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Beneath our tangible landscape lurks an invisible spiritual realm where unseen battles rage. It's real. And it's dangerous. If you're prepared to remove the blinders and gaze into the unseen world, Chip Ingram is ready to take you there. Hang on to your seat. The cosmic conflict exploding all around us will have eternal implications for us and those we love. This series will prepare you to do spiritual battle with the enemy of your soul...and win! You'll learn to clothe yourself with God's spiritual armor so you can be confident of certain victory over the scheming enemy.

Raising children is a tough challenge in today's world. Peers and pop culture exert never-ending pressure on kids. Parents often feel helpless, as every godly principle they teach their children seems to be contradicted by the corrupt principles of this defective world. But the good news is God has a plan for effectively raising your children, and you can learn from it.

Are you tired of the status quo Christian life? Do you long for a spiritual breakthrough? Are you looking to go to the next level or get a fresh infusion of faith and spiritual passion? Great Christians live out their faith with purpose. In Mark 10:43 Jesus says whoever wants to become great among you must - what? You'll explore the idea that there are certain practices available to every believer, at every maturity level, to move us from good to great,in God's eyes.

How do you deal with those angry feelings we all experience? In the series Overcoming Emotions That Destroy, Chip Ingram will help you identify whether you are a spewer, leaker, or stuffer. You will learn the difference between good and bad anger, how to gain control of it, and how to use it in constructive ways. This no-nonsense, practical series will give you biblical tools to express your anger appropriately and deal with those who express their anger toward you.

Are you busy, tired, stressed out, and stretched to the limit? Does life seem a little out of control? Are you running long on "to do's" and short on time? In the series, Balancing Life's Demands, you will learn how to put "first things first" and find peace in the midst of pressure and adversity. This isn't about clichés or quick fixes, just practical biblical insights to help you order your personal world.

If you are tired of fighting a losing battle with the dragon of lust and know it is a problem you need help with, decide to go on the offensive. This series will help you launch a triumphant attack. You'll learn how to safeguard yourself against the flood of sensual messages that bombard you daily, how to identify your weaknesses and patterns of sin, and how to protect your home from this dangerous enemy.

Being a genuine disciple of Christ flows out of a relationship with him. It's about experiencing God's grace, not earning his love through performance. A real relationship with Jesus Christ will produce a follower whose life looks progressively more like his life. Romans 12 provides a relational profile of an authentic disciple: someone who is surrendered to God, separate from the world's values, sober in self-assessment, serving in love, and supernaturally responsive to evil with good.

America has undergone a radical shift. Almost half of Generation Z (born 1997 through 2012) and millennials (born 1981 through 1996) mark the “none” box when it comes to claiming religious affiliation. How can we share Jesus with the growing number of secular people who question, ignore, or reject beliefs about truth, morality, the Bible, and God that earlier generations built their lives on? It starts with being a good friend. In Not Beyond Reach, Aaron Pierce explains how discipleship relationships start even before a friend or loved one accepts Christ.

Life is full of adversity and pain. Either through stress, pressure, unfortunate circumstances, or bad decisions, many of us find ourselves living in a world that has fallen apart. This series, based on James 1, is designed to help you begin where you're at in order to rebuild your broken world. Whether it is redefining how you view God and life's trials or how to respond to discouragement or temptations, this study gives the solution to finding healing and restoration in broken relationships and difficult circumstances.

Who is the Holy Spirit? Is he more than "the force"? For many believers a relationship with the Holy Spirit rarely factors into our day-to-day lives. The truth is experiencing his power and presence unlocks spiritual living on an entirely new level. This series will help you understand how the indwelling of the Holy Spirit deepens intimacy with God. In the process you'll experience empowered living that reveals and activates your unique spiritual gifts in ways you never imagined possible.

There are times in our lives when we simply get to the point that we say, "I can't take it anymore!" This depression is just too dark. This marriage is just too hard. The job I lost, the family member I buried, the junk I'm going through. Deep down inside your heart you say, "I quit. I'm done." And though you may go through the motions on the outside, you've just had it. Your mind says, "I've got to trust God," but your heart says, "I've heard it all before, and it's not working for me." You begin to drift - from people and from God.

Most of us live very complex lives that move too fast, deliver too little, and demand too much. We often succumb to the push and pull of all the demands. We lack time for God, relationships, or ourselves. We know we need to change our pattern of life, but we either put it off or just don't know how to get started. It is possible to break free from the high-speed, high-pressure, high-demand, guilt-producing disease of our lives. The answer is counterintuitive, and it's found in 1 Corinthians 13.

It's no secret that marriage is in trouble in America. This foundational building block of society is crumbling before our eyes. And Christians are not exempt from this trend. There is hope. Despite the mounting pressure on couples, you really can have a great marriage, raise Godly kids, and experience a healthy, life-giving homelife with the stability to weather life's storms.

Join Chip Ingram to discover how to transform your local body of Christ into a healthy, holy high impact church. In this leadership training series, he has identified 12 culturally relevant, powerful principles that consistently build churches with high impact.

How do you leave a legacy that stands the test of time? How do you give others what money can't buy? We all desire to leave inheritances of significant value to those around us. So just what does that include? We can leave money and possessions, but what can we leave that really matters and will echo throughout time?

Do you need to restore your first love with Jesus, but the "world's system" has you stopped dead in your tracks? Do you yearn for that place where you and Jesus are so close that nothing can separate you; you're on the same wavelength and everything is clicking. This series will help you examine your direct line of communication with God.

If there ever was a time for Christians to understand and communicate God's truth about controversial and polarizing issues, it is now. More than ever before, believers must develop convictions based on research, reason, and biblical truth. But it doesn't stop there. It's equally important that you're able (and willing) to communicate these convictions with a love and respect that reflects God's own heart.

We've all heard the thought-provoking challenge to face life's decisions asking, "What would Jesus do?" But what if we were to live each moment in light of Jesus' "new" commandment to "love one another" - as he has loved us? What would happen within our homes and churches if we took seriously his instructions to foster authentic, caring relationships? This series explores the powerful possibilities of lives lived according to the radical "one anothers" of the New Testament.

Nobody likes a hypocrite, and nobody wants to be one. But for some reason, living an honest, authentic life is tougher than it sounds. God calls us to walk as "children of light", but many of us find ourselves living shadowy lives of part-time spirituality and then wonder why our hearts feel cold and our prayers go unanswered. If you'd like to know how to live a winsome, whole, and holy life, join Chip Ingram for this series from Ephesians 5.

Life is hard, and we struggle with these hard times. We have difficulties with money, relationships, jobs, and just living in a broken world. These difficulties offer opportunities to overcome and make an impact for God. Join Chip as he reveals, from First Peter, how God uses suffering for his glory, and we are called to be holy in spite of circumstances.