What would you give to radically improve, even transform, what matters most in your relationships? You can thrive in your career, acquire wealth, or build a great reputation. But if your relationships aren’t thriving, nothing else matters.

This 40-day journey will bring new depth and health to your marriage, your family, and your friendships. Saddleback Church teaching pastor Tom Holladay helps you explore and begin to practice six foundational principles including how to give your relationships the highest value, love as Jesus loves you, and communicate from the heart. You’ll be equipped with insights and a practical path for fulfilling God’s intention for all your relationships—even the difficult ones.

The Relationship Principles of Jesus walks you step by step through learning the foundational relationship truths taught by Jesus. Shaped after Rick Warren’s monumental bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life, this book invites you to learn from the Master of relationships.

Life crises can throw you into a tail-spin-a lost job, a failed relationship, a struggling business, a financial mess. Where do you start? How do you pull it together? How do you begin again? Tom Holladay experienced a catastrophe first-hand when a sudden flood in California destroyed his home, his church, and the homes of many church members. Tom and his congregation had to rebuild, and they used the principles in the book of Nehemiah to get back on their feet. Now a teaching pastor at Saddleback Church, Tom will help you discover seven principles for putting it together again that will give you the direction you need to get rolling on that fresh start. Holladay will walk you through seeing every problem as an opportunity, facing the obstacles head on and taking your first step, knowing how to expect and reject opposition, build on your success, and dedicating yourself to the One who rebuilds our souls. The task of starting again can seem impossible. And sometimes you just need to rebuild your confidence and regain a sense of purpose. If you're trying to find the emotional energy, but you just don't have it in you, let Holladay encourage you. He understands how difficult and rewarding the business of rebuilding is. This book is your encouraging how-to guide to starting again and stepping into a better future.

A Purpose Driven Discipleship Resource Ideal for a Sunday-Night or midweek series, Weekday Bible Studies, Sunday school classes, and study groups of any size The complete communicator's resource for teaching Saddleback Church's blockbuster Foundations course in your church or group. Teaching others the essential truths of Christianity will challenge you, but nothing can beat the rewards of seeing men and women gain a transforming, Biblical perspective on God, the world around them, and their own lives and relationships. Foundations Teacher's Guide, Volume 1 greatly simplifies your job with its easy-to-follow format. Everything you need to teach the introductory session and lessons 1--10 of the 24-session Foundations curriculum is clearly and methodically laid out for you, with tools, tips, and options to help you meet the unique needs of your group. * Teaching notes---Extensive notes guide you through what you will say and include illustrations and applications of each doctrine under discussion. * Highlight sections---Four kinds of sidebars help your group connect with God's truths through key words, thought-provoking insights, personal implications, and personal applications. * Teaching tips---Proven tips help you strengthen your skills as a communicator. * Discussion questions---Questions at the end of each study can also be interspersed throughout the lesson. * Split-session plan---Each lesson has an optional cutoff point that allows you to break it into two sessions. Subdivide a single lesson, several lessons, or break the entire program into 46 lessons at your discretion. * Appendices---Additional, supporting material for some studies may be found at the end of those studies. * Memory cards---Reproducible cards contain a key theme and verse for each of the 11 doctrines covered. This teacher's guide also includes icons to guide your use of the PowerPoint Foundations will take your group for thought-provoking, life-changing explorations of 11 core Christian truths: 1. The Bible 2. God 3. Jesus 4. The Holy Spirit 5. Creation 6. Salvation 7. Sanctification 8. Good and Evil 9. The Afterlife 10. The Church 11. The Second Coming From Saddleback Church This is a proven, tested curriculum that has helped change thousands of lives For the past ten years, Foundations has been used as the doctrinal course at Saddleback Church, one of America's largest and best-known churches. Thousands of Saddleback members have benefited from this life-transforming experience. This course is explained in detail in Rick Warren's groundbreaking book, 'The Purpose Driven Church'. Currently, Purpose Driven churches all around the world are using Foundations to raise up an army of mature believers equipped for ministry in the church and prepared for mission work in the world. Foundations kit includes: * 2 Teacher's Guides (volumes 1 and 2) * 1 Participant's Guide * 1 CD-ROM with PowerPoint notes, programming resources, and additional handouts All materials also sold separately

Hoe oorbrug ons die gaping oor verhoudings - die gaping tussen waarop ons hoop en wat ons begeer aan die een kant en wat in werklikheid met ons gebeur aan die ander kant? Aan die een kant van die gaping is die werklikheid van mislukte huwelike, afwesige ouers, opstandige kinders, ontroue vriende en kerkgroepe wat skinder. Aan die ander kant van hierdie gaping moet ons die woorde van Jesus in gedagte hou: “Ek gee julle ‘n nuwe gebod: julle moet mekaar liefhe. Soos Ek julle liefhet, moet julle mekaar ook liefhe” (Johannes 13:34). Jesus was goed met verhoudings. Die skares het na Hom toe gestroom, sy volgelinge was mal daaroor om naby Hom te wees en selfs sy vyande het vir Hom ’n onbedoelde pluimpie gegee toe hulle Hom ’n “vriend van … sondaars” genoem het. Aan die einde van elke dag se leeswerk sal jy drie hulpmiddels kry wat jou in jou studie kan help. Die eerste word genoem “Iets om oor na te dink”, wat die hoofstuk se boodskap in ’n sin saamvat. Tweedens is daar “’n Vers om te onthou”, wat ’n vers uit die Bybel gee wat jy kan leer. Daar is nie baie van ons wat in staat is om ’n vers vir elke dag uit die kop te leer nie, en tog sal jy op verrassende maniere geestelik verfris en versterk word as jy een of meer van die verse by elke week kan kies en memoriseer. Aan die einde van elke hoofstuk is daar ook ’n “’n Vraag om te oorweeg” - ’n persoonlike vraag wat jou sal help om jou gedagtes op handeling en verandering te fokus. Aan die einde van die boek is daar ’n lys van bykomende “Vrae vir vriendekringe, pare en kleingroepe”.

SPANISH EDITION. Nothing matters more than relationships---and no one understands them better than Jesus. Based on an exhaustive study of what Jesus did and said about relationships, this book guides readers on a forty-day journey that will bring new health and richness to their marriages, families, friendships, and all the relationships in their lives.

Tomando las ensenanzas centrales del libro 'Una Vida con proposito' del Dr. Rick Warren, los autores conformaron este curriculo de discipulado cristiano que consiste en 24 sesiones de estudio teologico y biblico sistematico. Cada tema incluye preguntas y reactivos para discusiones. Es un programa de discipulado probado y refinado durante diez anos con mas de 3,000 miembros de la iglesia Saddleback en California. El libro para el lider contiene tambien sugerencias para la ensenanza eficaz de este programa. hojas para distribuir y material promocional para aplicar el programa en las iglesias"