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Gentle and Lowly Study Guide
A Study Guide Companion to the Best-Selling Book Gentle and Lowly
In his best-selling book, Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ's very heart for sinners. Focusing on Jesus's words that he is "gentle and lowly in heart," Ortlund dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who he is, encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people.
Designed as a supplement to the book, the Gentle and Lowly Study Guide helps readers reflect further on these key biblical truths. This helpful resource written by Dane Ortlund features discussion questions organized into 10 lessons, with each lesson covering 2-3 chapters from the book. Perfect for small groups and individuals alike, the Gentle and Lowly Study Guide can be used together with the book, the Gentle and Lowly Video Study, or both.
In his best-selling book, Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ's very heart for sinners. Focusing on Jesus's words that he is "gentle and lowly in heart," Ortlund dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who he is, encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people.
Designed as a supplement to the book, the Gentle and Lowly Study Guide helps readers reflect further on these key biblical truths. This helpful resource written by Dane Ortlund features discussion questions organized into 10 lessons, with each lesson covering 2-3 chapters from the book. Perfect for small groups and individuals alike, the Gentle and Lowly Study Guide can be used together with the book, the Gentle and Lowly Video Study, or both.
80 pages, Paperback
Published August 17, 2021
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About the author
Dane C. Ortlund
111 books724 followersDane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) is chief publishing officer and Bible publisher at Crossway. He serves as an editor for the Knowing the Bible series and the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series, and is the author of several books, including Gentle and Lowly and Edwards on the Christian Life. He is an elder at Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. Dane lives with his wife, Stacey, and their five children in Wheaton, Illinois.
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July 10, 2022
I initially struggled to move past the first set of questions, but pushed myself to complete this study guide, as I really wanted to do due diligence to this book. I respect Ortlund for taking the time to write this study guide to help readers process the chapters a bit more thoroughly, however my main issues with the book were:
- the questions seem to repeatedly assume an audience that has a deep-seated misconception about the character of God as hesitant to extend love to sinners (Q3.2, 3.3, 6.7, 7.9, 8.6, 8.10, 9.8, 10.1). By the second half of the book you’d imagine people’s perspective towards God would have shifted by then?
- most of the questions in the book were about dealing with one’s conception of who God is and one’s standing in relation to him, but it seemed to just stay at that kind of level and doesn’t reeaaally challenge readers on a practical level (given the content of this book, would have been good to get readers identifying how we might perhaps project our insecurities, create false narratives or overcompensate in our life due to a misconception of God’s character, etc.) Aware that there is a journal component to this book as well but that isn’t really guided so I would have imagined that this study guide would give a bit more…guidance for reflection.
- questions that got readers to unpack other Puritans’ quotes were a little bit excessive; could have gotten us to search Scriptures instead or examples from the life of Jesus perhaps
Bottom line, I think this study guide may offer some readers that needed space for reflection on the themes Ortlund is trying to get them processing, but the questions really could have been more varied and balanced for a wider audience.
- the questions seem to repeatedly assume an audience that has a deep-seated misconception about the character of God as hesitant to extend love to sinners (Q3.2, 3.3, 6.7, 7.9, 8.6, 8.10, 9.8, 10.1). By the second half of the book you’d imagine people’s perspective towards God would have shifted by then?
- most of the questions in the book were about dealing with one’s conception of who God is and one’s standing in relation to him, but it seemed to just stay at that kind of level and doesn’t reeaaally challenge readers on a practical level (given the content of this book, would have been good to get readers identifying how we might perhaps project our insecurities, create false narratives or overcompensate in our life due to a misconception of God’s character, etc.) Aware that there is a journal component to this book as well but that isn’t really guided so I would have imagined that this study guide would give a bit more…guidance for reflection.
- questions that got readers to unpack other Puritans’ quotes were a little bit excessive; could have gotten us to search Scriptures instead or examples from the life of Jesus perhaps
Bottom line, I think this study guide may offer some readers that needed space for reflection on the themes Ortlund is trying to get them processing, but the questions really could have been more varied and balanced for a wider audience.
August 18, 2023
Probably one of the best books I have ever read on the character of Jesus. I think every Christian should read this book!
September 24, 2024
absolutely amazing!!! God is so alive and real and wants nothing but a deep and intimate relationship with us!! God speaks right through Dana and lets us know how gentle and kind and lowly He is!
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