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The Bible is the written Word of God, and it is treasured by many. But it is also an ancient book about people and cultures very different than us...

We tend to think of the Holy Spirit as the straggler of the Trinity, a latecomer in God's interaction with the world. But our first introduction t...

The hour is critical. The American republic is suffering its gravest crisis since the Civil War. Conflicts, hostility, and incivility now threaten ...

Leadership is essential. Maybe you've shied away from leadership because you don't know what it will involve, or you feel too unsure of your own a...

"The thing I am most desperate to keep you from finding out about me is . . . I want to belong, but I do not know how." There was a time when being...

Levitical rules and regulations regarding blood and sacrifice, offerings and priests, cleanness and uncleanness at first appear irrelevant to twent...

Some chose to follow God. Others followed only fame and fortune. They lived through times of difficulty and times of triumph, through political and...

"I'll never grow up." Sometimes we all feel a little like Peter Pan. We'd rather be children, free of obligations and responsibilities. Sometimes w...

Deteriorating values. Competing religions. Weakening morality. Do you feel sometimes that the world presents you with more problems than you can ha...

Life among Christians can be great. But it can also be exasperating! The joys of fellowship in Christ too often give way to division and debate. Yo...

It sounded crazy. God had promised Abraham, an old man with no children, that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. Yet Abraham chose ...

Do you ever feel powerless? The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Jesus transformed their lives―and they changed t...

On a seemingly ordinary day, in a manger in the middle of bustling, overcrowded Bethlehem, the promised Messiah slipped into the world as a tiny ba...

"I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth." This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, based on Alister McGrath's book I Beli...

Compassion, humility, faith, perseverance. We long for the beauty of Christ to be reflected in our lives. Such character comes only as the Spirit o...

One of the greatest gifts that Christ has given us is each other. Through Christ's body, the church, we discover our unique gifts and experience wo...

Depth. Strength. Wisdom. Maturity. We long to be people who exhibit such qualities. We want to strengthen our character and deepen our relationship...

We all long for more―more wisdom, more maturity, more power, more faith. To satisfy our longings we attend seminars, go to concerts, listen to cele...

Who are your role models? The world desperately needs role models today―people who are fully human yet who exceed human expectations and point othe...

Do you sometimes wish that the Bible could make your decisions for you? Donald Baker is familiar with this desire. He writes, "God has given me fre...

Do you long to experience God's presence in your life? In this twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Stephen D. Eyre leads you to explore the stor...

Terrorism. Diseases. Hurricanes. Every day the news reinforces what you want to forget―you live in an insecure world. Elijah's times were no safer....

Jesus can change you, no matter what your life situation. He can give you peace, hope and joy in the most desperate circumstances. But you need a l...

Do you wonder about the "end times"-- when it will come? what it will be like? what will happen to you? As R. Paul Stevens leads you to examine f...

Did you know that the Bible has a great deal to say about ethnicity? Through the Bible, God shapes the way we engage with ethnicity. A biblical pe...

Trust God. Sounds simple, right? Yet, you know it is often very, very difficult to trust God with the things that matter most to you--money, career...

Ezekiel was a fascinating man who wrote a fascinating book filled with strange and powerful visions. At first glance, Ezekiel seems a little eccent...

Forgiveness is a door. It's the way to peace and joy. But it's a small door, and it can't be entered without stooping―or kneeling. And sometimes it...

We are called to four great loves: to love God to love God's Word to love God's people to love God's purposes in the world It is both an awesome ...

Friends help you mature emotionally and spiritually. Friends teach you about forgiveness. Friends love you no matter what. Carolyn Nystrom leads yo...

You love God's Word. You want Scripture to inform you daily life and seep deep into your soul. Yet too often Bible study becomes a mere fact-findi...

This nine-session LifeGuide Bible study explores not only the question, "What must I do to be saved?" but also will help groups understand the mean...

You can't change the fact that you are getting older. And, indeed, you may not want to! Age brings many gifts and opportunities for continued growt...

Heaven is hard for us to picture. We think of floating on clouds, singing praises and playing harps, or walking on streets of gold. While we know w...

Abraham and Sarah. Noah. Rahab. Hebrews 11 gives us a list of role models: ordinary people who trusted God in radical ways. This eight-session L...