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Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness: A Revive Our Hearts Trilogy
Now the heart-changing volumes can be found in one hardbound and collectible edition. Every great movement of God is preceded by a season of humility and brokenness. You will never know real joy, peace, or success until you learn what it means to live a fully surrendered life, and have a conscious ambition and aim to be holy. Nancy Leigh DeMoss's life message, with probing questions and application, will be the starting point for giving God the right to revive, control, and purify your heart.
416 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2008
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Nancy Leigh DeMoss
127 books445 followersNancy DeMoss Wolgemuth also known as Nancy Leigh DeMoss is the host and teacher for Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him, two nationally-syndicated programs heard each weekday on over 1,000 radio stations. She is a mentor and spiritual mother to thousands of women and a leader of the True Woman movement.
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October 28, 2011
I gave this book a 4 not based on the writing or the style, but for its capacity to challenge and convict and call to repentance. Ouch. So many times while reading, I was convicted (a recurring theme these days). This book pulls out all the stops and challenges the reader to live at the highest level for the Highest Purpose. Again, ouch.
October 21, 2014
Very Scriptural, extremely challenging. In the first part, Brokenness, Nancy describes the revival that occurred during the 1995 Campus Crusade for Christ training session at Colorado State University. This was encouraging. But she pulls no punches when it comes to getting serious about God and Christian growth.
February 9, 2011
LIfe changing book. I highly recommend this, but be aware that this book is meant to help bring personal revival into your life. Don't read unless you want to be seriously challenged and seriously changed!
December 23, 2007
I will need to read this one routinely as a constant reminder....
September 16, 2010
This book changed my life. I highly recommend this book!
January 12, 2011
Deep and incredibly convicting.
Want to read
April 24, 2012A book every believer needs to read.
Read
August 5, 2012My Sunday School just finished this and it is a great and difficult study. You will learn a lot about yourself that you may not like. In the end God will open many doors of your heart.
January 11, 2014
wonderful!
October 18, 2012
Really Really good! Helps you soul search and grow spiritually.
April 11, 2014
this book..wow...amazing. if you are looking for a book to just fill you with conviction . pick this up. I have been changed .....and I am thankful
February 1, 2015
Powerful, incisive, be prepared for a journey in transparency.
April 29, 2016
Read this as part of a class at church. I think the author lives in cacoon and this book offered little practical advice in living a Christian life. Find something else for your church classes.
July 23, 2021
I don’t normally write reviews for books that are so old (2008 re-release) but I felt that this one is warranted.
I read this with a friend; she picked it out. I’m not really into Christian self-help books because I feel that authors who don’t know me shouldn’t be offering me spiritual guidance, but it was important to my friend so I gave it a try.
This book took me 7 months to read and I can usually read a book in a matter of days so that should be fairly telling. I dreaded every chapter. The author seems to live in a bubble and offers no practical guidance for real issues. Instead, she writes as if we’re all going to be persecuted by ancient tribes and “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THEN?” She really seems to miss the grace of God and really hones in on deeds and works instead of on true holiness and the peace that can come from having a personal relationship with the Lord. The characters she writes up might be based on true people or events, but they’re so outlandish that no one can really believe her anecdotes.
As a researcher myself, her own research is laughable. She makes lots of claims in all three books to elicit shock value but doesn’t provide any citations (or if she does, it’s usually something silly like citing herself). Like many Christian writers, she uses scripture and writings from other Christian authors out of context to make her points.
The icing on the cake for me was in one of the chapters in “Surrender” when the author referred to Robert E. Lee (yep, the confederate army general) as being THE portrait of Christian surrender. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of Christian surrender that would have been more appropriate, but she chose a slave-owning, morally corrupt character to make her case. This book is beyond needing a desperate 2021 update and just shouldn’t be a study guide for your church group in general.
I read this with a friend; she picked it out. I’m not really into Christian self-help books because I feel that authors who don’t know me shouldn’t be offering me spiritual guidance, but it was important to my friend so I gave it a try.
This book took me 7 months to read and I can usually read a book in a matter of days so that should be fairly telling. I dreaded every chapter. The author seems to live in a bubble and offers no practical guidance for real issues. Instead, she writes as if we’re all going to be persecuted by ancient tribes and “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THEN?” She really seems to miss the grace of God and really hones in on deeds and works instead of on true holiness and the peace that can come from having a personal relationship with the Lord. The characters she writes up might be based on true people or events, but they’re so outlandish that no one can really believe her anecdotes.
As a researcher myself, her own research is laughable. She makes lots of claims in all three books to elicit shock value but doesn’t provide any citations (or if she does, it’s usually something silly like citing herself). Like many Christian writers, she uses scripture and writings from other Christian authors out of context to make her points.
The icing on the cake for me was in one of the chapters in “Surrender” when the author referred to Robert E. Lee (yep, the confederate army general) as being THE portrait of Christian surrender. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of Christian surrender that would have been more appropriate, but she chose a slave-owning, morally corrupt character to make her case. This book is beyond needing a desperate 2021 update and just shouldn’t be a study guide for your church group in general.
May 8, 2019
I recently complete trilogy by Nancy DeMoss Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness. The text is broken down into three separate books which have introductions, deep chapters drenched in scripture, challenging application from text to self, and even discussion questions at the end. After reading, I believe these books would make for a great book study. There were many times through reading the books I felt challenged and a deep seeded desire to change the way I lived and repent of the sinful behaviors I held so tightly to. As I move forward, it is important for me to take with me many of the applications I made to the text and remember them rather than leave them behind. As done before, I have created this book review where there is a minimum of one quote which truly stood out to me from each chapter within each of the three books. I realize this may seem lengthy, so this couples as not only a review, but a taste of the encouragement I experienced through DeMoss’ trilogy.
May 17, 2021
Why I picked it up: This one's been on my to-read shelf for a couple years now and I can't remember it I purchased it or got it in a give-away. It was next up on my pile, so I jumped in.
Why I kept reading : Late 2020 and early 2021 weren't easy on several fronts. This book reminded me of so many precious Biblical truths and really convicted my heart.
In the end: This book really strengthened my walk with God. I highly recommend this read.
Why I kept reading : Late 2020 and early 2021 weren't easy on several fronts. This book reminded me of so many precious Biblical truths and really convicted my heart.
In the end: This book really strengthened my walk with God. I highly recommend this read.
January 17, 2021
This is a Bible study that is worth keeping and reviewing/re-reading.
Where are the Nehemiah’s of our modern time? Why are we as a church so tolerant of the things that grieve God? These are questions I am asking about the church and myself.
Where are the Nehemiah’s of our modern time? Why are we as a church so tolerant of the things that grieve God? These are questions I am asking about the church and myself.
May 27, 2023
The best and most convicting book I have ever read on the what the Christian walk should be. A must read for any believer who wants to truly walk the way God wants us to walk. A 10 star read! Brava!
April 5, 2019
My mom and I had the privilege of attending the True Woman '18 conference last year and this was one of the books I purchased. A friend of mine on Goodreads gave high reviews of this trilogy, so I wanted to pick up copies of these books and was able to find a copy with all three incorporated into one book.
What I Liked: My favorite out of this trilogy was the one on brokenness. As this author talked about how to live out brokenness practically in our lives and what brokenness truly is, I realized I need a good dose of it in my own life. It definitely caused some deep heart searching to see what I need to improve in my own life and seek to live in a constantly humbled (broken) state before the Savior who loves me and died for me.
"Surrender" and "Holiness", the other two books in this trilogy were both excellent. I highly recommend all three of these books.
What I Didn't Like: There really wasn't anything that I disliked about this book. It was very good!
I give this book 5/5 stars for an excellent, encouraging read. I'm thankful for this author and how she has encouraged so many women, including myself, over the years.
What I Liked: My favorite out of this trilogy was the one on brokenness. As this author talked about how to live out brokenness practically in our lives and what brokenness truly is, I realized I need a good dose of it in my own life. It definitely caused some deep heart searching to see what I need to improve in my own life and seek to live in a constantly humbled (broken) state before the Savior who loves me and died for me.
"Surrender" and "Holiness", the other two books in this trilogy were both excellent. I highly recommend all three of these books.
What I Didn't Like: There really wasn't anything that I disliked about this book. It was very good!
I give this book 5/5 stars for an excellent, encouraging read. I'm thankful for this author and how she has encouraged so many women, including myself, over the years.
May 21, 2022
Excellent book. Highly recommend!
October 15, 2024
Great book. Makes you examine yourself. A super valuable read for any Christian.
February 13, 2025
This was a great book and made me truly think about my life with Jesus.
October 15, 2025
This is really three short books, followed by studies for each chapter packed back to back, so it's not a long read by any measure despite the page count. For each theme there really is a wake up call here against soft, compromised Christianity - it is a modern take on the puritan Christian literature of a different era. Nowadays putting 'puritan' in a sentence seems like a negative and that is the point - Christianity is compromised today. The purpose of this book is surely to call Christians to get serious about the very most important things! Brokenness is surrendering our will, Surrender is obedience and Holiness is changed lives.
It is well written, often deeply insightful and challenging. Many of the illustrations are particularly good ones too. Of course where each of us are at personally, will determine the relevance of different aspects. Therefore perhaps some parts will only leave you smug and relaxed where the whole thing is supposed to be humbling and repentant. That is really the only issue with the book because this is deeply spiritual rather than practical application or tools, and those parts that don't challenge (either because you aren't there yet or because you've moved past that point) therefore seem blase or cliche. However there are bound to be other parts to deeply challenge and urge towards more complete brokenness, surrender and holiness.
DeMoss is also primarily a women's ministry specialist and although the chapters are largely of equal relevance to men, the studies I couldn't really see working for men. These are questions of the heart and while that is good, there is less here to deal with the everyday confrontation of the world, for those who are called to walk there, rather than DeMoss herself who can live in full time ministry.
It is well written, often deeply insightful and challenging. Many of the illustrations are particularly good ones too. Of course where each of us are at personally, will determine the relevance of different aspects. Therefore perhaps some parts will only leave you smug and relaxed where the whole thing is supposed to be humbling and repentant. That is really the only issue with the book because this is deeply spiritual rather than practical application or tools, and those parts that don't challenge (either because you aren't there yet or because you've moved past that point) therefore seem blase or cliche. However there are bound to be other parts to deeply challenge and urge towards more complete brokenness, surrender and holiness.
DeMoss is also primarily a women's ministry specialist and although the chapters are largely of equal relevance to men, the studies I couldn't really see working for men. These are questions of the heart and while that is good, there is less here to deal with the everyday confrontation of the world, for those who are called to walk there, rather than DeMoss herself who can live in full time ministry.
October 10, 2022
Must read for EVERY Christian
This is a trio of books that every person who claims to follow Jesus needs to read. If you allow it to open your eyes, it will drastically change how you see your life. Once you are saved by the grace of God you should read your bible first and read this second.
This is a trio of books that every person who claims to follow Jesus needs to read. If you allow it to open your eyes, it will drastically change how you see your life. Once you are saved by the grace of God you should read your bible first and read this second.
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