To Run The Race With Joy
Sandy Rice
Breast cancer is a national epidemic. It claims the lives of approximately 45,000 women each year. Another 182,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year. Here is one of the only books written that addresses the needs of these women.<

Children's Object Lessons
Wesley T. Runk
We Are The Church offers 52 easy-to-use children’s object lessons for the entire church year. These lessons are based on New Revised Standard Version Second Lesson texts, mostly from Romans.

Each lesson offers clear directions:
Set

Series III, Cycle B
Harold H. Lentz
One cannot read the miracles of Christ reported in the Gospel of Mark without being convinced of the divinity of Christ. John Mark repeatedly records Christ's divine powers over nature, illness, severe physical handicaps, and sin. These events in which God's power entered into human situations had profound effects on those who witnessed them -- and they continue to teach us great spiritual truths

Key Words Of Faith
David P. Rebeck
The meaning of some church words is often taken for granted. We assume, for example, that everyone knows what HOLY or GLORY or SIN mean. But when we explore the history of these words we uncover a new depth of understanding.

Preachers and lay

The Clergy's Church Growth Handbook
Michael B. Brown
The reason you have this manual in your hands is that you hope yours can become a growing congregation. The question is ”How?”

This study has been prepared by a minister whose church increased its membership from 790 to 1,200 plus and its wor...

First Lesson Sermons For Sundays After Pentecost (First Third), Cycle B
Gary L. Carver
Packed with personal stories of warmth and family, these sermons show how God takes a frightened group of disciples and sends them out to be the most constructive force for good in the history of the world. They demonstrate that God can move ordinary

Nine Children's Object Lessons For Lent (with Coloring Book)
Wesley T. Runk
Opening: Good morning, boys and girls. Let’s pretend for a minute that all the electricity went out all over the whole world! This wouldn’t do you any good at all, would it? (Hold up the light bulb. Let them respond.)

Close: The next time you

Faith Seeking Understanding
John R. Brokhoff
This newly revised study of the Apostles’ Creed, originally published in 1987, now contains seventeen chapters and study guides, significantly expanding upon the seven chapters of the original work.

When first published, this landmark book we...

Applications For Contemporary Life, Cycle B
Richard E. Gribble
The parable is the most well-known literary form presented in the Gospels - and since narrative or story sermons are such a prominent element in the contemporary pulpit, pastors are preaching on the parable texts more frequently than ever.

This book provides a thorough and complete examination of each of the parables in Cycle B of the

Strengthening The Commitment To Marriage And Family
Maurice A. Fetty
Many voices are calling for the church to offer words of support and counsel to individuals and families who are working to maintain a stable home life and marriage. The 20 chapters of this book are intended to help pastors and layleaders address the