There are so many excellent devotional resources available to help us grow closer to God - I am pleased to have been able to review a wide variety of devotionals - one is sure to fit the need of someone you know - or yourself!
Extreme
DevotionPublisher - W Publishing Group This devotional is sure to impact the life of any who read it - tremendously well done W Publishing Group!
- Favorite Feature:
- 365 absolutely incredible, completely amazing, true accounts of believers - from the first disciples to today who suffered and even died for their faith
- each daily reading includes -
- a true account
- Scripture
- challenge to impact your world
God
Is
NearChrist
In
MeThe
Spirit
MovesPublisher - Group Publishing These three books make a powerful combination of tools to aid you in getting to know and in growing closer to our Amazing God! Extremely well done Group Publishing!
- Favorite Features:
- 30 readings designed to help the reader think, do and experience growing closer to God
- space to journal your response to each daily reading and how God met you, making the devotional very personal
- each study includes Scripture to read and think through as well as a devotional reading
- questions to guide and focus your thinking
- each encounter includes time for prayer
The
MacArthur
Bible Study Series
Author - John MacArthur
Publisher - Word PublishingThis Bible study series is an excellent tool to help individuals and small groups study and better understand the Bible. Very nicely done John and Word Publishing.
- Favorite Features:
- each study includes information on the Author of the book of the bible as well as the date it was written, background, historical and theological themes and interpretive challenges
- each book is broken into small sections with the following study helps:
- opening thoughts
- background of the passage
- Bible passage with key words and definitions in the margin - excellent!
- questions to help with understanding the text
- cross references
- questions to help you explore the meaning
- summing it all up
- questions that reflect on the text
- space to record your thoughts
- passages for further study
"Be" series
Author - Warren Wiersbe
Publisher - Cook CommunicationsThe "Be" series by Warren Wiersbe is an excellent choice both for individuals who want to more clearly see and understand God's Word and for groups who want to study a specific Book of the Bible. I especially appreciate how these books help make Scripture clear and understandable while tying it in to the culture and times. Individuals and groups who utilize these book will find they come away better understanding God's Word. I highly recommend these books for teachers, parents, teens, leaders - anyone who wants to understand God's Word. Very nicely done Warren and Cook Communications!
- Favorite Features:
- excellent resource for personal and group study
- guide for personal or group study in the back of each book
- ideas to help groups who study together
- each study guide includes:
- session topic
- community builders
- group discussion questions
- optional activities
- prayer focus
- assignment for the next meeting
- clearly and simply explains the Bible Book covered by walking the reader through the verses and chapters
- very strong focus on application - doesn't just explain for the sake of explaining - excellent!
A Touch of
His Joy
Savior's
TouchAuthor/Photographer - Charles Stanley
Publisher - ZondervanThese devotionals are excellent choices for a reading to start or end the day or for families to read together - very nicely done Charles and Zondervan!
- Favorite Features:
- "Joy" has 31 daily readings about joy
- "Touch" has 124 daily readings on freedom, wisdom, peace and love
- each reading includes:
- beautiful, amazing black and white photography
- devotional
- prayer
- "touchstone" - key thought/point
- Scripture verse
Magnificent
PrayerAuthor - Nick Harrison
Publisher - ZondervanShort to the point readings to challenge and grow the readers prayer life. Very nicely done Nick and Zondervan!
- Favorite Features:
- 366 daily devotions on prayer
- each daily reading includes:
- Scripture
- thoughts/challenges/encouragements on prayer from people who knew/know how to pray
- "Pray About It" - thoughts to guide your prayer
- quotes to think about
God
The Enough
Author - Selwyn Hughes
Publisher - Broadman & HolmanThis is truly one of the best devotionals I have had the opportunity to enjoy! Youth and adults alike will find this book one that enables them to grow in their walk with God as they come to see Him as truly Enough! Tremendously well done Selwyn and Broadman & Holman!
- Favorite Features:
- daily devotions for seven weeks to draw reader closer to God
- each week's devotions cover:
- sufficiency of God
- grace of God
- comfort of God
- presence of God through trials
- God's love
- light of God
- continued grace of God
- each devotion topic includes:
- amazing photo of God's creation
- seven daily devotions
- space to journal
- each devotion includes:
- devotional reading
- Scripture and explanation
- questions to ponder
- prayer
THE
WONDER
OF IT ALL
Author Adrian Rogers
Photographer - Tom Fox
Publisher - Broadman HolmanThis may not be a typical book you would consider for a devotional, but it would truly be enjoyed and would definitely challenge and encourage those who read it! Extremely well done Adrian, Tom and Broadman Holman!
- Favorite Features:
- amazing photos showing the wonder of God's creation
- devotional thoughts on wonder with Scripture
- wonder of God around, for and with us
- incredible, delightful, encouraging book!
A Woman After
God's Own HeartA Woman After
God's Own Heart
Growth & Study GuideAuthor - Elizabeth George
Publisher - Harvest HouseThese resources are one any woman would truly benefit from working through - on her own or with other women. Very nicely done Elizabeth and Harvest House!
- Favorite Features:
- three key thoughts -
- choose God's Ways at every opportunity
- commit yourself to God daily
- cultivate a hot heart - don't be cold-hearted
- encouragement to "stand in awe of God"
- each chapter ends with a "Heart Response" to challenge the reader to live what they are learning
- challenges reader to -
- abide in God's Word
- commit to prayer
- serve
- submit
- love
- value being a mother
- pray
- show they care
- encourage others
- have the right priorities
- growth and study guide designed to complement the book and walk women through each topic, think it through and determine how to live it
- scripture to read related to each topic
- space to journal what you learn
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