Kyle Idleman Video Series Collection

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In this DVD series, six 30-minute lessons of cinematic storytelling are designed to help shape today’s believer into a first-century Christ-follower.

These episodes follow the journey of Eric Nelson, a man leading a compartmentalized triple life as a pleasure-seeking rebel, a cutthroat corporate executive, and a nominal Christian. But when confronted with a near death experience, Eric embarks on a spiritual journey that transforms his commitment to Jesus Christ and tests the faith of his friends and family.

This series does NOT include the Small Group Leader Tutorial, the Leader's Guide, or the Follow's Journal. These can be purchased in the Not a Fan Small Group Study kit.

Lesson 1 – Fan or Follower

ERIC NELSON collapses. Family and friends desperately try to revive him. At a football stadium across town, Pastor KYLE IDLEMAN receives news of Eric’s heart attack. Kyle rushes to the hospital, arriving as Eric’s friends and family are given the devastating news: Eric has lost all brain function. The family makes the painful decision to let Eric go.

The next day, Kyle arrives at the Nelson home to pay his respects and offer pastoral care. As Kyle speaks with friends and family, enigmatic details of Eric’s life emerge. Eric had suffered a mild heart attack five years earlier. The near death experience caused him to completely surrender his life to Jesus. He went from fan to follower and it had a profound impact on those around him. ANNA, Eric’s wife, is forced to evaluate what really matters in life. DARREN, Eric’s longtime business associate, subtly indicates that their friendship was strained when Eric took a new job. Eric’s father, BILL, disliked the new job and the people with whom Eric worked - and claims his objections were based on Christian principle. GARY, Eric’s friend since High School, alludes to Eric’s dark past and a subsequent transformation.

Lesson 2 – Follow Me

As Gary examines his own life in the wake of Eric’s death; he recalls their days of pleasure-seeking rebellion. Driven to the brink by a demanding job and an imploding marriage, Eric collapses in Gary’s apartment from a non-fatal heart attack. Convinced he’s received a divine wake-up call that must be answered, Eric is never the same again. Now, devastated by the death of his friend, Gary must decide what path he will take.

Lesson 3 – What Must I Do

From his high-rise office, Darren reflects on Eric’s transformation from cutthroat businessman to compassionate Christ-follower. Darren’s Christian convictions are initially rattled by Eric’s business ethics, but, as Eric coldly explains, “This isn’t church. It’s business.” By the time Eric has a change of heart, Darren has learned to compartmentalize his faith and to view conscience as an obstacle to prosperity. When both men are asked to skirt their stated Christian convictions for the sake of keeping their jobs, Eric courageously follows the way of Christ and Darren walks away sad.

Lesson 4 - Bury the Dead

Anna remembers life after Eric recommitted to their marriage and began to take his faith seriously. She quickly finds herself disturbed at how seriously - and stubbornly resists his attempts to scale back their extravagant lifestyle for the sake of helping the less fortunate. After Eric’s ethical stand results in his unemployment, luxurious living is no longer an option. As all her worldly comforts are stripped away, Anna experiences first-hand the tremendous cost of following Jesus Christ.

Lesson 5 - Dead Men's Bones

Bill disapproves of Eric’s new job and his misguided attempts to help “those people” at the expense of providing for his own family. Bill takes particular issue with Lily, a pregnant teenager who has moved in with the Nelsons. Eric’s sister, Kim, suffers a miscarriage and is further devastated when Bill suggests the tragedy is the result of sin in her life. Enraged, Eric confronts his father about his merciless self-righteousness. Days later, Eric offers the olive branch and tells Bill he loves him. Bill is silent. Minutes later, Bill and his family watch in horror as Eric suffers his fatal heart attack.

Lesson 6 - Decision Time

As Natalie prepares for her father’s funeral, she remembers serving with him at his new job-a homeless shelter. When she grows increasingly resentful at the work and the ingratitude of a belligerent young female resident, Eric makes the painful decision to bar Natalie from volunteering. Natalie defiantly returns determined to prove that she, like her father, is genuine and willing to make painful sacrifices for her faith. Eric tells her that what separates the genuine from the fake is not dutiful sacrifice, but love. Natalie apologizes to the testy resident, who turns out to be Lily. After the funeral, the Nelson family is profoundly moved at the effect Eric’s life had on so many people. Natalie and Anna agree that Eric truly led an abundant life, and they want to do the same.

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We’ve all experienced failures, bitterness, or setbacks. We carry unseen burdens that rob us of joy, keep us from praying, and even cause us to doubt God.

Bestselling author and pastor Kyle Idleman wants to remind us that God’s grace is greater. Even when it doesn't make sense. Even when it doesn’t feel fair. God’s grace covers everything we’ve done. And the best way (perhaps the only real way) to understand it, is to experience it.

The Grace Is Greater series uses real stories to lead you to an understanding of grace that is bigger than your mistakes, your disappointments, your desire for revenge, and your seemingly impossible situations. Through four incredible testimonies, Kyle Idleman will remind you that no sin is so great, no bitterness so deep that God's grace cannot transform your heart and rewrite your story.

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In a new twist to the cinematic style City on a Hill has become known for, this 6 episode series was filmed in a docudrama style – Narrated by Kyle and featuring the late Chuck Colson (Prison Fellowship), Chuck Bentley (Crown Financial Ministries) and others telling their true stories. In these compelling stories, we will see some reflection of ourselves, and recognize the true battle that lies at the heart of all our sin struggles. These stories also point the way to victory, as we see the kind of life-transforming power that Christ is ready to pour out in our lives as well.

Christians and the church rightfully place an emphasis on identifying and eradicating sin…but what if we’re actually missing the point? What if all sin has a common root, a core issue that we typically fail to address? In his latest work, Kyle Idleman challenges us with the thought that perhaps all sin springs from the same source – IDOLATRY. While we may not see many “graven images” in our world today, Kyle argues that there are still countless gods passionately at war for the throne of our hearts. If we put the wrong god on the throne, our lives will be thrown into chaos, and all our efforts at sin management will be futile. Only by recognizing our misplaced worship and by enthroning Jesus can we experience freedom and life.

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PLEASE NOTE: This updated release of The End of Me features a completely redesigned and rewritten content featuring more Scripture, better questions, and improved activities. The study is now able to pair with The End of Me book, letting you choose how you learn and grow most effectively. It is also important to note that episodes 3 & 4 have been switched to better pair with the chapters of the book in this new release.   

In his award-winning book, Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman challenged us to pick up our cross and die to ourselves. But what does that actually mean? Join Kyle as he explores the upside-down paths that lead us to Jesus. Featuring the true testimonies of author and spoken word artist Jefferson Bethke, NBA star Landry Fields, founder and director of Scarlet Hope Rachelle Starr, and the former U.S. manager of Apple Records Ken Mansfield – unpack the counterintuitive truths of Jesus in these four episodes:

BROKEN TO BE WHOLE / MOURN TO BE HAPPY / AUTHENTIC TO BE ACCEPTED / EMPTY TO BE FILLED

There is a beauty in coming to the end of ourselves as we realize that we aren’t strong enough, smart enough, or talented enough to navigate life on our own. Ironically, that’s when we are in the best position to be used by God in significant ways.

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We’ve all had an “aha moment” in our lives, an insight that changes everything. With everyday examples and trademark testimonies, best-selling author Kyle Idleman draws on Scripture to reveal how three key elements—awakening, honesty, action—can produce the same kind of “aha!” in our spiritual lives.

In trademark City on a Hill style, the AHA episodes marry straightforward Bible teaching and cinematic storytelling. In it, three modern-day prodigals seek life apart from the Father, find themselves alone and desperate in their own distant country, and are faced with their AHA moment.

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This series includes six episodes based on the study and movie, THE SONG.

Episode 1: Deepening Desire
Episode 2: Increasing Intimacy
Episode 3: Fighting Fair
Episode 4: Rediscovering Romance
Episode 5: Cultivating Commitment
Episode 6: Fostering Faith

Whether you’re dating, engaged, or have been married for years, THE SONG will help you understand God’s plan for relationships, love, and marriage. With straightforward Bible teaching through the Song of Solomon from a pastor and bestselling author Kyle Idleman, THE SONG is a candid exploration of real-world relationship issues like dating and romance, intimacy, conflict, restoration and cultivating true commitment.

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A unique, DVD-driven study, The Easter Experience brings the passion and resurrection of Jesus to life through dramatic storytelling and challenging teaching done in a highly cinematic style. Through these in-depth teachings, your small group will grow spiritually, bonding with each other as well as with the eternal message of Easter.

Paint yourself into the story and transform Easter into a truly life-changing experience.

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When you are hanging by a thread, losing faith and short on strength, what you need is real encouragement—a battle cry, a call to action, marching orders to push back the darkness. Stand up straight. Face your fears and enemies. And remember that you are not alone.

In the Don’t Give Up Series, bestselling author and pastor Kyle Idleman will encourage you to cast your concerns on God, trust in his love and timing, and pray for patience and strength. Join Kyle as he explores how we can persevere through our most difficult trials and situations, featuring five true testimonies of individuals who have learned to lean and trust in God in their darkest moments.

WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT JEREMY CAMP’S INCREDIBLE STORY? This 5-episode video series features exclusive interviews with Jeremy Camp and his wife Adrienne Camp, along with pastoral teaching from best-selling author Kyle Idleman. Together they share their true testimony of redemption and hope along with the lessons God has instilled through life’s struggles and pain. Each episode will also contain select scenes from the I Still Believe movie.