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HOW TO KEEP
YOUR EYES FIXED
ON CHRIST
Instead of
glued to a screen

There is a tension in our world today that didn't exist even five years ago: We are almost never out of arm's reach of a screen, and we are almost never out of eyesight of a status update.

Can we engage in the endless stream of social media and at the
same time keep our eyes focused on Christ?

This book by New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel shows you how to stand apart from our selfie-centered world.  With helpful appendixes like the "Ten Commandments of Using Social Media to Strengthen Your Faith" and "Creating Safeguards for Your Digital Devices," Groeschel will guide you toward a balance between social media and spirituality you might never have thought was possible.

It's called #Struggles, and it will change your social media life as you know it.

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The average person
spends 7.4 hours a day
staring at screens.
And that's just the beginning...

We all love the benefits of technology and social media, but even with the incredible upsides, many of us suspect there are unintended negative consequences of using them.

In this timely and life-changing book, Craig Groeschel, bestselling author and pastor of LifeChurch.tv, shows all whose digital dependency is becoming unmanageable how to regain control over their lives.  He walks you through the biblical values that are essential for a life of peace and true fulfillment but are now even more important in our maxed-out, social-status-seeking world.

Groeschel also taps into some of the most up-to-date studies confirming the effects of social media on our emotions and our friendships.  And he offers real-life examples of how we've come to rely on social media, how it masks our real struggles, and how we can reclaim a Christ-centered life.

Refresh and rediscover your understanding of the qualities that life with Christ brings: contentment, intimacy, authenticity, compassion, and rest.  Ultimately, you will find #Struggles to be just the guide to bring a balance of spiritual depth and rich human engagement back to your everyday life.

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New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pacesetting multicampus church and creators of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books, including Fight, Altar Ego, Soul Detox, Weird, From This Day Forward, The Christian Atheist, and It.  Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.

From audible.com:

The KJV Apocrypha in a single volume

The Apocrypha ("hidden things") are contemporaneous with the Old Testament, but were not officially accepted as part of the Bible when the Hebrew "canon" was set. They did, however, form part of the Greek Scriptures and came into English Bibles by that route. The writings of the Apocrypha run the whole gamut of literary genres: histories, romances, devotional works, proverbs, and sermons. Many complement parts of the Old Testament, and listeners will recognize some familiar Biblical characters in the narratives, such as Daniel and Esther.

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New York Times best seller!

Over 5 million copies sold!

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Former atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel takes an investigative look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions - and building a captivating case for Christ's divinity.

Strobel asks challenging questions like:

• How reliable is the New Testament?
• Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?
• Is Jesus who he said he was?
• Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?

Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, Strobel's tough, point-blank questions read like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book's impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.

A Seasoned Journalist Chases Down
the Biggest Story in History

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God?

Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis who are recognized authorities in their own fields.

Strobel challenges them with questions like How reliable is the New Testament?  Does evidence exist for Jesus outside the Bible?  Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?.

Strobel's tough, point-blank questions make this remarkable book read like a captivating, fast-paced novel.  But it's not fiction.  It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ?

"Lee Strobel probes with bulldog-like tenacity the evidence for the truth of biblical Christianity."
Bruce M. Metzger, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary

"Lee Strobel asks the questions a tough-minded skeptic would ask.  His book is so good I read it out loud to my wife evenings after dinner.  Every inquirer should have it."
Phillip E. Johnson, Law Professor, University of California at Berkeley

"Utterly fascinating. I wholeheartedly recommend it."
Ravi Zacharias, Ravi Zacharias Ministries

LEE STROBEL, with a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, was an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune.  Today this former spiritual skeptic is a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago.

CHANGE YOUR PRAYERS.
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Do you ever wonder, "Why doesn't God answer my prayers?" Do you wish you could see the evidence that prayer changes lives? Are you tired of playing it safe with your faith?

Prayer moves the heart of God, but some prayers move Him more than others do. He wants more for us than a tepid faith and halfhearted routines at the dinner table. He's called you to a life of courage, not comfort.

This book will show you how to pray the prayers that search your soul, break your habits, and send you to pursue the calling God has for you. But be warned: if you're fine with settling for what's easy, or you're OK with staying on the sidelines, this book isn't for you. You'll be challenged. You'll be tested. You'll be moved to take a long, hard look at your heart.

You'll be inspired to pray boldly. To pray powerfully. To pray with fire. You'll see how you can trade ineffective prayers and lukewarm faith for raw, daring prayers that will push you to new levels of passion and fulfillment. You'll discover the secret to overcome fears of loss, rejection, failure, and the unknown and welcome the blessings God has for you.

You'll gain the courage it takes to pray dangerous prayers.

New York Times bestselling author CRAIG GROESCHEL is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church,an innovative church meeting in multiple locations around the United States and one of the largest churches in the world.  He is the author of several books and hosts the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast.  He is the Summit Champion for the Global Leadership Network, which reaches hundreds of thousands of leaders around the world annually.  Craig and his wife, Amy, live in Oklahoma.  Visit www.craiggroschel.com to connect with Craig.

Five commitments to fail-proof your marriage =

Everyone dreams of a fairy-tale marriage - the perfect spouse, the perfect home, the perfect family.  But reality tells us that these expectations don't hold up very long.  Many studies indicate that close to fifty percent of marriages don't make it.  With those odds, is it even possible to have a good marriage - let alone a great one?  New York Times bestselling author and pastor Craig Groeschel insists you can but not if you approach it like everyone else does.

Craig and his wife, Amy, show single adults and married couples how to conquer the odds and find the joy, passion, and strength of a marriage built by God.

Craig and Amy open their hearts, share personal experiences, and walk you through five powerful commitments you can make to fail-proof your marriage:

1. Seek God.
2. Fight fair.
3. Have fun.
4. Stay pure.
5. Never give up.

If you earnestly choose to do all five of these things, you will discover a richer, deeper, more authentic marriage.

Starting right now - from this day forward.

CRAIG GROESCHEL is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pacesetting multicampus church and creators of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books, including Fight, Altar Ego, Soul Detox, Weird, The Christian Atheist, and It. Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.

AMY GROESCHEL is a home educating mom and leads LifeChurch.tv's women's ministry.  She is also the founder of Branch15, a nonprofit housing ministry that helps marginalized women and has co-authored SOAR, a Bible study for women.

Trusting God When You Can't Trust Others.
Knowing God Hears You When Others Don't.
Finding Light Even When It's Dark.

Have you ever found yourself in a difficult time and felt like you had no one to turn to, no answers, no help?  You may even start to wonder if the God you've always trusted is even there.  And if he is, does he care about you, about what you are enduring?

With real-life compassion, Pastor Craig Groeschel offers you Hope in the Dark, a book that reveals experiences of everyday people who have felt alone, as well as the little-known biblical story of Habakkuk and how he struggled with trust and doubt.  Through these stories and insights, you'll discover how God can meet you even in life's most difficult moments.  You'll find how you really can know and discover a good and loving God, but the key is in wrestling with the pain, struggling through doubts, and even living with unanswered questions.  Hope in the Dark shows you how.

This brave, soul-nourishing message comes from the senior pastor of Life.Church, one of the fastest-growing churches in the world, and will bring you the strength, light, and hope you need.  Hope in the Dark is for those who are hurting, and for those who are afraid that their faith may be failing.  It offers the great, glorious knowledge that God is right there with you, especially when you need him most.

New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative church meeting in multiple locations around the United States.  He is the author of several books, including Divine Direction, Liking Jesus, Fight, The Christian Atheist, and It.  He and his wife, Amy, live in the Edmond, Oklahoma, area and have six children, two sons-in-law, and one grandson.

The MacArthur Study Bible

John MacArthur, Author and General Editor

FOR THIRTY YEARS, THIRTY HOURS A WEEK, Dr. John MacArthur pored over every page of Scripture.  Explored every verse.  Dug into every difficult passage.

As he studied, he combined the exegetical skills of a world-class scholar with the wisdom and warmth of an experienced pastor.

The result is more than just another study Bible.  It is the work of a lifetime.  A true classic that will set standards for decades to come.

In this day of specialized Bibles, The MacArthur Study Bible is a breath of fresh air.  Because it doesn't just fit your lifestyle.  It transforms your life.

No other study Bible does such a breakthrough job of explaining the historical context, unfolding the meaning of the text, and placing it within a theological framework.

For in the end, nothing has more power to change your life than a clear and accurate understanding of God's Word.

Featuring the word-for-word accuracy of the New King James Version, The MacArthur Study Bible is perfect for serious study.  Right there on the page beside the NKJV text are helpful charts, maps, outlines and articles.  Along with thousands of study notes personally written by Dr. MacArthur at the Master's Seminary (where Dr. MacArthur is president).

So while some popular study Bibles present multiple viewpoints, MacArthur's notes always point you towards a single destination: God's unchanging truth.

And unlike past "classics" burdened by outdated theological systems, The MacArthur Study Bible strives to let the systems go and allow the Word of God to speak.  So day after day, year after year, you can always count on hearing something new.

After all, that is precisely what you should expect from the work of a lifetime - a lifetime of discovery in God's Word.

FEATURES
 •  New King James Version Text
 •  20,000 Study Notes
 •  Introduction to the Bible
 •  Thorough Book Introductions and Outlines
 •  12-Page Outline of Systematic Theology
 •  200-Page Topical Index
 •  Archacology and the Bible
 •  Names of God
 •  Table of Weights and Measures
 •  The Tabernacle / Temple Floor Plan
 •  Messianic Prophecies in OT Chart
 •  Diagrams of Jerusalem
 •  Miracles of Jesus Chart
 •  Parables of Jesus Chart
 •  Timeline of OT Patriarchs / Judges
 •  Timeline of OT Kings / Prophets
 •  Timeline of Babylonian Captivity
 •  Timeline of Between the Testaments
 •  Timeline of OT Chronology
 •  Timeline of NT Chronology
 •  Harmony of the Gospels
 •  Harmony of Samuel, Kings, Chronicles
 •  Jewish Calendar
 •  Jewish Feasts
 •  Over 20 Bible Maps

WORD
BIBLES

MERE CHRISTIANITY

First broadcast as informal radio "talks" and later published as three separate books.  The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality are presented together in Mere Christianity.  In his remarkably  direct and accessible style, the renowned Christian apologist shows how the power of Christianity manifests itself - not in any single denomination but as "mere" Christianity, a total force.  For Lewis sets out to prove only that "in the center of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergencies of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks with the same voice."

"Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way." - Anthony Burgess, The New York Times Book Review

"The point about reading C. S. Lewis is that he makes you sure, whatever you believe, that religion accepted or rejected means something extremely serious, demanding the entire energy of the mind." - Harpers

"If wit and wisdom, style and scholarship are requisites to passage through the pearly gates, Mr. Lewis will be among the angels." - The New Yorker

"A legacy of solid, genial Christianity." - Commonweal

C. S. Lewis was a professor at Cambridge and Oxford universities.  His other bestselling books include The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Space Trilogy, all available from Collier Books.

The Most Original Christian Writer of Our Century

"C.S. Lewis is the most popular Christian theologician being published today."  - The Christian Book Club

"Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way."  - Anthony Burgess, The New York Times Book Review

"Apparently this Oxford don and Cambridge professor is going to be around for a long time; he called himself a dinosaur but he seems to speak to people where they are."  - Chad Walsh, The Washington Post Book World

"Christians are turning again to a master of lucid apologetics whose religious imagination also encompassed fairy tales and space odysseys."  - John B. Breslin, America

"A legacy of solid, genial Christianity."  - Dorothy Dohen, Commonweal

C.S. Lewis was a professor of Medieval and Renaissance literature at Cambridge university.  His previous bestselling Macmillan books include Mere Christianity and Miracles as well as The Chronicles of Narnia and Space Trilogy.

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Praise for Soul Detox

"In Soul Detox, Craig Groeschel digs his heels in and actually names all those pesky behaviors that so often get us into trouble.  Don't read Soul Detox without a sturdy pair of steel-toed boots, because Craig isn't afraid to step on your toes."
- Dave Ramsey, New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host

"In Soul Detox, you will learn from a man who has earned the right to speak through his personal integrity and leadership in the body of Christ.  So prepare yourself to embrace God's purpose for your life by letting go of toxic sins that are holding you back."
-Steven Furtick, lead pastor, Elevation Church; author of Sun Stand Still

"In order to be holy and transformed into the image of Jesus, we all need a regular soul detox.  When we allow his light to shine into our darkness, healing and wholeness come.  A timely message for our generation."
- Christine Caine, founder of The A21 Campaign

"In Soul Detox, Crag Groeschel shines a light on those dark, secret corners of our spiritual lives that we'd probably rather just ignore.  He pinpoints widespread virulent cultural influences that corrode the soul and tarnish our relationship with God.  Read Soul Detox and gain powerful tools essential for stripping away that cultural grime and reclaiming God's greatest desires for our lives."
- Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Pointe Community Church

"In Soul Detox, Craig Groeschel does an excellent job of teaching how broken people can find hope and healing in the midst of today's challenges.  I have great respect for Craig as a thinker and leader, and I recommend this book."
- John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert

"Since soft words produce hard people and hard words produce soft people, Groeschel's difficult challenge to his readers to reflect on possible toxins in their soul that are poisoning their personal holiness is a welcome addition in an evangelical culture that minimizes sin and offers cheap grace."
- Mark Driscoll, founder and preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA

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The Ultimate Spiritual Intervention

When we recognize the toxins that assault us daily, and discover ways to live in this world without absorbing these toxins into our souls, we can experience the ultimate spiritual intervention!

Clean Living in a Contaminated World

With a fresh look at the word of God, vulnerable honesty, and his trademark humor, bestselling author Craig Groeschel unpacks ways to strengthen our spiritual health and our positive influence on others.

Soul Detox reveals how to overcome toxins that assault us daily, including toxic influences, toxic emotions, and toxic behaviors.  More than an insightful look at the negative aspects of our day-to-day culture, this grace-filled guide will challenge you out of complacency into a life of clean, pure, and focused living based on the freeing standard of God's holiness.  Jesus calls his followers to a radically different lifestyle than the carcinogenic culture we see around us.

Despite the atmosphere around you, you can richly enjoy life and live it abundantly when you submit to a soul detox.

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CRAIG GROESCHEL

is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pace-setting multicampus church, and creator of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books, including Weird, The Christian Atheist, and It. Craig, his wife. Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.

From audible.com:

(KJV) King James Study Bible
Bible study story of "Jesus Turns Water into Wine" in the final chapter
Have you heard this very popular bible story?

This newer edition of the King James Bible published in 1769 is usually preferred by most that read it over the older 1611 version.

This 1769 edition is highly sought after due to being more reader/listener friendly than the 1611 since many typos were fixed....

We hope your new audio bible will go everywhere with you and be a blessing for years to come.

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Praise for Weird

"I've got bad news: 'Normal' stinks! The normal family is broke, stressed, over-worked, and generally unhappy.  If we want God's best for our families, faith, and finances, we've got to stop striving for normal - and start being weird!"
- Dave Ramsey, host of The Dave Ramsey Show and bestselling author of The Total Money Makeover

"Craig Groeschel is the weirdest person I've ever known. And once you've read this book, you'll understand - that's the highest compliment I could ever pay him.  His passion for God, integrity, and wisdom are abnormal.  He approaches his relationship with God on a level that compels all of us to go higher.  And it's these very distinctions that make him the perfect person to help you stand apart from a world that is dying in a sea of normalcy. I can't recommend Weird highly enough."
- Steven Furtick, senior pastor of Elevation Church and author of Sun Stand Still

"Craig Groeschel has always been different ... in a good sort of way.  Weird will motivate you to abandon the normal path and live for Jesus with all your heart."
- Jentezen Franklin, pastor of Free Chapel and author of the New York Times bestselling book Fasting

"Craig Groeschel is weird in the best kind of way.  If anyone can give advice on how to be set apart from the world and just plain weird for God, it's him!  His book WEIRD: Because Normal Isn't Working is a must read!"
- Christine Caine, director of Equip & Empower Ministries and author of The Core Issue

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Normal Isn't Working

Normal people are stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted.  Many of their relationships are, at best, strained and, in most cases, just surviving.  Even though we live in one of the most prosperous places on earth, normal is still living paycheck to paycheck and never getting ahead.  In our oversexed world, lust, premarital sex, guilt, and shame are far more common than purity, virginity, and a healthy married sex life.  And when it comes to God, the majority believe in him, but the teachings of Scripture rarely make it into their everyday lives.

Simply put, normal isn't working.

"When people describe my lifestyle or family as weird, I find comfort."

Journey with author and pastor Craig Groeschel as he shares a Christ-centered philosophy, on everything from money to scheduling to purity, that will help you break out of the normal rut and live according to the rhythms of God's grace and the truth of his Word.


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CRAIG GROESCHEL

is the founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a pace-setting multicampus church and creators of the popular and free YouVersion Bible App.  He is the author of several books including The Christian Atheist and It.  Craig, his wife, Amy, and their six children live in Edmond, Oklahoma.