DVD studies for women (selected titles) available to borrow from the United Media Resource Center www.igrc.org/umrc Contact Jill Stone at 217-529-2744 or by e-mail at [email protected] or search for and request items using the online catalog

Jennie Allen studies:

CHASE: CHASING AFTER THE HEART OF GOD (103122) Author: Allen, Jennie. In this eight-session DVD study, Jennie Allen explores the life of David and what God wants from us. Sessions: Getting Started -- chase (7 min.); 1) Identity (9 min.); 2) Courage (11 min.); 3) Obedience (6 min.); 4) Belief (10 min.); 5) Repentance (11 min.); 6) Surrender (10 min.); 7) Chased down (11 min.). Kit includes DVD, leader's guide, sample study book, and set of conversation cards. Age: YAS. 75 Minutes.

RESTLESS: BECAUSE YOU WERE MADE FOR MORE (118054) Author: Allen, Jennie. In this eight-session DVD study for women, Jennie Allen explores the life of Joseph and discusses how his passions, relationships, and suffering fit into the greater story of God and how your story can do the same. Sessions: 1) Restless (23 min.); 2) God's story (23 min.); 3) Gifts (18 min.); 4) Suffering (23 min.); 5) Place (20 min.); 6) People (19 min.); 7) Passions (19 min.); 8) Mystery (20 min.). Includes leader's guide, study guide, and paperback book. Age: YA. 165 Minutes.

Christine Caine studies:

UNASHAMED (121026) Author: Caine, Christine. Drop the Baggage, Pick Up Your Freedom, Fulfill Your Destiny. Shame hides in the shadows, lies to us, and shackles us in the prison of our past. In this five-session DVD study, Christine Caine shows that if we want to be free of shame and change our future, we have to believe God is bigger than our mistakes, our inadequacies, and our limitations. We have to lay hold of Jesus' power today and step into the future he has planned for us. Sessions: 1) Run, don't hide (21 min.); 2) Today is the day (19 min.); 3) Possess your inheritance (23 min.); 4) God never wastes a hurt (20 min.); 5) Highly unlikely (23 min.). Includes guide and hardback book. Age: YAS. 106 Minutes.

UNDAUNTED: DARING TO DO WHAT GOD CALLS YOU TO DO (121019) Author: Caine, Christine. Christine Caine found out at age 33 that she was adopted. She also experienced abuse as a child. In this five-session DVD study, she awakens you to biblical truths that will challenge you to discover and do what God has called you to do. Using her own dramatic story, she shows how God rescued her from a life of being unnamed, unwanted, and unqualified, so that she, in turn, could rescue others. Sessions: 1) The call (12 min.); 2) Be the love (16 min.); 3) Be the hope (17 min.); 4) Be the change (15 min.); 5) The challenge (17 min.). Includes guide. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 77 Minutes.

Karen Ehman studies:

LISTEN, LOVE, REPEAT: OTHER-CENTERED LIVING IN A SELF-CENTERED WORLD (112111) Author: Ehman, Karen. In this six-session DVD study, Karen Ehman gives you both the encouragement and practical ways you can reach out to others with planned and random acts of kindness. Topics include loving your family and friends, encouraging coworkers, reaching out to the lonely, blessing the 'necessary people' who help you get life done every day but often go unnoticed, and many others who could use an act of thoughtfulness. An additional focus on modeling for your children a lifestyle that listens and loves is accompanied by doable ideas for you and your family. Sessions: 1) Finding your big 'Why' (22 min.); 2) Let love complete the circle (23 min.); 3) When you live a life of welcome (22 min.); 4) How to hug a porcupine and squeeze a skunk (26 min.); 5) Family matters (23 min.); 6) The boomerang of blessing (28 min.). Includes sample participant's guide. Age: YAS. 144 Minutes. KEEP IT SHUT: WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO SAY IT, AND WHEN TO SAY NOTHING AT ALL (111012) Author: Ehman, Karen. In this six-session DVD study, Karen Ehman discusses how we should use our words. Sessions: 1) Sparks, squabbles, and such -- our words matter (19 min.); 2) On filling gaps and zipping lips -- Listen to others, talk to God (18 min.); 3) Opinion-slinging and salty speech -- assessing our digital tongues (22 min.); 4) Gossip, flattery, and people-pleasing -- how to speak the truth in love (22 min.); 5) Pause before you pounce -- on cultivating soft speech (23 min.); 6) As sweet as honey -- wonderful ways to use your words (23 min.). Includes guide and paperback book. Age: YAS. 105 Minutes.

Margaret Feinberg studies:

PURSUING GOD'S LOVE: STORIES FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS (116063) Author: Feinberg, Margaret. In this six-session DVD study, Margaret Feinberg takes participants through the book of Genesis and explores the unflinching love of our Creator. Sessions: 1) God rising: Gen. 1-3 (16 min.); 2) Call on the name of the Lord: Gen. 4-11 (15 min.); 3) The pursuit, the promise, and the provision: Gen. 12-23 (12 min.); 4) When loves goes right and when love goes wrong: Gen. 24-27 (17 min.); 5) It's not about you: Gen. 28-36 (21 min.); 6) Finding God among prisons and palaces: Gen. 37-50 (19 min.). Includes sample participant's guide. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 100 Minutes.

WONDERSTRUCK: AWAKEN TO THE NEARNESS OF GOD (123076) Author: Feinberg, Margaret. In this seven-session DVD study, Margaret Feinberg reminds us what it means to awaken to wonder every day. Sessions: 1) The wonder of divine expectations (23 min.); 2) The wonder of God's presence (23 min.); 3) The wonder of rest (21 min.); 4) The wonder of prayer (19 min.); 5) The wonder of friendship (22 min.); 6) The wonder of forgiveness (20 min.); 7) Final celebration of gathering (12 min.). Includes sample member book and paperback book. Age: YAS. 140 Minutes.

Lisa Harper studies:

GOSPEL OF MARK: THE JESUS WE'RE ACHING FOR (107097) Author: Harper, Lisa. In this seven-session DVD study, Lisa Harper explores the personal and intimate Jesus portrayed in the Gospel of Mark. Sessions: 1) Hold me, please (35 min.); 2) The price of discipleship and the invaluable prize of a forever family (35 min.); 3) The One who prefers our Chopsticks to Beethoven (37 min.); 4) The unlikely catalyst of unbelief (34 min.); 5) Calling all curb sitters (35 min.); 6) When real love leads to big trouble (37 min.); 7) Saving the last for best (17 min.). Includes member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 230 Minutes.

MALACHI: A LOVE THAT NEVER LETS GO (113054) Author: Harper, Lisa. Explore God's unchanging love in this eight-session DVD study with Lisa Harper. No matter how often we mess up, God loves His broken people. Sessions: 1) When your Tara's trashed (20 min.); 2) God's definitive declaration of affection (25 min.); 3) Going big or going home (31 min.); 4) Our Creator is a committed family man (19 min.); 5) When divine grace masquerades as discipline (23 min.); 6) God's miraculous return on our meager investment (21 min.); 7) The promise of pirouetting livestock (24 min.); 8) Closing the book of Malachi (11 min.). Includes member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 174 Minutes.

Carol Kent studies:

BECOMING A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: MAKING A LASTING IMPACT ON OTHERS (102126) Author: Kent, Carol. In this nine-session DVD study, Carol Kent helps us be intentional about how we influence others. Session titles: 1) Impacting lives like Jesus did; 2) Learning from the Master; 3) The principal of time alone with God; 4) The principal of walking and talking; 5) The principal of storytelling; 6) The principal of asking questions; 7) The principal of compassion; 8) The principal of unconditional love; 9) The principal of casting vision. Includes small DVD guide and paperback book with notes for a nine-week study. Age: YAS. 176 Minutes. WHEN I LAY MY ISAAC DOWN: UNSHAKABLE FAITH IN UNTHINKABLE CIRCUMSTANCES (123075) Author: Kent, Carol. Author and speaker Carol Kent shares lessons she and her husband learned through the faith crisis that occurred when their son murdered a man. This eight-session DVD study is designed to help you navigate difficulties in your life with God's help. Sessions: 1) An unexpected journey -- the power of unthinkable circumstances (13 min.); 2) Laying Isaac down -- the power of relinquishment (13 min.); 3) Why didn't God do something? -- The power of heartache (14 min.); 4) Stretcher bearers and yellow roses -- the power of community (14 min.); 5) Even in this -- the power of hope (18 min.); 6) But where is the lamb? -- the power of faith (16 min.); 7) Embracing the upside-down nature of the cross -- the power of joy (15 min.); 8) Finding our purpose in God's grand story -- the power of speaking up (22 min.). Includes a bonus DVD segment, "A Father's Perspective," for use with couples' groups. Includes leader's guide and hardback book. Age: YAS. 139 Minutes.

Jessica LaGrone studies:

BROKEN AND BLESSED: HOW GOD USED ONE IMPERFECT FAMILY TO CHANGE THE WORLD (102130) Author: LaGrone, Jessica. In this seven-session study, Jessica LaGrone traces the story of the Genesis family from Adam and Eve through the generations to Joseph and his brothers, bringing blessing from their brokenness. We will see that despite both the good and bad traits that were passed down, God worked for good in every generation -- determined to transform those within and outside the family bloodlines. This study shows us how God can use our own brokenness to bring blessing in a hurting and broken world. Sessions: 1) Introduction (16 min.); 2) Adam and Eve (27 min.); 3) Abraham and Sarah (26 min.); 4) Isaac and Rebekah (25 min.); 5) Jacob and Esau (27 min.); 6) Rachel and Leah (28 min.); 7) Joseph and His Brothers (25 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample participant workbook. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 174 Minutes.

NAMESAKE: WHEN GOD REWRITES YOUR STORY (114042) Author: LaGrone, Jessica. In this six-session DVD study, Jessica LaGrone explores the transformational power of God through stories of people in the Bible who met God and whose lives and names were changed forever. In her dynamic and engaging teaching style, she connects these biblical stories to the life stories of today's women, helping them to discover that God wants to be just as intimately involved in their own lives. Sessions: 1) Abraham and Sarah (25 min.); 2) Jacob (27 min.); 3) Naomi (25 min.); 4) Daniel (24 min.); 5) Peter (26 min.); 6) Unnamed (the woman caught in adultery) (22 min.). Includes leader's guide, sample participant guide, and small booklet ("When God Rewrites Your Story: Six Keys to a Transformed Life"). Age: YAS. 149 Minutes.

SET APART: HOLY HABITS OF PROPHETS AND KINGS -- A BIBLE STUDY ON 1 AND 2 KINGS (119128) Author: LaGrone, Jessica. In this six-week DVD study, Jessica LaGrone leads us in examining six holy habits of Old testament prophets and kings who were set apart by their close walk with God. Sessions: 1) Solomon -- set apart by being consecrated (28 min.); 2) Elijah -- set apart by listening to God (26 min.); 3) Elijah and Elisha -- set apart by mentoring (24 min.); 4) Elisha and Naaman -- set apart by practicing humility (27 min.); 5) Hezekiah -- set apart by worshiping God (24 min.); 6) Josiah -- set apart by discovering God's Word. Includes leader's guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 155 Minutes.

Susie Larson studies:

YOUR BEAUTIFUL PURPOSE (125013) Author: Larson, Susie. Discovering and Enjoying What God Can Do Through You. A six-session DVD study featuring Susie Larson. Session: 1) Embrace your purpose - love your story (33 min.); 2) Trust God's timing - see how even your struggles can be used to transform you (32 min.); 3) Hear God's voice - discern how God is preparing you for His divine purpose (20 min.); 4) Believe God's Word - enjoy a greater awareness of God's love and provision (26 min.); 5) Walk by faith - understand which faith 'season' you are in (32 min.); 6) Take new territory - step forward in holy confidence and humble dependence (36 min.). Includes paperback book. Age: YAS. 179 Minutes.

YOUR POWERFUL PRAYERS (125011) Author: Larson, Susie. Reaching the Heart of God with a Bold and Humble Faith. A six-session DVD study featuring Susie Larson. Session: 1) How to pray through disappointment (37 min.); 2) How to pray when you forget who you are (28 min.); 3) How to pray from an heir perspective (32 min.); 4) How to pray from victory (34 min.); 5) How to pray with perseverance (30 min.); 6) How to pray with eternity in mind (33 min.). Includes paperback book. Age: YAS. 194 Minutes.

YOUR SACRED YES (125012) Author: Larson, Susie. Trading Life-Draining Obligation for Freedom, Passion and Joy. A six-session DVD study featuring Susie Larson. Session: 1) Say yes to God's wisdom and power (23 min.); 2) Say yes to God's provision and His invitation (28 min.); 3) Say yes to living free and to humility (27 min.); 4) Say yes to your worth and God's best (32 min.); 5) Say yes to necessary change and divine momentum (29 min.); 6) Say yes to your God- given influence and to a life that counts (35 min.). Includes paperback book. Age: YAS. 174 Minutes.

Anne Graham Lotz studies:

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION: EMBRACING THE GOD-FILLED LIFE (113050) Author: Lotz, Anne Graham. In this seven-session DVD study, follow Anne Graham Lotz as she guides you through Abraham's story and helps you embrace a God-filled life -- choice by choice and day by day. Session titles: 1) Listening to God speak through His Word -- Bible study workshop (53 min.); 2) Leave everything behind (25 min.); 3) Let everything go (29 min.); 4) Entrust everything completely (26 min.); 5) Lift everything up (23 min.); 6) Cast everything out (20 min.); 7) Lay everything down (27 min.). CLOSED CAPTIONED. Includes leader's guide and sample participant's book. Age: YAS. 203 Minutes.

PURSUING MORE OF JESUS (116081) Author: Lotz, Anne Graham. In this six-session DVD study with Anne Graham Lotz, we spend time in the upper room with the disciples, receiving the teaching that Jesus poured into them on the night before His crucifixion. Session titles: 1) Getting started in Bible study (44 min.); 2) More of His voice (53 min.); 3) More of His courage in my convictions (51 min.); 4) More of His Spirit (59 min.); 5) More of His glory (55 min.); 6) Digging deeper (50 min.). Kit includes four DVDs and sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS.

Babbie Mason studies:

EMBRACED BY GOD: SEVEN PROMISES FOR EVERY WOMAN (105058) Author: Mason, Babbie. In this eight-session study, gospel singer, songwriter, and teacher Babbie Mason helps women of all ages and walks of life discover the height, depth, and breadth of God's great love and acceptance. Drawing upon her own personal journey, she equips women to embrace God's unfailing love. Sessions: 1) You are loved unconditionally by God (16 min.); 2) You are beautiful to God (16 min.); 3) You are never alone (16 min.); 4) You have everything you need in God (16 min.); 5) You have a God-given purpose (16 min.); 6) You can accomplish great things in God's name (16 min.); 7) You are equipped with unique gifts and talents (15 min.); 8) You can live LOVED (15 min.) Includes leader guide and sample participant book. Age: YAS. 126 Minutes.

THIS I KNOW FOR SURE: TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD (120051) Author: Mason, Babbie. In this six-session study, gospel singer, songwriter, and teacher Babbie Mason helps women explore five non-negotiable principles or foundations of faith and discover what it means to know and believe God with certainty and assurance. Sessions: 1) There is a God in heaven (21 min.); 2) I am in God's plan (19 min.); 3) God will never forsake me (20 min.); 4) My life is in God's hands (21 min.); 5) God's boundless love will lead me (22 min.); 6) This I know for sure (26 min.) Includes leader guide, sample participant book, and music CD. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 129 Minutes.

Kelly Minter studies:

ALL THINGS NEW: A STUDY ON 2 CORINTHIANS (101094) Author: Minter, Kelly. In this eight-session DVD study, Kelly Minter will lead you through the Letter of 2 Corinthians to discover how Paul's encouragement to the believers in Corinth challenges the church today. As new creations in Christ, we are to spread the message of Jesus' grace, comfort, and generosity with the world. In the way we live we must boldly declare: He makes all things new. DVD segments 27 - 39 minutes each. Kit includes two DVDs and sample member book with leader helps. Age: YAS. 282 Minutes.

NEHEMIAH: A HEART THAT CAN BREAK (114040) Author: Minter, Kelly. Nehemiah's heart broke so deeply for the suffering Jews that he left the comfort of his Persian palace to restore their desolate community. Through seven DVD sessions and in-depth, relational Bible study, this study will inspire you to listen to what God has put in your heart to do. Sessions: 1) What makes you weep? (22 min.); 2) Come together (20 min.); 3) A city needs people (20 min.); 4) The word returns (21 min.); 5) A people pray (19 min.); 6) Looking for a new city (18 min.); 7) Wrap-up (14 min.). Includes sample member book with leader notes. Age: HYAS. 134 Minutes.

Jennifer Rothschild studies:

ME, MYSELF, AND LIES: A THOUGHT-CLOSET MAKEOVER (113049) Author: Rothschild, Jennifer. Ever wonder what you should say when you talk to yourself? In this seven-session DVD study, Jennifer Rothschild discusses women's destructive, unrealistic self-talk. Session titles: Introduction; What's in your thought closet?; Filling your thought closet with truth; A wise thought closet; Guarding the door of your thought closet; God in the center of your thought closet; A hope-filled thought closet. DVD segments 21 - 31 minutes each. Includes sample member book with leader helps. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: HYAS. 187 Minutes.

MISSING PIECES: REAL HOPE WHEN LIFE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE (113057) Author: Rothschild, Jennifer. Does God care? Is He fair? Although you may know all the right answers, they don't always feel right. In this seven-session DVD study, Jennifer Rothschild explores these and other questions in this realistic look at the messy, mysterious uncertainties of faith. God's ways don't always make sense, but He is trustworthy. DVD segments 20 - 35 minutes each. Kit includes two DVDs and sample member book with leader helps. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 187 Minutes.

WALKING BY FAITH: LESSONS LEARNED IN THE DARK (123074) Author: Rothschild, Jennifer. In this seven-session DVD study, Jennifer Rothschild, who is legally blind, contrasts the evidences of walking by faith and walking by sight. DVD segments 18 - 25 minutes each. Kit includes two DVDs and a sample member book which includes leader helps. In the DVD bonus segments we learn about Jennifer's family life. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 160 Minutes.

Priscilla Shirer studies:

HE SPEAKS TO ME: PREPARING TO HEAR FROM GOD (108048) Author: Shirer, Priscilla. In this seven- session DVD study, Priscilla Shirer shows us how God spoke to Samuel and how He speaks to Christians today. Sessions: 1) A simple relationship (27 min.); 2) A single-minded worship (30 min.); 3) A set-apart holiness (27 min.); 4) A still attentiveness (30 min.); 5) A sold-out hunger (31 min.); 6) A servant spirit (26 min.); 7) Summary (16 min.). Kit includes two DVDs and sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 187 Minutes.

JONAH: NAVIGATING A LIFE INTERRUPTED (110033) Author: Shirer, Priscilla. In this seven-session DVD study with Priscilla Shirer, discover that what you see as an interruption may truly be God's divine invitation to a life so much bigger than you can imagine. Sessions: 1) I am Jonah (42 min.); 2) See Jonah run (48 min.); 3) Desperate times, desperate measures (32 min.); 4) Second chances (35 min.); 5) Into all the world (42 min.); 6) The unmanageable God (37 min.); 7) Wrap-up (7 min.). Includes member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 243 Minutes. ONE IN A MILLION: JOURNEY TO YOUR PROMISED LAND (115021) Author: Shirer, Priscilla. In this seven- session DVD study, Priscilla Shirer encourages women to fully engage in the abundant life God has waiting for those who will allow Him to take the lead in daily living. Sessions: 1) Shackle free (37 min.); 2) Welcome to the wilderness (30 min.); 3) Experiencing God (49 min.); 4) Seeing Him at Sinai (50 min.); 5) Breaking barriers (41 min.); 6) Aspiring to abundance (41 min.); 7) Just do it (8 min.). Kit includes two DVDs and sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 256 Minutes.

Melissa Spoelstra studies:

FIRST CORINTHIANS: LIVING LOVE WHEN WE DISAGREE (106076) Author: Spoelstra, Melissa. In this six- session DVD study for women, Melissa Spoelstra leads us through Paul's first letter to the Corinthians to discover how we as Christians are to deal with conflict and divisions. Sessions: 1) In Christ alone (26 min.); 2) Growing up (25 min.); 3) Everybody's doing it (30 min.); 4) Beyond ourselves (27 min.); 5) Living love (30 min.); 6) Real life (27 min.). Includes leader guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 174 Minutes.

JEREMIAH: DARING TO HOPE IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD (110044) Author: Spoelstra, Melissa. In this six- session DVD study, Melissa Spoelstra offers us encouragement and help for navigating the uncertainties and challenges of life. By examining God's words of instruction to His wayward people through the prophet Jeremiah, we will discover guidelines for living. Sessions: 1) Raising the white flag -- surrender (26 min.); 2) Recognizing counterfeits and the real deal (26 min.); 3) Opening our ears -- listening (23 min.); 4) Staying spiritually sensitive -- heart issues (27 min.); 5) Quitting the blame game -- personal responsibility (28 min.); 6) Finding the source of our hope -- The promised Messiah (22 min.). Includes leader guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 152 Minutes.

JOSEPH: THE JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS (110048) Author: Spoelstra, Melissa. In this six-session DVD study, Melissa Spoelstra explores what God has to say to us about grace and forgiveness through Joseph's story of trial and triumph found in Genesis 37-50. Sessions: 1) Acknowledging the pain (29 min.); 2) Waiting to be remembered (29 min.); 3) Dreams coming true (28 min.); 4) The roller coaster ride (27 min.); 5) Grace and boundaries (22 min.); 6) Moving forward (18 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample participant's guide. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 153 Minutes.

Lysa Terkeurst studies:

MADE TO CRAVE: SATISFYING YOUR DEEPEST DESIRE WITH GOD, NOT FOOD (113067) Author: Terkeurst, Lysa. This six-session study helps women direct their cravings toward God and live a healthy lifestyle. Sessions: 1) From deprivation to empowerment (20 min.); 2) From desperation to determination (20 min.); 30 From guilt to peace (16 min.); 4) From triggers to truth (23 min.); 5) From permissible to beneficial (26 min.); 6) From consumed to courageous (27 min.); Bonus segment: 12 min. Includes sample participant's guide, paperback book, and devotional book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 132 Minutes.

MADE TO CRAVE ACTION PLAN: YOUR JOURNEY TO HEALTHY LIVING (113068) Author: Terkeurst, Lysa. Designed as a follow-up to the 'Made to Crave' DVD study (#113067), this six-session DVD study includes practical healthy living tips and personal stories for inspiration. Sessions: 1) Take action (27 min.); 2) Eat smart (26 min.); 3) Embrace the equation (30 min.); 4) Maximize key nutrients (29 min.); 5) Practice the five principles (24 min.); 6) Make a courageous choice (25 min.). Includes sample participant's guide, which has notes for the leader. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 161 Minutes.

UNGLUED: MAKING WISE CHOICES IN THE MIDST OF RAW EMOTIONS (121020) Author: Terkeurst, Lysa. In this six-session DVD study, Lysa TerKeurst explores how to process our emotions and resolve conflicts in ways that lead to a much more peaceful life. Sessions: 1) Grace for the unglued (18 min.); 2) Freedom for the unglued (16 min.); 3) Four kinds of unglued (21 min.); 4) A procedure manual for the unglued (17 min.); 5) Lingering words for the unglued (14 min.); 6) Imperfect progress for the unglued (19 min.). DVD also includes 39 min. bonus segment. Includes guide. Age: YAS. 105 Minutes.

UNINVITED: LIVING LOVED WHEN YOU FEEL LESS THAN, LEFT OUT, AND LONELY (121027) Author: Terkeurst, Lysa. In this six-session DVD study filmed in the Holy Land, Lysa TerKeurst helps us explore the roots of rejection, overcome the damage that past hurts can inflict on relationships, and fully grasp what it looks like to live loved. Sessions: 1) Living loved (25 min.); 2) Empty or full? (15 min.); 3) The yoke of God is freedom (16 min.); 4) Set apart (13 min.); 5) Remembering God's presence (24 min.); 6) Lessons from the olive (21 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS. 114 Minutes.

Angela Thomas studies:

BRAVE: HONEST QUESTIONS WOMEN ASK (102136) Author: Thomas, Angela. We've all got insecurities, flaws, and struggles, but if we can be brave enough to raise the questions, God will answer us. In this seven-session DVD study, Angela Thomas explores six common issues. Sessions: 1) Introduction (12 min.); 2) I am worn out (36 min.); 3) I am suffering a thorn (27 min.); 4) I am undisciplined (35 min.); 5) I am trembling inside (39 min.); 6) I am invisible (27 min.); 7) I am broken (37 min.). Kit includes 2 DVDs and a sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: A. 213 Minutes.

STRONGER: FINDING HOPE IN FRAGILE PLACES (119114) Author: Thomas, Angela. In this seven-session DVD study, Angela Thomas calls women to a confident, transformed, Christ-radiating life marked by God's strength. Sessions: 1) Introduction (7 min.); 2) God is stronger than everything (49 min.); 3) God is stronger than my struggles (28 min.); 4) God is stronger than my bad news (26 min.); 5) God is stronger than my overwhelming life (31 min.); 6) God is stronger than my attitude (44 min.); 7) God is stronger than every broken thing in me (35 min.). Kit includes 2 DVDs and a sample member book which includes daily assignments and notes for the leader. Age: A. 220 Minutes.

Sheila Walsh studies:

SHELTER OF GOD'S PROMISES (119074) Author: Walsh, Sheila. In this 10-session DVD study, Sheila Walsh discusses ten bedrock promises of God: 1) Promise of Jesus; 2) Promise of Provision; 3) Promise of Peace; 4) Promise of Confidence; 5) Promise of Love; 6) Promise of Grace; 7) Promise of Hope; 8) Promise of Strength; 9) Promise of More; 10) Promise of Home. DVD segments are 23 - 28 minutes long. Includes leader's guide, participant's guide, and promotional resources. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YA. 253 Minutes.

STORM INSIDE: TRADE THE CHAOS OF HOW YOU FEEL FOR THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE (119126) Author: Walsh, Sheila. Join Sheila Walsh in this eight-session DVD study of eight women of the Bible whose stories still speak today, encouraging us that God is faithful and able to get us through the worst storms in life. Sessions: 1) From shame to love -- the Samaritan woman; 2) From disappointment to hope -- the woman with the issue of blood; 3) From fear to joy -- Mary Magdalene; 4) From heartbreak to strength -- Hannah; 5) From regret to rest -- Rahab; 6) From insecurity to confidence -- Ruth; 7) From insignificance to courage -- Esther; 8) From despair to faith -- Sarah. DVD segments are 18 - 22 minutes long. Includes guide. Age: YAS. 163 Minutes.

additional studies (by title):

ANONYMOUS: DISCOVERING THE SOMEBODY YOU ARE TO GOD (101077) Author: Wood, Cindi. In this six-session DVD study, Cindi Wood helps us discover our true identity and special significance in the very heart of God by exploring the stories of four anonymous women of the Bible. Sessions: 1) Shades of anonymous -- when you feel invisible (25 min.); 2) The woman who anointed Jesus -- when you are judged (28 min.); 3) The woman with the issue of blood -- when you are tired of hurting (29 min.); 4) The woman at the well -- when you feel ordinary (25 min.); 5) The woman who committed adultery -- when you are burdened with shame (24 min.); 6) Rhythm of grace -- new name, new identity (25 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YA. 156 Minutes.

BEAUTIFUL ALREADY: RECLAIMING GOD'S PERSPECTIVE ON BEAUTY (102157) Author: Roose, Barbara. In this six-session DVD study, Barbara Roose guides women in exploring God's truth about beauty throughout the Scriptures and helps us move away from unrealistic expectations and perceived flaws and toward God's view of our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. Sessions: 1) All aboard the struggle bus (29 min.); 2) Defining divine beauty (24 min.); 3) Celebrating what we see (23 min.); 4) Gentle and quiet beauty (28 min.); 5) Winning our ugly struggle (20 min.); 6) Discovering your beauty balance (27 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample participant book. Age: YAS. 150 Minutes.

BECOMING HEART SISTERS: A BIBLE STUDY ON AUTHENTIC FRIENDSHIPS (102167) Author: Snapp, Natalie Chambers. In this six-session DVD study, Natalie Chambers Snapp guides us through the process of finding and nurturing healthy, authentic friendships that enrich our lives, honor God, and build up the body of Christ. Sessions: 1) Why do we need girlfriends and where do we find them? (16 min.); 2) Getting right with God (18 min.); 3) Clash of the Titans (21 min.); 4) The forgiveness business (18 min.); 5) Blurred lines (17 min.); 6) Heart sisters do's and don’ts (21 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 115 Minutes.

BECOMING MYSELF: EMBRACING GOD'S DREAM OF YOU (102128) Author: Eldredge, Stasi. In this eight- session DVD study, Stasi Eldredge explores why the most important journey you can take is the one into becoming your true self through the love of God. Sessions: 1) Does anyone really change? 2) Looking back with mercy/the landscape of our lives; 3) Our mothers, ourselves; 4) From accepting to embracing/from fear to desire; 5) The company of women/beauty forged in suffering; 6) Stumbling into freedom; 7) Becoming a woman of faith and worship; 8) Becoming our true name/take heart. DVD segments are approx. 15 min. long. Includes study guide and hardback book. Age: YA. 122 Minutes.

CHOOSE JOY: BECAUSE HAPPINESS ISN'T ENOUGH (103131) Author: Warren, Kay. In this four-session DVD study, Kay Warren shares the path to experiencing soul-satisfying joy no matter what you're going through. The DVD sessions are provided in two formats: full-length messages and edited small-group session versions. Sessions: 1) Jesus, man of joy (45 min. or 22 min.); 2) Joy is a conviction of my mind (61 min. or 28 min.); 3) Joy is a condition of my heart (73 min. or 25 min.); 4) Joy is a choice of my behavior (64 min. or 27 min.). Includes leader's guide, sample participant guide, and paperback book. Age: YAS.

CHRIST-CENTERED WOMAN: FINDING BALANCE IN A WORLD OF EXTREMES (103098) Author: Reisman, Kimberly Dunnam. In this six-session study, Kimberly Dunnam Reisman provides an in-depth guide to finding balance at every age and stage of life by living a Spirit-filled, Christ-centered life. Sessions: 1) Breaking stereotypes and embracing 'good enough' (27 min.); 2) Fighting fragmentation with temperance (27 min.); 3) Finding your identity through self-discovery and authenticity (21 min.); 4) Valuing your calling (26 min.); 5) Recognizing your power and purpose (25 min.); 6) Being flexible (27 min.) Includes leader guide and sample participant book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 153 Minutes.

CONFIDENT HEART (103125) Author: Swope, Renee. How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Live in the Security of God's Promises. Often the biggest obstacle to living out our faith is our own doubt -- about our worth, our abilities, our relationship with God, and the situations in our lives. This eight-session DVD study is to be used in a study of Renee Swope's book. Sessions: 1) Introduction and invitation (3 min.); 2) Don't throw away your confidence (5 min.); 3) Letting God fill my empty places (7 min.); 4) Discovering the plans God has for me (6 min.); 5) Tuning in to God's thoughts toward me (5 min.); 6) The woman God created you to be (5 min.); 7) Sometimes worry makes me wonder (4 min.); 8) Looking through the lens of grace and truth (6 min.). Includes paperback book and participant guide. Age: YAS. 38 Minutes.

COVENANT: GOD'S ENDURING PROMISES (103121) Author: Arthur, Kay. In this nine-session DVD study, Kay Arthur explores God's initiatives with humanity by studying His covenants throughout history. Sessions: 1) The whole counsel of God (27 min.); 2) In covenant with Him (34 min.); 3) The customs of covenant (31 min.); 4) The Lord watch between you and me (38 min.); 5) A walk into death that brings forgiveness (38 min.); 6) The oneness of covenant (42 min.); 7) The covenants of salvation (43 min.); 8) Mediator of the new covenant (42 min.); 9) The covenant of transforming power (44 min.). Kit includes 3 DVDs and a sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: A. 339 Minutes.

EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY WOMAN (105075) Author: Scazzero, Geri. In this eight-session DVD study for women, Geri Scazzero discusses eight things you have to quit to change your life. Sessions: 1) Quit being afraid of what others think (17 min.); 2) Quit lying (8 min.); 3) Quit dying to the wrong things (8 min.); 4) Quit denying anger, sadness, and fear (11 min.); 5) Quit blaming (9 min.); 6) Quit overfunctioning (9 min.); 7) Quit faulty thinking (10 min.); 8) Quit living someone else's life (10 min.). Also provided for each session is a 3-7 minute Frequently Asked Questions segment. Includes sample workbook and paperback book. Age: YAS. 82 Minutes.

FAMILY OF JESUS BIBLE STUDY (106063) Author: Kingsbury, Karen. In this six-session DVD study join novelist Karen Kingsbury as she uses her storytelling skills to explore the lives of Jesus' relatives: 1) Joseph (28 min.); 2) Zechariah (27 min.); 3) John the Baptist (30 min.); 4) Elizabeth (27 min.); 5) James (30 min.); 6) Mary (31 min.). Includes leader's guide and hardback book. Age: YAS. 173 Minutes.

GIRL'S STILL GOT IT: RUTH (107071) Author: Higgs, Liz Curtis. Author and speaker Liz Curtis Higgs takes a high-spirited walk through the biblical book of Ruth, bringing to life this beloved rags-to-redemption story. Designed for flexibility, this DVD can be used for personal enjoyment or a small group study. The book, sent with the DVD, includes plans for a book study which uses the DVD. Age: YAS. 123 Minutes.

HAVING A MARY SPIRIT: ALLOWING GOD TO CHANGE US FROM THE INSIDE OUT (108053) Author: Weaver, Joanna. This 12-session DVD study is designed to support a study of the 'Having a Mary Spirit' book in which Joanna Weaver explores the 'holy makeover' God wants to give each one of us. Sessions: 1) Introduction; 2) Change me, Lord!; 3) Twisted sisters; 4) Spirit check; 5) Dying to live; 6) A willing spirit; 7) Guarding the wellspring; 8) A fearless beauty; 9) Rooting out bitterness; 10) Broken and blessed; 11) Speaking love; 12) Step by step. DVD segments are 18-20 minutes long. Kit includes DVD, leader's guide, study guide, and paperback book. Age: YAS.

I KNOW HIS NAME: DISCOVERING POWER IN THE NAMES OF GOD (109053) Author: Blight, Wendy. In this five-session DVD study, Wendy Blight explores some of the names of God and how they reveal His character and heart. Sessions: 1) Elohim -- the One Who created you (16 min.); 2) El Roi - the One Who sees you (16 min.); 3) Jehovah Nissi - the One Who stands guard over you (17 min.); 4) Jehovah Rapha - the One Who heals you (17 min.); 5) More magnificent names - God our Rock (15 min.). Includes paperback book. Age: YAS. 81 Minutes.

JOSEPH: WAITING ON GOD'S TIMING, LIVING IN GOD'S PLAN (110050) Author: Hammond, Michelle McKinney. In this six-session DVD study for women, author and speaker Michelle McKinney Hammond explores the life of Joseph and helps you discover how to make wise choices and trust God's timing as you pursue your dreams. Includes guide. Age: YA. 101 Minutes.

LIVE FULL, WALK FREE: A JOURNEY THROUGH 1 CORINTHIANS (112112) Author: Bultema, Cindy. In this six-session DVD study, Cindy Bultema, whose life has been touched by drug addiction, pulls back the curtain of time to unearth the riches of 1 Corinthians for women today who live in a shockingly similar culture of immorality, idolatry, and indulgence. With warmth, vibrancy, and insights into the ancient world, she walks us through Scripture as we gain clarity, purpose, and deep freedom. Sessions: 1) Welcome to sin city (26 min.); 2) Cliques, fools and secrets (27 min.); 3) New hearts, old habits (25 min.); 4) Sex in the sinful city (32 min.); 5) To eat or not to eat (27 min.); 6) Our final victory (27 min.). DVD bonus segment: Cindy's story (15 min.). Includes study guide. Age: YAS. 152 Minutes.

LIVING WELL, SPENDING LESS: 12 SECRETS OF THE GOOD LIFE (112114) Author: Soukup, Ruth. In this four-session DVD study, Ruth Soukup will inspire you to make real and lasting changes to your personal goals, home, and finances. Sessions: 1) What is the good life? (15 min.); 2) Finding the sweet spot (17 min.); 3) Develop good habits (13 min.); 4) Less stuff equals more joy (17 min.). Includes paperback book. Age: YA. 62 Minutes. MOVE ON: WHEN MERCY MEETS YOUR MESS (113070) Author: Courtney, Vicki. In this six-session DVD study, Vicki Courtney shows how we can acknowledge the messes in our lives, accept God's mercy for them, and then move on. Sessions: 1) Clean-up on aisle one! (19 min.); 2) Unclaimed baggage (20 min.); 3) Us and them (14 min.); 4) Law and disorder (17 min.); 5) Buzz-hopping (15 min.); 6) Falling forward (14 min.). Includes guide. Age: Y. 99 Minutes.

NAMED BY GOD (114043) Author: Van Norman, Kasey. Overcoming Your Past, Transforming Your Present, Embracing Your Future. In this six-session DVD study, Kasey Van Norman explores with women what it means to find our true identity in Christ, to live the surrendered life of the redeemed, and to find life by losing it. The study consists of daily assignments (found in the workbook) and 2-hour weekly group discussions during which you will view Kasey's lectures. Kit includes DVD, a leader's guide, a Bible study workbook, and a paperback book. A workbook will need to be purchased for each participant. Age: YA. 186 Minutes.

ONE THOUSAND GIFTS: A DARE TO LIVE FULLY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE (115019) Author: Voskamp, Ann. What does the Christ-life look like when your days are gritty, long, and sometimes even dark? Ann Voskamp reveals the discovery that will open your eyes to ordinary, amazing grace regardless of your circumstances. This five-session DVD study will help you learn, practice, and begin to live out the secrets of a joyful hearts. Sessions: 1) Attitude of gratitude (23 min.); 2) Grace in the moment (24 min.); 3) All is grace (23 min.); 4) Trust -- the bridge to joy (22 min.); 5) Empty to fill (23 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS. 115 Minutes.

PLAY WITH FIRE (116095) Author: Olthoff, Bianca Juarez. In this five-session DVD study, Bianca Juarez Olthoff shows how God used fire in the Bible to reveal His presence to His people, lead them, refine them, and empower them. God has huge dreams for us, and He can use us today. We just have to be willing to step up, recognize our gifts, and play with fire! Sessions: 1) Crying out (23 min.); 2) Surrender (24 min.); 3) God;s promises (25 min.); 4) Community (25 min.); 5) Holy Spirit (27 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS. 124 Minutes.

PRESENT OVER PERFECT (116100) Author: Niequist, Shauna. Leaving Behind the Frantic For a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. In this five-session DVD study, Shauna Niequist encourages us to leave behind perfection-seeking and embrace presence as a way of life. Sessions: 1) Pain points (23 min.); 2) The roles we play (20 min.); 3) Yes, and no (21 min.); 4) Unflashy, unspectacular, good (22 min.); 5) Living the love (21 min.). Includes sample guide. Age: YAS. 107 Minutes.

SEAMLESS: UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE AS ONE COMPLETE STORY (119150) Author: Smith, Angie. In this seven-session DVD study for women, Angie Smith provides an overview of the Bible. Sessions: 1) Introduction (15 min.); 2) The beginning (15 min.); 3) The patriarchs (16 min.); 4) The exodus and the promised land (16 min.); 5) The kingdom and the prophets (12 min.); 6) The Messiah (12 min.); 7) The letters (11 min.). Kit includes 2 DVDs and a sample member book which includes daily assignments and notes for the leader. Age: YA. 97 Minutes.

SPIRIT HUNGER: FINDING OUR DEEP LONGING TO CONNECT WITH GOD (119097) Author: Meacham, Gari. A Gutsy New Look at Engaging God in Prayer. In this six- or seven-session DVD study, join author and teacher Gari Meacham in this Bible study identifying the path we all share as we struggle to connect with God in prayer. Sessions: 1) Hiding, controlling, and mocha lattes (19 min.); 2) Engaging God -- from longing to prayer (23 min.); 3) Whispers and screams -- how do we pray (22 min.); 4) The guts to believe (22 min.); 5) Listening postures (22 min.); 6) Who's in charge? (22 min.); 7) optional wrap-up (no DVD segment). Includes sample participant's workbook. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YA. 130 Minutes.

TEACH US TO WANT: LONGING, AMBITION AND THE LIFE OF FAITH (120065) Author: Michel, Jen Pollock. In this five-session DVD study for women, Jen Pollock Michel and the experiences of a variety of women guide us on a journey of understanding who we are when we want and reintroduces us to a God who would give us the desires of our hearts. Sessions: 1) Fear and courage (19 min.); 2) Grace, Good News, and Scripture (21 min.); 3) Prayer and petition (19 min.); Confession and community (16 min.); 5) Commitment (14 min.). Includes leader's guide and paperback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 89 Minutes.

TWELVE WOMEN OF THE BIBLE: LIFE-CHANGING STORIES FOR WOMEN TODAY (120069) Author: Terkeurst, Morgan, Stevens, Brown, Zacharias, and Fincher. Sessions and presenters: 1) Eve-- Finding Lasting Contentment in the Truth; Lysa TerKeurst (22 min); 2) Rebekah -- Breaking Free of Feminine Stereotypes; Jonalyn Fincher (20 min.); 3) Leah -- Overcoming Rejection and Insecurity; Naomi Zacharias (17 min.); 4) Hannah -- Surrendering in Waiting; Amena Brown (15 min.); 5) Abigail -- Dealing with Confrontation in Relationships; Elisa Morgan (19 min.); 6) Gomer -- Learning to Accept Unconditional Love; Jeanne Stevens (19 min.); 7) Mary, Mother of Jesus -- Moving from Comfort to Courage; Jeanne Stevens (16 min.); 8) Mary Magdalene -- Transforming from Outcast to Follower; Jonalyn Fincher (15 min.); 9) Mary of Bethany -- Putting Our Faith into Action; Elisa Morgan (15 min.); 10) Martha -- Finding Our Identity in Jesus; Amena Brown (14 min.); 11) The Woman at the Well -- Turning Our Messes into Messages; Lysa TerKuerst (17 min.); 12) The Syrophoenician Woman -- Approaching God with Persistency and Boldness; Naomi Zacharias (18 min.). NOTE: Also released as "Real Women, Real Faith: Volume 1 & 2." Includes guide. Up to six additional copies of the study guide are available (#916039). Age: YAS. 207 Minutes.

WHEN GOD DOESN'T FIX IT (123094) Author: Story, Laura. Learning to Walk in God's Plans Instead of Our Own. When Laura Story's husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor her dreams of a fairy-tale life came to an end. As she turned to God and allowed Him to rewrite her story, her relationship with God deepened. In this five-session DVD study, she shows that while God may not fix every broken thing in our lives, He will lead us to a place where we are better because of it. Sessions: 1) Don't be surprised by trouble (13 min.); 2) Best-made plans (14 min.); 3) When God doesn't fix it (10 min.); 4) Why? The question on replay (12 min.); 5) A better broken (13 min.). Includes study guide and paperback book. Age: YAS. 62 Minutes.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?: A FAITH CONVERSATION (123067) Author: Sharp, Mary Jo. When it comes to talking about matters of faith, how confident do you feel? In this seven-session DVD study, Mary Jo Sharp will equip you to have meaningful spiritual conversations. You'll gain skills to communicate more effectively, and you'll better understand your own faith. Sessions: 1) Introducing apologetics (24 min.); 2) Knowing your beliefs (24 min.); 3) Listening to others (25 min.); 4) Questioning others (21 min.); 5) Responding to others (22 min.); 6) Roadblocks (27 min.); 7) Wrap- up (9 min.). Bonus interview segment (38 min.). Kit includes two DVDs and sample member book which includes notes for the leader. Age: YAS. 152 Minutes.

WOMAN OVERWHELMED (123099) Author: DiMarco, Hayley. A Bible Study on the Life of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In this six-session DVD study, Hayley DiMarco shares lessons from the life of Mary. Sessions: 1) Overwhelmed with impossibility (25 min.); 2) Overwhelmed with isolation (21 min.); 3) Overwhelmed with worry (20 min.); 4) Overwhelmed with challenges (24 min.); 5) Overwhelmed with control (24 min.); 6) Overwhelmed with sin (26 min.). Includes leader guide and sample participant's book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YA. 140 Minutes.

WOMEN SPEAK OF GOD (223148) Author: Oden, Amy. From the earliest days of the church, women have spoken and written of their faith. In this eight-session study you will hear their stories of how God works in difficult times and places. Session titles: Introduction -- our family history; Perpetua -- rebellious daughter; Macrina -- scientist and pastor; Juana Inés de la Cruz -- intellectual in the kitchen; Susanna Wesley -- first theologian of the Methodists; Jarena Lee -- preaching pioneer; Georgia Harkness -- theologian for the people; Our stories -- we speak of God. Video segments (approx. 20 minutes ea.) are presented in both VHS and DVD formats. Kit also includes participant's guide and leader's guide. An eye-opening mid-level course for men as well as women; especially appreciated by those with an interest in history. Age: A. 146 Minutes.

YOU'RE ALREADY AMAZING: EMBRACING WHO YOU ARE, BECOMING ALL GOD CREATED YOU TO BE (125010) Author: Gerth, Holley. In this six-session DVD study, Holley Gerth helps women apply heart-freeing truths to every aspect of their lives. Sessions: 1) Who God created us to be (8 min.); 2) What's true no matter how we feel (9 min.); 3) Our amazing journey with Jesus (11 min.); 4) God's plan for our relationships (9 min.); 5) God's purpose for our lives (9 min.); 6) How we can thrive for a lifetime (11 min.). Includes paperback book and sample workbook. Age: YAS. 58 Minutes.