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Do you know someone who needs a spiritual "shot in the arm"? Do you long to receive encouragement from others and be the kind of person who brings out others' highest potential? First Thessalonians is the Apostle Paul's game plan for encouraging believers. This audiobook teaches practical ways to bring hope and love into the lives of those you care about most and presents the New Testament's clearest teaching about the future of the church - the rapture.

There are times in our lives when we simply get to the point that we say, "I can't take it anymore!" This depression is just too dark. This marriage is just too hard. The job I lost, the family member I buried, the junk I'm going through. Deep down inside your heart you say, "I quit. I'm done." And though you may go through the motions on the outside, you've just had it. Your mind says, "I've got to trust God," but your heart says, "I've heard it all before, and it's not working for me." You begin to drift - from people and from God.

Nobody likes a hypocrite, and nobody wants to be one. But for some reason, living an honest, authentic life is tougher than it sounds. God calls us to walk as "children of light", but many of us find ourselves living shadowy lives of part-time spirituality and then wonder why our hearts feel cold and our prayers go unanswered. If you'd like to know how to live a winsome, whole, and holy life, join Chip Ingram for this series from Ephesians 5.

Are you living under pressure? Doctors tell us that stress is one of the major causes of mental, emotional, and physical health problems in our nation. In this series, from Philippians 4, you will learn how to defuse the pressure in problem relationships and how to stop stress before it starts.

Happiness depends on the happenings in our lives; joy depends on our perspectives. Join Chip Ingram as he opens God's word to Philippians 1 and explains how we all can enhance and enrich our relationship with God through living above our daily circumstances.

We all put our hope in something or someone. Hope is the oxygen of the soul! At some point, though, most of us experience hope that never pans out. What then? Is it possible to hang on to hope when life doesn't make sense or when things go from bad to worse? Or maybe you've received exactly what you hoped for only to realize that it doesn't satisfy!

When wildling Corey Green discovers his mate is Seth Dylan, a tough as nails, dour werewolf from the McCallan clan, he thinks his life is set. However, Seth's not out and doesn't know if he wants to be. A pivotal sexual encounter between the men has Seth running scared and leaves Corey brokenhearted. The men meet again nearly two years later - and this time, Seth's out - but Corey's dark depression is about to send him behind the Veil of the Jewel Box to the fae world.

Life is hard, and we struggle with these hard times. We have difficulties with money, relationships, jobs, and just living in a broken world. These difficulties offer opportunities to overcome and make an impact for God. Join Chip as he reveals, from First Peter, how God uses suffering for his glory, and we are called to be holy in spite of circumstances.

Frightening to some, freedom to others, singleness is a fact of life for millions of adults today. But many of the issues surrounding singleness are unclear. For the Christian, what does godly living look like? What does God think of divorce? Is remarriage ever a biblical option? This series will answer your questions and help explain some of scripture's most important passages on this timely topic.

You should, you ought to, you know the Bible tells you to do it - but the thought of actually sharing your faith with another person gives you sweaty palms and heart palpitations. "I'm just not gifted in evangelism," you decide. "It's not for me." But it is! In Share the Love, learn how even you can move from being a "secret agent" Christian to a "public" witness as you develop the heart, skills, and perspective to naturally share Christ as a part of your lifestyle and relationships.

In this series from Ephesians 4, you will learn how true life change can happen to you. You'll be able to identify the barriers that have held you back from receiving God's best, and you'll also learn how to break out of a destructive lifestyle, so you can become the person you've always longed to be. This fresh approach to spiritual transformation is designed to move you from the frustration of failure to the freedom you have in Christ.

In everyday life Christians are faced with moral dilemmas. When those circumstances come up, what do we do? Where do we find the answers? Who in the Bible can relate to these moral dilemmas? 1 Peter relates to moral choices in a fallen world by showing us how to live out God's values, even as they clash with the world's values. Peter faced many difficult situations and shows how to overcome them. His experiences provide inspiration for Christians to hold firm in a world that constantly asks us to conform.

Life is full of adversity and pain. Either through stress, pressure, unfortunate circumstances, or bad decisions, many of us find ourselves living in a world that has fallen apart. This series, based on James 1, is designed to help you begin where you're at in order to rebuild your broken world. Whether it is redefining how you view God and life's trials or how to respond to discouragement or temptations, this study gives the solution to finding healing and restoration in broken relationships and difficult circumstances.

Rarely do we understand so much about a subject and practice it so little. This series on prayer can transform your life. Learn not only precepts about prayer, but how to pray in an effective, powerful manner that will elicit supernatural results.

Is a "changed life" really possible? If we're honest, most of us would say no. Maybe you've tried numerous programs that promise big changes, but in reality they deliver very little results. You long for transformation but don't know where to begin. There's good news for you! Life change is possible! God created you to grow, to change, to experience intimacy and adventure. In this series, based on Ephesians chapter 4, you will learn how true life change can happen to you.

What's true spirituality? How do you get it? In today's culture we tend to customize our spirituality to fit our own needs. We create God in our own image rather than the other way around. In this R12 series, learn how you can give God what he wants the most. Based on timeless truths found in Romans 12, Chip journeys back to the Old Testament to learn true spirituality from the lives of Abraham, Daniel, Moses, David & Jonathan, and Joseph.

It's the question. In fact it's the biggest issue facing the religious world today. Was Jesus a man or a myth? Do you have a clear picture of who he is? More importantly, can you articulate why you believe the way you do? In this series you will unveil the true identity of this mystery man from the pages of scripture. So, before you marginalize him as a mere man, write him off as a myth, or embrace him as Messiah, you should discover who he is really.

Being a genuine disciple of Christ flows out of a relationship with him. It's about experiencing God's grace, not earning his love through performance. A real relationship with Jesus Christ will produce a follower whose life looks progressively more like his life. Romans 12 provides a relational profile of an authentic disciple: someone who is surrendered to God, separate from the world's values, sober in self-assessment, serving in love, and supernaturally responsive to evil with good.

What is authentic Christianity? Is there more to being a Christian than knowing a set of facts? Is it just an emotional feeling? How does a person know if he's truly in Christ? This series, from the book of James, helps each of us discover the biblical foundation of our faith and provides clear-cut tests for knowing if our faith is genuine.

This series, drawn from Acts, examines the biblical truth about God's agenda for planet Earth, his perfect timing, and what all of it has to do with you. You'll learn how to recognize how God's plan unfolds in your life and in the world around you and how to avoid the "grace stoppers" that can destroy God's work in your life.