God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours
by
Max Lucado
Carpools and car crashes, job switches and joint custody, moves and motionlessness. Is there a cohesive storyline to the chaos, confusion, and clutter of your daily life? According to well-loved author Max Lucado, the answer is a resounding yes! So what is the text of your life? With his unequaled warmth and honesty, Lucado plumbs the depths of your storyline and comes up...more
Hardcover, 200 pages
Published
September 20th 2011
by Zondervan
(first published September 7th 2011)
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Title: God’s Story, Your Story
Author: Max Lucado
Pages: 288
Publisher: Zondervan
Year: 2011
Note: A compliment copy was provided by http://www.demossnews.com/books/
Other reviews by this blog writer can be read at http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspo...
I’ve never been an author and never published anything. How about you? Ever stand on the edge of a cliff and wonder “if I…, then what?” Sometimes in our lives we don’t remember that we are writing and publishing; we just aren’t aware of it. Our live...more
Author: Max Lucado
Pages: 288
Publisher: Zondervan
Year: 2011
Note: A compliment copy was provided by http://www.demossnews.com/books/
Other reviews by this blog writer can be read at http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspo...
I’ve never been an author and never published anything. How about you? Ever stand on the edge of a cliff and wonder “if I…, then what?” Sometimes in our lives we don’t remember that we are writing and publishing; we just aren’t aware of it. Our live...more
I usually don't write a review and just rate them but I felt compel to do so even for a short review. I honestly LOVE the book and it made me cry! Yes, it did.. I received this book today - youth edition - as I was one of the people who won this goodreads giveaway (:D) and I also finished it today! hehe. I just can't stop reading! I read it for barely five hours. The book made me emotional... I'm going through hard times right now. I'm failing my classes, my mom is mad at me, I always lie these...more
Max Lucado in his new book, "God's Story, Your Story" published by Zondervan teaches us when His story becomes yours. I have read that Max Lucado is called America's Pastor and after reading this book it is even more true.
From the inside jacket: Carpools and car crashes, job switches and joint custody, moves and motionlessness. Is there a cohesive storyline to the chaos, confusion, and clutter of your daily life? According to well-loved author Max Lucado, the answer is a resounding yes! So what...more
From the inside jacket: Carpools and car crashes, job switches and joint custody, moves and motionlessness. Is there a cohesive storyline to the chaos, confusion, and clutter of your daily life? According to well-loved author Max Lucado, the answer is a resounding yes! So what...more
Nov 05, 2011
Meagan Myhren-bennett
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Christians, Bible Study Groups, High Schoolers, Youth Groups,
GOD’S STORY YOUR STORY
When His Becomes Yours
By Max Lucado
When I open my heart to God He will rewrite the story of my life. Everyone wants to know where they came from and that is why God gave us His story – the Bible. The key message to the entire Bible is found in John 3:16 – God loved and He gave to the world, He loved and gave to us, His Son so that we could experience Him. He gave us a way out the sinful life if we choose to make His story ours.
Jesus was born into our everyday world so that...more
When His Becomes Yours
By Max Lucado
When I open my heart to God He will rewrite the story of my life. Everyone wants to know where they came from and that is why God gave us His story – the Bible. The key message to the entire Bible is found in John 3:16 – God loved and He gave to the world, He loved and gave to us, His Son so that we could experience Him. He gave us a way out the sinful life if we choose to make His story ours.
Jesus was born into our everyday world so that...more
Just last week Max Lucado released a new book, God's Story, Your Story - and I was offered a chance to review it. If you haven't heard of Max Lucado, then you've probably been hiding under a rock because he's written a gazillion books. (I kid, I kid. But he really has written a lot of books.) This book talks about how you matter in the grand scheme of things. You are not just some insignificant waste of space that's just floating through life. You have a purpose and God has a special plan for yo...more
I am so much of a fiction reader that I often scoff at non fiction and skip it. Reading books like this remind me that there is so much out there to benefit from. I was in sixth or seventh grade when I first experienced something from Max Lucado, but since then when I have seen his name on a book, I knew it would be worth while. And even more recently I have started adding his children books to my shelves for my girls. They are some of my toddler AppleBlossom's favorites.
Christian Fiction can o...more
Christian Fiction can o...more
In this book Max Lucado explores the Atonement of Jesus Christ (how he suffered and died to take upon himself our sins so that we can be made worthy return to live with Him.) He uses a number of simple illustrations and anecdotes to help people grasp principles of doctrine which could be difficult for some.
His easy going manner is punctuated with a multitude of scripture citations from various translations of the Bible.
Please keep in mind that in his discussion sometimes he is a bit more familia...more
His easy going manner is punctuated with a multitude of scripture citations from various translations of the Bible.
Please keep in mind that in his discussion sometimes he is a bit more familia...more
Each of us is living out our own story. For most of us, the characters have been revealed, the theme is pretty evident, and the setting, while it may change from time to time, is established. The plot, however, can leave us bewildered and wondering if there is a reason for the chaos and confusion that surround us. Who would write such a story? What kind of writer would leave their main characters in such turmoil, facing one trial after another and dealing with insurmountable odds? A good one!
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This book is a great, easy to read devotional for someone who is looking to learn what it means to commit your life to Christ.
Like all his books, Lucado included many great real world illustrations of his key points. Many of these are personal stories, which make you feel like you are just sitting with him, talking about what it means to be a Christian.
I received the youth edition as a first reads book, and while I haven't read the regular edition of the book, I did note the differences from t...more
Like all his books, Lucado included many great real world illustrations of his key points. Many of these are personal stories, which make you feel like you are just sitting with him, talking about what it means to be a Christian.
I received the youth edition as a first reads book, and while I haven't read the regular edition of the book, I did note the differences from t...more
I was completely engrossed in this book from start to finish. This is Max Lucado's best book to date. I appreciated each and every story that was shared in the book, and I found myself near tears many times.
I think the thing that struck me the most is that the emphasis of the book is that God is there in every single circumstance, and He is guiding you through the hard times. All of us go through struggles. Some of us live a life fraught with struggles. Does that mean that God is not in control...more
I think the thing that struck me the most is that the emphasis of the book is that God is there in every single circumstance, and He is guiding you through the hard times. All of us go through struggles. Some of us live a life fraught with struggles. Does that mean that God is not in control...more
Every Christian in the world needs to read this book. Max is already my very favorite Christian author, but this book is one of the most beautiful snapshots of God's promise for His people I've ever read. Max uses examples from the Bible, from history and from his own life experience to show that "in all things God works for the good of those who love Him" (Romans 8:28). No matter what -- coincidences, accidents, physical or mental impairments, disasters -- nothing in life is meaningless, and al...more
ARC Copy received through the goodreads giveaway program.
I am a big fan of Max Lucado's books and I enjoyed this one a lot! In this book, Lucado walks through the story of Christ, starting with his birth, moving through his life, ministry and death, and ending with the start of the church and the first missionaries, and shows how Christ's story can parallel with our own. I particularly appreciated the chapter on Paul's missions and how God sometimes closes doors. I would strongly recommend this...more
I am a big fan of Max Lucado's books and I enjoyed this one a lot! In this book, Lucado walks through the story of Christ, starting with his birth, moving through his life, ministry and death, and ending with the start of the church and the first missionaries, and shows how Christ's story can parallel with our own. I particularly appreciated the chapter on Paul's missions and how God sometimes closes doors. I would strongly recommend this...more
How does Max Lucado always have exactly the right words? I could read one sentence of this book and spend the day contemplating what it had to say. Okay, the answer's easy. He writes for God. Clearly. God's Story is inspiring, motivating and thought provoking. My only problem with this book was how soon it was over. I was just getting into the thick of it, and then it seemed Max wrapped it all up and my Kindle said END. I would have liked so much more thinking on this topic, more ways for my sou...more
4.5 Stars/Non-Fiction; Religion
God’s Story; Your Story (Youth Edition)
by Max Lucado
Zondervan
Published 10/01/2011
Rating: 4.5 Stars
*slated for library purchase*
I’ve heard it said that only when you can teach something to someone else in a way that they understand, does a person truly know it. If that is the case, then Max Lucado really knows his way around the Bible.
Being a teenager is hard, there is no doubt about it. Especially in today’s volatile environment. Trying to balance life as a studen...more
God’s Story; Your Story (Youth Edition)
by Max Lucado
Zondervan
Published 10/01/2011
Rating: 4.5 Stars
*slated for library purchase*
I’ve heard it said that only when you can teach something to someone else in a way that they understand, does a person truly know it. If that is the case, then Max Lucado really knows his way around the Bible.
Being a teenager is hard, there is no doubt about it. Especially in today’s volatile environment. Trying to balance life as a studen...more
Jun 30, 2011
Meagan Myhren-bennett
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Young Adults, 15 and up, Youth Groups
Shelves:
christian,
devotional
GOD’S STORY, YOUR STORY (Youth Edition)
When HIS Story Becomes Yours
By Max Lucado
Max Lucado asks “what is the text (or story) of our lives?” We cannot look inside of ourselves to discover who we are, we must look at ourselves through God’s eyes to discover what we can be!
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when we join our story with God’s. But we must pray for strength against Satan’s attacks so we can complete our story.
The goal of every story is home, whether we are going home, improvi...more
When HIS Story Becomes Yours
By Max Lucado
Max Lucado asks “what is the text (or story) of our lives?” We cannot look inside of ourselves to discover who we are, we must look at ourselves through God’s eyes to discover what we can be!
Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when we join our story with God’s. But we must pray for strength against Satan’s attacks so we can complete our story.
The goal of every story is home, whether we are going home, improvi...more
Max Lucado has written another essential book for use of Christian solutions to everyday problems that people will always face. The use of personal references and situations experienced by teens in the book adds a touch of reality to today's problems or controversies many will face. I also enjoy the suggested use of today's modern media methods when facing those problems. Not an absolute favorite of the books by Lucado that I have read, but a well written book nonetheless.
I love stories. I love reading them, watching them, listening to them. There’s nothing better than reading a spellbinding novel with a satisfying ending or listening to stories that take you back in time and up your family tree. Every life is a story in progress and those who have surrendered the author’s pen to God are guaranteed a happy ending. But like all good stories, there’s a lot of conflict and struggle between the beginning and end. During these times it’s easy to develop tunnel vision...more
There's probably not a clearer, more accessible writer in all of Christian writing. Lucado makes Biblical teaching personal and to the point. He also finds illustrations from real life, including his own family life, that immediately draw you in to whatever topic of scripture teaching he is addressing. This book is highly recommended for devotional purposes and I'm planning to use it for a book discussion at church with the Stephen Ministers.
Nov 09, 2011
Thomas Wilson
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
religious-spiritual
I enjoy reading Max Lucado because he has a way of turning things around and applying them to everyday life that makes parts of the Bible seem applicable in this crazy world we live in today. His books cause me to reflect and see the layers to the meanings and purpose of God's Written Word.
His books are a ministry unto themselves, and I am sure he has led many to find Christ just as he has cemented and confirmed other Christians beliefs by showing and teaching of God's Unlimited Grace. I especia...more
His books are a ministry unto themselves, and I am sure he has led many to find Christ just as he has cemented and confirmed other Christians beliefs by showing and teaching of God's Unlimited Grace. I especia...more
As with all of Lucado's books, this one is well written and contains a number of compelling personal stories. In my opinion, the book started well but then the last 2/3 had some interesting comments and stories but failed to do any deep development. Since Lucado is writing inspiration rather than theology, this does fit in with the format...but it left me wanting more.
This book has a nice study guide, with some good suggestions for action items. Lots of Scripture references, which is helpful if you want to use this as a bible study tool. Some great stories used to illustrate difthe author's points, but similar to other Lucado books. Not his most moving work, but has useful items and good research.
As with most, if not all, of what I've read or heard of Max Lucado's writings, he gives a simple illustrations that make you think of things in a deeper and more profound way. "God's Story, Your Story" is that way. He gives fresh insights on old topics, which will encourage you and inspire you in your walk with God.
This was a very short book, only about three hours as an audiobook. Although I enjoy Max Lucado's books, this one didn't tell me much that I didn't already know. But as a gentle reminder of the Great Gift of Jesus and the Holy Spirit in our lives, it has merit.
I finished reading this book so I could take part in a discussion at church. This book did not bring up any new ideas, but it did remind me that it is very important to allow God to lead my life. This book also reminded me that this life will pass away and that heaven should be my goal. I did enjoy the time I spent with this book.
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Max Lucado has touched millions with his signature storytelling writing style. Awards and accolades follow Max with each book he writes. Max is the first author to win the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year three times—1999 for Just Like Jesus, 1997 for In the Grip of Grace and 1995 for When God Whispers Your Name. In 2005, Reader’s Digest dubbed him “America’s Best Preacher.” In addition,...more
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