What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who lived out the gospel daily, simply, and authentically. With this story of her conversion as a backdrop, Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same “radical, ordinary hospitality” to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbors. Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God’s tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.

• Leader Amy Warren | Fridays | 9-11am | Rockford | Begins June 12 | Rockford
• Leaders Rosie Lenth and Liz Sartain | Wednesdays | 6:45-8:45pm | Begins June 10 | Loves Park
• Leader Ann Carrick | Tuesdays | 2-4pm | Begins June 9 | Belvidere 

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You have an enemy . . . and he’s dead set on destroying all you hold dear and keeping you from experiencing abundant life in Christ. What’s more, his approach to disrupting your life and discrediting your faith isn’t general or generic, not a one-size-fits-all. It’s specific. Personalized. Targeted. So this book is your chance to strike back. With prayer. With a weapon that really works. Each chapter will guide you in crafting prayer strategies that hit the enemy where it hurts, letting him know you’re on to him and that you won’t back down. Because with every new strategy you build, you’re turning the fiercest battles of life into precise strikes against him and his handiwork, each one infused with the power of God’s Spirit.

• Leader Julie Haak | Tuesdays in JUNE ONLY | 9:30-11:30am | Begins June 2 | Location: TBD

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A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the unique vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to “Our Father Below.” At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the wordly-wise devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation—and triumph over it—ever written.

• Leaders Janet Patterson and Andrea Hryszczuk | Mondays | 10-12 | Begins June 8 | Belvidere 

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What does it mean to be "complete in Christ"? Is Christ your "all in all" - does He meet all your needs? Don't let anyone delude you with man-made philosophies or traditions that contradict the Word of God. The Precept Bible Study Method teaches individuals to observe, interpret, and apply God's Word for their lives. Homework is divided into 5 days of study that each take 1 hour to complete.

• Leader Kirsten Ekberg | Mondays | 6:30-8:30pm | Loves Park | Begins June 8
• Leader Kirsten Ekberg | Tuesdays | 7-9pm | Loves Park | Begins June 9

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