Overcoming

by Bill Hybels

Interactions - a powerful, challenging tool for adult small group members to build deep relationships with one another and with God. Interactions is far more than a group Bible study. It’s a cutting-edge series from Willow Creek, designed to help participants develop into fully devoted followers of Christ. Interactions takes group members into the nitty-gritty issues of authentic Christian living. This latest wave of books helps participants ground themselves firmly in the basics of Christianity, cultivate their spiritual gifts, contend victoriously with life’s tough issues, and get a grip on faith that can weed out the sin and inconsistencies in their lives. Each book presents six thought-provoking sessions enhanced by icons, sidebars, quotes, and questions created specifically to build on the dynamics and interplay of small groups. All in a modern, two-color design that’s attractive to look at and easy and effective to use. Previous titles in this best-selling series Community, Parenthood, Lessons on Love, The Real You, Marriage, Evangelism, Commitment, Authenticity, Transformation, Fruit of the Spirit, Jesus, Psalms, Freedom, Character, Transparency, and Prayer. A career blow, panic attacks, overwhelming grief, sexual temptation, even plain old apathy -- life's tough challenges take many forms. Following Jesus doesn’t guarantee immunity. Rather, it offers growth and victory as you face your personal struggles in the power of Christ. In Overcoming, Bill Hybels lends a hand to help you move beyond six tough adversity, fear, apathy, greed, lust, and sorrow. As you unite the hope and insight of Scripture with support of the people in your group, you'll find strength to overcome the things in your life you thought would never change.

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, a non-denominational church with eight regional locations in the Chicago area. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Simplify, Axiom, Holy Discontent, Just Walk Across the Room, The Volunteer Revolution, Courageous Leadership, Too Busy Not to Pray, and Becoming a Contagious Christian.

Hybels launched Willow Creek Community Church in 1975 with his wife, Lynne (Berry), and a group of friends who gathered in rented space in a movie theater with a vision of helping people from any faith background (or no faith at all) become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Utilizing contemporary music, the arts, relevant teaching from the Bible, and a small-groups community focus that has revolutionized how people experience community in the local church, Willow Creek has grown to more than 25,000 attendees, one of the largest churches in North America—and one of the most influential.

In 1992, Hybels launched Willow Creek Association, a not-for-profit organization that equips, inspires, and empowers leaders around the world. In 1995, he convened WCA’s first Global Leadership Summit, an annual two-day event featuring top leaders from all perspectives and areas of expertise—both faith-based and secular (past speakers include Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Bono, Melinda Gates, Andy Stanley, Jim Collins, Ed Catmull, Tyler Perry, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicholas Kristof, David Gergen, and Brené Brown). Telecast live from Willow Creek’s 7,000-seat South Barrington auditorium each August, more than 400,000 pastors and community leaders attend the Summit at hundreds of locations across North America, and around the world at 675+ sites in 130 countries and 60 different languages—making it the largest event of its kind on the planet. “Everyone wins when a leader gets better,” Hybels says.

Hybels holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College (now Trinity International University) in Deerfield, Illinois. He and his wife, Lynne, have two grown children and two grandsons.