NIV Lifehacks Bible One More Bible? With an abundance of Bibles on the market, different translations, different sizes of print, different study editions, even a variety of colors, you might wonder why you should consider one more. The NIV Lifehacks Bible is unique and could be very useful to new believers as well as more…
Zoe’s Hiding Place Help for Anxious Children Anxiety is a common struggle not only for adults but also for children. Anxious and fretful children can be a real cause for concern in parents as we hate to see our children struggling. However, rather than worry ourselves about our children, a far better attitude towards their…
Praying For Your Elephant The following is a review, written by Holly Carr, on the book, Praying for Your Elephant by Adam Stadtmiller Are Your Prayers Radical? How radical are your prayers? How daring are you? What holds you back? Does the verse from James 4:2 that rebukes the people for not asking or asking…
If You Bite & Devour One Another About the Book Conflict in churches is a pervasive problem we know all too well. If You Bite & Devour One Another is the only book of its kind, examining all the biblical passages on conflict and outlining key scriptural principles for handling various kinds of conflicts among…
About this Resource Jeremiah Burroughs’ writings, some published before and others after his death, were numerous, but The Rare-Jewel of Christian Contentment is one of the most valuable of them all. Its author was much concerned to promote (1) peace among believers of various ‘persuasions’ (2) peace and contentment in the hearts of individual believers during…
About this Resource Advertisements bombard us, feeding our dissatisfaction by telling us we are incomplete and unfulfilled. And yet, the seeds of discontentment are already present in our own sinful hearts. Almost four hundred years ago Jeremiah Burroughs wrote of the “rare jewel” of Christian contentment. If it was a rarity in the days of…
Breakthrough: Finding Lasting Freedom in Life John 8:32, 36 32 …and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Do you want to be free? Of course, you do. People are on a constant search for anything that will set them free…
Meditates on the Word Day and Night “Another positive sign of a renewed man is that he meditates in the law of the LORD day and night. ‘As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.’ Vain thoughts lodge in all ungodly men. But the righteous hate sinful imaginings. What the wicked would be ashamed to…
Why did Jesus Christ leave heaven and come to earth? If you ask most Christians that question, the typical answer they will say is that he came to die on the cross. That answer is true. However, it does not answer the “why” question. Why would Jesus come to earth to die on the cross?…
Uprooting Anger Do you struggle with anger, either in yourself or with others? Robert Jones has written an excellent book, Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem, on anger that you might want to read if you struggle in this area. In this book, he gives three fundamental principles to try to identify whether you…
When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.
Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.
Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.
One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.
The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.
There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.
Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.
Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.
Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.
Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.
