New Church Resources

	Liquid: Crossing Liquid is a revolutionary new way to study the Bible. Translating ancient stories into the language of today' culture, we give you entertaining episodes and ask relevant questions to help you discover truth. Jesus was the master storyteller, teaching truths so that people would investigate, think, and learn. Its how he did it, so it's why we do it. Each DVD experience features five 10-minute episodes, and includes a reflection guide and a leader's guide to help you get the most out of this slice of God's Word. Each emotionally charged episode presents a story of everyday characters with real problems*struggles that mirror the same ones found in stories of the Bible. Because whether you use this experience for individual growth or small group study, you will discover that God's Word is as true today as when it was written. Also available: Fork in the Road, Live At Five, Mirror Image.
	The Purpose Driven Life DVD Study Rick Warren You are about to embark on a journey of discovery. Throughout this six-session video-based going -based study taught by Rick Warren you are going to discover the answer to life's most fundamental question: "What on earth am I here for?" And here's a clue to the answer: "It's not about you ... You were created by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end." The Purpose Driven Life DVD Study Guide is designed to be used with The Purpose Driven Life DVD. Whether you are going to experience this adventure with a small group or on your own, this six-session video-based study will change your life. This study has been used by over four million people during the 40 Days of Purpose campaigns in churches all over the world. When combined with the reading of The Purpose Driven Life, the book Publishers Weekly declared the "bestselling nonfiction hardback in history,"
	Nooma 016 Store Rob Bell We can get anything we want, from anywhere in the world, whenever we want it.That's how it is and that's how we want it to be. Still, our lives aren'tany different than other generations before us. Our time is. We want spiritual direction, but it has to be real for us and available when we need it. We want a new format for getting Christian perspectives. NOOMA is the new format. It's short films with communicators that really speak to us. Compact, portable, and concise. Each NOOMA touches on issues that we care about, that we want to talk about, and it comes in a way that fits our world. It's a format that's there for us when we need it, as we need it, how we need it. Store: NOOMA 016 We all get angry about things from time to time , some of us more often than others. For some of us, it feels like we're constantly on the brink of losing it, where it doesn't take much to get angry about anything. And this kind of anger can be seen everywhere we go, at work, in traffic, at the store, at home. But what is really at its root? . Anger is often looked at as a bad thing, but are there things actually worth getting angry about? Maybe if we had a better understanding of our anger and where it comes from, we. could learn how to channel it toward something constructive ,something that's bigger than ourselves.
	The Messages of Rediscovering the Kingdom Vol 1 (Vol 2 is also available) Myles Munroe When governments collapse, human philosophies fail, and your life is crashing down around you, Rediscovering the Kingdom will become your guide through, the treacherous storms of the 21st century. All of the past ideologies have failed: humanism, communism, totalitarianism, fascism, socialism, and even democracy. This is a philosophy, an ideology that will not fail, for it was born in the heart of God Himself. As Dr. Munroe unveils the reality and the power of the Kingdom of God, you will be challenged to the core of your religious soul as you discover realities that few have seen, let alone talked about. Rediscovering the Kingdom will defy almost every concept you have about religion as it shifts the focus away from religion towards the ultimate issue, the Kingdom of God. Vol 1 (2 DVDs- 257 minutes) Vol 2 (2 DVDs-247 minutes)
	Battling Unbelief John Piper No one sins out of duty. We sin because it offers some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us...until we believe that God is more desirable than life itself (Psalm 63:3) Only the power of God's superior promises in the gospel can emancipate our hearts from servitude to the shallow promises and fleeting pleasures of sin. In ten 30 minute sessions, Pastor John Piper shows how to sever the clinging roots of sin that ensnare us, including anxiety, pride, shame, impatience, covetousness, bitterness, despondency, and lust. Delighting in the bounty of God's glorious gospel promises will free us for a less sin-encumbered life, to the glory of Christ. Rooted in solid biblical reflection, this book & Dvd aims to help guide you through the battles to the joys of victory by the power of the gospel and its superior pleasure.
	Just Walk Across the Room Bill Hybels Four 20 minute Session DVD for small group use. A Four-week experience to equip your church for evangelism in today's world, designed to inspire your small group to participate in grace-giving by taking simple walks across rooms - leaving your circle of comfort and extending hands of care, compassion, and inclusiveness to people who might need a touch of God's love today.
	Faith Under Fire Vol 1 Faith & Jesus with Lee Strobel Does the Christian faith stand up to scrutiny - tough scrutiny? Did Jesus really work miracles? Aren't all religions basically the same when you dig below the surface? Based on Lee Strobel's provocative national TV program of the same name, Faith Under Fire features fascinating debates and riveting interviews with Christians, athiests, Muslims, and proponents of other faiths as they tackle today's hottest spiritual topics. Interviewer and facilitator Lee Strobel concludes each session by offering his own perspective.Four 15 minute DVD sessions: 1. Is the Supernatural real? 2. Is Jesus a Prophet or the Son of God? 3. Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? 4. Do All Roads Lead to God?
	Faith Under Fire Vol 2 Faith & Facts with Lee Strobel Does the Christian faith stand up to scrutiny - tough scrutiny? How credible is the Bible and how seriously should you take it? Can you entrust your eternity to it's message? Four 15 minute DVD sessions : 1. Is the Bible bogus? 2. Is heaven real? 3. Hell, Fact or Fiction? 4. Does Science Point to a Creator?
	Faith Under Fire Vol 3 Tough Faith Questions with Lee Strobel Does the Christian faith stand up to scrutiny - tough scrutiny?How can its "loving" God allow so much death and suffering? Aren't the God of Christians and the Allah of Islam really the same? Four 15 minute DVD sessions : 1. Is Anything Beyond Forgiveness? 2. Why Does God Allow Pain & Suffering? 3. The Mystery of the Trinity? 4. Do Christians and Muslims Worship the same God?
	Faith Under Fire Vol 4 A New Kind of Faith with Lee Strobel Does the Christian faith stand up to scrutiny - tough scrutiny? Can you trust your life with it - and your eternity? Are Christians narrow-minded to insist that Jesus is the only true way to God? Four 15 minute DVD sessions : 1. Must Christianity Change or Die? 2. The End of Faith? 3. Time For a New God? 4. Is Christianity Arrogant?
	The Blazing Center a DVD introduction to Desiring God John Piper God is the Blazing Sun at the centre of reality. Everything revolves around Him. As the most valuable and glorious person who exists, God is loving, not conceited, when He calls us to worship Him. His pursuit of glory and our pursuit of joy are not at odds, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.Eight 30 minute sessions on DVD, used with the Study Guide for a Ten lesson group study, ideal for use with adult or youth classes. Lesson 1. Introduction to The Blazing Center Lesson 2. The Blazing Center: A Personal Story Lesson 3. The Blazing Center: Is God Vain? Lesson 4. Pursue You Joy: Isn't that Hedonism? Lesson 5. Pursue Your Joy: God Commands It. Lesson 6. True Love: Duty or Delight? Part 1 Lesson 7. True Love: Duty or Delight? Part 2 Lesson 8. Suffering: For the Joy Set Before You Part 1 Lesson 9. Suffering: For the Joy Set Before You Part 2 Lesson 10.Review and Conclusion.
	iMarriage Transforming Your Expectations Andy Stanley, North Point Resources Until Expectations Do Us Part. Standing at the altar, we all had a picture of what our marriage would look like. The problem is this picture of marriage results in expectations that we unload on our spouse. The weight of these expectations will rob your marriage of love and joy. As a spouse you never feel like you measure up and you never feel like you are good enough. So what are you to do with your expectations? You can't deny them, because most expectations started out as God-given desires. In this DVD, Andy Stanley explains that you must learn to transform your expectations and look to God if you are to experience marriage as it was designed. Group study sessions include: Great Expectations, When Expectations Collide, One to Another, Husbands and Wives, It Takes Three, Box Talk A six-week Study Guide is also available.
	Breakaway Because You Didn't Set Out To Be Just Like Everyone Else Andy Stanley, North Point Resources Break Out Of The Crowd. None of us sets out to be like everybody else, but it happens. Life begins to squeeze us into a mold until one day we wake up feeling trapped and hemmed in. Unfortunately many people think the answer is to run away, but they only end up making the same bad decisions over and over again. So how do you break the cycle and break out of the crowd? The Breakaway DVD is designed to renovate your thinking by exposing you to four core beliefs that have the power to change the trajectory of your life. Intended for use in a personal study or in small groups, Breakaway will illustrate how our core beliefs dictate our decisions, which dictate the outcomes of our lives.Six part DVD includes: 1. A Way Out 2. God Only Knows 3. Red and Yellow, Black and White 4. Avoiding the "Mine" Field 5. Something's Up 6. Reality Check A six-week Study Guide is also available.