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Connected for Life is for anyone who has been asked to lead a youth ministry program. Youth ministry leaders - both church workers and volunteers - will appreciate this comprehensive guide to developing, leading, and maintaining a thriving youth ministry program. This all-in-one handbook guides leaders in creating and maintaining a strong youth program. Drawing on the experience and expertise of numerous youth ministry professionals, this book serves as a comprehensive resource for everything from basic leadership development to creating a philosophy of ministry and more.

En forma muy compacta, el autor clarifica los temas que han frustrado a cristianos por muchos años. Schelske comienza su estudio analizando una de las preguntas que siempre ha intrigado al estudiante de la Biblia: ¿Fue Jesucristo -el primer misionero- enviado a establecer el reino de Dios, o vino, más bien, para fundar una iglesia? Sólo disponible en español.In a very compact way, the author clarifies the issues that have frustrated Christians for many years. Schelske begins his study by analyzing one of the questions that has always intrigued the student of the Bible: Was Jesus Christ - the first missionary - sent to establish the kingdom of God, or did he come, rather, to found a church? Only available in Spanish.

What is my calling in life?What vocation am I meant to have?Everyone struggles with these types of questions; trying to figure out exactly what God has planned. The good news is that God is already working in your life; no extra experience or skills required.Work through this eight-week women's Bible study with Catherine Duerr to see that even through your stumbles, failures, and questions, God is leading you down the path that He needs you to be on, even if that path isn't clear to you. See encouragments and guidance on every page and know that God's calling for you is important, no matter how small it might seem.This eight-week study for individuals or small groups includes daily lessons, filled with anecdotal stories to show you how God has been working in other's lives. Use each daily lesson's discussion questions and journal prompt to evaluate the path you're on and how God might be calling you in way you hadn't seen before. Each week's lessons revolve around a specific theme and memory verse, reminding you to let God guide your path wherever He may lead you.

Rejoice! Every day.Sure, we find joy in our triumphs, but not so much in the trials. Yet real joy, genuine joy, is always ours in the saving grace of Christ Jesus.This close look at Paul's Letter to the Philippians, the "letter of joy," unpacks messages of contentment, confidence, humility, and hope-all found in Christ and infused with joy-in the mountaintop moments and in the mundane.Enclosed are eight weeks of study, divided into forty short sessions, to help you realize the gifts from God's hand more fully. Ample materials are provided to make the sessions flexible for personal or group use and to accommodate changing schedules and individual needs. Targeted study, discussion and reflection questions, and life-application challenges guide you in your exploration of joy.

An eight-week, video-based Bible study on the Book of Nehemiah, Perseverance follows the journey Nehemiah embarked upon when God instructed him to rebuild the destroyed walls around Jerusalem. Each week, author Donna Pyle leads women through portions of Nehemiah to help them gain a better understanding of how - like Nehemiah, an ordinary man who accomplished an extradinary feat - they, too, can preserve through life's challenges. Using this workbook, each weekly video is accompanied by five days of homework to encourage women to dive deeper into specific portions of Nehemiah. Participants will walk away from this study with the ultimate message that prayer is a vital tool in discerning God's plan and that God alone accomplishes victories in our lives.

The gift edition for The Lutheran Hymnal (1941). Pages are edged in gold over red with the title, cross, and spine stamped in gold and in a gift box. Contains 668 hymns and carols, as well as liturgy for the Common Service, Matins, and Vespers.

With so many issue swirling about and what seems to be a constant stream of negative stories about culture and society, Why Am I Joyfully Lutheran? is a bold challenge and encouragement for Lutheran laypersons to engage joyfully in being Lutheran wherever and whenever God gives them the opportunity. Addressing specific significant cultural issues such as human sexuality, gender identity, human life issues, etc., adult Lutherans will be interested to learn how the Lutheran confession of Christianity addresses a range of contemporary topics.

Designed for children ages 8 to 10 - too young to dive straight into the biblical text but too old for a story Bible - The Growing in Faith Bible provides special features that bring God's saving Word to children right where they are where they will be throughout their elementary school years.

The Christian life is one of dualities: we are simultaneously sinner and saint, we know believers and non-believers, we interact in the left and right kingdoms, and we hear Law and Gospel. These seemingly competing dualities can frustrate Christians as they try to live out their faith. Many wonder if the Bible presents conflicting ideas - and how, in light of that confusion, can Christians be salt and light in a world that is often opposed to Christianity? But these dualities actually focus the Christian faith. As readers grow in their understanding of this knowledge, they will be encouraged to live out their faith more fruitfully, abundantly, and effectively. They will have the tools to face their struggles and return to their identity in Christ.

As children grow, they face all sorts of different temptations and troubles, whether it's lying, being disrespectful, bullying, cheating, feeling sad . . . and the list goes on. And when children give in to these temptations or face these troubles, it's important for them to remember the Good News of God's love and His forgiveness. Each book in the God, I Need to Talk to You About . . . series points out this Good News, and Scripture verses emphasize the point of each story, helping children to apply what they learn to their lives. God, I Need to Talk Collection contains all 24 books in the God, I Need to Talk to You About ... series, including: - Bad Manners - Bad Words - Bedtime - Being a Bad Sport - Bullying - Cheating - Disrespect - Feeling Sad - Greed - Healthy Eating - Homework - Hurting Others - Laziness - Lying - My Bad Temper - My Parents - Paying Attention - School - Sharing - Stealing - Talking Back - Vandalism - Video Games - Whining Stories contained in this volume express that all sinful behaviors are forgiven through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and encourage children to go to God in prayer any time they feel tempted or troubled.

For Christians who are struggling to understand what it means to be pious and how to embrace the classic Christian practices of piety, Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey shows that acts of piety are not simply rules to keep in order to be a "good" Christian, but they are how the new life in Christ is lived out in day-to-day life. This book explores how to properly hear in the Scriptures our heavenly Father summoning us to the joy and freedom of living and growing as His beloved children through Jesus Christ.

In Myth of the Millennial, authors Rev. Ted and Chelsey Doering, Millennials themselves, invite churches to stop hitting the panic button and trying anything and everything to get Millennials to stay in or come back to church. Because connecting with the Millennial generation - their generation, their peers - is simpler than it seems. And don't worry, they won't prescribe expensive building renovations or a new wardrobe for your pastor. They do, however, explore common millennial stereotypes in the hopes of helping other generations better understand this lost generation. They also offer ideas on how to build strong intergenerational relationships to better equip Boomers and Gen-Xers to engage a generation that is generally apathetic and disinterested in the Church. Because, ultimately, all this talk about Millennials and generations is not about upping church attendance for the sake of numbers; it's about one generation leading another to Christ.

Waiting can be agony. In our culture where almost everything is instant, we are accustomed to getting what we want now. So when our lives are put in a holding pattern, we squirm. But what if the waiting rooms of life are God's best classrooms? What if the Holy Spirit changes us through the uncomfortable delays of life? Waiting: A Bible Study on Patience, Hope, and Trust focuses on the lives of eight biblical women who waited and yearned and ached. The study highlights principles that make these times more bearable, and maybe more meaningful, even if it feels like God isn't present or there's nothing we can do. Learn how to surrender your worries to God, handle the daily-ness of waiting, and draw closer to Jesus. Discussion questions are included, as are Bible study exercises for group studies or individual reflection.

The books of 1 and 2 Timothy are central for defining pastoral ministry and the Churchs life. Johann Gerhards commentary explains the biblical text, answers questions that commonly raise doubts, resolves apparent contradictions, and applies the text for teaching, admonishing, warning, and consoling Gods people.

Conflicteven at churchis inevitable. So how do congregations deal with conflict in a healthy way that prevents hurt and proactively addresses important topics that need to be discussed?

This book, the fifth in the newly revised Learning About Sex series for boys, will help young men ages 14 and up learn to respect their sexuality and honor God. Love, Sex & God addresses issues such as pornography, dating, and premarital sex, answering young mens questions in a simple and accurate way and always reminding them of Gods never-ending love.

Pastoral Care Under the Cross points to the cross as the paradigm for pastoral care when counseling suffering people. This book offers insight that is useful not only for pastors but also Christian counselors, chaplains, nurses, doctors, and social workers who interact with the elderly, dying, mourning, mentally ill, or depressed. The expanded edition features: A variety of common pastoral situations Christian responses to medical/ethical questions Resources for pastoral care of those suffering from difficulties of body or mind

Uses the Reina Valera Contemporanea, which came out in 2010. La Biblia de la Reforma will provide the following features: comprehensive Lutheran study notes, application notes and prayers, center column cross-references, full or half-page maps, charts and diagrams, articles and introductions for books and topics, and insights from early Church and Reformation Fathers. This is a comprehensive resource for church leaders, pastors, seminary teachers and students, Christian colleges and universities, churches, missionaries and individuals.

Heresies and false teachings have plagued the Christian Church from her earliest days, but few realize how these false teachings still impact the Church today. This study will explore significant false truths in the history of the Church and expose them to the truth of the Scriptures. Participants will be equipped with the tools necessary to expose false teachings and remain faithful to Gods Word.

Why a book specifically on supporting the workers of the church? Special attention needs to be given because workers of the church are at increased risk of sadness, despair, stress, frustration, cynicism, anger, and disappointment. Written in a plain down-to-earth style this book will educate the professional church worker, thereby improving their relationship with the congregations they serve.

When our Lord says, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10), what does He mean? God's Word promises that in whatever kind of storm we find ourselves in, Jesus always comes to us. In Be Still and Know, unpack the promises found in Psalm 46 that are fulfilled in Christ. The first session looks at Psalm 46 in detail and examines storms of life. Then, in the following seven sessions, study narratives from the Gospels as Jesus meets various women who are experiencing their own storms and explore the perspective of each woman as He provides refuge, strength, help, and hope. Looking to the biblical and cultural contexts will allow you to better grasp the depth of Christ's care, purpose, and attention to every need. In the midst of today's storms, may God reveal His refuge for us in Christ, the one who has overcome the world.

This book, written by a Certified Christian Conciliator with more than 20 years of experience in church reconciliation, offers practical advice for improving the spiritual health of congregations and the ministers that lead them.

Explains to 10- to 12-year-olds that the changes occurring in their bodies, which can be very traumatic, are normal and are a part of God's plan for their growth and development.

This Apologetics course helps students grasp the timeless truth of God's Word in relationship to opposing worldviews and religions. Lessons encourage connections between students and their parents, pastor, and church family to help them embrace their lifelong identity as children of God. Additional digital resources give busy families on-the-go opportunities to review confirmation lessons together. And because confirmation instruction can be approached in different ways, the entire series is adaptable for your congregation's unique needs with materials available for a one- to four-year program. Use the Apologetics course as part of your confirmation instruction or as a post-confirmation youth study.

A modern dogmatics text, Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology presents readers with contemporary discussions of pressing issues and current challenges in the last several decades of the Church's life. Readers will uncover a recent perspective on Lutheran systematic theology that complements the masterful work of Francis Pieper in his three volumes of Christian Dogmatics. The first dogmatics published by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in nearly a century, each chapter of Confessing the Gospel is structured around five building blocks - scriptural foundation, confessional witness, systematic formulation, historical and contemporary developments, and implications for life and ministry - and firmly grounded in Scripture. Confessing the Gospel is invaluable for Lutheran pastors, teachers, professors, and Christians who want to arrive at a deeper understanding of the Lutheran confession of the faith.