(Register to lead a Spring Growth Group here. Deadline is December 17!)
Here’s six recommended curriculum ideas as you think through what to study in the Spring! Click the links to find out more and order. We also have these available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Life’s Healing Choices (Rated: Easy to Lead, 8 studies)
Believers often find it hard to admit their powerlessness to overcome tendencies to do wrong. The cure? Admitting weakness with a humble heart; then praying, writing and sharing with others about the problem. This study, based on the Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12), will help you and your group to discover yourselves and each other, and grow together in Christ in a real way. There is a book that goes along with the study that is recommend for participants to read.
Liquid—THE TEN (Rated: Easy to Lead, 10 studies—two DVD sets)
The Ten focuses on the Ten Commandments and consists of ten short films, with each short film followed by teaching based on a single commandment. You’ll follow the lives of ten different drivers, each one living out one of God’s Commandments on the streets. Through the characters’ lives you will see that the Ten Commandments are more than just a list of restrictions … they are a road to a better life! The study has no homework for participants. Borrow the DVDs and leader’s guide from our library for free!
Fireproof Your Marriage (Rated: Easy to Lead, 6 studies, plus a movie night!)
Fireproof your Marriage will challenge you to love better, to love first, and to love for a lifetime! The Fireproof Your Marriage study integrates movie clips from Fireproof, along with key Scriptures, thought-provoking questions and devotionals, including concepts from The Love Dare book. The Leader’s Kit includes a six-session DVD, a Leader’s guide, and a participant’s guide. There is homework with this study. Several groups at Crossroads have done this study and have enjoyed it a lot. Find out more at Amazon.com or CBD.com.
Experiencing God (Rated: Medium Difficulty to lead, 12 studies)
This is a powerful study showing believers how to know God intimately while encouraging them to step out in faith and join Him in His work with miraculous results. Each participant needs a book, and there is a good amount of homework. Since being first published 15 years ago, this study has had a huge impact on Christians all over the world—so it comes highly recommended! Find out more at Amazon.com or CBD.com. Borrow a leader’s guide from our library for free.
The Blazing Center (Rated: Easy to Lead, 8 studies with DVD teaching)
What Do You Revolve Around? All the planets of your life – from your labor and leisure to your thinking and feeling – are held in orbit by the greatness, gravity, and blazing brightness of Jesus Christ at the center of your life. When He ceases to be the center, the planets of your life fly into confusion, sending a hundred things out of control. Discover surprising insights about the reality of sin, how your love for God is really revealed, and how only joy in Him will sustain you through times of suffering. Participants will need a workbook, but you may borrow the DVD’s for free from our library.
Crazy Love (Rated: Easy to lead, 10 studies with videos posted online)
From the book: “Sometimes I feel like when I make decisions that are remotely biblical, people who call themselves Christians are the first to criticize and say I’m crazy, that I’m taking the Bible too literally, or that I’m not thinking about my family’s well-being. . . When people gladly sacrifice their time or comfort or home, it is obvious that they trust in the promises of God. Why is it that the story of someone who has actually done what Jesus commands resonates deeply with us, but we then assume we could never do anything so radical or intense? Or why do we call it radical when, to Jesus, it is simply the way it is? The way it should be?” This is a easy read book, but very challenging to your faith! Check out the link to watch the group study videos by Francis Chan.
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Other curriculum links:
See other curriculum in our library by clicking here.
Search a useful curriculum guide from Andy Stanley’s church here.
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Register to lead a Spring Growth Group here. Deadline is December 17!
