IVP Spiritual Disciplines by Jan Johnson (Bible Study Review)
InterVarsity Press releases another Spirit-filled resource authored by Jan Johnson, a seasoned Christian writer, speaker, and spiritual director based in Simi Valley, California. IVP Spiritual Disciplines is a series of 8 bible study guides covering the topics on:
1- Solitude and Silence
2- Service and Secrecy
3- Prayer and Listening
4- Study and Meditation
5- Community and Submission
6- Reflection and Confession
7- Simplicity and Fasting
8- Worship and Celebration
Jan Johnson ministers through writing and speaking on spiritual formation, partnering with God in caring for the voiceless, and living with purposeful intentionality. She has authored seventeen books like Savoring God’s Word, When The Soul Listens, and Enjoying The Presence Of God, written bible study curricula plus thousands of articles published in general audience and Christian magazines and newspapers like The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. Her annual calendar is booked with retreats, conferences, and seminary classes.
IVP Spiritual Disciplines by Jan Johnson is a unique bible study series written to teach Christians on the sixteen practices or exercises they can adopt to connect with God and in effect, will bring about transformation in the soul. The said core exercises are based on Jesus’ own practices while He was here on earth to establish intimacy with God. Jan Johnson writes in a meditative tone allowing the readers to contemplate on the insights and motivate them to try these disciplines. Applying these disciplines in your life will cause you to recognize God’s presence working in, through, and around you and lead you to becoming more like Christ.
Dallas Willard, author of Hearing God and The Divine Conspiracy endorses IVP Spiritual Disciplines: “Jan Johnson opens a path on which anyone can actually and continuously grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.”
This Christian bible study series will certainly increase your longing for more of God like in the following verse: “O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You; my inner self thirsts for you, my flesh longs and is faint for You, in a dry and weary land where no water is.” (Psalm 63:1 Amp)
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I have a passion to love God above all else. It is my desire to worship Him and to serve Him for the rest of my life. He is my first love. In Him, I live and move and have my being. I am His child, His treasured possession and His ambassador to reach souls for His kingdom. I am currently an Article and Book Review Writer for CBB and also part of the Customer Support team. God called me to be a Prayer Minister in Healing Rooms and doing internships under Wholeness Ministries International and Elijah House Philippines.
