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Author Josh Hunt has tested the strategies for growth presented here in the real world of church boards and busy neighborhoods...and his suggestions work. Here is a clear vision...a practical plan for getting the job done...and a specific, measurable goal: doubling any adult class or group. Pastors, leaders of adult Sunday school classes, and anyone else who's tired of talking about growth and wants to see it happen will find this book irresistible.

8 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of The Life of David as Reflected in the Psalms.Lessons include: The Early Years / Psalm 19, 8, 29The Exile / Psalm 37, 59, 52, 1The Exile, Part 2 / Psalm 56, 54, 57The King / Psalm 18, 33The King, Part 2 / Psalm 24, 110, 60The Tears of the Penitent / Psalm 51, 32Chastisements / Psalm 41, 39, 55The Songs of the Fugitive / Psalm 3, 4, 63, 62, 37Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

6 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of Godly Living in an Ungodly World. Lessons are based on the biblical character of Asa. Lessons include: Godly Living 2 Chronicles 14.1 - 8Godly Dependence 2 Chronicles 14.9 - 15Godly Courage 2 Chronicles 15.1 - 9Godly Courage 2 Chronicles 15.10 - 19 "The eyes of the Lord range throughout..." 2 Chronicles 16Good King Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 17.1 - 11; 2 Chronicles 20Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

There will come a time in your life when forgiveness will become your overriding preoccupation. You will either do something so shameful that you don't think you can ever recover, or, you will be hurt so badly that you think your heart will break. Either way, all you will be able to think about is forgiveness. Can I ever be forgiven?Can I ever forgive?Can I ever get over this?This five-session Bible Study will prepare you for that day. This study complements Nancy DeMoss's book, Choosing Forgiveness. Each lesson consists of 20 ready-to-use questions, along with answers from well-respected authors. If you can read 20 questions, you can lead a Bible Study. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

13 ready-to-teach Bible studies on the books of I & II Timothy and Titus. If you can read 20 questions, you can lead a Bible Study Group.Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

6 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic: Culture Shock. Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

13 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic: The New Covenant. Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

7 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of pain and how to get thought it. If you live long enough, eventually your heart will break. This study will guide you through the storm.This study is a companion to Green Hearts, by Jeff Bumgardner and Dr. Stephen Cutchins. The book was written in response to the tragic and sudden death of Jeff's ten-year old daughter, Ella.Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters. - M. Scott PeckIn this world you will have trouble. - Jesus

6 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of Women of Faith in the BibleEach lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

9 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back In the Box.Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

11 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of Twelve Extraordinary Women. Lessons include: Eve: Mother of All Living ThingsSarah: Hoping Against HopeRahab: A Horrible Life Redeemed Ruth: Loyalty and LoveHannah: A Portrait of Feminine GraceMary: Blessed Among WomenAnna: The Faithful WitnessThe Samaritan Woman: Finding the Water of LifeMartha and Mary: Working and WorshipingMary Magdalene: Delivered from DarknessLydia: A Hospitable Heart OpenedEach lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

12 ready-to-use, discussion-based Bible lessons on the topic of God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions.Lessons include: How to Cope with StressHow Can I Rebound from Failure?How Can I Defeat Depression?How Can I Live Above Average?How Can I Have Peace of Mind?How Can I Handle Discouragement?How Can I Overcome My Problems?How Can I Be Confident In a Crisis?How Can I Ever Change?How Did I Get Myself in To This Mess?How Can I Overcome Loneliness?Why Is This Happening to Me?Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking. Answers are provided in the form of quotes from respected authors such as John Piper, Max Lucado and Beth Moore.These lessons will save you time as well as provide deep insights from some of the great writers and thinkers from today and generations past. I also include quotes from the same commentaries that your pastor uses in sermon preparation. Ultimately, the goal is to create conversations that change lives.

Which would you rather attend-a boring lecture or a lively small group discussion? How do you turn some quiet bump-on-a-logs into a lively small group discussion? Ever attended a group and the leader tried to create a lively small group discussion and it went badly? (How embarrassing for her and painful for us. Awkward.) If you believe discussion is the best way to lead a small group, this book is for you. In this practical book you will learn the skillful use of twelve types of questions that have groups talking. Hi, I am Josh Hunt, the author of Good Questions Have Groups Talking. I have written more small group lessons than any human, living or dead. I write four lessons a week and have done so for years. I have written literally thousands of lessons. In this book I will walk you through, step-by-step, how I write small group lessons that have groups talking. (My lessons are called Good Questions Have Groups Talking.) Here are some of the lessons we will cover: -Life exposure question. This question is about the student, not about the Bible. It gets everyone started talking and allows the small group to get to know one another. Example: state your name and where were you in the birth order of your family?-What does the text say? Ask these fast. They are not as interesting as the ones that follow. Still, you have to know what the text says before you can understand what it means.-What does the text mean? This is classic Bible study. We need to spend some time here, but not too much. -Jump-ball question. This is the heart of the discussion. Truth is often a mid-point between two extremes. Jesus said, "be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men to be seen of them," and, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your father who is in heaven" Question: are we to do our acts of righteousness publically so people can see?-What are ten ways we could apply this to our lives? Application questions are different from commitment. These are things you could do, not things you necessarily will do. Example: what are ten ways a man could express love to his wife?-How will it benefit me if I do? What will it cost me if I don't? These twin questions are based on this truth, explored at some depth in the book: it is always in our best interest to live the Christian life. God is good. Following Him is good. God is a rewarder. We cannot come to him unless we believe that. You must come to love the Christian life or you will never come to live the Christian life. -Commitment question: what do you want to do about what you heard today? These are only half the questions discussed in the book. There are 12 types of questions in all that I explore.