ISBN: 978-1-105-46980-0
Genre: Spiritual Maturity, Christianity, Discipleship
Training
Publisher: LuLu Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Date: 2005, 2011
Just like there are specific physical exercises
that are good for physical conditioning, there are specific spiritual exercises that
are good, in fact, essential for our spiritual conditioning and growth. If you want to grow
spiritually, you have to do spiritual exercises. (1Timothy 4:8)
This book looks to Jesus for “duplicate-able” activities
for the model for our growth. For years Christian writers have identified specific activities
regularly evidenced in his earthly life and called them Spiritual or Christian
Disciplines. I believe that if it was useful for Jesus to be disciplined in his worship
and praise to God, then it is useful for us as well. Further, I believe that the inclusion
of Christian Disciplines in our lives, or what I call the Disciplined Training
Approach places us in obedient submission to God and that is where we are
supposed to be.
Book excerpt:
God has outlined a plan for living that when followed
will bring us into a closer fellowship with Him. All the treasure in the world will not
purchase it, but God will provide it for free to whosoever really wants it. No
matter how worthless you may think you are, you can become one of the greatest
treasures in the world. You can become the person God wants you to be,
equipped with all the supernatural power for the Kingdom work He wants you to do!
Simply put, if you hear what God tells you, trust that
He will not lead you astray and do what you’re told to do, you will experience the peace
God planned for you. More than that, the consequences of ignoring God can be anxiety,
frustration, depression and even eternal separation from Him.
People, however, are not simple. In fact, we
go to great lengths to take something simple and complicate it. Our relationship
with God should be personal, based on the time we spend with Him. We can’t
manufacture a relationship with Him, but we can come to know him based on our
personal experiences.
If you want to be blessed, comforted or reassured
in a small way, then exercise a small amount of faith. If however, you
need your life changed... it may take more. It starts with regular prayer, regular
meditation and regular listening. It continues when we do things outside our comfort
zone and that’s exactly where faith begins.
Your life will change when you realize God’s
ability
zone is greater than your
comfort zone.
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Title of Book #2 God’s Answer,
Praying the Scriptures Back to God
God gave us the Bible as a constant reminder of His
love and plan for us. More than a historical document, it is truly alive. As we read His
Word and become heart-linked with Him, a supernatural transformation begins to take
place in us. God’s Word is alive and we can’t comprehend it all at once. That
explains why you can read a passage several times over weeks or months and receive
a different message from the same verses.
God gave us prayer as an avenue or vehicle
that He designed for us so we could be in constant communication with Him. God’s
Answer seeks to bring you to His Throne of Grace, where prayers are answered,
(Hebrews 4:16) so that you can claim the promises God makes about today’s problems.
That’s a tall order, so let’s look at what He said about prayer in His Living Word, the
Bible.
Several times He promises us that He will hear
and in fact, answer our prayers. It would be great to think that we always get what we
want or that we could just name it and claim it, but that simply is not the case. What we
can claim is the promises God makes and we will be exploring those. Let’s examine
a few passages and see what they reveal beyond God hearing us and answering our
prayers.
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Title of Book
#3 A Place of Faith, When There is No
Place Else to Go
What or where is the place of faith? Is it a
physical location? No, it is where we are when we step out into the unknown in a blind,
yet obedient faith because that is all we have left. Our Christian vocabulary is
filled with ideas, quotes and even promises from God that are meant for comfort and
reassurance. As real as God’s Word is, what happens when all has been recalled and
rehearsed and we still find ourselves alone at the place of faith. A Place of Faith defines
faith from a real and practical viewpoint, then develops it’s progression from a measure
of faith, to a step and then a leap of faith. Most importantly, time is spent on
the Enemy of Faith and the Trial of Faith and finally, The Results of Faith. Each
chapter concludes with a hymn that reinforces the points made in the chapter and a few
reflection questions.
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Title of Book #4 Living on the Dark Side of
Faith
While faith has two sides, they are both sides of
the same thing. The word faith cannot be substituted for the word belief or theology. It
is more than a collection of thoughts about religion. It is more than simply believing in
the existence of God, the demons in Hell do that. The faith we speak of is in God and
how, though we may not see how, He will provide for His beloved. The faith we have is
certain; it is the evidence of things to come. It begins with a measure and increases with
experience and that often means a trial or test of our faith.
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About the author:
Jim Greene makes his home in Knoxville, TN in
the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. An avid backpacker, his countless hours
in the outdoors have often blessed him with many topics to write about.
About the author:
Jim Greene makes his home in Knoxville, TN in
the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. An avid backpacker, his countless hours
in the outdoors have often blessed him with many topics to write about.
As a layman Sunday School teacher, he
challenges himself and his class to strive for and enjoy a closer relationship with God.
Each of his books look to God as the ultimate authority in our lives. He is the author
of Unlocking Your Spiritual Greatness, God’s Answer, A Place of Faith, When There
is Nowhere Else to Go, and Living on the Dark Side of Faith. His next book is entitled,
When Waiting isn’t Working.
Jim feels God speaks to him personally through
journaling and his books primarily came to answer a question in his life. They may just
help you too.
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