For nearly twenty years, the beloved Guide to Prayer books have been sought after and used by thousands who hunger for God. Readers appreciate the simple structure of daily worship, the rich spiritual writings, the lectionary guidelines, and poignant prayers have all contributed to the long-lasting need for these rich resources. Now Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck offer a third volume, A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God. Like its predecessors, this Guide offers a daily pattern for those seeking a rhythm of devotion and personal worship. A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God follows the Christian year and the lectionary readings. Each day offers guidance for an opening affirmation, a petition of prayer, and daily scripture selections. The Readings for Reflection reach back to early Christian classics and include voices from recently published works. Excerpts come from writers such as Frederick Buechner, Joyce Rupp, Henri Nouwen, Mother Teresa, Howard Thurman, C.S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Wesley, and many others. These excerpts are arranged in weekly themes. Job and Shawchuck also include spiritually grounded explanations of the seasons of the church year to introduce each section of the book. This deluxe edition includes Bible binding, a ribbon bookmark, round corners, gold edges, and a leather-like cover in emerald green.

We live in a world of noise. Everywhere we go, we hear sounds that compete for our minds and hearts. Listening to God requires a deliberate choice to shut out the chaos around us and focus our thoughts.

"Listen," by Rueben P. Job, is a 40-day experience created to offer help to those new to prayer, those with a daily prayer routine, and those whose lives seem too busy to pray. With a focus on listening prayer and prayer as a two-way conversation, the experience will assist individuals and groups in building and deepening a personal prayer practice and spiritual discernment.

As we learn to listen, we find a new depth and fulfillment in our relationship with God and a new experience of God as guide and companion in our lives. The daily prayer pattern includes an invitation, silence, Bible reading, a story, guided time for reflecting and listening, and practical help for developing six specific prayer practices.

"Listen" is perfect for use by individuals, small groups, or congregations during Lent, Easter, or any time of year.

The sensational small-group series Companions in Christ is now being offered in a new 5-piece Participant's Book set as well as the traditional 1-piece Participant's Book. With the same great daily exercise material and articles, the two different Participant's Book styles allow your group to use the format that best fits your time frame. The new 5-piece Participant's Book set offers groups a convenient way to take breaks between modules. The traditional 1-piece volume is still a great value for groups who will continue their study together for 28 weeks.

We live in a world of noise. Everywhere we go, we hear sounds that compete for our minds and hearts. Listening to God requires a deliberate choice to shut out the chaos around us and focus our thoughts.

Listen, by Rueben P. Job, is a 40-day experience created to offer help to those new to prayer, those with a daily prayer routine and those whose lives seem too busy to pray. The six weekly helpsbuild and deepen prayer practice. As we learn to listen, we find a new depth and fulfillment in our relationship with God and a new experience of God as guide and companion in our lives.

The leader guide includes everything a group leader needs to plan and facilitate a six-session study, helping participants explore what they have read during the week and discuss their reading with the group. The guide walks leaders through the study format and provides options for tailoring sessions to the style and timeframe of each group.

Listen is perfect for use by individuals, small groups, or congregations during Lent, Easter, or any time of year."

Rueben P. Job, author of Three Simple Rules, brings us a new insight on how to live a Christ-like life and explores the three most basic and profound questions at the center of our faith questions that all major religions try to answer and around which there seems to be much confusion: Who Is God? Who Am I? Who Are We Together? How we answer these three simple questions has a big impact on what we believe, how we live, and how we relate to other people. In Three Simple Questions Adult Leader Guide, you will find useful information for organizing, leading, and preparing for each of the six sessions of the Three Simple Questions church wide program. Session 1 Introduction Session 2 Who Is God? Session 3 Who Am I? Session 4 Who Are We Together? Session 5 Praying the Questions Session 6 Living the Questions In addition, leaders will find extended reflection and discussion questions, suggestions for spiritual practices, guides for prayer, and flexible group sessions that help adults uncover these life-changing answers: Know that God is greater than you can imagine Believe that you are God's beloved child Be the love of Christ in the world Now it is time for you to know, believe and become the answers. "

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In Three Simple Rules, Rueben Job offers an interpretation of John Wesley's General Rules for today's readers. This simple but challenging look at three commands, "do no harm, do good, stay in love with God," calls us to mutual respect, unity, and a deeper relationship with God. This insightful work is designed for individual reading or group study. Every year I review the three general rules of the United Methodist Church with those who are being ordained. Now I have a wonderful ordination gift to give them in Bishop Job s, Three Simple Rules, to start and deepen the conversation as they enter a new relationship with the church. Bishop Job has described by attending upon all the ordinances of God to be to stay in love with God. It s a fresh language that speaks especially to long-time Christians and United Methodists. Sally Dyck, Resident Bishop, Minnesota Area

Three Simple Rules is a new catechism for everyone wanting to follow Jesus Christ. These practices for holy living should replace the membership vows in every church Don t let the title fool you. Bishop Job writes, The rules are simple, but the way is not easy. Only those with great courage will attempt it, and only those with great faith will be able to walk this exciting and demanding way. John Hopkins, Resident Bishop, East Ohio Area

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Now available in Portuguese, in """Three Simple Rules - A Wesleyan Way of Living"," " Rueben Job offers an interpretation of John Wesley's General Rules for today's readers. For individual reading or group study, this insightful work calls us to mutual respect, unity and a deeper daily relationship with God.
This simple but challenging look at three commands, "do no harm, do good, stay in love with God," calls us to mutual respect, unity, and a deeper relationship with God.

Now available in Korean, in """Three Simple Rules - A Wesleyan Way of Living"," " Rueben Job offers an interpretation of John Wesley's General Rules for today's readers. For individual reading or group study, this insightful work calls us to mutual respect, unity and a deeper daily relationship with God.
This simple but challenging look at three commands, "do no harm, do good, stay in love with God," calls us to mutual respect, unity, and a deeper relationship with God.

Also available:
"Three Simple Rules - A Wesleyan Way of Living"
Three Simple Rules DVD - A Conversation with Rueben Job
Three Simple Rules Bookmark
"""""Three Simple Rules (French)""
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Three Simple Rules (Spanish)"

Because modern culture explains the world through scientific rationalism, many in our pews are skeptical about miracles -- and those who do speak of miracles are often seen as purveyors of superstition and magical thinking. So what can the preacher do when discussing the resurrection and the other miracles recorded in scripture? Through a combination of rich biblical commentary and accounts of contemporary miracles, this book demonstrates that the answer is to tell stories of the mysterious, saving presence of God -- the realm in which Jesus did his miracle work. Sumwalt brings a storyteller's perspective to nine miracle passages from Cycle A of the Revised Common Lectionary.

Our best decisions about life's important events are seldom made in a time of crisis. Living Fully, Dying Well is a study designed to assist us in making careful, wise and prayerful preparation for meeting life's most important moments.
This is the leader's guide for the study Living Fully, Dying Well through which participants will learn how to face openly and unafraid the benefits and limitations of aging and end of life decisions. Read the Introduction
or view a sample of the video.

A Guide To Retreat is designed to assist you in a time of reflection, prayer, and renewal. The resources included are intended to help you turn more fully towards God, to drink more deeply of God, and to prepare you for faithful ministry.

The author examines facing the desert times in our lives, explores personal identity and its meaning in ministry, and much more. A book for conducting one's own ministerial/spiritual retreat, facing such concerns as "When All I Hear is Silence," "The Tension Between Doing and Being," and "Who Really Calls and Sends?"