Splash2 is a wonderful discipleship tool which will help you learn and teach the basics for growing in Christ. Chapter by chapter we will look at the building blocks for a growing faith―Scripture, Prayer, Love God with you Heart, Soul, and Mind, Accountability, Stewardship, and Heart (your mission). This little book is designed to be a basic guidebook to a vital and growing relationship with Jesus and His church.

Splash2: Discipleship

Religion & Spirituality

Hemphill, Ken

Christian Books & Bibles

Auxano Press

Do you know the C O R E C O N V I C T I O N S which provide the solid foundation for a growing and enduring faith? The Holy Spirit can use this small book in a large way to enable you to build your life on the solid rock. “When people have confidence about what they believe, they are more inclined to make daily decisions from a Biblical perspective. Consequently, the enemy’s strategy includes maintaining theological illiteracy. The proliferation of Dr. Hemphill’s Core Convictions has the potential to educate the average man/woman in the pew with the core essentials of classical Biblical theology.” Dr. John L. Yeats Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention

Core Convictions: Foundations of Faith (I Believe): Confidence about what you believe (Nondisposable Curriculum)

The bonsai pot may be the most identifiable accessory for growing bonsai trees. The pots come in numerous shapes and sizes. Some are very shallow, designed for planting a bonsai forest (several trees grouped together). Others are tall and somewhat narrow, used primarily for trees that cascade downward. Many look simply like miniature versions of more familiar flower pots.   Most are ornate ceramic pots with Oriental-looking scenes and beautiful glazes. All of them are expensive when you consider their relative size.   You might think that you wouldn’t have to pay so dearly for such a small hunk of clay.  After only a cursory reading of my collection of bonsai books, I discovered that fitting the right pot to the right tree was an integral part of growing bonsai. The bonsai grower must take into account factors such as the size, shape, and color of the tree when making this crucial decision. In my case I added a fourth criterion – price. Once the pot and the plant have been chosen, you’re ready to go to work. The small tree must be placed in just the right position in the pot for the proper aesthetic beauty. Once this task has been completed you have embarked on your bonsai journey.  Yet the pot is much more than a simple decorative holder for a little tree. The pot in many ways helps to determine the size of the tree. The beautiful glazed dish must hold the dirt and roots that will support the tree’s healthy growth. One of the secrets to the small size of the bonsai is the limited space for root growth.  This discovery about little trees applies to churches as well. The size of the container in which a congregation is planted will in many ways determine the size it will grow to in maturity.  We have seen this principle at work in the plants inside our home. Let’s say, for example, that you purchase a small decorative fig tree from the local nursery. It comes to you in a one gallon container.   You place your prized possession by an appropriate window and water it on a regular schedule and watch as it grows naturally for a year or so. We are surprised to see that it will grow with the virtual “benign neglect” that many of our plants receive. After about a year, you notice that the color of the leaves appears to be less vibrant and that some are actually falling from the tree. You continue to water your prized possession and even add a bit of fertilizer, but to no avail. What’s the problem? It has become root-bound. The root structure has outgrown the one gallon container. The tree must be dug up, the roots untangled, and the tree repotted in a more spacious container if growth is to continue. If the container can impede the growth of a perfectly healthy house plant, then the “church pot” can inhibit natural growth, even in a healthy church. Bonsai pots come in different shapes and sizes, but all are designed to keep the root structure of the plant small. In like manner, there are different “pots” your church must think about to promote healthy growth.

Bonsai Theory of Church Growth: Overcoming Artifical Barriers to Kingdom Growth

Priest, Kenneth

When people speak of "living it up" they often refer to a selfish lifestyle that aims at grabbing all life has to offer in terms of pleasure, luxury, or power. When Jesus calls His followers to "live it up," He is talking about a whole new quality of life. It is a life of true earthly abundance followed by heavenly treasure. How does one lay up treasure in heaven? What is the nature of that treasure and what is its heavenly purpose. If you have been looking for a book or small group study that will challenge you to a radical new way of approaching life and preparing for eternity this is it. This book will change the way you view everyday events. The biblical teaching and modern day stories will inspire and challenge you to invest your life and not spend it.

Live it up

Can a person be a fully committed follower of Christ and not love His bride, the Church? This small book explores the mystery of God's eternal plan to reveal His manifold wisdom through His Church. You will learn that God has redeemed, empowered, and gifted you for world changing ministry through His Church. You will discover that your ministry through His body will have an eternal impact.

Connected Community: Becoming a Family Through Church (Nondisposable Curriculum)

Connected Community: Becoming Family Through Church;I Believe

In 1 Corinthians Paul robustly anchors the Christian life in the grace of God and affirms that our eyes have not seen, our ears have not heard, and our hearts have not yet comprehended all that God has prepared for those who love Him. If you want to know what God has in store for you and your church, you must study Living from Grace to Glory. You will no longer wonder if you have anything of value to offer to Christ through His church. This study has the potential to change your life, your church, and your world!

Living from Grace to Glory: A Study of 1 Corinthians (New Testament Studies)

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could “bind” visitors and new members to Christ and His church permanently? V.E.L.C.R.O. Church provides you with a process that will help open the front door and close the back door. This book is designed for small group study which allows the Word of God to bring lasting transformation to the people of God. Each chapter includes Bible study, personal application, and an opportunity for church-wide response. V.E.L.C.R.O. Church deals with every aspect of assimilation from “Valuing Every Guest” to “Organizing for Ongoing Care.” Assimilation is the foundation for discipleship and ministry which enables your church to accomplish its goal of fulfilling the Great Commission.

Velcro Church

James, Mike

The unlimited character of God is seen in His unlimited holy love, which is expressed in His unlimited atonement, Mandating an unlimited mission for His church that is empowered by His unlimited resources and assured by His unlimited presence!
Is a person's eternal destiny sealed before he or she is ever born? Did God create some persons to spend eternity in heaven and others in hell with no choice, or can anyone respond to the gospel? 
Everything contained in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation bears testimony to the unlimited God, an idea that may be overwhelming to contemplate. In Unlimited Ken Hemphill explores God's character―His unlimited love, atonement, mission, resources, and presence―and addresses the crucial issue of who is allowed to respond to gospel. This 6-chapter study will encourage you to confidently join Unlimited God in His limitless mission.

Unlimited: God’s Love, Atonement, and Mission

The Letters of Paul: An Introduction to the Apostle provides an intimate glimpse into Paul's life through the lens of his personal letters to the churches he founded. Readers will sense the apostle's love for Christ and His church as they follow Paul's missionary journeys, placing each letter in its original historical context and discerning why the Spirit prompted Paul to write each letter. 
Each chapter focuses on one of Paul's thirteen letters. Readers will discover: 
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<li>Paul's location at the time of the writing</li>
<li>The issues that motivated Paul to write a particular letter</li>
<li>A summary of the letter</li>
<li>Key Scripture passages to help the reader understand and remember the letter </li>
</ul>
The Letters of Paul is unlike any study of the Great Apostle in that it allows readers to understand him based on his own inspired writings.

The Letters of Paul: An Introduction to the Apostle (New Testament Studies)

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