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God's Mighty Acts in Salvation
Long before we reach adulthood, the gospel ought to be shaping our lives. Paul taught the core truths of the gospel in his letter to the Galatians, and this collection of interactive readings for preteens applies those truths in understandable ways.
Each reading begins with a key verse and then highlights one element of the gospel in everyday terms, followed by questions and activities that reinforce Paul’s teaching. Meade guides young readers to a full picture of God’s saving work, as well as a real understanding of other doctrinal concepts such as justification by faith alone, the priority of Scripture, the requirements for apostleship, and the relationship between the old and new covenants.
For parents and teachers who want to awaken young hearts to a lifelong commitment to the gospel, God’s Mighty Acts in Salvation is a great resource. This is a companion volume to God’s Mighty Acts in Creation.
Each reading begins with a key verse and then highlights one element of the gospel in everyday terms, followed by questions and activities that reinforce Paul’s teaching. Meade guides young readers to a full picture of God’s saving work, as well as a real understanding of other doctrinal concepts such as justification by faith alone, the priority of Scripture, the requirements for apostleship, and the relationship between the old and new covenants.
For parents and teachers who want to awaken young hearts to a lifelong commitment to the gospel, God’s Mighty Acts in Salvation is a great resource. This is a companion volume to God’s Mighty Acts in Creation.
98 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Starr Meade
32 books10 followersStarr Meade served as director of children’s ministries for ten years at her local church and taught Latin and Bible for eight years in a Christian school. She is a graduate of Arizona College of the Bible and has authored a number of books, including Training Hearts, Teaching Minds. Starr and her husband live in Arizona where she currently teaches home school students and is mother to three grown children and three grandsons.
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March 20, 2017
This is an excellent devotional for families. Starr Meade walks through the book of Galatians and brings the truths to life with helpful illustrations. 40 Days
June 14, 2020
3.5 stars
February 17, 2022
Used this with my kids as a companion to their reading the book of Galatians on their own for their personal quiet time.
September 30, 2010
God's Mighty Acts in Salvation goes through the entire book of Galatians, teaching the core truths of the gospel and introducing and explaining such concepts as justification, the priority of Scripture, and the relationship between the old and new covenants in terms that are easily understandable for the upper elementary/pre-teen age range. Aimed at 8 to 12 year olds, the book is fairly short...just over 100 pages...but packed full of Biblical truth. Each of the forty readings begins with a key verse followed by a short (about a page and a half) reading and an "As for me and my house..." application section that contains several thought-provoking questions and related activities.
I'm very impressed. This is basically an in-depth, verse-by-verse study of the book of Galatians for children. There's so much more here than the usual over-simplifications of the gospel that Jesus died for our sins and we should ask him into our hearts. Each reading covers a key element of the gospel. Imputation, justification, sanctification, covenants...all these and more are discussed. The concepts are clearly presented and unpacked in simple, easy to understand terms.
One of the things I love about Ms. Meade's books is that she doesn't water things down...she has a real gift for putting difficult concepts into terms that are simple enough for young children to grasp. Using her books together, I've seen my kids have several "a-ha" moments where they were able to clearly understand and articulate back to me truths that I didn't fully understand until adulthood. This book continues to follow that trend. It's engaging and meaty, perfect for family or individual use. My nine year old is using it for his personal devotional time, but I plan to go through it to discuss as a family in the near future. I highly recommend both God's Mighty Acts in Creation and God's Mighty Acts in Salvation, and I'm hopeful there will possibly be more titles in the series!
Thanks to Angie Cheatham at Crossway for providing review copies to me.
I'm very impressed. This is basically an in-depth, verse-by-verse study of the book of Galatians for children. There's so much more here than the usual over-simplifications of the gospel that Jesus died for our sins and we should ask him into our hearts. Each reading covers a key element of the gospel. Imputation, justification, sanctification, covenants...all these and more are discussed. The concepts are clearly presented and unpacked in simple, easy to understand terms.
One of the things I love about Ms. Meade's books is that she doesn't water things down...she has a real gift for putting difficult concepts into terms that are simple enough for young children to grasp. Using her books together, I've seen my kids have several "a-ha" moments where they were able to clearly understand and articulate back to me truths that I didn't fully understand until adulthood. This book continues to follow that trend. It's engaging and meaty, perfect for family or individual use. My nine year old is using it for his personal devotional time, but I plan to go through it to discuss as a family in the near future. I highly recommend both God's Mighty Acts in Creation and God's Mighty Acts in Salvation, and I'm hopeful there will possibly be more titles in the series!
Thanks to Angie Cheatham at Crossway for providing review copies to me.
August 29, 2016
I expected to love Starr Meade’s God’s Mighty Acts in Salvation–after all, we really enjoy her daily study based on the catechism (Training Hearts, Teaching Minds) and continue to use that each morning.
The information in the book is good, but I think the layout didn’t click with our family. Each day gives a passage to read from Galatians, and then has a short, loosely related story or series of thoughts based on one of the themes from the passage. There are also application questions at the end. I think there were a couple of reasons why this set-up didn’t work for us. First, it didn’t seem like we were studying the passage–I was hoping for more explanation that shed light on the verses, or a structure that helped the kids learn about salvation in general–and the little readings were ok but not fantastic. I guess overall the book seemed like something we were just reading to get through it, rather than really learning from. It could have been a case of the right book at the wrong time, or just a style preference. We do still recommend Training Hearts, Teaching Minds, though!
{Read more of my reviews at A Spirited Mind.}
The information in the book is good, but I think the layout didn’t click with our family. Each day gives a passage to read from Galatians, and then has a short, loosely related story or series of thoughts based on one of the themes from the passage. There are also application questions at the end. I think there were a couple of reasons why this set-up didn’t work for us. First, it didn’t seem like we were studying the passage–I was hoping for more explanation that shed light on the verses, or a structure that helped the kids learn about salvation in general–and the little readings were ok but not fantastic. I guess overall the book seemed like something we were just reading to get through it, rather than really learning from. It could have been a case of the right book at the wrong time, or just a style preference. We do still recommend Training Hearts, Teaching Minds, though!
{Read more of my reviews at A Spirited Mind.}
November 30, 2012
A study through Galatians. Solid gospel reflections. Useful for family devotions.
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