I Will Follow You, O God : Embracing Him as Lord in Your Private Worship

by BRIDGES, JERRY

• ISBN13: 9781578565184
• ISBN10: 1578565189
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-16
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Summary

Responding to God through worshipful discipleship.What is the best way and the best place to learn what it truly means to walk with God as a disciple? While worshiping God in his throne room. Building on his compelling exploration of God's character in the book,I Exalt You, O God,Jerry Bridges now equips you to respond in fresh, authentic ways to the God we come to know better through our personal worship. I Will Follow You, O Godfocuses prayerfully on the four most fundamental aspects of discipleship: living all of life under God's authority finding delight in genuine obedience continually experiencing God's conscious presence truly depending on him for everything I Will Follow You, O Godalso includes a generous scattering of helpful prayers that will guide your heart in reverent praise and thanksgiving. As a result, you'll find your heart overflowing, your life recharged, and your spirit yearning to obey the God who loves you.

Author Biography

<b>Jerry Bridges</b> is one of the most widely recognized and trusted Christian writers today. The former vice-president for corporate affairs of The Navigators, he continues to serve as a Navigators staff member, ministering to college students, churches, and other groups around the world. His first book, <i>The Pursuit of Holiness,</i> is a modern classic with sales over one million copies. He is also the author of <i>I Exalt You, O God, The Practice of Godliness, Trusting God, Transforming Grace, The Discipline of Grace (</i>winner of the ECPA Gold Medallion award), and <i>The Joy of Fearing God</i>, from which this book is adapted. Jerry lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Following God Begins with Fearing God	1	(24)
Part I: I Will Follow You, O God...Living All of Life in Your Conscious Presence
He Is Here	25	(5)
In His Sight and Company	30	(5)
Our Every Thought in Exact Detail	35	(5)
He Knows All Our Motives	40	(3)
He Always Holds Our Hand	43	(4)
Our Reason for Not Being Afraid	47	(5)
Seeing All, He Still Loves Us	52	(9)
Part II: I Will Follow You, O God...Truly Depending on You for Everything
For Life and Breath and Everything	61	(4)
For Daily Sustenance	65	(6)
Our Danger	71	(3)
Depending on Him in Our Plans	74	(5)
Depending on Him Through Others	79	(4)
Active, Actual Reliance	83	(5)
Beyond What We Can Anticipate	88	(5)
Accepting Every Circumstance	93	(4)
Spiritual Dependence	97	(8)
Part III: I Will Follow You, O God... Living All of Life Under Your Authority
He Is Lord	105	(6)
The Authority of Scripture	111	(6)
Human Authority	117	(3)
Governmental Authority	120	(5)
Authority in the Church	125	(3)
Husbands and Wives	128	(6)
Parents and Children	134	(5)
Authority in the Workplace	139	(8)
Part IV: I Will Follow You, O God... Delighting in Genuine Obedience
Expressing Our Love for God	147	(4)
Obedience in Relationships	151	(4)
The Great Commandment at Great Cost	155	(4)
Never Less than the Golden Rule	159	(4)
Fully Responsible, Fully Dependent	163	(4)
Always Under the Gospel	167	(5)
Further Delight-Great Thoughts About God	172	(7)
Notes	179	(2)
Scripture Index	181