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At some point, we resign ourselves to living by the scripts and rhythms established by other people. Perhaps it's a parent. Maybe it's a pastor or a boss or a teacher. Maybe it's a mortgage or wedding date or that next pay raise. Wherever the source, today there is an ocean full of people living on the life rafts of what they were expected to do. If we look at the mirror, we might see ourselves on that life raft as well.

Do you have trouble reading and understanding the Bible? It’s normal to feel lost when navigating the pages of Scripture. If you are looking for a way to read the Bible that is both encouraging and enlightening, then look no further. The Bible is not as complicated as it seems! In fact, there are nine main markers in the Bible to take you all the way through Scripture and help you understand God’s Word from beginning to end. These markers will orient you and set you on the right path so you can see God’s Word in a less confusing or overwhelming light.

What would it have looked like and felt like to walk daily with Jesus during his time on Earth, sharing in what he experienced and taught? And how does his life have significance for our own lives today? We can answer these questions by following in his footsteps—each step of the way.

If you'd like to improve your ability to learn, memorize and recall the Psalms of the Bible by as much as 100%, 200%, even 300% (or more)...using simple memory techniques that you can learn in 15-20 minutes (or less), then this may be the most important book that you will ever listen to. Believe it or not, it really doesn't matter if you think you have a good memory or not.

In this six-session audio Bible study, Lysa TerKeurst’s follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, Made to Crave, Lysa helps you discover how to put into action, those things you learned through the Made to Crave book and small group study. Trying to get healthy can seem overwhelming and complicated. Eat carbs… don’t eat carbs. Eat fish… don’t eat fish. Pay attention to calories… don’t pay attention to calories. All this conflicting information can be daunting and confusing.

Salvation is a one-time event. It happens the moment someone believes in Jesus for everlasting life. Discipleship is a long term process. It happens when a saved person decides to obey Jesus on a daily basis. Not recognizing this simple distinction creates confusion. Not explaining the difference allows a mixed message to spread. Not knowing the difference between salvation and discipleship keeps many people from experiencing either. This audiobook will clear up confusion on these two important messages found throughout the Bible.

As a collection of 66 books spanning thousands of years, the Bible can be daunting in size and scope. In The Heart of It All, the Canterbury Press Lent book for 2020, Samuel Wells simplifies the Bible's complexity and presents the entire sweep of its narrative in 18 key themes.

How much time is enough to be with God? While it could be the 40 days, or years, used so often in the Bible, it’s also possible that simply stealing a few minutes, from the busyness of each day, is enough time to be in Kairos, “God time”. The same is true for the space needed to find God. Whether it be in a deserted place or one filled with activity, whatever space we can carve out to find God - or to make enough room to be found - is enough space.

The voice catches us off guard, whether in the middle of the day or the dead of night. It is the voice of God, wooing our hearts with words that seem too good to be true. Listen to me—there is something missing. You long to be in a love affair, a great adventure. You were made for more. You know it. Yet another voice, often louder, competes for our attention. The Message of the Arrows has assaulted us since childhood. The enemy knows if he can get us to lose heart, we will lose everything. How are we to make sense of these terribly opposed messages?

Feeling like you’ve blown it? Reached the point of no return? That your life hasn’t gone as planned? If so, you are not alone. We all know what it feels like to have life disappoint us and not work out as we’d hoped. We all know what it’s like to long for something different, something better, and something more. Drawing on his own experiences and pivotal Bible stories, author Louie Giglio tells you how God is all about comebacks.

Explore the Book of James to find out how living faith drives the Christian life. In A Living Faith, Stanley D. Gale helps us cling fervently to our Father in heaven through the trials of life. Each devotion explains a passage in the letter and offers two questions to help you do the word and discuss personal applications with fellow believers.

In this four-session study, best-selling author Max Lucado reveals his struggles with prayer and how he discovered that it is not a privilege for the pious or the art of a chosen few, but a simple tool everyone has been given to have a conversation with God. He shows you how to let go of uncertainties about prayer, trust that God hears you, and embrace a prayer life that brings peace and rest.

Throughout the five sessions of her I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet series, Shauna talks about unlearning what is no longer helpful, embracing curiosity, and making peace with the unexpected twists and turns of life. She shares candidly about the challenges and blessings she has experienced and invites participants to explore what happens when we release our expectations for how we thought life would look and open ourselves up to the freedom and peace that come from choosing to be a beginner again.

In this audio Bible study, Chrystal Evans Hurst shares what she's learned about how to love and honor your life—even when it's not easy to love. You will be encouraged to take an honest look where you might have gotten off track, recapture peace in the midst of hard seasons, and focus on the promise of God's truth for your future. Even even if the road is rough and your story is messy—you are a masterpiece that is simply a work-in-progress.

Jesus is building His ekklesia. Yet the concept of ekklesia is new to many believers. This Handbook will provide you with the basics you need to understand it and how to gather effectively with other believers. In The Believers Handbook for New Testament Gatherings you will learn:The mission of the ekklesia—and how it propels you to use your gifts and calling to bless others The Values of the Kingdom that will strengthen youHow to gather with believers for Kingdom impact...and much more!

Whether we wrestle with anxiety, harmful thoughts about ourselves, or mental spirals that hold us back from spiritual growth and healthy relationships, many of us wish we could control our thoughts rather than let them control us. As the senior pastor of one of the largest churches in America, bestselling author Kyle Idleman has seen the power of right thinking transform lives, including his own. In Every Thought Captive, Kyle points us to the tools we need to get our thoughts into submission so we can live a fuller and more joy-filled life.

Call it a Bible study on the book of the Bible - Philippians. Call it a Bible commentary. Or call it a daily devotional. Out of a four year reading and studying of the entire Bible, comes these honest and provocative thoughts from the book of Philippians, a book in the New Testament. It is not written by a Bible scholar, nor a minister, missionary or even a teacher. No, it is written by a person you can relate to even more. It is written by a person who is someone like YOU.

In Joy Like a Mountain, author Talasi Guerra addresses the joy crisis facing our culture today. Exploring the critical connection between joy and suffering, Talasi offers a profound view of how intentional joy can revolutionize the gruelling journey up the mountain of life. She combines the raw experience of her personal mental health battles with rock-solid Biblical teaching to reveal the secrets of life-changing joy in the heavenward journey.

As a wife, new mother, business owner, and designer, Emily Ley reached a point when she suddenly realized she couldn't do it all. She needed to simplify her life, organize her days, and prioritize her priorities. She realized that she had been holding herself to a standard of perfection, when what God was really calling her to do was accept the welcoming embrace of his grace. In this audio Bible study, Emily—author of A Simplified Life­—describes the journey that led to her pursuing a life that allowed her to breathe, laugh, and grow.

In this ten-session Bible study, 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. Each session highlights leading Christian and non-Christian voices engaging in forceful but fair debate.