Transforming Devotion: How to Read the Bible for Life-Change
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Do you ever feel you read the Bible, but didn't come away from it feeling any different?
It might be because you are reading your Bible in a manner less than how it wants to be read.
In this book, you will see a simple and effective short guide on how you can get the most out of your Bible reading to have a life-changing encounter with God.
God's Word is alive and, when read properly, can produce powerful life change.
In this simple guide, you will discover:
• The problem with how we modernly approach God's Word.
• How the Bible speaks of how it wants to be used.
• Why coming to the Bible with a proper knowledge of application can cause transformation.
In addition, you will discover:
• What it means to meditate on God's Word and how you can do it.
• How you can take what you have studied and apply it to your life.
• An easy-to-follow guide proven to result in deeper connection with God.
The Bible offers true power that promises to change your life. Knowing how to see that happen can deepen your relationship with God.
Discover how you can encounter God more intimately in reading His Word.
Mason D. Powell
Mason is the Teaching Co-Pastor at The Bluff Church in Poplar Bluff, MO. You can check out his messages by going to www.thebluff.church. Mason also writes fiction under the name of Mason Dakota. You can find all of Mason's books at www.booksbymason.com. Mason is happily married to his wife, Jodi, and together they enjoy teaching their daughter, Harper, and son, Micah, to love God and love people.
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Transforming Devotion - Mason D. Powell
Also By Mason:
Nonfiction under the name Mason D. Powell:
He Came To Dwell: Seeing Jesus Interact With our World
A Leader’s Heart: A 31-Day Devotional Through The Letters of 1 and 2 Timothy
Fiction under the name Mason Dakota:
The Dystopian King Series:
Nobility
Illegal King
King’s Knight
The Fire Giver Series:
Burning Settlement
Illustrated Children’s Stories under the name Jodi Powell:
A Smell Of A Tail
Introduction
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This book is all about how to develop a rhythm of reading the Bible in such a way that invites us to engage and interact with the God behind the words. Scripture invites us into the story, and this guide helps followers of Jesus to have a time with God that produces a transformation within us.
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The Problem
Chances are, if you are reading this, you have certain beliefs about the Bible. It is the Word of God, you might say (Hebrews 4:12). You say that God’s Word is powerful (2 Timothy 3:16). You would even say that God’s Word never returns void (Isaiah 55:11). And of course, you would say that God’s Word reveals to us the identity, character, and mission of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
You would say that as a follower of Jesus, it is important