Discovery Series 2014 Resource Catalog

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Resource Catalog 2014
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Biblical Studies
A Message for All Time: Understanding and Applying the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP142
Better Than Gold: The Life-Changing Wisdom of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0409
How Can We Trust a Bible That Tolerated Slavery? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1109
Mary & Joseph: Reflecting on the Wonder of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP074
Signs & Wonders: Getting to the Heart of Jesus’ Miracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0212
The Call of Wisdom: Insight from the Book of Proverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP132
The Genesis Account of Creation: Defusing the Controversy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1112
The Holidays of God: Spring Feasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0407
The Holidays of God: Fall Feasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0408
The Jewish Tradition of Two Messiahs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0211
The Passion of Christ: Reflecting on History’s Darkest Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0210
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The Power of the Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP131
The Real Gift of Christmas: Seeing Beyond the Familiar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP134
Christian Beliefs
Baptism: What Can We Agree On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0911
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Truth of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0411
Do Christians Believe in Three Gods? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0107
How Can I Be Filled with the Holy Spirit? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0301
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How Can I Know God Through His Book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0404
How Does God Keep His Promises? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0105
Is There Life After Death? 1 Corinthians 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1205
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Questions Skeptics Ask About the God of the Old Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0110
Religion or Christ: What’s the Difference? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0206
The Amazing Names of the Messiah: Insight from Isaiah 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0207
The Compassion of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0208
The Forgiveness of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0602
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The Mockery & Majesty of the Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP081
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The Surprising Side of God: Rising Above Our Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0213
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The Trinity: The Blessing of God’s Grace, Love, & Fellowship . . HP101
What About Those Who Have Never Heard? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0605
What If It’s True? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0610
What We Believe: Foundations of Christian Doctrine . . . . . . . Q0405
Who Is This Man Who Says He’s God? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0205
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Why We Believe: Evidences for Christian Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q0608
Christian Living
Dangerous Decisions: Learning from the Mistakes of Lot & Achan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP093
David & Manasseh: Overcoming Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP971
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Discipled by Jesus: Mary Magdalene’s Walk of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP121
Eve & Rahab: Learning to Make Better Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP031
Finding Hope in a Hopeless World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0733
Finishing Well: Gracefully Living with Life’s Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0713
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Hope for the World: From Eve to Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP122
Joseph: Overcoming Life’s Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0715
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Mary & Martha: Balancing Life’s Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP021
Ruth & Hannah: Learning to Walk by Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP051
The Lord Is My Shepherd: Rest & Renewal from Psalm 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP952
The Mind of Christ: Experiencing the Joy of the Christlike Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0209
Transformed in His Image: Our Identity in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP123
What Can I Do with My Worry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0711
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Christian Ministry & The Church
Life-Changing Messages from the Risen Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0907
The Church We Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0904
The Danger of False Teachers: Insight from Jude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0909
The Heart of Effective Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0910
Christianity & Culture
AIDS: Finding Hope and Compassion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1116
All Creation Sings: Celebrating Our Creative God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP001
Are We Alone in the Cosmos? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1110
C . S . Lewis: The Story of a Converted Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1125
Celebrating the Wonder of Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1108
Celebrating the Wonder of a Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1113
Celebrating the Wonder of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1115
Celebrating the Wonder of Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1119
Celebrating the Wonder of the Wilderness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1122
Citizens of the Kingdom: Responding to Government as Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1102
How to Identify a Dangerous Religious Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1101
Right & Wrong: A Case for Moral Absolutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1107
Spiritual Living in a Secular Culture: Lessons from the Life of Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0724
Violence: Why It Happens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1111
Why Israel Can’t Be Ignored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0410
Evangelism & Missions
How Can I Break the Silence? Sharing Your Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0706
How Can I Share My Faith Without an Argument? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0709
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The Failure of Success: The Story of Jonah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0720
Truth with Love: Sharing the Story of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP141
Life Struggles
After the Hurricane: A Biblical Response to Calamity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0723
Change: Following God Through Life’s Crossroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0734
How Can I Find Satisfaction in My Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0708
Judas: Son of Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0721
Now What? The Healing Journey Through Job Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q1124
Out of the Ashes: God’s Presence in Job’s Pain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0735
Poor Choices and Missed Opportunities: The Mistakes of King Saul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0732
Self-Esteem: What Does the Bible Say? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0503
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Simon Peter: A Rock Moved by God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0731
When You Feel Like Running Away (Psalm 55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0726
Why Christians Doubt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0717
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Why in the World Am I Here? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0502
Why Is Life So Unfair? The Story of Psalm 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0719
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Marriage & Family
Abigail & Leah: Living in a Difficult Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP972
Divorce & Remarriage: What Does the Bible Teach? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0806
How Can a Parent Find Peace of Mind? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0804
What Is the Promise of Marriage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0805
Relationships
The Risk of Forgiveness: What It Means to Forgive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP071
What Do You Do with a Broken Relationship? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0703
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Spiritual Growth
Avoiding the Dangers of Superficial Forgiveness: Obstacles to Genuine Restoration . . . . Q0908
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Elijah: An Ordinary Man in Extraordinary Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0728
Free in the Spirit: Romans 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0307
In His Presence: Spending Time with God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0718
Jesus’ Blueprint for Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HJ891
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John the Baptizer: Why Did Jesus Call Him Great? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0725
Know the Enemy: Revealing Truths About Satan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP133
Let’s Pray: Talking to God with the Words of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP135
Navigating the Storms of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP061
Real Love: Wisdom from 1 Corinthians 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0714
What Does the Bible Say About Patience? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0722
When God Isn’t Answering Your Prayer: Psalm 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP112
Why Would Anyone Want to Be Holy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0305
When Life Hurts
Designed for Desire: God’s Design for Sexuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB932
God’s Protection of Women: When Abuse Is Worse Than Divorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0807
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Life After Loss: Grieving with Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB131
When a Man’s Eye Wanders: Breaking the Power of Pornography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB991
When a Spouse Is Unfaithful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB001
When Anger Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB942
When Disappointment Deceives: The Lies That Mislead Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB041
When Fear Seems Overwhelming: Finding Courage & Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB031
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When Forgiveness Seems Impossible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB941
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When Help Is Needed: A Biblical View of Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB931
When Hope Is Lost: Dealing with Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB973
When Power Is Misused: Finding the True Strength of a Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB061
When the Pain Won’t Go Away: Dealing with the Aftereffects of Abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB981
When Tragedy Strikes: Finding Security in a Vulnerable World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB042
(Large Print LB042)
When Trust Is Lost: Healing for Victims of Sexual Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB922
When Violence Comes Home: Help for Victims of Spouse Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB951
When We Don’t Measure Up: Escaping the Grip of Guilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB971
When We Just Can’t Stop: Overcoming Addiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB961
When We Love Too Much: Escaping the Control of Codependency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB021
When Words Hurt: Verbal Abuse in Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB011
When You Don’t Know What to Say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q0729
When You’re Left Behind: Surviving the Aftermath of Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB071
Ten Reasons To Believe
Find evidence to support critical issues of great eternal significance in
the “10 Reasons To Believe” series. Each brochure offers reasonable and
believable responses to the concerns skeptics and seekers—and often
believers—wrestle with. These brochures can be used as a tool for
evangelism as well as for personal encouragement.
10 Reasons To Believe in the Christian Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RECHR
10 Reasons To Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESUF
10 Reasons To Believe in Christ Rather Than Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REREL
10 Reasons To Believe Christ Rose from the Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RERES
10 Reasons To Believe Real Christians Can Look Like They’re Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESIN
10 Reasons To Believe in Life After Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RELIF
10 Reasons To Believe in the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REBIB
10 Reasons To Believe in the Existence of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REGOD
10 Reasons To Believe God Became a Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REMAN
10 Reasons To Believe God Offers the Perfect Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGFT
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