What if you find one verse that can cut through the fog of routine and low-level living to empower, reenergize, and reorient you to a new way of seeing and living? Word by word, line by line, one holy sentence can change your story, as you find your true identity in God's Word.
Let author and speaker David Edwards help you find your verse, and understand the richness of its context and the fullness of its application for your life. Along the way, you will learn to see the Bible thematically, read it personally and expectantly, and share you story in a new and personal way.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Listen to Your Life
- Inventory Your Story
- When Stories Collide
- Outgrow Your Story
- What Your Life Verse Is Not
- The Power of Your Life Verse
- The Birth of a Life Verse
- The Ultimate Life Verse
- How Do You Read?
- The Way of the Ear
- The Pop of the Page
- Anatomy of a Life Verse
- Roaming the Neighborhood
- Taking the Life Verse Journey
- Living with Your Life Verse
ENDORSEMENTS:
I wish I had read a book like this decades ago. Life Verse is a remarkable blending of biblical truth and practical counsel. Young believers and veteran Christians will both benefit from reading this book. - Warren W. Wiersbe, Former Pastor of Moody Church, Author of the Be Series of Bible Studies.
Dave will guide you prayerfully toward discovering a verse from the Bible to help guide your decisions, direct your path, and define your future. My life verse is Acts 20:24. - Craig Groeschel, Lead Pastor of Lifechurch.TV.
Dave's writing is easy to follow, friendly, compassionate, engaging, and motivating; his stories are great, and I always enjoy his humor. Life Verse is a clever, creative, yet practical book. It unlocks the value of finding your story in God's story. This book will help you discover you life verse. - Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe.
My friend David Edwards has served us well with this book. In a style all his own, he takes some ancient practices that have shaped the lives of Jesus' followers for centuries and brings a freshness of language and insight to them. David acts as a wise guide on this journey of interacting with the truth of the Scriptures so that we don't miss the point: to see, know, and love God. My life verse is 1 Timothy 1:15-16. - Jerry Gillis, lead pastor of The Chapel, Getzville, NY.
