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Have you ever taken a moment to think about how much power you have? Even though you may not be a world leader or a multi-millionaire, you have power over family members, co-workers, neighbors, and sometimes even strangers. The question is: what do you do with that power? Do you leverage it for good? Or do you fall under its subtle spell?
This DVD contains the four-part series in which Andy Stanley examines the intoxicating power of power. He explains that while we're busy living our lives, we're also shaping lives around us. And he reveals what God had in mind when He gave us power in the first place.
In his most powerful book since What's So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey explores the intimate place where God and humans meet in Prayer. Polls reveal that 90 percent of people pray. Yet prayer, which should be the most nourishing and uplifting time of the believer's day, can also be frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery. Writing as a fellow pilgrim, Yancey probes such questions as: *Is God listening? *Why should God care about me? *If God knows everything, what's the point of prayer? *Why do answers to prayer seem so inconsistent? *Why does God sometimes seem close and sometimes seem far away? *How can I make prayer more satisfying? Yancey tackles the tough questions and in the process comes up with a fresh new approach to this timeless topic. 'I have learned to pray as a privilege, not a duty,' he says, and he invites you to join him on this all-important journey.
Includes three award-winning short films by Jason Hildebrand
Guilt, shame, entitlement, bitterness, grief-stricken ... our relationships with others surface a variety of feelings.
In these three sessions, viewers will experience the Prodigal Son story of the Bible through the eyes of the younger son, the elder son and the father as performed in separate, dramatic films by professional actor/writer, Jason Hildebrand.
After each short film, Chris Seay will walk us through the scripture helping us to understand how jealousy, selfishness and forgiveness effect our own lives and relationships.
Three video-driven sessions with unique perspectives:
Session 1 – The Younger Son (13 min.)
Session 2 – The Elder Son (11 min.)
Session 3 – The Father (16 min.)
Includes a Leader’s Guide (44 pages) and Workbook (36 pages), in addition to three video-driven sermon illustrations:
Josh and Katie Hamilton: Major League Baseball All-star, Josh Hamilton, and his wife Katie share about the devastation that Josh’s drug addiction brought upon their marriage. In this candid interview, Katie reveals what it took for her to forgive Josh and allow God to work miracles in their relationship.
A Man Fell in a Hole: Told in the manner of a modern day parable, this dramatic video illustration examines the life of a man searching through the false promises of other religions. His life demonstrates that there is only one path that will lift mankind out of its destitute condition.
Effects of Sin and Grace: What happens when we deny we are sinners? 1 John says that makes us liars and the truth is not in us. What happens when Jesus sheds His blood for our sins? We receive grace. This hope-filled video illustration compares the effects of iodine and food coloring to sin and grace.
Filmed on location in Israel, Faith Lessons is a unique video 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. These illuminating 'faith lessons' afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. The Faith Lessons video series is ideal for use at home, especially in personal and family Bible studies. Individual believers and families will gain vital insights from long-ago times and cultures through this innovative approach to Bible study. The five sessions include: 1. Standing at the Crossroads 2. Wet Feet 3. First Fruits 4. Confronting Evil 5. Iron of Culture 5 sessions; 1 DVD with leader's guide, 110 minutes (approximate).
Filmed on location in Israel, Faith Lessons is a unique video 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. These illuminating 'faith lessons' afford a new understanding of the Bible that will ground your convictions and transform your life. The Faith Lessons video series is ideal for use at home, especially in personal and family Bible studies. Individual believers and families will gain vital insights from long-ago times and cultures through this innovative approach to Bible study. The six sessions include: 1. Innocent Blood -- Part 1 2. Inncoent Blood -- Part 2 3. Who is God? 4. Wages of Sin 5. The Lord is My Shepherd 6. God with Us 6 sessions; 1 DVD with leader's guide, 110 minutes (approximate).
Things don't always work out the way we want them to, or the way we think they will. Sometimes we don't even see it coming. We get hit with some form of pain out of nowhere leaving us feeling desperate and helpless. But that's the way life is. Still, it makes us wonder how God can let these things happen to us. How God can just stand by and watch us suffer. Where is God when it really hurts? Maybe it's when we're in these situations, where everything seems to be falling apart, that God gets an opportunity to remind us of how much He really loves us. What is a Nooma®? It's not a book or a cassette tape? and it's not a CD or a two-hour movie. It's a new series of short films, between 10 and 14 minutes long, about God and our lives. Since its limited online release in November 2002, Noomas have had an incredible impact on millions of people. Rob Bell, a leading pastor and breakthrough communicator in the Christian community, uses the experiences of our lives to illustrate the fullness of life through Jesus? tackling issues like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love. This new series is appropriate for personal and small group settings, congregational meetings, and much more. Each Nooma includes a 32-page discussion guide with relevant questions and biblical references to encourage meaningful discussion.
A follow up to the profound message of Crazy Love, Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and … the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today’s church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.
Rhythm is how we live connected to something that has been in place since the beginning of time? Maybe Jesus didnt come to start a new religion, but to show us how to live in tune with the life God has always planned for us. What is a Nooma®? It's not a book or a cassette tape... and it's not a CD or a two-hour movie. It's a new series of short films, between 10 and 14 minutes long, about God and our lives. Since its limited online release in November 2002, Noomas have had an incredible impact on millions of people. Rob Bell, a leading pastor and breakthrough communicator in the Christian community, uses the experiences of our lives to illustrate the fullness of life through Jesus... tackling issues like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love. This new series is appropriate for personal and small group settings, congregational meetings, and much more. Each Nooma includes a 32-page discussion guide with relevant questions and biblical references to encourage meaningful discussion.
There's a popular bumper sticker that reads "God Bless America," but hasn't America already been blessed? It's easy for us to fall into a mindset of viewing "our" world as "the" world, because it's all we generally see. We're constantly bombarded with images of the latest styles and models of everything, and it can easily leave us feeling like what we have isn't enough because we see people that have even more than us. But how does what we have compare to what most people in the world have? Maybe what we have is enough; maybe it's more than enough. Maybe God has blessed us with everything we have so we can bless and give to others.
Rich is the thirteenth DVD of the NOOMA ® series - short films appropriate for personal and small group settings, congregational meetings, and much more. Like parables, they use the experiences of our lives to teach about the fullness of life through Jesus, tackling issues like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love. The study materials accompanying each Nooma encourage meaningful discussion with relevant questions and biblical references.
Running time: Approx. 14 minutes
Is there more to church leadership than maintaining programs and putting out fires?
Jesus came to earth with a purpose. He fulfilled that purpose and left us with a mission to impact our communities and the world for Christ. As leaders in the church we have the honor of carrying out that mission in the world today.
It is increasingly more difficult to carry out this mission of loving others when culture is telling us that life is about “me” and “more.”
This leadership development kit is to help church leaders make followers of Christ who are willing to trade in their time, their money, and even their comfort for a world that needs Christ.
The kit can help every leader at your church rally around the idea that The Mission of the Church Matters.
Sessions:
1: Francis Chan: Leading people beyond comfort
2: Matt Chandler: The Power of the Resurrection
3: Mark Batterson: Unleashing Caged Christians
4: Tim Ross : Are You Worth Following?
5: Alan Danielson: The mission of Small Groups Matters
6: George Barna: Fundamentals of Master Leaders
