Matthew was the most popular Gospel in the early church, widely read for its clear emphasis on Jesus' teaching. Drawing on its use as a teaching or discipleship manual, Craig Keener expounds Matthew as a discipleship manual for believers today. In his skilled hands, this first-century text becomes as relevant and contemporary as information downloaded from the Internet, while it challenges us with its divine perspective on how life ought to be lived. In this clear, incisive commentary, readers will find an introduction with background material concerning authorship, date and purpose, as well as a summary of important theological themes. A passage-by-passage exposition follows that focuses on understanding what significance the Gospel of Matthew had for its original readers in order to see its relevance for the church today. Students, pastors, Bible teachers and everyone who wants to understand the message of Matthew for the church will benefit from this excellent resource.

Product Description: "Wherever ethnic rivalries are destroying societies, the book of Galatians calls Christians to express the truth of the gospel in communities where there are no ethnic or social or gender divisions." With this strong admonition, Walter Hansen introduces his IVP New Testament Commentary on Galatians...read more

Product Description: Few individual books of the Bible have changed the course of church history the way Paul's letter to the Romans has. Whether one thinks of Augustine's coversion in the fourth century, Luther's recovery of justification by faith in the sixteenth or Barth's challenge to recover theological exegesis of the Bible in the twentieth, Romans has been the catalyst to personal spiritual renewal and the recapturing of gospel basics...read more

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Product Description: The old adage of "opposites attract" is certainly true of Jill and Stuart Briscoe. He is a pragmatic, nuts-and-bolts man; she a visionary, with a heart for people. From the beginning, these two personalities have had much to learn about each other...read more

Product Description: Who Is Stealing Your Time? Each day, there are things you know you have to do. Then there are things you really ought to do, plus things you desperately want to do. But how do we find time for it all? Stuart Briscoe, former senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, presents an outstanding commentary on evaluating our priorities so that the concerns of this world do not rob us of our valuable time...read more

Product Description: Simon Peter was an ordinary man of no social standing. And yet Jesus chose him to be the “rock” upon which the church would be built. This apparent incongruity begs the question, What does Christ see in you? In this book and Bible study for men, Stuart Briscoe retells the gospel account of Simon Peter’s interactions with the Master and explores how God wants to use your potential just as He used Peter’s...read more

Product Description: Who wouldn't want to be an all-around better preacher? Here are vital tips and ideas written in a light and humorous way by a seasoned, successful preacher. Great for new pastors, seminary students, or any pastor who is feeling overwhelmed. A practical primer!

Product Description: Popular speaker Stuart Briscoe offers wise counsel on the life-changing decisions that everyone makes. This book awakens readers' desire to think through what's really important and learn how to make decisions that will lead to greater well-being.

Product Description: Daily Study Bible for Men provides adult Christian men a fresh vision and understanding of God's Word with notes that focus specifically on men's concerns. Over 330 daily studies by Stuart Briscoe guide men to Scripture passages and key verses that apply to issues facing men...read more

Product Description: Daily Study Bible for Men provides adult Christian men a fresh vision and understanding of God's Word with notes that focus specifically on men's concerns. Over 330 daily studies by Stuart Briscoe guide men to Scripture passages and key verses that apply to issues facing men...read more

Product Description: Book by Briscoe, Stuart

Popular author Stuart Briscoe understands that for many Christians the wonderful promises and benefits of Christianity do not seem to work. Happiness is elusive, doing right does not always pay, stress is not eased, and suffering continues. In this new edition of Briscoe's popular book, he shares solid answers from a most unexpected place -- the book of Psalms. Far from more bedtime devotionals, the psalms speak plainly to today's postmodern uncertainty with directness and relevance. Briscoe selects twelve psalms that show how happiness, joy, and meaning are more than good feelings resulting from pleasant circumstances. Rather, these blessings result from knowing that God is in control of every situation and that he walks with us through our pain and fears. Far from delivering a head-in-the-clouds, "be more holy" sermon, this book deals head-on with the stuff of being human -- failure, sin, self-doubt, unbelief, depression, and stress; showing how God's ancient wisdom can make life work in today's tough times.

Product Description: A Wonderful Way to Spend 365 Days In a Quiet PlaceSpend a year reading through these strong Scriptural studies, spiritual reflections, stories, and prayers that lead you deeper into the compassionate heart and awesome mind of God...read more

Retells stories from the Old Testament and includes scripts and songs for presenting Biblical plays

Retells stories from the New Testament and includes scripts and music for presenting Biblical plays

Product Description: With heartwarming stories, inspirational verse, and biblical teaching, Stuart and Jill Briscoe offer insights that will help us find our way back to the heart of Christmas.

Stories from the Old Testament about the creation, Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Joshua are accompanied by facts, plays, and songs

Stories from the New Testament about John the Baptist and Jesus Christ are accompanied by facts, plays, and songs

Product Description: Not to be confused with ready-to-deliver sermons, the expository outlines collected in this volume serve as a springboard for your own research, insights, and illustrative materials.

Product Description: Not to be confused with ready-to-deliver sermons, the expository outlines collected in this book serve as a springboard for your own research, insights, and illustrative methods.

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Product Description: Stuart Briscoe explicates Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, this series of simple lessons that introduced to the world a radically different way of living touching on relationships, materialism, wisdom, happiness, and God's love.