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Title: Yes Lord I Have Sinned but I Have Several Excellent Excuses: But I Have Several Excellent Excuses With Study Guide (Behind the Pages)
ISBN: 0687053838
Author:
James W. Moore
Publicate Date: 2005-11-30
Publish: 2005-11-30
List Price: $14.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Excellent study...
What Other Christians Believe and Why
Adam Hamilton
ISBN: 978-0-687-46661-0
Abingdon Press
5 Stars
Excellent Study...
Recently, I was asked to teach a Wednesday evening class at church. I love teaching, so that was not the problem. The problem was what to teach and how to work it into my schedule. I, of course, turned to my good friend Beth at the conference Media Center. As usual, she pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
Christianity's Family Tree by Adam Hamilton is an excellent small group study. The leader's guide was invaluable. It clearly laid out the lesson plan. The guide suggests an opening prayer, followed by a question to get the group warmed up. Each week we listen to Adam Hamilton bring a message on the denomination of the week. The message is between 14-20 minutes. Do not try to do this study without the DVD; it adds depth. Following the DVD, there are discussion questions and a group activity. A take-home handout and a prayer end the session.
My suggestions are to stay one week ahead of the handout. While most of our class members had the member's book, few read it. It really is not necessary to this study. We did not use the Pastor's Guide in our study. There are eight different denominations covered in this study: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Pentecostalism, and Methodism. I was surprised to find that the class on Presbyterianism had the most discussion. The content of this study is interesting and brought a lot of discussion. At the end of each class, I ask what they felt was the emphasis of the denomination? What they are taking away with them? Reverence, missions, sovereignty are just a few of the answers.
Our class enjoyed the group activity. One night we served each other communion. Sometimes we broke into groups for discussion. The best night was when we brainstormed missions. One member approached me a few weeks later to share with me her new outlook on missions.
Christianity's Family Tree is user friendly! It does not take a lot of preparation to lead this class. Hamilton laid it out nicely, and I just followed the guide. I had to condense each class into one hour. It would have been more effective to have 90 minutes. All in all, this is an excellent study.
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2: More Sizzle than Steak...
The book doesn't back up the title...With a catchy title such as this, one would expect content that would deal with some of our excuses for our shortcomings and failures...It does for the first chapter or so, but then falls into the routine of regular preaching from the parables.
Had hoped for more out of this book, but, sadly, it doesn't deliver...
Not bad, sometimes pretty good, but the title is very misleading.
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3: Great Price!!
This item is typically $100. I had preordered at $12, thinking that it probably wasn't the planning kit that I was expecting; however, it was the full planning kit with the DVD, Pastor's Book, Leader's Book, and a Participant Book.
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4: Wonderful Book for "New" adults
My church just began a Class for new adults and we chose this book to start us off. We were not disappointed. It helped us realize the small things we do in our everyday life that lead us astray.
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5: excellent insights to human nature; thought-provoking
Moore offers scripture-based suggestions on how to redirect our reactions to others; to be more Christ-like in our responses.
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