Reviews for God's Message, Your Sermon: Discover, Develop, and Deliver What God Meant By What He Said

The average rating for God's Message, Your Sermon: Discover, Develop, and Deliver What God Meant By What He Said based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-20 00:00:00 Muthukumaran Rangaswamy The first chapter is about boyhood, the earliest stage of our life when the world is a place of adventure and suprises, when we are learning and exploring. Eldredge says that the most important thing for a boy is that he feels like he is the beloved son. Not just approved of in his fathers heart, but adored and prized completely by his father. For a lot of men, we were wounded in our boyhood. Some of our fathers didn't spend much time with us. Some never taught us anything important and we felt dissapointed. Some of our fathers hurt us emotionally or even physically by abuse. Some of us didn't even have a father around. We become wounded when we stop feeling like the beloved son. That part of our heart may still be scarred underneath all the emotions we feel today. The great thing is, God wants to father us right now. God is waiting with his hands wide open eagarly for us to come to him so that he can teach us all of the things we missed out on, and to heal our wounds. (lost son parable). The other chapters are cowboyhood, warrior, lover, and king. Each of them have insight to the stages of life men live through. Stories in Elderedge's life are used for practical example. Stories from the bible also mentioned. His writing is very powerful and brings hope. Eldredge supports his ideas with scripture. He ends each chapter with a very good prayer specialized for each section. This is an essential book for all men on their Christian path.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-12-30 00:00:00 Alexander Mezhirov Good read. Interesting take on manhood and the journey through different stages and what is to be learned at each point. Also discussed the negatives for spending too much time in one stage and not progressing as your experiences grow. Would recommend it to young men or parents with boys. Very short and easy read.