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Mark Driscoll Live in Austin, Texas Tonight!

Hi Everyone, Eddie here, the web guy here at The Hub. We are currently at the Song of Solomon conference which will begin in 34 minutes. The place is all a twitter with talk of Mark and Grace Driscoll and of course the topic Sex, Love and Marriage. If you are walking up to registration be sure and say hello to our volunteers Trevor and Ellen shown in the picture above.

Follow us on Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/gotothehub and stay updated with a play-by-play of the conference.

If you couldn’t be at the conference you can pick up Mark Driscoll’s SOS teaching at our store

By hubadmin|October 2nd, 2009|Hub Thots|3 Comments

SOS for Teens: It's Worth the Wait

It’s Worth the Wait is not just another relationship/dating seminar. It’s a practical, frank look at what the Bible has to say about our love lives.

The Conference will give you:

Practical instruction on what to look for in a guy or girl before you date/court and marry
Help on setting clear standards
What the difference is between a date and dating
Practical, Biblical counsel on purity and romance to help you learn and keep God’s best for your love life
Hope, if you’ve experienced a failure in this area experience God’s grace and some tools to help you make a fresh, healthy start
Truth to help you learn and live, instead of living and then learning
Truth that God is for correct, biblical marriage, sex and romance – it was all His idea!

It is practical, relevant, humorous, solid, redemptive—the straight truth. Students, as with adults, don’t change the way they live until they change the way they think.

This material and God’s hand can revolutionize their lives.Please consider exposing your students and families to this all-important message.

We look forward to how God is going to use His Word to influence and shape the lives of students with the Song of Solomon message.

Click Here to view video clips, schedule and pricing information.

By hubadmin|September 20th, 2009|Live Events|2 Comments

Leading a Group?

So you are currently leading a group or looking to lead a group – good for you. Whether you lead a group in your church, your neighborhood, office or home, leadership takes courage. At The Hub we are committed to developing, finding, and sharing the best Bible centric tools that will:

Make your role easier
Provide the Best Teaching Possible for you and your group
Empower you to excel in building genuine, accountable and trusting Christ centered relationships.

One of the most common concerns for pastors, church and para-church leaders is making sure the teaching and content being shared in all of these groups in and around their ministry is scripturally sound. When there are many people in different groups teaching this can be quite difficult and the systems in place to ensure this are even more difficult to put in place.

With resources from The Hub you can be assured of:

What the content is being taught, because all the groups are watching the same teacher.
Preview all content first before distributing it to your group leaders.
Empower your small group leaders with our Study Guides that have all the built in tools needed for Discussion.

The Hub Factor:

Our tools are primarily Bible book focused. In a ‘noisy’ world it is our passion and belief that only The Word of God lasts and so teaching that is based on the 66 books of Scripture has the most life change and shelf life for leaders to use in reaching and teaching people.

View all of our Studies Here

By hubadmin|September 19th, 2009|Find Your Study|0 Comments

DVD BOX SETS

Are you looking for a great study for your church or small group? Perhaps you have been to one of our Song of Solomon conference and would like to share this conference with couples or singles in your area – you can.

Pick up a DVD Box Set which includes a Study Guide and then purchase additional study guides for your study members.

View all DVD Box Sets

By hubadmin|September 19th, 2009|Browse Selection|0 Comments

Song of Solomon

The Song of Solomon Events feature passionate and dynamic speakers who walk us through the 8 Chapters of The Song of Solomon.

They are geared for: Adults 18 years and older, Married Adults, Single Adults and College Students.

Perfect for a small to medium-sized churches to bring a group for a turn key Bible-based relationship conference.

Whether you are newly married, married for years and may think that your marriage can’t get any worse, or better, or perhaps you are a college student
or single and want to have the most fulfilling marriage possible, the Song of Solomon is for you. It is God’s foundational and most intimate writing about how to:

Attract and become the right kind of a person
How to Date and then moving towards a serious relationship
The Gift of Intimacy and Sex, and why and how it can be such a blessing or such a struggle
* How to fight, because we all do, and how to grow closer through fight, not build a bigger wall between us
Romancing our spouse after years, fighting boredom and “this is as good as it’s going to get” pitfall
Commitment and why it is God’s desire and command, and why it is the most satisfying, simple and fulfilling model ever

By hubadmin|September 19th, 2009|Live Events|2 Comments

BUY IT. VIEW IT. SHARE IT.

Buy the DVD Box Set and have it shipped anywhere in the world. DVD Box Sets come with one study guide.

OR

Buy a Digital Download one session at a time. When you buy a digital download of a series, it is yours. You own it and can view it as many times as you would like, forever. You are able to make 1 DVD copy for your individual purposes only.

By hubadmin|September 19th, 2009|Own or Rent|0 Comments

Rent It. Your Affordable Bible Study Solution

How it Works:

Choose your Bible Study
Purchase Study Guides for just you or your group
Rent your video one session at a time and enjoy for 30 days with unlimited viewing for just $4.99!

Why Rent?

It’s fast, simple and affordable.
It’s a great way to sample studies to see which is a great fit for your current study group.
It’s easy to watch from your computer.
If a group member misses a class, they can catch up from the comfort of their own home.

Now you and your study groups can get awesome Bible Study teaching from some of the most current and relative teachers with the click of a mouse. What are you waiting for? Start Renting Now.

By hubadmin|September 19th, 2009|Own or Rent|0 Comments

Is Your Bedroom En Gedi?

In the Song of Solomon, Solomon refers to their bedroom as En Gedi. En Gedi was this picture you see just taken by Mark Driscoll on his recent trip to Israel.

So, what is En Gedi?

En-Gedi is a lush oasis in the midst of the desert wilderness on the southwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The surrounding region is hot and bleak; its dry sands extend monotonously for miles. The Dead Sea region is a salty desert covered with a dusty haze and characterized by almost unbearable heat during most of the year. The lush oasis of En-Gedi is the only sign of greenery or life for miles around. It stands out as a surprising contrast to the bleak, dry desert wilderness around it. In the midst of this bleak desert wilderness is the lush oasis in which indescribable beauty is found. The lush oasis and waterfall brings welcome relief and refreshment to the weary desert traveler. (Taken from www.bible.org)

This concept and principle in SOS and a major feature of Mark Driscoll’s presentation in Austin on October 2-3, 2009 is absolutely one of my favorites. Every week and even everyday it seems, there may be some very difficult news, sad news, or even painful news that comes our way. If our relationship with our spouse is one of those “difficult things” then life becomes even more stressful and hard to deal with.

Making your bedroom En Gedi is of the utmost importance. Your bedroom is not only for intimacy, but it is for all the talking, relaxing, sharing your day, sharing your soul, resting, reading, and all of the inner soul things that we need as individuals and couples in order to experience intimacy.

Song of Solomon refers to “keeping the foxes” out of the vineyard. What are some of the foxes that might steal true En Gedi from your bedroom?

The first ten people to post a ‘fox’ or comment will receive a free ticket to hear Mark & Grace Driscoll in Austin. Don’t live in Austin? Win a ticket and come to the coolest city in Texas. Can’t do that? Win a ticket and find a friend on Facebook who lives in Texas:) and share the ticket.

By doug|September 16th, 2009|Hub Thots, Mark Driscoll, Song of Solomon|17 Comments

Austin… What Should Mark and Grace Driscoll know about You?

I talked with Mark this week and he is fired up to be in the Lonestar state on Oct. 2-3. In fact, I tell him if Seattle was not his home base, Austin is the warm weather version of Seattle. Both cities are extremely cool, have a great vibe, beautiful and plenty of folks who love Jesus and even more who need Jesus.

Mark and Grace have just spent about three weeks in Greece, Turkey and Israel and have had the opportunity to visit some of the actual places that are mentioned in Song of Solomon. So, needless to say, they are pumped and more than ready to share their hearts and wisdom with all of us about enjoying this amazing God given relationship called marriage.

So now it is your turn. What would you like to say to Mark and Grace to let them know more about Austin, H=how you are praying for them, or any cool insights from the coolest city in Texas…

By hubadmin|September 13th, 2009|Hub Thots, Mark Driscoll, Song of Solomon|6 Comments

Pastors, Christ, Critics and Praise

I just had an amazing conversation with a courageous young pastor. He said
said that after this summer he is no longer going to try and “endear”
himself to the people by entertaining them or coming up with some new
“gadget” to get their attention. Instead he wanted to teach God’s Word with
excellence and honesty.

Wow, now that is what I call courage and growth. I don’t know if there is
any more difficult role than that of the pastor, the expectation to be
perfect, then finding that the “Real You” falls short of that standard
causes guilt, shame and feelings of hypocrisy.

I have learned over the years after working with very large ministries and
small ones, that every time a pastor opens his mouth he becomes a target, a
bulls-eye. He is inviting people to either say “‘you are the greatest and
you are changing my life’, or ‘I hate you, I can’t believe you believe or
taught this, I can’t stand the music here, I can’t believe you drive that
car, why weren’t you at the hospital for my procedure” – the list is never
ending, the arrows never stop flying.

Generally each and every pastor picks a side to listen to and the results of
that become “I am the greatest” or “I am worthless.”
Neither is a good or correct result.

So, pastors out there, what say you? How have you learned to deal with this
“bar-bell” approach of praise and criticism? Lay person and church member,
how can we stop basing our response to God and His Word on the messenger and
make it about our own journey and our relationship with Him and His Word?
Doug

By doug|September 9th, 2009|Hub Thots|0 Comments

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