iPhone 4 Winner!

From our Winner Jennifer McCormack: I was first introduced to the Song of Solomon study by my roommate a few years ago (the older version). We have watched it together numerous times, invited our friends to watch with us and have even loaned it to many of our engaged friends over the years.

I volunteer as youth staff at my church and mentor several young ladies, even beyond graduation. We have accountability meetings and have used Song of Solomon to do a Bible study about purity and relationships at a practical level. We have had many fascinating deep discussions that have challenged the girls and myself.

sosforstudentsIt has been wonderful having a tool that can lay out the word of God so clearly…especially on a subject that many don’t really want to talk about. I have even watched SOS with my younger siblings, and my brother who graduated from HS last year told me that he wanted his own copy for graduation so he could share it with his friends….I have been wanting to preview the specific SOS for Students for a long time and decided to finally get it – on sale. The iPhone is a bonus!

Praise the Lord for the work He is doing though your ministry!

Jenn McCormick

From The Hub: iPhone winner, Jennifer McCormack, uses The Hub’s resources for a small home-based ministry – Awesome! With The Hub’s easy bible study solutions, anyone can have their own ministry with the push of a button. Thanks Jennifer for being a light in your community. We hope you enjoy your new iPhone 4!

Are you interested in starting your own in-home Bible Study? If so, check out our resources that are perfect for singles, couples, men’s or women’s groups and even students!

By |July 23rd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Win an iPhone 4

Get our hottest study for students and you could win the coolest iPhone to date. The iPhone 4.

For every order of SOS for Students that you purchase now through July 21st you will be entered to win an iPhone 4.  You will receive one entry for every dollar you spend.  Need extra Study Guides for your group?  You will get more entries!

Our newly remastered edition of Song of Solomon for Students is a MUST HAVE Bible Study Curriculum for parents and youth pastors. Now teaching your students and teens about Sex, Love, Dating, and Relationships can be done with the push of a button.

Already have SOS for Students in your library?  Still want a chance to win the brand new iPhone 4?  Any order you place between June 18 and July 21 you will get one entry for every dollar you spend. Good luck and Happy Growing!

Watch a clip of SOS for Students

DVD Box Set $199.99 $149.95

Includes 1 Study Guide. Click here for the Small Group Package (includes 10 Study Guides) or Here for the Church Wide Initiative. (Includes 25 Study Guides)

All New SOS for Students includes over two hours of never released Q & A’s with Tommy Nelson and other Student Experts.  There is a Co – Ed,  Girls Only,  and Boys Only Q & A.  All video/audio and graphics have been enhanced.  The same amazing teaching…only Better.

Contest Rules:

1. iPhone prize value cannot exceed $400
2. Standard rules for using iPhone apply, such as ATT phone service, which is not provided by The Hub.
3. Prize is awarded in the form of a gift card.
4. Must be at least 18 years old to enter. Void Where Prohibited.
5. For every dollar you spend, you get one entry to win.
6. Winner announced on Friday July 23th.

By |June 17th, 2010|Tommy Nelson|2 Comments

Reaching Out to Make Amends

Once Solomon’s wife renewed within her mind a right attitude and a loving perspective toward her husband, she went in search of Solomon.  That’s why the daughters of Jerusalem asked,

Where has your beloved gone,
O fairest among women?
Where has your beloved turned aside,
That we may seek him with you? (Song 6:1)

She had a desire to find Solomon and to make things right.  At that point, others were not perceived as hindering her, shaming her, or hurting her; rather, they were volunteering to help her.  Her conscience was clear.  Her instincts were alive and functioning toward reconciliation.  God was again working with her to find and recover what she had rejected.

My Question For You:

When it is time to make amends, do you seek out your spouse?

My Challenge For You:

After a conflict, when your mind and perspective are right regarding your spouse, go and seek them out to make things right.

Want to watch the SOS Tommy Nelson Study? You can buy the DVD Series here or Rent one Session at a Time here.

By |June 9th, 2010|Song of Solomon, Tommy Nelson|0 Comments

Ruth Contest Winners!

We have good news and then…well, good news! We have chosen a name for Ruth! Ready….

RUTH
Your God. My God.
A True Story of Love & Redemption

Now, this was no one person’s entry. It is a combination of Carrie Hudson, Tommy Nelson, John Vines…from City Church…and who knows else:) So, we have decided to reward 3 of you who have made name suggestions. Here they are:

John Vines – A Story of Redemption
Nathan – Redeeming Love (this was a contender!)
Ruth – well Ruth…for obvious reasons:)

So, shoot us an email at info@gotothehub.com and you have just won a DVD Box Set of your choice, and on August 23, 2010 when Ruth ships, a Box Set of Ruth.

Congrats and thanks to all for your prayers and suggestions. Please be praying for Ruth and that God’s message of redemption, character, finding God’s will and other key elements from this series will changes lives today, and forever.

By |June 9th, 2010|Tommy Nelson|2 Comments

The Response to Her Husband

After reviewing the qualities of her husband as listed in Song of Solomon 5:10-16 Solomon’s wife concluded:

“He is altogether lovely.  He is everything I want in a husband.”

God truly changed her heart, as her husband was kind in the face of wrong.  In the light of her newly awakened awareness of all the good qualities in her husband, she had a strong desire to be the wife he longed to have.

The woman is a fine example of what God does in transforming a person’s attitude.  First, she begins to see things in a new light.  She begins to see the good that has escaped her before.  She sees her mate as God sees her mate!  When that happens, compassion rises in her heart.  And in the wake of compassion, she feels a desire for renewed intimacy and closeness of communication.

My Question For You: Do you look at your mate through God’s eyes or through your own.

My Challenge For You: The next time you are working through conflict with your spouse, change the way you view your spouse and see how that changes things.

Want to watch the SOS Tommy Nelson Study? You can buy the DVD Series here or Rent one Session at a Time here.

By |June 3rd, 2010|Hub Thots, Song of Solomon, Tommy Nelson|0 Comments

Specific Good Qualities to Have in a Marriage – (Part 2)

These are some of Solomon’s features that his wife called to her mind and praised (see Song of Solomon 5:14-16):

He was strong in authority. A king’s position was often revealed by the side jeweled bands of gold that he wore on each arm, a sign of his strength in leadership over a nation, people, or empire.  Solomon had great bearing in his role as king.

He was a “manly man” to his wife, strong in leadership and authority in their relationship. That in no way left room for abuse.  I have counseled women who have come to me with bruises on their arms and faces.  I want to amputate the arms of the men who have hurt them!  Solomon was strong in authority, but he was never a bully.  He led by example, not by demand.

He was spiritually strong. Strength of spirit was—and continues to be—associated with strength in the abdominal area.  The “belly” area has long been considered by the Jewish people to be the locus of one’s eternal spirit.  Solomon exerted spiritual leadership in their home.

He as like a strong rock, a marble statue that could not be moved readily.  Furthermore, the statue was set on a base of gold.  Solomon’s character was established on eternal things of utmost value.  In the eyes of his wife, Solomon was grounded on the Word of God, and he could not be moved from his position before the Lord.

He was physically strong. Physical strength is repeatedly associated with a person’s legs and the ability to stand strong in the face of assault, battle, or calamity.

He stood tall on the inside as well as the outside, just as the cedars of Lebanon grew to great heights and were among the noblest of trees.  Solomon had a bearing about him of self-confidence and self-esteem because he knew who he was in God’s eyes.

His words were spoken with kindness—his mouth was a source of sweetness toward her.

We’ll see her response to the qualities next week.

My Question For You: Which of the qualities described above do you display to your spouse?

My Challenge For You: Pick one of the qualities listed above that you need to work on and make an effort to exhibit to your spouse.

Want to watch the SOS Tommy Nelson Study? You can buy the DVD Series here or Rent one Session at a Time here.

By |May 26th, 2010|Song of Solomon, Tommy Nelson|0 Comments

Behind the scenes at filming of Ruth

We have just completed our filming on the book of Ruth with Tommy Nelson. We are pumped. Tommy, Senior Pastor of Denton Bible Church, and long time teacher for The Hub did an amazing job.

This was a special filming for many reasons. The book, this picture of Ruth, her character, the model she is, and then the raw love story behind her and Boaz and then the picture of Christ redeeming us, just like Boaz redeemed Ruth. All the ingredients for the ultimate Hollywood Classic.

Also, the location. Wow, City Church International, www.citychurchintl.org, is a very special place both in architecture and more importantly the body of Christ that fills that building.  The building is a 1917 church built by the Congregationalist. Very European in its wood work and amazingly unchanged these past 93 years.

Here is just one of the behind scenes pics we will start to release.

As for a dad, that’s me, the dude with all the gray hair, but more importantly, that is my oldest daughter, KK, who wanted a ‘work day’ with dad. Of course this work day lasted until about 2AM! You can’t tell it here, but she is actually asleep standing up.

Ruth will release on August 23, 2010. Be praying for Matt Coleman, www.unblindproductions.com, as he does post and graphic work on the project.

Also, if you want to suggest a tag line and chance to win a free DVD Box Set of Ruth, click here.

Blessings on you!

Doug Hudson

By |May 25th, 2010|Browse Selection, Find Your Study, Tommy Nelson|1 Comment

Create a Tag Line for Ruth and Win

We have just finished filming our next Bible Study on the Book of Ruth featuring Tommy Nelson. It will release on August 23, 2010 and we want your help creating a tagline. Example Taglines: Ruth | A Picture of Christ or The Book of Ruth | Where You Go, I Go.

If we pick your tag line, then you get to pick any of our studies absolutely free and receive a copy of the Book of Ruth when it comes out.

Contest ends June 4th and all you need to do to win is enter your suggestion in the comment box below.

Enter as many times as you want. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years old to enter.

By |May 21st, 2010|Tommy Nelson|54 Comments

Tommy Nelson – Specific Good Qualities to Have in a Marriage

These are some of Solomon’s features that his wife called to her mind and praised (see Song of Solomon 5:10-13):

  • He was pure in his motives and behaviors toward her.  Repeatedly she referred to him as white, including white as ivory and white as marble.
  • He was extremely handsome—more handsome even than ten-thousand other men combined.
  • His head (in this case his mind) was filled with wisdom more valuable than gold.
  • He was respected even though he was youthful.  His hair was black, with no evidence of the weakness of age.  Sin is often pictured in the Bible as the weakness of aging. (see Hosea 7:9.)
  • He was gentle; his eyes were soft and tender toward her.
  • He was sober.  The whites of his eyes were white, not reddened by alcohol or debauched living.
  • He had a steadfast gaze and clear outlook toward her.  His eyes were “fitly set,” which means they were wide open and focused on her.  He saw her, and her alone, among all other women.  It is also a reference to the fact that Solomon did not have a shifty look in his eyes; his eyes did not narrow in anger or mistrust, they never openly flared in anger, and they were never bored into dullness.  They were eyes of immutable kindness and unchanging blessing toward her.
  • He was compassionate toward her.  When he held her in his arms, cheek to cheek, there was a sweetness in his expression of love.  When he kissed her, he did so tenderly and sweetly.  He dealt with her in a forgiving, tender, romantic, and loving way at all times.

We’ll cover some more next week.

My Question For You:

Which of the qualities described above do you display to your spouse?

My Challenge For You:

Pick one of the qualities listed above that you need to work on and make an effort to exhibit to your spouse.

Want to watch the SOS Tommy Nelson Study? You can buy the DVD Series here or Rent one Session at a Time here.

By |May 19th, 2010|Hub Thots, Song of Solomon, Tommy Nelson|0 Comments

Tommy Nelson – Submission

One of the most effective responses I’ve ever heard given to a husband who erred in his behavior was one that a wife gave after hearing a sermon about Jesus and Pilate. Pilate said to Jesus, “Do you not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” Jesus replied, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above” (John 19:10-11). From that moment on, Pilate sought to find a way to release Jesus because he recognized that he, indeed, was under God’s authority.

This young woman said to me, “When my husband makes a decision or embarks on an activity that I know is wrong, I just say to him, ‘Do what you want. You are under God’s authority, and I trust God to deal with you.’”. That’s called submission with a wallop to it! The truth remains, however. All of us are under the authority of someone, and in the marriage chain of command, a husband is under the authority of God. A wife is wise to trust God to manifest His authority in her husband’s life rather than to attempt to take on that role for herself.

My Question For You: How do you feel about submission?

My Challenge For You: We all have to submit to someone, so be wise when people submit to you or you submit to someone else.

Want to watch the SOS Tommy Nelson Study? You can buy the DVD Series here or Rent one Session at a Time here.

By |May 11th, 2010|Song of Solomon, Tommy Nelson, Weekly Devos|0 Comments