Books published by Vida Publishers

SPANISH EDITION. More than 400,000 concise, fact-filled entries provide fascinating and thought-provoking insights, whether you're conducting a Bible study group, speaking in public, or simply deepening your personal understanding of God's Word.

SPANISH EDITION. In this book, Pastor Cymbala reveals for the reader the main Biblical teachings on prayer that really moves mountains. This book takes an overview of the Bible, extracting the principles of prayer, blessing and promise that God gives to His people so that they can experience real faith in their lives. It contains anecdotes and firsthand testimonies of answered prayers that changed the lives of those who prayed. These include the testimony of an answered prayer by one of the last survivors to exit the collapsing Twin Towers in New York. After reading this book, the reader's prayer life will be radically changed.

'Para todos aquellos que quieren hacer de las conversaciones sinceras una parte central de sus relaciones personales'

SPANISH EDITION. Joni Eareckson is possibly one of the most well-known Christian women in the world and bearer of a message of hope, faith and love for God above and beyond any circumstance. This is her complete autobiography, recounting all her childhood and family memories and probing even the most hidden paths of faith that she has pursued. The reader will experience many of the events and sensations shared by the author while reading the captivating story contained in its pages. As Charles Colson aptly summed it up: 'The message of Joni's life, full of hope, allows everyone to be able to see the goodness and mercy of God. It also a beautiful painting that declares the glory of God.'

At the beginning of a new century and a new millennium, it is good that all Christians take a look at the future that awaits us, questions that we have about the world, as well as the challenges of this troubled time. Through the last two decades there have been changes that contributed to different relationships and created a new global society.What should the Christian attitude be towards the process of globalization?How should the Christian behave toward foreigners according to the Word of God?Will we be able to avoid destroying ourselves with nuclear weapons or biochemical warfare during the third millennium?How is the new global family structured?How can we instill the Christian message in today's world, despite living in a changing and pluralistic society?

80 sure-fire scripts and other onstage fun to illustrate your lessons and enliven your events! Just for Fun... Short stunts, funny skits, sight gags, easy prep---we've got 'em all. If you have even one or two students who love hamming it up and making spectacles of themselves, you'll find plenty of funny fodder here. Spontaneous melodramas... Fueled by groans, catcalls, cheers, and boos from your small or large audience. Drama is an ideal medium for grabbing people's attention and priming them for a meeting, a talk, or a Bible study. Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp 'Drama, Skits, and Sketches' is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.

True Discipleship Integrates Emotional and Spiritual Health New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York, had it all: powerful teaching, dynamic ministries, an impressive growth rate, and a vision to do great works for God. Things looked good---but beneath the surface, circumstances were more than just brewing. They were about to boil over, forcing Peter Scazzero to confront needs in his church and himself that went deeper than he'd ever imagined. What he learned about the vital link between emotional health, relational depth, and spiritual maturity can shed new light on painful problems in your own church. Here are refreshing new insights, and a different and challenging slant on what it takes to lead your congregation to wholeness and maturity in Christ. Our churches are in trouble, says Scazzero. They are filled with people who are - unsure of how to biblically integrate anger, sadness, and other emotions - defensive, incapable of revealing their weaknesses - threatened by or intolerant of different viewpoints - zealous about ministering at church but blind to their spouses' loneliness at home - so involved in 'serving' that they fail to take care of themselves - prone to withdraw from conflict rather than resolve it Sharing from New Life Fellowship's painful but liberating journey, Scazzero reveals exactly how the truth can and does make people free---not just superficially, but deep down. After offering a new vision of discipleship and a revealing, guided self-assessment of your own spiritual and emotional maturity, The Emotionally Healthy Church takes you through six principles that can make a profound difference in your church. You'll acquire knowledge and tools that can help you and others - look beneath the surface of problems - break the power of past wounds, failures, sins, and circumstances - live a life of brokenness and vulnerability - recognize and honor personal limitations and boundaries - embrace grief and loss - make incarnation your model to love others. Written in a personal and passionate style, The Emotionally Healthy Church includes hands-on tools, discussion questions, spotlights on key points, and story after story of people at New Life whose lives have been changed by the concepts in this book. Open these pages, and find out how your church can turn a new corner on the road to spiritual maturity.

SPANISH EDITION. You'll discover what's in store for God's people and the answers to many other important questions in this eye-opening book by Dr. Horton.

Tomando las enseñanzas centrales de una 'Vida con Proposito' del Dr. Rick Warren, los autores conformaron este circulo de discipulados cristiano que conciste en veinticuatro sesiones de estudio teologico y biblico sistematico.

SPANISH EDITION. 'Foundations' is the Gold Medallion, award-winning, complete resource for teaching believers the essential doctrines of Christian faith, providing the theological basis for living a purpose-driven life.

SPANISH EDITION.This is not a book for normal people to learn how to handle difficult people---there is no such thing. This is a book about how imperfect people can pursue community with other imperfect people.

What does true spiritual life really look like? What keeps you from living such a life? What can you do to pursue it? If you're tired of the status quo---if you suspect there's more to Christianity than what you've experienced---John Ortberg points you to a road of transformation and spiritual vigor that anyone can take -one that leads to 'The Life You've Always Wanted'.

SPANISH EDITION. How do you explain a love that has no explanation?Reveals the God you've longed to encounter: a Father head-over-heels in love with you and committed to your highest joy.

Harry Potter and his magic adventures in a witch school still amazes people around the world. The market has been saturated with product related to this story: card games, clothes and even furniture. But we have a couple of questions: * Does Harry Potter offer a positive moral story to the kids today? * Is Harry Potter's witchcraft fiction or occultism? * How does the Harry Potter book compared to other kid's fiction books from C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien? In this book, which provides great help, Richard Abanes answers those questions, analyzes the society that is drawn to the pagan and examines the reason why God says 'no' to occultism. 'Harry Potter and the Bible' will help you choose wisely about this theme for your family.

Philip Yancey has a way of confronting our most cherished but misguided notions about faith. In 'The Bible Jesus Read', he challenges the perception that the New Testament is all that matters and the Old Testament isn't worth taking the time to read and understand. Yancey admits that, like many Christians, he usually avoided the Old Testament. After all, why bother with writings that can be so baffling, boring, even offensive to the modern mind? But a surprising discovery awaited Yancey when he began to explore how the Old Testament related to his life today. Those seemingly irrelevant Hebrew Scriptures took on a startling immediacy, portraying a passionate relationship between God and people against the broad backdrop of human experience. Like nothing else, the Old Testament depicts the cries, the complaints, the deep, insistent questionings of the heart, the stuff of life we all must contend with. With his candid, signature style, Yancey interacts with the Old Testament from the perspective of his own deeply personal journey. From Moses, the amazing prince of Egypt, to the psalmists' turbulent emotions and the prophets' oddball rantings, Yancey paints a picture of Israel's God--and ours--that fills in the blanks of a solely New Testament vision of the Almighty. Probing some carefully selected Old Testament books--Job, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Prophets--Yancey reveals how the Old Testament deals in astonishing depth and detail with the issues that trouble us most. The Old Testament in fact tackles what the New Testament often only skirts. But that shouldn't surprise us. It is, after all, the Bible Jesus read. 'The Bible Jesus Read' will give you abundant new insights into the heart of God the Father. And as you read with a fresh eye the prayers, poems, songs, and bedtime stories that Jesus so revered, you will gain a profound new understanding of Christ. 'The more we comprehend the Old Testament, ' Yancey writes, 'the more we comprehend Jesus.'

Do you want to teach solid Biblical truth to your kids without their eyes glazing over as soon as you say 'open your Bibles'? Now you can, with Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ. Veteran youth worker and Bible teacher Doug Fields has crafted 12 lively, ready-to-use lessons that actually make it fun to dig into Scripture. Fields utilizes creative learning techniques to spark your kids' interest and keep them actively involved in each lesson, including: - Learning games . . . - Hilarious handouts - Art projects anyone can do . . . Challenging simulations - Thought-provoking worksheets . . . - Skits and role-plays. These techniques are built into clear, easy-to-use lessons that keep your kids active as they absorb the Biblical truth of each lesson. Fields also provides you with a brief teaching outline in each lesson that you can present to bring the message home. Best of all, these lessons are so complete, they require very little preparation time. You'll be able to build quality, creative Bible teaching into your busy schedule -- with 'Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ'. 12 lessons.

La vida con Dios no siempre es como nosotros pensamos. Las altas expectativas se vienen abajo ante la realidad de las flaquezas personales y las sorpresas inoportunas.¿Está Dios entretenido? ¿Podemos contar con él? ¿Cómo podemos saberlo? ¿Cómo podemos conocer a Dios?

Are you tired of doing things for other people? Are you overwhelmed with work, guilt and stress? Patricia Sprinkle in 'Women Who do too Much' shows women how to do less, by directly attacking those problems and priorities. Helps you to determine what God created you for and to concentrate on that. It also shares the secret of how to deal with the demands of life.

A helpful and impactful story for all those who are trying to find release from a bad habit and damnation. Salvador Sabino tells us his story - his journey from the lowest of the low to an evangelist. The story shows the mercy of God transforming a lost person into a minister of His evangelism. "Two Ways" is a vibrant testimony that will strengthen your faith in Christ.