New Releases by Mark Batterson

New York Times bestselling author and pastor unpacks Romans 8, reminding readers that God is for them--all the time, in every way imaginable. Kit includes book, DVD, and participant''s guide.

If is a powerful little word. This short book inspires readers to grasp that power for themselves and embrace God''s extraordinary possibilities for their lives.

This dynamic four-week church-wide campaign uses the story of Honi the Circle Maker--who prayer-walked his way around a devastating drought in first-century BC Israel until the rains came--to engage your entire congregation in a powerful study on prayer. Four video sessions expand on the teaching from Mark Batterson''s bestselling book of the same name, combining a teaching element with a creative element. Each session wraps up with a practical application called "Draw the Circle," giving each participant the opportunity to form a prayer circle around his or her own challenges, opportunities, and dreams. This church-wide campaign kit includes: One adult trade book One adult participant''s guide (provides teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible study, between-session activities and a practical application called "Draw the Circle," giving you the opportunity to put the prayer principles you have learned into practice) One adult DVD containing four small-group video sessions, a Getting Started guide, four sermon outlines, and all the church promotional materials needed to successfully launch and sustain a four-week church experience One student edition book, with a study guide now included One DVD for students (includes all new introductions with Mark Batterson and his son, Parker as well as teaching clips specifically geared toward students) One children''s curriculum DVD (printable lessons that include both teacher material and activities separately designed for preschool, early elementary, and later elementary use) One Getting Started guide

Cuando Jess sali de la tumba, la palabra imposible se elimin de nuestro vocabulario. Destacando el mayor milagro que Jess haya realizado jams, Un simple S puede cambiar tu vida, les muestra a los lectores que el milagro de la resurreccin es a la vez un acontecimiento histrico y una realidad para nuestras vidas hoy. Perfecto para comprar en grandes cantidades para regalar en las iglesias, en especial durante la Cuaresma o Semana Santa, este libro les permite a los lectores experimentar la maravilla de la resurreccin por primera vez o como la primera vez. // When Jesus rose from the grave, the word impossible is eliminated from our vocabulary. Emphasizing the greatest miracle Jesus ever performed, One simple YES can change your life, shows them to readers that the miracle of the resurrection is both a historic event and a reality for our lives today. Perfect to buy in bulk to give away in churches, especially during Lent and Easter, this book allows readers to experience the wonder of the resurrection for the first time or the first time.

What happens when we take Jesus at his word when he says, "I have come that you might have life and have it to the full?" New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson and his mentor Richard Foth have done just that with their lives--and in A Trip around the Sun, they show readers how they too can experience their life and faith as the ultimate adventure. In a fun, storytelling style, Mark and Dick challenge readers to shake off fear, dream big, and quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. The accumulated wisdom from their combined 117 trips around the sun radiates from every heartfelt page, invigorating those of us who have found ourselves stuck in a rut dug by our sense of duty and our fear of the unknown. Anyone who wants to grab life and squeeze every ounce of joy out of it will be inspired by this unapologetic celebration of the life Jesus died to give us.

When Jesus walked out of the tomb, the word impossible was removed from our vocabulary. Highlighting the greatest miracle Jesus ever performed, One Little Yes Can Change Your Life shows readers that the miracle of the resurrection is both a historical event and a reality for our lives today. According to Mark Batterson, "Easter isn''t something we celebrate one day a year. It''s something we celebrate every day in every way." But even the resurrection was missed by those who weren''t looking for it. He encourages readers to train themselves to see Jesus''s miracles as the outward signs of his inner power and glory. Perfect for bulk purchases for giveaways at churches--especially during Lent or Easter--One Little Yes Can Change Your Life allows readers to experience the wonder of the resurrection for the first time or like the first time. Batterson''s enthusiastic writing imbues readers with a palpable excitement as they consider what the resurrection means for their own lives.

Dein Gebet. Dein Kreis. Seine Wunder. Ein packendes Buch zum Thema Gebet, das neuen Glauben weckt und zum Beten ermutigt! Während einer Dürreperiode in Israel zog Honi, der Weise, einen Kreis in den Sand und gelobte, nicht eher aus ihm herauszukommen, bis Gott sein Gebet um Regen erhört hatte. Inspiriert von dieser jüdischen Legende zeigt Mark Batterson anhand von biblischen Geschichten und eigenen Erlebnissen, wie wir Wunder erleben können, wenn wir Gebetskreise um unsere Träume, unsere Familien, unsere Probleme und vor allem Gottes Versprechen ziehen. Wenn wir Gott alles zutrauen, anhaltend beten und ein wenig Geduld haben, ist alles möglich.

Descubre el poder de la oración audaz y de una aún más audaz fe en las promesas de Dios, por medio de este nuevo devocional de cuarenta días, Dibuja el círculo, escrito por Mark Batterson, autor del best seller del New York Times El hacedor de círculos.

¿Qué tan grande es tu Dios? ¿Es más grande que tu pecado secreto o tu sueño íntimo? El Pastor Mark Batterson comparte poderosos conceptos tomados de la historia real de Honi, el hacedor de círculos, que oraba pidiéndole milagros a Dios para su pueblo, y después esos milagros caían como lluvia desde el cielo. Sé un hacedor de círculos, te ayudará a convertir en realidad los sueños que Dios te ha dado, por medio de unas oraciones tenaces que honren a Dios y conviertan lo imposible en realidad.

Mark Batterson has a surprising secret weapon to parenting: prayer. Batterson shares a perfect blend of biblical yet practical advice that will revolutionize parents’ prayer lives by giving them a guide describing seven important ways to pray for their children, such as praying for a hedge of protection and forming prayer circles. Using stories and experience, Batterson shares seven prayer circles that will help parents pray for their kids. In this book parents will learn how to: Create prayer lists unique to the their family Claim God-inspired promises for their children Turn their family circle into a prayer circle Discover their child''s life themes As Batterson says, “I realize that not everyone inherited a prayer legacy like I did, but you can leave a legacy for generations to come. Your prayers have the power to shape the destiny of your children and your children''s children. It''s time to start circling.” This new version contains 15,000 words of brand-new content.

Creemos que Dios todavía hace milagros? Estamos expectantes que El se mueva de manera milagrosa en el día a día de nuestra vida? Tal vez nos gustaría ver milagros, pero es muy difícil ver más allá de nuestros problemas. Todo lo que está a punto de cambiar, como agua en vino. "Hay milagros a nuestro alrededor todo el tiempo, - dice Mark Batterson - pero no los verás si no sabes como buscarlos." Ahora, el autor de éxito del libro El hacedor de círculos, revela el poder increíble de las siete señales milagrosas de Jesús encontradas en el Evangelio de Juan. Batterson nos muestra que aquellas señales no fueron algo que Jesús realizó en el pasado, sino que es algo que El quiere hacer ahora, en el presente. El nos comparte historias verdaderas de gente que hoy están experimentado milagros en sus vidas. Y da a luz un sinnúmero de milagros, grandes y pequeños, que damos por sentado, que tenemos a diario, que nos lleva hacia Aquel que sana al enfermo, calma la tempestad, y que efectivamente, levantó a los muertos. Este es un libro que habla de algo más que milagros. Es un libro sobre el único que puede hacer milagros. Batterson advierte a los lectores, "No busque únicamente milagros, Busque a Jesús. Y si buscas a Jesús, los milagros te encontrarán." Nada ha cambiado desde que Jesús llamó a Lázaro para que saliera de la tumba cuatro días después de su funeral. Las situaciones imposibles todavía son una doble oportunidad para que Dios nos revele su Gloria. No importa que tan grande sea el problema, Dios es todavía más grande. Cualquiera que anhele ver a Dios obrando de manera milagrosa hoy, amará el mensaje edificador de la fe y dador de vida de Batterson.

Perfect for churches and small groups, the dvd, participant''s guide, and curriculum kit for Mark Batterson''s new book will help readers delve deeper into the God who is bigger than any of our problems.

Do we believe that God still does miracles? Do we expect him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in, day-out lives? Maybe we''d like to see miracles, but it''s hard to see past our problems. All that is about to change, like water into wine. "There are miracles all around us all the time," says Mark Batterson, "but you won''t see them if you don''t know how to look for them." Now the bestselling author of The Circle Maker reveals the incredible power of the seven miraculous signs of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Batterson shows how they were not simply something Jesus did in the past, but something he wants to do now, in the present. He shares true stories of people today who are experiencing miracles in their lives. And he brings to light countless miracles, big and small, that we take for granted every day that point us toward the One who healed the sick, calmed the storm, and yes, even raised the dead. But this is more than a book about miracles. It''s a book about the only One who can perform them. Batterson cautions readers, "Don''t just seek miracles. Seek Jesus. And if you seek Jesus, miracles will find you." Nothing has changed since Jesus called Lazarus out of his tomb four days after his funeral. Our impossible situations still double as God''s greatest opportunity to reveal his glory. No matter how big the problem is, God is bigger still. Anyone who longs to see God work in miraculous ways today will love Batterson''s faith-building, life-giving message.

Halfway is no way to live. Quit holding back. Quit holding out. It’s time to go all in and all out for God. The good news is this: If you don’t hold out on God, God won’t hold out on you. If you give everything you have to follow Jesus, you’ll receive amazing spiritual rewards. But this reality also comes with a deeper truth: Nothing belongs to you. Not even you. In All In: Student Edition, Mark and Parker Batterson explore what going all in can mean for your life, sharing unique illustrations and unforgettable stories, as well as compelling accounts of biblical characters. Throughout, they demonstrate the amazing things that can happen when you surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Mark Batterson writes: “When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.”

Nunca ha habido y nunca volverá a haber nadie igual a ti. Pero eso no es un elogio para ti. Es un elogio para el Dios que te creó. ¿El problema? Que pocas personas descubren la identidad que Dios les ha dado, y que las hace diferentes a todas las demás. Mark Batterson le da a esta distinción de origen divino el nombre de Identidad del alma.A Dios le encantaría presentarte a ti mismo.En Identidad del alma, Mark derrama la profundidad y la energía por las que es famoso en un esfuerzo por ayudarte a experimentar el gozo de descubrir quién eres... y la libertad de descubrir quién no eres. La maravillosa realidad es que tu exclusividad es al mismo tiempo que un regalo de Dios para ti, un regalo tuyo para Dios.Identidad del alma, un libro de autodescubrimiento que pone en el centro a Dios y no a nuestro yo, te anima a reconocer y explorar los cinco momentos definidores de tu vida, que son los que van a decidir tu destino. A lo largo del camino, descubrirás que no estás pasando solamente las páginas de un libro. Estás pasando las páginas de tu extraordinaria vida, moldeada por Dios para transformar al mundo.

The author invites us to embrace God by going "all in" and placing all that we have into God''s hands, which will mean getting much more than we ever sacrificed.

This powerful booklet, excerpted from All In tells us that the Gospel costs nothing, but demands everything. If Jesus is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all. It''s all or nothing. It''s now or never. It''s time to ante up and go all in with God. No one has ever sacrificed anything for God. If you always get back more than you gave up, have you sacrificed anything at all? The eternal reward always outweighs the temporal sacrifice. At the end of the day, our greatest regret will be whatever we didn’t give back to God. What we didn’t push back across the table to Him. Eternity will reveal that holding out is losing out. Batterson writes, “For many years, I thought I was following Jesus. I wasn’t. I had invited Jesus to follow me. I call it inverted Christianity. And it’s a subtle form of selfishness that masquerades as spirituality. That’s when I sold out and bought in. When did we start believing that the gospel is an insurance plan? It’s a daring plan. Jesus did not die just to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.”

It''s time to ante up and go all in with God. Christians who want to take the next step in their faith walk need look no further than this study guide companion to Mark Batterson''s All In. When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. The will of God is not an insurance plan; it’s a daring plan. It’s time to quit living as if the purpose of your life is to arrive safely at death. All In, a four-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) by New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson, challenges participants to resolutely follow God wherever he leads by pointing out that if Jesus is not Lord of all, he is not Lord at all. Most people think they are following Jesus. They may think they are following Jesus, but the reality is, they’ve invited Jesus to follow them. They call him Savior, but they’ve never surrendered to him as Lord. Are you following Jesus? Or have you invited Jesus to follow you? Participants will find Batterson’s teaching filled with his customary vivid, contemporary stories as well as biblical characters like Shamgar, Elisha, Jonathan, and Judas. It’s time to go all in for God. Sessions include: Now or Never: Pack Your Coffin All In: Charge! All Out: Rim Huggers All in All: Burn the Ships Designed for use with All In Video Study 9780310333104 (sold separately).

Who we are is determined by how we pray: with small, timid prayers, or big, audacious prayers. In this four-session preaching series and group study, Mark Batterson teaches how you and your congregation can claim God-given promises, pursue God-sized dreams, and seize God-ordained opportunities and through it all bring glory to God.

The Circle Maker for Kids, based on Mark Batterson’s New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker, reveals the true legend of Honi, a man whose prayers for rain saved a generation. Dramatic illustrations by Antonio Caparo bring the compelling story to life, while each page prompts children to discover the timeless truth that God honors bold prayers because bold prayers honor God. Batterson’s poetic text flows nicely with the climactic plot and vivid imagery that truly proclaims the mighty power of prayer.

La mayoría de nosotros no tenemos ni idea de hacia dónde nos dirigimos la mayor parte del tiempo. Perfecto. Los cristianos celtas tenían un nombre para el Espíritu Santo. Lo llamaban An Geadh–Glas; esto es, «La oca salvaje». Este nombre insinúa que hay en él algo de misterioso. Al igual que sucede con una oca salvaje, al Espíritu Santo de Dios no se le puede seguir el rastro, ni tampoco domesticarlo. Lo rodean un elemento de peligro y un aire que lo hace impredecible. Y aunque este nombre a nosotros nos pueda parecer un poco sacrílego, no se me puede ocurrir una descripción mejor de lo que es ir «Tras el Espíritu» a lo largo de la vida. Me parece que los cristianos celtas habían descubierto algo… La mayoría de nosotros no tenemos idea alguna en cuanto a dónde nos dirigimos la mayor parte del tiempo. Y sé que eso causa desasosiego. Sin embargo, esa incertidumbre creada por las circunstancias también tiene otro nombre: ¡Aventura!

Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers. Do you ever sense that there''s far more to prayer than what you''re experiencing? This four-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is for believers who love God with a passion, but have slipped into a spiritual rut. It''s time to enter a whole new level of extreme faith...it''s time to become a circle maker! Through the story of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from it until God answered his prayer for his people—bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson will help you see that who you become is determined by how you pray. Throughout this guide, Batterson: Clearly and practically lays out what prayer looks like and how it shapes and changes us. Shows you the powerful results and modern-day miracles that come from a courageous prayer life. Helps you, your group, and your entire church begin to identify dreams and future miracles to draw prayer circles around. This Participant Guide provides individual and group activities, between session personal studies, and additional background material that will enhance the experience of the video on The Circle Maker DVD (sold separately). Sessions include: 1. Becoming a Circle Maker 2. Little People, Big Risks, and Huge Circles 3. Praying Hard and Praying Through 4. Praying is Like Planting Designed for use with The Circle Maker Video Study (sold separately).

¿Qué tal si la vida que realmente deseas y el futuro que Dios quiere para ti, estuvieran escondidos en tu problema más grande, tu fracaso más grande...tu temor más grande?

Nuestra generación necesita Una reformaPero no la puede llevar a cabo una sola persona, ni la puede definir un solo acontecimiento.Nuestra reforma será un movimiento de reformadores que vivirán llenos de compasión, creatividad y valor, consagrados a la causa de Cristo.Esta reforma no nacerá de ningún descubrimiento nuevo. Será la recuperación de algo viejo; algo de gran antigüedad. Algo Primitivo¿Qué aspecto tendría tu vida cristiana si se le despojara hasta dejarla solo con la fe más pura, sencilla y elemental? No te quedarías con menos, sino con más. Tendrías el comienzo de una nueva reforma en tu generación, tu iglesia y tu propia vida espiritual. Tendrías el cristianismo primitivo.Este libro te invita a formar parte de ese movimiento de reforma. Te invita a descubrir nuevamente la compasión, el asombro, la curiosidad y la energía que revolucionaron al mundo entero hace ya dos mil años. Te invita a recuperar tu capacidad de asombro.

Looking for a more God-centric and less topical approach to group Bible study? God Anthology by Mark Batterson guides groups on an exploration into six of the critical aspects of God''s character and personhood. In some respects, this study captures the essence of A.W. Tozer''s classic The Knowledge of the Holy for a new generation. But what makes God Anthology original is the way music and media are incorporated into the experience. National Community Church worship staff has written, composed, and arranged original music for each of the critical aspects of who God is. This experience will not only utilize these songs worshipfully, but will also integrate the use of QR codes, video, and other forms of media as well. The six aspects explored in this resource include: Merciful Holy Mysterious Jealous Sovereign Incomparable This Member Book includes a small-group experience for six sessions, individual devotions for each week, video discussion starters, and leader notes.

Looking for a more God-centric and less topical approach to group Bible study? God Anthology by Mark Batterson guides groups on an exploration into six of the critical aspects of God s character and personhood. In some respects, this study captures the essence of A.W. Tozer s classic The Knowledge of the Holy for a new generation. But what makes God Anthology original is the way music and media are incorporated into the experience. National Community Church worship staff has written, composed, and arranged original music for each of the critical aspects of who God is. This experience will not only utilize these songs worshipfully, but will also integrate the use of QR codes, video, and other forms of media as well. The six aspects explored in this resource include: MercifulHolyMysteriousJealousSovereignIncomparable Features: Kit includes a Member Book, a DVD-ROM, and a music CDDVD-ROM features six 10- to 15-minute teaching videos, leader helps, and preaching and church-campaign aidsMember Book includes a small-group experience for six sessions, individual devotions for each week, video discussion starters, and leader notes"

According to Pastor Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, “Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn’t just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It’s a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us.” Do you ever sense that there’s far more to prayer, and to God’s vision for your life, than what you’re experiencing? It’s time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. What impossibly big dream is God calling you to draw a prayer circle around? Sharing inspiring stories from his own experiences as a circle maker, Mark Batterson will help you uncover your heart’s deepest desires and God-given dreams and unleash them through the kind of audacious prayer that God delights to answer.