The Christian life is not meant to be lived haphazardly, but with purpose, meaning, and impact as God directs our daily lives. The Man God Uses helps men understand how their encounters with God will begin to impact every other area of their life: personal, family, work, church, and community. Father and son team, Dr. Henry Blackaby and Dr. Tom Blackaby share seven weeks of truths that will guide your thinking and actions as you discern what God is doing in and through your life. This short study will have an enormous impact on your life as you allow God to lead you into an extraordinary life.

Although the cross is God's decisive deed in human history, the full meaning of it is far too much for a mere human mind to grasp. But through Henry Blackaby's careful examination, the cross becomes not a doctrine, but an experience. You'll be overwhelmed with the utter significance of Christ's death, leading you to a stronger sense of God's power in your daily life. Steeped in the Blackaby distinctive of constant encouragement toward your personal experience of God, and firmly rooted in Scripture, this study guide makes it impossible to keep a casual attitude toward sin. Practice surrendering to the deeper dimensions of the cross, so that nothing can block the Lord's presence and power in your life

Whoever does not bear his own cross

and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:27

Are you ready to destroy a casual attitude toward sin? To eliminate every barrier blocking the Lord's presence and power in your life? Then you are ready to make the cross your own.

This eight-week Bible study companion to Henry Blackaby's Experiencing the Cross provides the practical tools you need to:

LESSON 1 Grasp the graveness of sin

LESSON 2 Comprehend Christ's blood sacrifice

LESSON 3 Grow in gratitude for the One who died your deserved death

LESSON 4 Exchange your sin for Christ's righteousness

LESSON 5 Tap into God's unlimited resources, blessings, and power

LESSON 6 Submit to God's sanctifying work in your life

LESSON 7 Become alive to righteousness

LESSON 8 Share the message of the cross with others

The One who called you to this journey promises to be with you every step of the way. Go boldly forward to experience His blessings as they've never been seen, heard, or felt before.

Receive the reality. Discover the power. Live the experience.

For individual or group use. Leader's guide included.

Story Behind the Book

Our whole identity with Christ is found in the cross. It was there that God dealt totally with sin. And it is there that God intends us to be united with Christ in His death so that we would forever hate sin, abhor sin, and forsake sin. In our intimate relationship with Christ and His crucifixion, God intends for us to obtain His perspective on sin--to feel its horrors, as Christ does, and then to let God put sin to death in our lives--as He did in the crucifixion of His Son. The victory accomplished through Christ's death and resurrection is the very same victory we can experience daily in our lives

--Henry Blackaby

Jesus Christ died not so that you would recognize a historical fact. Or memorize a particular doctrine. Or continue with life as is. No, Christ's death was God' s decisive deed in your life, conquering sin once and for all. The cross beckons you every day, with power to transform every detail of your existence as you begin to see Calvary from God's perspective.

Henry Blackaby leads you on an exploration through the deeper dimensions of the cross, ensuring that the further you go, the more you will:

- Deal radically and completely with sin
- Embrace a true and lasting union with Christ
- Experience the fullness and reality of His victory in your life
- And much more

Will you yield to God's provision in His cross? Will you receive the power and presence of Jesus Christ? Will you dare to experience the cross?

Two thousand years ago, God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. But that isn't a mere historical event. It isn't simply a theological doctrine. It is rather a huge moment that reverberates powerfully and meaningfully throughout history. Even today. Even in your life.

When God raised Jesus, He also made it possible for Christ's life to reign eternally in His followers. The resurrection is the foundation of your total freedom and complete victory in Christ. And so it is an event-an experience-that's worthy of your daily celebration.

Experiencing the Resurrection is the second in a groundbreaking trilogy by the world-renowned spiritual leader Dr. Henry Blackaby and his son, Dr. Melvin Blackaby, that guides you into experiencing the gospel of Christ in its fullness. In this book they offer you a deeper understanding of the glorious, joyous dimensions of the resurrection, with the goal of revealing the living Lord at work in your daily life.

This is the first step to fully knowing and experiencing the peace, joy, power, purpose, and confidence that God promises you through the resurrection of His Son.

Best-selling author and trusted Bible teacher Henry Blackaby, along with his son Richard, President of Canadian Baptist Seminary, demonstrates through the life of Joshua how God prepares those He chooses for spiritual leadership.

In Created to Be God's Friend, Henry Blackaby explored the life of Abraham, and in Chosen to Be God's Prophet, he examined God's work through Samuel. In Called to Be God's Leader, now in trade paper, readers will see how God applies leadership principles in the life of the great biblical leader Joshua.

What did God have in mind when He saw Joshua as a young slave in Egypt? How did He mold and shape Joshua to prepare him for service? Through Joshua and numerous examples from their own lives, the authors create a picture of God's ways, offering deep insight that readers can apply to their own lives. Purpose, Obedience, Faith, Character, and Influence are among the themes that are included in this book; key truths are emphasized at the end of each chapter.

Aside from Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby has made his greatest impact by ministering directly to Fortune 100 and 500 CEOs, advising them on how to effectively blend their faith with their business. Out of that ministry's success comes God in the Marketplace, a book to help everyone from the front desk to the executive suite best experience God's will in his or her work.

Blackaby believes that just as Jesus had businessmen among His original disciples, so may God be calling out businesspeople today in preparation for a worldwide spiritual revival. However, while those in the marketplace may have excellent educations and access to world-class leadership seminars, they often feel inadequate in matters of spiritual influence. God in the Marketplace will help them better understand what the Bible says about integrating their Christian faith with their work lives and provide biblical answers to the common yet difficult questions that are often raised for Christians at work.

If there is anything that characterizes God's people in America today, it is the loss of the fear of God, states Henry Blackaby. When you do not fear God, he contends, you will not fear sin. The troubling result of this issue is that many Christians fail to recognize that they have sinned against God. The lack of holiness within the Church has reached epidemic levels. True revival can only come, notes Blackaby, when the people of God return to a healthy, holy fear of Him.

God, in His holiness, is grieved by our lack of it. In this worthy book, Blackaby urges believers to look inward, to see sin from God's perspective, and to live to the standard that He has set in Scripture. He writes, The salvation of the nation has little to do with Washington or Hollywood-it has to do with the people of God As referenced in 2 Chronicles 7:14, Blackaby notes that the redemption of America lies in the repentance of the people of God. He challenges readers by adding, If America depended on your prayer life, would there be revival? Revival waits on the holiness of His people; this book provides the path that will lead us back.

Discover answers to those and other questions as you examine God's Word with this companion study guide to the book Experiencing the Resurrection by Henry Blackaby and Melvin Blackaby.

Packed with practical notes, advice, and questions for reflection, this highly interactive guide--ideal for small group or individual use--shows you how to witness Christ's resurrection in and through your life. Each chapter of the book is explored in a flexible one-week format with life change objectives that arise from applying the truth for each day to your life.

Experience God in a deeper way by developing how you read and study his Word.

Renowned Bible teacher Henry Blackaby, and his sons Norman and Mel, believe that Bible study is far more than a study method--it's a way of life, a way of encountering our Creator and His voice in our lives. In this timeless classic of Bible study, the Blackabys will teach you how to read the Bible so that you receive the message, encounter truth, and become transformed by the Word.

Studying the Bible is not just the pursuit of biblical and theological head knowledge. It is a journey for your soul into the heart of God. You'll discover:

• How to approach the Bible with a mindset of worship.
• How your encounters with Scripture can change your everyday life.
• How to study effectively on your own by walking through short passages from the seven types of literature in the Bible.
• How reading Scripture conforms you to the image of God.
• How to write His words on your heart so that you more fully hear His voice and walk in His ways all the days of your life.

Encounter God is an invitation to approach God through His Living Word. Encounter God and make life changes because of it. Not just head knowledge, but heart change.

Get ready for a brand new experience with your Bible.

Let five premier teachers of God's Word lead you to a closer, more intimate understanding of God's message to His people. Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's Notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
• Questions for reflection
• Suggestions for application in everyday life.

Let five premier teachers of God's Word lead you to a closer, more intimate understanding of God's message to His people. Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's Notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
• Questions for reflection
• Suggestions for application in everyday life.

Encounter God through the Scriptures as you are guided by the wisdom and experience of the Blackaby family.

The deepest need of every human heart is to encounter God. To meet with God, to be changed by Him, and to become more like Him as a result. For decades, the Blackaby family has dedicated their ministry to helping believers address this deepest need. Now you can learn from their insights to experience deeper encounters with God as you develop a regular routine of Bible reading and study in the Encountering God Study Bible.

The Encountering God Study Bible is the crowning work of the Blackabys. Featuring their trusted approach to Bible study, explanatory notes, word studies, biblical character sketches, historical encounters with lives of exemplary faith, articles highlighting the creative nature of God, and other articles defending the faith, you will be encouraged to see that you can encounter God in His Word--and that He wants to encounter you through it.

Features include:

• Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or note
• Encounter Notes highlighting how God might choose to encounter you in His Word
• Articles highlighting the creative nature of God by Daniel Blackaby
• Articles defending the lasting truths of the faith by Mike Blackaby
• Rich explanatory notes explaining ideas, events, people, and places in the text to make the meaning clear
• Word studies, character studies, and biographical sketches of church history figures all written by members of the Blackaby family
  • Word studies shed light on key terms and important meaning from the original Greek and Hebrew
  • Character profiles give overviews of key men and women in the Bible
  • Biographical sketches give examples of people who faithfully encountered and followed God in their life
• Book introductions setting the scene for each biblical book and its importance for encountering God
• Timeline of the biblical narrative for a better understanding of how historical and biblical events fit throughout history
• A succinct harmony of the Gospels details the life and ministry of Jesus in chronological order showing where each event and teaching occur in the Gospels
• Chart of the prophecies fulfilled by Jesus as Messiah provides Old Testament prophecies and where they have been fulfilled in the New Testament
• Reading plans guiding you through the entire Bible in a year
• Center-column reference set allow you to find related passages quickly and easily
• Full NKJV concordance provides an alphabetical listing of important passages by key words
• Words of Christ in red quickly identify verses spoken by Jesus
• Index to easily find word studies, character studies, historical encounters, apologetic, and aesthetic articles
• Ribbon markers make it easy to navigate and keep track of where you were reading
• Clear and readable NKJV Comfort Print^(R) in a 9-point print size

Henry Blackaby and his daughter Carrie Blackaby Webb show through the life of Mary how God can use any woman-regardless of stature or abilities-if her heart is fully committed to Him. Mary's example of faithfulness and commitment will encourage and strengthen Christian women, knowing that God is continuing to look for a pure heart that He can use today.

Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's Notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
• Questions for reflection
• Suggestions for application in everyday life

What if we knew our lives - our everyday lives - Held a significant place in God's great plans?

Would not everything take on a different cast?

Henry Blackaby, author of the bestselling Experiencing God book and bible study material, believes that no Christian need live without a God-given direction. To understand that in fact God did know you and choose you from eternity, he writes, will give you an enormous sense of purpose in life.

In Created to Be God's Friend Workbook, Henry Blackaby and Kerry Skinner turn to the Old Testament patriarch Abraham to show how we can walk in growing faith and friendship with God. The Bible's compelling portraits of Abraham have profound relevance for us; through them we see how faith and obedience lead to a lifetime of joyous blessing, even when they seem bewildering and difficult.

This stand-alone workbook, which can also be read as a companion to the trade book Created to Be God's Friend, provides illuminating questions and provocative insights, allowing individuals and groups to explore how to:

• Let God take the initiative to make us His friends
• Follow the Lord's timing when striking out for new territory and taking risks
• Deal with the consequences of divine commands and opportunities we have ignored
• Avoid letting success distract us from following God's call
• Believe that God can bring what He started to a grand conclusion

This format is designed for either individuals or group leaders. Created to Be God's Friend is a remarkable study in our relationship with a personal God who is constantly working in each of our lives.

Previous editions: 0-7852-6758-1.

Let five premier teachers of God's Word lead you to a closer, more intimate understanding of God's message to His people. Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
• Questions for reflection
• Suggestions for application in everyday life

Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's Notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
• Questions for reflection
• Suggestions for application in everyday life.