God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Unfortunately, the United States as a nation still seems to be repeating the same sins as its ancestors. In Hear the Distant Thunder, Pastor Ronald Bogenschneider connects current events to the teachings of Jesus while encouraging Christians to hear the distant thunder and heed the trumpet call while preparing for His return. As one natural disaster after another plagues our country, Pastor Bogenschneider challenges spiritual seekers to consider the concept that these events are warnings from the creator of the universe of more severe events, as thunder warns of an impending storm. While carefully comparing Scripture and personal experiences to current events, Bogenschneider encourages others to honor God and willingly love Him enough to risk everything in order to respond to the urgent call to return to a life driven by sound biblical teaching, both individually and as a nation. Hear the Distant Thunder provides inspirational advice that seeks to motivate Christians everywhere to remain faithful, become involved in the battle, and pursue the truth that will ultimately set all of us free.

Genesis is a unique comprehensive Bible study that incorporates an extensive question-and-answer approach, along with embedded commentary from leading biblical scholars. It is designed as an individual or a ten-week group study with thought-provoking open-ended questions.

This study guide covers the biblical foundation of civilization. One of the biblical foundations, which will be discussed in this study, is the foundation of human creation, which began when God created Adam and Eve, and how we are descendants from them.

Most people are familiar with Adam and Eve but are unfamiliar with what transpired afterwards. The trials and tribulations of the lives of the people of the book of Genesis are very representative of the challenges people face in their daily lives today.  From Cain murdering Abel to the expansion of promiscuity in Sodom and Gomorrah, from Sarah’s inability to bear children to the jealously of Joseph’s brothers, many people today can relate to the experiences of the people of Genesis.

A Layman’s Commentary on Revelation traces a journey through the vision John records in the Bible’s last book. Along the way, questions about this world’s end, God’s judgment of all people, and His promises of new life in the kingdom find their answers in Revelation’s visions of drama, worship, and the apocalypse. Author Don E. Jones brings more than five decades of experience in preaching and teaching the Bible to his commentary, presenting a close reading of the biblical text, the insights of noted Bible scholars, and the answers to questions that often arise when individuals encounter the world of Revelation.

This guide describes the overarching narrative of Revelation as a seven-act drama. Along the way, treating each passage in turn, the commentary offers Revelation’s answers to challenging questions:

• What will happen when the world ends?

• Who is the anti-Christ?

• When is the Second Coming?

• What will God’s judgment look like?

To provide addition assistance, four charts and four appendices present supplementary information on the book of Daniel and its vision of the end times.

If you wonder how to make sense of Revelation, find yourself puzzled by its strange imagery, or seek answers to the ultimate questions of life, then A Layman’s Commentary on Revelation can guide you through the pages of John’s vision. It takes your searching questions and God’s answers seriously, giving both attention in light of the cosmic drama John shares with Christians of all ages.

A Layman’s Commentary on Revelation traces a journey through the vision John records in the Bible’s last book. Along the way, questions about this world’s end, God’s judgment of all people, and His promises of new life in the kingdom find their answers in Revelation’s visions of drama, worship, and the apocalypse. Author Don E. Jones brings more than five decades of experience in preaching and teaching the Bible to his commentary, presenting a close reading of the biblical text, the insights of noted Bible scholars, and the answers to questions that often arise when individuals encounter the world of Revelation.

This guide describes the overarching narrative of Revelation as a seven-act drama. Along the way, treating each passage in turn, the commentary offers Revelation’s answers to challenging questions:

• What will happen when the world ends?

• Who is the anti-Christ?

• When is the Second Coming?

• What will God’s judgment look like?

To provide addition assistance, four charts and four appendices present supplementary information on the book of Daniel and its vision of the end times.

If you wonder how to make sense of Revelation, find yourself puzzled by its strange imagery, or seek answers to the ultimate questions of life, then A Layman’s Commentary on Revelation can guide you through the pages of John’s vision. It takes your searching questions and God’s answers seriously, giving both attention in light of the cosmic drama John shares with Christians of all ages.

God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Unfortunately, the United States as a nation still seems to be repeating the same sins as its ancestors. In Hear the Distant Thunder, Pastor Ronald Bogenschneider connects current events to the teachings of Jesus while encouraging Christians to hear the distant thunder and heed the trumpet call while preparing for His return. As one natural disaster after another plagues our country, Pastor Bogenschneider challenges spiritual seekers to consider the concept that these events are warnings from the creator of the universe of more severe events, as thunder warns of an impending storm. While carefully comparing Scripture and personal experiences to current events, Bogenschneider encourages others to honor God and willingly love Him enough to risk everything in order to respond to the urgent call to return to a life driven by sound biblical teaching, both individually and as a nation. Hear the Distant Thunder provides inspirational advice that seeks to motivate Christians everywhere to remain faithful, become involved in the battle, and pursue the truth that will ultimately set all of us free.

Genesis is a unique comprehensive Bible study that incorporates an extensive question-and-answer approach, along with embedded commentary from leading biblical scholars. It is designed as an individual or a ten-week group study with thought-provoking open-ended questions.

This study guide covers the biblical foundation of civilization. One of the biblical foundations, which will be discussed in this study, is the foundation of human creation, which began when God created Adam and Eve, and how we are descendants from them.

Most people are familiar with Adam and Eve but are unfamiliar with what transpired afterwards. The trials and tribulations of the lives of the people of the book of Genesis are very representative of the challenges people face in their daily lives today.  From Cain murdering Abel to the expansion of promiscuity in Sodom and Gomorrah, from Sarah’s inability to bear children to the jealously of Joseph’s brothers, many people today can relate to the experiences of the people of Genesis.

Have you ever had someone promise you something and then break that promise? It hurts, doesn’t it! This book is about a promise God made and how He fulfilled that promise. It is the story of Christmas. Most people think Christmas started in a manger in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. This book will take you all the way back to the Garden of Eden. It was in the garden that God made a promise to Adam and Eve that evil would not have the final word. You will see all that was necessary to make the first Christmas happen. Not only will you see Christmas promised in Genesis but you will look through the lenses of the prophet Isaiah as well as the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. After John the Baptist birth, you will see how God used Mary and Joseph to fulfill His promise. The book will show you how the shepherds and wise men had their lives changed because of the birth of Jesus. May your life be changed as you read and see how God kept His Christmas Promise.

Have you ever had someone promise you something and then break that promise? It hurts, doesn’t it! This book is about a promise God made and how He fulfilled that promise. It is the story of Christmas. Most people think Christmas started in a manger in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. This book will take you all the way back to the Garden of Eden. It was in the garden that God made a promise to Adam and Eve that evil would not have the final word. You will see all that was necessary to make the first Christmas happen. Not only will you see Christmas promised in Genesis but you will look through the lenses of the prophet Isaiah as well as the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. After John the Baptist birth, you will see how God used Mary and Joseph to fulfill His promise. The book will show you how the shepherds and wise men had their lives changed because of the birth of Jesus. May your life be changed as you read and see how God kept His Christmas Promise.

Have you ever had someone promise you something and then break that promise? It hurts, doesn’t it! This book is about a promise God made and how He fulfilled that promise. It is the story of Christmas. Most people think Christmas started in a manger in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. This book will take you all the way back to the Garden of Eden. It was in the garden that God made a promise to Adam and Eve that evil would not have the final word. You will see all that was necessary to make the first Christmas happen. Not only will you see Christmas promised in Genesis but you will look through the lenses of the prophet Isaiah as well as the lives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. After John the Baptist birth, you will see how God used Mary and Joseph to fulfill His promise. The book will show you how the shepherds and wise men had their lives changed because of the birth of Jesus. May your life be changed as you read and see how God kept His Christmas Promise.

Jonathon Sutmiller has been in student ministry for more than ten years and is currently the student pastor at First Baptist Church Lavaca, Arkansas. He and his wife, Jesse, both originally from southeastern Oklahoma, work side by side with students—building relationships, caring for them, discipling them, and preparing them for the next steps of life. Jonathon began writing #unitedfront several years ago when he came to the realization he was drawing good crowds and leaving them empty. Today, Jonathon uses #unitedfront to disciple and equip those students who want more of Jesus than Sunday or Wednesday can offer them. His material is based on the Bible: reading it, memorizing it, and putting it to use in everyday life. #unitedfront has begun to spread around the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area, within churches and with students who are engaging in serious relationships with Christ. Students are being saved, and today some of Jonathon’s former #unitedfront students are in colleges or in training to be missionaries around the world. The material is simple, but it works and has drawn several endorsements nationally.

“One of the major challenges for every church in America is how to disciple our young people. Many of you have searched websites and bookstores to find material that would work. Well, your search is over. Brother Jonathon’s #unitedfront is a proven student discipleship method that has changed the lives of many young people. I highly recommend it to you and your student ministry.”
—Dr. Fred Luter Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Convention

Jonathon Sutmiller has been in student ministry for more than ten years and is currently the student pastor at First Baptist Church Lavaca, Arkansas. He and his wife, Jesse, both originally from southeastern Oklahoma, work side by side with students—building relationships, caring for them, discipling them, and preparing them for the next steps of life. Jonathon began writing #unitedfront several years ago when he came to the realization he was drawing good crowds and leaving them empty. Today, Jonathon uses #unitedfront to disciple and equip those students who want more of Jesus than Sunday or Wednesday can offer them. His material is based on the Bible: reading it, memorizing it, and putting it to use in everyday life. #unitedfront has begun to spread around the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area, within churches and with students who are engaging in serious relationships with Christ. Students are being saved, and today some of Jonathon’s former #unitedfront students are in colleges or in training to be missionaries around the world. The material is simple, but it works and has drawn several endorsements nationally.

“One of the major challenges for every church in America is how to disciple our young people. Many of you have searched websites and bookstores to find material that would work. Well, your search is over. Brother Jonathon’s #unitedfront is a proven student discipleship method that has changed the lives of many young people. I highly recommend it to you and your student ministry.”
—Dr. Fred Luter Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Convention

Jonathon Sutmiller has been in student ministry for more than ten years and is currently the student pastor at First Baptist Church Lavaca, Arkansas. He and his wife, Jesse, both originally from southeastern Oklahoma, work side by side with students—building relationships, caring for them, discipling them, and preparing them for the next steps of life. Jonathon began writing #unitedfront several years ago when he came to the realization he was drawing good crowds and leaving them empty. Today, Jonathon uses #unitedfront to disciple and equip those students who want more of Jesus than Sunday or Wednesday can offer them. His material is based on the Bible: reading it, memorizing it, and putting it to use in everyday life. #unitedfront has begun to spread around the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area, within churches and with students who are engaging in serious relationships with Christ. Students are being saved, and today some of Jonathon’s former #unitedfront students are in colleges or in training to be missionaries around the world. The material is simple, but it works and has drawn several endorsements nationally.

“One of the major challenges for every church in America is how to disciple our young people. Many of you have searched websites and bookstores to find material that would work. Well, your search is over. Brother Jonathon’s #unitedfront is a proven student discipleship method that has changed the lives of many young people. I highly recommend it to you and your student ministry.”
—Dr. Fred Luter Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Convention

Do you know where sin began? Do you know if you have sin? Do you know the price of sin? In the pages of this book, we will walk through a beautiful garden, taste an apple that changed the course of the world, and experience the result of sin. We will meet an angel named Lucifer and a snake named Satan. As one person’s disobedience changed the course of our lives, we will then be faced with a choice to choose between God and Satan. Whom will you choose?

For many Christians, the Old Testament is a jumble of hard-to-say names and places. They find it difficult to follow and difficult to engage with during study.

 

Followers of God or Followers of Men? offers encouragement to those facing this dilemma. It serves as a guide to help readers explore1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles and to discover in them unknown riches. By presenting approachable introductions and posing carefully ordered questions, Dr. Jack M. Jacob leads a journey of discovery that reveals the four-hundred-year history preceding the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and that asks how the teachings of these books guide daily life and decision-making.

 

Beginning with an introduction to the six biblical books, an overview of the geography of biblical lands, and a helpful reading guide for tracking progress, this guide presents forty-five lessons. Each lesson offers a brief reflection connecting the concerns of modern life with the history, people, and issues present in the biblical texts. In each lesson, “Consider It” questions guide the reader through the basics of the scriptural passages; “Comprehend It” questions invite reflection on the meaning and teachings of the passages; and finally, “Connect It” questions open up conversations between the Bible and daily life.

 

This study offers an appealing and approachable way—on your own or in a group—to explore the messages of these books, to encounter the God who inspired them, and to ask the question, “Will I follow God, or will I follow men?”

Ever look up at the night sky and feel the wonder of the vast multitude of light in our galaxy? The stars were put there for a reason: for God to communicate His-Story. It is up to us, however, to decode them. Stars of Light: The Hidden Message of Redemption - Message One, the first book of a trilogy, reveals how the natural light of the stars speaks of the spiritual light that God has placed in each of His believers. Author Chris Giacketti Siegel shows how the twelve constellations of the zodiac can be divided into three sets of four constellations. Each set of four tells a different part of God’s story. By using the skies as His canvas, God has revealed the light of the Gospel for the whole world to see. Through the study of each constellation of the zodiac and their stars, Siegel explains how the stars tell of God’s redemption, His victory over evil, and His return. The heavens reveal that Jesus Christ is at the very center of God’s story on Earth as well as in the heavens. By linking the light of the stars with the light of God’s messages of redemption and spiritual liberation, Stars of Light: The Hidden Message of Redemption - Message One offers an intricate and illuminating biblical journey through the mysteries of astronomy and astrology.