Community. It's a word we often hear, but what does it really mean? And why is it so important to your spiritual life? Because you can’t grow spiritually unless you’re connected relationally. God designed us that way. He wants to use other people to grow us and he wants to use us to grow other people.In this 8-session video-based study (DVD/digital video sold separately), specifically designed for launching new small groups well, you’ll explore how building deep relationships with ...

Their stories are not fairytales, their road was not easy, and their examples are not perfect. They lived in times and places quite different than ours. Yet they hold up a mirror to our souls that can help us better understand our own story. And in doing so, we find freedom to come to God as we are, with total transparency—honest and real.In this twelve-session small group journey (DVD/video streaming sold separately), taught by six acclaimed Bible teachers—includi...

This discussion guide will help you learn how to dialogue with those who share common doubts and objections to Christianity.In the video sessions (DVD/digital video sold separately), Timothy Keller and six panelists hold candid and unscripted discussions about the broad scope of people's discomforts with God, the Bible, and Christianity in general:Discussion 1: Is the Bible a myth? Has science disproved Christianity?Discussion 2: Is there on...

God created us to crave more of Him in our lives. . .but it's so easy to misplace that craving, overindulging in physical pleasures instead of lasting spiritual satisfaction. What would happen if you started listening to your cravings for your Creator?In this Participant's guide (designed for use with the Made to Crave DVD, sold separately), bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst with teach you how to identify your cravings and understand how they point you up ...

Discover your true identity in Christ.Many of us live for approval of others. The problem is that living for what people think of you is the quickest way to forget what God thinks of you.In this 5-session video study guide (DVD/digital video sold separately), pastor and author of Winning the War in Your Mind Craig Groeschel shows individuals and small groups how to abandon self-worth based on accomplishments and possessions, turning instead to God ...

In the beginning, God created Adam. Then he made Eve.And ever since we’ve been picking up the pieces.Loveology is a theology of love from God’s point of view.The five sessions start with God’s design for marriage and works backward, dealing with sexuality, romance, singleness, and what it means to be male and female. Pastor and writer John Mark Comer shares about what is right in male/female relationships—what God intended ...

Troubled by rampant injustice and inequality, many conscientious Christians advocate radical economic reforms. Distributism, a program that traces its popularity to Catholic writers Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton, promotes the widespread ownership of property by tempering the market with guilds or similar associations. Thomas Woods, drawing on a wealth of historical evidence and informed by Catholic social teaching and economic insight, argues that the distributist case is severely fla...

No matter what you believe, no matter how you behave, Jesus invites you to follow him.Lots of people think Christianity is all about doing what Jesus says. But what if doing what Jesus says isn’t what Jesus says to do at all? Jesus' invitation is an invitation to relationship, and it begins with a simple request: follow me.Religion says, "Change and you can join us." Jesus says, "Join us and you will change." There's a huge difference. Being a sinn...

Adult Christian Life contains Sunday school material for people ages 25 and older. The exposition of the Scripture, with life-centered insights, is preceded by an introduction to the lesson designed to help learners gain a greater understanding of the text under discussion relative to context, content, and meaning for life.

Explore how we are called to engaged with a sinful and broken culture that seeks to undermine God's desire for Shalom among all people.In this thirteenth volume of the series That The World May Know, take a tour through the land of the Bible to the places where God first gave his people their unique calling in the world, and discover how God is still passionately seeking the lost sheep of his flock.This discovery guide includes passages of Scriptur...

Discover how the passionate faith of God's people prepares the way for Jesus and his ultimate act of obedience and sacrifice at the cross.In this eleventh volume of the series That The World May Know, take a tour through the land of the Bible and be challenged in your life to live as John the Baptist and other followers of God did—by every word that comes from the mouth of God.This discovery guide includes passages of Scripture explored in the DVD ...

This Purpose-Driven resource helps small groups connect the central truths of Christianity with how group members actually live their lives. An integral part of Saddleback Church's discipleship program, Foundations now comes as a series of eleven small group DVDs and participant's guides taught by Tom Holladay and Kay Warren. Focus on the topic your group wishes to explore.