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SEE OUR PRICE GUARANTEE ON PAGE 2 INCLUDES BIBLE STUDY RESOURCES SECTION WELCOME & NOABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS Bargains, Bulk Buys & Clearance...............36, 37 Bestsellers ......................................................3, 4 Dear Pastors, Bibles ......................................30, 36, 46–51 We live in a culture that is consumed with novelty. New advances and approaches mark our Amplified, One-Year & Parallel ...........49, 50 society’s never-ending quest for more effective technologies, products, and services. Old meth- Audio, DVD & Electronic ........................46 ods and ideas are routinely discarded, faintly remembered as stepping stones on the pathway to Children’s & Teen ..............................30, 47 progress. In many fields this pioneering attitude is helpful, producing great improvements in com- ESV..................................30, 47, 48, 50, 51 HCSB...........................................47, 50, 51 munication, transportation, and medicine. Yet, in some fields, the ever-demanding pursuit of something new has done more harm than good. I believe the church is one of those areas. KJV.....................................................46–51 Without question, our world’s infatuation with novelty has seeped into contemporary Life Application ........................................49 evangelicalism. Pastors and leaders are constantly tempted to approach ministry not as faithful Loose-Leaf................................................47 shepherds, but as self-styled entrepreneurs—trying to come up with innovative strategies for Message, The......................................46, 47 how to entertain their congregations. The temptation is to run from fad to fad, always looking Ministry & Outreach ..........................50, 51 for the next avant-garde program that will keep church attendees coming back. NASB ...........................................47, 49–51 Thankfully, God has given us something far better than any “new and improved” church-growth method—namely, the New Testaments..................................36, 51 “tried and true” testimony of His Word. As a living book, the Bible never needs to be improved because it is already perfect. It NIV ....................................................47–51 is sufficient for every need and applicable to every situation. It produces true spiritual growth. It equips believers to resist temp- NKJV .....................................47, 48, 50, 51 tation and pursue purity. And it establishes absolute truth, even in the midst of a postmodern culture. NLT .......................................36, 48, 49, 51 Our responsibility as pastors, then, is not to devise anything new. Instead, we are called to faithfully proclaim the 2,000- NRSV .......................................................47 year-old message given by God Himself. We are, as the apostle Paul told Timothy, to “preach the Word.” When we do so, we RVR Spanish.............................................51 can be confident that we are using God’s means to reach His people. The result is that, rather than being bounced around Study ..................................................47–50 from gimmick to gimmick, our people will be radically transformed, as the Spirit of God uses His Word to change them forever. Biblical Studies ..........................................14, 15 Yours for the Master, Christian Education & Teaching Aids ........27, 31 Church Administration ....................................41 Church Growth & Renewal.......................20, 21 Church History ...............................................39 Church Resources & Supplies....................17, 33 Commentaries .................4, 8–13, 15, 18, 39, 52 CBD is pleased to have John MacArthur as guest columnist for the Pastors’ Resources Catalog. 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