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God with Us tells the story of Jesus from the Gospels of the Bible. The four Gospels are blended into one powerful story—a sequential journey through the life and message of Jesus. This new edition of God with Us features the Radiate™ New Testament, a modern Catholic Bible translation developed for young people.

Right now your child believes that science has disproven the Christian faith. How can you fight the overwhelming authoritative forces set against you and your family? You hold the answer, this Apologetics Bible Study, in your hands. Surprised parents are watching helplessly as their kids walk away from the Christian faith. Over 50% of kids raised in Christian homes are leaving the faith never to return. And the loss is getting worse. There is a blindness in the Christian church that is leaving parents searching for alternative ways to protect their families. Until now. What if there was a ...

Jesus Christ, the greatest teacher who ever lived, was able to connect so well with his audience because he used unique parables, metaphors, and similes that related to the lives of his students. Farmers, fisherman, tax collectors, and shepherds were given the "keys to the Kingdom" through a clearer understanding of truth. This book is designed for today's baseball player to understand Christianity in a new and profound way through the teaching of the Bible through the game of baseball.

Christians are called to bear a cross. These crosses sometimes involve the general burdens that affect everyone. At other times, Christians bear specific burdens. The Lord promises us that our crosses and burdens can be transformed into small splinters if we focus on what really matters. How can this happen? You will find the answer in Splinters of the Cross...the same answer that was found by Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Peter, Paul, and many more: God's grace is sufficient for you.

Bestselling Author Apryl Cox and Write Now for Success LLC Presents Inspire-Her In volume one you will find out that at a young age I was looking for love in all the wrong places. I came face-to-face with rejection that kept me lost, confused and accepting things that hurt me and that is because they were not right for me. The heartbreak and pain that carried over for many years caused me to make a lot of bad choices. As I heal, I now understand------- God has always been my portion even when I had a father. He has always loved me through it all. So Love was there, but I didn't realize it ...

Why an introduction to Apologetics for students? BECAUSE AMERICA’S YOUTH ARE ON THE FRONT LINE OF A WORLDVIEW BATTLE FOR IDEAS. Yes, the battle lines are well beyond being drawn. Our “post-truth” culture has made feelings and expedience the new test for truth instead of what is known to correspond to reality. From this new paradigm, practitioners have launched a multifront offensive against the Bible, God, America’s founding morals, truth, and the spiritual values rooted in the Judeo-Christian ethic and described in our Declaration of Independence. This book will equip you to give ...

Unashamed breaks the silence about the sins girls think they have to hide. With daring and a touch of humor, author Jessie Minassian shares her own story of struggle and victory. God longs for you to live in the freedom he died for! So whether you're caught in a cycle of sin yourself or just want to know how to help the silent sufferers all around you, let this audiobook be the beginning of your journey toward health, healing, and freedom in his love for you.

Many teens are active in church youth programs, yet drop out of church later in life and never return. Other young adults rest on the merits of their parents' faith without ever experiencing their own relationship with Jesus Christ. In this book, the authors seek to help teenagers who have grown up in Christian homes by reminding them of the blessings of growing up in a Christian home, warning them of some of the dangers they face, providing practical suggestions for avoiding these dangers, and urging them to think and live in a way that pleases God.

In a world where teenage girls are bombarded by different messages about love, dating, and marriage, God's voice can get lost in the noise. Take some time to discover the kind of love God wants for you. Learn how listening to God and choosing to love like he does even when it's difficult can lead to real, deep satisfaction and a love that helps others see the heart of God. You might just find that God's design for relationships is bigger and more wonderful than you ever imagined!

God intends each of us to live amazing lives and touch the hearts of others in extraordinary ways. But too many of us settle for much less. For those who long for more, You're Amazing introduces five ways to live with meaning and passion: Be real; be courageous; be prayerful; be humble; be encouraging. With his signature, hard-hitting style, Justin Fatica issues a wake-up call to embrace new possibilities, break out of mediocrity, and live a life of authentic joy. Get ready - God wants to do something amazing in your life!

This audiobook gives youth workers the opportunity to go beyond simply trying to motivate kids to serve those in need and invites them to help their kids wrestle with why those people are in need in the first place. Specific topics that will be addressed include the out-of-the-box-Jesus, the power of repentance, biblically grounded motivations for service, the power of community, as well as how to respond to the poverty, racism, and unequal power relationships.

This book is an overview of popular culture for youth workers, parents and educators. Explores the dynamics of why kids are drawn into the culture and how it shapes their development.

This audiobook provides pastors, worship leaders, programming directors, and arts ministry leaders with the vision and core values necessary for building arts teams that can create the potential for transformational moments in church.

There is a war against your children. Every day, kids of all ages are bombarded with the enemy's lies that war against their God-given identities and divine destinies. But when kids speak God’s truth over themselves, their minds are renewed and they become rooted in a healthy, Bible-based identity. In God’s Got This: Power Decrees to Overcome Problems, Step into Purpose, and Receive Promises, notable apostolic leader and prophet Tim Sheets teams up with his daughter, Rachel Shafer, to provide a powerful resource—biblical decrees that kids can speak over themselves in every season of life.

After twelve years of ministering to students on public campuses, Brian Barcelona's world turned upside down when public schools shut down in March 2020. He wondered if his ministry was over until two teenagers challenged him to minister using his smartphone and digital platforms—methods he had no idea how to use effectively.

We label people like we all work in the shipping department at Amazon. Labels slap an oversimplified, clickbait definition on who we are and what we value, as if the sum of all we are can fit neatly on a self-adhesive tag positioned just above our shirt pocket. What if we lost the labels? What if all the labels, both self-applied or others attached, no longer clung to you, defined you, or controlled you? A label-free life awaits you. 

Our Father: Understanding God was written with one goal: to inspire and motivate youth to think of becoming good fathers and family leaders at the right time by showing them how simple it is to understand our father, God.

Every person inherits a system of beliefs. Maybe yours came from community, or church, or society, or your parents. But one day you reach a breaking point. You look at the rituals and traditions and worship and theology and it all seems foggy. Foreign. Strange. You wonder why you believe what you believe. If you even believe anymore... Brothers Ryan and Josh Shook reached that breaking point. Their book, Firsthand, is a smart, honest and deeply felt journey that invites you to leave behind handed-down beliefs and find authentic faith.

Drawing on 30 years of ministry experience in four churches across three countries and two continents, my aim is to help you consider how you can better mentor an increasingly isolated generation of older teenagers and young adults - those aged between 18 and 30 years of age.

The starting point for In Deep Water: Spiritual Care for Young People in a Climate Crisis is not news: the world as we know it is shifting. Several millennia of climate stability have come to an abrupt end. But, observes Talitha Amadea Aho, the young people of today do not remember stability. They see the world through crisis-colored glasses. Climate change is creating a spiritual emergency that is hitting their generation harder than any other.