Best Selling Books by Mark Batterson

This dynamic four-week church-wide campaign uses the story of Honi the Circle Maker--who prayer-walked his way around a devastating drought in first-century BC Israel until the rains came--to engage your entire congregation in a powerful study on prayer. Four video sessions expand on the teaching from Mark Batterson''s bestselling book of the same name, combining a teaching element with a creative element. Each session wraps up with a practical application called "Draw the Circle," giving each participant the opportunity to form a prayer circle around his or her own challenges, opportunities, and dreams. This church-wide campaign kit includes: One adult trade book One adult participant''s guide (provides teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible study, between-session activities and a practical application called "Draw the Circle," giving you the opportunity to put the prayer principles you have learned into practice) One adult DVD containing four small-group video sessions, a Getting Started guide, four sermon outlines, and all the church promotional materials needed to successfully launch and sustain a four-week church experience One student edition book, with a study guide now included One DVD for students (includes all new introductions with Mark Batterson and his son, Parker as well as teaching clips specifically geared toward students) One children''s curriculum DVD (printable lessons that include both teacher material and activities separately designed for preschool, early elementary, and later elementary use) One Getting Started guide

En algún punto de nuestro camino, nuestra cultura perdió su definición de hombría, dejando a generaciones de hombres y de niños camino a ser varones confundidos en cuanto a sus roles, responsabilidades, relaciones y la razón por la cual Dios los hizo tales. Es en esta «tierra de nadie» que el exitoso autor del New York Times, Mark Batterson, expresa su mantra para la hombría: Sé hombre.

Pare de jogar com segurança e comece a correr em direção ao rugido! Quando a imagem de um animal que pode devorar seres humanos atravessa o nervo óptico e entra no córtex visual, o cérebro envia ao corpo uma mensagem simples, mas urgente: Fuja! Isso é o que as pessoas normais fazem, mas não os caçadores de leão. Em vez de ver um problema de duzentos quilos, eles enxergam uma oportunidade de Deus se revelar e demonstrar seu poder. Persiga o seu leão é mais do que um slogan; é uma abordagem radicalmente diferente de vida. Somente quando deixamos de ter medo do fracasso é que podemos agarrar a oportunidade pela juba. Com fervor e entusiasmo, o autor best-seller do New York Times, Mark Batterson, entrega uma mensagem ousada a todos com um grande sonho. Persiga o seu leão é um alerta para você parar de viver como se o propósito da vida fosse simplesmente chegar com segurança à morte. Nossos sonhos devem nos assustar. Deveriam ser tão grandes que, sem Deus, seriam impossíveis de alcançar.

Chase the Lion: Stepping Confidently Into the Unknown is a six-session young adult Bible study that expands the message of Mark Batterson''s best-selling book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. Inspired by a fearless warrior named Benaiah (2 Sam. 23:20) who changed the course of his future by winning a battle with a real lion, this study examines biblical and modern-day examples of people who were willing to put everything on the line, take risks, seize opportunities, face fears, embrace uncertainty, and look foolish when it comes to chasing after God-given opportunities. Our current Christian culture doesn''t usually encourage sensible people to chase after risky opportunities and dreams. We want to believe that if it''s a good decision, it will always be and feel safe because that''s the way God wants life to be. But what if you discovered that the fulfilling life God wants for you is hiding behind a present problem, a past failure, or a lifelong fear? Unsure about where to start? Pop in the Enhanced CD and read "What Did I Sign Up For? How to lead a successful discussion-driven Bible study." Click around some more and you''ll find a PDF of "The Chase the Lion Leader Guide" which explains how to incorporate each Enhanced CD feature, a Playlist of songs that continue the themes of Chase the Lion, and other electronic goodies to enhance your ongoing communication with your group.

A six-session format that allows for discussion centered around pratical application of the biblical text.

En Sácale jugo al día, el autor bestseller del New York Times Mark Batterson introduce siete hábitos dinámicos que empoderan a las personas para transformar su día a día. Ahora, en Hazlo por un día, el autor nos invita a experimentar de manera personal el impulso motivador y los beneficios resultantes de crear o romper un solo hábito en 30 días. El destino no es un misterio, sino que consiste en una serie de hábitos diarios. Nuestras vidas se basan en patrones de comportamiento: hábitos constructivos y hábitos contraproducentes. Son las cosas que hacemos y las que no hacemos las que determinan que alcancemos nuestras metas: salud mental y física, independencia financiera, relaciones satisfactorias. La buena noticia es que estás a tan solo un hábito de una vida totalmente diferente. NO TIENES QUE INTENTARLO DURANTE LOS PRÓXIMOS 30 AÑOS. SOLO TIENES QUE COMENZAR CON ESTE MOMENTO. En Hazlo por un día, comenzarás por identificar un cambio que sea a la vez medible, significativo y sostenible. Haciendo uso de técnicas de creación y ruptura de hábitos como «cambio de hábito» y «apilamiento de hábito», Mark te guiará paso a paso durante 30 días que cambiarán tu vida.

你敢向兇猛的獅子搏鬥嗎？聖經中的比拿雅戰勝了吃人的獅子，你呢？你是否有勇氣去追逐神所要給你的夢想？追逐你生命中的獅子吧！你的夢想或許正面臨困難，但讀完本書，你便知道該如何回應神的呼召，以及祂為你預備的一切。

Nunca ha habido, ni habrá, nadie igual a ti. Eso no es un elogio para ti. Es un elogio para el Dios que te creó. ¿El problema? Que pocas personas descubren la identidad que Dios les ha dado y que las hace diferentes a todas las demás. Mark betterson llama a esta distinción de origen divino: Identidad del alma. En Tu destino divino, Mark hace gala de la profundidad y la energía por las que es famoso en un esfuerzo por ayudarte a experimentar el gozo de descubrir quien eres... y la libertad de descubrir lo que no eres. La maravillosa realidad es que tu exclusividad, al mismo tiempo que un regalo de Dios para ti, es un regalo tuyo para Dios. There never has been and never will be anyone like you. But that isn''t a testament to you. It''s a testament to the God who created you. The problem? Few people discover the God-given identity that makes them unlike anyone else. Mark Batterson calls this divine distinction our soulprint. In Soulprint, Mark pours the insight and energy he''s known for into helping you experience the joy of discovering who you are... and the freedom of discovering who you''re not. The wonderful fact is that your uniqueness is God''s gift yo you, and it''s also your gift to God.

Chase the Lion: Stepping Confidently Into the Unknown - Member Book is a 6-session young adult Bible study that expands the message of Mark Batterson''s best-selling book "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day." Inspired by a fearless warrior named Benaiah (2 Sam. 23:20) who changed the course of his future by winning a battle with a real lion, this study examines biblical and modern-day examples of people who were willing to put everything on the line, take risks, seize opportunities, face fears, embrace uncertainty, and look foolish when it comes to chasing after God-given opportunities. Our current Christian culture doesn''t usually encourage sensible people to chase after risky opportunities and dreams. We want to believe that if it''s a good decision, it will always be and feel safe because that''s the way God wants life to be. But what if you discovered that the fulfilling life God wants for you is hiding behind a present problem, a past failure, or a lifelong fear? Author: Mark Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. Targeting emerging generations, 73 percent of NCCers are single 20-somethings who live or work on Capitol Hill. Currently one church with three locations, the vision of NCC is to meet in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the D.C. area. Mark lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Lora, and three children. Mark is the author of the Threads studies, Chase the Lion and Chase the Goose.

Have your prayers become stagnant? Do you long to see God move in fresh ways? Are you ready to move to new places in your walk with God? If so, it''s time to take the 40-day prayer challenge and press into God like never before. In this five-session video study, bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson reveals how taking up this challenge will not only change the way you pray today but also dramatically impact the rest of your life. While this challenge won''t be easy, and you will certainly experience setbacks along the way, as you pray through you can be assured that God will come through for you in new and exciting ways. Miracles that happen in your life decades from now will trace their origin back to this season of prayer, and breakthroughs that occur will become generational blessings that will live on long after your time on earth is over. Today is the day for you to not only draw your prayer circle but also form your prayer circle with other believers in Christ. Now is the time to join with the more than half a million people who have already accepted this 40-day challenge to pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on them. As you do, you will witness the miraculous results in your life, your church, your community, and your world that only God can bring. The Draw the Circle study includes video discussion questions, personal reflection questions, and daily devotional readings for each of the 40 days in the challenge. Sessions include: Drawing the Circle Dream Big Pray Hard Think Long The Ripple Effect The pack contains one study guide and one DVD.

Será que acreditamos que Deus ainda faz milagres? Será que esperamos que Ele se mova de maneiras milagrosa em nosso dia-a-dia? Nada mudou desde que Jesus chamou Lázaro para sair do túmulo quatro dias depois de ser sepultado. Pouco importando a grandeza dos problemas, Deus é ainda maior. Se você deseja ver a obra de Deus de maneira milagrosa hoje, você gostará desta mensagem edificante de fé e que dá vida. Um Produto CPAD.

Ficar preso em uma cova com um leão não está na lista de desejos de ninguém. Esse é um desejo mortal. Mas você tem de admitir que dizer: Matei um leão em uma cova em um dia de neve parece ser algo bem impressionante para seu currículo, caso se candidate ao posto de guarda pessoal do rei de Israel! Foi o que aconteceu com Benaia, um corajoso soldado. Eis o ponto: Deus está no negócio de elaborar currículos. Ele está sempre usando experiências passadas para nos preparar para as oportunidades futuras. Mark tornouse uma das vozes mais importantes da nova geração. Tudo que ele toca transforma vidas.

Cuando la imagen de una bestia devoradora de hombres viaja a través del nervio óptico hacia la corteza visual, el cerebro transmite un mensaje urgente al cuerpo: ¡huye! Eso es lo que hacen las personas normales, pero no los perseguidores de leones. Más que ver un problema de doscientos cincuenta kilos, ven una oportunidad para que Dios aparezca y muestre su poder. Persigue tu león es más que un eslogan; se trata de un enfoque radicalmente diferente ante la vida. Solo cuando dejamos de temer al fracaso podemos agarrar a la oportunidad por la melena. Con garra y entusiasmo, el autor de best sellers del New York Times, Mark Batterson entrega un mensaje audaz a todos aquellos que tengan un gran sueño. Esta es una llamada de atención para dejar de vivir como si el propósito de la vida fuese simplemente llegar seguros a la muerte. Nuestros sueños deben asustarnos. Deben ser tan grandes que fuese imposible alcanzarlos sin Dios.

The pressure is unmistakable—conform or get cancelled. New York Times bestselling author Mark Batterson invites you into a different way of living in the digital age with a call to Christlike nonconformity that doesn’t withdraw from the world but transforms it. “In Not My Circus, Mark Batterson pastors us through a cultural moment and relational challenges with wisdom, kindness, and conviction.”—Annie F. Downs, author of That Sounds Fun Social media rewards outrage and punishes nuance. Algorithms decide what you see and who you hear. Mob culture stands ready to silence anyone who steps out of line. And the pressure to pick a side—and stay there—has never been greater. No one is immune from conformity bias, including those who follow Jesus. Somewhere along the way, many have traded holy courage for social comfort, spiritual discernment for tribal loyalty, and amazing grace for the same culture of cancellation they claimed to oppose. The result is a faith that looks less like Jesus and more like whatever side of the aisle we happen to sit on. Mark Batterson issues a rallying cry for a different kind of nonconformity—not withdrawal from culture but engagement with it on entirely different terms. In Not My Circus, he draws on Romans 12:2—“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed”—to show how to resist cultural pressure without retreating from cultural engagement. After nearly thirty years pastoring just steps away from the halls of power in Washington, DC, Batterson brings hard-won wisdom to the defining challenge of our moment. You’ll learn how to cultivate a non-anxious presence by developing • holy courage—the boldness to stand firm in your convictions without being controlled by others’ opinions • spiritual discernment—the sense to know which battles are yours to fight and which ones aren’t • amazing grace—the ability to engage those you disagree with, maintaining your witness without taking on their anxiety For anyone ready to stop reflecting culture and start transforming it, Not My Circus offers a road map to escape the cult of conformity—and live for the applause of nail-scarred hands.

Chase the Lion: Stepping Confidently Into the Unknown is a 6-session young adult Bible study inspired by a fearless warrior named Benaiah (2 Sam. 23:20) who changed the course of his future by winning a battle with a real lion. This study examines biblical and modern-day examples of people who were willing to take risks, seize opportunities, and face fears when it comes to chasing after God-given opportunities.

Have your prayers become stagnant? Do you long to see God move in fresh ways? Are you ready to move to new places in your walk with God? If so, it''s time to take the 40-day prayer challenge. . . . In this five-session video study (video streaming included), bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson reveals how taking up this prayer challenge will not only change the way you pray today but also dramatically impact the rest of your life. This study will help you: Draw your prayer circle around the things in your life where you want to see God''s work. Form a broader prayer circle with other believers in Christ. Challenge yourself to persistently depend on God. Witness the miraculous results in your life, your church, your community, and your world that only God can bring. While this challenge won''t be easy, and you will certainly experience setbacks along the way, as you pray through you can be assured that God will come through for you in new and exciting ways. Miracles that happen in your life decades from now will trace their origin back to this season of prayer, and breakthroughs that occur will become generational blessings that will live on long after your time on earth is over. Sessions and video run times: Drawing a Circle (19:00) Dream Big (16:30) Pray Hard (18:30) Think Long (15:30) The Ripple Effect (17:00) This study guide includes: Individual access to five streaming video sessions Video notes and a comprehensive structure for group discussion time Personal study for deeper reflection between sessions A guide to best practices for leading a group Streaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2032. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.