{"product_id":"when-the-game-is-over-it-all-goes-back-in-the-box-bible-study-participants-guide-six-sessions-on-living-life-in-the-light-of-eternity-9780310808190","title":"When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box Bible Study Participant's Guide: Six Sessions on Living Life in the Light of Eternity","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday is the day you choose . . . which game you want to win, which prize you want to collect, which priorities you want to set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a thrill to win at checkers or Clue or Trivial Pursuit. You sweep aside the other players and you \"own\" the board. It's also a thrill to win a promotion at work ... the new house you wanted ... that sports car you've always eyed. But just like the game cards, the tokens, and the timer, those prizes are temporary. When the game is over, they all go back in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGames can cast a powerful spell, says bestselling author John Ortberg. But the wisest player remembers that the game is always going to end. So what can we take with us to the kingdom of God? Only the love we have for Christ, the love we have for each other, and our own souls. While it's not bad to be good at chess or Risk--or the game of life on Earth--we can't allow it to get in the way of what really matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing his humor and his genius for storytelling, Ortberg helps you focus on the real rules of the game and how to set your priorities. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box Participant's Guide \u003c\/em\u003ehelps explain how, left to our own devices, we tend to seek out worldly things, mistakenly thinking they will bring us fulfillment. But everything on Earth belongs to God. Everything we \"own\" is just on loan. And what pleases God is often 180 degrees from what we may think is important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the six sessions you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive passionately and boldly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to be active players in the game that pleases God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind your true mission and offer your best\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill each square on the board with what matters most\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeek the richness of being instead of the richness of having\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can't beat the house, notes Ortberg. We're playing our game of life on a giant board called a calendar. Time will always run out, so it's a good thing to live a life that delights your Creator. When everything goes back in the box, you'll have made what is temporary a servant to what is eternal, and you'll leave this life knowing you've achieved the only victory that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSessions include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping Score Where It Really Counts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResign as Master of the Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalling or Comfort? Choose Your Move Wisely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying the Game with Greatness and Grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Kingdom Has One More Move\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for use with \u003cem\u003eWhen the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box DVD\u003c\/em\u003e 9780310808244 (sold separately).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrtberg, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. His bestselling books include \u003cem\u003eSoul Keeping, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWho Is This Man?, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get out of the Boat. \u003c\/em\u003eJohn teaches around the world at conferences and churches, writes articles for \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLeadership Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e and is on the board of the \u003cem\u003eDallas Willard Center \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFuller Seminary\u003c\/em\u003e. He has preached sermons on Abraham Lincoln, The LEGO Movie, and The Gospel According to Les Miserables. John and his wife Nancy enjoy spending time with their three adult children, dog Baxter, and surfing the Pacific. You can follow John on twitter @johnortberg or check out the latest news\/blogs on his website at www.johnortberg.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSorenson, Stephen And Amanda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen and Amanda Sorenson are founders of Sorenson Communications and have co-written many small group curriculum guidebooks, including the entire Faith Lessons series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harperchristian Resources","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704800448786,"sku":"9780310808190","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_600d9f3e-0277-44c2-8f24-f1cfa352fbeb.jpg?v=1734479814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-game-is-over-it-all-goes-back-in-the-box-bible-study-participants-guide-six-sessions-on-living-life-in-the-light-of-eternity-9780310808190","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}