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Here are some suggestions of possible studies for your next Small Group. This is not an exhaustive list. Feel free to suggest a topic or study that you would like to lead. Also, you might want to research other possible studies/topics/video series at http://www.christianbook.com. FOUNDATIONAL We recommend that everyone at Park Valley go through both of these studies at least once: The Purpose Driven Life – Rick Warren You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you---both here and now, and for eternity. What On Earth Am I Here For – Rick Warren In this six-session small group bible study, What On Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren helps users discover the answer to life’s most fundamental question: “What on earth am I here for?” Experiencing God – Blackaby & King Experiencing God is based on seven Scriptural realities that teach us how to develop a true relationship with the Creator. FAMILY & CHILDREN The 10 Building Blocks For A Happy Family – Jim Burns This honest and enlightening book from one Christian parent to another is filled with encouragement and time-tested techniques for anyone who wants to ensure the health and happiness of their own family. Celebration Station – John Baker Celebration Place is the uplifting, hope-filled, children’s companion to Celebrate Recovery. Confident Parenting – Jim Burns To counter the usual trial and error method of parenting, Jim Burns offers time-tested advice and strategies for today's busy families. Infused with his signature candidness and practicality, each chapter explores a different aspect of parenting from breaking generational chains of dysfunction and creating a warm atmosphere at home to handling discipline issues and blessing your children with a legacy of faith. Raising Financially Freed-Up Kids: Teaching Responsibility at Every Age – David Briggs Raising Financially Freed-Up Kids offers you proven principles and practical wisdom to take decisive action in raising financially responsible-and healthy-kids. 1 Shepherding a Child’s Heart – Tedd Tripp Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life. There are sections of Bible study, application, strategic questions to help parents commit to change, and gospel encouragement that you can be a better parent because of the power of grace working in you. Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – Dr. Kevin Leman Equipping parents with seven principles of Reality Discipline-a loving no-nonsense parenting approach that really works. This internationally known psychologist, author, and father of five shows parents how to understand why children misbehave and what to do about it. Raising Responsive Children – Judy Rossi Raising Responsive Children is for both married and single moms and applies to children of any age. FAMILY - CHILDREN – MARRIAGE Creating an Intimate Marriage – Jim Burns This book will help you take back the life you dreamed of when you said your vows and experience the joys of an awe-filled marriage. Jim Burns' honest and vulnerable writing coupled with practical advice will inspire you to reconnect with the most important person in your life: your spouse. Fireproof Your Marriage – Jennifer Dion Fireproof Your Marriage will challenge you to love better, love first and love for a lifetime. The Love Dare – Jennifer Dion The Love Dare is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman By learning the five love languages, you and your spouse will discover your unique love languages and learn practical steps in truly loving each other. Chapters are categorized by love language for easy reference, and each one ends with specific, simple steps to express a specific language to your spouse and guide your marriage in the right direction. SPIRITUAL GROWTH Foundations – Tom Holladay An 11-volume curriculum called Foundations, is a fresh, innovative series by Tom Holladay and Kay Warren about the essential truths of the Christian faith and how these truths are to be lived out in your relationships, your character and your work. 40 Days of Purpose – Rick Warren 40 Days of Purpose Campaign, taught by Pastor Rick Warren who asks the question, "What on earth am I here for?", and teaches a blueprint for Christian living based on God's eternal purposes in this series taught at the release of his book, The Purpose Driven Life. 2 40 Days of Community – Rick Warren Based on the New Testament "one-anothers" will help your small group or ministry experience relational renewal. Each week you will discover how we can love, reach out, fellowship, grow, serve, and worship together. Cultivate deeper relationships with those around you as you discover how we are Better Together. 40 Days of Love – Rick Warren God tells us that our dominant life value is to be loved. Jesus once said that of all the commands in the Bible, two are most important: Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. In this six-session study, Rick Warren shares practical, Christ-centered advice on how to authentically love God and love your neighbor as a normal way of life. Celebrate Recovery: Stepping Out of Denial into God's Grace – John Baker Drawn from the Beatitudes, Celebrate Recovery helps people resolve painful problems in the context of the church as a whole. Rather than setting up an isolated recovery community, it helps participants and their churches come together and discover new levels of care, acceptance, trust, and grace. The Circle Maker – Mark Batterson “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us.” Discovering God’s Will – Andy Stanley The Discovering God's Will DVD and its companion study guide, designed for small groups or personal study, take you through the important steps of decision making, pursuing God's will, seeking counsel from others, learning to use discernment, and understanding the mind of God through Scripture as you seek His will. Your Divine Design – Chip Ingram In the Small Group DVD Series, Chip teaches how to discover, develop, and deploy the gifts God has given you so that you may complete your assignment here on earth. True Spirituality – Chip Ingram In Romans 12, God gives us a clear picture of what Christians should look like at the root level. If you’re ready to move from “in” to “all in,” then you’re ready to become a Romans 12 Christian. The next steps of your journey toward true spirituality start here. Balancing Life’s Demands – Chip Ingram Are you busy, tired, stressed out, and stretched to the limit? Does life seem a little out of control? Are you running long on "to do's" and short on time? In Balancing Life's Demands you will learn how to put "first things first" and find peace in the midst of pressure and adversity. No clichés or quick fixes, just practical biblical insights to help you order your personal world. The Forgotten God – Francis Chan Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives. Crazy Love – Francis Chan God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts—it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Developing A Faith That Works – Rick Warren Developing a Faith that Works: The Book of James is an enriching verse-by-verse, six week video-based small group study of the book of James taught by Pastor Rick Warren. 3 Doing Life Together (4 Workbooks) – Purpose Driven Group Series Doing Life Together will help your group discover what God created you for and how you can this that dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your life together for him. Fearless – Max Lucado Doing Life Together will help your group discover what God created you for and how you can this that dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your life together for him. Crash the Chatterbox – Steven Furtick This guide will help you and your small group replace negative internal chatter with the promises of God. Join Pastor Steven Furtick as he walks you and your group through the issues of insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement, and learn as he offers strategies for combating them. Greater – Steven Furtick Greater = The life-altering understanding that God is ready to accomplish a greatness in your life that is entirely out of human reach—beyond anything you see in yourself on your best day, but exactly what God has seen in you all along. If You Want To Walk On Water You’ve Got To Get Out Of The Boat – John Ortberg In this six-session small group Bible study you’ll learn how to move beyond fear to discover God’s unique calling for your life! Peter may have been the first one out of the boat, but Jesus’ invitation to walk on water is for you as well. Life Management “Making the Most of What God Gives Me” – Rick Warren How you see your life will shape your life. Your perspective will influence how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, value your relationships, and even face hardships. In this six session small group study, you will learn to see your life from God's point of view, and to worship God by managing your life for his glory. Life’s Healing Choices – John Baker This 8-session DVD takes you through each of the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. One Month To Live – Kerry and Chris Shook What if you had only a few weeks to live? How would you make each day matter? Filled with inspiring quotations, true stories, and thought-provoking questions, this challenge to be all God has created you to be--living passionately, loving boldly, learning from your mistakes, and leaving a lasting legacy---is a journey you'll never forget! Romans – The Wiersbe Bible Study Series No book of the Bible more clearly illuminates the path of the Christian life than the book of Romans. Paul's power-packed letter stands as a treatise on our faith-tackling important topics of immense importance such as sin, justification, sanctification, and more. Fruit of the Spirit Bible Study – Patience – Stephen Eyre This Fruit of the Spirit Bible study helps you discover the benefits of waiting. The eight-volume Fruit of the Spirit Bible Studies series not only helps you discover what the Bible says about the vital traits that the Holy Spirit produces in believers, but also moves you beyond reflection and discussion to application. 4 Be Patient – Warren Wiersbe Through Job's story, we are reminded of God's sovereignty and encouraged to endure the suffering in our own lives. In a single day, Job's wealth was plundered, his ten children were killed, and his health was taken. His friends judged him and his wife did not stand by her man. But Job held on to his trust in Almighty God. Christian – Andy Stanley In Christian, you will learn what one word should be descriptive of every disciple, how Jesus followers should treat those who are outside the faith, and why people love Jesus but can’t stand his followers. Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith – Andy Stanley Your faith matters to God! Imagine how differently you would respond to life if you knew with unshakeable confidence that God was with you. Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith is an exciting DVD study from Andy Stanley that establishes the biblical case for five things God uses to grow BIG faith. Don’t Waste Your Life – John Piper Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversions, living for comfort and pleasure, and perhaps trying to avoid sin. This book will warn you not to get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. It will challenge you to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. Thirty Discipleship Exercises Let the Holy Spirit be your teacher as you read and meditate on key words in Scripture! Designed by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, this unique word study will help you focus on smaller portions of the Bible so you can better understand the big picture of God's plan. Topics include lordship, prayer, forgiveness, and love. The Jesus Mission – Steven Scott The Jesus Mission reveals the core discovery of the author’s life, which propelled his greatest spiritual breakthrough. This same discovery can radically transform your walk with God. Find out, by reading Jesus’ words, how He made it possible for you to live out the four lifetime missions He has given you, starting today. WOMEN’S STUDIES When Godly People Do Ungodly Things – Beth Moore It is reported in the headlines, confessed in the pulpits, and hidden in the pews in churches around the world. The seduction of God’s people by the deceiver is a tale as old as the garden, but we are always surprised when it happens. We must realize that Satan is a lion on the prowl and we are his prey. Here and Now…There and Then – Beth Moore Beth presents many points of view, allowing women to decide for themselves when the interpretation varies among scholars. She teaches that God is as specific about what He does reveal as He is about what He does not. Breaking Free – Beth Moore Discover the freedom available to you from the transforming power of Christ. Beth uses Scripture to help identify spiritual strongholds in your life and explains that anything that hinders you from the benefits of knowing God is bondage. 5 Daniel – Beth Moore Join Beth in a faith-building study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in today's self-absorbed society. The prophet Daniel faced unbelievable pressures to compromise his faith, to live in a hostile culture, and to confront temptations and threats. Today, believers in Jesus Christ face many of the same trials. Esther – Beth Moore If you've ever felt inadequate, threatened, or pushed into situations that seemed overpowering, this is the Bible study for you. Just as it was tough being a woman in Esther's day, it's tough today. This portion of God's Word contains treasures to aid us in our hurried, harried, and pressured lives. Living Beyond Yourself – Beth Moore Beth walks participants through each trait listed in the fruit and encourages women to know the freedom of a Spirit-filled life. Through this study participants will look at the supernatural aspects of the fruit and that you cannot grow, learn, or produce the fruit on your own. Beth challenges you to develop the fruit by maintaining an intimate relationship with the Spirit of God. Jesus The One And Only – Beth Moore He walked on earth two thousand years ago and changed the world for all time to come. Now comes a remarkable study on the most remarkable person to ever walk on this earth. Using the Book of Luke, the other Gospels, and additional Scripture, Beth Moore brings participants to new insights and understanding of the life of Christ. James: Mercy Triumphs – Beth Moore James, Jesus' own brother, started out as a skeptic. See how one glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a disciple with Beth Moore's study James: Mercy Triumphs. Once you get to know both the man and the Book of James, you'll never be the same again. Believing God – Beth Moore The bride of Jesus Christ in our generation is nearly paralyzed by unbelief. God is calling His bride to a fresh and lavish anointing of faith. Through studying the lives of Abraham, Moses, and others as examples of persons who believed God, Beth encourages women to deepen their own trust in God and receive a fresh word from Him. Get Out of That Pit – Beth Moore From her first breath of fresh air beyond the pit, it has never been enough for Beth Moore to be free. This best-selling author and Bible teacher who has opened the riches of Scripture to millions longs for you to be free as well—to know the Love and Presence that are better than life and the power of God’s Word that defies all darkness. Beloved Disciple – Beth Moore An in-depth study of the life of John the apostle and his relationship with the One who loved him. The goal is to get to know John's heart as Christ's beloved disciple and as you travel with him, grow in your desire to follow Christ and to love Him with all your being. There are 5 daily lessons per week and a worksheet to complete as you watch the corresponding video teaching from Beth. Enhancing Your Marriage – Judy Rossi Enhancing Your Marriage, A Women's Bible Study, will challenge every wife to follow God in her marriage, to let Him have full access to her life, to permit Him to re-tool her role as her husband's wife in accordance with His truth, all the while shaping her into the image of His Son. 6 One Thousand Gifts – Ann Voskamp In One Thousand Gifts, Ann invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative spiritual discipline of chronicling God's gifts. It's only in this expressing of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we've always wanted...a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. Walking By Faith – Jennifer Rothschild By examining the practical differences between walking by sight and walking by faith, Rothschilds offers valuable spiritual lessons on: taking risks, giving God control, trusting in His Will, preserving through hardship, and being guided by the Truth. Created especially for women, this interactive Bible study pr omises to be an eye-opening experience. Me Myself & Lies – Jennifer Rothschild Words are powerful. Especially the words women speak to themselves. All too often, what they say to themselves when they lie in bed at night or look in the mirror in the morning is not even close to the words God wants them to speak to their souls. According to Rothschild, what we think about often has a ripple effect on nearly every area of our lives. Twelve Women of the Bible – Various Authors Lysa TerKeurst, Elisa Morgan, Jeanne Stevens and other leaders look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve biblical women and what they mean for your life today. You’ll learn about the triumphs and failures of Mary Magdalene, Rebekah, Hannah, and nine other women. You’ll also discover lessons from each of these women that will help you persevere through the circumstances you are facing today. Unglued – Lysa TerKeurst God gave us emotions to experience life, not destroy it! Lysa TerKeurst admits that she, like most women, has had experiences where others bump into her happy and she comes emotionally unglued. We stuff, we explode, or we react somewhere in between. What do we do with these raw emotions? Lord, Only You Can Change Me – Kay Arthur If you've ever wondered how you can truly change, now there's hope. Jesus invites you to stop trying to develop godliness through your own efforts and to start relying on the indwelling Holy Spirit. That's the way to a deep, rich, honest relationship with your heavenly Father. That's the way to become godly to the core. When Mothers Pray – Cheri Fuller The stories in When Mothers Pray reveal that when the love of a mother for her child is connected with God's power through prayer, an irresistible force is released that changes kids, situations, families, schools...and entire communities! He Speaks to Me – Priscilla Shirer Based on the life of Samuel, who first heard God's voice while still a small boy, and packed with practical examples from Priscilla's own life. He Speaks to Me speaks directly to the need to develop a richer prayer life and deeper, more intimate relationship with God, and to learn how to comfortably share their experience of God with others. How to Handle Your Emotions – June Hunt How can we prevent negative emotions from getting the best of us? Longtime biblical counselor June Hunt looks to the Bible for the answers, offering compassionate guidance that encourages the heart and offers hope for even the most difficult situations. 7 What I Wish I’d Known Before I Got Married – Kay Coles James Noting that the apostle Paul exhorted older women not to inspire or counsel younger women, but to teach them how to be wives to their husbands, Kay offers a lifetime's wealth of wisdom for creating an unbreakable marriage relationship. MEN’S STUDIES Wild at Heart – Josh Eldredge Do you dare to be the man God created you to be---passionate, adventurous, and free? Eldredge challenges you to pursue the purpose God has given you. Encouragement for every man who wants to walk the road least taken---and insights for the woman who loves him! OTHER STUDIES What’s So Amazing About Grace? – Philip Yancey In What’s So Amazing About Grace? award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God’s love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more of cruelty and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? God’s Answers For Today’s Problems – Kay Arthur and Pete DeLacy With this inductive study of Proverbs readers will discover God's truth and wisdom for everyday circumstances. As they learn to observe, interpret, and apply the text themselves, readers will come to a fresh understanding of God's guidance and His interest in their lives. Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands – Nancy Ortberg Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands is an engaging and insightful look into the qualities, attributes, and practices that turn ordinary leaders into extraordinary ones. Run For God – Mitchell Hollis Run for God-the 5K Challenge is a guide to running and a twelve-week training plan aimed at running a 5K, but with a Christian focus. Author Mitchell Hollis introduces runners to the similarities between running and witnessing for Christ. The workout plans, discussion questions, and Bible verses make it both a practical resource and a workbook for individuals and groups, especially beginning runners. Rescuing Ambition – Dave Harvey Dave Harvey is calling for a rescue. He wants to snatch ambition from the heap of failed motivations and put it to work for the glory of God. To understand our ambition, we must understand that we are on a quest for glory. And where we find glory determines the success of our quest. 8