Mark's gospel has an urgency to it that's hard to ignore. It's as if he is breathless, trying to get the information out as quickly as he can. A few decades have passed since Jesus' ministry, and with persecution intensifying, some believers were tempted to compromise or simply give up on being a follower of the Messiah. So, Mark needed to take the early Christians back to the basics and get them ready to move! In this six-session study (video streaming code included), pastor Jeff Manion takes you and your group through the gospel of Mark to answer such urgent questions about the Christian faith as: Who is this Jesus? What does he expect of me? Is suffering a normal part of the Christian life? What will encourage and strengthen my trust in Jesus? These questions are not born of a lack of faith but serve to strengthen and stabilize our relationship with the Savior. So, lace up your running shoes. Open your heart and mind. And come with your questions! Get ready to move as Mark's Gospel reveals what it means to follow Jesus. This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including: The study guide itself-a 40 Day reading plan through Mark with discussion and personal reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide. An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!). 40 Days Through the Book series: Each of the studies in this series, taught by a different pastor or Bible teacher on a specific book of the Bible, is designed to help you more actively engage with God's Word by understanding its background and culture and applying it in a fresh way to your life. Throughout each study, you'll be encouraged to read through the corresponding book in the New Testament at least once during the course of 40 days. Watch on any device! Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2027. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

Want to shake up the way you read the Bible? Take the New Testament Challenge! The New Testament Challenge is a simple but revolutionary idea: What if you have a New Testament with the books arranged in a disruptive yet insightful sequence, and you are challenged to read it all the way through? The New Testament Challenge Study Journal provides the 40-day reading plan and journaling pages to record your questions, responses, and insights as you read through a special edition of the New Testament called The Books of the Bible, New Testament. By reading this Bible, which arranges the books with each of the four gospels at the beginning of a group of related books, you gain insights and make connections between books in a way that is both revealing and fascinating. The real power of this experience takes place as you gather in community, sharing in a book club-style discussion what you wrote about in your Study Journal as you read during the week. Take the challenge! Read through the entire New Testament in a way you have never experienced before, and encounter God in a fresh new way. Sessions include: Luke-Acts Luke-Acts, 1-2 Thessalonians 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, Romans Romans, Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, Philippians, 1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy Matthew Hebrews, James, Mark 1-2 Peter, Jude, John 1-3 John, Revelation Designed for use with The Books of the Bible, New Testament and The New Testament Challenge Video Study. Both sold separately.

I'll be happy after: the promotion... the new house... the next vacation... a different car... you fill in the blank. Why is a contented, satisfied life so evasive? What deep hungers drive the out of control accumulation, reckless purchasing habits, and crazy consumer lifestyle for so many of us? And why are we often driven more by what our neighbors own than what will truly make us happy? Filmed at biblically significant historical sites in Turkey and Greece and in the United States, this six-session, video-based Bible study provides an inspiring and transformative vision for living a deeply contented life in the midst of our consumer-driven, materialistic, and often shallow culture. Pastor Jeff Manion weaves masterful contemporary storytelling with rich biblical, historical, and cultural background, revealing the similarities between the struggles of today's culture with that of the New Testament churches. Satisfied explores the way in which the messages to the New Testament churches were received by the original readers and how these passages can alter the way we view wealth, accumulation, and ultimate contentment today. This study guide contains video notes, individual or group reflection questions, and between-session personal projects enhancing your journey through each of the video sessions, taught by Jeff Manion. Sessions include: The School of ContentmentComparisonIdentity ShiftThe Challenge of AffluenceThe Generous HeartThe Invitation Designed for use with the Satisfied: A DVD Study 9780310694557 (sold separately).

Author Jeff Manion uses the biblical story of the Israelite s journey through the Sinai desert as a metaphor for being in an undesired time of transition. After enduring generations of slavery in Egypt, the descendants of Jacob travel through the desert (the land between) toward their new home in Canaan. They crave the food of their former home in Egypt and despise their present environment. They are unable to go back and incapable of moving forward. Their reactions provide insight and guidance on how to respond to God during our own seasons of difficult transition. The Land Between provides fresh biblical insight for people traveling through undesired and difficult transitions such as foreclosure, unemployment, uncertainty, and failure. Such times provide our greatest opportunity for spiritual growth. God desires to meet us in our chaos and emotional upheaval, and he intends for us to encounter his goodness and provision, his hope and guidance."

Want to shake up the way you read the Bible? Take the New Testament Challenge! The New Testament Challenge is a simple but revolutionary idea: What if you have a New Testament with the books arranged in a disruptive yet insightful sequence, and you are challenged to read it all the way through? The New Testament Challenge Leader's Kit has three components that help you lead the challenge to read through the entire New Testament in eight weeks: The Bible you'll read is called The Books of the Bible: New Testament. It contains the entire New Testament, but the books are arranged with each of the four gospels at the beginning of a group of related books, which helps readers gain insights and make connections between books in a way that is both revealing and fascinating. The text itself is presented without verse numbers, chapter numbers, or other things that interrupt the reading. (One copy is included in the Leader's Kit. Additional copies sold separately.) The New Testament Challenge Study Journal provides the 40-day reading plan and journaling pages to record your questions, responses, and insights as you read through the New Testament. The real power of this experience takes place as you gather in community, sharing in a book club-style discussion what you observed and wondered about as you read. (One copy is included in the Leader's Kit. Additional copies sold separately.) Your group will conclude each session by watching Jeff Manion in The New Testament Challenge Video Study as he introduces what you will be reading in the coming week. Take the challenge! Read through the entire New Testament in a way you have never experienced before, and encounter God in a fresh new way. Sessions include: Luke-Acts (11:00) Luke-Acts, 1-2 Thessalonians (16:00) 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, Romans (14:00) Romans, Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, Philippians, 1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy (17:00) Matthew (11:00) Hebrews, James, Mark (13:00) 1-2 Peter, Jude, John (13:00) 1-3 John, Revelation (14:00) This kit contains: NIV, The Books of the Bible, New Testament The New Testament Challenge Study Journal The New Testament Challenge Video Study DVD (streaming video access included)

The Counter-Cultural Move from Accumulation to Abundance

Why is it so hard to find the contented, satisfied life? What deep hungers drive our purchasing habits, accumulation, and consumer lifestyle?

Satisfied is for those drowning in debt, but also those getting farther and farther ahead financially. It is for those who have forgotten who they are and mistakenly equate their self-worth with their net worth. It is for those who are crippled by comparison. It is for those with full closets and empty souls.

Satisfied provides an inspiring and transformative vision for living a deeply contented life in our consumer-driven culture.

Jeff Manion s voice is such a wise, clear, helpful voice, and I m so thankful for the timely and challenging invitation he s issued in these pages. I m inspired to live more richly with fewer things, and to pursue gratitude and generosity with more intention. Shauna Niequist, author of Bread and Wine"

How do you build a life of significance? As pastor and writer Jeff Manion shares in Dream Big, Think Small, truly great lives are built on the foundation of a holy redundancy--a persistence and determination to move faithfully in the right direction. Dream Big, Think Small will provide: The plan for extraordinary living for ordinary life. Big dreams are achievable through steady progress over time. The motivation you need to stick with it for the long haul. The tools necessary for passionate longevity. You can faithfully lead, serve and love others over a lifetime without sacrificing your passion. So many believers want their lives to count, but they are impatient with the slow pace at which goodness grows. Many of us struggle to embrace the faithfulness required to show up day after day after day. In Dream Big, Think Small Manion helps to reveal the joy in the small, seemingly inconsequential actions you take every day. Ultimately, you will learn how small persistent steps lead to tremendous and lasting results. Filled with Manion's trademark inspiring stories and insightful biblical teaching, Dream Big, Think Small challenges you to explore the spiritual prescription of steady faithfulness. Following the principles of perseverance, intentionality, and discipline outlined in this book, you will see lasting and astonishing results in your spiritual health, within your marriage and family, in the quality of your work, and in a more authentic ability to honor God with your life.