Discovery Place is open and ready to serve you! We are here to meet your needs as your Sunday School class or small group begins to meet again. Consult our website
www.discovery-place.org for the online catalog to search by a particular author or topic. Here are some suggestions of resources that are relatively new to Discovery Place.
You Are Never Alone, by Max Lucado. Each of us longs for Someone who will meet us in the middle of life’s messes. We want to believe in a loving, miracle-working God who will save us. In this study Max Lucado reminds us that God’s presence and power are nearer than we think. We need only look to the miracles of Jesus as told in the Gospel of John to know this is true. As we study the miracles in John’s Gospel, we will find Jesus is right there with us and cares about every aspect of our lives. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
Dream Big, by Bob Goff. God has given you gifts, talents, abilities…and dreams. Unfortunately, many of us have been told that pursuing those dreams is impractical, incorrect, or impossible. This study will shake you free of this mindset and help you step into the version of the life you dreamed about when you were young. Drawing on principles from the Bible, Bob Goff will help you reconnect with the passions that God has placed inside of you, so that you can step out of your comfort zone, take big risks, and DREAM BIG! (5 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
The Walk: Five Essential Practices of the Christian Life, by Adam Hamilton. How do we walk with Christ - daily follow Him, grow in Him, and faithfully serve Him? In the Gospels, Jesus modeled for us the Christian spiritual life. In this study, Adam Hamilton focuses on five essential spiritual practices shown to us by Jesus: worship, study, serving, giving, and sharing our faith. Each of these practices is a part of our daily walk with Christ and an essential part of growing together in the church. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, leader guide, prayer journal, and hardcover book. Books for Youth and Children are also available.)
Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name, by Max Lucado. Because Jesus became human, it is now possible for us to see God and hear His voice. If we want to know what matters to God, all we need to do is look in the Bible to see what matters to Jesus. If we want to know what God is doing in our world, we need only ponder the words of Jesus. By learning more about the person Jesus was and is, we come to understand more clearly the people we were created to be. (6 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World, by Andy Stanley. What made the first-century Christians’ message so compelling, so defensible, so irresistible? What did they know that we don’t? Buckle up…you are about to find out! (6 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
Goliath Must Fall: Winning the Battle Against Your Giants, by Louie Giglio. It is likely you have a giant in your life. It is holding you captive and stealing your joy. Adversaries such as fear, anger, addiction, and others can stake a claim and gain a foothold in your heart. How do you live as if these giants are dead and silenced once and for all? By studying the story of David and Goliath, Louie Giglio teaches us to focus on the size of our God, not the height of our giants. (6 sessions. Includes DVD and study guide.)
How Happiness Happens, by Max Lucado. Subtitled “Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations,” Max Lucado looks at several “one another” statements in the Bible that reveal that the happiest people on earth are not those who have the most but those who are willing to give the most away. We can be God’s representatives to bring about a cascade of kindness! (6 sessions. Includes DVD, study guide, and hardcover book.)
To order a resource, there are three options. You may place an order directly through our online catalog, e-mail discovery@susumc.org , or call 717-766-7968. (Leaving a voicemail will send me an email.) We are currently open on a limited basis with no regular office hours, but Discovery Place email is checked daily. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are closed to walk-in visitors until further notice.
We look forward to hearing from you!
