What if God has purposed your marriage for something so much more than "happily ever after?" Since the very beginning, God's design for marriage has been for husbands and wives to be ambassadors of holy love to a hurting world. Still, too many couples stop short at happy and wonder why they feel unsatisfied. Rather than "you and me against the world," God calls each couple to the rich and meaningful mission of "you and me for the world." In Marriage After God, Aaron and Jennifer Smith, popular marriage bloggers at HusbandRevolution.com and UnveiledWife.com, transparently share their own journey of turning a marriage in crisis into a marriage built on Christ's redemptive love. With fresh biblical insight and intimate stories of their own struggles and victories, this book will guide you toward a God-centered, ministry-minded, and thriving marriage. Throughout Marriage After God, you'll learn to: Discover the signature marks of a marriage after God Find principles for building an unshakable marriage foundation Let God's story take the lead in your love story Recognize the tools God has already equipped you with for a missional life together Filled with timeless wisdom, this thorough and practical book will empower you and your spouse to dream, decide, and do as you step hand in hand into God's ultimate purpose for your marriage. God has created your remarkable, romantic, and redemptive relationship to be a powerful light to a dark and hurting world. Let Marriage After God be your invitation to marriage as God intended--a life-saving, hope-inspiring, and transforming force of God's love. Praise for Marriage After God: "This book is an incredible resource for anyone trying to grow or step into a healthier and more life-giving marriage. Aaron and Jen pull no punches; are honest, raw, and authentic; and show that a marriage in pursuit of Jesus can change the world." --Jefferson Bethke, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion "There is a short list of books I'm stashing away for my three small kiddos to read when they are older--Marriage After God is one of them. Dear couples of the world, you have picked up a treasure! This book will give you clear direction to live out God's will for your marriage. There is no greater gift you can give yourselves than to run after Him together. Marriage After God will show you how!" --Lara Casey, author of Cultivate and Make It Happen

America’s favorite inspirational novelist offers a fictional view of six of the family members of Jesus, all anchored by Scriptural truth, creating a life-changing and unprecedented emotional connection to the Bible.Through The Family of Jesus, readers will develop an emotional connection to the family members of Jesus, learning about their lives and falling in love with Scripture along the way. Bible studies and devotionals abound, and in churches everywhere people gather to seek a deeper understanding of God’s Word and its application to their lives. But too often these studies engage only the analytic approach to Bible learning. In The Family of Jesus Karen Kingsbury will make you laugh, cry, and ultimately care more deeply about the Bible by helping you grasp the truths in Scripture not just with your mind, but with your heart. The characters in these short stories were among those closest to Jesus – Mary, Joseph, Jesus’ brother James, John the Baptist, Zechariah and Elizabeth. Each has a compelling tale to tell. Kingsbury intersperses fictional, emotionally gripping details anchored in Scripture with historical and theological insights and questions that will guide soul-searching and reflection. The Family of Jesus not only provides a deeper understanding of the relatives of our Saviour, but also helps readers acquire tools that will draw them closer to Christ, to the Scriptures, and to each other.

The theology of the Biblethat is, its main theme from chapter 1 in Genesis to chapters 21 and 22 of the Book of Revelationis called the Family of God. Life begins with the family of Godthe Father, Son and Holy Spiritand then the Bible takes us all the way through from the creation of mankind in the image of God to how God builds his family for eternity to be with him forever, concluded in the last two chapters of the Book of Revelation. You can make this discovery yourself by reading and following the Bible verses in this fourth book of the Family Bible Studies Series called The Theology of the Biblethe Family of God. See how God does this reading through the books of the Bible and how you, too, can come into the family of God. The Family Bible Study Series is put together to be a very helpful aid for individuals and parents to have Bible studies for themselves and with the family. It is also an excellent benefit for counselors, premarital and remarriage guidance, church leadership Bible study for support to individuals and family development and youth group Bible studies. Enjoy finding the discoveries and benefits of The Family Bible Study Series.

More than ever, families are desperate for spiritual leadership. And that starts with you, the husband and father. Are you equipped and ready to assume the role and responsibility God has for you? Being God’s Man…in Leading a Family will help you accept your calling and experience God’s blessing as the spiritual leader to your wife and children. In this study–for individual or group use–you’ll discover the six keys to true spiritual leadership in the home: 1.Deciding: Taking ownership of your own spiritual journey 2.Demonstrating: Modeling a relationship with God 3.Displaying: God’s love in your relationship with your wife 4.Displaying: God’s love in your interactions with your children 5.Daily spiritual leadership through fostering spiritual connections in the home 6.Daily spiritual leadership through serving Being God’s Man…in Leading a Family is the Bible study that could revolutionize not only your life, but also the lives of your wife and children–and impact generations to come in the wisdom and strength of God.

Of all of the possible curriculum choices used for the education of our children, the most important textbook of all is that which God Himself presented in the book of Proverbs. This book is the core curriculum. It is God's book on how to live life on planet earth. To disregard this book in the education of our children would be a colossal error.With this Study Guide on the book of Proverbs, you will learn God's basic truths as they speak to the classical philosophical divisions of epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics. You will grapple with the tensions of determinism and human responsibility. You will find an entire system of priorities for life's ethics and purposes. You will find the basic constituents of a biblical social system, as well as principles for sound economics, government, and general business management. The book includes both a proper theology, anthropology, and human psychology. Every education program will give you a system of categories by which you understand life, history, truth, ethics, and reality. Some systems have a semblance of truth, but they are fundamentally compromised because they do not begin with the book of Proverbs or the fear of God (Prov. 1:7).This study guide is the fruit of seven years of daily instruction in the book of Proverbs on the part of homeschooling father, pastor, and author, Kevin Swanson. Each lesson includes: A topical breakdownAn exposition in the form of illustration and applicationAnd, penetrating, application-oriented questions to stimulate family discussionsSpiral-bound. 265 Pages.

Everything centers on family—beginning with the eternal family of God (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and then the families on earth. God created us to expand his family—to be with him and for him in his great plan of life, to share his many tremendous blessings with his family forever. The New Testament Commentary for the Family Bible Study Series is designed for individuals and families’ personal growth. Knowing the theme of the Bible—the Family of God (see Book 4 of The Family Bible Study Series)—makes the books and verses of the Bible much easier to understand, along with personal applications. This commentary will help you to do so, and it is written in an easy-to-understand language to read. This will be a great and beneficial aid to both individuals and to parents helping their children better understand the Bible and to help them receive the Bible as their standard to live by. The Family Bible Study Series is put together to be a very helpful tool for individuals and parents to have personal Bible studies for themselves and with the family. It is also an excellent benefit for counselors, premarital and remarriage guidance, church-leadership Bible study for support to individuals and family development, and youth-group Bible studies. Enjoy finding the discoveries and benefits of the Family Bible Study Series. A list of the books in this series is found in the back of this book.

When you pray to God for wisdom, what is it that you are actually looking for? Are you asking for God's understanding to sort out and find meaning about a particular problem you face? Are you seeking for the right judgment in an important decision you’re making? Are you praying for God's advice and counsel about how to handle a particular circumstance or people you are working something out with? Do you need to know the right thing He wants you to do about something? Are you seeking Him for equality regarding a group decision to be made? Are you praying for God's guidance for knowledge and planning about a particular goal you wish to accomplish? These are just some of the ingredients of wisdom that Solomon included in his introduction to the book of Proverbs 1:1-7. This third book of the Family Bible Study Series, Growing In God's Wisdom, explains these words from their original Hebrew meaning and gives practical application in praying for them for our needs in everyday life. The Family Bible Study Series was put together to be a very helpful tool for individuals and parents to have Bible studies for themselves and with the family. Thus it also is an excellent benefit for the following: counselors, premarital and remarriage guidance, church leadership Bible study for support to individuals and family development, and youth group Bible studies. Enjoy knowing and growing in the wonderful abundance of God's wisdom.