Just wanted to recommend the book I am reading.
I am not a big non-fiction reader, in fact unless there are lots of stories and examples it takes a lot of perseverance to get through a Christian teaching book.
I am reading "The Power of a New Identity" by Dan Sneed in preparation for teaching in a Discipleship Training School...and I am really enjoying it!!
I like his style of writing; relaxed and very practical. I thoroughly recommend it!
Book Description; Do you ever have a problem believing that God loves you as much as everyone else says He does? Do you realize how much God values you, or how far-reaching His destiny for your life is? Dan Sneed invites you to go with him on a journey of discovery to find the real 'you' in Christ. To find the 'you' that God intended from the beginning. The 'you' that through Jesus Christ you have already become
”I am convinced that Satan’s greatest point of attack is on our understanding of who God made us to be (our identity). If he can keep us from understanding that, he can not only lock up our potential, he can distort our concept of God, limit our relationship with Him and restrict our influence on a needy world.” Pg 65
”I am convinced that Satan’s greatest point of attack is on our understanding of who God made us to be (our identity). If he can keep us from understanding that, he can not only lock up our potential, he can distort our concept of God, limit our relationship with Him and restrict our influence on a needy world.” Pg 65
Another book that I really enjoyed was "Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller
It was very well written with a lot of honestly and humour. I may not agree with everything he says, but it is such a refreshing book and makes you think over how 'we' as Christian look to the rest of the world.
Book Description;
"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.
"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.
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