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Amazed and Afraid is designed to help anyone—those who attend church regularly and those who have never met Jesus before in any meaningful way—to dive into the Gospels and begin a regular pattern of prayer. Each of the six sessions features a scene about Jesus and his followers, followed by a series of questions, meant to help participants begin to reflect more deeply about their relationship with Jesus. An “Encountering Christ This Week” section provides additional Scripture passages to encourage readers to spend at least fifteen minutes each day in personal prayer.

Detailed facilitator guides are included for each session as well as other appendices that put the Scriptures in a historical-cultural context, teach participants how to pray, provide discussion guidelines for small groups, and encourage the celebration of the sacraments.

When people meet the real Jesus in Scripture, lives change, hearts heal, and the grace and power of our baptism is unleashed to make us “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:20).

When people “chew” on the word of God through dynamic discussions of the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit reveals the person of Jesus. That’s why the staff of The Evangelical Catholic ministry created this guide—to encourage everyone, no matter where they are in their spiritual life, to have a personal encounter with Jesus.

The six sessions in Believe: Meeting Jesus in the Scriptures focus on episodes when Jesus changed people’s lives. The questions that follow are designed to spark discussion and allow each person to consider how the story applies to his or her own life. Weekly spiritual exercises between sessions help participants meet Christ in both prayer and the sacraments. Also included are detailed “how-to” guides for both facilitators and participants.

If we want to know who Jesus is, then we have to discover what his friends said and wrote about him. We can find detailed accounts of Jesus’ life—including the signs and wonders he performed—in the Gospels. They show us what Jesus cared about, how he treated people, and what he thought was most important in life. What better way to explore who Jesus is, or deepen the relationship we already have with him, than to reflect on these accounts?

The Evangelical Catholic ministry created this guide to encourage everyone, even if they are not believers, to have a personal encounter with Jesus in the Scriptures. The six sessions include some of the most dramatic Gospels episodes: the wedding at Cana, Jesus walking on water, and the raising of the little girl who had died. The questions that follow spark discussion in small groups or thoughtful consideration for readers, allowing each person to come to a deeper understanding of Jesus—and why people choose to follow him.

As Catholic disciples of Jesus, we mature to the extent that we allow the heart and habits of Jesus and his people to become ever more our own. The Way invites individuals and groups to reflect upon the heart and habits of discipleship with Scripture, discussion questions, and prompts for spiritual exercises.

In Part 1, we reflect on the call to know God as friend, savior, and source of all life through Jesus Christ. In six sessions, we discuss how to nurture this friendship in prayer and in Scripture.

This affordable booklet is designed specifically for small group participants. Leaders should purchase the Leader Guide.

In this second volume of The Way, we continue to reflect on our call to know and follow Jesus, particularly through the Eucharist, ongoing conversion (including the Sacrament of Reconciliation), the community of faith, and our call to mission.

The user guide is meant for group study and may be used by small group participants. Leaders should purchase the Leader/Individual Guide.

When we want to grow in our relationship with Jesus, we become his students. Questions on St. Paul’s letters to the early Christians help groups and individuals consider all the topics crucial to discipleship in everyday life: love, temptation, virtue, suffering, the Spirit, and the Church.

On the night before he died, Jesus made this promise to his disciples: “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:31-32).

With Jesus to the Cross makes it easy to dive into the Lenten Sunday Mass readings. Gather a small group weekly to discuss them, or consider the thought-provoking questions on your own.

The Church teaches us that God speaks to us through his word: “In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven meets His children with great love and speaks with them” (Dei Verbum, 21). Prepare to hear from the Lord this Lent and to fully experience the joy of the resurrection this Easter!

A tool to engage with those who do not believe in God, these easily used conversation sessions consider the great questions humans have asked since the beginning; how we know/experience anything; the role of relationship to knowing; and the traditional arguments for and against God.

A tool to engage with those who do not believe in God, these easily used conversation sessions consider the great questions humans have asked since the beginning; how we know/experience anything; the role of relationship to knowing; and the traditional arguments for and against God.

An apprenticeship plan with the Scriptures and Church teaching to support it, Way of a Disciple provides questions to consider together when helping another explore the implications of Jesus in his or her own life. The Leader version includes advice and resources for the discipleship mentor.

A deliberate apprenticeship plan with the Scriptures and Church teaching to support it, Way of a Disciple provides thought provoking questions to help another explore the implications for his or her own life of what Jesus said and did.

We all experience it: a profound gap in our lives and in our world. There is a gap between what the world is and what we wish, or hope, or believe it could be. There is also a tension within ourselves. Try as we might, our efforts to fix this gap and this tension on our own inevitably fail.

The good news is that we are not on our own. Through Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the many gifts in the Church, God loves us, heals us, rescues us, and transforms us. But he doesn’t stop there: he sends us—equipped and not alone—to spread the good news all around us.

Nextstep is a multimedia experience of stories, witnesses, and teachings guiding you step-by-step into a closer relationship with Jesus through balanced, practical, and inspiring reflections.

Visit ecnextstep.com to find out more about the online aspect of Nextstep!

In Nexstep, Volume 2, you are invited to continue your journey of growing in discipleship, delving more deeply into the freedom and victory that Jesus provides over “every burden and sin that clings to us “ (Hebrews 12:1). You will also discover how the seven sacraments immerse us in the life of Christ and little by little transform us into His likeness.

Visit ecnextstep.com to find out more about the online aspect of Nextstep!

Las enseñanzas y milagros de Jesús han sido una fuente inagotable de fascinación para innumerables personas —creyentes y no creyentes por igual— desde que Él caminó por la tierra. Las seis sesiones en Signos y Prodigios incluyen algunos de los episodios más dramáticos en los Evangelios: Jesús caminando sobre el agua, sanando a los enfermos, convirtiendo el agua en vino, e incluso resucitando a una niña de entre los muertos. Las preguntas que siguen a cada historia están diseñadas para estimular la discusión en pequeños grupos o para proporcionar alimento para el pensamiento de los lectores individuales.Creada por The Evangelical Catholic para estudiantes universitarios y parroquias, esta guía ayudará a cada persona a entender, por primera vez o de una manera más profunda, quién fue Jesús y por qué tantos eligen seguirlo.

No acepte las ideas de nadie sobre quién es Jesús. Las historias y preguntas de este libro le ayudarán a conocer a Jesús usted mismo, ya sea solo o con un grupo pequeño de discusión en su iglesia. Verá lo que Jesús hizo, escuchará lo que dijo, y conocerá a los fascinantes personajes que eligieron seguirlo. Si usted es alguien que nunca ha conocido a Jesús de manera significativa o alguien que asiste a la iglesia con regularidad, leer y discutir estas historias de Jesús y sus discípulos lo ayudará a tomar su propia decisión sobre quién es él y qué significa eso para usted.

¿Qué significa “creer”?

En diferentes momentos de la vida, las grandes preguntas se nos imponen. “¿A dónde voy?” “¿Qué estoy buscando en la vida?” “¿Por qué estoy aquí?” Aquí in ¡Cree!, vamos a explorar lo que significa “creer” y la promesa que “Si crees, verás la gloria de Dios.” (Juan 11:40.) A usted le toca hacer el viaje por su cuenta. Arriésguese. Usted puede comprometar con un grupo pequeño de su iglesia o rece solo a través de este libro. Descubra por usted mismo lo que significa creer.

Como discípulos católicos de Jesús, maduramos en la medida en que permitamos que el corazón y los hábitos de Jesús y de su pueblo sean cada vez más los nuestros.

El Camino invita a las personas individualmente y en grupos a reflexionar sobre el corazón y los hábitos del discipulado con la Biblia, con preguntas de diálogo y con instrucciones para realizar ejercicios espirituales. La Parte 1 exploró la amistad con Jesús, la oración personal y la devoción a la Escritura, mientras que la Parte 2 profundiza en la Eucaristía, la comunidad, la conversión continua y la misión.

Guía del Participante del Grupo Pequeño

Como discípulos católicos de Jesús, maduramos en la medida en que permitamos que el corazón y los hábitos de Jesús y de su pueblo sean cada vez más los nuestros.

El Camino invita a las personas individualmente y en grupos a reflexionar sobre el corazón y los hábitos del discipulado con la Biblia, con preguntas de diálogo y con instrucciones para realizar ejercicios espirituales. La Parte 1 exploró la amistad con Jesús, la oración personal y la devoción a la Escritura, mientras que la Parte 2 profundiza en la Eucaristía, la comunidad, la conversión continua y la misión.

Guía del Participante del Grupo Pequeño

Con Jesús a la cruz facilita el estudio de las lecturas de la Misa dominical del tiempo de Cuaresma. Reúnete semanalmente con un grupo pequeño para dialogar sobre ellas, o medita en las preguntas por tu propia cuenta.

La Iglesia nos enseña que Dios nos habla a través de su palabra: “En los sagrados libros el Padre que está en los cielos se dirige con amor a sus hijos y habla con ellos” (Dei Verbum, 21). ¡Prepárate para escuchar al Señor en este tiempo de Cuaresma y experimentar plenamente la alegría de la resurrección en esta Pascua!