We are made for community. Deep within the heart of people is a longing to both know others and be known by them, and groups ministry has the opportunity to meet these needs in every church. Groups are an art, not a science. There's no one-size-fits-all formula for designing transformational groups that God uses to mold people into the image of Christ together. There are dozens of variables and unknowns in the work of groups, but we believe the following is true: There is no lasting transformation in a person without another person or persons. The less relational your church is, the less transformational your church will be. The people in your group are a partial inheritance from the Lord right now. Groups exist for community with God and one another. So goes groups, so goes the church. So goes the church, so goes groups. Groups, at their core, embody the call to love one another found sixty times throughout the New Testament. This book is for people who love the possibilities of groups. And for those who want to.
“Are you worshiping a fictional superhero, or the Jesus of the Bible?” Have you ever wondered what makes Jesus different from your favorite superhero? Have you questioned how Jesus could really be all that the Bible says he is? This seven-week study, used in conjunction with Todd Miles’ Superheroes Can’t Save You, will challenge you to keep asking these questions, and point you to answers that are grounded in the Bible’s unchanging truth. Bible Study Sessions: Session 1: Superman Can’t Save You – Was Jesus God in disguise? Session 2: Batman Can’t Save You – Was Jesus just a remarkable human? Session 3: Ant-Man Can’t Save You – Was Jesus one of three “costumes” of the one God? Session 4: Thor Can’t Save You – Was Jesus created by God? Session 5: Green Lantern Can’t Save You – Was Jesus a good man that God adopted? Session 6: The Hulk Can’t Save You – Was Jesus a divine mind in a human body? Session 7: Spider-Man Can’t Save You – Was Jesus part man and part God? Features: No additional leader guide required! This guide contains all of the participant information, plus instructions and suggestions for the week’s discussion leader. Each week begins with independent work in “The Prologue,” brings the group together for discussion as part of “The League,” and concludes with a time of personal reflection and application in “The Fortress of Solitude." Invites you to dive in to an in-depth yet accessible study of Christology – the study of the person, nature, and role of Jesus Christ. Great for youth and college groups and adults of all ages who want to learn about Jesus as the Bible reveals him.
This sourcebook provides an expansive picture of medicine, health, and healing in ancient Greece and Rome. It includes a wide-ranging collection of textual sources - many hard to access, and some translated into English for the first time - as well as artistic, material, and scientific evidence. Introductory chapters and accompanying commentary provide substantial context, making the sourcebook accessible to readers at all levels. Readers will come away with a broad sense of the illnesses people in ancient Greece and Rome experienced, the range of healers from whom they sought help, and the various practices they employed to be healthy"--
African Americans from Pittsburgh have a long and distinctive history of contributions to the cultural, political, and social evolution of the United States. From jazz legend Earl Fatha Hines to playwright August Wilson, from labor protests in the 1950s to the Black Power movement of the late 1960s, Pittsburgh has been a force for change in American race and class relations. Race and Renaissance presents the first history of African American life in Pittsburgh after World War II. It examines the origins and significance of the second Great Migration, the persistence of Jim Crow into the postwar years, the second ghetto, the contemporary urban crisis, the civil rights and Black Power movements, and the Million Man and Million Woman marches, among other topics. In recreating this period, Trotter and Day draw not only from newspaper articles and other primary and secondary sources, but also from oral histories. These include interviews with African Americans who lived in Pittsburgh during the postwar era, which reveal firsthand accounts of what life was truly like during this transformative epoch. Race and Renaissance illuminates how Pittsburgh's African Americans arrived at their present moment in history. It also links movements for change to larger global issues: civil rights with the Vietnam War; affirmative action with the movement against South African apartheid. As such, the study draws on both sociology and urban studies to deepen our understanding of the lives of urban blacks.
This book offers a critical survey of film and media representations of black masculinity in the early twenty-first-century United States, between President George W. Bush’s 2001 announcement of the War on Terror and President Barack Obama’s 2009 acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize. It argues that images of black masculine authority have become increasingly important to the legitimization of contemporary policing and its leading role in the maintenance of an antiblack social order forged by racial slavery and segregation. It examines a constellation of film and television productions—from Antoine Fuqua’s Training Day to John Lee Hancock’s The Blind Side to Barry Jenkin's Moonlight—to illuminate the contradictory dynamics at work in attempts to reconcile the promotion of black male patriarchal empowerment and the preservation of gendered antiblackness within political and popular culture.
“Are you worshiping a fictional superhero, or the Jesus of the Bible?” Have you ever wondered what makes Jesus different from your favorite superhero? Have you questioned how Jesus could really be all that the Bible says he is? This seven-week study, used in conjunction with Todd Miles’ Superheroes Can’t Save You, will challenge you to keep asking these questions, and point you to answers that are grounded in the Bible’s unchanging truth. Bible Study Sessions: Session 1: Superman Can’t Save You – Was Jesus God in disguise? Session 2: Batman Can’t Save You – Was Jesus just a remarkable human? Session 3: Ant-Man Can’t Save You – Was Jesus one of three “costumes” of the one God? Session 4: Thor Can’t Save You – Was Jesus created by God? Session 5: Green Lantern Can’t Save You – Was Jesus a good man that God adopted? Session 6: The Hulk Can’t Save You – Was Jesus a divine mind in a human body? Session 7: Spider-Man Can’t Save You – Was Jesus part man and part God? Features: No additional leader guide required! This guide contains all of the participant information, plus instructions and suggestions for the week’s discussion leader. Each week begins with independent work in “The Prologue,” brings the group together for discussion as part of “The League,” and concludes with a time of personal reflection and application in “The Fortress of Solitude." Invites you to dive in to an in-depth yet accessible study of Christology – the study of the person, nature, and role of Jesus Christ. Great for youth and college groups and adults of all ages who want to learn about Jesus as the Bible reveals him.
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