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“In his book Satisfy Your Soul, Bruce Demarest writes, A quieted heart is our best preparation for all this work of God. . . . Meditation refocuses us from ourselves and from the world so that we reflect on God’s Word, His nature, His abilities, and His works. . . . So we prayerfully ponder, muse, and “chew” the words of Scripture. . . . The goal is simply to permit the Holy Spirit to activate the life-giving Word of God.[15]”
― Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
― Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
“While the story of Jesus is indeed the key to history, to emphasize the Gospels over the rest of the New Testament is to forget that Jesus is Lord over all of history, Jesus is Head of the church that succeeds him in earthly ministry, and Jesus is in fact the Author of the whole New Testament via the inspiration of the Holy Spirit—as he is, indeed, the God who inspired the whole Bible.[26] I”
― Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
― Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
Jonathan’s 2024 Year in Books
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