Devotional Classics: Revised Edition Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups

Name: Devotional Classics: Revised Edition Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups
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ISBN: 9780060777500

ISBN-10: 0060777508

ISBN-13: 9780060777500

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Richard J. Foster

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A New, Expanded Edition of Renovar's Classic Companion to the Devotional Life Updated to incorporate all six traditions, or "streams," that comprise a healthy and holistic life of faith, these fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce the reader to the great devotional writers over the course of one year. Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard J. Foster. In addition, each entry includes a related biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises. With devotional readings in 1. The Prayer-Filled Life 2. The Virtuous Life 3. The Spirit-Empowered Life 4. The Compassionate Life 5. The…

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List price: $18.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.36" wide x 9.21" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Richard J. Foster is the author of several bestselling books, including Celebration of Discipline , Streams of Living Water , Life with God , and Prayer , which was Christianity Today 's Book of the Year and the winner of the Gold Medallion Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is the founder of Renovarï¿½, an organization and a movement committed to the renewal of the church of Jesus Christ in all its multifaceted expressions, and the editor of The Life with God Bible .



Introduction


Preparing for the Spiritual Life


Giving All to Christ



The Cost of Nondiscipleship



Engagement of the Heart



One True Devotion



Purifying the Soul


Four Degrees of Love


A Will No Longer Divided



Complete Surrender



The Prayer-Filled Life (The Contemplative Tradition)


Ways of Meditation



The Highest Form of Prayer


Bringing Solitude into Our Lives



A Simple Regimen of Private Prayer



What Do We Mean by Prayer?



Opening Windows to God



Morning Prayers



Praying in Faith



The Virtuous Life (The Holiness Tradition)


Running the Race


The Spiritual Flame



The Joy of Self-Denial



Falling into Presumption



Dealing with Temptations



God the Rule and Measure



Striving to Make Progress


The Spirit-Empowered Life (The Charismatic Tradition)


Becoming a Holy Sanctuary of Adoration



Waiting upon God


Walking in the Power of God



Movements Produced in the Soul


The Present Moment



Waiting for Breathings from His Spirit



Exercising the Gift



The Compassionate Life (The Social Justice Tradition)


The Church's Impact upon Society



Breaking the Yoke of Oppression



Recovering the Joy of Service



The Grace of Humility



Dealing with Money



Loving One Another



Overflowing with Love


Christ in Community



The Word-Centered Life (The Evangelical Tradition)


The Habit of Reading the Bible Daily



Sharing the Joy with Others



A Harvest of Souls


Praying the Scripture



Sermon on Dying to Sin



Sermon on Revival



Evangelism



The Sacramental Life (The Incarnational Tradition)


A Magical Universe



Jesus Christ, the Image of God



To See Clearly



Praying to Will One Thing



To Say Yes



Finding Faith in the Mundane



An Habitual Sense of God's Presence



Acknowledgments


Indexes


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