Heaven and Earth

Advent and the Incarnation

In the Advent season, heaven seems so close as we remember that a tiny baby in a manger is God in human form coming to show us the Way. God's choice of incarnat...

Experiencing Christmas

Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent

Everything seems different at the end of the year. We put lights on our houses to dispel the growing darkness, Christmas music floods local radio stations, appl...

An Unlikely Advent

Extraordinary People of The Christmas Story

During this Advent season, Rachel Billups guides readers through the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace by sharing the stories of Elizabeth and Zechariah, Her...

Light of the World

Dive deep into the history of the birth of Christ.

Trace the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi.

The Angels of Christmas

Hearing God's Voice in Advent

In this four-week Advent study, Susan Robb explores the four angelic visits surrounding the birth of Jesus with Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. Ange...

Prepare the Way for the Lord

Advent and the Message of John the Baptist

For two thousand years, Christians have turned to the story and message of John the Baptist in the weeks leading up to Christmas. In Prepare the Way for the Lor...

The Heart That Grew Three Sizes

Rediscover the gift of Advent that comes without packages, ribbons, and bows.

In this new Advent study, Matt Rawle explores the faith themes in the Christmas classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! This Advent & Christmas season, look a...

The Journey

Travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a unique look at the birth of Christ

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information and arch...

Remember

God's Covenants and the Cross

God's covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God's promises to God's people. In this book, Susan Robb leads readers through the covenants ...

Wrestling with Doubt Finding Faith

Does your faith make room for questions?

In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and show...

The Third Day

Living the Resurrection

Tom Berlin uses his gifts of storytelling and understanding the Scriptures to connect the reader to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his f...

Heaven Meets Earth Webinar

Preaching on Advent

Advent comes every year and invites us to prepare for the transformative gift of the Incarnation. In Heaven and Earth, Will Willimon invites readers to meditate...

An Unlikely Experience: Getting Ready for Christmas

As you plan for the upcoming Advent season, join authors Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle as they share how to encounter the Christmas story in a new way this seas...

Being United Methodist Christians Webinar

Be invited to celebrate and stay United Methodist

What does it mean to be a United Methodist Christian? Sally and Andy Langford and their daughter, Ann Langford Duncan, are United Methodist clergy and the autho...

Filling in the Gaps

Reading the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark is the shortest and earliest canonical Gospel. Lacking many of the stories and miracles found in the other Gospels, Mark highlights the actio...

Being United Methodist Christians

Living a Life of Grace and Hope

How may we describe United Methodists? Where do we come from? What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What i...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

Share The Dream

Shining a Light in a Divided World

Share the Dream is a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will look at six biblical principles that ...

Heaven and Earth

Advent and the Incarnation

In the Advent season, heaven seems so close as we remember that a tiny baby in a manger is God in human form coming to show us the Way. God's choice of incarnat...

You Were Made For This Moment

Courage For Today and Hope For Tomorrow

Are you weary? Worn out by the bills that keep stacking, a virus that keeps raging, or a heart that keeps aching? If so, the book of Esther brings welcome news:...

The Quiet House

Reflections on the Loss of a Spouse

The loss of a spouse is a devastating experience, but pastor Ron Greer invites readers into his own grief journey with messages of hope and healing. The Quiet H...

God Never Gives Up On You

What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love

Ever wonder if you’ve had one too many stumbles for God to use someone like you? If you could benefit from a tale of God’s unending, unbending, unswerving l...

Eclipsing Empire

Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of God

Join preeminent New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location in Turkey as they trace the Apostle Paul’s footsteps throughout the Ro...

First Light

Jesus and the Kingdom of God

Why were the titles of Caesar Augustus — Divine, Son of God, God from God, Lord, Redeemer, Liberator, and Savior of the World — taken from a Roman emperor o...

Painting the Stars

Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith

Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith. Celebrating the communion of science and faith, Painting the Stars explores the promise of evolutionary Christian spiri...

An Unlikely Advent

Extraordinary People of The Christmas Story

During this Advent season, Rachel Billups guides readers through the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace by sharing the stories of Elizabeth and Zechariah, Her...

Experiencing Christmas

Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent

Everything seems different at the end of the year. We put lights on our houses to dispel the growing darkness, Christmas music floods local radio stations, appl...

On Purpose

Finding God's Voice in Your Passion

Authors Magrey deVega, Sam McGlothlin, Jevon Caldwell-Gross, and Susan Robb help us see God's purpose for our lives, how to open ourselves to God's voice, and h...

Thrive

Living Faithfully in Difficult Times

Author and teacher Jen Cowart helps women develop the habits and attitudes necessary to thrive, whatever their circumstances. Leading readers through the Book o...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2023

Grow your faith. Transform your life.

Cultivate a deeper relationship with God through Adult Bible Studies. This resource, endorsed by the Curriculum Resources Committee of The United Methodist Chur...

Celebrate Wonder Fall 2023

Each week a child host engages children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word. Formerly available in Fall 2020.

The Great Courses Presents: Jesus and His Jewish Influences

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Prepare for a fresh look at Jesus that will bring you closer than ever to the dawn of a spiritual figure who would change the world.

The Great Courses Presents: Sacred Texts of the World

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Throughout history, religious expression has been an essential human activity, influencing the development of civilizations.

The Great Courses Presents: Reading Biblical Literature

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Enjoy an intellectual adventure like no other in Reading Biblical Literature, which offers a comprehensive, book-by-book analysis of the ...

The Great Courses Presents: The Holy Land Revealed

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, the Holy Land (the area in and around modern-day Israel) is one of the most important regi...

The Great Courses Presents: Cultural Literacy for Religion

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. When does the Jewish Sabbath begin? Who are Vishnu and Shiva? What are Buddhism's Four Noble Truths? What are the Five Pillars of Islam? ...

Wrestling with Doubt Finding Faith

Does your faith make room for questions?

In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join best-selling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and show...

Prepare the Way for the Lord

Advent and the Message of John the Baptist

For two thousand years, Christians have turned to the story and message of John the Baptist in the weeks leading up to Christmas. In Prepare the Way for the Lor...

Incarnation

Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas

In Incarnation: Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas, best-selling author Adam Hamilton examines the names of Christ used by the gospel writers, explorin...

The Journey

Travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a unique look at the birth of Christ

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information and arch...

Luke

Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stori...

Unafraid

Break away from your worries and fears, and learn to live with courage and hope.

Adam Hamilton explores the worries and fears most of us experience. Learn to identify fears and discover practical steps for overcoming them... all in the light...

The Lord's Prayer

The power and significance of the prayer Jesus taught

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meani...

The Walk

Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life

How do we walk with Christ - daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? Join Adam Hamilton this Lent and Easter in The Walk and discover five esse...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Making Sense of the Bible

Join Adam Hamilton as he explores the depth of the Bible

In Making Sense of the Bible, Adam Hamilton invites us into an honest conversation about the Bible.

Simon Peter

Flawed but Faithful Disciple

Simon Peter - an ordinary fisherman who heard an extraordinary call. He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the worl...

Words of Life

Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today

Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of "thou-shalt-nots" found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as...

John

The Gospel of Light and Life

Join Adam Hamilton in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John. In this six-week study, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and tru...

The Call

Walk Besides the Great Apostle

Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. In this six-week study, you a...

Christianity and World Religions

Explore four major world religions with Adam Hamilton!

Adam Hamilton deals with questions so many of us have about the four major world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism - and compares the beliefs o...

Love to Stay

Sex, Grace, and Commitment.

Six Keys to a Successful Marriage. During this six-session study, Adam Hamilton explores how, with God's help, we can make love last in Love to Stay. Hamilton l...

Half Truths

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say

They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

The Way

Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

The third volume in Adam Hamilton's Bible study trilogy on the life of Jesus. Travel with Adam Hamilton as he retraces the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Being United Methodist Christians

Living a Life of Grace and Hope

How may we describe United Methodists? Where do we come from? What do we believe? How do United Methodists act? What are our distinctive characteristics? What i...

All the Good

A Wesleyan Way of Christmas

A group of diverse Wesleyan scholars will take you on an Advent journey guided by the practices in John Wesley’s means of grace. John Wesley’s emphasis upon...

Revival

Faith as Wesley Lived It

Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan C...

The Wesley Prayer Challenge

21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley ...

Three Simple Rules

A Wesleyan Way of Living

Rueben Job narrates three inspirational videos on each of the Three Simple Rules.

The Walk

Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life

How do we walk with Christ - daily follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him? Join Adam Hamilton this Lent and Easter in The Walk and discover five esse...

Almost Christmas

Make your Wesleyan heritage a part of your Christmas

In Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, author Magrey deVega leads a group in exploring how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent, ...

The Wesley Challenge

Renew your passion and discover deeper commitment to God in just 21 days.

Wesley who? Do our younger laypeople know who John Wesley was and what he means to our church? The Wesley Challenge introduces our denomination’s father in ...

A Grace-Full Life

A four-session study on the wonder of God's grace.

In A Grace-Full Life, you’ll examine a Wesleyan understanding of grace for the common person. You'll learn about various forms of grace and you’ll come away...

Scripture and the Wesleyan Way

A Bible Study with John Wesley

Wouldn't it be fascinating to attend a Bible study led by John Wesley? Scott J. Jones and his son Arthur D. Jones use Wesley's own words to address questions th...

Five Means of Grace: Experience God's Love the Wesleyan Way

Wesley showed us ways to reorder our lives through the "means of grace."

Recharge. Reboot. Reorder. Whatever you want to call it, we need a process that helps us continuously renew our relationship with God so that we don't drift awa...

Earn. Save. Give.

Wesley's Simple Rules for Money

John Wesley boils fiscal responsibilities down to just three rules: Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Sounds simple, right? Yes, but not eas...

A Disciple's Path

Deepening Your Relationship with Christ and the Church

Prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness: this is what we commit to when we become members of The United Methodist Church. A Disciple's Path helps you dev...

The Third Day

Living the Resurrection

Tom Berlin uses his gifts of storytelling and understanding the Scriptures to connect the reader to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his f...

Remember

God's Covenants and the Cross

God's covenants throughout the Old Testament show the character of God's promises to God's people. In this book, Susan Robb leads readers through the covenants ...

Luke

Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stori...

Finding Jesus in the Psalms

A Lenten Journey

Bible study author Barb Roose guides the reader through a meaningful encounter with the Psalms through the season of Lent. Combining an interpretation of the ps...

The Lord's Prayer

The power and significance of the prayer Jesus taught

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meani...

Seven Words

Listening to Christ From The Cross

While many of us naturally wish to avoid the reality of the cross, it’s from the cross that Jesus speaks and shows his deepest love for us. It’s from the cr...

Savior

What the Bible says about The Cross

In Savior: What the Bible Says About the Cross, Magrey deVega faithfully describes the need for reconciliation between humankind and a holy God through Jesus’...

Witness at the Cross

A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday

In Witness at the Cross, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play in the Gospels. For each, Jesus has a particular mea...

The Passion Play

Living the Story of Christ's Last Days

In The Passion Play, Rob Fuquay follows the biblical story of the Passion and shows how this amazing play has been used both as a ritual of praise and later as ...

The Bible Year

A Journey Through Scripture in 365 Days

Not the type to sit down and read the entire Bible? Yes, the goal is to read the whole Bible in a year, but think about it in terms of smaller, daily goals. Thi...

Amplify Originals: Basic Bible

Making The Bible Accessible For All

An Amplify Original. These short videos are the perfect way to introduce (or re-introduce) a person to the Bible. With easy to follow animation, each episode ta...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

Reckless Love

Jesus' Call to Love Our Neighbor

Love God more deeply by learning to love your neighbor better.

The Lord's Prayer

The power and significance of the prayer Jesus taught

Pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meani...

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

The Gift of the Nutcracker

Draw closer to Christ this Christmas by exploring this holiday classic.

The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892, and quickly became a holiday tradition, one that continues for many families to this day. In The Gift of The Nutcrac...

John

The Gospel of Light and Life

Join Adam Hamilton in exploring the major themes of the Gospel of John. In this six-week study, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and tru...

Half Truths

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say

They are simple phrases. They sound Christian—like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

Elijah

Go the distance in the life of faith.

Life is like a rollercoaster. One day it seems everything is good, and the next it can feel like everything is falling apart. We will examine the life of Elijah...

Creed

Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.

How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles...

Joshua

Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!

Learn how to fight in faith as you internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's Commands, and believe what our l...

Becoming Heart Sisters

A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships

In this six-week Bible study, author Natalie Chambers Snapp teaches you how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build u...

Jeremiah

Daring to Hope in an Unstable World

Women are experts when it comes to worry, fear, and doubt. Unsettled times in our world—our neighborhoods—certainly don’t help matters. Jeremiah also live...

What Makes a Hero?

The Death-Defying Ministry of Jesus

What Makes a Hero? offers us an image of what it looks like to be victorious over trials and temptations. Looking at pop culture heroes and others through the l...

Matthew

Coming April 2024

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus and his message as full of tender compassion and urgent warning. This six-part exploration of an enigmatic Gospel takes rea...

Share The Dream

Shining a Light in a Divided World

Share the Dream is a six-session video Bible study based on the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You will look at six biblical principles that ...

Holding Up Your Corner

Talking about Race in Your Community

How do you talk about racial prejudice, entrenched poverty and exploitation, segregation, the loss of local education and employment, the ravages of addiction, ...

Not Forsaken

Growing Up Black, Male, and Christian in the Hood

Sometimes we confuse the idea that we are all equal with the idea that we are all the same. Being equal and being alike are two entirely different concepts. Chr...

Reclaiming Church

A Call to Action for Religious Rejects

J. J. Warren continues his call to reaffirm the church as a people who welcome all. He especially speaks to those who are young and progressive, asking you to s...

Amplify Originals: White Too Long

The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between Ameri...

Justice or Just Us?

The Biblical Call to Confront Racism

Confronting racism is not just a social or political matter, but a theological one. It is the Bible that calls us to pursue justice, and the Bible that calls us...

Revolutionary Kingdom

The good news of the Kingdom of God is here and now.

Mike Slaughter explores why we must exchange comfortable cultural worldviews and values for the radical requirements of living out the Kingdom of God on Planet ...

The Grace of Les Miserables

This Lent ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.

The hit Broadway Musical, Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, is one of the longest running musicals in the world. This profound story of Jean Va...

Renegade Gospel

Be a renegade for the true Jesus.

Jesus didn't come to start a religion. The rebel Jesus came with a renegade gospel to start a revolution. You and I are invited to be a part. Pastor Mike Slaugh...

Amplify Originals: The Whole Language

The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

In this Amplify Original, Justin Coleman sits down with Father Gregory Boyle to discuss Homeboy Industries and his latest book, The Whole Language.

I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist.

Editor Rudy Rasmus and the writers of the book "I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist." join M. Garlinda Burton in a conversation about the racism and o...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

Untangling Faith

Reclaiming Hope in the Questions Jesus Asked

Have you ever felt you struggled to find your faith footing? Join Amberly Neese in she explores the questions Jesus asked as a way to reclaim that faith. Chapte...

Thrive

Living Faithfully in Difficult Times

Author and teacher Jen Cowart helps women develop the habits and attitudes necessary to thrive, whatever their circumstances. Leading readers through the Book o...

Finding Jesus in the Psalms

A Lenten Journey

Bible study author Barb Roose guides the reader through a meaningful encounter with the Psalms through the season of Lent. Combining an interpretation of the ps...

Seven Words

Listening to Christ From The Cross

While many of us naturally wish to avoid the reality of the cross, it’s from the cross that Jesus speaks and shows his deepest love for us. It’s from the cr...

She

Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry

As a woman in ministry, you negotiate unique challenges every day. You need a trusted and comprehensive resource that not only helps you survive, but one that g...

1 Corinthians

Become a fool for Christ with 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is one of the most gripping books in the Bible. In this letter, Paul, the complicated, layered apostle, writes to the people trying a wild new soc...

Signs and Wonders: Explore the Miracle Stories with Amy-Jill Levine

Join Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses with writer Rob Simbeck her new study, Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus.

Gospel Discipleship

4 Pathways for Christian Disciples

Each individual brings a unique set of skills and gifts to the mission field and therefore needs to understand what type of disciple he or she is. Similarly, no...

The Difficult Words of Jesus

A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been und...

Called

God calls us to a life that we could never imagine on our own.

Discover how to hear and respond to the unique call God is placing on your life through the stories of ordinary people found in the Bible. Called will examine t...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

A Lenten Journey Through the Psalms with Barb Roose

For Lent this year, wouldn’t you like to connect with God in a more meaningful way? If so, you will want to join speaker and author Barb Roose as she walks yo...

Messy People

Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes

At some point, our lives get messy. Illness, conflict, depression, divorce, job loss...it happens, and when it does, there's nowhere to hide. Thankfully, God lo...

The Caring Congregation Ministry

Karen Lampe and Melissa Gepford are joined by recipients to discuss the importance of the care provided by Congregational Care Ministers (CCM).

Amplify Originals: Signs and Wonders

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine reflected on the historical and theological details of six miracles from the ...

Amplify Originals: Acts Minor Characters

In Acts: Catching Up with the Spirit, Matt Skinner explored six key themes from the Acts of the Apostles. In this Amplify Original, he continues his examination...

Amplify Originals: Signs and Wonders

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine reflected on the historical and theological details of six miracles from the ...

Amplify Originals: Basic Bible

Making The Bible Accessible For All

An Amplify Original. These short videos are the perfect way to introduce (or re-introduce) a person to the Bible. With easy to follow animation, each episode ta...

Amplify Originals: The Whole Language

The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

In this Amplify Original, Justin Coleman sits down with Father Gregory Boyle to discuss Homeboy Industries and his latest book, The Whole Language.

Amplify Originals: White Too Long

The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between Ameri...

Amplify Originals: Navigating Isaiah

Rooted in Divine Revelation

In this Amplify Originals series, Byron Thomas walks through a study of the book of Isaiah. He explores four visions of the prophet on themes such as answering ...

Amplify Originals: It's Story Time

Celebrate The Wonder of Bible Stories

Join three friends in this Amplify Original as they read stories from the Celebrate Wonder Storybook Bible and talk about how the lessons have shown up in their...

Amplify Originals: Hacks 4 Kids

Crafting Imagination

In this Amplify Original, join Hacksperts Sierra and Theo as they show how to create everything from organizers to games to snacks using simple tricks and hacks...

Words of Life

Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today

Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of "thou-shalt-nots" found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as...

The Call

Walk Besides the Great Apostle

Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel through modern-day Greece and Turkey. In this six-week study, you a...

The Passion Play

Living the Story of Christ's Last Days

In The Passion Play, Rob Fuquay follows the biblical story of the Passion and shows how this amazing play has been used both as a ritual of praise and later as ...

Simon Peter

Flawed but Faithful Disciple

Simon Peter - an ordinary fisherman who heard an extraordinary call. He left everything to follow his teacher and possessed a passion that would change the worl...

A New Reformation

Discover what makes Martin Luther's message revolutionary today!

Justified by faith. We are accustomed to this theology today, but when Martin Luther shared his belief in this concept during the sixteenth century, it was anyt...

Moses

In the Footsteps of The Reluctant Prophet

Turn your reluctance into boldness by walking in the footsteps of Moses. Join award-winning author Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile...

The Journey

Travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a unique look at the birth of Christ

Journey with Adam Hamilton as he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Using historical information and arch...

24 Hours

24 Hours that Changed the World

What a difference a day makes. You hear people say that phrase all the time. It could not be truer than when talking about the last day of Jesus’ life. In 24 ...

Revival

Faith as Wesley Lived It

Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan C...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2023

Grow your faith. Transform your life.

Cultivate a deeper relationship with God through Adult Bible Studies. This resource, endorsed by the Curriculum Resources Committee of The United Methodist Chur...

Celebrate Wonder Fall 2023

Each week a child host engages children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word. Formerly available in Fall 2020.

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2023

Inspired By God

Hundreds of thousands of people each week have transformative encounters with God through Adult Bible Studies—Bible-based, Christ-focused Sunday school lesson...

Adult Bible Studies Spring 2023

The Life of Faith

This spring, our lessons center around the theme “The Life of Faith.” The language of journey and pilgrimage is commonly used to describe the Christian life...

Celebrate Wonder Summer 2023

A fun addition to your weekly lessons!

The Celebrate Wonder videos feature a child host who will engage children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word.

Celebrate Wonder Spring 2023

A fun addition to your weekly lessons!

The Celebrate Wonder videos feature a child host who will engage children through storytelling, life application, and exploration of the faith word.

Disciple Fast Track I

Becoming Disciples Through Bible Studies

Disciple Fast Track, an adaptation of the original, bestselling Disciple Bible Study, provides a viable option for busy people seeking comprehensive engagement ...

Disciple Fast Track II

Into the World, Into the Word

Into the Word helps readers deepen their understanding of Scripture and make connections between what they already know and what they are reading. Each week you...

Disciple Fast Track III

Remember who you are

Hear the call to return to God and a community "set apart." Hosts share insights related to the week's session and help the group think about what they've le...

Confirm

Your Faith. Your Commitment. God's Call.

Confirm is an easy-to-follow and fully customizable confirmation program that can be used virtually any church setting and with a wide variety of schedules. You...

Affirm

God's Call. The World's Need. Your Purpose.

Affirm is a 6 week discipleship refresh from confirmation. With an emphasis on following Jesus and spiritual practices Affirm is great for a youth group series,...

Covenant Bible Study

Creating the Covenant

This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over twenty-four weeks. Unlike the learning participants may ha...

The Gospel of Mark

A Beginner's Guide to the Good News

Walk through the Bible’s earliest source for the life of Jesus with scholar Amy-Jill Levine as she introduces such themes as the Son of Man, discipleship, mir...

Signs and Wonders: Explore the Miracle Stories with Amy-Jill Levine

Join Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses with writer Rob Simbeck her new study, Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus.

Amplify Originals: Beyond Suffering

In this Amplify Original series, Professor Amy-Jill Levine explores the impact of suffering on four figures from the Old Testament. In each session, Levine desc...

Signs and Wonders

A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine explores selected miracles of Jesus in historical and theological context. ...

The Difficult Words of Jesus

A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been und...

Amplify Originals: Signs and Wonders

In Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine reflected on the historical and theological details of six miracles from the ...

Sermon on the Mount

A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Through D...

Light of the World

Dive deep into the history of the birth of Christ.

Trace the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi.

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

Witness at the Cross

A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday

In Witness at the Cross, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play in the Gospels. For each, Jesus has a particular mea...

Entering the Passion of Jesus

Dive deep into the history of the last days before the crucifixion.

What if we look at the "ordinary" people who witnessed the Passion events... the women around Jesus? Or the "bad" guys... Judas, Pilate, and Caiaphas? Amy-Jill ...

Amy-Jill Levine and Holy Week

Join Professor Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses various aspects of Holy Week.

Come Back

Are you seeking to gather back up, to make a new start, or to live a new way? These sessions, which dive deeper into how Come Back can help your congregation, m...

Justice, Love, and Humility

Pastoring A Divided Culture Webinar Series

Americans feel more divided from their fellow Americans than they have in decades. And nowhere is this more painful than in our churches, where we are called to...

Now & Next: How the Church is Changing for the Good

In a recent research study, church leaders told us they’ve been working hard to adjust to the changes that came so quickly. They’re providing worship altern...

Gospel Discipleship

4 Pathways for Christian Disciples

Each individual brings a unique set of skills and gifts to the mission field and therefore needs to understand what type of disciple he or she is. Similarly, no...

The Art of Hospitality

Create a culture of radical hospitality.

The Art of Hospitality offers step-by-step actions that will help create a culture of radical hospitality in every area of your church—from pastors to staff t...

She

Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry

As a woman in ministry, you negotiate unique challenges every day. You need a trusted and comprehensive resource that not only helps you survive, but one that g...

Get Their Name: Grow Your Church by Building New Relationships

Powerboost your team's capacity to share faith without anxiety!

You want to share your faith with others, but doing so makes you uneasy; you don't want to come off as pushy. In Get Their Name, readers learned how to talk abo...

Fear of the Other

No Fear in Love

In this no non-sense book, reliable spiritual guide, Will Willimon, invites readers to consider the gospel command to love (and not merely tolerate) those consi...

Defying Gravity

Learn how to avoid being pulled into the orbit of materialism

In Defying Gravity, Tom Berlin takes a look at the difference between "want" and "need" and illustrates how possessions can create an unbearable weight on our l...

Acts: Awakening to God in Everyday Life

Learn to awaken to God’s Spirit today and every day

In Acts: Awakening to God in Our Everyday Lives, a six-week study of the Book of Acts by Melissa Spoelstra, you will journey with the first followers of Jesus a...

Common Ground

Loving Others Despite Our Differences

Whether it is in politics, the professional world, a party, or a pew, we face conflict every day. As discussions get more heated and social media is deluged wit...

Breakthrough

Finding Freedom in Christ

Have you ever felt that being a good Christian means you’ve got to follow a bunch of rules and measure up? If so, you aren’t alone! In this six-week Bible s...

Pursued

God's Relentless Love For You

In Pursued, a six-week Bible study by Jennifer Cowart, we will explore God’s great love for us from Genesis to Revelation. We will see that God passionately p...

Lose Control

The Way to Find Your Soul

You know when you’re carrying a very full cup of coffee, and you have to really focus on keeping the cup level, and then the doorbell rings and your dog bound...

Renewed

Finding Hope When You Don't Like Your Story

In the Book of Ruth, Naomi was forced to chart a new path even as she mourned the loss of her husband and two sons. It was a hard story…a story she didn’t c...

The Names of God

What’s in a name? When it comes to the names of God, quite a lot, actually. In a world where we find people creating God in their own image, studying God’s ...

For His Glory

Living as God's Masterpiece

What comes to mind when you hear the word masterpiece? It's about the last word you would use to describe yourself, right? As women, words like unwanted, less t...

Surrendered

Letting Go and Living Like Jesus

Are you tired of following your feelings or being disappointed by unchanging circumstances? In this 40-day devotional journey you will learn how to surrender l...

Romans

Good News that Changes Everything

In the women's Bible study, Romans: Good News that Changes Everything, Melissa Spoelstra shows us that the gospel truths shared with the early church at Rome ec...

I'm Waiting, God: Finding Blessing in God's Delays

Finding Blessings in God's Delays

Barb Roose invites us to explore the stories of women in the Bible who had to wait on God. If you've felt anxious, angry, discouraged or depressed because God i...

Footnotes

Major Lessons from Minor Bible Characters

Minor characters never have top billing. But have you noticed how their roles can be key to the purpose of the story? It's the same in the Bible. The very chara...

Fierce

Women of the Bible Who Changed the World

It's become trendy to use the word "fierce" when describing women at the top of their game, but women have been fiercely changing the world for thousands of yea...

For His Glory

Living as God's Masterpiece

What comes to mind when you hear the word masterpiece? It's about the last word you would use to describe yourself, right? As women, words like unwanted, less t...

The Belonging Project

Finding Your Tribe and Learning to Thrive

Has the pursuit of the “perfect life” left you feeling depleted, disappointed, dissatisfied, and disconnected? Are you tired of being lonely and left out at...

Joshua

Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!

Learn how to fight in faith as you internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's Commands, and believe what our l...

Messy People

Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes

At some point, our lives get messy. Illness, conflict, depression, divorce, job loss...it happens, and when it does, there's nowhere to hide. Thankfully, God lo...

Elijah

Go the distance in the life of faith.

Life is like a rollercoaster. One day it seems everything is good, and the next it can feel like everything is falling apart. We will examine the life of Elijah...

This I Know For Sure

Learn to live a life of unshakable faith and leave a spiritual legacy.

Bible teacher Babbie Mason challenges you to examine your personal relationship with God, make up your mind to believe God's Word, regardless of your feelings o...

Determined

Living Like Jesus in Every Moment

Imagine waking up every single day convinced that the twenty-four hours ahead of you are a precious gift to be used wisely. Now imagine that you know exactly ho...

Joseph: The Journey to Forgiveness

Allow God to do a supernatural work of forgiveness in our life.

All of us know what it’s like to be hurt or betrayed. Some of us have endured unspeakable pain through abuse, adultery, or abandonment. God knows the pain we ...

The Miracles of Jesus

Invite God to work powerfully in your life.

Jesus demonstrated the presence and power of God by performing miracles. Every time we see Jesus performing a miracle, we also get a glimpse into the gift of de...

Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings

Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings

This six-week study examines the holy habits of six kings and prophets who were set apart by their close walk with God. You'll explore how timeless spiritual pr...

Namesake: When God Rewrites Your Story

Find out how God wants to transform your life.

Every name tells a story. Names in Scripture were often given to tell the story of a person's identity, upbringing, or character. When God transforms lives, He ...

Numbers

Say no to the desire for bigger, better, faster.

In this study of the Book of Numbers, we'll find a group of people that wandered in the desert for forty years, unable to enter the Promised Land because of the...

Becoming Heart Sisters

A Bible Study on Authentic Friendships

In this six-week Bible study, author Natalie Chambers Snapp teaches you how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build u...

First Corinthians

Living Love When We Disagree

With more and more ways to communicate in a culture that encourages sharing the details of our lives, there exists greater and greater opportunity for disagreem...

A Woman Overwhelmed: Finding God in the Messes of Life

From Overwhelmed by Life to Overwhelmed by God

Choose to be overwhelmed! Not with the demands of life faced by women today, but overwhelmed by God! When we learn to be overwhelmed by God, our days are no lon...

Jeremiah

Daring to Hope in an Unstable World

Women are experts when it comes to worry, fear, and doubt. Unsettled times in our world—our neighborhoods—certainly don’t help matters. Jeremiah also live...

The Christ-Centered Woman

Identify the barriers that are preventing you from having a balanced life.

Confronting the daily chaos of competing demands from a new perspective, she asks not "How do I juggle my responsibilities?" but "How do I make choices that ref...

The Wesley Challenge

Renew your passion and discover deeper commitment to God in just 21 days.

Wesley who? Do our younger laypeople know who John Wesley was and what he means to our church? The Wesley Challenge introduces our denomination’s father in ...

The Wesley Prayer Challenge

21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley ...

Short Stories by Jesus

Explore a fresh and timely interpretation of Jesus' most popular parables.

In Short Stories by Jesus, author Amy-Jill Levine takes you back in time and explains how original audiences understood Jesus' parables. You'll learn how new in...

Forgiveness

Finding Peace Through Letting Go

In the passionate and life-changing book Forgiveness: Finding Peace Though Letting Go, bestselling author Adam Hamilton brings the same insight that he applied ...

Why?

Making Sense of God's Will

Author Adam Hamilton brings fresh insight to the age-old question of how to understand the will of God. Rejecting simplistic answers and unexamined assumptions,...

The Great Courses Presents: Jesus and His Jewish Influences

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Prepare for a fresh look at Jesus that will bring you closer than ever to the dawn of a spiritual figure who would change the world.

The Great Courses Presents: The Holy Land Revealed

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, the Holy Land (the area in and around modern-day Israel) is one of the most important regi...

The Great Courses Presents: Sacred Texts of the World

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Throughout history, religious expression has been an essential human activity, influencing the development of civilizations.

The Great Courses Presents: Reading Biblical Literature

Leaving December 31st

Leaving December 31st. Enjoy an intellectual adventure like no other in Reading Biblical Literature, which offers a comprehensive, book-by-book analysis of the ...

The Great Courses Presents: Understanding The New Testament

Leaving December 31st

The New Testament is a fascinating book—the canonical root of Christian history and theology. Yet the book is also a paradox, because this single "book" is co...