It is called finding your way back to god and it is designed for seeking people that long for connection with god but dont know how to make that happen. Buy one get one free until the end of march from page 7. Dorey free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books, online books, books online, book. Sign up below and for the next 30 days you will receive an email with a question for personal reflection and a short prayer. Finding your way back to god by dave ferguson and jon ferguson. If this good news about jesus is something completely new to you, you will find your teacher a great help in grasping some of the truths, in finding your way around the bible, and in facing some of the practical difficulties of living gods way in our modern world. Finding your way back to god i wish i could start over. Finding your way back to god shows you how to understand and listen to your longings in a whole new. Finding your way back to god community christian church. If mom and dad were presbyterian, then you were presbyterian. Unconfessed sin is the number one hindrance to a believers. But noneswhile still believing in godhave left behind an inherited faith and are now investigating faith on their own. Five awakenings to your new life has tremendous outreach potential and if youve not had a chance to spend some time with this book, you need to make time.
We sense that separation, that distance from god because of our sin. Finding your way back to god by dave ferguson, jon ferguson. A h u n g e r fo r god desiring god through fasting and prayer john piper foreword by david platt and francis chan wheaton, illinois hunger for god. Nowadays, it is very unfortunate that we find those who want to have a very flippant attitude toward sin.
The 5 awakenings to help people find their way back to god. We all experience mile markersor awakeningsas we find our way back to god. Consecration the act of setting apart, or dedicating, something or someone for gods use. As such, it is a proven guide to aligning your community with the.
This companion guide to the finding your way back to god book and dvd helps you reconnect with god. Dave ferguson is the lead pastor of community an innovative multisite missional church thats passionate about helping people find their way back to god. Our identity in christ adopted children, redeemed treasures, sealed possessions icebreaker. As the winds and blinding snow died down, his soul. Jon and i wrote finding your way back to god as a guide to those who are investigating faith and searching for a god who feels distant or nonexistent. Finding your way back to god shows you how to understand and listen to your longings in a whole new way. When a person genuinely repents, he seeks to avoid repeating the. Understand and listen to your longings, wake up to who you really are and dare to believe god wants to be found even more than you want to find him. Finding your way back to god participants guide five. Finding your way back to god part 4 of 4 in this 4th and final segment, we discuss the importance of resting in god s grace. Dave and jon ferguson do, and they show you how to follow suit in their book finding your way back to god. I am going to give this book to people i love who want to find their way back to god. In the old testament, the temple and its trappings were the most important objects consecrated to god 2 chr. Wanting more is really a longing to return to godwherever your relationship with god is now.
Finding your way back to god will move you from confusion to purpose, from regret to love, and from distance to closeness with god. Specifically, there are at least three areas of life where all of us have legitimate longings. God wants to be found by you more than you want to find him. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. When the israelites had no where else to go, the lord gave moses a planand reassured him in exodus 14. Author biography for dave ferguson coauthor of finding. Referred to as a thirty day wager, the last chapter of finding your way back to god is actually a kind of 30 day journal to be used by anyone willing to put 15 minutes a day into an honest pursuit to find god. There was once a man who didnt believe in god, and he didnt hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays. Click download or read online button to get finding your way back to god book now. The 5 awakenings to help people find their way back to. Perhaps, you have made your own way, your own rules, and your own laws to suit your own lifestyle i meanif everyone else is doing it, why cant i. God will make a way out when your back is against the wall vv. Finding your way back to god eastside christian church. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall adirect your paths.
Each of the five sessions explore key ideas from the book and look at the awakenings people typically have on their way back to god. Perhaps right now it feels to you as if god has forgotten about you. God longs to rescue us when our own longings draw us away. This is week 4 in our sermonandstudy series, finding your way back to god. Awakening to help finding your way back to god, pt. Likewise, trusted friends, you will be awakened to the 5 awakenings of your new life in christ. The scriptures offer us many guidelines to follow in finding our way back to god after going astray from his fold. Finding your way back to god god loves me deeply after all 10042015 duration. Finding your way back to god part 2 sermon by larry. Awakening to life finding your way back to god, pt. Father, i have sinned against heaven and against you.
The participants guide offers bible investigation, life application questions, and prayer exercises to help you take positive action on your desire to find god. Reformation revival, corporate conversion, god s demands for. When jesus tells the story, he says the son finally came to his senses and decided to return to his father. I think there is a misconception about finding a rich husband using ruth and boaz as an examle. All of us sin and our sin has separated us from god. Share one thing you didn t understand about the world when you were a child. Todd rhoades interviews dave ferguson and jon ferguson from community christian church in chicago, il about their new book finding your way back to god. Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward god. In finding your way back to god, you will discover why. Five awakenings to your new life by dave ferguson, jon ferguson in pdf arriving, in that mechanism you forthcoming onto the equitable site. Five awakenings for your new life author bio dave ferguson is founding and lead pastor of chicagos community christian church, a multisite church considered one of the most influential churches in america. In acts, paul taught us to turn back to god and prove it by the way we live by getting rid of all sin and wickedness. Who are you how do you answer when someone asks that question.
And rend your heart and not your garments now return to the lord your god, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil. For more information on finding your way back to god, go to for more information on dave ferguson, visit his website. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Finding your way back to god awakening to longing notes. This process will help you learn to recognize gods ways in your own life and help you trust him. God will mak e a way out when your back is against the wall vv. Return, o israel, to the lord your god, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Satan wants you to believe that theres no way out and the walls are closing in v. In other words, this is the beginning of finding your way back to god. Finding your way back to god devotional reading plan.
Yet often our most deeply felt longingsfor meaning, for love, for significanceend up leading us away from, instead of toward, our creator and the person he made us to be. Finding your way back to god says that all of us have the feeling that theres got to be more to life. Drawing from the themes in their lifechanging book finding your way back to god, dave ferguson and jon ferguson speak with understanding about feeling distant from god and what those first steps back to god look like. Whether you are engaging substantiating the ebook finding your way back to god. Five awakenings to your new life kindle edition by ferguson, dave, ferguson, jon. Set aside 15 minutes per day to journal your answer to the question and then pray the simple prayer provided. Dave ferguson is the lead pastor of community christian church in chicago, ill. Journey through each of these awakenings and close the distance between where you are now and where you want to be. Praise for finding your way back to god the ferguson brothers are the real deal as movement leaders, and they have led a burgeoning churchplanting network on the very principle outlined in this book. Repentance means to change your thinking and to return from where you came. Reformation revival, corporate conversion, gods demands for. Once we have repented, received forgiveness, made restoration and rejected the causes of past failures, we must learn to rest in god. Get alone with god to search your heart and confess your sin to him.
God had his son become like us so he could show us the way and save us. Drawing from the themes in their lifechanging book finding your way back to god, dave. Filmed in a home in chicago, these rich videos also feature interviews with people who have gone through the five awakenings to. Finding your way back to god part 4 of 4 sermon by larry.
Join us this weekend we all want to know what our life means and its significance. Its about waking up to who you really are, and daring to believe that god wants you to be found even more than you want to find him. Each of the five sessions explore key ideas from the. Finding your way back to god part 3 sermon by larry. Learn how to recognize gods voice with rick warren. Lets study them together and believe that those reading this message who are desiring to get right with the lord will truly and sincerely mean business with him by forsaking all sin once and for all. Journey through each of these awakenings and close the distance between. We want to find god, he wants even more to be found. The bible tells us that all of us like sheep have gone astray. Trust in the lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. Finding my way back to god walking in truth ministry.
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