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Fight for What Matters Most | Levi Lusko
I declare war. What images does that phrase stir up in your mind? Maybe you picture armed troops moving into position on a battlefield. Or perhaps it brings up scenes of fighter jets flying into formation for a dogfight. Or you might envision...
Your Best Days are Just Around the Corner | Dr. David Jeremiah
I’ve lived long enough to learn something: no matter what season of life you’re in, your best and brightest days are just around the corner. That’s not just my opinion and it’s not a pious platitude; it’s biblical truth. When you seek first the...
Free Women of the Bible Zoom Study
Earlier this year, when many of us were sequestered, Ann Spangler had what she thought was a simple idea. Why not invite a few women to a Zoom Bible study based on her book Women of the Bible ? She knew they needed to ground ourselves in God and...
Real Women, Real Faith
Don’t you just love authentic people? Aren’t you drawn to women who are transparent and real? There is something fresh and wonderful about women who have nothing to hide and who are not ashamed about who they are . . . even the tough parts. Real...
I Will Never Read the Bible the Same Way Again | Ray Vander Laan
As a Bible teacher and study tour leader, I have had the privilege of hiking with thousands of Jesus followers in the lands of the Bible where Abraham, Ruth, David, Jesus, and Paul lived. It has been thrilling to watch group after group experience...
You Are a Connection with the Sacred for Your Non-Believing Friends | Sam Chan
My friend Craig is a military chaplain. He spent a few years with his unit of soldiers when they were deployed in Afghanistan. There his unit experienced many of the tragedies of war. So he was often called on to conduct funerals, provide...
Beginning the Journey | Kathie Lee Gifford
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22–23 Before I began my new job as co-host of the fourth hour of The Today Show in 2008, I felt...
God Wants to Restore Our Lives | John Eldredge
There’s a madness to our moment, and we need to name it for the lunacy it is. Because it’s taking our lives hostage. First, there’s the blistering pace of life. Everyone I talk to says they feel busier than ever. Then there’s the deluge of media...
3 Studies on the Basics of Christian Faith
For many, the Christian life feels like a long game of “Jesus Says”: Jesus says pray. Jesus says give. Jesus says go to church. But upon further investigation, we discover that Jesus’ invitation to his first-century audience was an invitation to...
Dealing with Toxic People | Gary Thomas
After I had been hitting my head against a wall dealing with a toxic individual, asking myself “Why?” and “How do I fix this/handle this/deal with this?” a wise friend, Dr. Steve Wilke, dispensed some life-changing advice. He urged me not to deal...
Join the Known by Name: Hagar Online Bible Study
In the face of rejection, God stops and says that you are significant Join the free Hagar Online Bible Study! STUDY BEGINS NOVEMBER 2 nd ! Even when life doesn’t affirm you, God does. What is unresolved is not unseen by God. In this FREE online...
How Do We Grow in Prayer?
Prayer is something everyone knows is important and also likely feels they could be better at. But how do we grow in prayer? The best way is to just do it. Be in constant communion with Jesus. Another way is to learn from others. Below are Bible...
Adversity Happens in Every Life | Charles F. Stanley
Trials are a fact of life in this fallen world—for both the non-believer and the believer in Christ. Jesus said that God the Father “makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45). He...
Hold That Thought | Levi Lusko
Hold that thought. It’s what you say when someone is telling you a story you want to hear but your phone rings (and it’s your spouse. Pro tip: don’t ignore that one.) Or a work topic, money topic, parenting topic, comes up on date night. It’s...
Don’t Become a Spiritual Sluggard | Jada Edwards
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your...
Chase After the Heart of God | Jennie Allen
My husband, Zac, always says, “Changed lives, change lives.” If you are not first aware of your own need for life change, the women around you won’t see their need. If you allow God into the inner struggles of your heart, the women following you...
Free Resources
Using How (not) to Save the World with your church or small group?
Here are some tools to help:
The Small Group Tool Kit includes two mobile-friendly invitation cards, reflection cards to enhance your small group experience, and a worship song playlist curated by Hosanna Wong that can beplayed during small group meetings or personal Bible study time.
The Church Tool Kit includes a downloadable poster, bulletininsert, invitation card, and Power Point slide.
Is your church talking about anxiety, depression and mental health issues? You should be.
Shawn Johnson, lead pastor of Red Rocks Church, gives a
searingly honest portrait of anxiety and depression and shows readers how to fight back and live free. He also has put together three free tools pastors can use to help their congregation have a productive conversation around mental health, including a discussion guide, sermon notes and key Scripture verses.