Lisa Harper

Spiritual disciplines are intended to be a means of grace to connect us with God so that we can know Him more intimately. Then, out of the overflow of our relationship with Him, we are to impact the world around us. Working them into our normal, everyday lives should be realistic and attainable. When they're not, we become paralyzed and oftentimes walk away from them altogether. God knows our reality; He knows our circumstances and commitments. More than anything, He wants moments of time with us where we connect, where we draw closer, where we encounter Him. And how we do that is a mix of practices that we don't attempt to accomplish all in one day, but over time with each of them woven in and out of our everyday schedules. With these eight videos, we hope to show people how easy it can be to love God, have a relationship with Him, and organically reflect Him to our world. Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2031. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

Spiritual disciplines are intended to be a means of grace to connect us with God so that we can know Him more intimately. Then, out of the overflow of our relationship with Him, we are to impact the world around us. Working them into our normal, everyday lives should be realistic and attainable. When they're not, we become paralyzed and oftentimes walk away from them altogether. God knows our reality; He knows our circumstances and commitments. More than anything, He wants moments of time with us where we connect, where we draw closer, where we encounter Him. And how we do that is a mix of practices that we don't attempt to accomplish all in one day, but over time with each of them woven in and out of our everyday schedules. With these eight videos, we hope to show people how easy it can be to love God, have a relationship with Him, and organically reflect Him to our world. Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2031. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

Moving beyond facts to experience the fullness of GodTheology is a conversation about God. One that invites us to experience God in all His fullness rather than just memorizing facts about God. Theology is not some academic subject to only be pursued by professors and seminarians. Theology is the way we connect with our Redeemer. It's how we remember that we're His. And we will never have to be alone.This seven-week Bible study by Lisa Harper, titled A Jesus-Shaped Life, is your invitation to explore the depths of God's character, God's love for you, and how your relationship with Him transforms you. Ultimately, you will experience how biblically sound theology deepens your relationship with God and each other.This study guide includes:In-depth personal Bible study between sessionsIndividual access to seven streaming video teachings from LisaGroup discussion questionsStreaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2030. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

An unstuffy, unintimidating invitation to greater intimacy with God - from the creator of the top-ranked Back Porch Theology podcast - makes theology simple, accessible, and applicable to your daily life- transform your relationship with GodThe most basic definition of theology is words (logos) about God (theos). Conversations, if you will, about the most important thing in life--developing a real, ongoing, vibrant relationship with God Himself. With her signature style and wit, bestselling author and Bible teacher Lisa Harper invites you into this life-giving conversation. She makes theology engaging, practical, and applicable by explaining how academic-sounding concepts--such as imago Dei, atonement, the Trinity, the transcendence and immanence of Christ, and much more--are not rigid theoretical propositions but transformative realities that we get to live out with God and with other people.If you want more joy and peace with God and you feel called to make more of a Jesus-shaped dent in the world around you, then it's time to dive deeper into biblically sound theology. With Lisa as your guide, this is guaranteed to be quite the adventure

Easter is so much more than a holiday.Easter isn't just a date on the calendar; it's the most significant event in human history. It's the celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead, and His victory over everything that holds us back in our earthly lives. It's the day we focus on the promise and power of Jesus and draw closer to Him.Join Christine Caine and Lisa Harper in a transformative study that goes beyond tradition. Walk with them through four weeks of the Lenten season taking in the details of Jesus' life, the agony of His death, and the overwhelming joy of His resurrection.Relive His steps with a heart full of hope. See it all with eyes of faith. You'll be ready to celebrate Easter in more ways than you ever have and be inspired to share the joy only Jesus could make possible.Streaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2029. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

Jesus’ arrival on earth changed the course of history forever. Not only for those who lived in the first century, but for those of us in the twenty-first century as well. The miracle and marvel of the Advent season demonstrates that we are precious to Him. He’s not a distant God. He is Emmanuel, God with us. That includes wherever you are, right now.Throughout the Old Testament, we find descriptions, allusions, prophecies, and even foreshadowing of the long-anticipated Messiah. The Messiah is Jesus, whose purpose and promise was not limited by His humanity. In this Bible study, you will learn that it’s not your behavior that earns the kindness of a holy God; it’s the presence of Jesus coming to Earth to be with you, always.Join Christine Caine and Lisa Harper this Advent season for a four-session video Bible study like no other. Your hope and spirit will be revived as you recapture the wonder of Jesus’ obvious love for you. You’ll discover that Advent is not only a season of waiting and preparation, but also, it’s a season of action to share the hope of Jesus with everyone.

When it comes to our personal well-being, success is often more dangerous than failure. As we try to fulfill others' expectations, we deplete our time, energy, and enthusiasm and end up feeling wrung out or burned out, sometimes even flaming out in spectacular ways. It may feel like the solution is just to quit--our jobs, our passions, our ministries--but there is a way to pour into others and take care of ourselves.Sharing the dramatic, true, and untold story behind the creation of Convoy of Hope, Hal Donaldson and his daughter Lindsay Donaldson-Kring pull back the curtain on Hal's journey to greater mental, physical, and spiritual health amid the all-engrossing task of starting and sustaining a ministry. They reveal the toll ministry and compassion work can take on both individuals and families, then point toward healing and wholeness.Insightful and encouraging, this book offers practical, real-world solutions to persistent problems associated with being the hands and feet of Jesus in a hurting world.

A revolution for women to live confidently in their God-given identity and united in the call to bring goodness to the world, adapted from Born of a Woman, from speaker and pastor of the influential Shoreline City Church. "In these pages, you will experience the beauty of a friend who says, 'Royal sister, take a seat. We have been waiting for you '"--Charlotte Gambill, Global communicator, author, and leadership mentor We know women are meant to bring powerful and lasting goodness into the world because God repeatedly called women to do so: He trusted Mary to give birth to Jesus, Esther to save His people, and Deborah to lead His kingdom. Yet so much of our potential is limited by our own insecurity and fear. It's time for us to stand confident in our stunning worth as royal daughters, unite in community, and walk in the unshakable hope of Christ. In a message that's both vibrant and conversational, Pastor Oneka McClellan reminds us that God has uniquely positioned and gifted women to be a source of life, wisdom, and strength. Through insightful biblical truths and real stories of women showing up in powerful ways, McClellan equips you to - completely trust your God-given identity- lead with courage and wisdom in any room - fight for the flourishing of others- celebrate the greatness in every woman- see with eyes of hope that God can redeem any story To every woman who's ever felt held back, pushed down, or disqualified from stepping fully into her purpose, McClellan's Born Royal offers hope, encouragement, and empowerment. It also sounds a liberating call for each and every one of us--including you--to walk boldly and precisely as the women God has created us to be.

In this twelve-session video Bible study, some of today's best-loved Christian authors and speakers look at the spiritual lessons learned from twelve daring women in the Bible and what they mean for you today.As you look at each of these women’s lives, you will discover how to:Apply biblical lessons to your own modern-day struggles.Live through your failures as well as your successes.Draw near to God in a world filled with trials.Find lasting contentment in every situation.Overcome rejection and insecurity . . . and much more.You’ll study the lives of . . .Shulamite Woman: We Had God at Hello (Lisa Harper) Deborah: Fight Like a Girl (Bianca Juarez Olthoff)Proverbs 31 Woman: How Not to Do It All (Karen Ehman)Ruth: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions (Chrystal Evans Hurst)Puah and Shiphrah: How to Fight Your Fears (Margaret Feinberg)Esther: Letting God Be in Control (Courtney Joseph)Priscilla: Living a Life of Blessed Ordinary (Karen Ehman)Mary and Martha: Finding Life in Death (Bianca Juarez Olthoff)Bent Woman: We've Got God's Complete Attention (Lisa Harper)Woman with the Issue of Blood: When Persistence Pays Off (Chrystal Evans Hurst)Elizabeth: How to Win the Waiting Game (Margaret Feinberg)Anna: How to Live a Life Devoted to God (Courtney Joseph Fallick)This study guide includes:Individual access to twelve streaming video sessionsBackground information on each womanVideo notes and a comprehensive structure for small group discussion timePersonal study and reflection materials for in-between sessionsGroup leader helps Previously published as Twelve More Women of the Bible.

Whether in sad times or glad times, do you ever wonder what "looking to Jesus" actually means in everyday life? Perhaps you know Jesus as Lord. Maybe you know Him as the central figure of your faith. But sometimes we all need a reminder of all the specific, unexpected, countless, and jaw-dropping things Jesus truly is for us--especially on the hard days. In her much-anticipated follow-up to her bestselling devotional LIFE, and in her beloved, humorous, and relatable voice, Bible teacher and bestselling author Lisa Harper offers JESUS. As you open each page, prepare yourself for a devotional journey of unapologetically gawking at, reveling in, and worshipping our incredible Savior--and laughing a lot along the way. Because there's no one like Him

Winner of the 2024 ECPA Christian Book Award for Best Bible Study — OVER 100,000 COPIES SOLD!Perfection Not Required. . .Many of us believe that we aren’t good enough to meet other people’s expectations. Maybe you can’t wrap words around why, but lurking beneath the surface of the carefully curated façade you present in public, it’s there. Being missed and marginalized by others moves us to assume we’re not quite good enough for God either.The great news woven throughout the Gospel according to Luke is that perfection is not a prerequisite for a deep and personal relationship with Jesus. In fact, this riveting account reveals that Jesus is especially fond of ragamuffins in need of a safe place to lean in and linger! Join Lisa Harper in this Bible study of a literary masterpiece that doesn’t celebrate the elite, but embraces the outliers, outcasts, and overlooked!This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide.Personal study of Scripture and context.Scripture memory cards and coloring pages.An individual access code to stream all eight video sessions online. (You don’t need to buy a DVD!) Sessions and Video Run Times:Outliers, Outcasts, and the Outrageous Mercy of God (26:00)Worship in the Waiting (25:00)Uphill Glory (29:00)Gut-Level Compassion (27:00) The Tender Heart of Obedience (32:00)A Beautiful Unbending (31:00)A Most Radical Restoration (31:00)A Tale of Two Rooms (31:00) Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2028. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.—Beautiful WordTM Bible Study Series—What book of the Bible do you turn to for wisdom about the situation you find yourself in? Where do you go for words of comfort when you’re feeling overwhelmed, lost, or frustrated in life?The Beautiful WordTM Bible Study series makes the Bible come alive in such a way that you know where to turn no matter where you find yourself on your spiritual journey. Featuring celebrated authors and teachers like Lisa Harper, Margaret Feinberg, and Jada Edwards, each guide is a creative and illuminating journey through one book of the Bible.

Journey through the biblical stories of the early Christian movement, and see what kind of wild adventures await those who truly believe Jesus. Throughout the book of Acts, believing Jesus and what he said is the core value that marked every believer in the first church. Because they believed Jesus, the early Christians were willing to risk everything—their comfort, their homes, even their lives.In this eight-session video Bible study (streaming included), Lisa Harper launches into the book of Acts to discover how Jesus' command to spread the gospel changed the lives of those who believed and shaped the culture that surrounded the growing church. At the end of this journey together, not only will you have studied this wild, adventurous, risk-taking book of the Bible; but you'll see how God supernaturally orchestrated the events in Scripture to bring about the message of salvation that the early believers preached.Today, we are faced with the same risks. Will we truly believe the words of Jesus and allow them to transform every part of our lives?This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion questions, conversation starters, video notes, and a leader's guide.An individual access code to stream all eight video sessions online (you don't need to buy a DVD!). Sessions and video run times:The Declarations that Define Us (21:30) – The book of Acts, an extension of Luke's gospelEarth, Wind, and Celestial Fire (19:00) – The Holy Spirit's dramatic entranceCheckered Pasts Can Make Incredible Preachers (21:00) – The powerful preaching of Peter and PaulWhat’s Mine Is Yours (20:00) – Finding freedom in freely givingLoving More People, More (16:00) – A challenge to welcome everyoneThe Need to Be ReGospeled (19:30) – Even Peter and Paul made mistakes along the wayTurning Your World Upside Down (20:00) – A closer look at THIS Jesus: the one we're followingBearing the Chain Because (24:00) – Anything is worth seeing the gospel suddenly click for someone Watch on any device!Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2027. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

"It is a rare thing for me to stand with a book, explicitly about race and equity, that is written by a white person. Why? Because it is a rare thing to encounter a white person who has followed the lead of people of color into their own transformation so deeply that I trust the message coming from their white body. Idelette McVicker has done the work."--Lisa Sharon Harper (from the foreword)As a white Afrikaner woman growing up in South Africa during apartheid, Idelette McVicker was steeped in a community and a church that reinforced racism and shielded her from seeing her neighbors' oppression. But a series of circumstances led her to begin questioning everything she thought was true about her identity, her country, and her faith.Recovering Racists shares McVicker's journey over thirty years and across three continents to shatter the lies of white supremacy embedded deep within her soul. She helps us realize that grappling with the legacy of white supremacy and recovering from racism is lifelong work that requires both inner transformation and societal change. It is for those of us who have hit rock bottom in the human story of race, says McVicker. We must acknowledge our internalized racism, repent of our complicity, and learn new ways of being human.This book invites us on the long, slow journey of healing the past, making things right, changing old stories, and becoming human together. As we work for the liberation of everyone, we also find liberation for ourselves. Each chapter ends with discussion questions.

Have you met the real Jesus--the One who is fierce enough to set you free? Previously published as Untamed - "Lisa Harper invites you to meet the Jesus she knows--and just as those who encountered Jesus centuries ago, you'll never be the same."--New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado Too many people settle for relating to Jesus merely as a comfortable friend and companion, when what we all need is an untamed Savior, a fearless champion tough enough to conquer our shame and compelling enough for us to follow without hesitation. I finally realized my caricature of Jesus wasn't big enough to calm my anxiety or heal my wounds or defeat the wickedness in our world. Pretending Jesus is less than He is resulted in someone I wasn't compelled to worship. So I began a journey to discover the whole Jesus--including the seemingly rough and wild parts--revealed in the Bible. And I found Him to be bigger and better than I ever dreamed.--Lisa Harper Through a powerful blend of storytelling and biblical insights, Lisa Harper invites you to engage with the Jesus of the Gospels, a person so provocative that no one who encountered Him was left unchanged. Pharisees fumed, paralytics turned cartwheels, and pariahs found love and acceptance. Come meet the Jesus who is both safe and strong--and learn how this radical Redeemer can liberate you to live and love with abandon. Includes questions for group discussion or personal reflection.

Undrar du någonsin om evangeliet verkligen är "goda nyheter" för ditt faktiska, vardagliga ofta svåra, ibland smärtsamma och oftast galna verkliga liv? Jodå, det är det. Men ibland behöver vi alla påminnas om att Guds trofasthet faktiskt följer oss, mitt i allt det där plågsamma, svåra och ibland också komiska som händer. I sin nya andaktsbok Livet, är det precis vad Lisa Harper gör: hon utforskar relevanta och befriande situationer i Bibeln som bevisar att Guds nåd är mer än nog, både i det stora och det lilla som sker i våra liv. Oavsett om vi möter personliga förluster, trauman, globala kriser eller helt enkelt har en dålig dag när vi inte får ordning på frisyren, räcker evangeliets kraft för att hantera vad som helst, så dyk ner i Livet och ta emot hopp för ditt eget! Lisa Harper är en inspirerande, dråplig kommunikatör, men också en genuin och verklighetsförankrad bibellärare som många tycker om att lyssna till, i verkligheten eller på någon av många radiooch tv-kanaler. Hon har en master i teologi från Covenant Seminary och doktorerar nu vid Denver Seminary. Hon har arbetat som predikant i trettio år och skrivit nitton böcker och bibelstudiematerial, men säger själv att hennes absolut största bedrift är att bli mamma till Missy (hennes adoptivdotter från Haiti)! De bor på en uperad liten gård söder om Nashville, Tennessee, där de gärna äter enorma mängder.

Do you ever wonder if the gospel is truly "good news" for your actual, difficult, hard-to-fathom, off-the-wall, sometimes painful, often absurd, and even humorous real life? Well, it is. But sometimes we all need a reminder that God's faithfulness really does follow us into in the face of all that weird, hard, and ridiculous stuff of life. In her new devotional LIFE, Lisa Harper gives you exactly that: a gut-honest exploration of the redemptive--and sometimes even humorous--narrative that proves God's gospel is meant to help us in the big and small things alike. Whether we face the individual annoyances of life or a worldwide crisis or a disappointing day, the gospel is big enough to handle real-world, real-time, real-life issues, so jump into LIFE and see for yourself what it might have to say to yours.