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    Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People
    Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People
    Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People
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    Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People

    By Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell

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    An entire generation of young Christians—along with millions of older believers—is confused about what they believe, why they believe it, and how it’s relevant.

    The Unshakable Truth Journey® Growth Guides are a series of 12 courses designed especially for churches, church classes, and small groups. They get to the heart of what being a true follower of Christ means and what knowing Christ is all about. Each five-session guide is based on one of 12 core truths of the Christian faith presented in Josh and Sean McDowell’s book The Unshakable Truth®.

    Orthodox, hard-hitting, and relevant, these guides are uniquely positioned for today’s culture because they highlight how Christianity’s beliefs affect relationships; promote a relational, group context in which Christians can experience the teaching in depth; and show believers how they can live out Christianity’s central truths before their community and world.

    More than just a program, The Unshakable Truth Journey® Growth Guides are a tool for long-term change and transformation!

    Community—Experience Jesus Alive in His People explores the truth about Christ’s body—the church—and Christians’ mission in life. It lays the foundation for how to experience true community.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarvest House Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2012
    ISBN9780736946513
    Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People
    Author

    Josh McDowell

    For over 60 years Josh McDowell has provided breakthrough moments for more than 45 million people in 139 countries about the evidence for Christianity and the difference the Christian faith makes in the world. Through his work with Cru and the global outreach of Josh McDowell Ministry, millions of people worldwide have been exposed to the love of Christ. He is the author or coauthor of more than 150 books, including such classics as More Than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

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      Community--Experience Jesus Alive in His People - Josh McDowell

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the first edition of the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189 USA. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

      Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

      All emphasis (italics) in Scripture verses has been added by the authors.

      Cover by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Cover photo © Photodisc / Thinkstock

      THE UNSHAKABLE TRUTH is a trademark of The Hawkins Children’s LLC. Harvest House Publishers, Inc., is the exclusive licensee of the federally registered trademark THE UNSHAKABLE TRUTH.

      COMMUNITY—EXPERIENCE JESUS ALIVE IN HIS PEOPLE

      Course 11 of The Unshakable Truth® Journey

      Copyright © 2012 by Josh McDowell Ministry and Sean McDowell

      Published by Harvest House Publishers

      Eugene, Oregon 97402

      www.harvesthousepublishers.com

      ISBN 978-0-7369-4650-6 (pbk.)

      ISBN 978-0-7369-4651-3 (eBook)

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      CONTENTS

      About the Authors

      About the Writer

      Acknowledgments

      What Is the Unshakable Truth Journey All About?

      SESSION ONE

      What Is the Church?

      SESSION TWO

      How Healthy Is My Church?

      SESSION THREE

      Spiritual and Human Needs: What Is the Priority?

      SESSION FOUR

      Being There for One Another

      SESSION FIVE

      Meeting Relational Needs Within Your Community

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      About the Authors

      Authors Josh and Sean McDowell collaborated with their writer to bring you this Unshakable Truth Journey Growth Guide. The content is based upon Scripture and the McDowells’ book The Unshakable Truth.

      Over 50-plus years, Josh McDowell has spoken to more than 10 million people in 120 countries about the evidence for Christianity and the difference the Christian faith makes in the world. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 books (with more than 51 million copies in print), including such classics as More Than a Carpenter and New Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

      Sean McDowell is an educator and a popular speaker at schools, churches, and conferences nationwide. He is author of Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World, coauthor of Understanding Intelligent Design, and general editor of Apologetics for a New Generation and The Apologetics Study Bible for Students. He is currently pursuing a PhD in apologetics and worldview studies. Sean’s website, www.seanmcdowell.org, offers his blog, many articles and videos, and much additional curriculum.

      About the Writer

      Dave Bellis is a ministry consultant focusing on ministry planning and product development. He is a writer, producer, and product developer. He and his wife, Becky, have two grown children and live in northeastern Ohio.

      Acknowledgments

      We would like to thank the many people who brought creativity and insight to forming this course:

      Terri Snead and David Ferguson of Great Commandment Network for their writing insights for the TruthTalk and Truth Encounter sections of this growth guide.

      Terry Glaspey for his insights and guidance as he helped in

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