Books & More Resources

Books
As a full-service publisher, Smyth & Helwys maintains an extensive catalog of books for ministers, Christian educators, and laypeople alike.

Our highly popular Help! Series offers guidance to children and youth Sunday school teachers, as well as to pastors who need ideas for church growth. We even offer two volumes of children’s sermons designed to involve children creatively in worship and the proclamation of Scripture.

For those interested in Bible study, check out The Sessions Series. These intensive studies are designed to give readers a compelling look into a particular book of the Bible. Coming soon: Sessions with Luke.

Current volumes include:

• Sessions with Corinthians: Lessons for the Imperfect
• Sessions with Galatians: Finding Freedom through Christ
• Sessions with James: Explorations in Faith and Works

These books contain resource pages with thought-provoking questions that promote a deeper understanding of the text, making The Sessions Series a great choice for a group study.

Visit www.helwys.com/books to see hundreds of other titles on topics such as biblical studies, church history, ministry/leadership, women’s studies, family life, and humor.

Bible Commentaries
In 2000, Smyth & Helwys introduced a cutting-edge Bible commentary series. Written by accomplished scholars, with all students of the Bible in mind, these innovative volumes are one of a kind!

They offer not only critical interpretation, but also an array of artwork, photographs, maps, and other images that activate the reader’s imagination, offering fresh insight and bringing the biblical text alive as never before.

Additionally, each volume comes with a searchable CD-ROM that contains the entire book text and all visual images! Current volumes include:

• Leviticus & Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• 1 & 2 Samuel
• 1 & 2 Kings
• Proverbs & Ecclesiastes
• Jeremiah
• Romans
• Hebrews & James
• Revelation
Look for new commentaries in 2005!

Visit www.helwys.com/commentary for more information on this revolutionary commentary series.

Annual Bible Study
Many churches offer an annual Bible study, and they are looking for the same quality found in our other curriculum resources. We launched the Smyth & Helwys Annual Bible Study Series as a valuable tool for teaching specific books of the Bible.

This undated series contains outstanding scholarship, easy-to-read learner’s guides with colorful artwork and maps, and affordable books. It is even linked to our Bible Commentary Series.

The newest addition to the series is Hebrews.

Other current volumes are:
• 1 & 2 Samuel: Surviving the Tensions of Life
• Jeremiah: Raising Faith from the Fire
• Romans: The Letter that Changed Christian History
• Revelation: Weaving a Tapestry of Hope.

Look for more volumes in the future!

Choice Select Group Studies
• Book Studies
• Extensions Topical Studies

Book Studies
If you’re looking for a small or large group study, we offer a fantastic selection of book studies covering a wide range of biblical, theological, and Christian living topics. Engage your class with thought-provoking titles like There’s More than One Color in the Pew, Voices of our Sisters, and Does Your Child’s World Scare You? For a full listing of our offerings, visit www.helwys.com/choice.

Extensions Topical Studies
Extensions is a topical, undated adult Bible study series designed to meet the changing needs of your class. Its flexibility allows each class to select from six different topics based on their particular needs. Throughout each five-week study, a dynamic discussion-based approach utilizes in-class resources as well as an outside project. Classes can even select daily reflection pieces for certain studies.

Topic Theme
A Spiritual Journey: Finding Your Way A spiritual journey may best be described as the road we walk in response to our longing for God’s presence. For Christians, the road goes through Calvary, but it ultimately leads to an empty tomb. Explore resurrection and its power to transform.
Christian Economics: Managing Life's Valuable Resources and Time Along the journey we must juggle the many areas of our lives within the constraints of time, money, and other resources. Explore how individual faith and values can influence the decisions we make regarding family, friends, environmental issues, and community and church.
Transitions: Coping with Change There are bumps along any road. Unexpected changes in life can be traumatic, causing physical and emotional pain. Discover how to navigate these difficult stretches in ways that acknowledge the struggle while also leading to greater understanding and spiritual growth.
Living with Stress: Nurturing Joy in a Tension-filled World This study acknowledges the many stresses associated with daily life and then suggests focusing on God’s gifts as an approach to live joyfully in the midst of the tension.
Beginning the Journey Every journey involves taking the first step. This orientation to the fundamentals of Christianity equips us with spiritual disciplines vital along the way. Learner’s companion available.
Media and Morality: Living in an Electronic Age How do Christians deal with the bombardment of media and its profound impact on contemporary culture and values? Our engaging study, offered exclusively by NextSunday.com, addresses this important question by examining ways media can or should function within the boundaries of the Christian faith, and whether censorship is a responsible option.

Bibles
Since we affirm the Bible’s authority as the living word of God, it is the core content of all our resources. We are excited to partner with Oxford University Press to bring you the highest quality study Bibles available.

We’ve also joined with the American Bible Society to offer a Contemporary English Version Children’s Bible. Written on a fourth grade reading level, this Bible is ideal for early readers with developing vocabularies, and it also accommodates older children who might struggle with reading comprehension.

For a full listing of our high-quality Bibles, visit
www.helwys.com/biblesandmore.

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