Books published by publisher Choice Publishing Group Llc

Teachers, volunteers, children, and even puppets can perform these 30 simple skits quickly and easily! At 5-10 minutes each, they're quick and easy, but guaranteed to deliver a Bible-based message that children will remember! Written for all who can read -- regardless of acting ability. Build confidence in your children, as they use the simple facial-expression symbols beside each line to put the right feeling into each line. Words that should be spoken with emphasis are printed in caps, to help beat the "monotone syndrome" and ensure that everyone catches key concepts.You will get:Suggestions for expanding the message of each script with Scripture readings and discussion points.Suggestions for tying in to other topics.Directions for stage setup.Puppet adaptations.Scripture and Topic indexes.

I will never forget when my mom came into my room and told me that dad was moving out. I knew they had not been getting along but I never thought he would actually leave. What do I say to my friends?" "Every day I come home from school and get reminded that my parents are split up I become sick to my stomach. Sometimes I purposely plan things after school just so I don't have to come home and be reminded of it." Do you know teens with these questions? Are you left wondering how you can help them? Divorce changes families but it does not have to destroy them. The Big D offers hope and help to teens and their families. Their parents divorce does not have to define their future. Teens can learn how to process their feelings and hurts and find themselves emotionally healthier. The Big D is designed to lead teens through the journey of recovery and find hope in the midst of this tragedy. It is filled with many practical high energy activities and hands on tools to help teens process their feelings. The curriculum kit includes a Biblically based Leaders Guide, and an interactive Student Workbook for each attendee. There is also an Activity Guide filled with additional topic related activities to keep your teens engaged. Whether they are currently in the chaos of their situation or it has been years and are living in a blended family, this program is guaranteed to change their lives. We need to reach teens now before they carry these hurts and confusion into their future relationships. It is time to STOP the cycle NOW. We pray you join us in this journey. This Student Workbook is not a “stand alone” workbook. You need the Leaders Guide in order to use this workbook.

The intensity of two boys' feelings for each other threatens to be overwhelmed by family tensions that rip them apart before their relationship even starts. Mateo's father is overly obsessed with his fifteen-year-old son's baseball achievements to the exclusion of other interests (manga, indie rock music, and Stick—the boy from the "troubled" family down the street, the one with thirteen children of mixed races). Mateo's mother comes from a sprawling Puerto Rican family that provides little privacy and complicated support as Mateo and his father clash over a baseball injury that jeopardizes his season. Down the street, Stick is dealing with the sudden loss of his father and living up to an image he believes his father saw in himself, one that wasn't gay, which drives him to drink and do drugs beyond anything he and Mateo have experimented. They come together and fall apart. Like a mantra, Mateo repeats the words from one of the band's songs whenever he gets hurt or afraid: I WILL BE OKAY. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work.

Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers. With Grapple Preteen Sunday school curriculum, 4th-6th graders learn how to search the Bible foranswers as they grapple with their biggest questions about relationships, faith questions and choices—and they’ll build a faith foundation to last a lifetime. Somewhere between leaving childhood behind and treading wide-eyed into the teenage years lurk a thousand bewildering questions. Where did God come from? How come I’m not perfect? Why doesn’t everyone go to Heaven?Grapple Series: Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers is based on real questions asked by real 10 to 12-year-olds that grab their attention and won’t let go. These quarterly, non-datedSunday school lessons focus on 12 unique questions for preteens to grapple with. Each customizable lesson lasts 55 to 60 minutes. Each Grapple Pak volume gives you everything you need:12 irresistible Bible studies that encourage kids to explore the truth with their heads and their hearts.3 thought-provoking videos to get your preteens thinking and talking. Plus 3 countdown videos, all on one DVD.12 reproducible, easily adapted lessons based on three quarterly themes.12 Grapple Dares that challenge kids to apply what they’ve learned.12 Parent Pages you can customize or send as is.12 outrageously fun games preteens will love!Leader’s Guide for teachers and volunteers.Note: Accessing Parent Pages and customizable lessons requires a computer with a DVD reader. In Grapple Preteen: Volume 1 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do My Parents Always Say No?” and “Can Being a Christian Ever Be Fun? (9781470704483)Grapple Series offers 8 non-dated quarterly volumes for a two-year scope and sequence: In Grapple Preteen: Volume 2 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do Some People Have More Friends?” and “How Do I Know if the Bible Is True?” (9781470704476) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 3 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do So Many People Boss Me Around?” and “Why Doesn’t Everyone Go to Heaven?” (9781470704698) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 4 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “How Can Such a Big God Be a Best Friend to Me?” and “Will the End Really Come?” (9781470704704) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 5 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why “What if Someone’s Different From Me?” and “Where Did God Come From?” (9781470708573) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 6 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “What Difference Can I Make?” and “What’s the Right Way to Pray?” (9781470708580) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 7 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Am I Really a Sinner?” and “Is Being Liked What Matters?” (9781470708597) In Grapple Preteen:Volume 8 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “What’s Satan Trying to Do?” and “Why Don’t All People Want God?” (9781470708603)

Strength for the Tough Stuff Life’s full of tough stuff. Maybe you’re even going through some hard things right now. (That’s completely normal…but not exactly fun, right?) To get through these hard things, you need grit. Grit is the determination to stick it out when challenges and obstacles come your way. Grit doesn’t always come easily or naturally; instead, you practice it until your strength and resilience grow. This devotion will help you practice. It focuses on one person who’s really good at making you stronger: Jesus. And then it shares his techniques for building grit in your life. Through short prayer ideas, Bible notes, questions for you to think about, and things to try, you can begin growing your grit starting now.

This is part two of the Vanessa's Choice saga. Follow Vanessa as she relives three decades of pain, torture, grief, love, solitude, and deals with betrayal and growing up in a world where she feels unwanted and unloved.Vanessa's story starts at the age of twelve where she feels unwanted and unloved by her mother. Ultimately, she has the opportunity to move to Colorado to live with her father and stepmother and what she finds there will not only break her spirit and change her life forever, but she realizes that she left her mother's security for a home of abuse and anger.Vanessa ultimately goes through unimaginable things as a teenager and carries a hurt and pain buried deep inside her soul, that is, until certain situations bring it all out and up to the surface.How does she deal with anger? Love Disloyal friends? You will be shocked as you read this page-turner and nothing will seem as it really appears in this autobiography.

Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers. With Grapple Preteen Sunday school curriculum, 4th-6th graders learn how to search the Bible for answers as they grapple with their biggest questions about relationships, faith questions and choices—and they’ll build a faith foundation to last a lifetime. Somewhere between leaving childhood behind and treading wide-eyed into the teenage years lurk a thousand bewildering questions. Where did God come from? How come I’m not perfect? Why doesn’t everyone go to Heaven?Grapple Series: Preteens’ Toughest Questions. The Bible’s Smartest Answers is based on real questions asked by real 10 to 12-year-olds that grab their attention and won’t let go. These quarterly, non-dated Sunday school lessons focus on 12 unique questions for preteens to grapple with. Each customizable lesson lasts 55 to 60 minutes. Each Grapple Pak volume gives you everything you need:12 irresistible Bible studies that encourage kids to explore the truth with their heads and their hearts.3 thought-provoking videos to get your preteens thinking and talking. Plus 3 countdown videos, all on one DVD.12 reproducible, easily adapted lessons based on three quarterly themes.12 Grapple Dares that challenge kids to apply what they’ve learned.12 Parent Pages you can customize or send as is.12 outrageously fun games preteens will love!Leader’s Guide for teachers and volunteers.Note: Accessing Parent Pages and customizable lessons requires a computer with a DVD reader. In Grapple Preteen: Volume 4 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “How Can Such a Big God Be a Best Friend to Me?” and “Will the End Really Come?” (9781470704704)Grapple Series offers 8 non-dated quarterly volumes for a two-year scope and sequence: In Grapple Preteen: Volume 1 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do My Parents Always Say No?” and “Can Being a Christian Ever Be Fun? (9781470704483) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 2 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do Some People Have More Friends?” and “How Do I Know if the Bible Is True?” (9781470704476) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 3 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why Do So Many People Boss Me Around?” and “Why Doesn’t Everyone Go to Heaven?” (9781470704698) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 5 (Fall) preteens will grapple with questions like “Why “What if Someone’s Different From Me?” and “Where Did God Come From?” (9781470708573) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 6 (Winter) preteens will grapple with questions like “What Difference Can I Make?” and “What’s the Right Way to Pray?” (9781470708580) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 7 (Spring) preteens will grapple with questions like “Am I Really a Sinner?” and “Is Being Liked What Matters?” (9781470708597) In Grapple Preteen: Volume 8 (Summer) preteens will grapple with questions like “What’s Satan Trying to Do?” and “Why Don’t All People Want God?” (9781470708603)

Field-tested fun! The Game Guy is geared up and ready to give you over 200 great games that are easy to pull off and field-tested with teens in many settings.You will find: "Gaming Tips" on:– getting kids to participate,– lead games for special needs,– change competitive games into cooperative games,– save games gone bad, and more! Symbols showing:– energy levels (Energy Saver to Zoomer),– space needed,– games played in pairs, and– crowd-pleasers that work well for 50 or more players. Classic games with new twists. Games for playing indoors and outdoors. Games that teach. Games that build community in your group! Supply lists. Tips and bonus ideas. Notes on group sizes. Indexes listing games by:– game activity (running, posing, storytelling, singing, writing, etc.)– game object (balls, balloons, beans, etc.)– game formation.Plus, this legendary games expert exposes some of the worst games ever played, and shares his philosophy of fun in youth ministry. You'll be equipped to lead youth with the best collection of games—ever!

Bigger is better with Bible Big Books! An impressive 16X20 inches, these are storybooks everyone can see even from the back row! Each book is beautifully illustrated, a memorable, kid-friendly telling of a Bible story you want your children to know and remember. And Bible Big Books are easy to read aloud because text is reproduced on the back cover.