Welcome To The Basement Study Guide

Encounter faith where it was meant to be found—not in life's penthouse, but in the basement, where God's kingdom is waiting to welcome you. This practical study guide, companion to Tim Ross's Welcome to the Basement, will help you assess where you are in your relationship with God and what steps you need to take to move to the next level in your faith. For too long we've been taught that the only way to be great is to go up. But it's time to turn the world upside-down because in God's Kingdom, the way up is down, the way in is out, and downward mobility is your only hope for upward utility. This study guide is ideal for you to go through on your own or with a group. Each session includes: The big ideas that will be covered in the session as you read through the book. An assessment exercise to help you reflect on your relationship with Christ. Ten group-oriented discussion questions based on the Bible and book content. A closing personal exercise to help you apply the concepts you’ve studied to your life. Prompts for opening and closing your group or personal study time with prayer. Sometimes the lowest floor of the building is where the real party is. Jesus is the cornerstone of a new kind of kingdom—will you step into the good things God is doing in the world?

In Welcome to the Basement, podcaster and thought leader Tim Ross shows you how you can achieve true and lasting greatness. But his tools and tactics might surprise you. "If you've picked up this book, you have the opportunity to do more than you ever thought was possible." New York Times bestselling author, Michael Todd Ross has put them to the test in his own life, and he's come to believe that the only way up is down, the only way in is out, and that downward mobility is your only hope for upward utility. For far too long we've been held captive by false promises of hype and hustle in a world that needs hope and healing. Previously published as Upset the World—and now fully revised and rewritten for today's unique challenges, circumstances, and opportunities—Welcome to the Basement is a rallying cry and a practical guide to God's radical last-shall-be-first, least-shall-be-greatest way of living. Tim Ross will help you: Discover that you are God's masterpiece and learn to receive His unstoppable love and grace. Gain step-by-step guidance for identifying the people, places, and pieces that you've been called to disrupt and shower with God's love. Experience for yourself the good that God has for you—because only people whose lives have been turned upside-down by God can become Kingdom basement dwellers. The humblest acts of goodness have the greatest power. And the lowest floor of the building is where the real VIPs live. Will you step down and into the good things God is doing in the world?

From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. From the recycling miracles in the soil; an army of predators ridding us of unwanted pests; an abundance of life creating a genetic codebook that underpins our food, pharmaceutical industries and much more, it has been estimated that these and other services are each year worth about double global GDP. Yet we take most of Nature's services for granted, imagining them free and limitless ... until they suddenly switch off. This is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies) but also the positive (how birds protect fruit harvests, coral reefs protect coasts from storms and how the rainforests absorb billions of tonnes of carbon released from cars and power stations). Tony Juniper's book will change whole way you think about life, the planet and the economy

God's Perfect Plan to Rescue Imperfect People. In this beautiful Bible study series—brought to you by the makers of The Jesus Bible—you will dive in-depth into each of the six acts of God's story and discover a deeper understanding of your own unique story by learning how the two are intricately tied together. The opening chapters of Genesis reveal God's perfect creation and the people he created to reflect his image in the world. But it isn't long before tension emerges. The man and woman rebel against God, reject his authority, and bring sin into the world. Everything that follows is God's plan to put what's been broken back together and restore humanity. Through six weeks of interactive lessons, REVOLT will usher you through the second act of God's unchanging story, weaving together key passages from the Old and New Testaments to help you get a better image of our restoring God. The Jesus Bible Study Series is designed to lead you through the six main acts of Scripture: Beginnings Revolt People Savior Church Forever The series reveals how Jesus plays a key role in each and every story told throughout the Bible, and helps you discover God's purpose and plan for your life in his great story.

This book is a must for anyone interested in exploring the exciting world of the paraanormal. Whether you do it as a hobby or want to help those being negatively affected by unseen forces, this guide will give you tons of information. You will learn about what kind of spirits exist and how to determine the type. In addition, you will learn how to deal with spirits ranging from pesky human spirits to those in the realm of the demonic. You will find quite a bit of humor in there too.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

In Altered Destinies, Gene Maeroff poses important questions about what is needed to equalize the tremendous imbalance between the education received by middle to upper class children and the education received by lower class children. He argues that, in addition to greater financial investment in their schools, lower class children must possess a strong support system--what he refers to as "social capital"--which emphasizes four areas: a sense of connectedness, a sense of well-being, a sense of academic initiative, and a sense of knowing. Maeroff builds a compelling case for how and why the concept of social capital will make a difference in the effort to improve opportunities for disadvantaged schoolchildren.

A calm, intelligent and witty survey of the history of mankind's search for extraterrestial life.