When Life Is Hard: Turning Your Trials Into Gold (DVD Leader Kit)

When Life Is Hard: Turning Your Trials Into Gold (DVD Leader Kit)
Author: James Macdonald
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781415870396

James MacDonald shares the biblical truths and principles that helped him deal with the trials of life that can provide hope to all who deal with the difficulties of life.

When Life Is Hard - Member Book

When Life Is Hard - Member Book
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781415869253

This When Life Is Hard Member Book helps participants to experience Biblical truths that provide encouragement, hope, and answers to those enduring difficult times. It's focus is to enlighten members with very real, very practical answers, straight from God's word. Based on James MacDonald's book, When Life Is Hard, this study shows how MacDonald's teachings came out of his personal struggles during a season of trials. When Life Is Hard Member Book includes: 6 sessions Facilitator's notes "Digging Deeper" resources for each session Sessions: What Are Trials? Why Trials? What to Do with Trials What If I Refuse This Trial? Why Some Trials Never End Come Forth as Gold

Always True

Always True
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2011-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781415872093

James MacDonald's teachings in Always True were presented during an extended season of personal crises in his life. Through these personal struggles James discovered that God's promises are always true, that we can trust God to be faithful to His Word no matter what we face. These universal promises are based on biblical truths and principles that will provide hope to all believers who face hardship. It leads individuals and churches to understand the nature of God's promises, which are always true whether in good times or trials in the believer's life. 6 sessions.Six sessions: 1. The Theology of Promise 2. I Will Not Fear: God Is Always with Me 3. I Will Not Doubt; God Is Always in Control 4. I Will Not Despair; God Is Always Good 5. I Will Not Falter; God Is Always Watching 6. I Will Not Fail; God Is Always Victorious The DVD features James MacDonald teaching for 30–40 minutes for each of the six sessions. Also, Kit contains a copy of Always True: God's Five Promises for When Life Is Hard tradebook (Moody).

When Life is Hard

When Life is Hard
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1575679159

When life is hard, really hard, we often spend all our time pleading, begging, yelling, refusing, and questioning. While none of these things are necessarily unusual, they are missing the ultimate point. When life is hard, when things get ugly, when all hope seems to be lost… that is when we are able to display the superiority of the life lived in God. It is in those moments of despair, when we question what is happening, when we don’t know what to do, when some trials never seem to end, that we can lean most heavily on God’s promises and truths. Working his way through five questions we've all had run through our heads, trusted pastor James MacDonald helps us understand what we should do now. We begin the journey by looking at different types of "trials", figuring out exactly what we're dealing with, and recognizing that God certainly knows. Second, the obvious question: "Why?" God sees us going through trials and we long for two things: for them to be over and to know why they happened in the first place. Next, we need to know what to do with these trials when they come (and they will most certainly come). Fourth, we have all wondered it, can trials be refused? Are God's purposes really being fulfilled in the midst of this trying time? And lastly, God reveals Himself to us through these trials. . . and sometimes, they just don't ever end. Why doesn't this trial go away? God told us to expect trials—don’t be surprised when they come. Grow when they come. Find hope when they come.

Think Differently - Bible Study Book

Think Differently - Bible Study Book
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher: Lifeway Church Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-02
Genre: Critical thinking
ISBN: 9781430032045

Thinking determines outcome more than anything else. Actions, attitudes, and self-awareness all flow from the way you think. This 10-part Bible study will help you face the reality that nothing is going to change until you think differently.--

I Really Want to Change...So, Help Me God

I Really Want to Change...So, Help Me God
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2000-01-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802480020

I REALLY want to change. Do you? Are you truly serious about allowing the power of God to transform your life? If you are, then prepare yourself for an incredible, life-changing experience. Change is difficult, but it's made even harder without practical guidance on how to do it. You will find that guidance in I Really Want to Change ... So, Help Me God. James MacDonald is serious about the business of change according to God's Word. While many tell us that we should change and be more like Christ, MacDonald actually teaches us how to do it.I Really Want to Change ... So, Help Me God is split into three sections as the model for approaching change: The Preparation for Change: choosing the right method and partnering with God to select the areas in need of change in your life. The Process of Change: exploring the biblical method of saying 'no' to sinful patterns and 'yes' to the things God desires for you. The Power to Change: explaining how to experience the power of God personally and continuously.This is a book about a different you. There are no warm fuzzies within these pages. Rather, MacDonald is a direct, to-the-point pastor with a heart for seeing lives completely transformed by the truth of the Gospel. If you're serious about changing your life, I Really Want to Change ... So, Help Me God is just what you need.

The Book of Signs

The Book of Signs
Author: Dr. David Jeremiah
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0785229574

From one of the world’s most beloved Bible teachers comes a timely, compelling, and comprehensive biblical interpretation of Bible prophecy, the end times, and the apocalypse viewed through the lens of current world events. Many Christians struggle to understand the Book of Revelation. “The end times.” “The apocalypse.” “The day of judgment.” These terms are both fascinating and frightening – but what do they really mean? Drawing from decades of study, Dr. Jeremiah explains every key sign of the approaching apocalypse and what it means for you, including international, cultural, heavenly, tribulation, and end signs. With his engaging writing style and clear analysis of how current world events were foretold in the Bible, The Book of Signs is an encouraging guide to the Book of Revelation. In The Book of Signs, Dr. David Jeremiah offers answers to questions including: What does the Bible tell us about the future? How much can we understand about biblical prophecy and its application in our lives? What signs and signals will precede the end of everything as we know it? Which of those signs and signals have already come to pass, which are we experiencing now, and which are still to come? An epic and authoritative guide to biblical prophecy, The Book of Signs is a must-have resource for Christians seeking to navigate the uncertainties of the present and embrace God’s promises for the future with a renewed sense of hope and purpose.

Sideswiped

Sideswiped
Author: Michael Voll
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-11-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781943526086

DO ALL THINGS REALLY WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD? Have you ever lost someone you loved? If so, then you've been sideswiped. In that moment it's easy to feel overwhelmed by darkness and despair. But emerging into the light is possible. Author Michael Voll experienced a sideswipe firsthand. On a drive one wintery day his family suffered a horrific car accident. Moments later he lost his wife and simultaneously his picture-perfect future. Sideswiped is a rare and raw look inside the thoughts, feelings and actions of a man who lost his love and his identity in the process. Thankfully, the story doesn't end there. Readers will discover how it's possible to find hope, healing, and wholeness after the sideswipe of a broken heart. Author and pastor Michael Voll shows you: Unexpected stages and outcomes of grief Helpful words and actions that comfort those suffering from sadness Three keys to finding hope and healing. The redemptive outcomes of experiencing a sideswipe. How a "new normal" is possible. If you or someone you love has been sideswiped by death, no matter how bleak it seems, there is hope ahead. You can emerge as an overcomer."

Lord, Change My Attitude

Lord, Change My Attitude
Author: James MacDonald
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2015-06-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802479464

Change your attitude, change your life. We’re very good at explaining why we’re unhappy: bad job, bad relationships, bad luck. But there’s probably a better reason: bad attitudes. In Lord, Change My Attitude, James MacDonald shows us just how much our attitudes affect our lives. One of his bestsellers, this book is classic James: It’s clear, it’s inspiring, and it packs a punch. Drawing from the experience of the Israelites who grumbled through the wilderness, MacDonald shows how bad attitudes rob us of joy. Coveting, complaining, and being critical are not what our hearts were made for. They were made for thankfulness, contentment, and love. Is your heart straining under the weight of a bad attitude? Don’t read this book if you’re looking for a quick fix. Don’t read this book if you’re unwilling to change. Read it if you’re ready for a serious, inside-out attitude adjustment.