Spiritual Growth

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Accountability and the Christian Single
Accountability and the Christian Single

Single Living Bible Study
Standing strong in the face of sexual temptation.


Adopted into God’s Family
Adopted into God’s Family

Christian Living Bible Study
How God becomes our Father.


Aged in Grace
Aged in Grace

Current Issues Bible Study
Making a difference—forever.


Become a Literate Christian
Become a Literate Christian

Current Issues Bible Study
Understand the Bible and classic texts to deepen your faith.


Becoming Vulnerable
Becoming Vulnerable

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
Aging brings with it many changes that require emotional and mental adaptation—but our loving God is in control.


Between These Weeds, Flowers Grow - New!
Between These Weeds, Flowers Grow - New!

With God in the Garden Study
Gardens, churches, and Christians exist in an imperfect world.


Biblical Economics
Biblical Economics

Money Issues Bible Study
We need to adopt the biblical values of thrift, generosity, contentment, and trust.


A Biblical Perspective on Money
A Biblical Perspective on Money

Christian Living Bible Study
Confronting the challenge of stewardship.


Bloom Where You Are Planted - New!
Bloom Where You Are Planted - New!

With God in the Garden Study
Like plants in a garden, Christians too need to grow.


Called by God
Called by God

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
Create a mission statement for the latter third of life.


Celebrating the Single Life
Celebrating the Single Life

Single Living Bible Study
What are the benefits of being single?


Color Your Faith with Poetry
Color Your Faith with Poetry

Current Issues Bible Study
How finely crafted words help us pay attention to God's world.


Crises Show Our Character
Crises Show Our Character

Christian Living Bible Study
Suffering brings out the best or worst in us.


The Dangers of Popular Meditation
The Dangers of Popular Meditation

Current Issues Bible Study
Trendy meditation practices like yoga may be relaxing, but are they in line with biblical teaching?


Dealing with Difficult Memories
Dealing with Difficult Memories

Current Issues Bible Study
The act of remembering can be a healing process when the goal is reconciliation.


Dealing with Our Doubts
Dealing with Our Doubts

Christian Living Bible Study
What we can learn from Emily Dickinson’s struggle for certainty.


Dealing with Suicide
Dealing with Suicide

Current Issues Bible Study
Taking a theologically sound approach to the tragedy of suicide.


Devotions by Christian Musicians
Devotions by Christian Musicians

Miscellaneous
Devotions from Ginny Owens, Caedmon's Call and more.


Doubt Can Strengthen Your Faith - 1/2 Off!
Doubt Can Strengthen Your Faith - 1/2 Off!

Christian Living Bible Study
Unbelief is hazardous to your health, but doubt can give you hope.


Dreaming Our Way Back to God
Dreaming Our Way Back to God

Current Issues Bible Study
When we can’t reach someone with the gospel, God may send a dream to light the way.


The Drive to Achieve
The Drive to Achieve

Christian Living Bible Study
How ambitious should Christians be?


Encounters with the Risen Lord
Encounters with the Risen Lord

Current Issues Bible Study
Jesus encounters individuals in unique ways that will allow them to recognize him as the risen Lord.


Encouraging the Depressed - New!
Encouraging the Depressed - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
Praying for, identifying with, and finding purpose for those who are depressed.


Eyes Wide Open to God
Eyes Wide Open to God

Current Issues Bible Study
To see God “high and lifted up,” just open your eyes.


Facing Our Fear of Death
Facing Our Fear of Death

Christian Living Bible Study
How to think rightly about death.


Faith Meets Reality
Faith Meets Reality

Christian Living Bible Study
How can Christians allow their faith to permeate the whole world?


Faithful Finances
Faithful Finances

Money Issues Bible Study
What false lessons does our society teach about money, and how can the Bible—and church history—correct them?


Fear No Evil - New!
Fear No Evil - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
Respond to persecution by reflecting God’s heart for the suffering.


Fear God - New!
Fear God - New!

Overcoming Fear Bible Study
Believe it or not, victory over our fears comes with fear of the Lord.


Finding Freedom in Our Difficulties
Finding Freedom in Our Difficulties

Christian Living Bible Study
How do we maintain hope during desperate circumstances?


Finding Meaning in Life
Finding Meaning in Life

Christian Living Bible Study
Rethinking life and its significance.


Finding Peace in a Time of War
Finding Peace in a Time of War

Current Issues Bible Study
What we can learn from Oswald Chambers and C. S. Lewis about the long battle with terrorism.


Forgive and Reconcile - New!
Forgive and Reconcile - New!

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
“Forgive one another as I have forgiven you.”


Forgiveness in the Hands of God - New!
Forgiveness in the Hands of God - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
True reconciliation occurs through confession and forgiveness and is possible only through Christ.


Forgiving from the Heart
Forgiving from the Heart

Current Issues Bible Study
How do we know we have truly forgiven?


Four Best Places to Live - New!
Four Best Places to Live - New!

Bible Study Course
Where is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.


Freedom of Forgiveness
Freedom of Forgiveness

Current Issues Bible Study
How do you know that you have truly forgiven someone?


Full of Grace and Sin
Full of Grace and Sin

Current Issues Bible Study
Can we continue in sin even after we’ve given our lives to Christ?


Get Rid of Fear - New!
Get Rid of Fear - New!

Overcoming Fear Bible Study
We don’t have to let fear rule us.


The Gift of Boredom
The Gift of Boredom

Christian Living Bible Study
We fear boredom, but boredom can be the path to holiness.


A God of Wrath
A God of Wrath

Christian Living Bible Study
Is there room in our theology for divine wrath?


Going Solo
Going Solo

Single Living Bible Study
The secret to enjoying being single in a couples’ world.


Growing Toward Spiritual Maturity Course
Growing Toward Spiritual Maturity Course

Bible Study Course
A 12-session course based on the vital book by Gary C. Newton and the Evangelican Training Association.


Growth Through Mentoring
Growth Through Mentoring

Current Issues Bible Study
The future of the church is mentor multiplication.


Heaven is God’s Dwelling Place
Heaven is God’s Dwelling Place

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
“I am going there to prepare a place for you …” (John 14:2–3)


Help, I’m Growing Old
Help, I’m Growing Old

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
This is the beginning of a new adventure.


Hope in a Climate of Fear
Hope in a Climate of Fear

Christian Living Bible Study
There are plenty of reasons to worry in our bleak world. How could Jesus expect us not to?


Hope for the Hurting - New!
Hope for the Hurting - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
The church plays a crucial role in healing for the depressed.


How Literature Leads Us to God
How Literature Leads Us to God

Current Issues Bible Study
When the road to faith is paved with great literature.


How Salvation Leads to Service
How Salvation Leads to Service

Christian Living Bible Study
Coming to Christ is the beginning of a life of helping others.


How Shame Makes Us Grow
How Shame Makes Us Grow

Current Issues Bible Study
Why do people flock to hear Tony Campolo, ferocious critic of Christians left and right?


How Should We Address God?
How Should We Address God?

Current Issues Bible Study
What we call God reflects who we believe him to be.


How to Repent
How to Repent

Current Issues Bible Study
We've come to think our faith is about comfort. It's not.


In the Meantime...
In the Meantime...

Single Living Bible Study
How can singles embrace and overcome the challenges they face while waiting for marriage?


In the Potter’s Hands
In the Potter’s Hands

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
God uses people and experiences to shape us.


Intellect and Feeling: Do We Need Both?
Intellect and Feeling: Do We Need Both?

Christian Living Bible Study
How careful thinking and emotions work together.


It's All About Joy!
It's All About Joy!

Current Issues Bible Study
How to find joy-and keep it.


Keeping Money in Perspective - 1/2 Off!
Keeping Money in Perspective - 1/2 Off!

Money Issues Bible Study
Money isn’t the goal in the light of God’s glory.


The Key to Spiritual Growth
The Key to Spiritual Growth

Current Issues Bible Study
Relationships can unlock the deeper parts of us and direct us to authentic spiritual development.


Knowing God's Will - New!
Knowing God's Will - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
Knowing God’s will is a process.


Learning Through Hardship
Learning Through Hardship

Christian Living Bible Study
People often recall difficult, tumultuous times with a touch of nostalgia.


Lessons from the Sheep
Lessons from the Sheep

Current Issues Bible Study
Feeling autonomous and proud? Then ponder the lives of sheep.


Lessons from the Wilderness
Lessons from the Wilderness

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
We need to welcome change as from God’s hand and by his grace.


Letting Go of Guilt
Letting Go of Guilt

Current Issues Bible Study
The early warning signs.


Like the Grass that Withers - New!
Like the Grass that Withers - New!

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
How can we live fearless lives that are committed to the gospel right up until the end?


Living Up to Your Principles
Living Up to Your Principles

Current Issues Bible Study
What would you give to defend them?


Living a Vibrant Gospel Lifestyle - New!
Living a Vibrant Gospel Lifestyle - New!

Christian Vision Project Bible Study
Actions speak louder than words.


Living Your Faith
Living Your Faith

Christian Living Bible Study
Christian actions flow from Christian character.


A Look at the Prophets
A Look at the Prophets

Christian Living Bible Study
We can learn a great deal from these ancient men of God.


Making Ends Meet
Making Ends Meet

Money Issues Bible Study
Discernment and spiritual growth happen as you evaluate what God wants you to do.


Making Peace with the Single Life
Making Peace with the Single Life

Single Living Bible Study
Where the desire for marriage comes from, and what to do with it.


Making Sense of Death
Making Sense of Death

Current Issues Bible Study
How dying brings meaning in the midst of life.


Marriage: The Submission Question
Marriage: The Submission Question

Current Issues Bible Study
Two models of marriage claim biblical warrant and vie for evangelicals' allegiance.


Moving From Apathy to Joy
Moving From Apathy to Joy

Christian Living Bible Study
Finding inspiration from Søren Kierkegaard.


Nearer My God to Thee
Nearer My God to Thee

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
The third stage of life removes us from our grip on earthly attachments, moving us into a deeper friendship with God.


Old Gardeners Never Die…  - New!
Old Gardeners Never Die… - New!

With God in the Garden Study
In life, as in the garden, the growing season will come to a close.


The Opposite of Fear - New!
The Opposite of Fear - New!

Overcoming Fear Bible Study
The Bible gives us an idea of what this is.


The Power of Prayer - New!
The Power of Prayer - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
God is working both in us and through us.


Prosperity and Faith
Prosperity and Faith

Current Issues Bible Study
Christians today are blessed with wealth. But what does money do to their spiritual bank account?


Pursuing Spiritual Formation - New!
Pursuing Spiritual Formation - New!

Quarterly Study Plan
This 12-session plan will help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually.


Remember What God Has Done
Remember What God Has Done

Christian Living Bible Study
We must remember the past to move ahead to the future.


Resisting the Mob Mentality
Resisting the Mob Mentality

Current Issues Bible Study
Hey, sports fans! What does love of sports have to do with how you act in a crowd?


The Righteous Side of Anger
The Righteous Side of Anger

Current Issues Bible Study
Sometimes we need to be good and mad.


A Rose is a Rose, Not a Tomato - New!
A Rose is a Rose, Not a Tomato - New!

With God in the Garden Study
Variety in the Garden: Christians are unique and gifted individuals within a larger family.


Scatter Seeds of Love & Service - New!
Scatter Seeds of Love & Service - New!

With God in the Garden Study
Share the bounty of what we have in Christ.


The Severe Mercy of God
The Severe Mercy of God

Christian Living Bible Study
What happens to a person who truly receives the mercy of God?


Should Christians Have Power?
Should Christians Have Power?

Current Issues Bible Study
Increasing power in politics and popular culture holds great possibilities—and also dangers.


Simple Living
Simple Living

Money Issues Bible Study
Are we consumed by consumption?


A Single’s Guide to God
A Single’s Guide to God

Single Living Bible Study
Do you feel forgotten by God in your singleness?


Single and Satisfied
Single and Satisfied

Single Living Bible Study
Finding contentment in the single Christian life.


The Spiritual Benefits of a Good Night’s Sleep
The Spiritual Benefits of a Good Night’s Sleep

Christian Vision Project Bible Study
What are the motives behind and the consequences of sleep deprivation?


Spirituality for Today
Spirituality for Today

Current Issues Bible Study
Modern spirituality begins and ends with the self; Christian spirituality, with the Alpha and Omega.


Stages of Faith
Stages of Faith

Christian Living Bible Study
God may choose to work outside of the patterns of human growth and development as well as within them.


Stewardship: Living a Life That Counts
Stewardship: Living a Life That Counts

Church Discipleship Campaign
Find everything you need to challenge your church to live and give generously with this 5-week campaign.


Tell the Story - New!
Tell the Story - New!

Aging in the Grace of God Bible Study
Moses commanded Israel to make sure that their children knew the story of their journey of faith.


Too Much Stuff
Too Much Stuff

Current Issues Bible Study
Give it away before it controls you


Trusting God When It Hurts
Trusting God When It Hurts

Christian Living Bible Study
Learning from Job.


Waiting for a Wedding
Waiting for a Wedding

Single Living Bible Study
How long should singles keep hoping?


Weed it and Reap - New!
Weed it and Reap - New!

With God in the Garden Study
Gardening illustrates and reinforces timeless scriptural truths.


What Being Pro-Life Really Means
What Being Pro-Life Really Means

Christian Living Bible Study
We must listen to God to decide how to expend our energy.


What Does Generosity Look Like?
What Does Generosity Look Like?

Money Issues Bible Study
When does giving become religious?


What Gen X and Y Want from Us
What Gen X and Y Want from Us

Current Issues Bible Study
A wave of young Americans just wants that old-time religion.


What's Fueling Your Anger?
What's Fueling Your Anger?

Current Issues Bible Study
Let’s do something uncomfortable: examine our hearts.


What's So Funny about Faith?
What's So Funny about Faith?

Current Issues Bible Study
How Christian standup comedians help us toward a more holistic faith.


When God Doesn’t Heal
When God Doesn’t Heal

Current Issues Bible Study
A biblical view of chronic illness.


When It's Hard to Love
When It's Hard to Love

Current Issues Bible Study
Does it ever get easier to love cruel or obnoxious people?


Where is God in This Mess?
Where is God in This Mess?

Current Issues Bible Study
How trials and troubles can lift us to glory


Who’s Homeschooling Your Kids?
Who’s Homeschooling Your Kids?

Current Issues Bible Study
What it means to be an educator of one’s own children.


Who's Teaching the Children?
Who's Teaching the Children?

Current Issues Bible Study
Biblical literacy begins in the home.


Why I Don't Imitate Christ
Why I Don't Imitate Christ

Current Issues Bible Study
The Christian life is not a game of Simon says.


Work: Drudgery or Delight?
Work: Drudgery or Delight?

Christian Living Bible Study
How the Christian should look at work.


Spiritual Pilgrimage - New!
Spiritual Pilgrimage - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
Christian travel grounds us in God’s story.



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