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  • The Message of 1 Timothy & Titus, By John Stott
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    The Message of 1 Timothy & Titus

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by John Stott

    In the letters to Timothy and Titus, as he nears the end of his life, Paul focuses on the idea of inheritance. The faithful, he writes, must guard and pass on the heritage of gospel truth for the next generation. Paul's clear commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" continues to challenge Christians in every era.

    In this revised Bible Speaks Today ...

  • 1 Timothy & Titus: Fighting the Good Fight, By John Stott
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    1 Timothy & Titus

    Fighting the Good Fight

    John Stott Bible Studies

    by John Stott
    With Lin Johnson

    Study Scripture with John Stott

    We live in a culture where the beliefs and preferences of the individual are given final authority. Paul's firm commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" stands against the current. His letters to Timothy and Titus call us to reestablish the core beliefs of Christianity and affirm our convictions about the gospel. ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: Do What You Have Heard, By Pete Sommer
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    1 & 2 Timothy and Titus

    Do What You Have Heard

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Pete Sommer

    Deteriorating values. Competing religions. Weakening morality. Do you feel sometimes that the world presents you with more problems than you can handle? Timothy and Titus faced all of these tough issues as young church leaders. But Paul encouraged them to put aside timidity and insecurity, and to find strength in Christ. As Pete Sommer guides you in this eleven-session LifeGuide® ...

    Number of Studies: 11

  • Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief, By Courtney Ellis
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    Looking Up

    A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief

    by Courtney Ellis
    Foreword by Kay Warren

    "Look at the birds"

    Through the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis found herself looking down in despair. Soon after, her beloved grandfather died unexpectedly.

    It was around this same time that Ellis took up watching birds. "Took up" might not be exactly right—as she puts it, "the switch flipped," and she’s been borderline obsessed with birds ...

  • The Message of James, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of James

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. Alec Motyer

    The apostle James addressed his readers directly and pointedly, using vivid images from ordinary life and attention-gripping statements. His letter reveals how a genuine faith is a tested faith, and how encountering difficulties is an essential part of the growth to Christian maturity.

    In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. Alec Motyer's rich exposition brings James's letter ...

  • Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, By Christopher J. H. Wright
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    Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament

    Knowing God Through the Old Testament Set

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    We cannot know Jesus without knowing his story. Today the debate over who Jesus is rages on. Has the Bible bound Christians to a narrow and mistaken notion of Jesus? Should we listen to other gospels, other sayings of Jesus, that enlarge and correct a mistaken story? Is the real Jesus entangled in a web of the church's Scripture, awaiting liberation from our childhood faith so he might speak to ...

  • Good and Evil, By Douglas Connelly
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    Good and Evil

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Douglas Connelly

    Though we are often hurt, shocked and angered by the evil in our world, it doesn't catch God off-guard. He cares about our suffering, he's with us in the midst of our tragedies and sin, and he can even bring good out of the worst circumstances. God doesn't give us all the answers about why we suffer, but these eight session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Douglas Connelly will help us trust ...

    Number of Studies: 8

  • Meeting the Spirit, By Douglas Connelly
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    Meeting the Spirit

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Douglas Connelly

    Who is the Holy Spirit? How does he change our lives? How does he work in the world? In ten sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study, Douglas Connelly helps you examine these and other critical questions. You will see that the Spirit of God is eager to work in your life to draw you closer to God. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions ...

    Number of Studies: 10

  • Bored with God: How Parents, Youth Leaders and Teachers Can Overcome Student Apathy, By Sean Dunn
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    Bored with God

    How Parents, Youth Leaders and Teachers Can Overcome Student Apathy

    by Sean Dunn

    You know that part of the Old Testament where the priest finds a suspicious sore on your arm and shaves a ring around it? A week later the priest takes another look to see if the skin has gotten better or if the sore has spread. If it's spreading, the priest knows you've got a big problem on your hands. Like most diseases, apathy surfaces in observable symptoms that are frustrating to its victims ...

  • Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations: Over 100 Christian Groups Clearly  Concisely Defined, Edited by Drew Blankman and Todd Augustine
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    Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations

    Over 100 Christian Groups Clearly Concisely Defined

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    Edited by Drew Blankman and Todd Augustine

    Of the making of many denominations there is no end, or so it seems in North America.

    Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Schwenkfelders--how do you keep track of them all? What are their differences? Are there similarities? Where do they each belong on the Christian family tree?

    Editors Drew Blankman and Todd Augustine have designed the Pocket Dictionary ...