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9780310271154 English 0310271150 Finally, a book about the Bible for the rest of us! In a world addicted to headlines and sound bites, where technology has conditioned us to say more with less, Jarrett Stevens helps you understand and embrace something far more transformational than any status update could ever be: the deep meaning of your own life story, written within the Story of God. ...in just Four small Words. Using a simple, fresh, and memorable approach, Stevens will help you understand how the grand story of the Bible correlates with the unique story of your life by connecting the dots between the timeless message of Scripture and God's passionate pursuit of a deep and transformational relationship with you today. ...in just Four Small Words. Understand and articulate the message of the Bible with greater clarity, context, and confidence. Discover the depths of God's love for you. Increase your interest in the Bible while decreasing your intimidation with it. And learn to share its Good News with greater passion and purpose. ... in just Four Small Words. Book jacket., In a world addicted to headlines and sound bites, where technology has taught us how to say more with less Jarrett Stevens, a popular pastor and speaker, helps readers understand the deep meaning of their own story, written within the Story of God. And all in just Four Small Words. When it comes to a story as theologically thick and rich with history, metaphor, and meaning, as the Bible, the thought of trying to understand or communicate that story can be overwhelming. However, Stevens believes the essence of the Story of God can be understood, applied, and shared in just four small words. Of. Between. With. In. Using a simple, fresh, and memorable approach to the good news of God s story, Four Small Words not only gives us a better framework for the Bible, but for our everyday lives. Seeing God s big story through these small words allows it to sink deeper into our own lives and to be shared with others in a way that is more memorable and less intimidating.", We live in a world addicted to sound bites. Technology has taught us how to say more with less. Text Messaging, Facebook Status Updates, and Twitter have conditioned us to pack meaning into 140 characters or less. So when it comes to a story as theologically thick, infinitely intriguing, and rich with history, metaphor and meaning as the Story of God, the thought of trying to understand or communicate that story can be overwhelming. But what if it weren't as complicated or daunting as that? What if the essence of the Story of God could be told in just Four Small Words? What if those words could tell us more than we could ever imagine about God's story and about our own? With the use of four simple words: Of, Between, With, and In, Stevens gives readers a clear and understandable way to grasp the big story of the Bible. We are "of" God - created by and of Him. Then something comes "between" us and God, and He finds a way to bridge that to keep us in relationship with Him. Jesus comes and lives "with" us, and the Holy Spirit is the miracle of God "in" us. Sometimes the biggest ideas can be shared and revealed in a few small words. Stevens' creative and fresh look at the story of the Bible will give new readers, as well as those who have grown up with this important book, new ways to understand the big picture of God's word. His Four Small Words will help every reader remember and follow what God was - and is - doing in the life of the world He created.
9780310271154 English 0310271150 Finally, a book about the Bible for the rest of us! In a world addicted to headlines and sound bites, where technology has conditioned us to say more with less, Jarrett Stevens helps you understand and embrace something far more transformational than any status update could ever be: the deep meaning of your own life story, written within the Story of God. ...in just Four small Words. Using a simple, fresh, and memorable approach, Stevens will help you understand how the grand story of the Bible correlates with the unique story of your life by connecting the dots between the timeless message of Scripture and God's passionate pursuit of a deep and transformational relationship with you today. ...in just Four Small Words. Understand and articulate the message of the Bible with greater clarity, context, and confidence. Discover the depths of God's love for you. Increase your interest in the Bible while decreasing your intimidation with it. And learn to share its Good News with greater passion and purpose. ... in just Four Small Words. Book jacket., In a world addicted to headlines and sound bites, where technology has taught us how to say more with less Jarrett Stevens, a popular pastor and speaker, helps readers understand the deep meaning of their own story, written within the Story of God. And all in just Four Small Words. When it comes to a story as theologically thick and rich with history, metaphor, and meaning, as the Bible, the thought of trying to understand or communicate that story can be overwhelming. However, Stevens believes the essence of the Story of God can be understood, applied, and shared in just four small words. Of. Between. With. In. Using a simple, fresh, and memorable approach to the good news of God s story, Four Small Words not only gives us a better framework for the Bible, but for our everyday lives. Seeing God s big story through these small words allows it to sink deeper into our own lives and to be shared with others in a way that is more memorable and less intimidating.", We live in a world addicted to sound bites. Technology has taught us how to say more with less. Text Messaging, Facebook Status Updates, and Twitter have conditioned us to pack meaning into 140 characters or less. So when it comes to a story as theologically thick, infinitely intriguing, and rich with history, metaphor and meaning as the Story of God, the thought of trying to understand or communicate that story can be overwhelming. But what if it weren't as complicated or daunting as that? What if the essence of the Story of God could be told in just Four Small Words? What if those words could tell us more than we could ever imagine about God's story and about our own? With the use of four simple words: Of, Between, With, and In, Stevens gives readers a clear and understandable way to grasp the big story of the Bible. We are "of" God - created by and of Him. Then something comes "between" us and God, and He finds a way to bridge that to keep us in relationship with Him. Jesus comes and lives "with" us, and the Holy Spirit is the miracle of God "in" us. Sometimes the biggest ideas can be shared and revealed in a few small words. Stevens' creative and fresh look at the story of the Bible will give new readers, as well as those who have grown up with this important book, new ways to understand the big picture of God's word. His Four Small Words will help every reader remember and follow what God was - and is - doing in the life of the world He created.