Center for Biblical Coaching

A story of commitment that spans sickness AND health. Robert and Muriel McQuilkin both had thriving ministries. And then Muriel began to forget things. Thus began the harrowing – yet ultimately triumphant – story of a love that endures the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers will find encouragement and hope in this honest story of a tragic illness and dedication, and married couples will find inspiration to keep the vows they made to love “for better or for worse.”

“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Death. For many, the very mention of the word can conjure feelings of fear and uncertainty. In the Christian life, we are called to pursue a daily death as though our lives depend on it. The scriptures are filled with such paradoxes. To be set free, you must become a slave. To be filled, you must hunger and thirst. To become greater, you must become less. And the hardest of all. . . to live, you must die. This is what the apostle Paul meant when he declared, “To live is Christ, and to die is gain…”

A Call to Die is an intensive devotional, beckoning the reader to dare define Christ’s radical call. Full of raw honesty and relentless passion, this forty day journey is not for the faint of heart, but for the one who longs to answer the call…the call to die.

What is Brooklyn Tabernacle’s secret to success? In Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Jim Cymbala provides a one-word answer: prayer. In this powerful volume Pastor Cymbala will show you how passionate, persistent prayer transforms individuals, revives churches and revitalizes communities. Drawing on the teaching of scripture, his own experience and the collected wisdom of the great revivalists, Pastor Cymbala seeks to fan your passion for prayer into a flame. Take this opportunity to learn how to listen to God’s voice and prayerfully depend upon God!

What characteristics do great Christians have in common? Using Scripture, stories, and examples from biblical and contemporary believers who left a lasting legacy, best-selling author Ingram offers you 10 practical steps for honoring God with a well-rounded life of outstanding faith and excellent work—spiritually, personally, and professionally. Includes discussion questions. 224 pages, hardcover from Baker.

As Christians, we believe that all sins are considered equal in God’s eyes. Yet while evangelicals continue to decry the Big Ones—such as abortion, adultery, and violence—we often overlook more deceptive sins. It seems we’ve created a sliding scale where gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably exist within the church. In short, some sins have simply become acceptable.

Bridges, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Holiness, believes that just as culture has lost the concept of sin, the church faces the same danger. Jerry writes not from a sense of achievement, but from the trenches of his own personal battles. Drawing from scriptural truth, he sheds light on subtle behaviors that can derail our spiritual growth. Throughout, Jerry encourages a victory over personal sin through the gospel’s transforming power, the perfect release for those who desire to thoughtfully examine their lives and discover a deeper walk with God.

What does holiness look like? For starters, it doesn’t look anything like perfection. And it doesn’t necessarily look like victory. Mostly, it consists of effort, prayer, grace, and obedience. “Scripture speaks of both a holiness we have in Christ before God, and a holiness we are to strive after,” writes Bridges. We can ignore neither Christ’s role nor our own if we are to successfully pursue holiness. It is as simple as refusing to smudge the truth on a tax return or as complicated as forgiving the person who has most viciously hurt us.

Bridges takes holiness out of the realm of the impossible and brings it into the real world of your daily life and decisions. Whether you’re continuing your pursuit of holiness or just beginning, the principles and guidelines in The Pursuit of Holiness will challenge you to obey God’s command of holiness.

Does trusting God come easily to you—until adversity strikes? Amid troubles and tribulation, do you sometimes doubt whether he really cares? Exploring three essential truths about God—his complete sovereignty, his infinite wisdom, and his perfect love—Bridges shows you how to rely on God implicitly in every circumstance. 240 pages, softcover from NavPress.

Grounded in Biblical truth and packed with captivating illustrations from everyday life, this study details fourteen key characteristics of God and examines how they can enhance and cultivate your relationship with Him. The more you know about God, the more awestruck you become, the more you will worship God – the kind of worship and the kind of relationship God intended when He created you.

God is often described as all-knowing, all-living, and all-powerful. But are there other traits sometimes overlooked? What is God really like? Can you put his eternal attributes into words? Ingram’s challenging but accessible study examines seven of God’s major attributes: goodness, sovereignty, holiness, wisdom, justice, love, and faithfulness. You’ll see God in a whole new light, changing the way you pray, the way you live, and the way you think about the world around you!

Christ gave his life for the church, but many of us find it difficult to serve her for an hour or two a week. In Stop Dating the Church best-selling author Joshua Harris boldly challenges us to stop looking for churches that suit our lifestyle and expecting churches to meet our superficial needs. Instead, we should learn to love the church and serve her sacrificially. Take this opportunity to fully commit yourself to the church in the same in the same way that a bride commits herself to the groom.

Whether your anger is from tension at work, frustration at home, or just life in general, this workbook will help you modify the anger that keeps you from inner peace and contentment. Carter and Minirth, esteemed Christian counselors, walk you through a 13-step program of interactive exercises that will help you identify learned patterns of relating, thinking, and behaving that influence your anger.

A changed heart is the bright promise of the gospel. When the Bible talks about the gift of a new heart, it doesn’t mean a heart that is immediately perfected, but a heart that is capable of being changed. Jesus’ work on the cross targets our hearts—our core desires and motivations—and when our hearts change, our behavior changes. It’s amazing to watch people who once seemed stuck in a pattern of words, choices, and behaviors start living in a new way as Christ changes their hearts.

By Jim Cymbala / Zondervan

Prayer can change lives and circumstances like nothing else can. What are the keys that unlock its power, that turn prayer from a mere activity into a vital link with God and all his resources? In this DVD, Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, shows you and your small group truths about prayer that God has used to turn his own church from a tiny, struggling inner-city congregation into a vital, thriving community of believers who pray with passion, focus, and faith. This wonderful teaching on the transforming power of prayer is divided into six sessions of approximately 15 minutes each.

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By Zondervan

By Jim Cymbala, best-selling author of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, a powerful new small group DVD that will help you and your church tap into the transforming power of prayer. Discover the power of God to restore hope, ignite faith, work miracles, and change lives…through prayer.