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Diving Deeper
Stephen Canup
January 2020 978-1-7352529-3-3DESCRIPTION:
Obtain your freedom while diving deeper into God's plan for your life with this daily discipleship field guide.
Diving Deeper demonstrates how to obtain freedom from every form of bondage and how to achieve positive, measureable results in daily life through the personal empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Additionally, this field guide provides Holy Spirit guidance for the personal application of scripture for every challenge of life. Diving Deeper is written in a daily format to encourage the habit of seeking God every day so that personal spiritual growth can take place.
In Matthew 28:18, the last command Jesus gave His followers was to "go and make disciples". A "disciple" is a "disciplined learner". Someone who is a "church member" is not necessarily a "disciple". This discipleship field guide is for anyone who wants to be a "disciplined learner" by growing in knowledge of the Scriptures, and being led by the Holy Spirit to apply the Word to every life situation.
Jesus came to restore us to relationship with our Heavenly Father. The Holy Spirit is our Teacher, Counselor, Friend, Helper and Guide. Committing a block of time daily with Him is a key to growing in relationship to our Father.
This book helps the believer establish the discipline of spending time daily in the Word, and with the Holy Spirit. Seeking God earnestly every day results in personal spiritual growth and rewards (Hebrews 11:6).
"I was bound in prisons of my own making - addictions, pride, depression, anger, bi-polar illness, un-forgiveness, shame, regret, etc. - long before I was incarcerated behind the steel bars and razor wire of a penal institution. The Truth I found in Jesus and His Word by His Holy Spirit set me free long before I was released to the free world. God did it for me; He will for you." Stephen Canup
Stephen Canup is the President of Freedom in Jesus Prison Ministries and author of other books including Jail-House Religion: From Park Avenue... to Park Bench... to Prison, and also Knowing the One Who Leads You: 100 Days of Holy Spirit Fellowship.
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INTRODUCTION
In Matthew 28:18, the last command Jesus gave His followers was to “go and make disciples”. A “disciple” is a “disciplined learner”. A church member is not necessarily a “disciple”.
This “Discipleship Field Guide” is for anyone who wants to become a more “disciplined learner” by growing in knowledge of the Scriptures, and by being led by the Spirit to apply the Word to every life situation.
The Bible gives us guidance as to the attributes of a disciple:
· Disciples are proven by their fruit (John 15:8).
· Disciples are proven by their love for one another (John 13:34-35).
· Disciples are hated by the world (John 15:18-19).
· Disciples are persecuted by those who do not know God (John 15:20-21).
· Disciples should be like their teacher (Luke 6:40).
· Disciples should obey their teacher (Luke 6:46).1
Jesus came to restore us to relationship with our Father. The Holy Spirit is our Teacher, Counselor, Friend, Helper and Guide. The practice of committing a block of time daily with Him is a key to growing in relationship with our Heavenly Father.
This book helps the believer establish the discipline of spending time daily in the Word, and with the Holy Spirit. Seeking God earnestly every day results in personal spiritual growth and rewards (Hebrews 11:6).
Diving Deeperdemonstrates how to obtain freedom from every form of bondage. I was bound in prisons of my own making – addictions, pride, depression, anger, bi-polar illness, un-forgiveness, shame, regret, etc. – long before I was incarcerated behind the steel bars and razor wire of a penal institution. The Truth I found in Jesus and His Word by His Holy Spirit set me free long before I was released to the free world.
You too can obtain positive measureable results in your life through the daily, personal application of Scripture; and, the personal empowerment of the presence of the Holy Spirit. Paul closes his second letter to the Corinthians by stressing the importance of the presence, communion, sharing together, and fellowship with the Holy Spirit:
“The grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen (so be it).” (2 Corinthians 13:14, AMP)
Join me today in Diving Deeper… let’s take a daily leap into a life more abundant!!!
1Chip Brogden, www.chipbrogden.com , from his teaching on the Gospel of John.