Living His Story: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways

by Hannah Steele

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Steele writes with an infectious understanding of her subject' MARK OAKLEY, CHURCH TIMES

How can we convey the love of God to our neighbours in a post-Christian world that has largely forgotten the gospel of Jesus Christ?

In Living His Story , the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2021, Hannah Steele uncovers liberating and practical ways of sharing the gospel story afresh. With warmth and encouragement, she shows us how we can live Jesus' story in our own lives simply by being the people God made us and allowing people to be drawn to him through our natural gifts.

Living His Story is a Lent devotional that will change the way you think about evangelism, show how ideally suited it is for the world we live in and fill you with confidence in sharing God's love with the people around you.

Set out in six sessions to take you through Lent, each chapter of the 2021 Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book can be used as a single study for individuals or small groups to prepare for Easter. It will help you find space to see evangelism from a new practical perspective.

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2020

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was very surprised by this book.

Enjoying a book about evangelism? I am so shy that the idea of preaching literally fills me with terror. But one of the strengths of the book was highlighting that aggressive preaching and door-to-door tactics are not all that evangelism can be. I enjoyed the examination of the ways Jesus, Peter and Paul (in particular) varied their approach with different people.

One of the better Archbishop's Lent Books I have read.

[Kate Brumby · Rating 5 out of 5]

The subtitle 'revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways' is perfect - threads weave throughout the book as Hannah Steele shares anecdotes to illustrate this. Reminding and pointing the reader of the ways in which their/our/my story is part of God's larger story.
A book for Lent but which can be enjoyed throughout the year, as I have, at times reading lots of pages, at others just a few.

[Shiree · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book of 2021. Hannah Steele is an ordained minister and she writes in such an easy manner and understanding. The book centres on how we evangelise effectively Gods Love. Well written and takes us back to basics. Loved it

[Grant Klinefelter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A phenomenal lenten read.

I so appreciate Hannah Steele's way of weaving story into our efforts to share the love of Jesus with people.

Her writing on "beautiful and imaginative evangelism" is both timely and compelling.

[Christine Birch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written in a very engaging way with practical ideas (using films, books etc) on how to share the gospel with our contemporary society.

[Rebecca Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fantastic book. Deep, rich, gently challenging, warmly encouraging. Wish I had read it sooner. One to revisit regularly and share with others.

[Abigail Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

“as a Church we need to be thinking much more about how we spend the 110 waking hours we are not in church, than the two or three hours we are there.”