Second Advent HERALD

The Bible Study Companion Set 1 (Conflict of the Ages Series) is simply the most beautifully written and insightful Bible commentary ever produced. These five volumes, covering the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, have made the Bible come alive for millions of readers. The characters and lessons of the Bible will come to life through exciting and thought provoking stories. This classic set of five volumes spans time from before the earth's beginning to the fulfillment of God's plan for His people.

Volume 1: Patriarchs and Prophets gives the great panorama of human history from the creation of Earth to the reign of Israel's King David. This book shows how the conflict between God and Satan has worked itself out in the lives of men and women in Old Testament times, and gives us clues as to our part in the controversy today. 806 pages.

Volume 2: Prophets and Kings tells the story of Israel from Solomon's glorious reign and ends with the nation's exile and captivity, tracing the history of a chosen people vacillating between allegiance to God and to the gods of the nations around them. Their experiences provide rich lessons of faith and evidences of God's love and providential care. 752 pages.

Volume 3: The Desire of Ages is an all-time bestseller. This book on the life of Christ is without parallel anywhere. Follow Jesus in these pages from His birth in Bethlehem's stable through His life of service, to His death on the cross, His glorious resurrection, and His triumphant return to heaven. And find their significance for your own life. 866 pages.

Volume 4: The Acts of the Apostles gives the vivid, reliable account of the founding of the Christian church. The apostles and early Christian believers were real people, with lessons to learn, and faith to grow. Their one point in common, and the point on which the church grew, was their love and devotion to God. Their story continues in God's people today. 634 pages.

Volume 5: The Great Controversy unveils the often unseen battle between Christ and Satan. Beginning with the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, and continuing through the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages, the Reformation, and the worldwide religious awakening of the 19th century, this volume traces the conflict into the future, to the second coming of Jesus and the glories of the earth made new. 720 pages.

Volume 1: Steps to Christ for a Sanctified Life

How to Become and Remain a Christian

Thousands of Christian books today present only one side of God's grace. Many people who give their hearts to the Lord are as little babes just beginning to walk—so excited at that first step. But unlike the baby who falls and gets up to try and try again until he or she walks without falling, many Christians are frustrated and discouraged at the failings of their walk with God and do not continue to more forward.

Now you will be able to put together the pieces of your puzzled life and have peace in your heart. When you search for the path that leads to Jesus and find Him, you won't have to get discouraged. This book will lead you in a direction to discover the secrets to successful Christian living and experience true Christian maturity. 128 pages.

Volume 2: Ministry of Healing

Have you checked out a newsstand lately? New magazines on health, fitness, diet, and exercise seem to be taking over more shelf space every month.

Maybe you’re old enough to remember a time not that long ago when nobody ever talked about aerobics, jogging, cholesterol, and workouts. But today it’s obvious that the pursuit of health and fitness is more than a quick fad. It’s here to stay. Looking and feeling good isn’t optional for most people these days—it’s a high lifestyle priority. So, millions of us are: shedding pounds, running marathons, joining health clubs, reading food labels, pumping iron, chucking tobacco and alcohol, getting back to basics.

The Ministry of Healing has been around awhile. Since it was first published, a lot of other books about health have come and gone. Some of them have been bigger than this one, but it’s not likely there has ever been a better one. It is a book that crusades for total fitness, not just physical fitness, because we human beings are more than just bodies. So these pages speak to the needs of the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.

For a lot less than the cost of one visit to the doctor, this classic on health will tell you how to manage stress, get well, prevent disease, and feel vibrantly alive. 320 pages.

Volume 3: Education

In today’s highly competitive world, education is considered to be the deciding factor for success and prosperity; yet, it has obviously failed to produce peace and morality. Children are growing up with no respect for their fellow beings. Nations are on the brink of disaster and ruin unless crimes and immorality are not soon restrained. History clearly reveals our mistakes, yet mandated reform by government authority has only produced rebellion and violence. Are there no answers to this dilemma?

This book is filled with exciting solutions to the current baffling perplexities as seen by the public’s eye. From these pages, written in simple, easy-to-understand language, you will discover the essential element to true education is the harmonious development of the three essential human characteristics: physical, mental, and spiritual.

These soul-inspiring words provide understanding where many other have failed. Regardless of the knowledge we have in one or two of the three characteristics of physical, mental, or spiritual, we will ultimately be unbalanced and continue to fail. However, when these three are developed together according to God’s plan, we will discover and live the truth that makes us free.

Each of us must face the realistic circumstances of daily life, its failures and defeats as well as its responsibilities and opportunities for success. How essential, therefore, that we prepare ourselves mentally, especially during childhood, to meet these experiences from a perspective based upon godly principles! Principles that recognize God as the source of all wisdom and the great Teacher of true education. 208 pages.

Volume 4: Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing

From the Lord’s Prayer to the Golden Rule, the most famous of Jesus’ teachings are found in the Sermon on the Mount. In three power-packed chapters (Matthew 6-8), Jesus lays out heaven’s principles of life—principles that are just as challenging today as when He first spoke them. “Love your enemies.” “Do not worry.” “Be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

It is tempting to see Jesus’ teachings as an impossible ideal, a lofty standard too high for anyone to reach. But in this verse-by-verse commentary, E.G. White shows how the love of God undergirds the principles of His kingdom and how His grace enables us to live them out.

If you desire a deeper connection with God, better relationships with those around you, and a higher purpose in your life, this book will point the way. 96 pages.

Volume 5: Christ's Object Lessons

Everyone loves a good story, but stories are not just for entertainment. They are effective and memorable teaching tools. Jesus, the Master Teacher, told dozens of stories during His ministry to help us understand God and His ways. Jesus’ stories, known as parables, are object lessons that use everyday items and familiar situations to illustrate spiritual truths.

The beauty of parables is that they are simple enough for a child to understand yet filled with layers of meaning that challenge the deepest thinker. In this book E. G. White unpacks the significance of Jesus’ parables, bringing their messages home to today’s world. Themes such as love, forgiveness, prayer, generosity, and service shine with new brilliance in these stories of farmers and fathers, businessmen and beggars, bakers and bridesmaids.

Like the Gospels, this is a book you’ll want to read again and again, discovering new treasures of truth each time you open it. 256 pages.