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Category Archives: Discipleship

John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Joseph – The Middle of the Journey

This is the thirteenth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Genesis 41 Twenty-two years […]

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5 Compelling Prayers in the Bible

In his book Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? (Zondervan, 2010), bestselling author Philip Yancey says, “We pray because we want to thank someone or something for the beauties and glories of life, and also because we feel small and helpless and sometimes afraid. We pray for forgiveness, for strength, for contact with the One […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Joseph – Give Up? or Go On!

This is the twelfth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Genesis 39 Leaders pay […]

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When You Feel Like You’re Not Enough

By Jamie C. Martin “Mommy, sometimes do you not want to be with me? Because sometimes I feel like you don’t want me with you.” The little voice rose up beside me on the brown leather sofa, at the end of a looooonnnng day that still wasn’t over. I looked down into the wide eyes […]

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Video: Easter With the Jesus Storybook Bible

Eastertide (the season of Easter which is 50 days before Pentecost Sunday) is a great time for adults to read to children about the life of Jesus. For your season of Easter enjoyment, below is a video with British actor David Suchet reading about the Resurrection from the award-winning Jesus Storybook Bible (Zonderkidz, 2007). [Read […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Joseph – It Starts With A Dream

This is the eleventh lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell Genesis 37:1–11 Joseph went […]

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Video: Telling the Last Supper Story in Rocks

Watch this touching stop-action video of “rocks crying out” presenting the story of the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples in the upper room in the days prior to his crucifixion and resurrection. It’s produced by Patti Rokus, author of the book, He Is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter (Zonderkidz, 2019). John […]

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Bible Activity Ideas for Children

When school is out or on the weekend, give your children something constructive, as well as fun, to do. Use this 7-day Bible reading plan, devotional, crossword puzzle, word search game—taken from the Adventure Bible (Zonderkidz, 2018) (@Zonderkidz)—and coloring page—taken from the NIV Beautiful Word Coloring Bible for Girls (Zondervan, 2017)—to help you focus your […]

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5 Ways to Share Your Faith with New Parents and Baby

With flowers blooming, birds chirping, and sun shining, the spring season makes us think of new life. Just like the world during springtime, new parents who are welcoming a little bundle of joy into the world are undergoing a beautiful change. [Sign up to receive the free email Bible Verse of the Day from Bible […]

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John Maxwell Profiles in Leadership: Samaritan Woman – Unnamed, Greatly Valued

This is the tenth lesson in bestselling author and speaker John Maxwell’s Leadership by the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, tell them to sign up to receive John’s free email devotional here. By John C. Maxwell John 4:1–42 All she […]

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