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Post by Sharon on Mar 15, 2016 22:01:49 GMT -5
I feel I have this huge task of teaching my husband to love God. Wow this is overwhelming. Does anyone have suggestions for books on learning who God is or hearing God speak or something for new believers?
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Post by william on Mar 16, 2016 0:00:47 GMT -5
Sister, Check out "Alpha course" here is a link alphausa.org/I have taken it couple of times and was a table co-leader. The church I go to (Vinyard church in Kenner Louisiana) is where I took the course, it is an amazing course and is very well laid out and goes and a perfect pace as to not "scare or overwhelm" ppl. It applies all things about God using biblical references and correlates with today's times. Our church it was on Tuesday nights for 1 1/2 hour, you go in sit at your table, eat dinner prepared by church members while worship music played then have the "teaching" and then the table group discusses it. During the course each meeting you dive deeper and deeper into what and who God is. Our church when the course is completed you go on a retreat with the entire class (those who choose to go), where we had more intimate and deep discussions about God and the last night we are all get together and pray, people break off and go to whoever God lead us to and pray over them. It was and is such an intense thing to be a part of and do. Check around and if there is a course see if can get a feel on their course. While all the information is the same, of course the person delivering it has to be able to "make it hit home", our pastor Phil Jeansonne is unbelievable. I know there are vinyard churches in Colorado hopefully may be one near you.
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 16, 2016 8:58:37 GMT -5
This may sound really basic but I honestly feel like the best possible resource is just the Bible. It's God's love story to us... Perhaps the gospel of John?
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Post by leanna72 on Mar 22, 2016 9:14:26 GMT -5
I agree with Adrienne the best resource is the bible, however I would add that it can really make a difference in what version you read. I myself resonate most with the New Living Translation version being that the translation is easy to read without loosing any quality.
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Post by leanna72 on Mar 22, 2016 9:15:43 GMT -5
And bibles that have devotionals on a variety of topics are a huge plus
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