This book is about discovering together how to understand and live the Greatest Commandment. We're not after the "art of thinking about God a little differently." We're here to uncover the needs God created within us--needs for meaning, intimacy, honesty, humility, justice, compassion, and more--and how he designed us to find those needs fulfilled in him. This is the art of living Jesus' spirituality. God gives us the key in the Greatest Commandment, but we've got to do this stuff in the right order. Imagine I invite you to my sweet cabin by the lake. To start hanging out in that cabin, you need to get the key from me, pack your car, follow the GPS, and so on. There's a natural order to it. It's the same with the Greatest Commandment. We begin upward, with loving God. The God. God of the Old Testament, God of the New Testament. God the Trinity--Father, Son, Holy Spirit. We continue inward, with understanding our true identities in Jesus. And when we get those things right, God's Spirit sends us outward, on mission into the world. These three movements--upward, inward, and outward--mirror the Greatest Commandment and help us learn the art of living harmoniously together in a chaotic world.

True growth in grace is all about keeping our eyes off ourselves and on Jesus, believing with utter certainty that He alone is able to complete the work He has begun in us.

How do we put on the character of Christ? How do we stop giving in to temptation and instead pursue deliverance and transformation? Every day we must live as Jesus lived, putting on the character of God and being filled with His presence. Series Copy: Experience the Life, a thirty-week life-changing series for groups, is composed of five books, each six weeks long. You'll learn how to read Scripture, think about what you read, pray over it, and live it out. Through studying Gods' Word, gathering with others, and learning to pray and journal, you'll experience true spiritual transformation and become like Christ. Book 1: Believe as Jesus Believed--Transformed Mind Book 2: Live as Jesus Lived--Transformed Character Book 3: Love as Jesus Loved--Transformed Relationships Book 4: Minister as Jesus Ministered--Transformed Service Book 5: Lead as Jesus Led--Transformed Influence The leader's guide contains a complete participant's guide plus discussion questions for each gathering along with a DVD for use in introducing each session.

Isaiah 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captive and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lords favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zionto bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness Instead of mourning and a garment of praise Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called the oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. They will rebuild an ancient ruin and restore the places long devastated they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Aliens will Shepard your flocks; foreigners will work your field and vineyards. And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God you will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.

Knowledge Help Build Our Self-Confidence in Life, and with confidence we overcome all the Devil's Lies. As a born-again Christian, Ellen Joubert gave her life to our Lord Jesus Christ as a young woman. In 1999 the Holy Spirit gave her revelation that she will be writing books in the future. After eighteen years of preparation, the Lord has given her the assignment of 'building His people's confidence' in 2016. In 2017 God revealed that through writing books and speaking engagements she will help build His people's confidence. Who are God's people? Everyone on this earth! Even those who haven't come to the realization yet. The enemy of this world, Satan, is attacking people and especially children's minds with lies such as they are unworthy, unloved, ugly, and do not belong. This book goes into some great truths from God's Word on how wonderfully you were made, and how you belong to a loving Father in Heaven who wants to guide your life. He wants you to have confidence in Him, spiritually, in your life journey, and in yourself. God not only wants you to be well spiritually, but on all levels of life including your countenance, appearance, mentally, and health-wise. Through knowledge we build our self-confidence, and with confidence, we overcome all the devil's lies and obstacles in life. As an added bonus you'll receive a 'Five Week Study Guide' at the back of the book which you can complete on your own, as a family, in a Bible Study Group, or through a Connect Group.

This Living IN Jesus Equipper's Guide has been designed to assist those with a heart to disciple, mentor and teach others using the Living IN Jesus Participant's Guide. The Living IN Jesus study is your guide as you journey together with other believers to discover who God is, who you are in Christ, and how to live out of Christ's abundant life on a moment-by-moment basis. Every session has been designed to encourage spiritual growth through relational interaction around truth and times of personal reflection and intimate conversation with the Holy Spirit.This Equipper's Guide will help you lead each session in the Living IN Jesus study and provide you with questions, illustrations and teaching tips to facilitate impactful discussions. Each of the twenty sessions in this guide are structured to follow the outline of the Living IN Jesus Participant's Guide. The Living IN Jesus study has been written by the combined effort of the counseling and coaching staff at Christian Families Today (CFT). CFT exists to educate and encourage men, women, and children in how to build biblically healthy lives and families. The truths found in this study are distilled from the Advanced Discipleship Training course and from nearly four decades of experience in counseling and coaching individuals in how to live out of Christ's life.

Missiologist and church planter JR Woodward offers a blueprint for the missional church--not small adjustments around the periphery of the infrastructure but a radical revisioning of how a church ought to look that entails changing how we think about leadership and what we expect out of discipleship.

What If You Could Change the World without Changing Your Daily Routine? When you’ve been transformed by God’s love, you can’t help but want others to experience the same grace and freedom. But how do you share it without scaring them away or offending them? For most Christians, “evangelism” is an intimidating word that suggests handing out tracts to strangers or doing other awkward things. But what if there was a more organic, more authentic way to share your faith with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers? Dave and Jon Ferguson have found five simple, straightforward practices that will allow any believer to do just that. And by consistently living them out, you can affect not just individual lives but your entire neighborhood and community—one person at a time.

What does living for Jesus look like in the everyday stuff of life? Many Christians have unwittingly embraced the idea that “church” is a once-a-week event rather than a community of Spirit-empowered people; that “ministry” is what pastors do on Sundays rather than the 24/7 calling of all believers; and that “discipleship” is a program rather than the normal state of every follower of Jesus. Drawing on his experience as a pastor and church planter, Jeff Vanderstelt wants us to see that there’s more—much more—to the Christian life than sitting in a pew once a week. God has called his people to something bigger: a view of the Christian life that encompasses the ordinary, the extraordinary, and everything in between. Packed full of biblical teaching, compelling stories, and real-world advice, this book will remind you that Jesus is filling the world with his presence through the everyday lives of everyday people... People just like you.