God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions


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When we have difficult questions, the Bible has answers. Join Rick Warren, pastor and New York Times bestselling author, as he invites us to take a closer look at key biblical figures and the ways in which they faced difficult questions and challenges in their daily lives. In God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions, Warren uses stories from scripture to teach us that the Bible is filled with examples of real people who faced the same dilemmas we're facing today. By demonstrating the ways in which God chooses to use ordinary people to accomplish his plans--despite their weaknesses and failures--Warren gives us hope as we take on life's countless challenges. Better yet, Warren provides us with realistic solutions that we can start putting into practice today. Taking us inside the lives of biblical characters including Moses, Paul, and Jesus himself, Warren gives us a chance to see the up-close-and-personal ways they navigated their own circumstances. Although God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions is anchored in timeless stories from scripture, Warren also weaves in modern examples that address the twelve questions he's asked the most as a spiritual leader, including: How can I learn to handle discouragement? How can I respond better in a crisis? How do I become more resilient when I feel like a failure? How can I fight my loneliness? How is change possible for me? How can I lead a more peaceful life? The concrete, practical insights that Warren shares in God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions will give you the tools you need to build up your resilience, strengthen your relationship with God, and finally enjoy a life full of lasting purpose, peace, and significance.




Life's Toughest Questions - Study Guide


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Life's Toughest Questions Study Guide is part of The Platform Series, comprising thought provoking LifeWay Bible studies that feature compelling video sermons, straight from the platforms of some of today's most influential pastors! Life is full of questions, but rarely do we get the answers that satisfy our souls. Using the Scriptures as our guide, Erwin McManus leads us in grappling with some of the most meaningful and difficult issues in life. Topics include: Does God care? Is there a hell? Is Jesus the only way? About Life's Toughest Questions Study Guide: 6 Sessions DVD-led small-group experience taken from original Mosaic messages Discussion questions included (for the Kit's accompanying 6 videos) Benefits: Requires only a DVD player and a Study Guide, not expert leaders and facilitators Solid, relevant biblical content and teaching from a trusted pastor and speaker Format helps keep the group focused and completely engaged Study Guide contains supplemental content and a journaling feature that allows group members to engage with the content independent of their small group




Bible Studies for Life: Overcome - Bible Study Book


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Group Member Book for the six-session study by Alex Himaya on the biblical account of Joseph.




God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions Study Guide


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In this six-session small group Bible study, God's Answers To Life's Difficult Questions, Rick Warren helps people find the simple, straightforward answers in ancient Scripture that lead to purpose and peace. Fe.




Bible Studies for Life: More Than Enough: How Jesus Meets Our Deepest Needs - Bible Study Book


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More Than Enough Bible Study Book includes a small group experience for six sessions, applicable Scripture, key word study, and a life application section called "Live It Out."We all long for peace, security, and fulfillment. Denying that we have those needs is pointless. Trying to meet them in unhealthy ways is counterproductive. And languishing in frustration when those needs are not met is unnecessary, because God has a better plan.Jesus came to tell us about Himself. We can find our satisfaction in a relationship with Him, the Person, Jesus Christ. Through Jesus we can find peace, security, and fulfillment--everything we need. He is the great "I Am." In this six-session study, group members will delve into the Gospel of John and learn that Christ is truly more than enough.Session titles and Scriptures: 1. Our Need for Contentment (John 6:26-27,35-40) 2. Our Need for Direction (John 8:12-19) 3. Our Need for Protection (John 10:7-15, 27-30) 4. Our Need for Hope (John 11:17-24) 5. Our Need for Peace (John 14:1-7)6. Our Need for Purpose (John 15:1-8)Features: Biblically rooted and gospel-centered content Leader material (guides to questions with optional questions and activities, general leadership, etc.) Life application-based, topical studies Streamlined experience Commentary and word study Leadership articles available in the Bible Study Kit Sermon outlines available at www.biblestudiesforlife.com/mediaBenefits: Generate greater understanding and relevance for the Gospel of John. Discover that Jesus is more than enough to help believers face every challenge. Give group members encouragement to trust God in a changing, challenging culture. Get biblical insight for your life...today. Help leaders prepare for the group meeting and feel confident in their understanding of the material. Use content to develop new leaders.Author: Jeff Iorg is the president of Golden Gate Seminary (Gateway Seminary) in California. He has also been a church planter in the Pacific Northwest. Jeff is a seasoned ministry leader who writes about real life issues--not just academic theories. He is also the editor of Ministry in the New Marriage Culture (B&H, 2015).




Question-based Bible Study Guide -- God's Answer to Difficult Questions


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12 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions.Lessons include: How to Cope with StressHow Can I Rebound from Failure?How Can I Defeat Depression?How Can I Live Above Average?How Can I Have Peace of Mind?How Can I Handle Discouragement?How Can I Overcome My Problems?How Can I Be Confident In a Crisis?How Can I Ever Change?How Did I Get Myself in To This Mess?How Can I Overcome Loneliness?Why Is This Happening to Me?Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.




Mrs. Oswald Chambers


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Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But most readers have no idea that Oswald Chambers's most famous work was not published until ten years after his death. The remarkable person behind its compilation and publication was his wife, Biddy. And her story of living her utmost for God's highest is one without parallel. Bestselling novelist Michelle Ule brings Biddy's story to life as she traces her upbringing in Victorian England to her experiences in a WWI YMCA camp in Egypt. Readers will marvel at this young woman's strength as she returns to post-war Britain a destitute widow with a toddler in tow. Refusing personal payment, Biddy proceeds to publish not just My Utmost for His Highest, but also 29 other books with her husband's name on the covers. All the while she raises a child alone, provides hospitality to a never-ending stream of visitors and missionaries, and nearly loses everything in the London Blitz during WWII. The inspiring story of a devoted woman ahead of her times will quickly become a favorite of those who love true stories of overcoming incredible odds, making a life out of nothing, and serving God's kingdom.




God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions Study Guide with DVD


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In this six-session small group Bible study, God's Answers To Life's Difficult Questions, Rick Warren helps people find the simple, straightforward answers in ancient Scripture that lead to purpose and peace. This pack contains one Study Guide and one DVD.




Faith Under Fire Bible Study Participant's Guide


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In this ten-session small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Faith Under Fire: Exploring Christianity’s Toughest Questions, Lee Strobel hosts interviews and debates between knowledgeable and passionate experts discussing what they believe and why they believe it. This dynamic study answers tough questions about the existence of God, Christianity and Islam, the reliability of the Bible, faith and science, and many others issues. Bestselling author Lee Strobel hosts spirited discussions between well-respected Christians, people of other faiths, and people with no faith at all, on the some of the most important spiritual and social issues of our time. This study Guide will help you and your group sift through and gain understanding on controversial and relevant issues that surround the Christian faith and many of its most pertinent cultural issues. Each session includes video from the corresponding video study DVD (sold separately) in which leading Christian and non-Christian voices engage in forceful but fair debate. You and your group will consider what you’ve heard and discuss. Strobel provides additional comments to guide small group discussion. Sessions include: Is the Supernatural Real? Is Jesus a Prophet or the Son of God? Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Do All Roads Lead to God? Is the Bible Bogus? Does Science Point to a Creator? Is Anything Beyond Forgiveness?Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering? The Mystery of the Trinity? Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? Designed for use with the Faith Under Fire Video Study (sold separately).