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Pursuing a Deeper Faith: Develop a Closer Relationship with God (19)
How can I strengthen my faith? Do I really know God? God invites all of us to grow in spiritual intimacy with Him, and it's important for Christians to evaluate the depth of their faith and look for ways to deepen it in their everyday lives. What we believe about God is likely to define the degree to which we become like him in character. And God's Word—the Bible—is the reference to which we must return continually to compare what we believe with what God desires for us. In Pursuing a Deeper Faith , Dr. Charles Stanley uses Scripture as the frame of reference for our understanding of God, Jesus Christ, and faith. You'll learn how to tell if you are growing spiritually and what you can do to increase your intimacy with your Creator. With over 1 million copies sold, the Charles F. Stanley Bible Study Series is a unique approach to Bible study, incorporating biblical truth, personal insights, emotional responses, and a call to action. Each study draws on Dr. Stanley's many years of teaching the guiding principles found in God’s Word, showing how we can apply them in practical ways to every situation we face. Each of the ten lessons
- GenresChristian
124 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 1999
About the author
Charles F. Stanley
563 books695 followersDr. Charles F. Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta, founder of In Touch Ministries, and a New York Times best-selling author who has written more than fifty books, and has sold more than nine million copies. He demonstrates a keen awareness of people's needs and provides Christ-centered, biblically-based principles for everyday life.
Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.
Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.
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June 2, 2023
inspiring and reassuring
Charles Stanley was one of a kind, and you can hear his resonant and authoritative voice speaking in this wonderful book and study guide. I found it very uplifting, and I believe you will too.
Charles Stanley was one of a kind, and you can hear his resonant and authoritative voice speaking in this wonderful book and study guide. I found it very uplifting, and I believe you will too.
October 6, 2017
Amazing
This is perfect excatly what i needed. Made me cry at times and gave me the information i needed. On to the next charles stanley book.
This is perfect excatly what i needed. Made me cry at times and gave me the information i needed. On to the next charles stanley book.
July 9, 2009
I enjoyed this study on pursuing a deeper faith. Instead of a lot of pie in the sky ideas, Stanley sets out practical ways to go after the deeper faith all christians are suppose to constantly strive for. The first few chapters give you a yardstick to measure if you are still growing as a christian. The next chapters set out what the requirements are for growing more intimate with God. The chapters I found the most helpfule were the stages of growth toward intimacy with God. I found myself in the 5th of 7 stages the Spiritual Dependency stage having just left the Frustrated Inadequacy stage. Reading about turning my life over to God and trusting Him made me feel better. The final chapters cover God's formula for Spiritual Growth which are Instruction + Involvement = Spiritual Growth.
Very practical which suprised me. Well worth the time to work through it.
Very practical which suprised me. Well worth the time to work through it.
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