Good News for Those Trying Harder

by Alan Kraft

Overview

Countless believers are pursuing spiritual growth, only to repeatedly find themselves spinning their wheels and making no progress. Many are driven to just try harder. Others feel a growing sense of failure and distance from God. But for all involved, it's a frustrating cycle. What can we do when trying harder isn't working?

Author and pastor Alan Kraft invites us to be still.still enough to hear the twin melodies that comprise the good news of the gospel-brokenness and faith. These core strains have the power to lift our exhausted heads so we may experience life to the full as Jesus promised.

Discover the power of a broken spirit, embrace the wonder of living by faith, and experience the joy found when you just stop trying.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434799401
Publisher:	David C Cook
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Edition description:	New
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Alan Kraft is the pastor of Christ Community Church in Greeley, Colorado. He graduated with honors from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Alan and his wife, Raylene, have four children.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 15 Introduction 17 Chapter 1 The Struggle to Make It Work 21 Chapter 2 The Melody of Brokenness 37 Chapter 3 If It's Broken, Fix It! 55 Chapter 4 Learning to Hear 71 Chapter 5 God's Biggest Priority 89 Chapter 6 Resting in Christ 105 Chapter 7 Impacted by the Living Word 121 Chapter 8 Gazing upon Christ 145 Chapter 9 Drinking Deeply 165 Chapter 10 When the Gospel Comes Home 183 Epilogue 199 Notes 203