ALL IN: YOU ARE ONE DECISION AWAY FROM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LIFE

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1 DVD studies for men (selected titles) available to borrow from the United Media Resource Center Contact Jill Stone at or by at or search for and request items using the online catalog Mark Batterson studies: ALL IN: YOU ARE ONE DECISION AWAY FROM A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LIFE (101073) Author: Batterson, Mark. In this four-session DVD study Mark Batterson invites us to go all in and all out for Jesus Christ. Jesus didn't die just to keep us safe, so our lives should be anything but boring, safe, or routine. Session titles: 1) Now or never -- pack your coffin (19 min.); 2) All in -- charge! (20 min.); 3) All out -- rim huggers (24 min.); 4) All in all -- burn the ships (18 min.). Includes guide. Age: YA. 81 Minutes. GRAVE ROBBER: HOW JESUS CAN MAKE YOUR IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE (107084) Author: Batterson, Mark. In this seven-session DVD study, Mark Batterson takes you on a trip to the Holy Land where Jesus chose to reveal His power through miraculous signs. He shares true stories of modern-day miracles and brings to light the everyday miracles we take for granted -- miracles that point us toward the One who healed the sick, calmed the storm, and even raised the dead. Sessions: 1) The first sign -- water into wine, Jn. 2:1-10 (17 min.); 2) The second sign -- supernatural synchronicities, Jn. 4:46-54 (16 min.); 3) The third sign -- very superstitious, Jn. 5:1-9 (13 min.); 4) The fourth sign -- two fish, Jn. 6:1-13 (13 min.); 5) The fifth sign -- walking on water, Jn. 6:16-21 (11 min.); 6) The sixth sign -- never say never, Jn. 9:1-11 (14 min.); 7) The seventh sign -- one little yes, Jn. 11:32-44 (23 min.). Includes guide. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YA. 107 Minutes. IF: TRADING YOUR IF ONLY REGRETS FOR GOD'S WHAT IF POSSIBILITIES (109047) Author: Batterson, Mark. In this four-session DVD study, Mark Batterson unpacks Romans 8, helping us overcome feelings of guilt, fear, and doubt so that we can transform our 'if only' regrets into 'what if' possibilities. Sessions: 1) If only (26 min.); 2) As if (16 min.); 3) What if (19 min.); 4) No ifs, ands, or buts about it (14 min.). Includes guide and hardback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 75 Minutes. Tony Dungy studies: DARE TO BE UNCOMMON: 4-WEEK DVD CURRICULUM (104053) Author: Dungy, Tony. This four-session DVD curriculum will inspire and energize your team with insight straight from beloved Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy! Tony reveals his secrets to achieving uncommon success in this character-building challenge. Session titles: 1) Cultivating uncommon character; 2) The power of positive influence; 3) Reaching your full potential; 4) Living with purpose. DVD sessions are approx. 15 minutes each. Includes leader's guide and participant book ("Playbook for an Uncommon Life"). Age: HYA. 120 Minutes. DARE TO BE UNCOMMON: LEADER PACK (104025) Author: Dungy, Tony. Discovering How to Impact Your World. Featuring Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy, this study challenges men to examine their lives and aspire to a life of true significance. The DVD in this kit is designed to supplement a study using the 'Dare to Be Uncommon' study guides. Seven sessions: 1) Strengthening your core: Developing uncommon character inside and out; 2) Loving our families: The uncommon power of putting others first; 3) Lifting your friends and others: Becoming an uncommon friend and brother; 4) Your full potential: Making an uncommon difference in God's kingdom; 5) A mission that matters: Finding an uncommon purpose and plan; 6) Influence over image: Using your uncommon gifts for God's glory; 7) Live your faith: Building on the foundation for an uncommon life. Kit includes DVD with seven 2-minute pep-talks featuring Tony Dungy, a sample participant's guide, and the booklet "R.E.A.L.: Surprisingly Simple Ways to Engage Adults." Age: A. 12 Minutes.

2 John Eldredge studies: MOVING MOUNTAINS: PRAYING WITH PASSION, CONFIDENCE, AND AUTHORITY (113079) Author: Eldredge, John. In this eight-session DVD study, John Eldredge teaches the ways of powerful prayer -- where we don't just ask God to do something but partner with Him as His sons and daughters. Sessions: 1) There is a way things work (10 min.); 2) The cry of the heart (11 min.); 3) The prayer of intervention (12 min.); 4) The prayer of consecration (14 min.); 5) Listening prayer (12 min.); 6) Warfare prayer (12 min.); 7) Healing prayer (12 min.); 8) Holding the heart in unanswered prayer (13 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS. 96 Minutes. WILD AT HEART: A BAND OF BROTHERS SMALL GROUP DVD SERIES (123058) Author: Eldredge, John. Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul. Join John Eldredge and his Band of Brothers as they embark on a journey to discover how God can heal wounded hearts and put a spirit of adventure back in the life of any man. Sessions: 1) The heart of a man (27 min.); 2) The power and the question (25 min.); 3) The wound (40 min.); 4) Healing the wound (38 min.); 5) A battle to fight (33 min.); 6) An adventure to live (26 min.); 7) A beauty to rescue (33 min.); 8) A band of brothers (34 min.). Sessions are designed to be 1-1/2 to 2-hours long. Kit includes DVDs, leader's guide, a sample copy of the participant's book, and a CD-ROM with promotional materials. Participants are encouraged to also use the 'Wild at Heart' book, but it is not required. Age: YAS. 256 Minutes. Adam Hamilton studies: CALL: THE LIFE AND MESSAGE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL (103117) Author: Hamilton, Adam. In this sixsession DVD study join Adam Hamilton for a journey to the lands where Paul traveled, preached, suffered, and triumphed. Sessions: 1) Called to follow Christ (12 min.); 2) Called to go (10 min.); 3) Called to suffer (13 min.); 4) Called to love (14 min.); 5) Called to give (15 min.); 6) Called to be faithful (17 min.). Includes leader's guide and hardback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED.. Age: HYAS. 81 Minutes. MOSES: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE RELUCTANT PROPHET (113082) Author: Hamilton, Adam. In this sixsession DVD study, Adam Hamilton uses historical information, archaeological data, and biblical text to guide us in the footsteps of Moses, a reluctant prophet who blazed a trail of faith. Sessions: 1) The birth of Moses (10 min.); 2) The moments that defined the man (10 min.); 3) The exodus (12 min.); 4) The Ten commandments (10 min.); 5) Lessons from the wilderness (10 min.); 6) Don't forget, pass it on (9 min.). Includes leader's guide and hardback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 61 Minutes. Bill Hybels studies: SIMPLIFY: UNCLUTTER YOUR SOUL (119127) Author: Hybels, Bill. In this four-session DVD study, Bill Hybels discusses how to stop living at a frantic pace and begin charting a new course toward satisfaction, purpose, and significance. Sessions: 1) Streamline your schedule -- who do you want to become? (18 min.); 2) Spend wisely -- being satisfied with job and money (25 min.); 3) Strengthen your relationships -- conversations that simplify life (26 min.); 4) Fully surrender -- let God's Word lead (17 min.). Includes guide. Age: A. 86 Minutes. WISER TOGETHER: LEARNING TO LIVE THE RIGHT WAY (123084) Author: Hybels, Bill. In this fivesession DVD study, Bill Hybels challenges you and your small group to make doing life together a priority, exploring from the book of Proverbs the inseparable connection between experiencing community and growing in wisdom. Sessions: 1) Walking with the wise (16 min.); 2) The counsel of community (18 min.); 3) Iron sharpens iron (14 min.); 4) The heart of community (13 min.); 5) Faith and friendship (15 min.). Includes study guide. Age: YAS. 76 Minutes.

3 Keith Loy studies: CELEBRATE MATTHEW (103104) Author: Loy, Keith. In this 12-session DVD study, Keith Loy explores the Sermon on the Mount. DVD segments are approx. 7 min. long. Includes sample participant guide. Age: YAS. 85 Minutes. CELEBRATE PHILIPPIANS (103102) Author: Loy, Keith. In this 12-session DVD study, Keith Loy explores the book of Philippians, focusing on the topic of joy. DVD segments are approx. 7 min. long. Includes sample participant guide. Age: YAS. 81 Minutes. CELEBRATE TITUS (103135) Author: Loy, Keith. In this 12-session DVD study, Keith Loy explores themes in the book of Titus, focusing on the topics of leadership and how we influence others. DVD segments are approx. 7 min. long. Includes sample participant guide. Age: YAS. 78 Minutes. Kenney Luck studies: DREAM: HAVE YOU CAUGHT GOD'S VISION? (104076) Author: Luck, Kenny. In this eight-session DVD study for men, Kenny Luck encourages men to experience a radical vision and start fulfilling God's plan to change the world. Sessions: 1) Born to dream (25 min.); 2) Leaking like Jesus (14 min.); 3) Delayed joy (12 min.); 4) Father of dreams (12 min.); 5) Man after His heart (16 min.); 6) Reality check (13 min.); 7) Soldiers fit for battle (23 min.); 8) Well done! (18 min.). Includes sample member book which includes notes for the leader and a paperback book. Age: YAS. 133 Minutes. FRIENDSHIP: TRANSFORM THROUGH STRONG RELATIONSHIPS (106064) Author: Luck, Kenny. In this eight-session DVD study for men, Kenny Luck discusses how to build and benefit from friendships with godly men. Sessions: 1) The myth of isolation (12 min.); 2) The command to connect (12 min.); 3) Connecting to character (9 min.); 4) The seriousness of support (13 min.); 5) The courage to confess (12 min.); 6) Empowered to encourage (13 min.); 7) Getting into each other's spaces (11 min.); 8) Stretching one another to greatness for God (15 min.). Includes guide. Age: YA. 97 Minutes. RISK: ARE YOU WILLING TO TRUST GOD WITH EVERYTHING? (118061) Author: Luck, Kenny. In this eight-session DVD study for men, Kenny Luck discusses trusting God. Sessions: 1) Risk taking (25 min.); 2) Be it so (15 min.); 3) Created for worship (14 min.); 4) Getting real (19 min.); 5) Game on (23 min.); 6) Core convictions (17 min.); 7) Use me (22 min.); 8) Risk it all (16 min.). Includes sample member book which includes notes for the leader and a paperback book. Age: YAS. 151 Minutes. SOAR: ARE YOU READY TO ACCEPT GOD'S POWER? (119131) Author: Luck, Kenny. In this eight-session DVD study for men, Kenny Luck discusses the work of the Holy Spirit. Sessions: 1) Frustration to elevation (30 min.); 2) Unopened gift (26 min.); 3) A good connection (32 min.); 4) Now I see! (28 min.); 5) An attitude of gratitude (34 min.); 6) Blast zone (10 min.); 7) Help lift a burden (22 min.); 8) A special assignment (20 min.). Includes sample member book which includes notes for the leader and a paperback book. Age: YAS. 202 Minutes. Andy Stanley studies: GO FISH: BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ON THE LINE (107092) Author: Stanley, Andy. Why is it we can't talk about what God has done in our lives as naturally as we can spin fishing tales? In this six-session DVD study, Andy Stanley explores the motivation behind sharing your faith and how it can become a natural part of your life. The DVD sessions are provided in two formats: full-length messages and edited small-group session versions. Sessions: 1) We were all fish once (40 min. or 16 min.); 2) Why fish? (38 min. or 16 min.); 3) Fish guts (40 min. or 15 min.); 4) Fishing buddies (40 min. or 14 min.); 5) Muddy water (37 min. or 18 min.); 6) The one that got away (34 min. or 16 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS.

4 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: FINDING GOD AT WORK (120068) Author: Stanley, Andy. In this six-session DVD study, Andy Stanley discusses work -- how we can work with coworkers and superiors while exemplifying Christ and how to balance our work and home life. The DVD sessions are provided in two formats: full-length messages and edited small-group session versions. Sessions: 1) Meet the Boss (34 min. or 19 min.); 2) Current economic indicators (42 min. or 21 min.); 3) The corner office (41 min. or 19 min.); 4) Going public (36 min. or 19 min.); 5) Paying your dues (36 min. or 14 min.); 6) Leaving early (41 min. or 17 min.). Includes guide. Age: YAS. Additional studies (by title): EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY COURSE (105074) Author: Scazzero, Pete. In this eight-session DVD study, Peter Scazzero discusses signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality and provides biblical ways to break through to the revolutionary life Christ meant for you. Sessions: 1) The problem of emotionally unhealthy spirituality (19 min.); 2) Know yourself that you may know God (11 min.); 3) Going back in order to go forward (12 min.); 4) Journey through the wall (12 min.); 5) Enlarge your soul through grief and loss (14 min.); 6) Discover the rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath (15 min.); 7) Grow into an emotionally healthy adult (15 min.); 8) Go the next step to develop a Rule of Life (12 min.). Includes leader's guide, sample workbook, and paperback book. Age: YAS. 110 Minutes. EMPOWERED BY HIS PRESENCE: RECEIVING THE STRENGTH YOU NEED EACH DAY (105078) Author: Harney, Kevin. In this four-session DVD study, Kevin Harney explores surprising and God-given sources of strength. Segments: 1) Introduction (3 min.); Session 1: Experiencing God's presence in suffering, loss, and pain (10 min.); Session 2: Encountering God in the community of His people (9 min.); Session 3: Empowered for the journey by receiving God's rest (11 min.); Session 4: Propelled onward by the call and mission of God (9 min.). Includes paperback book which includes a discussion guide. An expanded discussion guide is available at Age: YAS. 42 Minutes. FIGHT: WINNING THE BATTLES THAT MATTER MOST (106057) Author: Groeschel, Craig. In this fivesession DVD study, Craig Groeschel examines the life of Samson -- a strong man with glaring weaknesses. By looking at Samson's life, you'll learn to defeat the demons that make strong men weak and become who God made you to be -- a man who knows how to fight for what's right. Sessions: 1) Fight like a man; 2) Strong men with weak wills; 3) Spirit, led, not emo-driven; 4) Small steps, big destruction; 5) Failing forward. DVD segments are approx. 20 minutes long. Includes guide. Age: YAS. 99 Minutes. FIVE MARKS OF A METHODIST: THE FRUIT OF A LIVING FAITH (106069) Author: Harper, Steve and devega, Magrey. In this six-session DVD study, Steve Harper and Magrey devega discuss the five distinctive marks that John Wesley set forth in 'The Character of a Methodist.' Sessions: 1) Character -- the marks of a Methodist (13 min.); 2) A Methodist loves God (9 min.); 3) A Methodist rejoices in God (12 min.); 4) A Methodist gives thanks (12 min.); 5) A Methodist prays constantly (14 min.); 6) A Methodist loves others (15 min.). Includes leader's guide, sample participant guide, and small hardback book. Age: HYAS. 75 Minutes. HAVE THE FUNERAL: GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR PAST (108054) Author: MacDonald, James. This six-session DVD study challenges you to bury the past and find the path to a life of forgiveness and freedom. Sessions: 1) Grieve and leave (13 min.); 2) Unpayable debt (17 min.); 3) The human element (17 min.); 4) Prepare for burial (12 min.); 5) May they rest in peace (10 min.); 6) Leave the gravesite behind (20 min.). Includes guide. Age: A. 89 Minutes. IT'S NOT TOO LATE: HOW GOD USES LESS THAN PERFECT PEOPLE (109036) Author: Evans, Tony. In this six-session DVD study, Tony Evans chronicles God's sovereign work in the lives of six biblical characters to redeem their failures and make them useful for His purposes. For every every mistake there's forgiveness; for every false start there's a new beginning; for every failure there's hope. Because with God it's not too late. Sessions: 1) Moses -- the murderer God used (34 min.); 2) Rahab -- the prostitute God used (34 min.); 3) Jacob -- the deceiver God used (32 min.); 4) Esther -- the diva God used (33 min.); 5) Peter -- the apostate God used (31 min.); 6) Sarah -- the doubter God used (34 min.). Kit includes 2 DVDs, paperback book, and sample participant's guide. Age: A. 198 Minutes. JESUS APPRENTICE: DOING WHAT JESUS DID (110046) Author: Kirby, Jeff. In this four-session DVD study, Jeff Kirby asks 'What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?' Sessions: 1) The message and methods of Jesus (11 min.); 2)

5 Share the Good News of God's Kingdom (11 min.); 3) Heal the sick and suffering (10 min.); 4) Push back the darkness (12 min.). Includes leader's guide and paperback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 44 Minutes. JOSEPH: THE HARD LIFE (110043) Author: Duford, Rob. For a man which so much hope for the future, Joseph spent a good part of his life rejected, abandoned, and imprisoned. How did he endure the abuse, betrayal, disappointment, and injustice so prevalent in his life? This four-session DVD study takes a look at how the choices Joseph made helped him overcome overwhelming obstacles. This modern-day, cinematic approach to the Joseph story will challenge the group to look to God in times of turmoil. Sessions: 1) Abandoned (3 min.); 2) Tested (2 min.); 3) Trapped (3 min.); 4) Promoted (4 min.). Segments can be viewed with or without commentary. Includes guide. Age: HYA. 12 Minutes. KEEP CLIMBING: WHY GOD DOESN'T GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANT (111014) Author: Phillips, Todd. In this four-session DVD study, Todd Phillips leads a team to Russia to climb Mount Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Europe. He uses their perilous trek as a backdrop to explore how God works with us through the challenges of our lives. Includes segments from 'I Am Second.' Sessions: 1) Leaving comfort behind (9 min.); 2) Flatten the mountain (14 min.); 3) Climbing in silence (9 min.); 4) A better view (18 min.). Kit includes four study session DVDs, one church-wide resources DVD, one leader's guide, and one participant workbook. Age: HYAS. 50 Minutes. MAKING OF A MAN: HOW MEN AND BOYS HONOR GOD AND LIVE WITH INTEGRITY (113074) Author: Brown, Tim. In this six-session DVD study, NFL All-Pro and sports analyst Tim Brown teaches men the principles and priorities for leading a life that honors God. Sessions: 1) A man uses his talents (14 min.); 2) A man overcomes temptation (13 min.); 3) A man takes responsibility (14 min.); 4) A man forgives others (13 min.); 5) A man has his priorities in order (13 min.); 6) A man builds a godly legacy (14 min.). Includes study guide and paperback book. Age: HYAS. 81 Minutes. MAN GOD USES: MOVED FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY (113058) Author: Blackaby, Henry and Blackaby, Tom. In this seven-session DVD study, author Henry Blackaby and his son Tom Blackaby explore how God works in the lives of Christian men. Sessions: 1) The character of the man God uses; 2) How God shapes a man; 3) God's refining process; 4) The godly man's response to God; 5) Made for times of crisis; 6) Being a kingdom citizen; 7) On mission with God in our world. DVD sessions are approx. 14 min. each. Kit includes two DVDs and a sample member book, which includes notes for the leader and five daily readings per week. A member book for each participant will need to be purchased from LifeWay. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: AS. 100 Minutes. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR: THE BUSINESS OF CHANGING THE WORLD (119155) This DVD discusses social entrepreneurship, an organization with the resolve of achieving positive social change. Sessions: 1) What is social entrepreneurship? (6 min.); 2) The theological impetus for social entrepreneurship (4 min.); 3) What Wesleyan social entrepreneurship looks like (5 min.); 4) From a good idea to a good start (6 min.); 5) Getting started with social entrepreneurship -- how to write a business plan (3 min.); 6) Change the world, but not alone (4 min.). Bonus segment: An introduction to business as mission with Howard Dayton (13 min.). This DVD is a supplement to the paperback book (included with the DVD) which includes discussion questions. Age: YAS. 30 Minutes. TAKE THE FLAG: FOLLOWING GOD'S SIGNALS IN THE RACE OF YOUR LIFE (120070) Author: Fuquay, Rob. It's up to you to run the race of your life. But what are you racing for? Where are you going? And how will you claim victory? As a race-car fan who has pastored in both NASCAR and IndyCar country, Rob Fuquay has found powerful symbolism in each of racing's flags. In this seven-session DVD study, Rob Fuquay and a variety of people in the racing world discuss God's signals in our lives. Sessions: 1) The green flag -- let the race begin (10 min.); 2) The yellow flag -- heeding the cautions (15 min.); 3) The blue flag -- moving to the outside lane (11 min.); 4) The red flag -- the importance of the delay (11 min.); 5) The black flag -- when it's time to leave the race (14 min.); 6) The white flag -- getting into position for the final stretch (12 min.); 7) The checkered flag -- experiencing victory (12 min.). Includes leader's guide and sample enlarged-print participant guide. Age: HYAS. 85 Minutes. WAY THROUGH THE WILDERNESS: GROWING IN FAITH WHEN LIFE IS HARD (123080) Author: Renfroe, Rob. In this six-session DVD study, Rob Renfroe explores the wilderness experience -- what it is, how we get there, why God allows it, and how we can get through it God's way so that we learn the lessons he has for us. Sessions: 1) No way around the wilderness (10 min.); 2) Entering the wilderness (9 min.); 3) Walking with others in the wilderness (14 min.); 4) Walking with God in the wilderness (11 min.); 5) Avoiding wrong turns in the wilderness (12 min.); 6) Coming out of the wilderness (10 min.). Includes leader's guide and paperback book. CLOSED CAPTIONED. Age: YAS. 66 Minutes.