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James Bryan Smith believes the gospel is about change in our lives today, not just our eternal destiny. As you engage the content from his Good and Beautiful Series, this journal will provide a place to record your thoughts and reflections as God transforms your relationship with him, your community--and you.

Lent is inescapably about repenting. We often experience the Lenten fast as either a mindless ritual or self-improvement program. In this short volume, priest and scholar Esau McCaulley introduces the season of Lent, showing us how its prayers and rituals point us not just to our own sinfulness but also beyond it to our merciful Savior.

Though the busyness and challenges of daily life can make it easy to put showing gratitude low on our priority list, Scripture continually reveals how important it is for God's people--in good times and bad. This eight-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study reminds us of what God has done, reorients us around God's grace, and helps us enjoy good gifts instead of taking them for granted.

God created all of us for relationship with God and each other. This nine-session LifeGuide(R) Bible study explores Old and New Testament teachings on Christian community, showing how God responds in love to those who are often marginalized and excluded so that we too can welcome people of all different abilities.

J. I. Packer was one of the most influential evangelical theological and spiritual writers of the twentieth century. In this beautiful recollection of Packer's life and faith, Alister McGrath explores his many contributions to theology and spirituality, engagingly setting out the central themes of his work for a new generation of readers.

The disciplines of prayer and of practicing God's presence are presented in this guide. Going deeper in these areas will help readers to draw closer to God in everything they do.

For more than forty years this accessible guide to the basics of Christian living has helped thousands of Christians fight the good fight of faith. Along with stories from his own journey of faith, John White offers refreshing insights into the challenges and joys of freedom in Christ that will benefit both new and experienced Christians.

Scripture offers various metaphors and motifs for God's people: sheep, salt and light, branches, clay jars, friends, disciples, and more. This eight-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study explores some of the images that can form and shape our life with God.

At first glance, Ezekiel seems a little eccentric and difficult to get close to, but he is worth the time and effort to get to know. Ezekiel, perhaps more than any other biblical prophet, wanted to know God--and God revealed himself to this prophet in mysterious and mighty ways. In this ten-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study, you will catch something of the awesomeness of God.

How can Christians effectively engage today's world while staying true to Scripture? Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. Stott offers a trustworthy guide for readers to understand the Christian faith and share the good news in a way that connects with people around us.

The cosmopolitan city of Corinth was the site of one of the apostle Paul's greatest evangelistic successes. However, the church he founded was full of contention. In response, Paul offered some of his most profound thinking on the body of Christ, love, and Jesus' cross and resurrection. In this Tyndale commentary Thomas Schreiner explains the text of the letter, highlights its major theological themes, and points to its relevance for today.

For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than outside them. Journey with veteran researcher and missiologist Patrick Johnstone and Dean Merrill as they explore the fastest growing cities and megacities in the world. Explore God's heart for the city and meet pastors, missionaries, and community workers who are addressing urbanization's key challenges.

Millions are on the move in today's world, and Christians have a unique perspective on this migrant crisis: after all, Jesus was a refugee. Patrick Johnstone and Dean Merrill help us understand what's causing today's refugee crisis, explore Christian theology and tradition on migration, and show us how Christian workers around the globe are opening their hearts to embrace these modern outcasts.

Some chose to follow God. Others followed only fame and fortune. They lived through times of difficulty and times of triumph, through political and emotional turmoil, through popularity and through discontent. This ten-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study focuses on the character of the kings of the Old Testament and what we can learn from them.

Sometimes reading the Bible is a delight. But many other times it feels like hard work. Tim Chester reminds us that every time we read the Bible we don't merely learn information about God--we hear his voice and encounter his presence. Including a study guide for group use, this book helps us approach reading the Bible with an eager anticipation, expecting to hear God's voice and meet him in his Word.

Many of us have big questions about God that the Christian faith seems to leave unanswered. But what if that tension is exactly where faith comes alive? Paradoxology boldly claims that the paradoxes that seem to undermine belief are actually the heart of our vibrant faith, and it is only by continually wrestling with them that God is most clearly revealed.

Jo Saxton knows what can happen in the church and the world when women are empowered and released to maximize their giftedness. Find encouragement, inspiration, and strength to break through the barriers that are keeping you from exerting your full influence for God and his kingdom. If you want to embrace your influence, this book is for you.

What if Jesus wrote a letter to your church? This eight-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study helps us engage with the words of Jesus in the seven letters to the seven churches in Revelation. Studying this Scripture with a group or individually allows us to ask some hard questions--of ourselves, of our leaders, and of the Lord.

Throughout the Bible there are songs. Some are songs of celebration and hope while others express despair or humility and still others recount God's redemption. Taken together these songs reveal our humanity before God and the glory and grace of life in him. This nine-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study explores several biblical songs from both the Old and New Testaments.

Would you like to enter Scripture in a way that draws you deeper into the very presence of the Holy? These forty guided meditations from experienced Bible teacher Jan Johnson open us to the experience of God's Word speaking into our lives, giving individuals and groups the tools we need to encounter Christ with lectio divina.

How should Christians live? Some Christians stress the importance of keeping all the rules, while others see the Christian faith as setting us free from religious burdens. Inviting us to live a life in step with the Spirit, Christopher Wright teaches us how to feed on the Word of God, grow in Christlikeness, and live a fruitful life.

Imagine art that permeates society, challenging conventional thinking and standard morals to their core. What if this art was created by Christians? In this revised and expanded edition of a contemporary classic, Steve Turner shares his bold vision for Christians in the arts. If Jesus is Lord of all of life and creation, then art is part of his cultural mandate.

Now more than ever, we need a new vision for family that is creative, intentional, soulful, and globally aware. Mark and Lisa Scandrette understand the challenges of raising children in our rapid-pace world. In this interactive book they offer wisdom from the joys and struggles of their own life and practical guidance for creating a thriving and deeply rooted family culture.

Do you long for the closeness with God that you've tasted in fleeting moments? You can begin to fill that longing by developing your capacity to receive and respond to God's love. In this rich resource Richard Foster and Gayle Beebe introduce you to people from the past who have known God deeply and model the seven paths to intimacy with God from Christian history.

Tackling the tough issue of prayer in the midst of suffering, W. Bingham Hunter draws on his own experiences, passages from Job and Pslams, and the writings of contemporaries like Joseph Bayly and Philip Yancey.

When Christians have same-sex attraction, how should the church respond? Pastor Ed Shaw experiences same-sex attraction, yet he is committed to Scripture and the church's traditional position on sexuality. In this honest book, he shares his own experiences and shows us that obedience to Jesus is ultimately the only way to experience life to the full.

This six-session LifeGuide(R) Bible Study of Ruth we meet not only Ruth herself but also other significant players who populate the drama: Naomi, Elimelech, Mahlon, Kilion, Orpah and Boaz. In addition there are other unnamed characters: a kinsman, reapers, elders and neighbors. Like us, each of these characters in their own way needs the Redeemer who is foreshadowed here.

In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Oren Martin demonstrates how, within the redemptive-historical framework of God's unfolding plan, the land promise to Israel advances the place of the kingdom that was lost in Eden, anticipating the even greater land, prepared for all of God's people, that will result from the person and work of Christ.

Christianity Today Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year FinalistIf we want to know who God is, the best thing we can do is look at Christ.If we want to live the life to which God calls us, we look to Christ. In Jesus we see the true meaning of the love, power, wisdom, justice, peace, care and majesty of God.Michael Reeves, author of Delighting in the Trinity, opens to readers the glory and wonder of Christ, offering a bigger and more exciting picture than many have imagined. Jesus didn't just bring us the good news. He is the good news. Reeves helps us celebrate who Christ is, his work on earth, his death and resurrection, his anticipated return and how we share in his life.This book, then, aims for something deeper than a new technique or a call to action. In an age that virtually compels us to look at ourselves, Michael Reeves calls us to look at Christ. As we focus our hearts on him, we see how he is our life, our righteousness, our holiness and our hope.