Discover the Life-Changing Relevance of the Old Testament This dynamic program takes your church on an eye-opening, heart-searching journey through Scripture on three interlocking levels: -Whole congregation---The major themes of the Old Testament snap into focus during 32 weeks of creative and powerful messages that take your entire congregation through the Old Testament. -Small groups---Truths taught in corporate worship get reinforced through discussion and relationship. Small groups dig deeper into God's Word and apply it to their daily lives. -Individual---The Scriptures get up-close-and-personal as each participant takes a life-transforming journey through the first two-thirds of the Bible using the Taking the Old Testament Challenge individual reading guide. This threefold approach will drive the truths of Scripture deep into the heart and life of each participant, with applications designed to turn lessons into lifestyles and principles into practice. Creating a New Community: Life-Changing Stories from the Pentateuch From the beginning to the end of our lives, we hunger for community. It's not just how we were created---it's why! God, who enjoys relationship within his being as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, designed us to reflect his nature through loving and life-giving relationship with him and with each other. Only by participating in God's plan for community can the longing of our hearts be satisfied. These nine interweaving messages, small group studies, and personal study assignments search the Pentateuch to reveal God's passionate desire for intimacy with his people and among his people. Volume one of Old Testament Challenge educates through action, not just words. It's an exciting new approach for helping the people in your church move closer to God and to each other. Old Testament Challenge Vol. 1 kit includes: -Teaching Guide with materials for 9 OTC messages -9 messages by John Ortberg on audio CD -DVD and VHS video (use either format) presenting an OTC 'vision-casting' message by John Ortberg and 4 creative video elements for use during OTC messages -Discussion Guide with 9 lessons for small groups that follow the OTC sermons -CD-Rom that includes: 9 PowerPoint presentations to use with each OTC message, 10 FAQ resources about the Old Testament, and the 'Are You an Old Testament Expert?' interactive game. -Taking the Old Testament Challenge reading guide with a 40-week (and optional 32-week) reading plan -Implementation Guide for launching Old Testament Challenge in your church All materials except audio CD sermons by John Ortberg also sold separately. Other Old Testament Challenge kits -Kit 2---Stepping Out in Faith: Life-Changing Examples from the History of Israel (7 Sessions) -Kit 3---Developing a Heart for God: Life-Changing Lessons from the Wisdom Books (8 Sessions) -Kit 4---Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity: Life-Changing Words from the Prophets (8 Sessions)
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Discover the Life-Changing Relevance of the Old Testament
This dynamic program takes your church on an eye-opening, heart-searching journey through Scripture on three interlocking levels:
· Whole congregation—The major themes of the Old Testament snap into focus during 32 weeks of creative and powerful messages that take your entire congregation through the Old Testament. · Small groups—Truths taught in corporate worship get reinforced through discussion and relationship. Small groups dig deeper into God’s Word and apply it to their daily lives. · Individual—The Scriptures get up-close-and-personal as each participant takes a life-transforming journey through the first two-thirds of the Bible using the Taking the Old Testament Challenge individual reading guide.
This threefold approach will drive the truths of Scripture deep into the heart and life of each participant, with applications designed to turn lessons into lifestyles and principles into practice.
Creating a New Community: Life-Changing Stories from the Pentateuch
From the beginning to the end of our lives, we hunger for community. It’s not just how we were created—it’s why! God, who enjoys relationship within his being as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, designed us to reflect his nature through loving and life-giving relationship with him and with each other. Only by participating in God’s plan for community can the longing of our hearts be satisfied.
These nine interweaving messages, small group studies, and personal study assignments search the Pentateuch to reveal God’s passionate desire for intimacy with his people and among his people. Volume one of Old Testament Challenge educates through action, not just words. It’s an exciting new approach for helping the people in your church move closer to God and to each other.
Old Testament Challenge Vol. 1 kit includes: · Teaching Guide with materials for 9 OTC messages · 9 messages by John Ortberg on audio CD · DVD and VHS video (use either format) presenting an OTC "vision-casting" message by John Ortberg and 4 creative video elements for use during OTC messages · Discussion Guide with 9 lessons for small groups that follow the OTC sermons · CD-Rom that includes: 9 PowerPoint presentations to use with each OTC message, 10 FAQ resources about the Old Testament, and the "Are You an Old Testament Expert?" interactive game. · Taking the Old Testament Challenge reading guide with a 40-week (and optional 32-week) reading plan · Implementation Guide for launching Old Testament Challenge in your church
All materials except audio CD sermons by John Ortberg also sold separately.
Other Old Testament Challenge kits · Kit 2—Stepping Out in Faith: Life-Changing Examples from the History of Israel (7 Sessions) · Kit 3—Developing a Heart for God: Life-Changing Lessons from the Wisdom Books (8 Sessions) · Kit 4—Pursuing Spiritual Authenticity: Life-Changing Words from the Prophets (8 Sessions)
About the Author
John Ortberg is a pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He is the bestselling author of When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box; The Life You've Always Wanted; and If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat. He and his wife Nancy, have three children. SPANISH BIO: John Ortberg es pastor de la iglesia Presbiteriana de Menlo Park en la ciudad de Menlo Park, California. Es el autor de los exitos de venta: Dios esta mas cerca de lo que crees, La vida que siempre has querido, Todos son normales hasta que los conoces, Si quieres caminar sobre las aguas, tienes que salir de la barca, y Un amor mas alla de la razon. el y su esposa, Nancy, tienen tres hijos.
Kevin G. Harney serves at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. Harney is the author of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Leadership from the Inside Out; Seismic Shifts; Finding a Church You Can Love and Loving the Church You've Found; and more than sixty small-group Bible studies. SPANISH BIO: Kevin G. Harney es pastor de ensenanza en Faith Church en Dyer, Indiana. Es autor de Seismic Shifts: the Little Changes that make a BIG difference in your life y coautor de varios libros.
Sherry Harney (B.A., Calvin College; M.A. in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) has worked on church staff ministries for over two decades in the area of children's ministry and staff leadership. She has also worked as a school teacher and she is presently a free lance writer and editor for Zondervan. . She also does speaking for women's conferences as well as teaching on topics such as home-based evangelism, leadership, small group ministry and marriage.andnbsp; Visit Sherry's website: http://sherryharney.com/index2.php#/home/
Kevin G. Harney serves at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. Harney is the author of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Leadership from the Inside Out; Seismic Shifts; Finding a Church You Can Love and Loving the Church You've Found; and more than sixty small-group Bible studies. SPANISH BIO: Kevin G. Harney es pastor de ensenanza en Faith Church en Dyer, Indiana. Es autor de Seismic Shifts: the Little Changes that make a BIG difference in your life y coautor de varios libros.
Sherry Harney (B.A., Calvin College; M.A. in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary) has worked on church staff ministries for over two decades in the area of children's ministry and staff leadership. She has also worked as a school teacher and she is presently a free lance writer and editor for Zondervan. . She also does speaking for women's conferences as well as teaching on topics such as home-based evangelism, leadership, small group ministry and marriage.andnbsp; Visit Sherry's website: http://sherryharney.com/index2.php#/home/
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This review is from: Old Testament Challenge Volume 1: Creating a New Community: Life-Changing Stories from the Pentateuch (Paperback)
I used this to lead a small group study of the Old Testament (still on-going but we finished Volume 1). There are many pluses to using this material.
- The lectures are prepared and polished so that part of the weekly preparation is not a huge burden. - John Ortberg is a very engaging teacher. - The three books, taken together, provide a wide range of discussion materials ranging from "truth" to "life" so as to allow the leader to select where on this spectrum discussion needs to go. (Three books are the Reading Guide, Teaching guide, and Discussion Guide.) - Although this is a whirlwind tour of the Old Testament, the lectures make a point of emphasizing the important issues. Many of the lectures focus on the aspects of daily life today (e.g., raising children, telling the truth to people around us, the events of Sept 11, 2001) that the Old Testament speaks directly to. There are only a few minor annoyances: - The Complete Track reading guide is not synchronized with the weekly lectures, so it really almost forces the reader to use the fast track reading guide. - The lectures include occasional references to things projected at the time the lectures were given, but whatever was projected is not available on the included CD, leaving the listener wondering what was so funny. All things considered, I highly recommend this as a small group study.
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I have used other products by John Ortberg in the past and have been very impressed with the delivery and the level of teaching. The DVD for this series disappointed me. It does not contain any footage by John Ortberg. In addition to that, it seems to have a difficult time defining its audience. It goes from a video montage that seems like something I would receive as a chain email to a lecture type tensional and finally a segment that would hold the attention of Middle Schoolers. I did not feel that the video added the content I felt was needed to enhance the book study.
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