A bold new interactive small group experience with 4 DVDs and 6 follower's guides. In this small group study, Francis Chan takes on the weighty topic of the Trinity, distilling the reality of the natu...[More]

A bold new interactive small group experience with 4 DVDs and 6 follower's guides. In this small group study, Francis Chan takes on the weighty topic of the Trinity, distilling the reality of the nature of God into foundational truths in a way that will benefit everyone. This study is built around the first three short films in the BASIC film series (from the award-winning creators of the NOOMA film series). Features:

BASIC."Fear God" DVD
BASIC."Follow Jesus" DVD
BASIC."Holy Spirit "DVD
Six "Who Is God? Follower's Guides" for group study.
Resource DVD with video clips for churches, sermon outlines for pastors, video trailers, posters, flyers, a leader's guide, and more.

This dynamic DVD-driven resource is perfect for small groups seeking challenging, innovative, yet accessible materials to remind members that life is from God, for God, and through God. (North American video standard)[Less]

Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe--the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves us with a radical, uncondition...[More]

Overwhelmed by a Relentless God. It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe--the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it?
The Crazy Love Study Resource helps you and your small group to dive deeper into God's love. A companion to the best-selling Crazy Love book, by pastor Francis Chan, this 10-week study follows a day-in-the-life of Francis in the form of ten, 10-minute segments that correspond to each chapter of Crazy Love. These thought-provoking teachings are designed spark discussion, interaction, and practical application of the Crazy Love message with small groups, churches, youth groups, and individuals.
DVD includes:
* Ten teaching segments with questions for small group discussion.
* Printable Small Group Study Guide.
* Behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes[Less]

The Pursuit of Pleasure Is Not Optional. It Is Essential. In this DVD version of "Desiring God"—the classic description of Christian hedonism—John Piper explains how the supreme calling of ...[More]

The Pursuit of Pleasure Is Not Optional. It Is Essential. In this DVD version of "Desiring God"—the classic description of Christian hedonism—John Piper explains how the supreme calling of life is to "glorify God by enjoying Him forever."

Drawing upon Scripture after Scripture, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God and, in what may be surprising to some, how God is ready to pursue with all His might our pleasure in Him! The implications of this truth are discussed in regard to conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.

In ten, thirty-minute sessions, Piper reveals:
* Why God is so passionate about His glory
* Why our happiness depends on God’s pursuit of His glory
* That God actually commands us to pursue our happiness
* That sin is when we abandon God and pursue our happiness in lesser things
* How our love for God is revealed by our delight in Him, not our labors for Him
* How joy in God overflows in love to meet the needs of others
* How only joy in God can sustain us in times of profound suffering

Recorded in HD (with subtitles in English or Spanish), these video sessions are ideal for use in adult and youth Sunday school classes, small groups, retreats, classrooms, and families.[Less]

How do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?

The key, says b...[More]

How do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?

The key, says best-selling author Dallas Willard, is to focus not so much on individual actions and decisions as on building our personal relationship with our Creator. In this DVD you and your group can listen in as John Ortberg and Richard Foster dialogue with Dallas Willard on the themes of his beloved classic book, Hearing God. A small group discussion guide is also included, making it easy for group leaders to lead discussion after the video.

Read the book together, and then bring Ortberg, Foster and Willard to your next meeting. You might be surprised at what you hear when you really start listening to God in community.

A Word from Dallas
1. You Were Created for Intimate Friendship with God
2. What Hearing God Is Not
3. Trinitarian Fellowship
4. The Still Small Voice
5. Hearing God in the Context of the Kingdom of God
6. Hearing God as a Life

- Features John Ortberg and Richard Foster in dialogue with Dallas Willard and the themes of Hearing God
- Includes six 30-minute sessions
- Includes a group discussion guide
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The Living Faith DVD addresses the fundamentals of Christianity through ten different twenty-five-minute sessions. Each session opens with an eight- or nine-minute monologue teaching by Tom Wright, fo...[More]

The Living Faith DVD addresses the fundamentals of Christianity through ten different twenty-five-minute sessions. Each session opens with an eight- or nine-minute monologue teaching by Tom Wright, followed by dialogues with Joel Quie, pastor of Prairie Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Marilyn Sharpe, director of Christian parenting and intergenerational ministries at The Youth and Family Institute in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Each session on the DVD can be studied individually or in groups using the participant's guide, "Living Faith: A Guide to the Christian Life," which is an abridgment of "A Handbook of the Christian Faith" (out of print) by John Schwarz. For more information, also see the "Living Faith Leader's Guide."

Ten sessions of Living Faith:
1. The Story and Message of the Bible
2. The Hebrew Scriptures
3. The World, Life and Ministry of Jesus
4. The Gospel Testimonies to Jesus
5. Paul and the Outward Movement
6. A Brief History of Christianity
7. Christian Doctrines and Beliefs
8. Other Religions and Beliefs
9. Growing in and Sharing Christ
10. Living Christianly in the World[Less]

The first film in Erwin Raphael McManus’s highly creative series Signs, Earth explores the contrast between spiritual barrenness and God’s promise that He is doing a new thing for His creation.[More]

The first film in Erwin Raphael McManus’s highly creative series Signs, Earth explores the contrast between spiritual barrenness and God’s promise that He is doing a new thing for His creation.

A barren field. A stark landscape. As the poet Solomon said, “There is nothing new under the sun.” McManus once resonated with the loneliness of Solomon’s words. He wondered what good could come from the emptiness of the world. Then he looked more closely. He saw sprouts cracking dirt. He saw God breathing warmth into dust. And he saw earth transform from darkness to a source of life.

Created to be 10 to 15 minutes in length and rich in Scripture, story, and powerful imagery, Earth and its upcoming sequels-Fire, Wind, Wood and Water, all filmed in Hawaii-will change forever the way viewers see earth’s elements and the God who created them.

The first film in McManus’s highly creative series Signs, Earth explores the contrast between Solomon’s cries of despair and God’s promise that He is doing a new thing for His creation.[Less]

Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. The award-winning author and premier New Testament scholar tackles the idea of what happens after we die and shows how most C...[More]

Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. The award-winning author and premier New Testament scholar tackles the idea of what happens after we die and shows how most Christians get it wrong and the difference it makes. For years Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out Christians have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven.

Gain an exciting new vision for your life on earth in light of your future in heaven. Wonderful as is the promise of heaven, a glorious hereafter is just part of what salvation is about. What about today? Our lives here and now are of tremendous consequence, and what we believe about the future has a direct impact on how we live in the present. In six transforming, faith-inspiring sessions, premier biblical scholar N. T. Wright reveals the amazing full scope of what God's Word has to say about the world to come and the world that is. What is heaven really like? Is our main duty as Christians simply to help non-Christians get there? What hope does the gospel hold for this present life, and in what ways does God intend for us to experience that hope personally and spread its healing power to the world around us? Ideal for Bible studies, Sunday school classes, and groups large or small, Surprised by Hope will give participants a clearer vision both of the future and of God's kingdom at hand today.
1. Hope
2. Resurrection
3. Heaven
4. Second Coming
5. Salvation
6. Church
Designed for use with the Surprised by Hope Participant's Guide.[Less]

How to Live the Gospel and Restore the World . In this six-session video curriculum with participant’s guide, Gabe Lyons looks ahead over the next century to how Christians can and must adapt...[More]

How to Live the Gospel and Restore the World . In this six-session video curriculum with participant’s guide, Gabe Lyons looks ahead over the next century to how Christians can and must adapt to a new way of living their faith. Lyons cites current day models and examples of how Christianity’s best days might lie ahead as a new generation rediscovers their faith in this unprecedented new era in the West.

In the wake of the stunning findings his book unChristian shared with the world about younger generations' disenchantment with Christianity over the past few decades, Gabe Lyons became an active participant in most every discussion about the future of Christianity in the U.S. and the world.

The Next Christians, a six-session video curriculum with participant’s guide, takes into account recent efforts at Christian renewal, addressing the significant challenges that could undermine the viability of Christianity if the faithful do not employ a completely new outlook.

"Restorers," as Lyons calls them, approach culture with a different mentality than generations past. Informed by truth, yet seasoned with grace and love, these believers engage the world by drawing it to the sensibility and authenticity of the Christian life.
You can be one of these "next" Christians and change the negative perception of Christianity by living a life that is faithful to the Gospel, yet credible and coherent to your friends and neighbors.

"Gabe Lyons is one of the brightest young Christian leaders I've worked with and mentored. I've challenged his thinking; he has challenged mine--as he does again with his latest book, "The Next Christians." I recommend this book, which will give you great insight into the hopes and aspirations of the next generation of Christian leaders." --Chuck Colson, founder of "Prison Fellowship"

"Gabe Lyons leads an important group of younger Christians who are seeking to avoid both the triumphalism as well as the cultural withdrawal of former generations of believers. We all have a long way to go as we think out how Christ relates to culture in our day. --Tim Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City

"If I had to pick one leader for the next generation for Christians, it would be Gabe Lyons. If I had to pick one chapter from this book, it would be 'Relearning Restoration.' If I had to pick one sentence it would be this one: Christ didn't come only to save us ' from something. He wanted to save Christians to something.' Gabe Lyons gets it: restoration is the vision for the Next Christians, and I'm cheering them on." --Scot McKnight, New Testament scholar and author of "The Jesus Creed"[Less]

Five friends, connected by their strong faith, set out after graduation to make a difference in the world. Their ambitions are high, their passions are strong but will they have the courage to fulfill...[More]

Five friends, connected by their strong faith, set out after graduation to make a difference in the world. Their ambitions are high, their passions are strong but will they have the courage to fulfill their calling regardless of what comes their way. The sacrifice they are asked to pay may just be too high. Through Godly wisdom from an outside source, the group realizes that this is not their time after all, it's all His!
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