Facing the Unknown: A Modern Look at the Life of Abraham
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 1 or 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Many people feel like their life leads them from one path to the next with no certainty. Is this the right job? Is he or she "the one?" Is now the time to have kids? What do I do now? Am I even on the right path? In these four video sessions, viewers will experience cinematic short videos that show Abraham living in the 21st century. What might he think and feel with the incredible steps of faith God asked him to take? After each short video, Mark Batterson will teach on the Biblical principles from Abraham's story that apply to us today.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 1): On the Promised Land
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: Filmed on location in Israel and Turkey, Faith Lessons is an in-depth video tour of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. From this cultural perspective, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan challenges long-held Western assumptions about even the most well-known Scripture passages. The first Faith Lessons volume focuses on God putting his mark on a people and their land, a mark he has extended through ancient Israel to the faithful of today.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 2): On the Prophets and Kings of Israel
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: Filmed on location in Israel, Faith Lessons is a unique DVD series that brings God's Word to life with astounding relevance. By weaving together the Bible's fascinating historical, cultural, religious and geographical contexts, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance for modern believers. The second Faith Lessons volume focuses on God's faithfulness to his people in the wayward times of the kings and prophets, and now to us in our society today.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 3): On the Life and Ministry of the Messiah
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Sessions: 8
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Summary: Filmed on location in Israel and Turkey, Faith Lessons is an in-depth video tour of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. From this cultural perspective, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan challenges long-held Western assumptions about even the most well-known Scripture passages. The third Faith Lessons volume focuses on the birth of Jesus, His life, and His short but powerful ministry.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 4): On the Death and Resurrection of the Messiah
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Sessions: 9
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Summary: Filmed on location in Israel and Turkey, Faith Lessons is an in-depth video tour of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. From this cultural perspective, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan challenges long-held Western assumptions about even the most well-known Scripture passages. The fourth Faith Lessons volume focuses on the last week of Jesus' life, his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit's visit on Pentecost.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 5): On the Early Church
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: Filmed on location in Israel and Turkey, Faith Lessons is an in-depth video tour of the buried, distant, or otherwise forgotten places where the stories of the Bible actually happened. From this cultural perspective, teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan challenges long-held Western assumptions about even the most well-known Scripture passages. The fifth Faith Lessons volume transports you to locations in Israel and Turkey from which the early Christian church, on fire with the message of Jesus, literally changed the world.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 6): In the Dust of the Rabbi
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: Attend a Bible study in the Holy Land...without leaving home! Filmed in Israel, Ray Vander Laan's lesson transports you to biblical sites to help you better understand the Hebrew culture that gave birth to Scripture. Discover how to follow Jesus and what it means to be his disciple. The sixth Faith Lessons volume takes you to Galilee in Israel where Jesus called His first disciples to follow Him. Then on to Priene and Didyma in Turkey where their disciples learned what it meant to follow the Rabbi.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 7): Walk as Jesus Walked
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: As disciples of Jesus, we've discovered that following him demands a passion for the text and a complete devotion to Christian community. But there is more...A disciple is consumed with a passion to be like the Rabbi - Jesus. Come and discover the passion of our early Christian brothers and sisters. Follow in their footprints as they loved the Messiah with all their heart, all their soul, and all their might - every moment on the day. The seventh Faith Lessons volume takes you into Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), where disciples like Paul and Timothy traveled, spreading news of Jesusand bringing new disciples to follow Him.
Faith Lessons (Vol. 8): God Heard Their Cry
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Sessions: 5
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Summary: Discover how God answered the cry of the enslaved people of Israel after 400 years in Egypt—and revealed himself as Lord to them and their oppressors. Follow Ray Vander Laan on location in Egypt as he details a fascinating five-part story. Sessions include: Luxor, Egypt - How Big is Our God?, Deir al Medina - Israel in Bondage: God Heard Their Cry, Ramesseum - Finger of God: The Plagues, Red Sea - Watch With Me: Israel Leaves Egypt, and Red Sea - The Lord Reigns
Faith Lessons (Vol. 9): Fire on the Mountain
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Sessions: 6
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Summary: When the Israelites left Egypt, they were finally free. Free from persecution, free from oppression, and free to worship their own God. But with that freedom comes a new challenge - learning how to live together the way God intends. In this ninth volume of Faith Lessons, discover how God teaches the Israelites what it means to be part of a community that loves him and the lessons we can begin to live out in our lives today.
Faith Under Fire (Vol. 1): Faith and Jesus
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Based on Lee Strobel’s popular TV program Faith Under Fire, this cutting-edge curriculum features spirited discussions between well-respected Christians, people of other faiths, or people with no faith at all on important spiritual and social issues.
Session 1: Is the Supernatural Real? Featuring Edward Tabash and J. P. Moreland
Session 2: Is Jesus a Prophet or the Son of God? Featuring Mike Licona and Shabir Ally
Session 3: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Featuring Richard Carrier and William Lane Craig
Session 4: Do All Roads Lead to God? Featuring Gregory Koukl and Kenneth Bowers
Faith Under Fire (Vol. 2): Faith and Facts
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Based on Lee Strobel’s popular TV program Faith Under Fire, this cutting-edge curriculum features spirited discussions between well-respected Christians, people of other faiths, or people with no faith at all on important spiritual and social issues.
Session 1: Is The Bible Bogus? Featuring Michael Shermer and Ben Witherington III
Session 2: Is Heaven Real? Featuring Randy Alcorn
Session 3: Hell: Fact or Fiction? Featuring Gary Amirault and Jerry Walls
Session 4: Does Science Point to a Creator? Featuring Michael Shermer and Stephen Meyer
Faith Under Fire (Vol. 3): Tough Faith Questions
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Based on Lee Strobel’s popular TV program Faith Under Fire, this cutting-edge curriculum features spirited discussions between well-respected Christians, people of other faiths, or people with no faith at all on important spiritual and social issues.
Session 1: Is Anything Beyond Forgiveness? Featuring Henry Cloud and Father Frank Pavone
Session 2: Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering? Featuring Julia Sweeney and Craig Detweiler
Session 3: The Mystery of the Trinity with Rabbi. Featuring Tovia Singer and William Lane Craig
Session 4: Do Christian and Muslims Worship the Same God? Featuring Deborah Caldwell, Ergum Caner and Hesham Hassaballa
Faith Under Fire (Vol. 4): A New Kind of Faith
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Based on Lee Strobel’s popular TV program Faith Under Fire, this cutting-edge curriculum features spirited discussions between well-respected Christians, people of other faiths, or people with no faith at all on important spiritual and social issues.
Session 1: Must Christianity Change or Die? Featuring John Shelby Spong and Albert Mohler
Session 2: The End of Faith? Featuring Sam Harris and Hugh Hewitt
Session 3: Time for a New God? Featuring Mark Mittelberg and Irwin Kula
Session 4: Is Christianity Arrogant? Featuring Rick Warren
The Family You've Gotta Have
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Everyone Has a Family! In some way, shape, or form we all have had parents, grandparents, weird relatives, siblings, a spouse, or even a pet. Who you are today probably was greatly influenced by your family. What if you were also a part of another family? A family that was helping you grow closer to God? Our journey towards God is a life-long endeavor, and we need people to help encourage us along the way. These brothers and sisters in Christ are the family we gotta have. Without the influence of this family, we might not become the Christ-follower, spouse, parent, or friend God wants us to be. What if you were a part of another family…and what if that family helped each other on the journey towards Christ? The Family We Gotta Have DVD is designed to unpack and discuss ideas on community from the books of John, Acts, and Romans.
Fireproof Your Marriage
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Sessions: 6
Homework Rating: 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: The Fireproof Your Marriage small group curriculum is founded on Biblical principles for strong, God-centered, lifelong marriages. This 6-week study uses exclusive video clips from Fireproof along with thought-provoking discussion questions, and individual and couples' Love Dare devotionals to challenge members to grow deeper spiritually and in their relationship.
The Five Love Languages
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Sessions: 2 or 7
Homework Rating: 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: In a fun-filled presentation, Gary Chapman helps you identify your personal love language. He also helps you understand the love language of your spouse. Then he provides practical suggestions for enriching your marriage by practicing the others love language.
The Five Love Languages of Children
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Sessions: 5-7
Homework Rating: 4-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Are you expressing your love in a way your child understands? Gary Chapman will help you discover your child's unique communication style, so you can better meet his or her deepest emotional needs. From quality time to physical touch, these five "love languages" hold the key to your child's development and success.
Forgotten God
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Sessions: 7
Homework Rating: 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: In this dynamic companion to the book Forgotten God, breakthrough author Francis Chan reminds us of the true source of the church’s power-the Holy Spirit. Chan contends that we’ve ignored the Spirit for far too long, and that without Him, we operate in our own strength, only accomplishing human-sized results. This seven-session video resource offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives. It is designed to initiate and facilitate discussion, interaction and practical application of the message of Forgotten God.
Foundations of Faith
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Sessions: 8 or 16
Homework Rating: 1-Star (FAQ's)
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Summary: Cultivate the five purposes of God in a group setting with the Home Life Group version of the 40 Days of Purpose study guide. Six lessons study one core biblical passage, then guide a group discussion of practical application as a response to the passage. This DVD based curriculum brings the author of Purpose Driven Life right into your Home Life Group to teach the lesson each week. Rick Warren guides your group through the passage with his own special brand of down-to-earth wisdom.
God is Closer than You Think
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Sessions: 6
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Do your days sometimes feel like a page from a where's Waldo adventure and your heavenly Father is nowhere to be found? John Ortberg reveals the truth that God stretches out to reach us and is an active presence in our lives. In God Is Closer Than You Think Ortberg takes your home life group on a journey that will help you to: experience His presence in your busy life, hear Him speak in ways you understand, and discover God's desire to be with you in this moment.
H2O: A Journey of Faith
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Sessions:10
Homework Rating: 2-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: H2O is a powerful, DVD-driven, group oriented, 10-session experience designed to create a safe atmosphere where people are comfortable considering the person of Jesus Christ. Through each video, H2O uses carefully crafted storytelling to reach a media-savvy generation.
He Chose the Nails
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Sessions: 12
Homework Rating: 4-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: In the drama we call Christ – the cross is the main act. When it comes to history, to scripture, to Jesus, to the New Testament, there is only one main event. And when it comes to life, indeed, the life of all mankind, the same is true. That’s what makes this study so important. You and your group will be studying the grandest topic known – God’s redemptive plan of salvation.
If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get out of the Boat
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Sessions: 6
Homework Rating: 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: Do you want to know Jesus like never before? Then step over the gunwales...the Master of the sea is waiting for you! In this 6-session journey on learning to trust God, John Ortberg teaches "water walking" skills: finding your call, transcending fear, risking faith, managing failure, and waiting on Christ.
The Invisible War
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Sessions: 8
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Summary: Beneath our tangible landscape lurks an invisible spiritual realm where unseen battles rage. It's real. And it's dangerous. If you're prepared to remove the blinders and gaze into the unseen world, Chip Ingram is ready to take you there. Hang on to your seat. It's going to be a journey inside the very folds of our Bibles, a journey that will teach us about our greatest foe, Satan, also known as Lucifer, Dragon, Serpent, and Son of the Morning Star. Although this lying thief comes to “steal, kill, and destroy,” God details in His Word the battle plan to uncover Satan's cunning deceptions and to resist his sinister schemes. The cosmic conflict exploding all around us will have eternal implications, for us and those we love. This series by Chip Ingram will help you prepare to do spiritual battle with the enemy of your soul—and win! You'll learn to clothe yourself with God's “spiritual armor” so you can be confident of your certain victory over the scheming enemy.
The Jesus I Never Knew
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Sessions: 6
Homework Rating: 3-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: In The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey reveals the real Jesus beyond the stereotypes, offering a new and different perspective on the life of Christ, His work, His teaching, His miracles, His death and resurrection, and ultimately, who he was and why he came. With a willingness to tackle difficult questions, Yancey looks at the radical words of this itinerant Jewish carpenter and asks whether we are taking Him seriously enough in our own day and age. From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith; and a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying.
Joshua: Be Strong and Courageous
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Sessions: 4
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Summary: Whether a slave making bricks or a leader of a nation, Joshua lived a life defined by courage, humility, prayer, and worship. His life serves as an example and encouragement to us all. Join author Todd Phillips in the heart of the nation's capitol as he uses American history to illuminate the story of Joshua in a way never before experienced. This 4-part series will challenge everyone to be strong and courageous.
Just a Walk Across the Room
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Sessions: 4
Homework Rating: 4-Stars (FAQ's)
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Summary: In Just Walk Across the Room, Bill Hybels brings personal evangelism into the twenty-first century with a natural and empowering approach modeled after Jesus himself. This dynamic four session experience is designed to equip and inspire your small group to participate in that same pattern of grace-giving by taking simple walks across rooms, leaving your "Circle of Comfort", and extending hands of care, compassion, and inclusiveness to people who might need a touch of God's love today.