meaning.| | | |

| | |This study will challenge you to move | | | |

| | |toward that promised transformation by | | | |

| | |stepping out of the shadows and into the | | | |

| | |light, by choosing the place right next to | | | |

| | |Jesus. By following him not at a distance | | | |

| | |but by his side. | | | |

|Renegade Gospel – |Mike Slaughter |Jesus didn’t come to start a religion. The|6 Chapters |6 Books |Lent |

| | |rebel Jesus came with a renegade gospel to | | | |

|Radical Road To The Cross | |start a revolution. Jesus came to “bring | | | |

|The Rebel Jesus | |good news to the poor,…bind up the | | | |

| | |brokenhearted,… and proclaim release for | | | |

| | |captives” | | | |

|Mosaic |Shane Stanford |Stanford examines how the God of the |6 Weeks |1 Book |Lent |

| | |universe used the broken pieces of our | | | |

|When God Uses All the Pieces | |lives to reframe our purpose, turning our | | | |

| | |discarded hopes and dreams into something | | | |

| | |beautiful and useful. | | | |

|The Case for Easter |Lee Strobel |The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the |3 Chapters |1 Book |Lent |

| | |very cornerstone of Christianity. Of the | | | |

|A Journalist Investigates the | |many world religions, only one claims that | | | |

|Evidence for the Resurrection | |its founder returned from the grave. | | | |

|He Set His Face to Jerusalem |Richard B. Wilke |Where do we set our faces in our |7 Weeks |1 Book |Lent |

| | |relationships with God and with our | | | |

| | |Neighbor? Wilke looks at Jesus journey to | | | |

| | |Jerusalem and helps us to see our way to | | | |

| | |better relationships. | | | |

|Thank God It’s Friday: |William H. Willimon |Willimon takes each of the last words Jesus|7 Sessions |4 Books |Lent |

|Encountering the Seven Last | |spoke on the cross and explains what it | | | |

|Words From the Cross | |means for us. | | | |

| | |_“Father, forgive them: for they know not | | | |

| | |what they do.” | | | |

| | |_“Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”| | | |

| | |_“Woman, behold they son! ---[Son], behold | | | |

| | |they mother!” | | | |

| | |_ “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken | | | |

| | |me?” | | | |

| | |_ “I thirst.” | | | |

| | |_ “It is finished.” | | | |

| | |_ “Father, into thy hands I commend my | | | |

| | |spirit.” | | | |

|Love/Marriage |

|You and Me Forever |Francis Chan & Lisa Chan |The way to a great marriage is to focus on |8 Sessions |1 Book |Love/ |

| | |God. Chan shows us how to have God at the | |1 Workbook |Marriage |

|Marriage in light of eternity | |center of our lives and everything will fall| | | |

| | |into place so we can enjoy a relationship |With notes for Leaders| | |

| | |with each other. | | | |

|The Five Love Languages |Gary Chapman |Here you will find a couple’s guide to help |14 Chapters |4 Books |Love/Marriage |

| | |you work as a team and better understand | |1 DVD | |

|How to Express Heartfelt | |each other’s love language. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Commitment to Your Mate | | | |1 Participant | |

| | | | |Guide | |

|The Five Languages of Apology |Gary Chapman |This book helps you learn the art of |15 Chapters |1 Book |Love/Marriage |

| |Jennifer Thomas |apology. Learn the fundamentals of apology | | | |

|How To Experience Healing In | |and how to express them in a healing way. | | | |

|All Your Relationships | | | | | |

|Boundaries in Marriage |Dr. Henry Cloud |Understanding the friction points or serious|16 Chapters |3 Books |Love/ Marriage |

| |Dr. John Townsent |hurts and betrayals in a marriage and moving|(Four Parts) |1 Workbook | |

| | |beyond them to mutual care, respect, | | | |

| | |affirmation, and intimacy. | | | |

|Fireproof Your Marriage |Jennifer Dion |Fireproof your marriage is founded on |6 Sessions |2 DVDs |Love/Marriage |

| | |Biblical principles for strong, | |2 Participant | |

|Based on the movie which is | |God-centered, lifelong marriages. | |Guides | |

|included | | | |1 Leader Guide | |

|The Love and Respect Marriage |Dr. Emerson & Sarah |Beginning with the “secret” and ending with |5 Sessions |5 DVDs |Love/Marriage |

|Conference |Eggerichs |the “reward” cycle, this DVD | |1 Small Group | |

| | |1 Book | |Discussion Guide | |

| | |1 Leader | | | |

| | |Guide series guides you to a more rewarding | | | |

| | |relationship with your spouse through steps | | | |

| | |to understanding what it takes to love and | | | |

| | |respect each other. | | | |

|Love & Respect: The Respect |Dr. Emerson Eggerichs |Love and respect reveals why spouses react |24 Chapters |2 Books |Love/ |

|He Desperately Needs | |negatively to each other and how they can | |1 Study Guide |Marriage |

| | |deal with such conflict quickly, easily and | |1 DVD | |

| | |biblically. | | | |

|10 Lessons to Transform Your |John M. Gottman, |Through scientific observation and |10 Chapters |1 Book |Love/ |

|Marriage |Ph. D. |mathematical analysis, Gottman and his | | |Marriage |

| | |colleagues could predict – with more than | | | |

| | |90% accuracy – whether a marriage would | | | |

| | |succeed or fail. Gottman teamed up with his | | | |

| | |clinical psychologist wife to put these | | | |

| | |ideas into practice, and this book shares | | | |

| | |their information so couples can develop the| | | |

| | |skills to turn their relationship problems | | | |

| | |around and regain affection and romance lost| | | |

| | |through years of ineffective communication. | | | |

|Laugh Your Way To A Better |Mark Gungor |A hilarious look at love, life, and marriage|12 Weeks |1 Leader Guide |Love/ Marriage |

|Marriage | |with practical advice with relationships. | | | |

| | | | |2 DVDs in guide | |

|Love To Stay |Adam Hamilton |Hamilton explores the ups, downs, and |6 Chapters |1 DVD |Love/ |

| | |how-to’s of marriage and how, with God’s | |1 Leader |Marriage |

| | |help, make love last. | |Guide | |

| | | | |2 Books | |

|Making Love Last a Lifetime |Adam Hamilton |“Marriage is not simply the next step after |8 Sessions |3 DVDs |Love/ |

| | |falling in love. Marriage is a calling from| |6 Books |Marriage |

| | |God, lifelong missions of service and caring| |3 Leader Guides | |

| | |and ministry to another human being – | | | |

| | |seeking to be on God’s behalf, a companion | | | |

| | |and helper to another.” Hamilton provides | | | |

| | |help for a successful marriage from | | | |

| | |experiences of couples and Biblical | | | |

| | |teachings to help love last a lifetime. | | | |

|Never Fight Again… |David B. Hawkins, PhD |According to Google, couples fight the most |12 Chapters |1 Book |Love/ |

|Guaranteed! | |about the money, parenting, sex, and family.| | |Marriage |

| | |Hawkins says they fight about anything. | | | |

|Groundbreaking Practices For a| |Hawkins helps couples discover mutual | | | |

|Win-Win Marriage | |affirming goals together. | | | |

|Marriage Built to Last |Chip Ingram |Whether you are newly married, remarried or |6 Sessions |6 DVDs |Love/ |

| | |wanting to improve on your relationship. | |5 Workbooks |Marriage |

| | |This series provides Biblical and practical | |1 Leader | |

| | |teaching to give you tools to live | |Guide | |

| | |intentionally and live biblically. | | | |

|The Marriage Course: Men and |Tina and Dennis Korte |Learn skills to improve communication at |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Love/ |

|Women | |home and at work with the other gender. | |1 Book |Marriage |

|The Marriage Preparation |Nicky and Sila Lee |Designed to help you develop strong |5 Sessions |1 DVD |Love/ |

|Course | |foundations for a lasting marriage. | |1 Manual |Marriage |

|The Song of Solomon |Tommy Nelson |These sessions address the art of |12 Sessions |1 DVD |Love/ |

|A study of love, sex, | |attraction, dating, courtship, intimacy, | |4 Study Guides |Marriage |

|marriage, and romance | |conflict, romance, and commitment in a | | | |

| | |direct and humorous way. | | | |

|Embrace: Seven Powerful |Michael and Amy Smalley |This series will help hurting marriages |7 Sessions |1 Audio CD Series |Love/ |

|Discoveries to Strengthen Any | |become whole again and good marriage become | | |Marriage |

|Marriage | |greater. | | | |

|Staying in Love |Andy Stanley |Falling in love is easy, but is it possible |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Love/ |

| | |to stay there? Absolutely! | |1 Participant |Marriage |

| | |1. Love is a Verb | |Guide | |

| | |2. Re-Modeling | | | |

| | |3. Feelin’ It | | | |

| | |4. Multiple Choice Marriage | | | |

|What Happy Couples Know |Andy Stanley |Does it seem as if every couple around you |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Love/Marriage |

| | |has it all together? Stanley introduces | |1 Discussion | |

| | |three habits of happy couples that can work | |Questions | |

| | |for you. | | | |

|Men and Women’s Studies |

|Men Under Construction |Bob Barnes |A book of devotionals for Men on how to base|77 Devotionals |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |their life on God. | | |Studies |

|Building A Life That Honor’s | | | | | |

|God | | | | | |

|Working Women of the Bible |Susan Dimickele |Follow 13 working women of the Bible as they|14 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |teach us valuable life lessons about work, | | |Studies |

|Timeless Mentors for Modern | |family, and faith – and how God meets us in | | | |

|Women | |the midst of all three. | | | |

|Quiet Strength |Tony Dungy |Dungy, Super Bowl-winning Head Coach of |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Men and Women’s |

| | |Indianapolis Colts takes you on a 6-week | |1 Books |Studies |

|Discovering God’s Game Plan | |journey to help you become a genuine man of | |3 Study Guides | |

|for a Winning Life | |God – a way of Quiet Strength. | | | |

|Community: Living Faithfully |David M. Easterling and |Easterling reminds us how important it is to|7 Sessions |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

|With Others |Robert Warren |have a sense of support and roots through | | |Studies |

| | |scripture and life examples that | | | |

| | |delve into intimacy, work and family | | | |

| | |relationships. | | | |

|Captivating |John and Stasi Eldredge |A guide for young women through the |10 Sessions |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |adventure of rediscovering the romance, the | |1 Participant |Studies |

| | |adventure, and the beauty God sets within | |Guide | |

| | |every woman’s heart. | |1 DVD | |

|The Way of the Wild Heart |John Eldredge |Eldridge explores the six stages of a man’s |6 Lessons |3 Books |Men and Women’s |

| | |life: Beloved Son, Cowboy, Warrior, Lover, | |1 Participant Guide |Studies |

| | |King, and Sage. | | | |

|Wild at Heart: |John Eldredge |Eldredge invites men to recover their |12 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |masculine heart, defined in the image of a | |1 Participant Guide |Studies |

|Discovering the Secret of a | |passionate God. Eldredge invites women to | | | |

|Man’s Soul | |discover the secret of a man’s soul and to | | | |

| | |delight in the strength and wildness men | | | |

| | |were created to offer. | | | |

|Checklist For Life For Men |Lila Empson |Timeless Wisdom U Foolproof Strategies for |6 Mini Lessons |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |Making the Most of Life’s Challenges & | | |Studies |

| | |Opportunities. Great for bridging gap from | | | |

| | |lesson to lesson. | | | |

|The Remarkable Women of the |Elizabeth George |Through the lives of these nineteen |19 Lessons |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

|Bible | |remarkable women we can find wisdom and | | |Studies |

| | |practical help to handle every day and every| | | |

| | |difficulty. | | | |

|The Measure Of A Man |Dr. Gene A. Getz |Measure of A Man provides a wonderful |10 Sessions |1 DVD Set |Men and Women’s |

| | |blueprint for holy living and substantive | |7 Participant Books |Studies |

|20 Attributes of a Godly Man | |success. Getz bases this powerful book and | | | |

| | |video on the life of the Apostle Paul. | | | |

|Part One | |These sessions will help each man begin his | | | |

| | |journey toward Christian maturity. | | | |

|The Measure of A Man |Dr. Gene A. Getz |Measure of a Man is a program that uses a |10 Sessions |1 DVD Set |Men and Women’s |

| | |process whereby we can study the scriptures | |5 Participant Books |Studies |

|20 Attributes of a Godly Man | |and then see real men sharing their | | | |

| | |successes and failures. It shows us what a | | | |

|Part Two | |man of God looks like and how he lives his | | | |

| | |life to be more like Jesus. | | | |

|God and Football |Chad Gibbs |Humorous approach to balancing faith, |16 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |football, and fanaticism. You will be | | |Studies |

| | |laughing out loud. | | | |

|The Next Level |David Gregory |Are you searching for your ultimate meaning |15 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |in this world, your God-given purpose in | | |Studies |

|A Parable of Finding Your | |life? Gregory takes a creative approach to | | | |

|Place in Life | |life’s most important questions. Discover | | | |

| | |vital insights to help you find your | | | |

| | |answers. | | | |

|Passion, Power & Pride |James A. Harnish |This book explores a new vision of manhood |12 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |by looking at male spirituality through the | | |Studies |

|A Model for Men’s Spirituality| |story of David, the hero-king of biblical | | | |

|from the Life of David | |history. | | | |

|For the Love |Jen Hatmaker |Hatmaker is convinced life can be lovely and|26 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |fun and courageous and kind. She says you | | |Studies |

|Fighting for Grace in a World | |can break free of quilt and shame, learn to | | | |

|of Impossible Standards | |escape our impossible standards for | | | |

| | |parenting and marriage and helps you | | | |

| | |identify tools you already have to succeed. | | | |

|Slightly Bad Girls of the |Liz Curtis Higgs |Exploration of 6 flawed women of the Bible |8 Sessions |2 Books |Men and Women’s |

|Bible | |loved by a flawless God. | |1 Workbook |Studies |

| | | | |1 DVD | |

|The Uncommon Woman |Susie Larson |Larson explains the distinction between a |12 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |common and uncommon woman as their reactions| | |Studies |

|Making an Ordinary Life | |to circumstances. The biggest difference is| | | |

|Extraordinary | |that the uncommon woman’s responds to God’s | | | |

| | |love and respond to her challenges in faith.| | | |

|Embraced By God – Seven |Babbie Mason |Mason helps women of all ages and walks of |8 Chapters |1 DVD |Men and Women’s |

|Promises for Every Woman | |life to discover the height, depth, and | |1 Book |Studies |

| | |breadth of God’s great love and acceptance. | | | |

| | |She equips women to embrace God’s love as | | | |

| | |they understand and claim seven biblical | | | |

| | |promises. | | | |

|Get Real |Derek Maul |Maul’s book celebrates the emerging |14 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |twenty-first-century Christian man. He | |1 Leader Guide |Studies |

|A Spiritual Journey For Men | |shows men how to reject phony values and | | | |

| | |shows them how to find courage to “follow” | | | |

| | |Jesus. | | | |

|From Eve To Esther: |Nell W. Mohney |We have much in common with the women of the|8 Chapters |8 Books |Men and Women’s |

| | |Old Testament: each of these eight women | | |Studies |

|Letting Old Testament Women | |have unique circumstances as we do. Their | | | |

|Speak To Us | |stories offer us practical and spiritual | | | |

| | |lessons to help us in our time and culture | | | |

| | |today. | | | |

|From Mary to Lydia |Nell Mohney |Mohney presents eight New Testament women |8 Lessons |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |and the lessons they have for women today. | | |Studies |

|How God Makes Men |Patrick Morley |This book shows you God’s way for you to |10 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |become God’s man. You will find help in the | | |Studies |

|10 Epic Stories. | |growth of your relationship with Christ | | | |

|10 Proven Principles | |through clearly demonstrated paths of 10 men| | | |

|1 Huge Promise For Your Life | |in the Bible | | | |

|No Man Left Behind |Patrick Morley |This book helps you plan your “next” steps |3 Parts |2 Books |Men and Women’s |

| |David Delk |according to the needs of your church. This | | |Studies |

|How to Build and Sustain a |Brett Clemmer |book gives a proven template for building a |Including Plans for| | |

|Thriving Disciple-Making | |effective ministry to me. You must start |Success | | |

|Ministry for Every Man in Your| |where you are and move to your walk with | | | |

|Church | |Christ. | | | |

|Breaking Free |Beth Moore |Christ calls us to a place of breaking free;|47 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women's |

| | |of absolute freedom. Christ calls us to | | |Studies |

|Discover the Victory of Total | |freedom from obstacles that keep us from His| | | |

|Surrender | |love. | | | |

|Children of the Day |Beth Moore |Moore’s study is designed to fit into your |8 Weeks |1 Workbook |Men and Women’s |

| | |daily life. You have options that work best| | |Studies |

|1 & 2 Thessalonians | |for you in the bible study format. It is a | | | |

| | |personal study as well as a group discussion| | | |

| | |series. | | | |

|Sacred Secrets |Beth Moore |Moore explores the power and positives of |5 Sessions |2 DVDs |Men and Women’s |

| | |secrets. Find out what happens when we let | |5 Study Journals |Studies |

|Living Proof Live Experienced | |God teach us “wisdom in the secret heart”. | | | |

|The Couple Checkup |David H. Olson, Ph.D |Explore issues such as communication, |12 Chapters |1 Book |Men and women’s |

| |Amy Olson-Sigg |finances, sexuality, spirituality, and | | |Studies |

|Find Your Relationship |Peter J. Larson, Ph.D |parenting. Compare results with other | | | |

|Strengths | |couples and learn principles for | | | |

| | |strengthening your relationship with each | | | |

| | |other. | | | |

|A Mile in Her Shoes |Sharon Patterson |This study examines the lives of Old |6 Week Study |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |Testament women such as Deborah, Abigail, | | |Studies |

| | |Hannah, Rehab, Hagar, and the unnamed widow | | | |

| | |with the oil in Second Kings. | | | |

|The Christ-Centered Woman |Kimberly Dunham Reisman |This book identifies barriers to balanced |7 Lessons |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |living and reveals how being centered in the| | |Studies |

| | |Savior can help us contemplate, sort, and | | | |

| | |prioritize our callings. | | | |

|Knowing God-Making God the |Kimberly Dunnam Reisman |Help women deepen their relationship with |6 Lessons |1 DVD |Men and Women’s |

|Main Thing in My Life | |God, apply biblical truths to daily life, | |2 Leader Guides |Studies |

| | |and build and strengthen their faith | |2 Books | |

| | |communities. | | | |

|Walking By Faith |Jennifer Rothschild |Rothschild tells us that the first step in |6 Weeks |1 DVD |Men and Women’s |

| | |our faith walk is learning to trust God and | |1 Study Guide |Studies |

|Lessons Learned in the Dark | |then learning to wait and listen. | | | |

|Man to Man |Serendipity Focus Group |The book contains seven things men are |7 Sessions |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| |Series |afraid to talk about. This course offers | | |Studies |

|Beyond Football and the | |men an opportunity to discuss common issues | | | |

|Weather | |in their lives in a supportive group | | | |

| | |session. | | | |

|Breathe |Pricilla Shirer |Shirer helps us learn how to set aside the |5 Sessions |1 DVD Set |Men and Women's |

| | |activities and busyness that swallows up | |6 Viewer Guides |Studies |

|Making Room for Sabbath | |rest and peace and how to build margins into| | | |

| | |our lives for God. | | | |

|The True Measure of a Man |Richard E. Simmons, III |True Measure of a Man captures the |8 Chapters and |6 Books |Men and Women’s |

| | |importance of character over achievement. |Afterword | |Studies |

|How Perceptions of Success, | |It’s a book for every man of every faith or | | | |

|Achievement & Recognition Fail| |no faith at all. It’s a book for men who | | | |

|Men in Difficult Times | |are looking for something more in their | | | |

| | |lives than mere success. | | | |

|Mended |Angie Smith |God speaks hope, help and healing through |31 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |Angie and through her we can come to | | |Studies |

|Pieces of a Life Made Whole | |understand how our faith works in our daily | | | |

| | |life. | | | |

|Finding Balance |Becca Stevens |In this 6 week study, Stevens looks at the |6 Weeks |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |lives of New Testament women and at the | |1 Leader Guide |Studies |

|Loving God with Heart and | |issue of balance in our lives, between | |1 DVD | |

|Soul, Mind and Strength | |service and worship, duty and devotion, | | | |

| | |doing and being. | | | |

|Man Code |Dr. Dennis Swanberg |The Man Code makes a difference in the lives|6 Sessions |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |of men. Men are quick to form a complex web| |1 Participant Guide |Studies |

| | |of surface-level friendships, a collection | | | |

| | |of buddies. However men find it difficult | | | |

| | |to establish the most important relationship| | | |

| | |of all, the one with God. And that’s where | | | |

| | |the Man Code comes in. | | | |

|Women of the Bible |Jean Syswerda |This book focuses on fifty-two female heroes|52 Lessons |9 Books |Men and Women’s |

| | |in Scripture. Women like Ruth, Anna, | | |Studies |

| | |Esther, Leah, Rachel, Mary, Elizabeth, and | | | |

| | |other women who encountered the living God. | | | |

|The Best Yes |Lysa Terkeurst |Terkeurst says that there is a big |6 Sessions |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |difference between saying yes to everyone | |1 Study Guide |Studies |

|Making Wise Decisions In The | |and saying yes to God. She will help you | | | |

|Midst OF Endless Demands | |escape the “disease to Please” by helping us| | | |

| | |embrace a wisdom-based decision-making | | | |

| | |process. | | | |

|Unglued: |Lysa Terkeurst |Terkeurst has given women tools to help with|6 Sessions |7 Books |Men and Women’s |

| | |the emotions we sometimes have that makes us| |1 DVD |Studies |

|Making Wise Choices In The | |come “unglued” and how to channel those | | | |

|Midst Of Raw Emotions | |emotions to find peace and to resolve | | | |

| | |conflict with confidence. | | | |

|Having a Mary Heart in a |Joanna Weaver |Weaver shows how all of us-Mary and Martha’s|12 Lessons |2 Books |Men and Women’s |

|Martha World | |alike-can draw closer to our Lord: deepening| | |Studies |

| | |our devotion, strengthening our service, and| | | |

| | |doing both with less stress and greater joy.| | | |

|Having a Mary Spirit |Joanna Weaver |Weaver uses this study to show you how to |16 Chapters |1 Book |Men and Women’s |

| | |find what you long for: hope, healing, | |Includes Study Guide |Studies |

|Allowing God To Change Us From| |wholeness, and joy through bible study and | | | |

|The Inside Out | |how to put Jesus first in our life. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Methodism & Sacraments |

|Social Principles of The |General Board of Church & |This study leads us to a prayerful, studied |5 Sessions | 2 Books |Methodism & |

|United Methodist Church |Society staff members: |dialogue of faith and practice. It addresses| | |Sacraments |

|2009-2012 |Rev. Neal Christie and the|the principles as they are written by the | | | |

| |Rev. Dr. Clayton Childers |Church. It includes official text and | | | |

|With official text and | |teaching exercises, plus Our Social Creed. | | | |

|teaching exercises, plus Our | | | | | |

|Social Creed | | | | | |

|Social Principles of The |General Board of Church & |This study leads us to a prayerful, studied |5 Sessions |1 Book |Methodism & |

|United Methodist Church |Society staff Members; |dialogue of faith and practice. It | | |Sacraments |

|2013-2016 |Rev. Neal Christie and the|addresses the principles as they are written| | | |

| |Rev. Dr. Clayton Childers |by the Church. It includes official text | | | |

| | |and teaching exercises, plus Our Social | | | |

| | |Creed. | | | |

|Wesley for Armchair |William J. Abraham |Written by experts but designed for the |9 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Theologians | |novice, the Armchair series provides | | |Sacraments |

| | |accurate, concise, and witty overviews of | | | |

| | |some of the most profound moments and | | | |

| | |theologians in Christian history. | | | |

|Opening Ourselves To Grace: |Tom Albin |This DVD explores the basic practices of |4 Chapter DVD |5 DVDs |Methodism & |

| | |Christian faith and life from a Wesleyan | | |Sacraments |

|Basic Christian Practices | |tradition. Compassion, Justice, Worship, | | | |

| | |Devotion. | | | |

|Credo - Faith Formation |Sarah Arthur |Confirmation format for older youth and |8 Sessions |2 Leader Guides |Methodism & |

|(official resource of UMC) | |young adults | |2 Participant |Sacraments |

| | | | |Journals | |

|The Apostles’ Creed |William Barclay |Barclay sees the Apostles’ Creed as a way |22 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |for us to rethink and renew our beliefs and | | |Sacraments |

| | |a reminder of what we believe. | | | |

|Living Our Beliefs” The |Kenneth L. Carder |Carder writes, “plain truth for plain |11 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

|United Methodist Way | |people” and makes clear that what we believe| | |Sacraments |

| | |must be embodied in how we live. | | | |

|Recapturing The Wesleys’ |Paul Wesley Chilcote |This book will not only inform but enable |4 Parts |3 Books |Methodism & |

|Vision | |readers themselves to be drawn closer to God| | |Sacraments |

| | |and neighbor and to grow in God’s love. | | | |

|An Introduction to the Faith | | | | | |

|of John and Charles Wesley | | | | | |

|As If The Heart Mattered |Gregory S. Clapper |Insights that help us understand |5 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |spirituality from a Wesleyan tradition and | | |Sacraments |

| | |apply it to our lives. | | | |

|How United Methodists Study |Gayle C. Felton |Felton investigates distinctively United |4 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Scripture | |Methodist approaches to and uses of the | | |Sacraments |

| | |Bible. | | | |

|Inked |Kim Goad and Janet |Inked shows how you can change in spite of |8 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| |Bostwick Kusiak |your pain and claim God’s true design for | | |Sacraments |

|Choosing God’s Mark to | |your life. By sharing stories of tattooed | | | |

|Transform Your Life | |individuals and celebrities, Goad and | | | |

| | |Bostwick illustrate how we can choose to | | | |

| | |“ink” a new and life-giving faith-filled | | | |

| | |message on our hearts. After all, God | | | |

| | |himself wears a tattoo with our name on it. | | | |

| | |“See, I have written you on the palm of my | | | |

| | |hands.” | | | |

|Being a Christian in the |John O. Gooch |Gooch reminds us of our Wesleyan DNA. As we|4 Sections |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Wesleyan Tradition | |reconnect to our roots, we will find that | | |Sacraments |

| | |belonging believing, living and growing the | | | |

| | |Methodist way will help us to follow Jesus | | | |

| | |more closely. | | | |

|John Wesley for the 21st |John O. Gooch |Wesley had concerns about contemporary |15 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Century | |issues in the 18th century as we have in the| | |Sacraments |

| | |21st century. Wesley addressed these issues| | | |

| | |in his own time with creative answers that | | | |

| | |may open our eyes to new responses to our | | | |

| | |own concerns. | | | |

|Revival |Adam Hamilton |John Wesley’s message and his faith continue|6 Chapters |1 DVD |Methodism & |

| | |to speak to 21st-century Christians- calling| |1 Leader Guide |Sacraments |

|Faith as Wesley Lived It | |for a revival of our hearts and souls so | |2 Books | |

| | |that our world might be changed. | | | |

|The Life We Claim |James C. Howell |The author examines the Creed phrase by |35 Lessons |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |phrase in brief sections suitable for | | |Sacraments |

|The Apostles’ Creed For | |congregational study or for emailing to the | | | |

|Preaching Teaching and Worship| |congregation. The study provides us with a | | | |

| | |deeper reflection as to what we really | | | |

| | |believe and why. | | | |

|Being Methodist in the Bible |F. Belton Joyner, Jr. |Written in a humorous style, this book is an|10 Chapters |2 Books |Methodism & |

|Belt | |easy-to-understand guide for youth as well | | |Sacraments |

| | |as parents in understanding the unique brand| | | |

|A Theological Survival Guide | |of Christianity in light of the | | | |

|For Youth, Parents, And Other | |understandings of those from the evangelical| | | |

|Confused Methodists | |tradition. | | | |

|Being United Methodist: What |J. Ellsworth Kalas |Kalas addresses the questions: Who are |12 Chapters |1 Book including a|Methodism & |

|It Means | |these people called United Methodist; where | |discussion guide |Sacraments |

| | |have they come from; and where are they | | | |

|Why It Matters | |going. And, how is it that so few really | | | |

| | |know what it means to be a United Methodist.| | | |

|You Are What You Believe |John Killinger |Killinger shows us why it is important for |14 Lessons |3 Books |Methodism & |

| | |believers to know the meaning of this | | |Sacraments |

|The Apostles’ Creed for Today | |timeless proclamation. Find new meaning to | | | |

| | |the Apostles’ Creed through examples and | | | |

| | |inspirational stories. | | | |

|The United Methodist Member’s |George E. Koehler |In his book, Koehler provides a |3 Parts: |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Handbook | |comprehensive orientation to the meaning of |Belonging | |Sacraments |

| | |faithful membership in the United Methodist |Remembering | | |

|Revised and Expanded | |Church. He addresses forty topics around |Believing | | |

| | |three themes of belonging, remembering, and | | | |

| | |believing. | | | |

|Capital Punishment |Hunter P. Mabry |This guide is designed to help groups |5 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |examine this for of punishment, the | |1 Leader Guide |Sacraments |

|A Faith-Based Study | |difficulties with administering the penalty | |written by Judith | |

| | |fairly, the common justifications offered | |F. Bennett | |

| | |for the penalty, and alternatives to this | | | |

| | |punishment. This study deals with social | | | |

| | |principles of the United Methodist. | | | |

|Sacraments and Discipleship |Mack Stamm |Stamm speaks of baptism and the Lord’s | |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |Supper as God’s grace-filled work. He draws| | |Sacraments |

| | |on Scripture, the Christian tradition, and | | | |

| | |personal and pastoral experiences to | | | |

| | |introduce readers to the meaning and | | | |

| | |practice of the sacraments of baptism and | | | |

| | |Holy Communion in a United Methodist | | | |

| | |context. | | | |

|Major United Methodist Beliefs|Mack Stokes |This book discusses the basic beliefs of The|15 Chapters |3 Books |Methodism & |

| | |United Methodist Church in simple language, | | |Sacraments |

| | |how we believe and how we interpret the |Plus Study Guide | | |

| | |ageless affirmations of the Bible. | | | |

|You Might Be A United |Robert Martin Walker |A fun book of insider humor offered in a |Lots of chuckles |3 Books |Methodism & |

|Methodist If… | |spirit of goodwill and good faith to help us| | |Sacraments |

| | |discover the truths about United Methodist. | | | |

|John Wesley |Ralph Waller |This book explores the unique, complex ad |15 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |driven character of John Wesley. | | |Sacraments |

|A Personal Portrait | | | | | |

|John Wesley’s Message Today |Lovett H. Weems, Jr. |With its plain, easy-to-understand language,|10 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

| | |this pocket guide will help you understand | | |Sacraments |

| | |the major aspects of John Wesley’s theology.| | | |

|Remember Who You Are: |William H. Willimon | A theologically sound, stimulating |10 Chapters |3 Books |Methodism & |

|Baptism, A Model for Christian| |introduction for persons who want to | | |Sacraments |

|Life | |understand baptism--- The church’s rite of | | | |

| | |initiation—and to make baptism in their | | | |

| | |church more meaningful. | | | |

|United Methodist Beliefs |William H. Willimon |Former Bishop Willimon provides a wonderful |9 Chapters |4 Books |Methodism & |

| | |source for pastors or membership classes to | | |Sacraments |

| | |offer fresh clear insights into historic | | | |

| | |United Methodist beliefs. | | | |

|Why I Am a United Methodist |William H. Willimon |Willimon examines United Methodism and the |7 Chapters |4 Books |Methodism & |

| | |ways it has made and continues to make a | | |Sacraments |

| | |difference in his life. He writes of his | | | |

| | |pride in being part of a church that has | | | |

| | |grown from one man’s experience to a | | | |

| | |worldwide movement. | | | |

|How United Methodists share |Rodney E. Wilmoth |Recognizing that people and generations |8 Chapters |1 Book |Methodism & |

|Their Faith | |differ greatly form each other, Wilmoth | | |Sacraments |

| | |gives church members the why, what, and how | | | |

| | |of faith sharing in an exceptionally | | | |

| | |practical and usable form. | | | |

|John Wesley: Holiness of |Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. |The purpose of this study is to examine the |6 Chapters |1 Book which |Methodism & |

|Heart and Life | |historic roots of United Methodism in the | |includes a Study |Sacraments |

| | |life, thought, and ministry of John Wesley, | |Guide | |

| | |founder of Methodism. | | | |

|Prayer |

|To Pray and Love | Roberta C. Bondi |Paul tells us, “Pray without ceasing.” What|6 Lessons |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |does Paul mean by this and how ought we to | | | |

| | |pray? | | | |

|Praying for Our Adult Sons and|John & Therese Boucher |The Boucher’s gives us new strategies for |10 Chapters |3 Books |Prayer |

|Daughters | |praying for our adult children. We lift | | | |

| | |them up to God in prayer as we do ourselves | | | |

|Placing Them in the Heart of | |also. | | | |

|God | | | | | |

|Pray What God Says |Christine Brooks Martin |This book is a valuable personal resource to|6 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |help you gain a | | | |

| | |Deeper personal relationship with Jesus | | | |

| | |Christ through prayer. | | | |

|Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit|Paul Wesley Chilcote |A graceful rendering of John Wesley’s |52 prayers |2 Books |Prayer |

| | |fifty-two standard sermons into | | | |

| | |prayers-healing the wounds in our common | | | |

| | |Christian life. | | | |

|Children and Prayer |Betty Shannon Cloyd |Children and Prayer is a comprehensive guide|9 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |about how children relate to God. It | | | |

|A Shared Pilgrimage | |includes concepts for teaching children | | | |

| | |about pray and includes prayers written by | | | |

| | |children. | | | |

|Bedside Prayers |June Cotner |An uplifting collection of readings, |5 Sections: |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |prayers, and poems to make the joy of prayer|Inspiration | | |

|Prayers & Poems for When You | |a simple, natural part of each day |Comfort | | |

|rise and Go to Sleep | | |Reflections | | |

| | | |Nightfall | | |

| | | |Morning | | |

|Breakthrough Prayer |Jim Cymbala |This book helps you to connect with God’s |13 Lessons |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |heart and obtain answers to your prayers. | | | |

|When God’s People Pray |Jim Cymbala |1. God’s Heart for Us |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Prayer |

| | |2. The Amazing Power of Prayer | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |3. Obedience in Prayer | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |4. The Word of God and Prayer | | | |

| | |5. Why Prayer Matters | | | |

| | |6. Creating a Prayer Ministry in Your Church| | | |

|Organizing Your Prayer Closet |Gina Duke |This personal resource for growing your |10 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |prayer life will help you grow closer to God| | | |

|A New and Life-Changing Way to| |and experience firsthand how prayer changes | | | |

|Pray | |things and how prayer can make a difference | | | |

| | |in your walk with God. | | | |

|The Workbook of Intercessory |Maxie Dunnam |Dunnam states that we don’t have to |7 Sessions |1 Book |Prayer |

|Prayer | |understand intercessory prayer to practice | | | |

| | |it; but it is hoped that this work book will| | | |

| | |help with that which we may never | | | |

| | |understand, but is a big part of God’s plan | | | |

| | |for all of us. | | | |

|The 21 Most Effective Prayers |Dave Earley |Using practical and personal examples, |21 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

|of the Bible | |Earley makes prayers come alive – making | | | |

| | |them easy to remember and apply. You will | | | |

| | |gain insight into the prayers that God is | | | |

| | |pleased to answer. | | | |

|The Prayer of Jesus |Hank Hanegraaff |The sweetest part of prayer is offering it |10 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |up. We can be grateful for the process and | | | |

|Secrets to real Intimacy with | |privilege of prayer. Your prayer life will | | | |

|God | |be richly enhanced by the reading of this | | | |

| | |book. | | | |

|Praying For Those You Love |Jack Hayford |Hayford leads us into a healthy, strong, |13 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |effectual and theologically deep | | | |

| | |understanding of how to pray and how the | | | |

| | |power of prayer helps us understand how | | | |

| | |important it is. | | | |

|Prayer |Bill Hybels |If you long for a spiritual life that is |6 Sessions |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |deep, fruitful, and profoundly real, these | | | |

|Opening Your Heart To God | |studies will help you draw heart to heart | | | |

| | |with God. | | | |

|Traveling The Prayer Paths of |John Indermark |Indermark explores the settings of Jesus |6 Sessions |1 Book |Prayer |

|Jesus | |praying out of solitude, by the roadside, on| | | |

| | |the mountainside, in the upper room at the | | | |

| | |garden, and upon the cross. | | | |

|Prayer |Timothy Keller |Prayer is how god gives us so many of the |15 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |unimaginable things he has for us. Prayer | | | |

|Experiencing Awe and Intimacy | |makes it safe for God to give us many of the| | | |

|with God | |things we most desire. Prayer is a simple | | | |

| | |way to everything we need to do and be in | | | |

| | |life. | | | |

|Praying with Women of the |Nancy Kennedy |Ten biblical women who practiced the kind of|10 Lessons |1 Book |Prayer |

|Bible | |fervent, honest prayer that reaches the | | | |

| | |heart of God. | | | |

|The Lord’s Prayer In Its |Charles M. Laymon |Laymon states his conviction that the Lord’s|9 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

|Biblical Setting | |Prayer is the greatest single utterance of | | | |

| | |Jesus. He both lived and prayed it. In a | | | |

| | |very real sense it is a portrait of his mind| | | |

| | |and person. | | | |

|Before the Amen |Max Lucado |Experience a Heart Connection with God. |4 Sessions |2 DVDs | |

| | |Lucado shows us how to trust God and that He| |2 Books | |

|The Power of a Simple Prayer | |hears our prayers. He shows us how prayer | |2 Study Guides | |

| | |brings us peace and rest. | | | |

|A Praying Life |Paul E. Miller |“Let’s Face It, Prayer Is Hard!” Miller |5 Parts |1 Book |Prayer |

|Connecting with God In A | |writes how we can find the joy and power of | | | |

|Distracting World | |a vibrant prayer life and how to converse | | | |

| | |with God through prayer. | | | |

|With Open Hands |Henri J.M. Nouwen |A prayerful journey to release our tightly |6 Lessons |4 Books |Prayer |

| | |clenched fists and open our hands to God and| | | |

| | |enter the stillness of his presence. | | | |

|The Lord’s Prayer |Mary Lou Redding |Redding invites us to experience the most |6 Weeks |7 Books |Prayer |

| | |familiar prayer in the world in a fresh way | | | |

|Jesus Teaches Us How To Pray | |by linking biblical study of the prayer with| | | |

| | |some of the ancient (and yet new) forms of | | | |

| | |spiritual discipline. | | | |

|Prayer |Donna Schaper |This book removes the obstacles and shows us|10 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |that honest prayers don’t always require | | | |

|Prayers For People Who Say | |belief or trust or a need for constant | | | |

|They Can’t | |satisfaction. This is your personal | | | |

| | |resource for prayers. | | | |

|Prayer |Ann Spangler and Jean E. |This book includes the stories of 25 women |25 Readings |1 Book |Prayer |

| |Syswerda |in the Bible. Each demonstrating God's | | | |

|Through the Eyes of Women of | |faithfulness in providing strength and | | | |

|the Bible | |encouragement for the challenge at hand. | | | |

|Pray The Price |Dr. Terry Teykl |Teykl is issuing a call to United |8 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |Methodists, not just to prayer, but to | | | |

| | |dynamic, radical dependence on God. | | | |

|Let Prayer Change Your Life |Becky Tirabassi |Discover prayer; pray the prayer; and |17 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |believe in prayer and your spiritual life | | | |

| | |will be greatly enhanced and your focus will| | | |

| | |be more on God. | | | |

|The Prayer of Jabez |Bruce Wilkinson |Wilkinson invites you to ask God for the |7 Chapters |7 Books |Prayer |

| | |abundant blessings He longs to give you. | |1 Devotional Guide | |

| | |Discover the remarkable prayer of a | | | |

| | |little-known Bible hero. | | | |

|Lord, Teach Us |William Willimon |The prayer taught by Jesus himself that |10 Lessons |8 Books |Prayer |

|The Lord’s Prayer and the |Stanley Hauerwas |unites Christians throughout the world is | | | |

|Christian Life | |dissected phrase by phrase. | | | |

|Prayer |Philip Yancey |Prayer is the most fundamental, challenging,|6 Sessions |1 Book |Prayer |

| | |perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect of | |2 DVD | |

|Does it Make a Difference? | |our relationship with God. | |3 Participant Guides | |

|Building A Home Full Of Grace |John & Susan Yates and |The Yates show us how a home that reflects |14 Chapters |1 Book |Prayer |

| |Family |the love of God helps us go beyond ourselves| | | |

| | |and reach out to God and to love one another| | | |

| | |as God loves us. | | | |

|Talking with God |Adam Weber |When it comes to praying sometimes we feel |15 Chapters |3 Books |Prayer |

| | |awkward and don't know what to say. Weber | | | |

|What to say when you don't | |says "prayer is simple". | | | |

|know how to Pray | | | | | |

| Video Series |

|Saving Jesus redux | |This DVD series is a 12-session small group |12 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |exploration of a credible Jesus for the | | | |

|Ever feel like Jesus has been | |third millennium. A host of experts leads a| | | |

|kidnapped by the Christian | |conversation around the relevance of Jesus | | | |

|Right and discarded by the | |for the 21st century. | | | |

|Secular Left? | | | | | |

|Renovate |Jacob Armstrong |Armstrong leads us through the process of |6 Chapters |1 Book |Video Series |

| | |rebuilding our lives so we are living for | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Building A Life With God | |God. | |1 DVD | |

|Chase the Lion |Mark Batterson |Based on Mark Batterson’s best selling book,|6 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Chase | |2 Leader Guides | |

| | |the Lion seeks to challenge the assumption | | | |

| | |that God wants our lives to be safe. | | | |

| | |Batterson will challenge you to identify the| | | |

| | |lions in your life and to engage them | | | |

| | |instead of running away from them. | | | |

|In A Pit With A Lion |Mark Batterson |In Batterson’s book he shows genuine warmth |9 Chapters |1 Book |Video Series |

| | |and sincerity in communication by combining | | | |

|How To Survive and Thrive When| |an intense love for his community with a | |Companion Book to | |

|Opportunity Roars | |passionate desire to see them living the | |Chase the Lion | |

| | |life that God dreams for them. | | | |

|On A Snowy Day | | | | | |

|Nooma Series |Rob Bell |When Jesus taught about life’s toughest |1 Session per DVD |DVD and Booklet: |Video Series |

| | |issues, he used short, simple stories. Rob | |1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, | |

| | |Bell’s modern “parables” on film follow his | |10, 11, 12, 13, 14, | |

| | |lead. Concise, powerful 10-14 minute DVDs | |16, 17, and 18. | |

| | |tackle topics like forgiveness, | |DVD only: | |

| | |discipleship, and unconditional love, making| |6, 15, 19, 20, 21, | |

| | |biblical truths vivid and relevant for | |22, 23, and 24 | |

| | |today’s generation. | | | |

|Restored |Tom Berlin |Using Scripture stories and personal |6 Chapters |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |affirmation, pastor and author Berlin takes | |1 Book | |

|Finding Redemption In Our Mess| |us on a journey from our own brokenness to | |1 Leader | |

| | |redemption and restoration through Jesus. | |Guide | |

|Embracing The Prophets In |Walter Brueggemann |Brueggemann draws connections between |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Contemporary Culture | |Israel’s sociological, economic and | |7 Books | |

| | |spiritual status and that of America today. | | | |

| | |What steps can we take to reclaim the | | | |

| | |message of justice, nonviolence, loss and | | | |

| | |hope. | | | |

|Crazy Love |Francis Chan |Crazy Love is designed for individuals or |11 Chapters |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |small groups through a 10-week study that | |4 Books | |

| | |will provide new insight into God’s love and| |1 Companion Workbook | |

| | |come to a better understanding of how that | |– | |

| | |love is lived out in our daily lives. | |Living Crazy Love | |

|Forgotten God: With the |Francis Chan |Chan states that the true source of the |7 Chapters |1 DVD |Video Series |

|companion guide: Remembering | |Church is the Holy Spirit. This series | |3 Books | |

|the Forgotten God | |offers us an invitation to embrace the Holy | |4 Companion Guides | |

| | |Spirit. | | | |

|The Acts of the Apostles |Mickey Efird |The Efird Bible Study Series strives to help|19 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |people understand the Scriptures and those | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Biblical Interpretation and | |principles found with the Bible and how to | |2 Participant | |

|Inspiration from a Master | |apply texts written 2000 years ago to today.| |Guides | |

|Teacher | | | | | |

|The Book of Isaiah |Mickey Efird |Isaiah is a composite work deriving from |14 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |three distinct historical eras in the | |1 Facilitator’s Guide| |

| | |history of Israel. The first originated | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |with the prophet, Isaiah, during the 8th | | | |

| | |century BC and the disciples who respected | | | |

| | |their leader and passed his teaching and | | | |

| | |stories to later generations. Each | | | |

| | |section has teachings about turning from | | | |

| | |sin, repentance, and redemption. | | | |

|The Gospel of Luke |Mickey Efird |Tradition says that Luke was written by the |14 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |physician called Luke and co-worker of Paul.| |4 Participant | |

| | |Luke focuses on the outcasts, marginalized, | |Workbooks | |

| | |and sinners; Women, children shepherds, the | | | |

| | |poor, tax collectors, and Samaritans. He | | | |

| | |also discusses both John the Baptist and | | | |

| | |Jesus and of the early ministry. | | | |

| Beautiful |John Eldredge |Discover who Jesus really is. He was feared|18 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Outlaw | |by some and loved by others. This DVD will | |1 Leader | |

| | |change the way to know Jesus. | |Guide | |

| | | | |1 Book | |

|The Sacred Echo |Margaret Feinberg |A challenge for you to consider how God is |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Why is Prayer so Mysterious? | |at work in your life as well as in the lives| |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |of those around you. | |1 Book | |

| | | | | | |

|Love Does |Bob Goff |This study is a five-session video-based |5 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |small group experience in doing the love of | |5 Study Guides | |

|Discovery a Secretly | |God. God’s love is different. It’s active,| |25 Books | |

|Incredible Life In An Ordinary| |it works, it risks. God’s Love….does. | | | |

|World | | | | | |

|Liking Jesus |Craig Groeschel |Groeschel shows us how we can stay engaged |5 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |with technology in our social-media | |1 Study Guide | |

|Intimacy and contentment in a | |saturated world while still keeping our eyes| | | |

|selfie-centered world | |focused on Jesus. | | | |

|Soul Detox |Craig Groeschel |Our culture unknowingly ingests regular |5 Sessions |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |doses of spiritual toxins that assault our | |1 Book | |

| | |relationships with God. This study shines | |3 Participant Guides | |

| | |light on the dark influences, emotions and | | | |

| | |behaviors to empower Christians to live pure| | | |

| | |lives and grow closer to God. | | | |

|The Christian atheist |Craig Groeschel |Groeschel challenges us to think deeply, |6 Sessions |2 Books |Video Series |

| | |honestly and fearfully about how our lives | |1 DVD | |

| | |may be contradicting our message. See how | |2 Participant Guides | |

| | |to be come more Christian in how we live our| | | |

| | |lives. | | | |

|The Apostles’ Creed |Adam Hamilton |You will find some powerful answers to what |6 Sessions |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |we believe in the historical Apostles’ | |8 Books | |

|What Christians Believe and | |Creed. Hamilton explores what Christian’s | |5 Leader Guides | |

|Why | |believe and why. | | | |

|Christianity’s Family Tree |Adam Hamilton |Hamilton, respectfully, examines the |8 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |traditions of eight mainline Christian | |5 Leader | |

|What Other Christians Believe | |denominations. He gives a brief history, | |Guides | |

|and Why | |outlines major beliefs, and describes things| |1 Pastor Guide | |

| | |we can learn to strengthen our own Christian| |7 Books | |

| | |faith. | | | |

|Confronting the Controversies|Adam Hamilton |Hamilton explores controversial and divisive|7 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |issues such as the death penalty, abortion, | |8 Books | |

|Biblical Perspectives On Tough| |and homosexuality. He guides Christians to | |1 Pastor Guide | |

|Issues | |look at these issues from a Biblical | |2 Leader | |

| | |perspective and to maintain respect for | |Guides | |

| | |person’s on both sides of the issue. | | | |

|Enough: |Adam Hamilton |Money, wisely used, helps us meet our goals,|7 Chapters |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |provide for our needs and fulfill our life | |1 Leader’s guide | |

|Discovering Joy Through | |purpose. Enough is an invitation to | |1 Book | |

|Simplicity and Generosity | |rediscover the Bible’s wisdom on prudent | | | |

| | |financial practices and how to achieve | | | |

| | |contentment and simplicity in our lives. | | | |

|Half Truths |Adam Hamilton |Join Adam Hamilton in his search for the |5 Sessions |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |whole truth by comparing some common | |4 Books | |

|God Helps Those Who Help | |Christian sayings with the wisdom found in | |3 Leader Guides | |

|Themselves And Other Things | |Scripture | | | |

|The Bible Doesn’t Say | | | | | |

|Revival |Adam Hamilton |John Wesley’s message and his faith continue|6 Chapters |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |to speak to 21st-century Christians = | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |calling for a revival of our hearts and | |1 Book | |

| | |souls so that our world might be changed. | | | |

|Forgiveness: Finding Peace |Adam Hamilton |Hamilton equates our need to forgive and be |4 Chapters (each |1 DVDs |Video Series |

|Through Letting Go | |forgiven with carrying a backpack filled |chapter could take 2 |1 Book | |

| | |with rocks. Over time, the tiny pebbles and |weeks to discuss in |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |giant boulders weigh us down and break more |Sunday School) | | |

| | |than our spirit. He walks readers through | | | |

| | |the challengers that come with learning to | | | |

| | |forgive and to ask for forgiveness. | | | |

|Seeing Gray in a World of |Adam Hamilton |In his book, Hamilton emphasizes the |5 Sessions |2 DVDs with Leader |Video Series |

|Black and White | |importance of taking the best components of | |Guide | |

| | |fundamentalism and liberalism combining a | |1 Books (23 | |

| | |love of scripture and a desire to follow | |chapters) | |

| | |Jesus is the best way to “see gray” in a | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |world of black and white. | | | |

|The Call |Adam Hamilton |Paul travelled thousands of miles by sea and|6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |by land, to be beaten, imprisoned, and | |3 Books | |

|The Life and Message of The | |ultimately beheaded for his faith. This was| |2 Leader Guides | |

|Apostle Paul | |his call – a call to turn the world upside | |1 Large Print Edition| |

| | |down. | | | |

|The Way: Walking in the |Adam Hamilton |While in the Holy Land, Hamilton explores |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Footsteps of Jesus | |the life of Jesus. You will be taken to the | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |Jordan River where He was baptized and the | |1 Book | |

| | |wilderness where He was tempted. At the | |1 40-Days of | |

| | |ruins of ancient Capernaum, you’ll see where| |Reflection | |

| | |Jesus healed the sick and ascend the | | | |

| | |mountain where He gave his most famous | | | |

| | |sermon. Move across the sea of Galilee where| | | |

| | |he calmed the wind and waves. Lastly, go to | | | |

| | |Jerusalem where Jesus spent his final days. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|When Christians Get It Wrong |Adam Hamilton |Hamilton brings an understanding of the |6 Lessons |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |issues that deter people from Christianity | |4 Books | |

| | |while helping Christians live a more | |2 Participant Guides | |

| | |compelling faith. Topics: When Christians | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |are Unchristian, Science & Politics, Other | | | |

| | |Religions, When Bad Things Happen, | | | |

| | |Homosexuality and When Christians Get it | | | |

| | |Right. | | | |

|Why? |Adam Hamilton |Christians often struggle with finding the |4 Sessions |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |right answers when bad things happen. | |3 Leader Guides | |

|Making Sense of God’s Will | |Hamilton helps us make sense of God’s will | |8 Books | |

| | |in this thoughtful book. He offers us | | | |

| | |wisdom and guidance in these four chapters: | | | |

| | |Why Do the Innocent Suffer? Why Do My | | | |

| | |Prayers Go Unanswered? Why Can’t I see | | | |

| | |God’s Will for My Life? And Why God’s Love | | | |

| | |Prevails. | | | |

|Loved By God |Liz Curtis Higgs |This 6 week DVD series will help women with |6 Week |1 DVD Set |Video Series |

| | |their struggle between your way and God's | |6 DVDs | |

|Trusting His Promises & | |way. | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Experiencing His Blessings | | | |1 Workbook | |

|The Bible |Bob Hostetler |Based on the TV miniseries, The Bible, you |5 weeks |1 DVD |Video Series |

|30-Day Experience | |will experience a better understanding and | |1 Daily Guidebook | |

| | |gain more knowledge of God’s word and love | | | |

| | |for you. | | | |

|Becoming a Contagious |Bill Hybels & |This landmark book presents a blueprint for |8 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Christian |Mark Mittleberg |starting a spiritual epidemic of hope and | |1 Book | |

| | |enthusiasm for spreading the gospel. | |5 Participant Guides | |

| | | | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Just Walk Across the Room |Bill Hybels |A four week experience designed to equip and|4 Week Session |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |inspire your entire church to participate in| |1 Book | |

|Simple Steps Pointing People | |that same pattern of grace-giving by taking | |1 Leader Guide | |

|to Faith | |a simple walk of inclusiveness to people who| | | |

| | |might need to touch the love of God. | | | |

|Three Simple Rules |Bishop Rueben P. Job |-Do No Harm |6 Week Study |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |-Do Good | |4 Books | |

|A Wesleyan Way of Living | |-Stay in Love with God | |2 Leader Guides | |

|The Wesleyan Way |Scott J. Jones |Jones has captured the spirit of Wesleyan |8 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |movement by drawing on Scripture and | |5 Leader | |

|A Faith That Matters | |Christian tradition and shows what it means | |Guides | |

| | |to follow Christ. | |9 Participant Guides | |

|Ask |Scott J. Jones |This is an eight-week study focusing on 8 |8 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| |Arthur D. Jones |questions on faith that a group of young | |2 Books | |

|Faith Questions in a Skeptical| |pastors came together to discuss and | |2 Leader Guides | |

|Age | |explore. | | | |

|Gospel in Life – |Timothy Keller |Eight sessions of how to live your life – |8 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

|Grace Changes Everything | |first in your heart, then community, and | |2 Study Guides | |

| | |then in the world. | | | |

|The Prodigal God |Timothy Keller |Learn about each character in The Parable of|6 Sessions |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |the Prodigal Son, the irreligious younger | |5 Discussion Guides | |

| | |son, the moralistic elder son, and the | |6 Books | |

| | |father who lavishes his life on both. | | | |

|Deepening Life Together |Life Together Series |Deepening Life Together is an innovative |8 DVDs – 52 sessions |8 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |approach to group Bible study that |(see description for |8 Study Guides | |

| | |seamlessly integrates the ancient truth of |each DVD’s number of | | |

| | |God’s World with a modern DVD format and the|sessions) | | |

| | |five purposes outlined in The Purpose Driven| | | |

| | |Life by Rick Warren. | | | |

|3:16 |Max Lucado |John 3:16 begins with God, ends with life, |6 Weeks |3 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |and urges us to do the same. If you know | |2 Workbooks | |

| | |nothing of the Bible, start here. If you | |1 Study Guide | |

| | |know everything in the Bible return here. | |including leader | |

| | |The heart of the human problem is the heart | |guide | |

| | |of the human, and God’s treatment is | | | |

| | |prescribed in John 3:16. | | | |

|Before Amen |Max Lucado |Lucado reveals how to connect with God each |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |day through 5 simple short sentences: | |5 Study Guides | |

|The Power of a Simple Prayer | |“Father, you are good. I need help. They | | | |

| | |need help. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, | | | |

| | |amen.” Your prayer life can bring you peace| | | |

| | |and rest. | | | |

|Fearless |Max Lucado |Can you imagine your life without fear? |6 Sessions |2 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |Lucado addresses questions such as layoffs | |4 Discussion Guides | |

| | |at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups| |5 Books | |

| | |in the | |2 Leader Guides | |

| | |Middle East and global warming and takes an | | | |

| | |honest and hopeful look at what can happen | | | |

| | |when fear meets faith. | | | |

|Grace |Max Lucado |Lucado asks – have you been changed by |7 Sessions |1 Book |Video Series |

| | |grace?, shaped by grace?, strengthened by | |1 Leader | |

|More Than We Deserve | |grace?, emboldened by grace?, softened by | |Guide | |

|Greater Than we Imagine | |grace?. Grace is the voice that calls us to| |1 DVD | |

| | |change and then gives us the power to do it.| | | |

|It’s Not About Me |Max Lucado |We thought self-celebration would make us |14 Chapters – |3 Books |Video Series |

| | |happy… |2 Parts |1 DVD | |

|Rescue from the Life We | |But believing that has created chaos in our | |1 Study Guide | |

|Thought Would Make Us Happy | |lives. Lucado says we need to shift to a | | | |

| | |God-centered life. | | | |

|Wide Awake |Erwin Raphael McManus |A challenge to inspire us to live our lives |5 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |to the fullest. “The future is not waiting | | | |

| | |for us. It is waiting within us.” | | | |

|Bonhoeffer |Eric Metaxas |Metaxas’ video and study guide will help |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |you discover the major themes of | |1 Study Guide | |

|The Life and Writings of |With |Bonhoeffer’s writing and speaking and how he| | | |

|Dietrich Bonhoeffer |Christine M. Anderson |not only helped transform an entire faith | | | |

| | |community in Germany during WW ll, but how | | | |

| | |his beliefs continue to impact the Christian| | | |

| | |faith of people throughout the world today. | | | |

|Free Market Jesus: |Donald Miller |The average American encounters more than |2 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Has Jesus Become a Product? | |3.000 advertisements each day. The formula | | | |

| | |for most ads is: | | | |

| | |You are not happy. | | | |

| | |You will be happy if your purchase this | | | |

| | |product. | | | |

| | |In Free Market Jesus, Miller illustrates how| | | |

| | |culture always serves as a lens for our | | | |

| | |understanding of Christianity and why | | | |

| | |scripture is still relevant in our modern | | | |

| | |culture. | | | |

|How God Takes Our Little and |James W. Moore |Each session lifts up and uses core terms |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Makes it Much | |and life application topics taken from the | |1 Book | |

| | |Wesley Study Bible to help you grow as a | | | |

| | |faithful follower of Jesus as you practice | | | |

| | |your faith in everyday life. | | | |

|God is Closer Than You Think |John Ortberg |Discerning God can be a lot like finding |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |Waldo. He’s in every picture, but you’ve | |1 Leader | |

| | |got to train yourself to spot him amid the | |Guide | |

| | |clutter. | |5 Participant Guides | |

|The Life You’ve Always Wanted |John Ortberg |Cultivate new intimacy and confidence in |6 Sessions |3 Books |Video Series |

| | |prayer. Discover the freedom of secrecy. | |3 DVDs | |

| | |Taste the benefits of slowing life’s frantic| |3 Leader Guides | |

| | |pace. Learn how to be guided by the Holy | |4 Participant | |

| | |Spirit. | |Guides | |

|The Me I Want to Be |John Ortberg |Becoming God’s best version of you is both |5 Sessions |3 DVD |Video Series |

| | |God’s desire and the greatest task of your | |3 Books | |

| | |life. Your life is God’s project, not | |2 Participant Guides | |

| | |yours. This study is a powerful way to move| | | |

| | |toward becoming the unique fully alive | | | |

| | |flourishing people God intended. | | | |

|Soul Keeping |John Ortberg |Ortberg takes you on an exploration of the |6 Sessions |14 DVDs |Video Series |

| | |soul from the perspective of someone who has| |4 Books | |

|Caring for the Most Important | |struggled to understand and care for his own| |23 Study Guides | |

|Part of You | |soul. You receive messages and help from | | | |

| | |professor of the soul Dallas Willard. | | | |

|A Man Called Peter |Featuring Richard Todd and|A compelling story of a Scottish minister | |DVD |Video Series |

| |Jean Peters |Peter Marshall, who traveled to Washington, | | | |

|The True Story of How One | |D.C. and became the minister of the Church | | | |

|Man’s Faith Uplifted a Nation | |of the Presidents. He became known for his | | | |

| | |wisdom and sincerity through his sermons. | | | |

| | |He became chaplain of the Senate and a | | | |

| | |greatly respected man. | | | |

|Storytellers: The Life of |Chris Seay |These brief video illustrations communicate |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Noah | |the Bible to a 21st Century audience through| |Printable Lesson | |

| | |the life of Noah. | |Plans Included on DVD| |

| | | | | | |

|Change the World: Recovering |Mike Slaughter |Church is a verb. By linking bible study to|6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|the Message and Mission of | |global mission and local service projects, | |1 Books | |

|Jesus | |this resource enables congregations to | |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |discuss and act on the imperatives of | |1 Study Guide | |

| | |Scripture: Follow, Welcome, Feed, Heal, | | | |

| | |Rescue, Go. | | | |

| | | | | | |

|24/6 |Matthew Sleeth, MD |In his 4-session video study, Sleeth lays |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |out a plan for living a healthier, happier | |1 Discussion Guide | |

|A Prescription for a | |more God-centered life by simply and | |3 Books | |

|healthier, happier life | |faithfully honoring the Sabbath. | | | |

|Ask It |Andy Stanley |Stanley identifies the one question that |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |makes it easy to determine the answer to all| |1 Book | |

|Questions That Will | |other questions. | | | |

|Revolutionize How You Make | | | | | |

|Decisions | | | | | |

|Community |Andy Stanley |In this video-based study you will explore |8 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |how to build a deep relationship with the | |12 Conversation | |

|Starting Well in Your Small | |people in your small group. | |Guides | |

|Group | | | |1 Leader Guide | |

|Discovering God’s Will – How |Andy Stanley |Stanley takes us through important steps of |8 Sessions |2 Books |Video Series |

|do you know when you are | |the decision-making process to help us | |3 DVDs with | |

|heading in the right direction| |discover the personal vision God has for us.| |discussion questions.| |

| | | | | | |

| | | | |1 Study Guide | |

|It Came From Within! |Andy Stanley |This book is a wake-up call for those of us |5 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |who would rather blame others than look in | |1 Book | |

|The Shocking Truth Of What | |the mirror. Stanley shows us how to | | | |

|Lurks in the Heart | |overcome the “monsters” we fight to get | | | |

| | |control of ourselves. | | | |

|Faith, Hope & Luck |Andy Stanley |This study will spark individual reflection |5 Sessions |3 Books |Video Series |

| | |and small group discussion on the nature and| |1 DVD | |

| | |importance of faith in everyday life. You | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |will learn the difference between faith and | | | |

| | |hope; you’ll be presented with an accurate | | | |

| | |biblical definition of faith and how to | | | |

| | |trust God in every situation. | | | |

|What Makes You Happy |Andy Stanley |For Many, happiness is measured in moments. |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |Experiences. It's elusive. Unsustainable. | |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |What Makes You Happy? Stanley explores the | |With Session Plans | |

| | |three things all happy people have in | | | |

| | |common. | | | |

|The Life of Nehemiah |Storytellers series with |These brief video illustrations communicate |4 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| |Marcus Goodloe |the Bible to a 21st Century audience through| |Printable Lesson | |

| | |the life of Nehemiah. | |Plans Included | |

|Made To Crave |Lysa Terkeurst |This six-week session video study uncovers |6 Sessions |1DVD |Video Series |

| | |the missing link between a woman's desire to| |2 Books | |

|Satisfying Your Deepest Desire| |be healthy and the spiritual empowerment to | |2 Participant Guides | |

|With God, Not Food | |make it happen. | | | |

|Faces of Faith |Desmond Tutu |These remarkable interviews feature Desmond |3 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| |Parker Palmer |tutu, Parker Palmer, and Adele Gonzales – | | | |

| |Adele Gonzales |these twentieth century giants of faith, | | | |

| | |discussing their hopes and beliefs in a | | | |

| | |relaxed, informal setting. Topics include | | | |

| | |life goals and accomplishments, the meaning | | | |

| | |of prayer, the problem of evil, and the role| | | |

| | |of faith in daily living. | | | |

|Faith lessons: On the Life & |Ray Vander Laan |A video tour of the buried, distant, or |8 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

|Ministry of the Messiah | |otherwise forgotten places where the stories| |1 Study Guide | |

| | |of the Bible actually happened. From the | | | |

| | |cultural prospective, long-held western | | | |

| | |assumptions about scripture passages are | | | |

| | |challenged. | | | |

|Faith Lessons: On The Early |Ray Vander Laan |A video tour that teaches how the insights |5 Sessions |2 VHS Tapes |Video Series |

|Church – Conquering The Gates | |into the history of the scriptures is | | | |

|of Hell | |significant for modern believers. | | | |

|What Makes You Happy |Andy Stanley |Stanley explores the three things all happy |6 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |people have in common. Then he explains how| |1 Participant Guide | |

| | |these three things can be realities for you.| | | |

|Christian |Andy Stanley |In Christian you will learn: |8 Sessions |1 DVD |Video Series |

| | |.What On word should be descriptive of every| |Participant Guide | |

|It’s Not What You Think | |Christian | | | |

| | |.How Jesus followers should treat those who | | | |

| | |are outside the faith | | | |

| | |.Why people love Jesus but can’t stand his | | | |

| | |followers | | | |

|A Charge to Keep: An |Will Willimon |This video can be used to introduce the |1 Session |1 VHS Tape |Video Series |

|Introduction to The United | |Church to new members by the four main | |1 Outline Guide | |

|Methodist Church | |elements of United Methodism: fellowship, | | | |

| | |worship, Christian education and outreach. | | | |

|On the Road with Jesus: |Ben Witherington, III |Travel to the Holy Land with Witherington |4 Sessions |2 Books |Video Series |

| | |and experience the birth and ministry of | |2 Leader Guides | |

|Birth and Ministry | |Jesus and learn about the places and early | |2 DVDs | |

| | |life where Jesus walked and worked. | | | |

|On the Road with Jesus: |Ben Witherington, III |Travel to the Holy Land with New Testament |4 Sessions |1 Book |Video Series |

| | |scholar Ben Witherington and experience the | |1 DVD | |

|Teaching and Healing | |teaching and healing of Jesus. Relax as Dr.| |1 Leader Guide | |

| | |Witherington takes you to the places where | | | |

| | |Jesus walked and ministered. | | | |

|When Your Parent Needs You |Featuring: Beth Witrogen |Caring for an aging parent is an |5 Sessions- |DVD |Video Series |

| |McLeod – |all-encompassing experience that affects |35 minutes |Support Guide | |

|A Guide to Positive Growth |Pulitzer-nominated author |every aspect of our lives. When Your Parent| | | |

|When Caring for Aging Parents |and speaker and Avrene L. |Needs You focuses on the positive aspects of| | | |

| |Brandt, Ph.D. clinical |caregiving and on what caregivers can obtain| | | |

| |psychologist |from their experience. | | | |

|World Religions |

|Beginnings of Judaism |Professor Isaiah M. Gafni |Roots and teachings of Judaism. |12 Lectures |1 DVD Set |World Religions |

| | | | | | |

| |The Hebrew University of | | | | |

| |Jerusalem | | | | |

|World Religions |Lewis M. Hopfe |History, doctrines, and practices of |13 Lessons |1 Book |World Religions |

| | |Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism with | | | |

| | |cross references to Christianity. | | | |

|Christianity and World |Adam Hamilton |In this book, Hamilton examines Christianity|6 Sessions |3 DVDs |World Religions |

|Religions | |and four major world religions: Hinduism, | |3 Books | |

| | |Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism. This study | |3 Leader Guides | |

| | |will leave the participant with even | | | |

| | |stronger convictions and the truth and power| | | |

| | |of the Christian Gospel. | | | |

|The Nine Questions People Ask |Dennis Prager |Find out more about the nature of Judaism, |9 Sessions |3 Books |World Religions |

|About Judaism |Joseph Telushkin |the oldest living religion. | | | |

|So What's the Difference? |Fritz Ridenour |How does orthodox biblical Christianity |12 Chapters |2 Books |World Religions |

| | |differ from other faiths?. | | | |

|A Look at 20 Worldviews, | | | | | |

|Faiths and Religions and How | | | | | |

|They Compare to Christianity | | | | | |

|God is One: |R. Marston Speight |Over one- fifth of the world’s population is|6 Sessions |2 Books |World Religions |

| | |Muslim. We know very little about them or | | | |

|The Way of Islam | |their faith. Speight spent years as a | | | |

| | |missionary living with Muslims and confronts| | | |

| | |barriers to a better understanding. | | | |

|Paul And Me |Karim Shamsi-Basha |This is a moving, personal story of the |10 Chapters |1 Book |World Religions |

| | |sometimes winding, often messy road of grace| | | |

|A Journey to and from the | |tread by those blessed souls who find the | | | |

|Damascus Road | |glory of God in the face of Jesus the | | | |

| | |Messiah. | | | |

|From Islam to Christ | | | | | |

|What Do Other Faiths Believe |Paul Stroble |The chapters included in Stroble’s book are:|7 Sessions |11 Books |World Religions |

|A Study of Five World | |1. Understanding Other Faiths | | | |

|Religions | |2. The Lord is One (Judaism) | | | |

| | |3. No God but God (Islam) | | | |

| | |4. Different Streams Toward One River | | | |

| | |(Hinduism) | | | |

| | |5. The Path to Freedom | | | |

| | |6. Knowing One God (Sikhism and Baha’i) | | | |

| | |7. Putting it All Together) | | | |

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| | | | | | |

|Young Adults |

|Faith Matters For Young Adults|Various Authors |The thirteen sessions in Living the Faith |13 Sessions |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |offer lively, thought-provoking topics about| | | |

|Living the Faith | |ways to live the Christian faith in everyday| | | |

| | |life | | | |

|Faith Matters For Young Adults|Various Authors |Thirteen sessions of thought-provoking |13 Sessions |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |topics related to the basic beliefs of | | | |

|Discovering the Faith | |Christian faith. | | | |

|Push It! |Bible Quest Authors |Push it invites young adults to ask critical|14 Chapters |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |questions and connect it with their lives. | | | |

|Volume One | | | | | |

|Push It ! |Bible Quest Authors |This volume is designed to challenge young |14 Chapters |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |adults to explore the Bible and helps them | | | |

|Volume Three | |to learn how to use their spiritual gifts. | | | |

|Forward in Faith |Steven B. Borst |20-Something series is a unique Bible study |20 Sessions |1 Book of |Young Adults |

| | |designed specifically for adults in their | |Single-Session | |

|Church; Family; Relationships;| |20’s and 30’s. This series is | |Studies | |

|Work; Sexuality | |discussion-style format to help young adults| | | |

| | |find answers to spiritual and moral | | | |

|Book 1 | |questions. | | | |

|Community |David M. Easterling and |In this study you will gain a sense of |7 Sessions |1 Book |Young Adults |

| |Robert Warren |support and roots; to find examples and | | | |

|Living Faithfully With Others | |Scriptures that delve into intimacy, work, | | | |

| | |and family relationships. | | | |

|Forward in Faith |Ryan Ermeling, |This study deals with issues from work and |20 Sessions |Single-Session |Young Adults |

|Finances; Social Issues; |Brenda Hill, |family life to spirituality and sexual | |Studies | |

|Education; Faith Relationship;|Kristi Kinuski, |relationships. | | | |

|My Life |And Joy Mason | | | | |

| | | | | | |

|Book 2 | | | | | |

|Grace |Clifton F. Guthrie |This study explores God’s love for us and |7 Sessions |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |how “it isn’t something we earn, but | | | |

|Being Loved, Loving God | |something that is”; how that love leads us | | | |

| | |into relationship with God and others. | | | |

|Faith |Clifton F. Guthrie |You may have faith, but also realize that it|7 Sessions |4 Books |Young Adults |

| | |can mean many things - Is it belief or trust| | | |

|Living a Spiritual Life | |or waiting or moral behavior or all those | | | |

| | |things? This study will help you examine | | | |

| | |your faith and grow as a Christian. | | | |

|Balance |Tracey L. Henderson |This study will help sort through various |7 Sessions |11 Books |Young Adults |

| | |claims on your life and help put your | | | |

|Living With Life’s Demands | |priorities into a healthy and manageable | | | |

| | |perspective. | | | |

|Exodus |Barbara K. Mittman |Learn how God is in the midst of your |7 Sessions |2 Books |Young Adults |

| | |transitions no matter what you are | | | |

|Leaving Behind, Moving On | |experiencing. | | | |

|Love |Barbara K. Mittman |Love will guide you into the biblical |7 Sessions |2 Books |Young Adults |

| | |understanding of love and help you explore | | | |

|Opening Your Heart to God and | |many facets of love, and love gone wrong | | | |

|Others | |with God, family, friends and your partner. | | | |

|Covenant |David Otto |Covenant engages you in a study session that|7 Sessions |2 Books |Young Adults |

| | |explains a variety of covenants, what | | | |

|Making Commitments That Count | |happens when covenants are broken, how to | | | |

| | |have a faithful covenant to care of others | | | |

| | |and for the earth, and what it means to have| | | |

| | |a sacred covenant with God. | | | |

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|Abundance |John W. Peterson |This book will guide you into the biblical |7 Sessions |1 Book |Young Adults |

| | |understanding of abundant life and help you | | | |

|Living Responsibly With God’s | |sort out many of the faithful and practical | | | |

|Gifts | |issues that come together in a life of | | | |

| | |abundance. | | | |

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