Christian History Made Easy - Complete Kit
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Christian History Made Easy - Complete Kit  -     By: Timothy Paul Jones

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Curious about your "family history"? In this fascinating study, Dr. Timothy Jones offers an upbeat, Christ-centered overview. Meet world-changers like Constantine and Martin Luther; learn how we got the Bible that we read today; discover how the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches came to be; and more. Includes DVD-ROM with twelve 30-minute video sessions, leader's guide, participant's guide, PowerPoint on CD-ROM, and the softcover book.

Sessions:

Session 1 – The First Christians, AD 1-100
Session 2 – Defending the Truth, AD 100-300
Session 3 – Persecuted to Preferred, AD 300-500
Session 4 – Christianity on the Move, AD 300-500
Session 5 – A Church Divided, AD 500-1300
Session 6 – God’s Work Goes On, AD 500-1300
Session 7 – Everything Fall Apart, AD 1300-1500
Session 8 – The Reformation, AD 1500-1600
Session 9 – Post-Reformation Growing Pains, AD 1600-1700
Session 10 – Revolutions in the New World, AD 1600-1800
Session 11 – Ageless Faith in an Age of Reason, AD 1800-1900
Session 12 – A Global Gospel, AD 1900-Present

Product Information

Title: Christian History Made Easy - Complete Kit
By: Timothy Paul Jones
Format: Other
Vendor: Rose Publishing
Publication Date: 2012
Weight: 2 pounds 10 ounces
ISBN: 1596365250
ISBN-13: 9781596365254
Series: Rose DVD Bible Studies
Stock No: WW365254

Publisher's Description

People and Events Every Christian Should Know
In this 12-session DVD-based study, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones takes you through the most important events in Christian history from the time of the apostles to today. He brings to life the fascinating people and events that shaped our world. This isn’t dry names and dates. It’s full of dramatic stories told with a touch of humor. This series, based on Dr. Jones’s popular award-winning book Christian History Made Easy, ties in spiritual lessons believers can glean by looking at the past, and shows how God was still working in his church despite all the ups and downs.

You will learn:
  • The fascinating stories of people such as St. Patrick, Martin Luther, and Augustine.
  • People who changed history: Constantine, Charlemagne, and Francis of Assisi
  • How we got the Bible that we read today —John Wycliffe, William Tyndale and others.
  • The Middle Ages and the Reformation: Kings and Queens, Monks and Reformers
  • Where church doctrines and practices originated.
  • How the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches came to be.
  • Reason and Revival—How modernity and the scientific revolution affected Christianity.
  • How Christianity has spread around the world
The Sessions
You don’t have to be an expert to lead this 12-session study. Perfect for small groups, Bible studies, or personal use. Ages: Young adult to adult. The 12 sessions cover major eras and topics with plenty of stories and humor. You’ll cover the early church, monasticism, medieval conflicts, the Protestant Reformation, the Great Awakening, 19th-century missions, modernity, and postmodernism.

Complete Kit contains everything you need, including:
  • Leader pack with the DVD of twelve 30-minute video sessions and PDF files for promotional posters, fliers, handouts, bulletin inserts, and banners for you to print.
  • One printed leader guide (ISBN 9781596365278, also available as an e-book) + PDF of the leader guide.
  • One printed participant guide (ISBN 9781596365285, also available as an e-book) with session outlines, discussion questions, definitions, and time lines. Buy an additional participant guide for each person.
  • One copy of the award-winning Christian History Made Easy book (ISBN 9781596363281). This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.
  • One CD-ROM containing the fully illustrated 360+ slide Christian History Made Easy PowerPoint presentation (ISBN 9781596363410) to give the leader optional material such as additional images and information to go deeper into popular events and people.

Award-winning author Dr. Timothy Paul Jones has bachelors and masters degrees in biblical literature and pastoral ministry, as well as a doctorate in educational leadership. He is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. In 2010 he won the ECPA Christian Book of the Year award in the Christian Education category for Christian History Made Easy.

“Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a brilliant young biblical scholar who helps simplify the complex. His [resources] are great and sorely needed during our time when many are biblically illiterate and know even less about Church history.” —Dr. Jerry Newcombe, author, TV host, and spokesperson for Truth that Transforms with Dr. D. James Kennedy (formerly The Coral Ridge Hour)

Publisher Description

Find out the fascinating stories of key people and events throughout Christian history from the time of Jesus to today. Featuring clear explanations, engaging commentary, and a great sense of humor, this easy-to-understand DVD study doesn't focus on dry names and dates. It reveals real-life stories that will inspire and challenge your faith!

Anyone Can Lead with this All-Inclusive Kit!

  • All 12 Sessions on DVD. (Twelve 30-minute videos.)
  • 1 — Leader Guide
  • 1 — Participant Guide
  • 1 — Reference handbook Christian History Made Easy. This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.
  • 1 — Christian History Made Easy PowerPoint® presentation (100+ slides) to give the leader optional material—such as additional images and information—to go deeper into the topic.
  • 1 — CD-ROM containing printable PDFs of promotional posters, banners, fliers, handouts, and bulletin inserts.

Perfect for Bible studies, small groups, adult Sunday school curriculum, New Believer's classes, etc.

Key People and Events From Church History Every Christian Should Know

In this 12-session Christian History Made Easy video, Dr. Timothy Paul Jones takes you through the most important events in Church history, from the time of the Jesus and the disciples to today. He brings to life Christian history—the fascinating people and events that shaped our faith and the history of the church.

Fascinating People in Christian History

  • Constantine, St. Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas
  • Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale
  • John Bunyan, William Wilberforce, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Spurgeon, Moody
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Billy Graham (and more!)

Incredible Events in Christian History

The 12 sessions cover major eras and topics with plenty of stories and humor. You’ll cover the early church, monasticism, medieval conflicts, the Protestant Reformation, the Great Awakening, 19th-century missions, modernity, and postmodernism.

  • First Century Christianity & the Fall of Jerusalem; Council of Nicaea; Fall of Rome
  • The Great Schism; Hundred Years' War; the Protestant Reformation
  • Christianity in Early America; the Great Enlightenment; Liberalism vs. Fundamentalism (and more!)

This isn’t dry names and dates. It’s full of dramatic stories told with a touch of humor. This Christian History curriculum, based on Dr. Jones’s popular award-winning book Christian History Made Easy, ties in spiritual lessons believers can glean by looking at the past. Church history shows how God was and is still working in his church despite all the ups and downs.

You don’t have to be an expert to lead this 12-session study. Perfect for Bible studies, adult Sunday school curriculum, Christian school Bible classes, and homeschool history curriculum.

Find Out Fascinating Facts on the History of Christianity

Find out fascinating facts as you get a solid overview of Christian history. In a fun and highly visual way, expert Dr. Timothy Paul Jones brings history to life.

  • The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Plato or Aristotle.
  • St. Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold to a sheepherder in Ireland.
  • Wycliffe's bones were dug up and burned 400 years after his death because he translated the Bible into English.
  • St. Nicolas, the man who inspired the idea of Santa Claus, was tortured by Romans governors and thrown into prison.
  • The Bible was the first book ever printed on Gutenberg's printing press.

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The additional book included with the kit is the award-winning "Christian History Made Easy" book. This full-color, 224-page book by Timothy Paul Jones tells additional stories that shaped Christian history.

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