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Scripture offers various metaphors and motifs for God's people: sheep, salt and light, branches, clay jars, friends, disciples, and more. This eigh...

Rock. Warrior. Peacemaker. Builder. Husband. Potter. The pictures of God in Scripture are multifaceted. In each of these ten session LifeGuide® Bib...

How do you picture the Holy Spirit? Our imagination is likely to run to something like a vague fuzzy cloud. Or perhaps we think of an invisible, im...

Is truth an outdated concept? Today it is often considered rude to speak of right and wrong. In such a culture of relativism, we desperately need t...

Do you look around you and see nothing but trouble? Or are you experiencing firsthand a time of suffering? Do you wonder how any good can come out ...

It was a dark time for Israel. And Jeremiah was their last chance to turn things around. The ministry to which God called Jeremiah was difficult an...

What reason do you have for believing Christianity is true? The best reason is Jesus himself. In this ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study, James W. ...

Why do faithful people suffer? Job wanted to know. So he demanded an answer from God. His friends thought he was crazy, but Job persisted. And, fin...

We all long for a full, rich, satisfying life. But how do we fill up the empty places in our souls? How can we quench our thirst for something deep...

When we strip away what is superficial, cultural or traditional, what is the essence of true Christianity? What qualities and beliefs characterize ...

Jesus speaks often of "the kingdom of God." What is it? Where is it? When is it? Why is it so important? Understanding and participating in God's k...

Joseph faced hard times--more than once. He was sold into slavery by his brothers. He spent years imprisoned because of a false accusation. And yet...

It begins with God. As you come to know of and believe in his everlasting love, you begin to think about loving others--through prayer, service, fo...

God is loving and powerful. He is able to work against some of the strongest forces of hate in the world. You can imitate God's justice by fighting...

Good news! It was good news not only of Jesus' birth but of what he offered to men, women and children throughout his ministry. To the sick he offe...

In the New Testament Gospel of Mark, we meet Jesus, the man who is King. But this king comes to serve--not to be served. He eats with sinners rathe...

His majesty will fill your thoughts. His love will soften your heart. His holiness will purify your life. When you meet God, you will be changed. M...

Once you've met Jesus, you are never the same again. His teaching challenges your thinking. His compassion softens your heart. His love turns your ...

Who is the Holy Spirit? How does he change our lives? How does he work in the world? In ten sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study, Douglas Connelly helps...

Most of us could use a miracle. Some physical condition, relationship problem or financial crisis we struggle with could be fixed rather quickly wi...

Money and work: just the words themselves can cause anxiety. Mortgages, saving for retirement and bottom lines can easily overwhelm us to the point...

As the one called by God to lead his people out of Egypt, Moses faced some significant challenges: a stubborn ruler, a fierce army, a vast deser...

Motherhood is complicated. It can bring about feelings of deep love and joy, frustration, helplessness, tenderness, guilt, contentment and longing―...

"God of glory." "The God Who Provides." "Holy One." God is called by many names in Scripture--names that highlight specific aspects of his characte...

Nehemiah was a leader of Israel. He faced opposition and difficulty from every side--even from his own people. Yet he stood against all his enem...

A throwaway woman A blind beggar A prison guard A doubting disciple An elderly couple They were ordinary people. Some were never even mentioned b...

Abraham is an unforgettable portrait of faith. Daniel is a classic example of holiness. And through her willingness to risk her own life, Esther sh...

Parenting is hard work, full of tough choices and new situations. And many voices compete with ours for our children's attention. In a rapidly chan...

The apostle Paul led a dramatic and fascinating life from his conversion on the road to Damascus to his imprisonments to his speeches in the public...

Simon Peter was a follower like us--he wanted to be like Jesus, but he struggled with doubts and fears. At times he failed miserably. At other t...

It's easy to be happy when things go well for you. But what would it be like to have a sense of joy that continued even in times of trouble? Such w...

Like children performing for our parents in a backyard play, we long to receive the applause, the approval, the divine "well done" of our heavenly ...

Most Christians have experienced the "laundry list" phase of spiritual life, in which praying means giving God an agenda of needs to handle. But ho...

You pray for your own needs and for the needs of others. You pray in the face of conflict, and you pray for forgiveness. You pray to pour out your ...

Are your prayers stuck in a rut? In these eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study from Lynne M. Baab you'll find new words and new ways to pray throug...

Joy. Anger. Distress. Hope. Trust. These and many more emotions are expressed in the Psalms. Juanita Ryan offers these nine-session LifeGuide® Bibl...