
Habits of Grace
Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
David Mathis(Author)
Crossway Books (Publisher)
Published on 29. February 2016
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4335-5047-8 (ISBN)
Description
Hear his voice. Have his ear. Belong to his body.
Three seemingly unremarkable principles shape and strengthen the Christian life: listening to God's voice, speaking to him in prayer, and joining together with his people as the church. Though often viewed as normal and routine, the everyday "habits of grace" we cultivate give us access to these God-designed channels through which his love and power flow-including the greatest joy of all: knowing and enjoying Jesus.
A study guide for individual and group study is also available.
Includes a foreword by best-selling author John Piper
Author serves as executive editor at desiringGod.org, a popular evangelical ministry with a large online following
Explores the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship from a fresh perspective, focusing on the blessings that result from cultivating such "habits of grace"
Emphasizes the importance of viewing such practices as channels of God's grace, not works done to merit his approval
Three seemingly unremarkable principles shape and strengthen the Christian life: listening to God's voice, speaking to him in prayer, and joining together with his people as the church. Though often viewed as normal and routine, the everyday "habits of grace" we cultivate give us access to these God-designed channels through which his love and power flow-including the greatest joy of all: knowing and enjoying Jesus.
A study guide for individual and group study is also available.
Includes a foreword by best-selling author John Piper
Author serves as executive editor at desiringGod.org, a popular evangelical ministry with a large online following
Explores the spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, prayer, and fellowship from a fresh perspective, focusing on the blessings that result from cultivating such "habits of grace"
Emphasizes the importance of viewing such practices as channels of God's grace, not works done to merit his approval
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
348 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-5047-8 (9781433550478)
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02/2016
Crossway
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Persons
David Mathis serves as senior teacher and executive editor at desiringGod.org; a pastor at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota; and an adjunct professor at Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis. He and his wife, Megan, have four children. He is the author of several books, including Habits of Grace.
Content
Introduction: Grace Gone Wild
Part 1: Hear His Voice (Word)
Shape Your Life with the Words of Life
Read for Breadth, Study for Depth
Warm Yourself at the Fire of Meditation
Bring the Bible Home to Your Heart
Memorize the Mind of God
Resolve to Be a Lifelong Learner
Part 2: Have His Ear (Prayer)
Enjoy the Gift of Having God's Ear
Pray in Secret
Pray with Constancy and Company
Sharpen Your Affections with Fasting
Journal as a Pathway to Joy
Take a Break from the Chaos
Part 3: Belong to His Body (Fellowship)
Learn to Fly in the Fellowship
Kindle the Fire in Corporate Worship
Listen for Grace in the Pulpit
Wash in the Waters Again
Grow in Grace at the Table
Embrace the Blessing of Rebuke
Part 4: Coda
The Commission
The Dollar
The Clock
Epilogue: Communing with Christ on a Crazy Day
Part 1: Hear His Voice (Word)
Shape Your Life with the Words of Life
Read for Breadth, Study for Depth
Warm Yourself at the Fire of Meditation
Bring the Bible Home to Your Heart
Memorize the Mind of God
Resolve to Be a Lifelong Learner
Part 2: Have His Ear (Prayer)
Enjoy the Gift of Having God's Ear
Pray in Secret
Pray with Constancy and Company
Sharpen Your Affections with Fasting
Journal as a Pathway to Joy
Take a Break from the Chaos
Part 3: Belong to His Body (Fellowship)
Learn to Fly in the Fellowship
Kindle the Fire in Corporate Worship
Listen for Grace in the Pulpit
Wash in the Waters Again
Grow in Grace at the Table
Embrace the Blessing of Rebuke
Part 4: Coda
The Commission
The Dollar
The Clock
Epilogue: Communing with Christ on a Crazy Day