SEEING THE UNSEEN CHRIST- How His Presence Transforms Life



Seeing the Unseen Christ

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Dear Pastor or Church Leader,
This life-changing 50 Day Spiritual Adventure preaching series will move your entire congregation to experience the transforming presence of the risen Lord by "seeing" Christ present in church on Sundays (and beyond). They'll develop a whole new outlook toward Sundays (and everyday) when they learn to capture a deeper perspective on Christ's active, living presence among us.

50 DAY ADVENTURE SUMMARY

Use this transformational 50-Day Spiritual Adventure to help your congregation members discover answers to the following question: How would you respond if Jesus physically attended your church for eight Sundays in a row?

8 REVIVAL SERMON THEMES


When we "see" Christ present on Sundays we will:

1. Worship him with genuine enthusiasm
2. Lavish his love on others
3. Embrace righteousness and renounce evil
4. Serve him with gratitude and eagerness
5. Surrender to the truth of God's Word
6. Experience the privilege of authentic prayer
7. Delight in introducing him to others
8. Celebrate God's gift of life at its best

5 SERMON APPLICATION STEPS


Equip your people to apply your messages daily:

1. Prepare Your Heart for Meaningful Worship
2. Show Christ's Love through Secret Acts
3. Reverse a Self-Destructive Pattern
4. Live a Lighthouse Lifestyle
5. Converse with Christ about Life at Its Best

 



Seeing the Unseen Christ Preacher's Starter Kit
Pastor: Order your Preacher's Starter Kit today to use this 8-Sunday sermon series called "Seeing the Unseen Christ." Our Preacher's Starter Kit contains everything you need to unfold this series from the pulpit. Purchase this to get started (or consider ordering our Deluxe Campaign Starter Kit instead - which contains the Preacher's Kit and much more).

Included are the following:

1. One comprehensive, printed and published Pastor’s Manual in a three-ring binder contains nearly 300 pages of sermon and worship service ideas to help you preach and teach this “Seeing the Unseen Christ” 50 Day Spiritual Adventure. It contains: Helpful Sermon Manuscripts - You’ll receive two sets of fully scripted sermons for all eight messages created by pastors who preached this series recently. Use them as idea starters to fashion your own messages; Relevant Illustrations - Our pastor team has provided you with numerous stories and quotes to enhance your Adventure messages. You also get sermon sketches and children’s sermons coordinated to fit the overall Adventure themes; Life-Changing How-tos - We provide you with proven, powerful ways for your congregants to apply your Sunday sermons. Your people will learn to become doers of God’s Word as they go on a daily God Hunt, take on healthy new identities, set godly goals, go for the gulp, and begin dreaming again spiritually; Dynamic Service Ideas - This worship section has a wealth of helps, including hymn and praise song suggestions, calls to worship, dynamic Scripture readings, prayers, mood setters, and more—all chosen to be in harmony with your Sunday messages; Powerful Dramas - Our award-winning drama team has created eight fully scripted dramas to set up the Adventure themes or enhance your preaching.

2. One Pastor Manual on CD-ROM for cut and paste flexibility of everything in the printed Pastor's Manual.

3. One Sermon Booster Video of 22 clips for use as video illustrations to support your messages.

4. Two Adult journals, Seeing the Unseen Christ

5. One Adventure Guidebook, The Unseen Guest

6. One copy of Out of the Salt Shaker

7. One copy of Making Sunday Special

The total value of this Preacher's Starter Kit package is $249.95, but you save 40% ($100) off the purchase price.

The 50-Day Spiritual Adventure has been used successfully by over 50,000 churches and 5 million participants all across the United States and Canada. Why?

Reason #1
This "Seeing the Unseen Christ" Adventure gives you a wealth of SERMON AND SERVICE IDEAS to create eight unforgettable, transformative Sundays.
Reason #2
This Adventure provides your people with SERMON APPLICATION JOURNALS to hear you preach God's Word on Sundays and "Do what it says." James 1:22b
Reason #3
This Adventure helps EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR SERMONS through five sermon application steps included in every journal.
Reason #4
This Adventure will GET EVERYONE IN YOUR CHURCH ON THE SAME PAGE SPIRITUALLY for eight Sundays in a row.
Reason #5
This Adventure also comes with HANDS-ON TRAINING by our professional staff of trainers or pastors. Call us for a telephone coaching for you and/or your staff. 1-800-224-2735.

Seeing the Unseen Christ Deluxe Campaign Starter Kit
Pastor: Order your Deluxe Campaign Starter Kit today if you want to use this 8-Sunday sermon series called "Seeing the Unseen Christ" as a church-wide campaign. Our Campaign Starter Kit contains everything you need to unfold this series from the pulpit, plus integrate it throughout the adult, teen and children's education ministries of your church. Purchase this to get started (or consider ordering our Preacher's Starter Kit if you just want to preach or teach the series instead).

Included in the Deluxe Campaign Starter Kit are the following:

1. One Preacher's Starter Kit.

2. One Small Group Leader's Guide.

3. One Group Discussion Starter/Drama Video

4. Two Adult Large Print Journals

5. One Student Leader's Guide

6. One EDGETV Youth Group Video

7. Two Teen Journals

8. One Children's Curriculum

9. One Sing-a-long Music Tape

10. Two Kids Journals (grades 3-6)

11. Two Kids activity books (grades K-2)

12. One Music Leader's Package and Songbook

13. One 3 foot by 6 foot Promotional Banner

14. Twelve full-color Promotional Posters



The total value of this Deluxe Campaign Starter Kit package is $571.85, but you save 55% ($311.90) off the purchase price!

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Mood Setters and Sermon Boosters Video
Seeing the Unseen Christ Mood Setters and Sermon Boosters Video Give your Sunday sermon or service a boost with this powerful visual teaching tool. Our Mood Setters and Sermon Boosters Video offers creative, attention-grabbing vignettes, theme-related Scriptures, and interviews to help churchgoers remember your Sunday sermon points. Short two-to-three-minute segments each one relating to one of the eight “Seeing the Unseen Christ” Sunday themes. A quick, direct way to punctuate your Sunday morning sermons or evening services with visual impact.

This video includes 18 cuts:


2 Overview Cuts: Dirk Been; David Mains
2 on Worship: Karen Mains; WOTS
2 on Love: Visual rendering of text; WOTS
2 on Holiness: Mary Stevenson; visual rendering of text
2 on Service: Lighthouse lifestyle; WOTS
2 on God’s Word: Lori Carrell; visual rendering of text
2 on Prayer: Greg Asimakoupoulos; Marilyn Laszlo
2 on Evangelism: Rebecca Manley Pippert; K.P. Yohannan
2 on Life at its best: WOTS; visual rendering of text


Seeing the Unseen Christ Pastor's Manual on CD-ROM
Order this helpful Pastor's Manual on CD-ROM
if you only want the Seeing the Unseen Christ contents on CD:
With it you'll be able to: — Access your 300-page Pastor’s Manual on your computer
— Save sermon preparation time with cut and paste features.
- Receive WORD doc and PDF file forms.
— Create worship services that enhance your sermons.
— Customize bulletin announcements for your Adventure.
— Utilize electronic clip art for your newsletters and bulletins.
FYI: this item comes included with any Basic or Deluxe Kit order.

Book Resources: Out of the Salt Shaker by Becky Pippert
Out of the Salt Shaker by Rebecca Manley Pippert Celebrating its 20th anniversary in print, here is an updated and expanded version (with over 40% new content) of a first-class Christian book that has sold more than a half million copies. In Out of the Salt Shaker and into the World, author Rebecca Manley Pippert explores how every Christian can and should make evangelism a way of life. It contains added sections on the natural stages of evangelism—Cultivating, Planting, and Reaping—as well as hints on how to meet the challenges of new competitors to the Christian faith and heartening stories of God’s kingdom work. The perfect follow up to any message on evangelism.

Making Sunday Special by Karen Mains
In this insightful, encouraging, and delightful book, bestselling author Karen Mains challenges Christians to celebrate Sunday with a Sabbath heart—to make the Lord’s Day so special that its impact launches a weekly cycle of reflection and growing anticipation. Making Sunday Special will help you and your people restore the biblical “rhythm of the sacred” and then fall in love again and again with Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Worship Music CD
This exceptional set of 12 musical selections by Maranatha! will help you and your people focus your minds and hearts on recognizing Jesus on Sundays and everyday. Enjoy it while driving in the car to church, going to work, or while at home or away to reflect on Christ’s presence among us. All the worship themes and songs on this soundtrack correspond to the eight Sunday sermons of the "Seeing the Unseen Christ" Adventure. Songs include: I Stand in Awe, As You Truly Are, You're Worthy of My Praise, The Power of Your Love, Song of the Lamb, Make Me a Servant, Open the Eyes of My Heart, We Choose the Fear of the Lord, Meet With Me, Open Our Eyes, and You are the One.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Music Package by Maranatha!
This exceptional music package features three compact discs with 43 full-length, Christ-centered songs themed for the eight Sunday sermons of the "Seeing the Unseen Christ" Adventure. The songs cover the following worship topics: worship, love, prayer, God's Word, holiness, evangelism, service, and celebrating life at its best. On these 3 CDs, 22 are in split-track version, 15 in performance track version. That’s a great value when you consider that single split-trak tapes can run $8-$10 apiece! Plus, PowerPoint files for each song on a floppy disk let you project the lyrics and choruses for any selection you may want to use in Sunday morning worship. Lyric text files on the disk can be used to cut and paste into bulletins. Finally, you get the songbook of all the songs too! The CDs are great for choir practice or live worship, and our songbook works for worship leaders or church musicians! This package is loaded with musical resources that will appeal to any church. Extra songbooks also sold separately for $10 each.

The Unseen Guest - Guidebook for Seeing the Unseen Christ
In addition to your adult journals, each household needs a copy of The Unseen Guest Adventure Guidebook. This easy-to-read resource by Dr. David R. Mains provides an in-depth look at how sensing Christ’s presence in your church can transform your congregation. The book is an excellent companion to the Adult Journal, developing each of the eight Sunday Adventure themes in greater detail, helping your congregants better understand and apply your sermons.




Adventure Guidebook bulk order pricing:
1-19 at $7.00 each
20-99 at $6.00 each (save 15%)
100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


Seeing the Unseen Christ - Adult Journal
The Seeing the Unseen Christ 50 Day Spiritual Adventure journal encourages healthy spiritual habits through daily Bible study, prayer, Scripture memory, and practical, life-application suggestions called action steps. Your Sunday sermon is reinforced and applied Monday through Saturday. It is designed to help your adults “see” Christ present on Sundays, and experience his transforming presence every day of the week. For maximum effectiveness, use this journal in conjunction with The Unseen Guest Adventure Guidebook.



Adult Journal bulk order pricing:
1-19 at $7.00 each
20-99 at $6.00 each (save 15%)
100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


Seeing the Unseen Christ: Large Print Adult Journal
Perfect for older members, or anyone
who appreciates extra space for writing.
Contents are exactly the same as the Adult Journal.





Adult Large Print bulk order pricing:
1-19 at $7.00 each
20-99 at $6.00 each (save 15%)
100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


20 Below: On the Edge with Jesus Student Journal
This life-application Bible study journal for junior-high and high-school adventurers includes lively commentary and creative activities. Use it to help your teens recognize Jesus’ transforming presence in their lives. Like the Adult Journal, the Student Journal develops spiritual habits such as daily Scripture reading and prayer through questions and helpful action step suggestions. It also corresponds to all eight of your Sunday Adventure themes.



Teen Journals bulk order pricing:
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100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


Find a Friend in Jesus - Children's Activity Book (grades K-2)
Katie and Marco, the young characters in this Camp Adventure, can hardly wait for each day’s camp to begin. Your kindergarten- and early-elementary-age children will join them and their camp leaders, Mr. Rey and Miss Julie—and Wonder the basset hound—in pages of fun as they find a friend in Jesus and learn to apply biblical concepts at Camp Adventure. Using this activity book, parents can interact with their children, encouraging them to begin building healthy spiritual habits that last a lifetime. Includes 140 colorful stickers! For older kids, use our grades 3-6 journal.

Kids Journals K-2 bulk order pricing:
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100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


Find a Friend in Jesus Children's Journal (grades 3-6)
Camp Adventure: Find a Friend in Jesus Children’s Journal for grades 3–6 With this journal, upper-elementary-age children will have fun with all new Camp Adventure characters Ben, Tonisha, and Joshua. While at camp, they’ll discover how to stay on the right spiritual path and find a friend in Jesus. Working through many of the same Bible passages as Mom and Dad, kids will learn faith habits that can last a lifetime. Filled with challenging activities, this journal is a great way for families to stimulate spiritual discussions with their children. Includes a full-color, pull-out poster! For yonger kids, use our Children's Activity Book for grades K-2.

Kids Journals 3-6 bulk order pricing:
1-19 at $7.00 each
20-99 at $6.00 each (save 15%)
100-299 at $5.00 each (save 29%)
300+ at $4.00 each (save 43%)


Seeing the Unseen Christ: Small Group Leader's Guide
Each small group leader, adult Sunday school teacher, or Bible study facilitator needs his or her own copy of this essential tool. Its meeting plans, group discussion questions, and instructions for leaders, make for easy discussing of your 50-Day Adventure sermon topics in any small group setting. Includes icebreaker discussion questions to go along with the Adventure Dramas video and suggestions for expanding the sessions to fill a quarter. For maximum effectiveness, use this tool in conjunction with our Discussion Starter Dramas Video in VHS, or DVD.

Discussion Starter Drama Video VHS for Seeing the Unseen Christ

From madcap to magnificent, these five-minute gems will help viewers connect with eight changes that occus among believers when they become aware of Christ's presence. Contemporary situations and creative dramatic interpretation makes each piece useful in setting the mood for humorous and thought-provoking discussions.

These dramas can be used for impact during a sermon or Sunday service, to stimulate discussion in small groups or Sunday school environments, or as a viewing tool for your own church's drama team to reenact live later. Included are eight professionally acted and produced skits that relate to each of the Seeing the Unseen Christ themes. You'll find that drama-as-ministry can help your church look forward to and experience the presence of Jesus on Sundays and beyond. For maximum effectivenss, use this video in conjunction with our Small Group Leader Guide.

For the DVD version of this product, go here:

Theme 1: Worship Christ with Genuine Enthusiasm - Drama 1 : "Count Smooch" 4:10
Theme 2: Lavish Christ's Love on Others - Drama 2: "Zero Tolerance Church" 4:25
Theme 3: Embrace Righteousness and Renounce Evil - Drama 3: "The Eye" 3:50
Theme 4: Serve Christ with Gratitude and Eagerness - Drama 4: "The New Guys" 4:10
Theme 5: Surrender to the Truth of God's Word - Drama 5: "Trends" 5:25
Theme 6: Experience the Privilege of Authentic Prayer - Drama 6: "The Little Prayer" 7:08
Theme 7: Delight in Introducing Christ to Others - Drama 7: "Undercover Christians" 4:35
Theme 8: Celebrate God's Gift of Life at Its Best - Drama 8: "Behind the Scenes" 8:37

An Adventure Drama Testimony
50-Day Adventure launches drama ministry to reach others...
"Our church has gone from a handful to approximately 300 people in about 12 years. The 50-Day Spiritual Adventure had been a great part of the growth. I believe, first of all, if you're going to use the Adventure, you must work the Adventure and use the resources there. The biggest thing I see the drama doing is making your entire service communicate your sermon. I have had a lot of comments from people who are normally wouldn't be in church who really enjoyed our services because of the dramas." -Terry Howell, Senior Pastor, Assembly of God, Dickson City, PA


Discussion Starter Dramas Video DVD for Seeing the Unseen Christ

From madcap to magnificent, these five-minute gems will help viewers connect with eight changes that occus among believers when they become aware of Christ's presence. Contemporary situations and creative dramatic interpretation makes each piece useful in setting the mood for humorous and thought-provoking discussions.

These dramas can be used for impact during a sermon or Sunday service, to stimulate discussion in small groups or Sunday school environments, or as a viewing tool for your own church's drama team to reenact live later. Included are eight professionally acted and produced skits that relate to each of the Seeing the Unseen Christ themes. You'll find that drama-as-ministry can help your church look forward to and experience the presence of Jesus on Sundays and beyond. For maximum effectiveness, use this video in conjunction with our Small Group Leader Guide.

For the VHS version of this product, go here:

Theme 1: Worship Christ with Genuine Enthusiasm - Drama 1 : "Count Smooch" 4:10
Theme 2: Lavish Christ's Love on Others - Drama 2: "Zero Tolerance Church" 4:25
Theme 3: Embrace Righteousness and Renounce Evil - Drama 3: "The Eye" 3:50
Theme 4: Serve Christ with Gratitude and Eagerness - Drama 4: "The New Guys" 4:10
Theme 5: Surrender to the Truth of God's Word - Drama 5: "Trends" 5:25
Theme 6: Experience the Privilege of Authentic Prayer - Drama 6: "The Little Prayer" 7:08
Theme 7: Delight in Introducing Christ to Others - Drama 7: "Undercover Christians" 4:35
Theme 8: Celebrate God's Gift of Life at Its Best - Drama 8: "Behind the Scenes" 8:37

An Adventure Drama Testimony
50-Day Adventure launches drama ministry to reach others...
"Our church has gone from a handful to approximately 300 people in about 12 years. The 50-Day Spiritual Adventure had been a great part of the growth. I believe, first of all, if you're going to use the Adventure, you must work the Adventure and use the resources there. The biggest thing I see the drama doing is making your entire service communicate your sermon. I have had a lot of comments from people who are normally wouldn't be in church who really enjoyed our services because of the dramas." -Terry Howell, Senior Pastor, Assembly of God, Dickson City, PA


Seeing the Unseen Christ: Student Leader's Guide
Each youth group leader needs a copy of this essential leader’s tool. Author Mitch Vander Vorst provides youth with thought-provoking discussion questions, Bible studies, and life-application exercises that relate to each of the eight Adventure themes for 20 Below. Great for any size youth group session, (this guide will integrate your youth ministry into the churchwide Seeing the Unseen Christ series) it helps your teens focus on Christ and learn to practice his presence in their lives anywhere, anytime, anyhow. Use it in tandem with our 20 Below EdgeTV Video full of eight high-energy video discussion starters for your teen meetings. Also available is our Adventure Student journals which equip your youth with daily at-home Bible-study journals which reinforce your lessons at home through additional Scripture readings and life-application steps for everyday living.

20 Below Student Leader EdgeTV Video VHS
Acclaimed by youth leaders, this powerful resource is a great way to get your students talking about spiritual issues. It contains eight high-octane, high-energy segments (one for each Adventure theme) from EdgeTV, “earth’s number one discussion starter for young people.” Each piece is open-ended with no trite or easy answers. Teens love these thought-provoking video segments, which you can use as ice breakers and discussion starters. Practical follow-up discussion questions for each segment can be found in the Student Leader’s Guide.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Find a Friend in Jesus—Curriculum for Grades 1-6
Our Children’s Curriculum for leaders of grades 1–6 offers the roadmap you need to help kids find a friend in Jesus. Children love this eight-week program because of its creative Bible story time, life-application projects, and relationship-building exercises. Not only does the curriculum integrate your children’s ministries into the overall Seeing the Unseen Christ Adventure, it does so using cutting-edge, student-centered teaching approaches written by experts in the field. Expandable to 13 weeks, if desired.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Children's Curriculum Tape
Our Children’s Curriculum for leaders of grades 1–6 offers the roadmap you need to help kids find a friend in Jesus. Children love this eight-week program because of its creative Bible story time, life-application projects, and relationship-building exercises. Not only does the curriculum integrate your children’s ministries into the overall Seeing the Unseen Christ Adventure, it does so using cutting-edge, student-centered teaching approaches written by experts in the field. Expandable to 13 weeks, if desired.

6 Seeing the Unseen Christ: Colorful Posters
You’ll want to order several of these colorful poster packages. They’re great for piquing people’s interest in the 50-Day Adventure. Post them in your classrooms, hallways, at your sign-up table, entryways or even around town—anywhere you want to promote involvement in the 50-Day Spiritual Adventure. Each package contains six--three 2' x 3' and three 11" x 17" posters.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Indoor/Outdoor 3' x 6' Banner
Our largest, colorful banner is the perfect way to get your people’s attention and generate excitement about the 50-Day Adventure. Printed on attractive, durable polyethylene, the banner can be used in your church sanctuary or fellowship hall or as an outdoor display in good weather. Order two to cover both bases!

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Bulletin Covers
Ths set of 100 Bulletin Covers is another great resource to help you create excitement for the 50-Day Spiritual Adventure, Seeing the Unseen Christ.

Seeing the Unseen Christ: Postcards
Set of 100 Post Cards (blank on one side). A great resource to help you promote your church Adventure.

Our Bulletin Inserts Promotional Package of publicity inserts helps you publicize the 50-Day Spiritual Adventure and generate excitement in your church. With each package you order, you get a complete set of eight different bulletin inserts (400 total pieces) and two bookmarks (100 total pieces). These full-color inserts for each of the Adventure Sundays (and two pre-Adventure Sundays) will encourage and motivate your people to get involved in the Adventure and come to church anticipating what God can do in their lives. Ordering is easy!

Three simple steps give you everything you need:
1. Estimate the number of bulletins you usually print for Sunday’s service (example: 200).
2. Divide that number by 50 (example: 200/50=4).
3. Order the resulting quantity of Bulletin Inserts Promotional Packages to cover all your publicity needs for a ten-week period.

Pre-Adventure Week 1: Are You Ready to Hit the Mark
The author explains how your people can use goals to make progress in their spiritual lives. With the Holy Spirit as their coach, the spiritual goals they set can help them become more like Jesus.

Pre-Adventure Week 2: Your Basic Guide to the 50-Day Spiritual Adventure.
This informative brochure gives your congregation an overview of what this Adventure is all about and motivates them to get involved.

Adventure Week 1: Getting Ready for Sunday.
This brochure will help you and your family be intentional about preparing for Sunday worship earlier in the week. Several midweek exercises are suggested.

Adventure Week 2: Adventuring with Friends and Family.
This pamphlet clearly explains how the Adventure can benefit adults, students, and children in your congregation, and it encourages your people to start the Adventure as a family or small group.

Adventure Week 3: Transformation through Memorization.
Memorizing Scripture is a potent weapon for getting rid of self-destructive habits. This brochure gives you eight techniques for improving your memory.

Adventure Week 4: How Journaling Can Accelerate Your Spiritual Growth.
Can journaling really accomplish this purpose? Of course! We’ll let you know how this discipline can help your people see the unseen Christ.

Adventure Week 5: Live a Lighthouse Lifestyle.
This pamphlet explains how to pray for family, friends, and neighbors so that lives can be changed and neighborhoods transformed. A helpful “BLESS” acronym will give you five important ways to pray for those with whom you come in contact.

Adventure Week 6: Prayer Bookmark.
This practical bookmark provides your people with the Best Life Possible Prayer found in their Adult Journals.

Adventure Week 7: How to Keep Adventure in Your Spiritual Life.
This helpful brochure provides insights for keeping the Adventure going and how follow-through techniques will keep you charged spiritually.

Adventure Week 8: Title/Themes Bookmark.
The eight themes for this year’s 50-Day Adventure that are listed in this bookmark are a good reminder for those who desire to have the unseen Christ and his presence transform their lives.