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How does the heart understand grief when it is broken by the death of a loved one? To survive and live forward, those who grieve must find answers. Beyond the Broken Heart is an eight-week support and ministry program for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Author Julie Yarbrough chronicles her personal experience combined with a deep love of Scripture and years of leading grief support groups to create an authentic and deeply personal exploration of the grief journey.
The Small Group DVD contains eight video segments and two bonus sessions featuring the author and a licensed professional counselor. Each segment provides an introduction to the topic for the week while helping participants relate to the life experiences and stories of others who are familiar with the pain of loss and grief.
"Julie Yarbrough has walked through the valley of the shadow of death and experienced the pain and anguish of great grief, and she knows firsthand the comfort and strength that only God can provide. I commend this remarkable grief ministry program to you highly." --James W. Moore, Pastor in Residence, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas
"With wisdom informed by her own experience and a warm regard for those who grieve, Julie Yarbrough guides the brokenhearted on an honest journey toward acceptance and hope. A refreshingly excellent resource for grief support." --Stephan Bauman, Senior Minister, Christ Church New York City
"Julie Yarbrough weaves understanding, care, and comfort together in such a way that the seemingly intolerable becomes tolerable, one breath at a time. This resource provides everything you need to promote, establish, and conduct grief groups throughout the year." --Judith Bone, Director of Adult Discipleship, Brentwood United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee
Call DVD: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. Travel to the early church sites and explore Paul’s conversations with the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. In this six-week study, you are invited to experience faith through Christ’s greatest teacher and missionary.
This six-session DVD features Adam Hamilton on location in modern-day Greece and Turkey, guiding us through a six-week Bible study tracing the travels and teachings of Paul.
All video sessions are closed captioned.
Christianity and World Religions DVD Revised: Questions We Ask About Other Faiths
In examining these major world religions and the beliefs of their followers, Hamilton urges us as Christians to build bridges with others so that we might grow in our faith, seek peace in our world, love our neighbors, and find positive ways to share the gospel.
The DVD includes six new video sessions featuring Adam Hamilton in 10-15 minute presentations. Each session includes Hamilton interviewing religious leaders from each tradition. All videos sessions are closed captioned.
In these video presentations, Adam Hamilton presents a welcoming, inspiring vision of eight Christian denominations and faith traditions. Comparing the Christian family to our own extended families, he contends that each denomination has a unique, valuable perspective to offer on the Christian faith. For each group, he gives a brief history, outlines major beliefs, and describes some things we can learn from that tradition to strengthen our own Christian faith.
Session 1. Orthodoxy
Session 2. Catholicism
Session 3. Lutheranism
Session 4. Presbyterianism
Session 5. Anglicanism
Session 6. Baptists
Session 7. Pentecostalism
Session 8. Methodism
Clash of Kingdoms Discovery Guide with DVD: Paul Proclaims Jesus as Lord, Part 1
Like the Roman Empire, today's governments or organizations can become centered on power and believe their messages are the "good news." As Christians, we're called to proclaim God's name in all the earth (1 Chronicles 16:8), but how do we to do that in the midst of false gospels?
In this fifteenth volume of That The World May Know(R), discover how Paul communicated the Good News of Christ to Philippi, a Roman colony that worshipped false gods. Can you live the message as Paul did while he encouraged the church in Philippi to consider itself a colony of heaven, not Rome? Consider your citizenship--and the message you convey to the world--as Ray Vander Laan takes you deeper into the culture of ancient Philippi.
Experience the Bible in historical context, as you walk in the footsteps of the second missionary tour of the Apostle Paul in Greece--in locations like Philippi, Thessaloniki, and Delphi.
This pack contains one softcover discovery guide and one DVD.
Confronting the Controversies is a 7-session group study of "tough issues" based on Adam Hamilton's sermons on these topics. The study is designed as a "fishing expedition," with tools and helps that will enable congregations to make the study a church and community wide outreach event, including sermon starters and promotion aids. The seven sessions are:
Purchase this DVD if additional copies are needed. One copy of the DVD is packaged in the kit.
Enough Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity DVD
Money has great power in our lives and, when used wisely, helps us meet our goals, provide for our needs, and fulfill our life purpose. But in recent years, many of us ignored this when managing and spending our money. We found ourselves spending tomorrow's money today. The result of all of this was not greater happiness but greater stress and anxiety.
Enough is an invitation to rediscover the Bible's wisdom on prudent financial practices. Find the keys to experiencing contentment, overcoming fear, and discovering joy through simplicity and generosity.
This five session video study with leader guide will feature Rev. Adam Hamilton presenting:
Introduction: Faith in the Midst of Financial Crisis
Wisdom and Finance
Cultivating Contentment
Defined By Generosity
Bonus video: To Be A Blessing
Enough DVD Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity
When Dreams Become Nightmares
Wisdom and Finance
Cultivating Contentment
Defined By Generosity
All videos are closed captioned.
Faithful DVD: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph
We're not that different from Joseph. True, we may not be part of a story that will be remembered for all time, but like Joseph, we encounter circumstances that we'd never choose for ourselves. At times, it can be tempting just to walk away, but Joseph provides us a great example of humbly obeying God even when we don't understand, faithfully moving forward in the strength that God provides. Join Adam Hamilton as he examines Christmas through the eyes of Joseph and learn to accept and glorify God's will even when our situation makes it difficult to do so. Additional components for a four-week adult study include a comprehensive Leader Guide and a DVD, as well as a Youth Study Book and a Children's Leader Guide to create an all-church Advent study.
Chapter topics include:
- A Carpenter Named Joseph
- Whose Child is This?
- Raising a Child Not Your Own
- The Journey to Bethlehem
- Bonus Session: The Rest of the Story
The four-session DVD features Adam Hamilton presenting to a group in his engaging style. The video segments are approximately 10-12 minutes each and, when combined with the book, make an ideal four-week group study. All videos sessions are closed captioned.
Forgiveness DVD: Finding Peace Through Letting Go
1. The Divine Answer
2. For Better, for Worse
3. Seventy Times Seven
4. The Dreamcoat All video sessions are closed captioned.
Forgiveness: Finding Peace DVD with Leader's Guide
This DVD is designed for use in a four-session group study based on the book. It includes a 10-12 minute video for each session in which Adam Hamilton, using stories and Scripture, presents and expands upon key points from the book. The enclosed Leader Guide has session plans, discussion questions, and activities, as well as suggestions of ways to make the study a meaningful experience for any group.
Sessions Include:
1. The Divine Answer
2. For Better, for Worse
3. Seventy Times Seven
4. The Dreamcoat
Half Truths DVD: God Helps Them that Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say
They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture some element of truth, yet they miss the point in important ways.
Join Adam Hamilton in this 5-week Bible study to search for the whole truth by comparing common Christian clichés with the wisdom found in Scripture. The clichés include:
Everything happens for a reason.
God helps those who help themselves.
God won’t give you more than you can handle.
God said it, I believe it, that settles it.
Love the sinner, hate the sin.
The DVD contains video conversation starters to lead your group into the conversation.
But I don't want to surrender!
Have you ever felt those words bubbling up so deep inside you want to shout?
It's normal. It's natural. It's human to want to be in control.
But when your need for peace surpasses your desire for control, God-who truly uses all things for our good-demonstrates how much we can trust him. The very act of completely surrendering our will to his can become the one act that will change your life forever.
In this five-session video Bible study, recording artist and bestselling author Laura Story demonstrates the ironic joy found when we surrender it all to God and simply give up. Surrendering expectations and power is not a step-by-step process but a willful, daily decision worth every single ounce of effort.
Though surrender sometimes flies in the face of our instincts, hopes, and dreams, it's never without benefit. A surrendered life includes the surprise of a truly full and satisfying existence where trust is reasonable, reconciliation is possible, and relationships can heal.
Sessions include:
- What Is Surrender Anyway?
- God's Character Matters
- Giving In and Up
- Being Transformed
- The Ripple Effect of Surrender
This pack contains one study guide and one DVD.
Sometimes true connection with others can seem an unreachable ideal--but it doesn't have to be. In his book I'd Like You More if You Were More like Me, John Ortberg challenges readers to find connections in even the most ordinary interactions. In this DVD, Ortberg invites small-group members to share experiences as they work through the member connect guide together. With access to additional online content, small groups will find encouragement and practical ideas through Ortberg's friendly invitation to go deeper in relationships.
This four-session DVD features Jeff Kirby guiding us through Jesus’ key teachings and activities. It is designed for small group use, in conjunction with the book Jesus Apprentice.
All video sessions are approximately 10-12 minutes and are closed captioned.
Take your group on a journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels on video from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ.
This five-session DVD was filmed in on location in the Holy Land and is an essential companion resource to The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem church program. Each exciting and informative session contains 10-15 minute video vignettes of pastor and best-selling author Adam Hamilton retracing the actual path of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Also includes a bonus segment on the Holy Land today.
A downloadable Leader Guide is available to facilitate small-group discussion about the book, the devotions, and the DVD.
Sessions include:
1. Mary of Nazareth
2. Joseph of Bethlehem
3. Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth
4. From Nazareth to Bethlehem
5. The Manger
Bonus: The Holy Land Today
In this companion DVD for the Love to Stay study, Adam Hamilton explores how, with God’s help, we can make love last. Drawing upon a survey of thousands of couples and singles, interviews with relationship and marriage therapists, the latest research in the field, and wisdom from the Bible, Hamilton looks at what it takes to create and sustain healthy, meaningful romantic relationships across the course of a lifetime.
Contents include:
More Than a Piece of Paper
What She Wants; What He Wants
The Significance of Sexual Intimacy
Habits That Hurt, Habits That Heal
Clothe, Bear With, and Forgive
A Love That Lasts a Lifetime
Making Sense of the Bible DVD: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today
In this six week video study, Adam Hamilton explores the key points in his new book, Making Sense of the Bible. With the help of a downloadable leader’s guide, the video presentations from the author lead groups through the book, focusing on the most important questions we ask about the Bible, its origins and meaning.
All video sessions are closed captioned.
This DVD does not include a printed copy of the Leader Guide. It is downloadable from http://www.abingdonpress.com/leaderguides
Moses DVD: In the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet
Retrace the life of Moses from his modest birth and rescue as a baby to the courts of Pharaoh, from herding flocks in Midian to leading his people out of Egypt.
Join Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile, the Red Sea and the wilderness exploring the sites of Moses' life. Using historical information, archaeological data, and biblical text, Hamilton guides us in the footsteps of this reluctant prophet who grew in his relationship with God and by the end of life had successfully fulfilled the role he was given.
Turn your own reluctance into boldness as you examine the significant challenges facing Moses and how God shaped his character and life in powerful ways.
Additional components for a six-week study include a comprehensive Leader Guide and youth and children resources.
The six-session DVD features Adam Hamilton and was filmed on location in Egypt, Mt. Sinai, the Nile, the Red Sea and the wilderness areas where Moses lived and traveled. The video segments are approximately 10-12 minutes each and when combined with the six book chapters, make an ideal six-week group study. All video sessions are closed captioned.
Do you know the real story behind the New Testament?
We all share a fascination for discovering 'the rest of the story.' We enjoy learning the behind-the-scenes facts about seemingly familiar events. In this eight-session video Bible study (DVD/video download sold separately), well-known Bible scholars N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird team up to take you on a tour of the story behind the explosive story of the New Testament.
You will discover things you never knew about Jesus' baptism and journey into the wilderness, the meaning behind his parables and miracles, the significance of his death and resurrection, the incredible expansion of the early church into the Greco-Roman world, and how the transforming mission of Jesus can still turn the world upside down today.
Through reading the New Testament we continually discover that God indeed keeps his promises, but those promises don't always look like what people expected. Especially when it comes to Jesus. So, come join the journey with N.T. Wright and Michael Bird and they will help you understand the New Testament you never knew.
Sessions include:
- The Books of the New Testament
- The World of Jesus and the Apostles
- The Life and Death of Jesus
- The Resurrection of Jesus
- The Ministry of the Apostle Paul
- The Early Christians and the Church
- The Mission of the Church
- The Creation of the New Testament
This pack contains one study guide and one DVD.
Not a Silent Night DVD: Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem
Imagine Jesus from Mary’s point-of-view—proud of her son, in awe of his gifts and mission, guided by love for him as a person and so much more. Adam Hamilton begins at the end, with Mary at the crucifixion and resurrection; travels back in time as she witnesses his life and ministry; and ends at the beginning, with the Christ child born in a stable, Mary’s beautiful baby. This year, experience Advent and Christmas with Mary.
This DVD, meant for group use along with Adam Hamilton’s book Not a Silent Night: Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem, brings Hamilton and his dynamic teaching style into the group. The DVD presents five videos of about 10 minutes each, one for each book chapter. The videos are based on the book chapter topics:
1. Beginning with the End
2. The Piercing of Mary’s Soul
3. Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished
4. Mary, Full of Grace
5. It Was Not a Silent Night
All video sessions are closed captioned
This six-session DVD features Adam Hamilton guiding us through a six-week Bible study tracing the life of John Wesley throughout England. This study will deepen people's faith by calling them to a devout and holy life while defining what the Christian life looks like through the eyes of a Wesleyan Christian.
All video sessions are closed captioned and run approximately 10-15 minutes each. All sessions are closed captioned.
Everyone agrees that America is polarized, with ever-hardening positions held by people less and less willing to listen to one another. No one agrees on what to do about it. One solution that hasn't yet been tried, says Adam Hamilton, is for thinking persons of faith to model for the rest of the country a richer, more thoughtful conversation on the political, moral, and religious issues that divide us.
This DVD features Adam Hamilton presenting the insights found in the book in his engaging style. Each of the five sessions contains 8-10 minutes of video and is perfect for group or individual study and helps participants delve into the topics:
He was not rich or educated, but was familiar with hard work. He was quick-tempered and impetuous, but possessed a passion that would change the world. He left everything to follow his teacher, yet struggled with doubt and fear.
Join pastor and author Adam Hamilton in this six-week Lenten journey, and take an in-depth dive into the life, faith, and character of Simon Peter.
The six-session DVD features Adam Hamilton on location in Israel and Italy. The video segments are approximately 10-12 minutes each and, when combined with the book, make an ideal six-week group study. All videos sessions are closed captioned.
Sessions include:
- The Call of Simon the Fisherman
- Walking with Jesus in the Storm
- Bedrock or Stumbling Block?
- "I Will Not Deny You"
- From Cowardice to Courage
- The Rest of the Story
More and more young adults have opted out of Christianity and the church. The reason? Christians.
When young adults talk about the problems they have with Christianity and the church, they often name certain attitudes and behaviors they believe are practiced too often by Christians: judging others, condemning people of other faiths, rejecting science, injecting politics into faith, and being anti-homosexual. With his familiar style, Adam Hamilton tackles these issues and addresses the how's and why's of Christians getting it right when it comes to being Christ in the world.
When Christians Get It Wrong DVD may be used with campus ministries, small groups, and Sunday school classes. The six-session DVD features video from Adam Hamilton's provocative sermons.
A Leader Guide, offering session goals, leader helps, activities, Scriptures, and more, is also available.
When the ground shakes, and a poor nation’s economy is destroyed; when the waters rise, washing away a community’s hopes and dreams; when a child suffers neglect and abuse; when violence tears apart nations; where is God? If God is all powerful, and if each one of us is a beloved child of God, then how can God allow tragedy and suffering to infest his creation?
In Why? Making Sense of God's Will, best-selling author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions, Hamilton addresses how we can comprehend God’s plan for the world and ourselves.
This video study includes a DVD and Leader Guide, for use with the book. Sessions include:
1. Why do the Innocent Suffer?
2. Why do My Prayers Go Unanswered?
3. Why Can't I See God's Will for My Life?
4. Why God's Love Prevails
2. Why do My Prayers Go Unanswered?
3. Why Can't I See God's Will for My Life?
4. Why God's Love Prevails