Small group study is critical for church life and spiritual growth, and Energion Publications provides a variety of materials to make your small group studies more effective. These include studies of Bible books or passages as well as topical materials.
Whether your emphasis is on prayer, Bible study, theological discussion, discipleship, or meeting socially to encourage one another, you can find materials here to meet your needs. Do you need a short devotional to go with a prayer group or a social get-together? Try 52 Weeks of Ordinary People – Extraordinary God by Jody Neufeld. This little, inexpensive book provides 52 devotionals, some geared to the particular season. Does your prayer group want to try to deepen your communion with God? Try Pathways to Prayer by Dr. David Moffett-Moore. It’s a small, unintimidating book that is nonetheless a rich source of ideas for those who are inexperienced in prayer or just struggling. Are you looking for serious Bible study? One of the Bible study guides from our Participatory Study Series may provide just the tool you need.
As always, we are here to help you find the best materials. E-mail us (pubs@energion.com), call (850) 525-3916, or find us on Facebook or Twitter to discuss the available materials.
For a more general list of suitable materials, see our Instructional Material category.
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“In choosing simplicity, says Dr. Bruce Epperly, “we make room for God’s light to flow in and through us.” “Decluttering” is a concept that is all over social media and the news these days. We have books with detailed instructions in how to declutter our houses and live more simply. Epperly takes this beyond the…
Much of the text in the Bible is in the form of stories. From Old Testament tales of the patriarchs to the parables of Jesus, the reader is confronted with a variety of narratives. Even in those places where Bible writers are making and explaining statements of fact, there is a story in the background….
Much of the text in the Bible is in the form of stories. From Old Testament tales of the patriarchs to the parables of Jesus, the reader is confronted with a variety of narratives. Even in those places where Bible writers are making and explaining statements of fact, there is a story in the background….
Since its publication, Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord’s Prayer by Robert D. Cornwall has been used frequently for Lenten studies. Now the author presents a short study guide, six or seven weeks in length, to help you get the most out of your study.
Cancer. Stroke. Alzheimer’s. These are just three in the list of too many diagnoses that cause the lives of the patient and their caregivers to tilt in the unexpected storm. This put me in a role in which I don’t think I really have ever excelled at. I’m the big strong daddy, the strong and…
This guide in the participatory study series provides a serious look at Mark’s gospel for individuals or small groups.
The Gospel of Saint Luke: A Participatory Study Guide is the newest installment to the successful Participatory Study Guide Series from Energion Publications. This series emphasizes individual and community involvement in the Bible story, inviting students to become part of God’s activity in the world by acting on and sharing what they learn. This study…
What does it mean to be a Christian? More importantly, what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Dr. David Moffett-Moore believes that the sermon on the mount is a manifesto for what Christian living is to be, what it means to follow Jesus. Through this sermon we will find a new way…
“When I was a boy, I had a really wicked temper. It was short and it was brutal. I would get in fights every recess.” With that personal beginning, Dr David Moffett-Moore escorts each student into their own personal study of The Spirit’s Fruit: A Participatory Study Guide. We are called together as Christians to a…
An examination of Ephesians 5 and its importance for Christians today. This study is based on a study of the Greek text and includes a discussion of structural and rhetorical elements.
All too frequently studies of the gifts of the Spirit consist largely of answering two questions: “What are the gifts?” and “Which ones do I have?” In many cases studies go on to a third question: “How can I get more?” In response, institutional churches and theologically and intellectually respectable Christians often tend to avoid…
A Colorado native, Shauna Hyde grew up with three brothers, no sisters, and a father who was a pastor of a local community church. She was taught that women married for life and no woman she knew was a pastor. This ‘normal’ crashed around her when her first husband left her with a newborn baby…