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“If you’ve got 10 minutes (and I bet you can find them lying around), then you’ve got enough time to hang out with God. 10-Minute Moments: The Red Stuff is a 31-day devotional and journal that gets you into the words of Jesus – aka “”The Red Stuff”" – and keeps your spiritual journey on the path. You’ll take a look at a short passage, spend a few minutes thinking about it, answer a few questions, and then get some ideas for prayer. It’s totally portable – do ‘em on the bus, in the car, or in your room – and easy to understand. Scott Rubin is the junior high pastor at Willow Creek Church outside of Chicago and has been on the staff there since 1991. The ministry he leads at Willow Creek is called Elevate. He’s had a blast writing a few youth ministry resources and encouraging other middle-school ministers to explore what God can do in their ministry.”

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Many middle schoolers get a little freaked out thinking about high school, college, and life beyond. My Future is a survival guide to their future, filled with insider tips to help students make smart decisions and face whatever comes next. Middle school ministry veterans Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin share easy-to-read, funny insights, and to-the-point advice that will offer students tips to survive each phase of their future. In My Future , you?ll think about the next years of your life and get advice to survive each phase of your future. You?ll get helpful tips to help you survive high school, dating, and life after your teenage years. After reading the books in the Middle School Survival Series, you?ll be ready to take on the rest of middle school with the confidence and knowledge you need to survive (and thrive) as a young teen.

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Everything in a middle schooler?s world seems to be changing? body, emotions, brains, faith. They?re even noticing more of a difference between the way guys and girls are wired up. With quick, funny, and easy-to-read stories, explanations, and advice, middle school ministry veterans Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin will help young teens understand who they are and who they?re becoming?and how to survive all those changes. In My Changes , you?ll discover the reasons behind a lot of your changes, and get tips on how to survive all of them. You?ll find valuable insights on changes happening in your body, your brain and thoughts, your identity, your emotions, your gender, and more. After reading the books in the Middle School Survival Series, you?ll be ready to take on the rest of middle school with the confidence and knowledge you need to survive (and thrive) as a young teen.

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Middle School is like a roller coaster, filled with ups and downs, twists and turns; it?s exhilarating and scary all at the same time! From piles of homework to understanding the variety of ?interesting? people working at your school and dealing with the new challenges of changing for gym class in front of everyone, it?s normal to feel a little overwhelmed. That?s why in My School from the Middle School Survival Series, we?ll tackle the things that weight heavily on middle school students just like you. This book will address important middle school issues like: dealing with bullies, jocks, nerds, and every other category of student you encounter revealing the truth behind the urban legends of middle school pop quizzes, tardiness, and other survival tips This book is filled with short and easy-to-read tips, along with funny stories from the authors (who, believe it or not, used to be middle school morons!), and quotes and questions from students just like you. After reading My School , you?ll be able to walk the halls with more confidence than ever. Kurt Johnston is a junior high pastor in Southern California. He?s served in middle school ministry since 1988?longer than most of you have been alive! Kurt was once a middle school student, and when he was in 8th grade he was beaten up by a 7th grader. Kurt and his family live in Orange County where he spends his free time surfing and still avoiding 7th-grade bullies. Mark Oestreicher has been in middle school ministry for 25 years. Before that he was a middle schooler who got in trouble on a regular basis. He leads a small group of middle school guys and has a daughter in middle school. He?s president of Youth Specialties and lives in San Diego with his wife, Jeannie, and his kids, Liesl and Max.

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You may think you?ve got the whole friendship thing down, but middle school brings with it a whole new set of friendship challenges. From conflict with friends to becoming ?more than friends,? you?ll deal with issues and tough situations that you may not have faced before with your friends. Don?t worry. My Friends , from the Middle School Survival Series, will give you all the tips and secrets you need to make the most of your friendships. In the pages of this book, you?ll find helpful friendship tips like: what you can learn about friendships from the Bible ways to be a good friend how to deal with conflict and other tough stuff how to make friends, and more This book is filled with short and easy-to-read tips, along with funny stories from the authors (who, believe it or not, used to be middle school morons!), and quotes and questions from students just like you. After reading My Friends , you?ll know all the great secrets to making and keeping great friends. Kurt Johnston is a junior high pastor in Southern California. He?s served in middle school ministry since 1988?longer than most of you have been alive! Kurt was once a middle school student, and when he was in 8th grade he was beaten up by a 7th grader. Kurt and his family live in Orange County where he spends his free time surfing and still avoiding 7th-grade bullies. Mark Oestreicher has been in middle school ministry for 25 years. Before that he was a middle schooler who got in trouble on a regular basis. He leads a small group of middle school guys and has a daughter in middle school. He?s president of Youth Specialties and lives in San Diego with his wife, Jeannie, and his kids, Liesl and Max.

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“What do you know about love? The word “”love”" gets used all the time, so it’s easily lost-in-translation when talking about God. But, it’s a big deal. Huge, actually. You need to start wrapping yoru brain and your heart around this thing called love. Jesus said His followers should be known for it. God is it. So, what will you do with it? God’s love changes everything. It’s more than feelings or preferences; love is a way of life.”

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Here?s an incredible resource that you can use to make an incredible challenge to your students. Give them a copy of 10-Minute Moments: Smart Stuff , and ask them to give God 10 minutes a day, for one month, to see if the book of Proverbs can?t make a difference in their life. In this installment of the 10-Minute Moments series, students will get short but focused daily devotions that look at the life-giving words found in Proverbs, aka ?Smart Stuff?. Part devotional and part journal, it?s a non-threatening way for them to crack open their Bible and start to see how God?s love letter applies to their lives today. Get ?em a copy and let God do the rest.

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“The Bible is God communicating His story. In it we learn about God creating the universe, calling a nation to Himself, sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem humanity, and the look and feel of the early Church. But it’s more than just a history book. The Bible is the source for our faith. It is the foundation for our worldview. It is the door to life in Christ. The question, then, is “”How well do you know it?”" 31 Verses Every Teenager Should Know – The Bible creatively teaches teenagers how the Bible describes God’s Word, how they are to respond to God’s Word, how they are to believe in God’s Word, and how they are to live God’s Word. 31 Verses Every Teenager Should Know – The Bible is a must-have resource for teenagers serious about growing in their faith.”

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“”"Who am I?”" “”Who am I going to be?”" These are huge questions. Questions that are answered definitely in Scripture. Over and over again, the Bible makes bold statements about your identity. And all of them speak to the truth that as a Christ-follower, your identity is found in Christ alone. Let 31 Verses Every Teenager Should Know – Identity take you on a journey through Scripture, a journey of discovering exactly who you are.”

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“Do you live in the here and now? Everything about the world you live in is aimed at preparing you for the future. You are constantly bombarded by messages saying that life is “”up ahead,”" just out of reach, somewhere in the future. But that is not your call as a Christ-follower. God is at work today and is calling you to a life on mission with Him… right here… right now. This isn’t a rehearsal. This is it.”