Ben Holland has narrated 40 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 164 ratings. The most-rated is Anxious for Nothing.
It's Not About Me
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Pop culture and psychobabble tell us to make ourselves the center of the universe in order to be happy. Churches have communicated the false idea that God exists to give us all that we selfishly want. In this book, Max Lucado reminds us that it's not about us, it's all about God. It is through this shift in thinking that we can truly live an unburdened, happy life.
©2011 Thomas Nelson, Inc. (P)2011 Thomas Nelson, Inc.
In the Grip of Grace
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Exchange the pressure of accomplishment for the peace of God’s grace. When the world demands: achieve, succeed, earn, God says: Lean on me, trust me, believe me. That is grace. And that is what God offers: unconditional acceptance of a believing heart. Your heavenly Father loves you enough to hold you in his grace. Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado will help you: Release a false sense of self-sufficiency. Rest in God’s unbending and unending gift of grace. Remember that God is for you and will carry you through every circumstance. Today, leap from the cliff of self-sufficiency and land in the strong arms of the Father who loves you...the Father who catches you - every time - in the grip of his grace. An accompanying table and study guide are available in the audiobook companion PDF download. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2011 Max Lucado (P)2021 Thomas Nelson
Grace Happens Here
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A wonderful message about God’s grace and how to apply it to every aspect of your life. Max Lucado looks at grace from all directions and reveals that no matter which way you look at it, God’s grace is always there, ready to do wonders in your life. This audiobook is filled with powerful quotes, Scripture, and stories that will transform your heart and mind with a deeper understanding of God’s healing grace. The message gently and eloquently encourages you to accept completely His grace and forgiveness as well as extend the same blessing toward others. "When grace happens, generosity happens. Unsquashable, eye-popping big heartedness happens. Receiving grace today? Liberality is in the forecast for tomorrow. When you meet a bountiful person, you are standing where grace is happening."
©2012 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
God Will Help You
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We all experience disappointing setbacks, overwhelming loneliness, and paralyzing fear at some point in our lives. It sometimes seems as if nothing will help. In God Will Help You, New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado encourages us to trust in the God who is working miracles in the big and small things. With God, no setback is too big to solve, and no prayer goes unnoticed. God is still working. Each chapter offers reassurance through miracles big and small that He will meet us in the midst of life's messes. God will help if you feel anxious, solve your problems, through fear if you are stuck, when you are lonely, in daily life in illness, during grief, with guidance, to forgive God Will Help You is an interactive book: filled with biblical miracles and current stories thoughts to ponder, prayers, Scripture, and journaling prompts with space for reflection with an easy-to-read and easy-to-use design and a beautiful ribbon marker This book is a great self-purchase for anyone struggling with anxiety, loneliness, grief, or fear. God Will Help You is a thoughtful gift for anyone who has recently lost a loved one, needs an encouragement, endures a difficult season, or struggles with daily stressors.
©2013 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Max on Life
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We have questions. Childlike inquiries. And deep, heavy ones. In more than 25 years of writing and ministry, Max Lucado has received thousands of such questions. They come in letters, emails, even on Dunkin Donuts napkins. In Max on Life, he offers thoughtful answers to more than 170 of the most pressing questions on topics ranging from hope to hurt and from home to the hereafter. Max writes about the role of prayer, the purpose of pain, and the reason for our ultimate hope. He responds to the day-to-day questions - parenting quandaries, financial challenges, difficult relationships - as well as to the profound: Is God really listening? A special addendum includes Max’s advice on writing and publishing. Filled with classic Lucado encouragement and insight, Max on Life will quickly become a favorite resource for pastors and ministry leaders as well as new and mature believers.
©2011 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Less Fret, More Faith
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A pass-along companion to Anxious for Nothing that features an 11-week plan to overcome anxiety. According to one research program, anxiety-related issues are the number one mental health problem among women and are second only to alcohol and drug abuse among men. Stress-related ailments cost the nation $300 billion every year in medical bills and lost productivity. And use of sedative drugs like Xanax and Valium have skyrocketed in the last 15 years. Even students are feeling it. One psychologist reports that the average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950s. Chances are you or someone you know seriously struggles with anxiety. Max writes, "The news about our anxiety is enough to make us anxious." He knows what it feels like to be overcome by the worries and fear of life, which is why he is dedicated to helping millions of listeners take back control of their minds and, as a result, their lives. This audiobook features practical steps from Max Lucado to help listeners overcome anxiety. Eleven weekly reminders in all, each segment includes a Scripture verse for meditation and a prayer to reframe anxious thoughts. This audiobook includes a passage from the book Anxious for Nothing, by New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado and is easy to share with friends and family who are struggling with anxiety and need a fresh perspective on how to face it. Stop letting anxiety rule the day. Join Max on the journey to true freedom and experience more joy, clarity, physical renewal, and contentment by the power of the Holy Spirit. Anxiety comes with life. But it doesn't have to dominate your life.
©2017 Max Lucado (P)2017 Thomas Nelson
When God Whispers Your Name
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Do you find it hard to believe that the One who made everything keeps your name on His heart and on His lips? Did you realize that your name is written on the hand of God (Is. 49:16)? Perhaps you've never seen your name honored. And you can't remember when you heard it spoken with kindness. In this book, Lucado offers the inspiration to believe that God has already bought the ticket-with your name on it.
©2011 Thomas Nelson, Inc. (P)2011 Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Second Chances
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We humans are prone to failure. We’re experts at muddying, mixing, and messing up our lives. Who among us hasn’t looked up from the bottom of a pit and realized he dug it himself? Who hasn’t fallen so far, messed up so badly that she thought there was no hope? And it’s at these low points that we crave reminders that there’s hope for the broken. No reminder is quite as poignant as a story of second chances. A story of grace in action. Who couldn’t use more stories of grace like this? Second Chances is an ideal companion to GRACE: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine. Filled with biblical, contemporary, and imaginative accounts of God’s grace in action pulled from Max’s previously published works, Second Chances includes tales of second chances for the rebellious, prideful, failure-prone, and more. From Peter to King David to a prodigal daughter, these stories will remind listeners of the magnitude of the gospel of second chances.
©2013 Max Lucado (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
Trade Your Cares for Calm
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Do you want to overcome your anxiety? Do you want to be free from the worries that weigh you down? If you're trembling on a tightrope of fear and worry, get ready for the best trade ever: your cares for God's calm. That's God's offer. Best-selling author Max Lucado understands what it's like to feel overwhelmed by anxiety. In Trade Your Cares for Calm, you'll learn how to: Exchange your burdens for an abundance of mercy, gratitude, and trust Replace striving and stress with a faith-filled life, so you can see God's goodness Feel calm in chaos and find peace through prayer Make faith, not fear, your default reaction to circumstances Imagine being able to walk away from worry, conquer the need to control, get rid of guilty, and end if-only thinking. Trade Your Cares for Calm is: For men and women of all ages wanting to achieve personal growth Great for any gift giving occasion
©2018 Max Lucado (P)2018 Thomas Nelson
The Oak Inside the Acorn
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Every person is tasked with learning why they were created and the unique gifts that make them special. Written by New York Times best-selling author Max Lucado, The Oak Inside the Acorn teaches young listeners about the incredible miracle inside each of us while reminding us that we were created by God for a special purpose. The story highlights the adventure of a sweet little acorn becoming a big, strong oak tree. Listeners will cheer on the growing tree when he can't grow oranges like the orange tree or flowers like the rose bush. Children will listen with patient wonder as the tree grows empty branches, and later a very special purpose is revealed. The Oak Inside the Acorn is a wonderful audiobook for listeners ages six to 10. Children will learn that: All of God's creations have purpose and contribute to the well-being of others Patience is a process, and it takes time to grow into all God created them to be This inspirational story makes an excellent bedtime story and will help children in your life understand all they were created to be.
©2006 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
God Will Use This for Good
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Does it ever feel like life is out of control? Could you use the reminder that God is in control? When tragedy strikes, people desperately search for answers. Believers and unbelievers alike find themselves turning to God. Best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado tells us that, though it may not be quick or painless, God will use this mess for good. In this brief audiobook, Max Lucado will help you: Find courage to never give up during turbulent times. Trust God to help you through all of life’s trials. Remember that God will use every painful circumstance for good.
©2013 Max Lucado (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
Grace for the Moment Family Devotional
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Each of the 100 devotions in this audiobook offers an adult entry from Grace for the Moment and a children's entry on the same topic from Grace for the Moment for Kids. With these back-to-back devotions, you and your children can listen to each devotion and then talk and pray together. Devotions include Scripture for listening and enriching questions designed to take your family deeper in faith - whether over the breakfast table, at family dinners, or just before bed. This new family devotional comes in response to countless requests for a tool that equips a family to go through to Grace for the Moment together. Enjoy quality family time with the addition of richer faith discussions so that you can grow in Christ across the generations. Whether your family has shared devotions for years or you are hoping to jump-start a new habit, this audiobook invites you to celebrate the grace God offers each one of us.
©2020 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
The Way
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Travel with Adam Hamilton as he retraces the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Once again, Hamilton approaches his subject matter with thoughtfulness and wisdom, just as he did with Jesus' crucifixion in 24 Hours That Changed the World and with Jesus' birth in The Journey. Listen to The Way on your own or, for a more in-depth study, enjoy it with a small group or part of a 40-day church-wide emphasis during Lent and Easter or anytime of the year. Using historical information, archaeological data, and stories of the faith, Hamilton follows in the footsteps of Jesus from his baptism to the temptations to the heart of his ministry, including the people he loved, the parables he taught, the enemies he made, and the healing he brought. This 40-day focus will help you and your group grow deeper in their faith, learn more about the life of Christ, spend time daily reading and reflecting upon the scriptures, and invite families, through the children's and youth studies, to grow together in their faith.
©2012 Abingdon Press (P)2016 Abingdon Press
On Calvary's Hill
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It's early in the final week. The props and players for Friday's drama are in position. Five-inch spikes are in the bin. A cross-beam leans against a shed wall. The players are nearing the stage - Pilate, Annas and Caiaphas, Judas, the centurions. Players and props. Only this is no play; it's a divine plan. A plan begun before Adam felt heaven's breath, and now all heaven waits and watches. All eyes are on one figure - the Nazarene. Commonly clad. Uncommonly focused. He's on his final journey. Join best-selling author Max Lucado in an exploration of the final days in the life of Christ. Draw near to the Savior and prepare to celebrate the greatest miracle ever conceived. Feel the passion. Sense the truth. Hear the promise. Death has no power.
©2013 Thomas Nelson Publishers (P)2014 Thomas Nelson Publishers
Half Truths
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They are simple phrases. They sound Christian - like something you might find in the Bible. We've all heard these words. Maybe we've said them. They capture some element of truth, yet they miss the point in important ways. Join Adam Hamilton in searching for the whole truth by comparing common Christian clichés to the message and ministry of Jesus. The clichés include: Everything happens for a reason. God helps those who help themselves. God won't give you more than you can handle. God said it, I believe it, that settles it. Love the sinner, hate the sin.
©2016 Abingdon Press (P)2016 Abingdon Press
He Fights For You
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This short audiobook features 40 scriptures of promise and purpose and corresponding inspirational passages to encourage those facing everyday battles. Ideal for daily listening, each segment includes a reminder that even in difficult times, God fights for his people.
©2015 Max Lucado and Andrea Lucado (P)2015 Thomas Nelson Publishers
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love
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"Riveting, inspiring, at times hard to believe but utterly true...it gives some measure of hope in these rancorous times." (John Grisham) How a bomb-making white supremacist, once called "the most dangerous man in Mississippi," met Jesus in prison and emerged a committed advocate for Christian discipleship, peace, and racial justice. As an ordinary high school student in the 1960s, Tom Tarrants became deeply unsettled by the social upheaval of the era. In response, he turned for answers to extremist ideology and was soon utterly radicalized. Before long, he became involved in the reign of terror spread by Mississippi's dreaded White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, described by the FBI as the most violent right wing terrorist organization in America. In 1969, while attempting to bomb the home of a Jewish leader in Meridian, Mississippi, Tom was ambushed by law enforcement and shot multiple times during a high-speed chase. Nearly dead from his wounds, he was arrested and sentenced to 30 years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm. Unrepentant, Tom and two other inmates made a daring escape from Parchman yet were tracked down by an FBI SWAT team and apprehended in hail of bullets that killed one of the convicts. Tom spent the next three years alone in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell. There he began a search for truth that led him to the Bible and a reading of the gospels, resulting in his conversion to Jesus Christ and liberation from the grip of racial hatred and violence. Astounded by the change in Tom, many of the very people who worked to put him behind bars began advocating for his release. After serving eight years of a 35-year sentence, Tom left prison. He attended college, moved to Washington, DC, and became copastor of a racially mixed church. He went on to earn a doctorate and became the president of the C. S. Lewis Institute, where he devoted himself to helping others become wholehearted followers of Jesus. A dramatic story of radical transformation, Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love demonstrates that hope is not lost even in the most tumultuous of times, even those similar to our own.
©2019 Thomas A. Tarrants (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
God Will Carry You Through
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New York Times best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado has discovered that at any given point, almost everyone is dealing with something difficult. Whether it's the loss of a loved one, marriage issues, illness, job loss, or the stress of everyday life, you need the assurance that God will be there for you during tough times. In God Will Carry You Through, Max teaches through the life of Joseph in his no-fluff, casual storytelling style, inviting you to let God’s words guide you through loss and uncertainty. Laced throughout are: Real stories about everyday people facing struggles Thoughtful quotes Scripture passages for meditation Through decades of betrayal, abandonment, and false accusations, Joseph never gave up on God or His purpose. And Max assures you that, like Joseph, you'll get through this. It won't be painless; it won't be quick, but God Will use this mess for good. This beautiful audiobook makes a comforting gift for people dealing with: Health issues Separation and divorce Depression or anxiety Job loss Any difficult time The inspirational chapters will bring you peace and reassurance about whatever challenge you face. After all, says Max, "Good days. Bad days. God is in all days."
©2013 Max Lucado (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
For These Tough Times
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When tragedy strikes, people desperately search for answers. Believers and unbelievers alike find themselves turning to God. Best-selling author and pastor Max Lucado points to the only real answer to tragedy and crisis: prayer. In For These Tough Times, Lucado helps us understand how to pray despite our doubt and fear.
©2008 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Cast of Characters: Lost and Found
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Common people. Maybe you heard their names in a childhood Sunday school class. They're not often the champions or the go-to sermon illustrations. They probably didn't stand at the foot of the cross or even hang next to Jesus on one of their own. But they pepper the pages of the Bible, reminding us that we're not alone. Just like you and me, these ordinary people stumbled and struggled. They faced their own sin and came face-to-face with a God who not only wipes it away, but also makes the common extraordinary. They discovered that an encounter with the living God changes everything. Dive into the lives of more than 20 of the Bible's most compelling characters through inspirational selections from the writings of best-selling author Max Lucado. An ideal companion volume to Cast of Characters, this audiobook features a whole new cast and the encouragement from their stories. Reflection questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2012 Max Lucado (P)2020 Thomas Nelson