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Email the information to Maryalice at secretary walkersvilleumc. Contact me if you have any questions or comments. Director of Youth Ministries. Walkersville United Methodist Church.
We are requesting that each Sunday, our families bring in non-perishable food items cereal, soup, etc. This summer, the Food Bank is in need of peanut butter, spaghetti sauce and toilet paper. Egg cartons are needed to re-package bulk eggs for the families. All donations will be brought up to the altar and blessed prior to being delivered to the Glade Valley Food Bank. Come be a part of something really cool. We are in need of helpers for Sunday School. We have great children here at WUMC, so come over and join us. Sunday School is ongoing, See ya there!
During the months of December and January, we are collecting for the. Rescue Mission-Gently used coats and other clothing items. Alan Linton Shelter-The Shelter has sent out a plea for help for these items: A second coordinator is needed to order altar flower requests every other month. We also order and arrange the Poinsettias and Lilies for the holidays. Contact Kim Slawter kimlynnann comcast. You don't have to come to the church to pray. Pray for these folks in your own sanctuary as necessary. Thank you and God bless! Wouldn't you want some to pray for you?
The job consists of arriving about 20 minutes early to start the coffee and 'prep' the snacks and then leaving the service just before the final benediction to set the coffee and snacks out. This prayer book designed for teens draws from The Book of Common Prayer, prayers written by well-known Episcopalians, and ancient prayers rooted in the Bible. New, original, and relevant prayers are also offered, some by teens themselves, as well as their youth leaders. Originally released in , this page collection of prayers for youth written by Catholic high school students has been expanded.
Other features include a four-page introduction that suggests multiple ways to use the book, a one-page introduction for each season of the church year, Scripture index and topic index, plus more than prayers. Adult Bible Studies Used by more than , people weekly, this popular curriculum is based on the Uniform Series—which enables Christians across the country and around the world to study the same Scriptures and same topics on the same Sundays throughout the year.
We can all literally be on the same page. Adult Bible Studies presents information in a theologically sound manner. Ideal for a variety of settings, Adult Bible Studies lessons are Bible-based, Christ-focused, and United Methodist-approved curriculum for use in adult Sunday school classes, midweek Bible study, and small-group studies. For quarterly session titles and topics, plus ordering information, current event supplements, sample lessons, and more— Visit: The step-by-step lesson plans in this lesson commentary make teaching the Uniform Series easy.
Students will understand Scripture, relate Scripture to contemporary living, and be challenged to respond with positive actions. Includes a Faith in Action life application section. Lessons for a full year include analysis by leading scholars, four quarterly Bible background articles, a Teacher Helps article, and four quarterly maps or time lines—all of which help to turn faith into action. Available on annual subscription. Daily Bible Study This ongoing day-by-day Bible study resource is presented in quarterly segments of 13 weeks each. Bible-based, Christ-focused, and United Methodist-approved, this resource helps individuals develop the discipline of studying the Bible every day.
It supports the lessons in Adult Bible Studies. Follows Uniform Series Mature Years This unique and interesting resource tailored for seniors is both a large-print, leisure-reading magazine and a personal Bible study based on the Uniform Series, featuring: Adult Bible Studies Christian Life Series This adult Bible study series offers a comprehensive treatment of the Uniform Sunday School Lesson Series with verse-by-verse exposition, guidance for the superintendent, questions and topics for discussion, teacher helps, a chalkboard illustration, an article that relates the lesson to world missions, an in-depth study on the golden text, a feature that discusses the lesson in light of Jewish history, practical anecdotes that supplement the Bible study, stimulating editorials, questions for quarterly review, and daily Bible readings.
FALL WINTER —14 SPRING Weekly Scriptures studied worldwide Comprehensive set of teaching aids Daily Bible readings Published quarterly. SUMMER Based on the texts outlined in the International Uniform Bible Lessons series, Precepts for Living provides a full year of in-depth Bible studies for personal or classroom use with invaluable features: Each quarter contains 13 weeks of lessons, including verse-by-verse Bible exposition, discussion questions, and ready-to-use resources to enhance study.
Teachers will appreciate the ease with which they are able to produce quality lessons. Students will appreciate how easy the lessons are to understand. It provides 52 weeks of study in 1 volume and combines thorough Bible study with relevant examples and questions. Each lesson has 8 pages of easy-to-use helps, options, and ideas, plus supplemental web resources, making it great for lesson development and personal study.
Faith and Life Print curriculum can take more than a year to write, produce, and move into distribution. For ready-to-use lesson materials that connect faith to the news events and issues of today— you need the electronic delivery of FaithLink. The weekly FaithLink resource offers: Each issue contains four reproducible pages of background information and core Bible passages on the current topic, plus two pages of suggested group activities and discussion questions.
The work is already done for you. Enjoy home delivery of lessons that are completely prepared and ready to go. You are scheduled to lead Bible study in an hour, and have no idea what to talk about. Whatever it is, you want to discuss it with the group. But time is short. You need it now! The act of introducing a certain modifying element or quality to make something stronger or better. Infusion Downloadable Bible Studies Log on. More than studies to choose from! For more information on study content and ordering, visit: The 1 Choice for More Than 20 Years Disciple Bible studies have remained the number one choice for some of the most vibrant congregations in the world— transforming the lives of more than 2 million participants!
Transformational Benefits Disciple studies are designed to be transformational as well as informational. Participants and congregations who experience the benefits of Disciple will: This first Disciple Bible study serves as the basis for all other studies in the Disciple family that follow.
Now you can take Disciple to Sunday school and take Disciple home! Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study, shown above, in an individual setting. Participants use this companion resource, along with the study manual, for 34 weeks of personal study. In the Old Testament Prophets and the Letters of Paul, this week study examines the connection between memory and identity as the people of God.
Participants will find common themes, including calls to remember, calls to repent, calls for renewal, and calls for community. For additional information, call or visit Disciple. Worship plays a central role in the Book of Revelation. Through a special video, Under the Tree of Life, participants will have an interactive, sensory experience of the Book of Revelation as worship.
The Revelation video is intended to move Disciple participants beyond the usual understanding of the Book of Revelation. This week study offers a deeper examination of Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts, emphasizing the rhythm of coming to God and going for God…approaching all experiences of life as opportunities for faithful witness and service. Basic Resource Library A set of shared books used weekly by group members for study and research: In this week study of the Old Testament Writings, the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, James, Jude, and finally, Revelation, participants will see the entire process of living toward final completion of rest and reward.
A focus on the Psalms leads naturally to an emphasis on worship in this study. Widen Your Reach With Shorter Studies These life-changing courses are available for busy people who are unable to commit to longer studies. Focusing on smaller Bible sections, or single books of the Bible, enables you to offer shorter, segmented participation in these courses.
With more, shorter Disciple options offered more frequently, you can offer the transformational experiences of Disciple to more church members. Disciple short-term studies embody the same scholarship as the major Disciple foundational studies. Disciple short-term studies use the same activities as Disciple foundational studies: Over a week period, participants will examine the writings of ancient and modern Christian commentators and view video presentations by leading Bible scholars.
With the input of a diverse group of biblical scholars, teachers, and writers, these new comprehensive Bible studies offer a guide around those barriers, helping participants explore intellectual, emotional, and spiritual insights into themselves, their needs, and their relationship with God. Immersion Bible Studies follow the pattern of clearly understandable language found in the new Common English Bible. Each study is well suited for small groups or individuals.
The Bible From Scratch Series In this series, well-known educator Don Griggs has written two very accessible, easy-tounderstand overviews of the Bible for adults who have—or fear they have—little or no Bible knowledge. In these two survey volumes, one each for the Old and New Testaments, Griggs guides us through the Bible and introduces basic tools and skills for Bible study.
While these studies present basic themes, histories, personalities, and meanings of the Bible, Griggs expands the series with a set of volumes based on the individual books of the Old and New Testaments. These individual volumes offer the lay reader an opportunity to build on the foundation of the broad knowledge of the overview books. Westminster John Knox Press. Griggs and Earl S. Wright In this newly completed series, the widely respected pastor and New Testament scholar N. Wright walks everyday readers book by book through the New Testament. For small-group or personal study 9 sessions each For additional studies from N.
Wright, see page For Everyone Series The authors of this series have undertaken a tremendous task: Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts on how the text can be relevant to our lives today. Texts are explained in such a simple way that even the most challenging passages can be understood. A glossary is included at the back of each book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.
It is also a powerful resource for understanding and moving beyond conflict. There is no one way to talk with the Bible and no one way the Bible talks to us. Rather, there are a number of differing, sometimes contradictory ways in which we understand the Bible in conversation and as a dialogue partner.
Through studying Scripture, together and alone, we can become more sensitive and adept at listening to and understanding one another. Women of the Bible grew out of a desire to discover how some of the women who made a difference in the Bible can make a difference in our lives today. Join Pastor James A. Harnish as he takes a closer look at the stories of four extraordinary women in Scripture: Deborah, Abigail, Mary Magdalene, and the woman at the well.
Each title in the series consists of four studies on a common topic or theme. Converge can be used by small groups, classes, or individuals. Primary Scripture passages are included for ease of study, as are questions designed to encourage both personal reflection and group conversation. They had regular families, made their livelihoods in regular ways, and had typical and varied political leanings.
But they met Jesus, and started to live extraordinary lives. But the gospels show us differently. And it is because we recognize the sins of the disciples as our own that we can relate to them so closely. They are our common sins. NEW Who You Are in Christ Shane Raynor From childhood through adulthood, most of us spend a considerable amount of time and energy trying to figure out who we are and who we want to be.
This study takes a look at how our faith in Jesus radically changes who we are and our relationships with God, each other, and the world. This series incorporates the following approaches to Bible study:. Different levels of ease or challenge For small groups, Sunday school, or individual study 7 sessions per study.
Suitable for church leadership as well as laypeople, group or personal study, the questions at the end of each chapter aid in analysis and life application. These resources provide invaluable insight into the history, meaning, and context of virtually every book of the Bible. Suitable for any level of Bible study experience For small groups, Sunday school, or individual study 5—9 sessions per study.
Celebrate Bible Study Series Keith Loy In this study series, pastor Keith Loy walks you step-by-step through the lifetransforming teachings of Jesus, and the letters of Paul, with insights and practical guidance on applying the principles of faith to leadership, service, and daily life. He fearlessly preached the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom throughout the Greco-Roman world, even at the cost of his own freedom. Each study includes both weekly and daily study components.
Prisoner of Hope Paul: Soldier of Peace Paul: Messenger of Grace 6 sessions. Kerygma courses will transform and revitalize adult Bible study in your congregation. With Kerygma, participants and leaders will: Kerygma studies are for all learners from beginning to advanced. The success of the Kerygma approach is evident in enthusiastic classes that make the Bible relevant, promoting Christian growth through participant interaction.
Designed to give your congregation tools to create a small-group experience where people can ask questions about the Christian faith, explore their walk with God, and form or deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and Christian community. Planning kits include one each of: An Introduction to Christian Faith Along the Way. The Spiritual Life Habits of the Heart. Longing to Belong Around the Fire. LifeGuide In-Depth Bible Studies Deeper Look Series These Bible study guides provide solid biblical content and raise thought-provoking issues for individual or group benefits of discovery and growth.
As you delve into the cultural background of a passage, make connections across biblical books, and engage in a variety of application exercises, you will begin to see group Bible study in a whole new way. LifeGuide Bible Studies These studies feature the popular inductive study approach, including notes for leaders, and a workbook for groups or individuals. Approach and application questions help get you thinking or start group discussion and help you to act on what you have learned. Written in accessible language to accommodate those who have little or no experience in reading the Bible, each book in this series focuses on exploring the historical background of the biblical texts, while illustrating how these centuries-old writings still speak to us today.
Countryman brings his considerable biblical studies erudition as well as his skills as a popular writer and poet to bear on the Psalms. Readers will experience the Psalms in a fresh and exciting way. Experience the Bible as real books that keep you turning pages. This series will move your group into a new approach—experiencing the Bible together—as whole books.
Filled with discussion questions, helpful maps, and a leader guide. Each of the 24 volumes offered in this study series is a comprehensive verse-by-verse, book-by-book exploration of the Bible, using a 3-dimensional approach that guides students to ask three questions:. What were ancient customs, locations of places, and the meanings of words? These studies use the NIV translation. Teacher Books contain a verse-by-verse, in-depth look at the Scripture, including background material, with word studies and history of the biblical setting, plus answers to the questions that are asked in the Student Books, application of the Scripture to daily life situations, discussion suggestions, and practical tips and options for leaders.
Choose the books you want to study, in any order. Each volume features questions; information on the historical and cultural setting, the original language, and what the passage meant for its first readers; insight into possible life applications for individuals, congregations, and communities; and a daily personal Journey Plan for those interested in reading the whole Bible, verse by verse.
The Hobbit takes readers into a world unlike any other—yet so much seems familiar. As Bilbo journeys there and back again, glimpses of the spiritual are seen. This volume, written by internationally regarded Tolkien scholar, Devin Brown, is an approachable, witty, and highly entertaining book that offers fresh perspectives to fans of The Hobbit. Young adults 18—30 are searching for a church that demands their involvement, whether it is in mission, theology, or daily life.
They want a church that is relevant and offers a vision of the Divine.
Yearning places the church in context with consumerism, freedom of choice, war and terror, and the impact of technology now dominating the worldview of young adults. This 6-session video series guides you on an audacious journey of creating a world filled with peace by ending violence wherever we can. The DVD has more than 2 hours of testimonials, with visual art and music.
The Study Guide includes stories of reconciliation, grace, quotes, reflections, and questions for groups to discuss. Many believers in the church are more familiar with zombies in entertainment than with the amazing stories of new life recorded in the Bible. This book retells these stories in a unique style that will reach a new generation of readers and challenge them to come back from the spiritual dead. They want their reality and spirituality to merge.
Each Merge study is an independent 4-week guide for young adult reading and study groups. Montanez uses stories of simple life experiences to explore the way we experience the transformative process.
Readers will learn to appreciate how, when we are transformed, the world is transformed. Beginning Prayer John Killinger This timeless primer on prayer is a simple how-to book designed to answer basic questions beginners have about how to pray.
Killinger addresses topics such as the appropriate attitude for prayer, the best time to pray, the best place for prayer, various postures for prayer, and the mood required for prayer. He also introduces readers to 21 methods of praying. This series can be used as a resource for personal reflection as well as a small-group experience. Each DVD-based session begins with a video presentation by the author, lasting from 10—15 minutes, followed by filmed interaction with a small group.
Interfaith commentator Eboo Patel believes religion is a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division. Walter Brueggemann presents a compelling 6-session exploration of faith and develops the contemporary significance and relevance of the Old Testament prophets as uncredentialed purveyors of moral coherence in a world of power, money, and violence. This study surveys years of Western history, identifying the great upheavals that occur in Western culture and Christianity every years. The next is happening now.
What are the implications both culturally and spiritually? What are the key questions and issues?
And, perhaps most importantly, where are you, at this moment? Might you be an emergence Christian? What does salvation mean? What place does Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? In this faith-formation resource, participants enjoy the rare privilege of witnessing Marcus in dialogue with a small, diverse group of adults as they honestly, and sometimes painfully, confront the big questions and work together toward authentic answers. Adult Small-Group Studies A deeper study of Sunday sermons Jacob Armstrong authors three sets of small-group resources that allow church members to further study his Sunday sermon series.
Each flash drive of topical sermons will contain: Also included are printed versions of the sermons that Jacob delivered. Each devotional participant book is coordinated with sermons allowing church members to bring the sermon message home and provide additional insights and inspiration until the next Sunday. He has a heart for seeing people who feel disconnected from God find hope, healing, and wholeness in Christ. His most formative experiences have been mission opportunities in the U.
This series uses the common New Year mindset of starting new things, and couples that timely idea with what a life lived differently for Jesus would mean for a great year. Drawing upon the teachings of Christ from the Sermon on the Mount, this 4-week, topical sermon series is perfect for kicking off a new year—or anytime your church needs a fresh start. In a world that seems to run on money, greed, oil, and power, etc. How can we infuse this world-changing love into our community and world? The series gives real opportunities for people to serve God and love their neighbor, culminating with a possible churchwide day of service to the community.
Coordinates sermon and devotional content for Lent Encompasses the entire Bible story 7 weeks 40 days. Coordinates sermon and devotional content for post-Easter A comparison of Christian vs. Can you count on promises made by your best friend? It concludes with questions to challenge individuals or small groups. The discussion guide takes a more in-depth look at Unbroken, chapter by chapter. The book features modern-day stories, relevant questions for individual reflection or group discussion, plus suggestions for further study and activities. The discussion guide takes a more in-depth look at the book, chapter by chapter.
Many Bible characters are unnamed, yet their adventures reveal the kind of lasting impact that God intends each of us to have. Each chapter in Unnamed focuses on one unnamed hero. Using solid biblical insight, the book shows how God intends to fill our lives with significance and adventure. Includes questions to help individuals or small groups identify next steps.
Discussion guide sessions parallel a chapter from Unnamed, taking a more in-depth look. Book Participant Discussion Guide. The Conversation Kit features five 8- to minute DVD sessions; new interviews and stories from Hall and Moore; a Participant Guide with a biblical lesson and thought-provoking questions for personal reflection or group discussion. The issue of our identity underlies our struggles in life. Rather, who we are in Christ determines what we do. Mark Driscoll explores Christian identity in this in-depth study of Ephesians especially designed for students and women.
Also contains inspiring ideas for life application. Team Study Pack contains one each: Abandon self worth based on possessions and accomplishments, and turn instead to the eyes of God for definition. The campaign kit includes one each: Many Christians feel that something is missing from their relationship with God. D Series Studies The D Series provides basic, easy-to-apply small-group studies on five essential topics for spiritual growth. Each four-session study is Bible-based and follows the learning pattern of addressing head mind , heart emotions or affective reasoning , hands action , and habits spiritual practices.
Based on the book of the same name, this study helps participants gain a deeper understanding of prayer in order to more consistently practice it. The 4-session DVD combines teaching and creative elements. The kit includes one each: Baab A practical guide for Christian leaders on how to involve their congregations or small groups in six joyful spiritual practices— thankfulness, fasting, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, hospitality, and Sabbath keeping.
Your faith is not just a ticket to heaven—it is a matter of Joy. But what if we were meant to be nomads, always on the move, journeying with God? Holy Nomad is a motivational call for readers to live a radical, liberated life of faith and of absolute freedom and fulfillment. This book calls for readers to divest themselves from all the things that hold us back in order to go on this nomadic adventure. He was no backsliding Jew, but an observant Jew…. I believe how we see, name, and claim Jesus has everything to do with how we see, name, and claim each other.
Liz Canham conveys her love for the psalms in a way that will surely lure others to discover their beauty and power. The book equips readers to pray the psalms and start writing psalms for personal prayer and worship. Each chapter concludes with a psalm prayer, suggestion for reflection, and a prompt for writing an original psalm. From biblical times to today, humans have found meaning and significance in the actions and symbolism of birds.
The birds of Scripture, though admired, are largely unseen and under-appreciated. The author highlights 10 biblical birds—including the dove, quail, and birds of prey—and explores their significance in familiar and unfamiliar stories. This 4-week Bible study introduces Protestants to prayer beads as a tool for connecting with God. Participants will explore the history and art of using beads in prayer, discover ways to pray with beads, and learn how beads can help them deepen their faith, understand Christian beliefs, and listen to God.
This day resource offers a specific step for the reader to participate in each day, including solitude, hourly prayer, Scripture memory, journaling, Sabbath, giving, and serving others in community. Often, the good life is a busy, exhausted, driven, unhappy life. What if there was a different way to live—now, not when we get to heaven? Haas This groundbreaking resource speaks to a familiar condition today: The text by Haas guides readers through journaling questions and unpacks the video by well-known pastor Hudson that opens each chapter.
Himes Willpower is not enough. You need a Higher Power. Every recovering alcoholic or addict—regardless of length of sobriety—will reach a time when the only thing that stands between him or her and picking up a drink or drug will be a personal relationship with a Higher Power. This book is an invitation to explore and nurture that relationship. Reconnecting with the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power combines classic biblical teaching, spiritual formation, and contemporary step practice. This insightful and uplifting guide will comfort, support, and encourage you through whatever situation you must face.
There is hope, grace, and a future in every situation, especially those we did not cause. When the accumulation of possessions becomes our driving force, we will not thrive. Yet when we make a unique contribution to society, we will grow, both as individuals and as a community. Thrive offers practical principles for living that will guide you to fulfill the life God has planned for you.
Each four-session study is Bible-based and follows the learning pattern of addressing head mind , heart emotions or affective reasoning , hands action , and habits spiritual practices. NEW Who You Are in Christ Shane Raynor From childhood through adulthood, most of us spend a considerable amount of time and energy trying to figure out who we are and who we want to be. Resources are written in a way to help participants feel comfortable opening up when working together. Lessons include activities, games, drama, role-play, reproducibles, and music. Maul shares the insights he learned about sharing honestly with other men in a way that is authentic, brave, and energizing in this engaging and enlightening collection of essays. Join us on our journey!
Author Lisa Toney helps you celebrate your unique and God-given role and then encourages you to live life to the fullest. Life should not just happen to you. Thrive provides resources to shape your life for fulfillment and contribution to our planet. Hardwired is that book, that confidence, that accessible wisdom, and that language! Filled with humor, metaphor, and whimsy, Hardwired will empower the layperson to find God without a PhD.
A book that speaks to orphaned souls and those who have just felt that way: Though people may feel confused, lost, or abandoned, there is hope. This book offers useful and meaningful messages for the individual reader, pastors, families, church leaders, and small groups. Contemporary readers join the psalmists in seeking and finding the God of hope, comfort, strength, protection, and renewal.
Hudnut combines depth, grace, and practical faith to bring us one of the most moving devotionals of the decade. Using Scripture as a starting point, he creates engaging readings that bring faith near while carefully mining biblical principles to provide readers with tools for addressing everyday problems, helping them gain insight, and live lives of practical grace.
This best-selling and award-winning author takes you behind the scenes of favorite songs and hymns to show how the lyrics and music began. Through insider stories, artist bios, and inspiration from Scripture, he reflects on the biblical truths in these classics. Gives inspiration to curious music enthusiasts as well as those seeking devotional meditation. This interactive devotional begins each week with an inspiring, Scripturebased message and then provides Scripture readings and thoughts for each day of that week.
Over the course of the year, readers will build their gratitude muscles and strengthen their resolve to seek out the good that is so abundant in every life. Readers will be renewed with a deeper sense of hope as Sarah shares her own spiritual journey. Inspiring and equipping with Scripture, inspirational quotes, and journaling space, it challenges you to 52 weekly lessons on interacting with Scripture, overcoming prayer hurdles, learning to pray authentically, and more. Meet God in the margins. Engage in a divine conversation that transforms and guides. Let God shape your character from the living interaction on the pages of your Bible.
Writing in the Margins is a book about making connections on the pages of your Bible— and introduces a devotional and scriptural path of engagement that is life-changing. In this six-week in-depth Bible study, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman draws upon her best-selling book The Christ-Centered Woman to provide a completely updated and expanded guide for helping women to find balance at every age and stage of life.
Women will discover how being centered in the Savior can help us contemplate, sort, and prioritize our callings. Through it all, we come to experience Christ as Rock, Solace, and Guide and find him the calm center from which we can wisely navigate the responsibilities of our lives. The Participant Book includes space for writing answers and recording reflections. The Leader Kit includes the following components: Every name tells a story. When transforming lives, God often brings more than we bargained for: As you meet Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel, Peter, and the unnamed woman, you will discover that God wants to be just as intimately involved in your story, offering an identity that shines with the purpose for which you were created.
The DVD features six video teaching segments with Jessica. Boxed Kit contains one copy each: This study is the second title in the Faith and Fiction Bible study series, which uses Christian fiction as a backdrop for exploring biblical themes. The Participant Book features five guided studies per week and includes a plot summary, character sketches, insights from Scripture, excerpts from the novel, and questions with space for writing—so that reading the novel is not required.
The DVD contains six brief interviews with Barbara sharing insights, stories, and behind-the-pages details. In Healing Waters, the first study in the new Abingdon Women Faith and Fiction Bible study series, popular Christian fiction author Melody Carlson draws upon her trilogy The Inn at Shining Waters to invite participants on an exciting journey toward healing. Using the stories, themes, and characters of the novels as a backdrop, this eight-week study explores the need for forgiveness and mercy and the role that second chances and new beginnings play in healing both our spirits and our relationships.
The Participant Book includes five guided Bible studies per week, plot summaries, novel excerpts, and character sketches—so that reading the novels is not required. The DVD contains eight brief interviews with Melody sharing insights, stories, and behind-thepages details. Do you have a longing to know God more intimately? Do you desire a rock-solid faith to believe God for the challenges you are facing, regardless of how you may feel? Whether you are wrestling with questions or fears, struggling in your relationships, or facing a health, financial, or other crisis, these principles will enable you to trust God with your doubts, cease your wavering, and drive a spiritual stake of faith in the ground.
The Participant Book draws upon the powerful words of 2 Timothy 1: Five devotional readings are provided for each week. The interactive format includes space for responding to questions and recording personal reflections. The DVD provides six video segments with Babbie, featuring teaching and original music.
Do I really matter to God? The Participant Book provides five guided studies per week. The DVD features eight teaching video segments with Babbie, plus her original music. The Leader Kit contains one copy each: The Preview Book is pocket-sized and perfect for gift giving. Seven Promises for Every Woman Also available: Women often have a difficult time balancing the needs of others with the need to nurture themselves. Renewed offers women biblical and psychological permission to do self-care. How do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties?
Helps participants enter a new way of life that will restore a joyful heart. Kit includes Director Guide; Worship Leader Guide, 6 session leader guides, training and promotional DVD, easy-to-use graphics CD with reproducibles , samples of all the participant items journal, bracelet, service project, music CD, and tote bag , plus sample chapters of a follow-up Bible study and devotional.
We are often so stuck in invisible struggles in our hearts and minds, we barely have space for God. These deep struggles are familiar to every one of us: Until we recognize that we are stuck and in need of God, we will miss what God has for us. From drawing, journaling, or interacting with the homeless, women will have the opportunity to connect with each other and Scripture in deep and authentic ways. Walking Bible Studies Becca Stevens A series of short readings and meditations that can serve as your field guide to learning more about Scripture as you travel through nature and life.
Love, Peace, and Justice. Based on her best-selling book of the same name, Swope gives an encouraging message for any woman who wants to exchange her lack of self-confidence with lasting Godconfidence that will transform the way she thinks, feels, and lives. The minute DVD includes eight video chapter introductions by the author plus a promotional trailer and downloadable group material.
Now with the series relaunch, Sue has revised and updated six of her studies to be more inviting and accessible to readers and is offering a brand new study on Revelation. Scan the video QR code with a smart phone or visit the series website www.
With each lesson, with a group or by yourself, you will come to a deeper understanding of the truths of the Bible and develop a deeper intimacy with God. The Simply Relevant series makes it easy to introduce others to Jesus—and strengthen lifelong relationships with him. Easy to lead and do All the directions for the hostess are included throughout the study. Just show up and get involved. Women will close their time together by committing to apply what they discovered All the Scripture is included right next to the questions.
And women well-versed in Scripture will be renewed by the series, too. This 6-week series is great for 4 women, 50 women, or more! Each session lasts about 2 hours or less. Steadiness in God Singing in the Rain: Join us as we begin a 40 day Church Wide Study to find the answers to the most basic questions in life everyone faces: The best chance for people to take the necessary steps to maximize their financial resources is to study and apply home financial management information together as a group.
Professional Financial People will lead these group studies that will also include many free handouts to help you accomplish your financial goals. October — March Oct — Mar Collapse All Expand All. Oct 7 — Oct 8 all-day. World Communion Sunday Sunday, October 7 Starting at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and continuing around the world as the day goes on, Christians of many countries anddenominations will be sharing the loaf and the cup and reflecting on their oneness in Christ on Sunday, October 7.
Annual Turkey Dinner Adults: This can also be downloaded onto a windows 8 computer, at no cost. Join us on our journey! We will answer questions like: Do we know when? The timetable of last days. What Jesus says will happen. The terrible Day of the Lord. Beginning January 13, Sunday mornings at Join us for W. Friday, February 15, , from 6: Questions, see Becky Toth or Darcie Westbrook. Be watching for more details. Come see if you can keep up with them! Great Music and Snacks. No agenda, just fun! Sermon Series starts Jan. No matter where you are in your spiritual life, you can make shifts to help you continue to transform your life.