Download or read book Resurrecting Grace Participant Guide written by Stephen De La Vega and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** Resurrecting Grace is a potent treatment of the importance of giving Jesus His rightful place in our lives. It's great material for a small group to explore the great themes of God's redemption in the life of a believer. I enjoyed the clear and compelling voice it gives to those whose lives need to bring to center-stage the work of Jesus Christ at the Cross and His glorious resurrection. The material is thoroughly Biblical but also very practical. I believe it will bless any individual or group wanting to draw nearer to Jesus Christ. - Dr. Larry Vold, Senior Pastor, 3Crosses Church, Castro Valley, California** Resurrecting Grace is an inspiring and thought provoking Bible study series. Moreover, this series is full of nuggets of truth about God's grace and love for mankind. After each session I was left with wanting to know more and more about God's grace. I was moved by how Steve takes us on the journey with Christ after He is crucified to rising from the grave and to finally sitting down on the right hand of God the Father. This study was a refreshing reminder of how good God has been to us and that we should go out and to tell others. I highly recommend this study for everyone. - Vance Hunter, Pastor of Hospitality & Care Ministries, 3Crosses Church, Castro Valley, CaliforniaABOUT THE SERIESUnderstand God's grace that led Jesus to the cross in this fresh walk through the Easter story and the grace of Ephesians Chapter 2. You will enjoy this 5-session Bible study series developed for small groups and church communities. You will experience a deeper and richer Easter.Jesus was laid to rest in a tomb of honor, but it was not honor that brought Him there. The death of Jesus was not a death of honor, but one of mockery, deceit, divisiveness, lies, misunderstanding, pain... The list goes on. Sure, there were tears, there was devotion, but only from a few, and in the end, not even from His closest followers. But Jesus knew this would happen...ahead of time. It was all part of His grace-filled plan.This study illustrates the grace of God in the chronology of events that follow the crucifixion of Jesus: from His tomb, to His many appearances, to his exaltation to the right hand of the Father. Grace is demonstrated in each of 5 movements that occur after Jesus died on the cross. In this 5-session series, students will discover how these movements of grace illustrate God's design for the transformation of a heart that turns to Jesus, and how they spell G-R-A-C-E. G rave R esurrection A ppearances C harge E xaltationNote: This book is the Participant Guide intended to be used by participants in a group study, and not by the study leader. If you plan to lead the discussions, please be sure to buy the Leader Guide instead.HOW TO USE THIS BOOK--Small Group Bible Study Participants: Purchase only the Participant Guide. There is no need to purchase the Leader Guide, but you may use the Leader Guide instead if you like reading exactly what the Leader is reading.--Small Group Bible Study Leaders: Experienced and first time leaders will benefit from the Leader Guide. Experienced leaders can add to or scale back the material to suit the needs of the group. Each session is written so that leaders can read the material or simply refer to it and, either way, have meaningful, life-challenging discussions. Leaders should purchase only the Leader Guide because the Participant Guide contains only excerpts of the Leader Guide in addition to all of the discussion questions.--Those who want to study this series on their own, without a group: Purchase the Leader Guide. You can use this series as a personal devotional study book. But be sure to read the Bible references and prayerfully consider the questions.
Download or read book Resurrecting Grace Leader Guide written by Stephen De La Vega and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** "Resurrecting Grace is a potent treatment of the importance of giving Jesus His rightful place in our lives. It's great material for a small group to explore the great themes of God's redemption in the life of a believer. I enjoyed the clear and compelling voice it gives to those whose lives need to bring to center-stage the work of Jesus Christ at the Cross and His glorious resurrection. The material is thoroughly Biblical but also very practical. I believe it will bless any individual or group wanting to draw nearer to Jesus Christ." - Dr. Larry Vold, Senior Pastor, 3Crosses Church, Castro Valley, California** "Resurrecting Grace is an inspiring and thought provoking Bible study series. Moreover, this series is full of nuggets of truth about God's grace and love for mankind. After each session I was left with wanting to know more and more about God's grace. I was moved by how Steve takes us on the journey with Christ after He is crucified to rising from the grave and to finally sitting down on the right hand of God the Father. This study was a refreshing reminder of how good God has been to us and that we should go out and to tell others. I highly recommend this study for everyone." - Vance Hunter, Pastor of Hospitality & Care Ministries, 3Crosses Church, Castro Valley, CaliforniaABOUT THE SERIESUnderstand God's grace that led Jesus to the cross in this fresh walk through the Easter story and the grace of Ephesians Chapter 2. You will enjoy this 5-session Bible study series developed for small groups and church communities. You will experience a deeper and richer Easter.Jesus was laid to rest in a tomb of honor, but it was not honor that brought Him there. The death of Jesus was not a death of honor, but one of mockery, deceit, divisiveness, lies, misunderstanding, pain... The list goes on. Sure, there were tears, there was devotion, but only from a few, and in the end, not even from His closest followers. But Jesus knew this would happen...ahead of time. It was all part of His grace-filled plan.This study illustrates the grace of God in the chronology of events that follow the crucifixion of Jesus: from His tomb, to His many appearances, to his exaltation to the right hand of the Father. Grace is demonstrated in each of 5 movements that occur after Jesus died on the cross. In this 5-session series, students will discover how these movements of grace illustrate God's design for the transformation of a heart that turns to Jesus, and how they spell G-R-A-C-E. G rave R esurrection A ppearances C harge E xaltationNote: This book is the Leader Guide intended to be used by those leading the discussions in a group setting. The Leader Guide is also useful for those who want to do a solo study. If you do not plan to lead the discussions but you are part of the group study, please be sure to save money and buy the Participant Guide instead.HOW TO USE THIS BOOK--Small Group Bible Study Leaders: Experienced and first time leaders will benefit from the Leader Guide. Experienced leaders can add to or scale back the material to suit the needs of the group. Each session is written so that leaders can read the material or simply refer to it and, either way, have meaningful, life-challenging discussions. Leaders should purchase only the Leader Guide because the Participant Guide contains only excerpts of the Leader Guide in addition to all of the discussion questions.--Small Group Bible Study Participants: Save some money and purchase only the Participant Guide. There is really no need to purchase the Leader Guide, but you may use the Leader Guide instead if you like reading exactly what the Leader is reading.--Those who want to study this series on their own, without a group: Purchase the Leader Guide. You can use this series as a personal devotional study book. But be sure to read the Bible references and prayerfully consider the questions.
Download or read book A Crazy Holy Grace Participant Guide written by Frederick Buechner and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When pain is real, why is God silent? This brand new collection is the best of acclaimed author Frederick Buechner's essays on pain, loss, and the healing power of memories that explores God's tender grace and how to be stewards of the pain in our lives. Here now are the best of Buechner's writings on pain and loss, covering such topics as the power of hidden secrets, loss of a dearly beloved, letting go, resurrection from the ruins, peace, and listening for the quiet voice of God. And he reveals that pain and sorrow can be a treasure—an amazing grace. This Participant Guide provides an introduction to the main text and can also stand alone with additional commentary and questions for a four week study. With summaries and commentary for each essay, the book provides questions and prompts for reflection and discussion.
Download or read book What s So Amazing about Grace Participant s Guide with DVD written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervangroupware Small Group. This book was released on 2012-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ten-session small group Bible study, What's So Amazing about Grace, Phillip Yancey uses real stories to illustrate how God's miraculous grace is more amazing than anyone could dream. This pack contains one Participant Guide and one DVD.
Download or read book The Grace Course Participant s Guide written by Steve Goss and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience God's Powerful Grace for Yourself God's grace is all around us, but often we fall back into well-worn paths of discouragement, trying harder, or thinking that we've failed as Christians. The key to a fruitful Christian life lies in the life-changing, heart-changing power of God's grace. It's time to experience it at a deeper level--and bear more fruit than you thought possible! The Grace Course is a powerful, eight-week study from internationally respected ministry Freedom In Christ that will equip you to · deal with the false motivators of guilt, shame, fear, and pride · overcome striving and performing · remain secure in God's love · become an agent of reconciliation and healing in the world. You'll also go through The Steps to Experiencing God's Grace and learn how to use Stronghold-Busting, a powerful tool to renew your mind and bring genuine, lasting transformation. The Grace Course is part of The Grace & Freedom Project, a collaboration between Freedom In Christ Ministries, Bethany House, RightNow Media, and YouVersion. It features a range of top-quality resources to help you experience God's grace and freedom at such a deep level that you are forever changed and equipped to take the love and healing of Jesus to a broken world. See what's available at GraceAndFreedomProject.com.
Download or read book Easter Experience Participant s Guide written by City on a Hill and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paint yourself into the story and transform Easter into a truly life-changing experience. Once you experience the story of Easter, absolutely everything in your life changes. The Easter Experience is a unique, DVD-driven study which brings the passion and resurrection of Jesus to life through dramatic storytelling and challenging teaching. The participant's guide to The Easter Experience small group DVD follows the six 20-minute episodes, providing additional information, discovery questions, and tips for helping your small group grow spiritually and bond with each other as well as with the eternal message of Easter. Also available are the Easter Experience Church Program, the Easter Experience Small Group DVD, and the Easter Experience Ministry Devotional.
Download or read book Burying White Privilege written by Miguel A. De La Torre and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short. Timely. Poignant. Pointed. Burying White Privilege is all of these and more. This is the book that everybody who cares about contemporary American Christianity will want to read. Many people wonder how white Christians could not only support Donald Trump for president but also rush to defend an accused child molester running for the US Senate. In a 2017 essay that went viral, Miguel A. De La Torre boldly proclaimed the death of Christianity at the hands of white evangelical nationalists. He continues sounding the death knell in this book. De La Torre argues that centuries of oppression and greed have effectively ruined evangelical Christianity in the United States. Believers and clerical leaders have killed it, choosing profits over prophets. The silence concerning—if not the doctrinal justification of—racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia has made white Christianity satanic. Prophetically calling Christian nationalists to repentance, De La Torre rescues the biblical Christ from the distorted Christ of white Christian imagination.
Download or read book Practice Resurrection Study Guide written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says Peterson, isn't it obvious that growth in Christ is equally essential? Yet the American church does not treat Christian growth and character formation with equivalent urgency. We are generally uneasy with the quiet, obscure conditions in which growth takes place, and building maturity in Christ too often gets relegated to footnote status in the text of our lives. In Practice Resurrection Peterson brings the voice of Scripture -- especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians -- and the voice of the contemporary Christian congregation together to unpack what it means to fully grow up "to the stature of Christ." Peterson's robust discussion will move readers to restore transformed Christian character to the center of their lives. This helpful study guide is designed to enable small groups in schools or churches -- or even individuals -- to delve deeper into the timely wisdom of Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. Peter Santucci here breaks up Peterson's book into thirteen "sessions," each of which contains a summary, select quotes to consider, questions for interaction, and a prayer drawn from the text of Ephesians that is covered in the corresponding book chapter.
Download or read book Between a Rock and a Grace Place Bible Study Participant s Guide written by Carol Kent and published by HarperChristian Resources. This book was released on 2013-06-16 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this six-session video-based small group Bible study, bestselling author Carol Kent gives proof that you can experience grace and joy during even the lowest moments of your life. This Participant’s Guide helps you decide where you stand when you are caught between a rock and a hard place: Will you place yourself in a posture of humility and complete dependence on God, or will you just “try harder” and stumble over what could be a transforming encounter with grace? Carol Kent and her husband, Gene, are living what some would call a heartbreaking life—their son, Jason, a young man who initially had so much promise, is now living out a life sentence for murder in a maximum security prison. All their appeals have been exhausted. But despite their hopeless situation, the Kent’s live a life full of grace. With hope, joy, and a sense of humor, Carol helps you find God’s “grace places” in the midst of your worst moments. This Participant Guide provides individual and group activities, additional background material, and between-session personal studies that will enhance your experience of the video sessions. Sessions include: Grace in the Hardest of Places – Surprised by Faith Angels in Disguise – Surprised by Mercy Longing for a Better Me – Surprised by Contentment The Secret Power of Gratitude – Surprised by Thanksgiving Why Do You Weep? – Surprised by Joy Dwelling in the Great Place – Surprised by Freedom Designed for use with the Between a Rock and a Grace Place Video Study (sold separately).
Download or read book The Grace Course Participant s Guide written by Steve Goss and published by Monarch Books. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A six-week course to help Christians enter the fullness of God's grace. Pack for group use.
Download or read book The Grace Course Leader s Guide written by Steve Goss and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Others Experience God's Powerful Grace God's grace is all around us, but often we fall back into well-worn paths of discouragement, trying harder, or thinking that we've failed as Christians. In this powerful, eight-week study from internationally respected ministry Freedom In Christ, you will encounter God's grace like never before. This leader's guide for The Grace Course will help you move believers past behavior modification and into heart transformation. Through biblical teaching, reflection and discussion times, video testimonies, and practical exercises, participants will discover how to · deal with the false motivators of guilt, shame, fear, and pride · overcome striving and performing · remain secure in God's love · become agents of reconciliation and healing in the world You can use the accompanying videos or present the content yourself using the scripts in this Leader's Guide. Each participant will need a Participant's Guide as well. The Grace Course is part of The Grace & Freedom Project, a collaboration between Freedom In Christ Ministries, Bethany House, RightNow Media, and YouVersion. It features a range of top-quality resources to help people experience God's grace and freedom at such a deep level that they are forever changed and equipped to take the love and healing of Jesus to a broken world. See what's available at GraceAndFreedomProject.com or scan the QR code.
Download or read book What s So Amazing about Grace written by Brenda Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DO Something Participant s Guide written by Miles McPherson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With powerful true stories and specific activities for readers to try, this participant's guide to the inspirational book shows how to live out faith in a way that improves people's lives.
Download or read book Grounded in Creed Participant and Leader Book written by Jim Cowart and published by Grounded in Creed. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This offer to community groups (and small groups of any kind) is a six-session study based on the Apostles creed, which has served the church for nearly 1500 years as a basic summary statement about core Christian beliefs. This participant experience expands on the principle that "Growing People Change" their hearts and lives (a changed heart and life is the meaning of the New Testament concept metanoia, which in Elizabethan English is translated as "repentance"). This growth is accomplished by (1) understanding what changes in belief come through turning away from the practices that separate us from God (2) reflecting about our relationship to God while learning how to think theologically. The six sessions are: Session One: I believe Session Two: In God Session Three: In Jesus Session Four: In the Spirit Session Five: In the Church Session Six: In the Promise
Download or read book The Grace Course Participant s Guide written by Steve Goss and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encounter God's grace like never before in this powerful, 8-session study from internationally respected ministry Freedom in Christ. Complete with DVD, leader's guide, and participant's guide, The Grace Course moves believers past behavior modification and into heart transformation. Through biblical teaching, reflection and discussion times, video testimonies, and practical exercises, participants will discover how to · deal with the false motivators of guilt, shame, fear, and pride · overcome striving and performing · renew their minds · remain secure in God's love · become agents of reconciliation and healing in the world The key to a fruitful Christian life lies in the life-changing, heart-changing power of God's grace. It's time to experience it for yourself--and bear more fruit than you thought possible!
Download or read book The Jesus I Never Knew Bible Study Participant s Guide written by Philip Yancey and published by HarperChristian Resources. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Philip Yancey's Gold Medallion Book of the Year on the life of Christ, The Jesus I Never Knew Bible Study Participant's Guide is a six-session small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) in which Yancey uses film portraits of Jesus and contrasts them with the Jesus of the Bible. The Jesus I Never Knew gives you fresh, uncluttered perspectives on history's central figure—his radical claims, his challenging teachings, and his effect on others . . . including you. This remarkable experience will spark discussion, interaction, application, and growth. Together, you'll share life-changing discoveries about God, the Bible, and yourself. Best of all, you'll come face-to-face with the most compelling, creative, challenging, fearless, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying person anyone can know: Jesus Christ. This guide is filled with insights, questions for discussion, and applications that will help you discover the Jesus you never knew. Sessions include: The Jesus We Thought We Knew The Teachings of Jesus The Revolutionary Grace of Jesus The Miracles of Jesus The Death of Jesus The Resurrection, Ascension and Ongoing Presence of Jesus Designed for use with the Jesus I Never Knew Video Study (sold separately).
Download or read book What s So Amazing About Grace Bible Study Participant s Guide Updated Edition written by Philip Yancey and published by HarperChristian Resources. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of Christianity depends on how we master the art of understanding and giving grace. At the end of the twentieth century, Philip Yancey wrote his classic bestseller What's So Amazing About Grace? as a testament to the power of God's grace and as a rallying cry to the Christian church to see the acting out of grace as its single most important contribution to the world. Now, in this 6-session, video-based participant's guide (DVD/video streaming sold separately), Yancey reexamines—with fresh material and new stories—the scandalous power of grace so that groups and individuals can reflect upon, share, and extend this amazing gift of Christ in new and transformative ways. In this study, you'll discover: The extent of God's love and what it means for us. Why the church seems to have lost the gift of grace-giving and why the world apart from the church can't offer it at all. What it would look like for us to truly understand, receive, and give the gift that God gives so generously to us. Yancey offers compelling and true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks how Christians today can contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear. And he challenges each of us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, "what's so amazing about grace?"
