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New Community Series– Connect With Others               Format: Study guide        

Study on Sermon on the Mount 2

 

Author: Bill Hybels, Kevin & Sherry Harney                                

 

Length: 6 week course

 

The quality of our lives-our health, growth, happiness, even life itself hinges on our relationships. Jesus considered human relationships so vital that he dealt with them extensively in his most celebrate teaching, the Sermon on the Mount. In crisp brush strokes, he painted a compelling portrait of how we re to conduct ourselves with each other and with a non-Christian world. The 6 sessions in this book explore what Jesus has to say about mercy, peacemaking, authentic faith, healing connection, lust versus love, truth telling, judgementalism, and other relational essential's You’ll discover the challenges and rewards of demonstrating Christ’s character in practical, down-to-earth ways.

R  DVD and Book Studies

Connecting With God’s Family                               Format: DVD/Workbook

                                                                            

Author: John Ortberg                             

 

Length: 6 sessions

 

God longs for you to have rich, genuine connections with him and a handful of other people. These six sessions will help you connect more deeply with Jesus Christ and build genuine relationships with Christian friends. Christ’s love makes it possible for you to be known and to know others, to be loved and to love, to resolve conflict effectively, and to move outward together in faith.

 

New Community Series– Build Community                    Format: Study guide        

Study on the book of Acts

 

Author: John Ortberg, Kevin & Sherry Harney                             

 

Length: 6 week course

 

Today, some people think of the church as a powerless institution made of ancient traditions and stuffy buildings. They’re wrong! The church is the new community of God’s people. It’s filled with power of the Holy Spirit. And it has as much to say to the world as it did two thousand years ago. In Acts, you will discover that God wants to do a fresh work among his people by the power of the Holy Spirit. You will find the  pathway to authentic community. You will learn how to grow  as a worshiper. And you will deepen your passion to invite others into the fellowship of Christ-followers we call the church. 

New Community Series– Love Each Other                     Format: Study guide        

Studies on Books of the Bible

 

Author: John Ortberg, Kevin & Sherry Harney                             

 

Length: 6 week course

 

When God pours out his love, our parched lives are revived and out thirsty should satisfied. What is the secret of receiving more of God’s love and of giving it freely to others? The Book of I John calls us back to the basics of loving God and one another. Do you long to experience God’s mercy, goodness in deeper ways and extend them to others? Would you like his love to fill you up to the point where it overflows naturally into the lives of others? This study of I john will help you and your small group experience the refreshing rain of God's love in ways you have always wanted.

Community Life Series– Connecting Inward                  Format: Study guide        

 

Author: Mark Collins                            

 

Length: 6 week course

 

God created us to have close relationships; a relationship with Him, relationships with other believers, and relationships with those who don’t yet know Jesus. The difficulty is moving past superficial things like the weather, hobbies or the dog to share deep things that really matter:who we are and who God is. The lessons in this study are designed around the stages of small group life that bring people into productive biblical community.

 

Foundations: The Church

 

Author: Rick Warren                                                               Format: DVD/Workbook

 

Length: 4 sessions

 

This study will look  at how the church began, the nature of the church and the mission of the church.  It focuses on pictures and metaphors of the church including the body of Christ, the flock of God, the building of God, and the bride of Christ. Each picture helps us understand God’s plan and purpose of His church. Books available through Small Groups Office.

Judgment Call                                                              Format: DVD

                                                                            

Author: Andy Stanley                            

 

Length: 4 sessions

 

In this four-part series, Andy Stanley tackles the confusing and often misunderstood topic of judging others. From Jesus’ teachings and Paul's instructions to the early church, we learn the appropriate steps to take before confronting others-and ho to react when someone points the finger of judgment at us.

Life Rules                                                                      Format: DVD

                                                                            

Author: Andy Stanley                            

 

Length: 6 sessions

 

In Kinterergarten, ignoring the rules was a blast—especially if you could get away with it. But as adults. We understand that rules are for our protection. and if we break God’s rules, we cause heartache and broken relationships.

 

Nooma #12 Matthew

 

Author: Rob Bell                                                           Format: DVD/Study guide

 

Length: 14 minute DVD with group discussion questions

 

Suffering the los of someone we love can be the most difficult thing in life to deal with. One moment we have them and the next they’re gone. What are we supposed to do? How are we supposed to feel? The truth is, there's no certain way we’re “supposed” to fell. Whatever we’re felling it’s okay. It’s okay to feel shock, anger, denial, or whatever we may feel. And if we don’t feel anything at all, that’s okay too. It’s okay to have no answers and no explanations. Because sometimes all the reasoning and comforting words in the work just aren’t what we need. What might help up, however, is to understand how Jesus dealt with this kind of loss.

Nooma #15 You

 

Author: Rob Bell                                                           Format: DVD/Study guide

 

Length: 13 minute DVD with group discussion questions

 

Some of the central claims of the Christian faith are the source of many discussions and heated debates. But are we always debating the right things? Maybe some of our discussions would change significantly if we had more insight into the actual circumstances that surrounded the first people of the Christian movement-if we had a better understanding of the things they did in the context of the work they lived in. Maybe some of the claims of the Christian faith that we typically perceive to be unique.

Nooma #18 Name

 

Author: Rob Bell                                                           Format: DVD/Study guide

 

Length: 11 minute DVD with group discussion questions

 

We all compare ourselves to others. We spend our lives wondering what others think and say about us. Some of us even wish we were someone else. We question why we are the way we are and not the way we’ve become. We act a certain way to be accepted but know that we’re being untrue. But why are we so concerned with what others people think, say or look like? What does it say about us if we are unable to accept who we are? Maybe if we really know our true selves, we wouldn’t give so much attention to other people’s lives and live more in tune with the life of God wants for us.

Discovering the Church-Becoming God’s  Family        

 

Author: Dan Cousins & Judson Poling                                 Format: Study guide

                                                      

Length: 12sessions

 

When God saves you, he puts you on his team. This team is more enduring that any human institution-for it will continue to exist in heaven forever. But many Christians are unconnected to the team God has given them as a gift. In some cases their experience has left them bewildered or even hurt. This guide explores the wonder and beauty of God’s plan to connect his children in the life-sustaining community called the church.

Discovering the Church-Becoming God’s  Family        

 

Author: Dr. Gary Smalley & Michael Smalley                    Format: Study guide

                                                      

Length: 8 sessions

 

In this study we will learn how we are designed for three satisfying relationships: with others, with ourselves, and with God. It’s part of our relational DNA. When our relationships are weak, we suffer in may ways: health, addictions and life fulfillment. Learn how to control all of you own emotions, lower your stress, become a magnet for others to genuinely love you, join others on a loving team, and end angry arguments.

The Community of the King-Christian Basics Bible Study Series

 

Author: Howard Snyder                                                           Format: Study guide

                                                      

Length: 6 sessions

 

Christ’s Body-What is my role? This guide helps you to explore God's plan for the church and for each of us as a part of it. Discover what it means to be the body of Christ.