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Balanced Living, a First Place 4 Health Bible study, will help you recognize areas of your life that may be out of balance so that you can learn God’s way of regaining your equilibrium. If you’ve ever ridden in a vehicle with its wheels out of balance, you know that the whole car will vibrate at a certain rate of speed. You’ll feel this vibration in the steering wheel, seats and floorboards, and instead of the tires spinning smoothly, they will literally “bounce” down the road. In the same way, if you forge ahead in life without a plan, you’ll begin to notice things are getting a bit shaky. Soon, you will feel the effects in your home, your family, your job and your relationship with others and with God. Yet you can regain that balance! Balanced Living will show you how in each of the four areas of your life: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Each First Place 4 Health Bible study contains 12 weeks of daily study to help you put Christ in first place, as well as weekly Live It Trackers to document your progress. Also included are Scripture memory cards, a coordinating Scripture memory music CD, and two complete weeks of menu plans with grocery lists, recipes and detailed nutrition information. Based on proven techniques and more than 25 years of experience, First Place 4 Health invites you to try the most complete Christ centered healthy living program available. First Place 4 Health will help you create balance in the four core areas of your life—emotional, spiritual, mental and physical. The results? Weight loss and total health from the inside out.
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Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 Begin with Christ, the first in a new series of Bible studies created for the First Place 4 Health program, will help you focus on surrendering your mind, body, emotions and soul to God. Through daily study and prayer, you will learn how to overcome temptation and find true satisfaction in pleasing God. Lasting change from the inside out begins with Christ! All-new and easy to use, each First Place 4 Health Bible study contains 12 weeks of daily study to help you put Christ in first place, as well as weekly Live It Trackers to document your progress. Also included are Scripture memory cards, a coordinating Scripture memory music CD, and two complete weeks of menu plans with grocery lists, recipes and detailed nutrition information. Based on proven techniques and 25 years of experience, First Place 4 Health invites you to try the most complete Christ-centered healthy living program available. First Place 4 Health will help you create balance in the four core areas of your life—emotional, spiritual, mental and physical. The results? Weight loss and total health from the inside out! “A life-changing program with biblical integrity.” Beth Moore, Bestselling author of Praying God’s Word and Breaking Free
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Begin with Christ, the first in a new series of Bible studies for the First Place 4 Health program, will help members focus on surrendering to God. Through daily study and prayer, participants will learn how to overcome temptation and find true satisfaction in pleasing God. Lasting change from the inside out begins with Christ. Here's how to start. All new and easy to use, the First Place 4 Health Bible studies contain 12 weekly studies to help participants prepare, day by day, for the weekly group meeting, as well as providing a handy method for tracking daily and weekly progress. Also included are inspirational and motivational Scripture memory verses on cards, two weeks of Menu Plans with macro-micronutrients listed, a walking chart and a coordinating Scripture Memory Music CD for training the mind while training the body. Discover the importance of putting Christ first each day and seeking a relationship with God above all else with First Place 4 Health.
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Based on proven techniques and 25 years of experience, First Place 4 Health invites you to try the most complete, Christ-centered healthy living program available. If you are tired of going up and down on the dieting roller coaster, of not feeling confident in public or with your friends and family, of suffering from ill health, then we invite you to give us a year to discover a new way to healthy living. Not simply another diet plan, First Place 4 Health will show you how to create balance in the four core areas of your life—spiritual, mental, emotional and physical. The results? Weight loss and positive life change. In this all-new inspirational book, you will read about the heart and soul of the First Place 4 Health program. You will experience real-life stories of people who learned to make healthy choices while following the program with trusted group members. Regardless of your current level of weight, fitness or spirituality, you will find motivation and inspiration to succeed with First Place 4 Health.
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Meet the author of the wise words above and the woman who shaped the lives of some of the most influential Christians of our time. Dr. Mears poured the energy of her missionto know Christ and make Him knowninto a generation of college kids who would leave a legacy of Christian leadership that can still be felt worldwide today. In these pages, you will experience some of Dr. Mearss energy and passion to believe the impossible, which is no small thing, since she established Gospel Light, Forest Home and GLINT (Gospel Light International) and was instrumental in many organizations like Campus Crusade. Here is a winsome perspective of what God can do through a life that is totally surrendered to His purposes in the world.
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First Place 4 Health has helped tens of thousands of people lose weight and bring balance to the four core areas of their lives: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. In this new title from Carole Lewis, First Place 4 Health’s national director, readers are challenged to “give God a year” to change them from the inside out. Change will happen over the course of 12 months, but the right changes only happen when we set the right goals and take the right steps to achieve them. Written with Carole’s signature warmth and humor, the book invites readers to dream big about the changes they long for in their lives and then offers practical, biblical, step by step guidance for how to see those dreams made into reality. In a culture of “right now,” a year may seem like an eternity. A year in the hands of God, however, means change that will last eternally.
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Have you ever ridden in a vehicle when the wheels were out of balance? The car will begin to vibrate at around 50 miles per hour, and this vibration will increase in intensity as you accelerate. Pretty soon, you will feel the vibration in the steering wheel, seats and floorboards, and instead of the tires spinning smoothly, they will literally “bounce” down the road. It’s a bumpy and uncomfortable ride, and the life of the tires, ball bearings, shock absorbers and other components will be much shorter than if the tires had been kept in perfect balance.
Your life can get in the same shape as unbalanced wheels. If you forge ahead without a plan, you may first notice things are a bit shaky. The more you do and the faster you go, the louder and more intense the shaking becomes. Soon, you feel the effects in your home, your family, your job and your relationship with others and with God. Your quality of life is diminished, and you begin “wearing out.” In Balanced Living, you will learn how to regain the balance that God intended for each of us to have in all four areas of our lives: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.
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Have you ever ridden in a vehicle when the wheels were out of balance? The car will begin to vibrate at around 50 miles per hour, and this vibration will increase in intensity as you accelerate. Pretty soon, you will feel the vibration in the steering wheel, seats and floorboards, and instead of the tires spinning smoothly, they will literally “bounce” down the road. It’s a bumpy and uncomfortable ride, and the life of the tires, ball bearings, shock absorbers and other components will be much shorter than if the tires had been kept in perfect balance.
Your life can get in the same shape as unbalanced wheels. If you forge ahead without a plan, you may first notice things are a bit shaky. The more you do and the faster you go, the louder and more intense the shaking becomes. Soon, you feel the effects in your home, your family, your job and your relationship with others and with God. Your quality of life is diminished, and you begin “wearing out.” In Balanced Living, you will learn how to regain the balance that God intended for each of us to have in all four areas of our lives: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.
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Based on proven techniques and a track record of 25 years of experience, First Place 4 Health will show how to create balance in the four core areas of life: spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical. All leading to weight loss and positive life change. With weight loss at the core of healthy living, readers will be encouraged and inspired to participate in personal life transformation from the inside out. The improved and easy to follow format will inspire readers to get on the road to health, making small choices for positive change every day. Accessible and filled with success stories, First Place 4 Health will motivate, inspire and educate readers to make changes for total, lasting health.
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What is hope? Where does it come from? How can believers face the future with confidence—not with blind optimism, but deep trust in God’s plans? In Hope 4 You, First Place 4 Health National Director Carole Lewis examines the theme of hope as presented in God’s Word, and illustrates what hope is and is not through the real-life experiences of Carole and a number of her friends in the faith. Carole leads readers on an exploration of Scripture, which identifies the Holy Spirit as the Source of all hope. With this understanding, believers can walk with God (which restores hope), work with God (which renews hope) and wait on God (which revives hope). Carole underscores that hoping is never passive or inactive; it is productive, meaningful and full of purpose. Hope motivates us to take practical steps toward our mental, physical, emotional and spiritual goals.
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Meet the author of the words above; an ordinary woman who was used in extraordinary ways to shape the lives of some of the most influential Christians of our time. Dr. Henrietta Mears had one purposeto know Christ and make Him knownand inspired a generation of college kids to aspire to Christian leadership. The legendary Billy Graham, Bill Bright and 400 others went into Christian service, guided by Dr. Mears. Through them, the influence of her teaching ministry still reverberates today. Experience some of Dr. Mearss energy and passion to believe the impossible! Youll also hear how she established Gospel Light, Forest Home and Gospel Light International (GLINT) and was instrumental in many organizations such as Campus Crusade. See what God can do through a life that is totally surrendered to Him- and imagine what He can do with your life.
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Chiseled encourages, inspires and challenges young men to integrate into their lives the components of what it means to become a real man. Those components comprise a code that all men need to learn, which includes chivalry, integrity and honor, self-control, financial stewardship, a strong work ethic, and more. This book is filled with practical wisdom for young men who want to live meaningful lives. Readers will discover the balance between liberty and responsibility, and will learn the durable truths that will impact them for a lifetime. Blakeney and Brotherton invite young men to take a step forward to maturity and then continue to step forward for a lifetime of purpose and direction that will positively impact all around them. This is a respectful and direct call for male maturity.
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Do you know the difference between being a “guy ” and being a man? The key is to live by a code. When you know and respect the codes for being a man, you hold the principles that will guide you into the life you were meant to lead. It starts at a specific point in time —when you get facedown before God and He begins to chisel whatever needs to go. Getting “facedown” is not about you kissing the floor; it’s a heart attitude that allows God to shape and hone your chin of steel—your character—to a fine and durable strength that can take all the punches life throws at you. In Chiseled, authors Shaun Blakeney and Marcus Brotherton will help you develop your code by examining the truths of timeless instruction from the Bible; by looking at the beliefs, behaviors and attitudes that can harm you; and by showing you what it means to develop a wise and skillful approach to living. Their stories reveal important stuff they’ve learned only through trial and error. You can have a better life when you trade being a guy for stepping forward in maturity. It’s your code for life.
About the Author
CAROLE LEWIS is the national director of First Place 4 Health, the Christ-centered health and weight-loss program. A warm, transparent and humorous communicator, Carole is a popular speaker at workshops, seminars and conferences around the country. She is also the author of several popular books, including Stop It!; A Thankful Heart; and Give God a Year, Change Your Life Forever. Carole and her husband, Johnny, have three adult children (one deceased), eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.MARCUS BROTHERTON is an ordained minister and a writer. He is the author or coauthor of 16 books, including the acclaimed FlipSwitch series for teens. Marcus is a former newspaper reporter and holds a masters degree from Talbot Seminary and a BA degree from Multnomah Bible College.