Intentional Faith: Aligning Your Life with the Heart of God

by Allen Jackson

Overview

Megachurch pastor Allen Jackson invites readers on a 100-day adventure of experiencing God through ten biblical practices that will reignite their faith and transform their lives.

Many Christians experience low points in their faith, times when their spiritual lives have grown cold, stagnant, or routine. They feel frustrated and desperate to reconnect with God. Yet encouragement alone is not enough. We need God's power to bring transformation, and we need specific tools and a focused intent to know the Lord. Drawing upon years of pastoral ministry and his own experience, Allen Jackson has developed a 100-day plan to reinvigorate a believer's life, organized around ten declarations of intent, including:

• I Intend to Grow Spiritually,
• I Intend to Read the Gospels
• I Intend to Pray Daily
• I Intend to Honor God in My Home, and
• I Intend to Work with Integrity.

A simple investment of twenty minutes a day will create an unstoppable momentum in readers' lives. Their hearts are opened to new possibilities with God where his purposes unfold and where the fruit of his rewards are found.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400217250
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	03/24/2020
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	539,037
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Allen Jacksonis the senior pastor of World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, TN, one ofthelargestchurchesinthenation, where he has been in ministry since 1981. He is also the founder of Allen Jackson Ministries, which reaches millions of people with the gospel each year.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

Part 1 Intentional Faith: What Is It?

Chapter 1 The Problem and the Promise 3

Chapter 2 An Invitation to Incremental Change 11

Chapter 3 The Resistance and the Assurance 21

Part 2 Intentional Faith: Daily Nourishment

Chapter 4 Intend to Grow 29

Chapter 5 Intend to Read the New Testament 39

Chapter 6 Intend to Pray 51

Part 3 Intentional Faith: The Outward Expressions of Faith

Chapter 7 Intend to Honor God in Your Home 69

Chapter 8 Intend to Work with Integrity 79

Chapter 9 Intend to Teach the Younger Generation 89

Part 4 Intentional Faith: Gaining Spiritual Health

Chapter 10 Intend to Practice Forgiveness 103

Chapter 11 Intend to Welcome the Holy Spirit 117

Chapter 12 Intend to Cultivate Generosity 133

Chapter 13 Intend to Finish Well 145

Part 5 Intentional Faith: An Invitation to Kingdom Impact

Chapter 14 Changed Lives, Changed Communities 161

Chapter 15 The Power of a Season 171

Chapter 16 An Invitation to One Hundred Days of Faith 181

Conclusion 189

Appendix A New Testament Reading Plan for One Hundred Days 191

Appendix B Collection of Prayers 195

Acknowledgments 219

Notes 221

About the Author 223

Editorial Reviews

★ 02/03/2020

Jackson (Standing Firm), senior pastor of the World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn., provides Christian readers with 10 declarations to achieve spiritual growth and a deeper connection with God. He explains that “authentic intent is expressed with action,” and includes a 100-day faith plan to help readers develop a more intentional faith, including guidance for growing spiritually, daily prayer, New Testament study, and tutelage to younger generations. Sharing personal stories, his experience as a pastor, and examples from Jesus’s life, Jackson illustrates that “an active prayer life leads to a vital connection with God, and that every good blessing, every need, every open door comes from God.” He also emphasizes the significance of practicing forgiveness and cultivating generosity—not only financially but with time and resources. He defines what it means to “finish well,” or to handle difficult moments one decision at a time, and emphasizes how intentional faith can positively impact families, churches, and communities. He encourages both experienced Christian readers and those who may be questioning their faith to step out of their “comforts and routines—and into a living faith, with benefits here on earth and for eternity.” Readers looking to reinvigorate their prayer and Bible study will relish Jackson’s comforting work. (Apr.)

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