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SERMON RESOURCES
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"THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING"
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| S.H.A.P.E. Inventory |
Download a copy of the Woodbury Community Church S.H.A.P.E. Inventory, which Pastor Brian Schulenburg explained in his September 14, 2008 sermon The Church That Can't Stop Serving. This form will guide you through a process to discover how your spiritual gifts, heart, abililities, personality and experiences have helped S.H.A.P.E. you into the unique person that God has created you to be. |
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| Spiritual Gifts Inventory |
Download a copy of a spiritual gifts inventory, print it out and take the spiritual gifts test at home. This MS Word file also gives descriptions as to what each spiritual gift is. This inventory can help you discover what your spiritual gifts are. If you'd rather take the inventory online, for free, with online scoring, you can click here and be directed to the same test online. |
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"GOT FRUIT?"
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| The Peacemaker, Ken Sande |
The best guide to conflict resolution and reconciliation. |
Baker Books
ISBN 0-8010-6485-6
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| The Freedom of Forgiveness, David Augsburger |
Combining personal testimonies with scriptural insights, the author shows you what God requires and how to apply the lessons of forgiveness to everyday life. |
Moody Press
ISBN 0-8024-3292-1
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| Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem, Robert Jones |
Readers will learn to handle their anger and to see the fruit of thorough and lasting change. |
P&R Publishing
ISBN 1-5963-8005-5
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| The Search for Significance, Robert McGee |
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Word
0-8499-4424-4
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| Fruit of the Spirit: Living the Supernatural Life, Bill Hybels |
Learn about the life-transforming qualities God wants to transform in you. Discover the supernatural Agent who empowers you - The Holy Spirit. |
Zondervan
ISBN 0-3102-6596-7
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| Fruit of the Spirit LifeGuide Topical Bible Studies, Hazel Offner |
The New and Old Testament passages you will study highlighting each quality, will help allow the Spirit's fruit to ripen. This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal ways, together with expanded leader's notes and an extra "Now or Later" section for deeper study. |
Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN 0-8303-3058-8
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| Making Room for Life, Randy Frazee |
Learn how we as believers can radically reinvent our lives to include more time for deeper relationships with fewer people. |
Zondervan
ISBN 0-3120-5016-1
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| How to Act Like a Christian, Leith Anderson |
Many Christians bring questions and concerns to church on how to act like a Christian that are often times difficult to answer and even more difficult to fulfill. In this encouraging book, Anderson offers practical help for an effective Christian walk with God. |
Abingdon Press
ISBN 0-6873-3555-8
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| Be Free (Galatians), Warren Wiersbe |
If I want to be a really good Christian, I must ... How you finish that sentence is critical. This expository study of Galatians, Paul's first epistle, can help you complete the sentence correctly. |
David C. Cook
ISBN 0-8969-3733-X
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| Outrageous, Contagious Joy, Ed Young |
A book for those who think they are missing something in life. Happiness is a poor substitute for what God really intended - joy. |
Berkley Hardcover
ISBN 0-4252-1185-1
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| The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness, John MacArthur |
God's way of handling forgiveness. Guidance that ultimately leads to inner peace and freedom from guilt. |
Crossway Books
ISBN 0-8910-7979-3
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Discover servant evangelism and learn how this approach to faith-sharing is helping churches everywhere reach their communities for Christ! |
Gospel Light
ISBN 0-8307-4572-6
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| Dare 2 Share: A Field Guide to Sharing Your Faith, Greg Stier |
This book will equip you with the information, support and confidence you need to change your world for Christ and share your faith with anyone, anywhere, anytime! You can make a difference if you Dare 2 Share. |
Focus on the Family
ISBN 1-5899-7370-4
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| A Call to Die, David Nasser |
Intensive devotional, forty day journey for one who longs to answer the call. |
Redemptive Art Publishing
Stock #: WW247903
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| It Came from Within! The Terrifying Truth of What Lurks in the Heart, Andy Stanley |
You can't run away from what lurks inside! This book will help you disclose the true state of your heart and turn what's terrifying into what's terrific. |
Multnomah
ISBN 1-5905-2510-8
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| The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom |
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Random House
ISBN 0-5532-5669-6
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| Nooma #2: Flame (DVD), Rob Bell |
DVD for personal and small group settings, congregational meetings and much more. Life experiences teach the fullness of life through Jesus Christ. |
Zondervan
ISBN 0-3102-6514-2
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| Evangelism Outside the Box: Helping People Experience the Good News, Rick Richardson |
Practical, life-changing and ministry-changing book that stirs the embers of your evangelistic fervor into a roaring flame. That flame will bring heat and light to a lost generation that God longs to reach. |
Inter-varsity
ISBN 0-8308-2276-3
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| Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis |
A book to be thoroughly digested by believers and generously shared with skeptics. |
HarperOne
ISBN 0-0606-5292-6
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| The Holy Spirit, Billy Graham |
This book will open your eyes anew to see how the Holy Spirit can transform your life and give you the power "to be truly good" and "to live victoriously". |
Thomas Nelson
ISBN 0-8499-4213-6
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| Seven Words to Change Your Family...while there's still time, James McDonald |
Confession of sin can radically transform family relationships, seven key words can make all the difference. |
Moody Publishers
ISBN 0-8024-3440-1
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| Just Like Jesus: Learning to Have a Heart Like His, Max Lucado |
God loves you just the way your are...but He refuses to leave you that way. Our ultimate goal should be a life just like Jesus. |
Thomas Nelson
ISBN 0-8499-1785-9
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| 6 Secrets of Lasting Love: Recapturing Your Dream Marriage, Gary&Barb Rosberg |
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Tyndale House
ISBN 1-4145-1210-5
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| unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity, David Kinnaman |
The latest research on the unchurched in this detailed critical study. |
Baker
ISBN 0-8010-1300-3
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| Stress Fractures, Chuck Swindoll |
Advice & encouragement for handling your fast-paced life. |
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"WALKING IN THE LIGHT"
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Dennis McCallum
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Bethany House
ISBN 1-5566-1724-0
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David Johnson & Jeff VanVonderan
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Helpful book on identifying spiritual abuse that also addresses recovery. |
Bethany House Publishers
ISBN 0-7642-0137-9
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Ken Blue
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Biblical answers to wounds of legalism and how to break free from bad church experiences. |
Intervarsity Press
ISBN 0-8308-1660-7
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"THE LIVING WORD OF GOD"
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| Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Jeanne Guyon |
Classic on developing a deeper relationship with the Lord; one of the most influential spiritual books ever. |
Seedsowers
ISBN 0-9402-3200-6
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Thelma Hall
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Excellent introduction and practical guide to the method of formational reading. |
Paulist Press
ISBN 0-8091-2959-0
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M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
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Practical and theological guide to reading the Bible formationally. |
Upper Room Books
ISBN 0-8358-0936-6
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| Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) |
A slow, contemplative praying of the Scriptures which enables the Bible, the Word of God, to become a means of union with God. |
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Neil T. Anderson
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Confronting spiritual darkness with the truth of God's word and true identity in Christ. |
Regal Books
ISBN 0-8307-2564-4
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Joy Lamb
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Practical guide for praying Scripture with Bible paraphrases and topics. Great resource for intercession. |
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Gordon Fee & Douglas Steward
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A guide to understanding the Bible, helpful for everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. |
Zondervan,
ISBN 0-3102-4604-0
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| Reading the Bible For the Love of God, Alan Reynolds |
Understanding the Bible as a relational book meant not only for information but also transformation. |
Brazos Press
ISBN 1-5874-3082-7
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Hearing God
Dallas Willard |
Excellent resource about listening to God with both theological and practical insight. |
InterVarsity Press
ISBN 0-8308-2226-7
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Deepens your walk with God by focusing on a personal relationship. |
Broadman & Holman
ISBN 0-8054-0197-0
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New Bible Dictionary
Revision Editor: JH Marshall |
Evangelical Reference book to the Bible. |
InterVarsity Press
ISBN 0-8308-1439-6
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"LIVING FROM THE CENTER"
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| Spiritual Disciplines Inventory |
This tool is used to expose not only our areas of spiritual strength, but those areas in which we have a spiritually weak practice in life. |
Inventory |
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by Judith Hougen
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A look at the struggle between the true self and false self and God's redemptive healing. |
ISBN: 0825428904 |
| Annotated Bibliography |
Created by Jim Winter |
Bibliography |
| Retreat Centers |
Created by Jim Winter |
Retreats |
| Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard |
Putting on the character of Christ. |
NavPress, 2002
ISBN 1576832961
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| Be Holy by Warren Wiersbe |
Study of Holiness as seen through the book of Leviticus. Inspiring detailed study with practical current applications. |
Victor Books
ISBN 1564763358
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| Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster |
An absolute classic on this topic. |
HarperCollins, 1988 ISBN 0060628391 |
| Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us by Adele Calhoun |
A very thorough workbook in encyclopedic form to explain and apply the spiritual disciplines. |
InterVarsity Press, 2005 ISBN 0830833307 |
| Spiritual Disciplines Bible Studies a series by Jan Johnson |
A very user friendly personal or group studies covering six studies: Community and Submission, Prayer and Listening, Reflection and Confession, Service and Secrecy, Simplicity and Fasting, Solitude and Silence, Study and Meditation, Worship and Celebration. |
InterVarsity Press, 2003 - ISBNs vary |
| Restoring Your Spiritual Passion by Gordon MacDonald |
Another classic resource on this topic. |
Oliver-Nelson, 1986 ISBN 0840790694 |
| Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life in Christ by Peter Scazzero |
Deals with how our spirituality and emotions are vitally linked |
Nelson, 2006
ISBN 1591454522
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| Epic by John Eldredge |
A powerful little book that gives us the right perspective. |
Nelson, 2004 - ISBN 0785265317 |
| Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney |
A book and study guide on the basic disciplines (centered living). |
NavPress, 1991
ISBN 1576830276/ SG 0891097597
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| Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanne Weaver |
Focused more towards women but lots of great application for everyone. |
Random House 2004
ISBN 1578562589
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Margin by Richard A Swenson
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Excellent book to challenge you in your life. |
Nav Press 2004
ISBN 1576836827
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The Transforming Habits of a Growing Christian by William D Watkins
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ISBN 0-7642-2635-5 |
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
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ISBN 0-8827-0793-0 |
