The Journey: A Daily Walk with the Rose of Sharon

by Ron Owens, Patricia Owens, Tom Elliff (Foreword by)

Overview

For Ron & Patricia Owens, The Journey is a drink offering of adoration poured out to Jesus-the Rose of Sharon. With grateful hearts, the Owens commend to you the poetry, songs, and truths Christ has written on their hearts. May you be encouraged on your journey and drawn closer to Jesus each day.

We are on a worship journey that begins with our "new birth."

It's a journey that continues every day we're here on earth.

It's a journey that will climax when we enter heaven's gate,

There with every tongue and nation we will join in perfect praise.

Ron and Patricia Owens have traveled the world for almost fifty years, gratefully serving where the Lord provides open doors.

In North America and internationally, they have ministered in conferences, churches, seminaries, and colleges. Their focus includes Ron's preaching and teaching on the subjects of worship and revival as well as their joint ministry through music, composition, and authoring books.

Ron writes most of the poetry for their songs, while Patricia writes and arranges the music. In addition to writing songs together, Ron has authored several biographies with additional titles in process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613143964
Publisher:	Innovo Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/15/2018
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Ron and Patricia Owns--the authors of The Journey--were born and raised thousands of miles apart-he in Canada and Switzerland, she in Mississippi, USA. They met in a voice teacher's studio in a music conservatory in Rochester, NY. After further schooling and marriage, they pursued careers in secular music before sensing God's call to use their gifts to share the gospel. This led to ministry through concerts, conferences, churches, seminaries, and colleges in many parts of the world and in compositions and recordings. Their focus has included Ron's teaching and preaching on the subjects of Worship and Revival. In the early years Ron oversaw the ministries of the International Christian Center in Switzerland, resulting in many opportunities, including helping with the leadership of the International Congresses on Revival. During those Congresses, they met delegates from several Eastern Bloc countries. Although ministering in many other nations, in God's providence a special opportunity opened to them in the lands of Russia. Over a twenty-year period, they made numerous trips helping train worship leaders for Eastern European churches. Many of their songs are translated into Russian. Two of their musicals, "Paid In Full" and "The Christmas Lamb" have been used in churches and theaters of the former USSR. In 2003, "The Christmas Lamb" was used by the Billy Graham Association for an outreach to Moscow. For ten years Ron was Associate to Henry Blackaby at Southern Baptist's North American Mission Board. He and Patricia also served five years as Worship and Music Consultants for SBC's International Mission Board. Ron is a published author, having written two works on the subject of Worship, five biographies, and a children's storybook. "The Journey" is Ron and Patricia's first collaborative writing effort. The Owens have one son, Jeff, a daughter-in-law, Jessica, and two grandsons, Ethan and Evan.

Ron and Patricia Owns--the authors of The Journey--were born and raised thousands of miles apart-he in Canada and Switzerland, she in Mississippi, USA. They met in a voice teacher's studio in a music conservatory in Rochester, NY. After further schooling and marriage, they pursued careers in secular music before sensing God's call to use their gifts to share the gospel. This led to ministry through concerts, conferences, churches, seminaries, and colleges in many parts of the world and in compositions and recordings. Their focus has included Ron's teaching and preaching on the subjects of Worship and Revival. In the early years Ron oversaw the ministries of the International Christian Center in Switzerland, resulting in many opportunities, including helping with the leadership of the International Congresses on Revival. During those Congresses, they met delegates from several Eastern Bloc countries. Although ministering in many other nations, in God's providence a special opportunity opened to them in the lands of Russia. Over a twenty-year period, they made numerous trips helping train worship leaders for Eastern European churches. Many of their songs are translated into Russian. Two of their musicals, "Paid In Full" and "The Christmas Lamb" have been used in churches and theaters of the former USSR. In 2003, "The Christmas Lamb" was used by the Billy Graham Association for an outreach to Moscow. For ten years Ron was Associate to Henry Blackaby at Southern Baptist's North American Mission Board. He and Patricia also served five years as Worship and Music Consultants for SBC's International Mission Board. Ron is a published author, having written two works on the subject of Worship, five biographies, and a children's storybook. "The Journey" is Ron and Patricia's first collaborative writing effort. The Owens have one son, Jeff, a daughter-in-law, Jessica, and two grandsons, Ethan and Evan.

After pastoring for forty-two years, Tom Elliff served the International Mission Board, first as Senior Vice President for Spiritual Nurture and Church Relations from 2005-2009, then as President from 2011-2014. Tom served pastorates in Arkansas, Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma, and as an IMB missionary in Zimbabwe. Tom also served as president of the SBC Pastors Conference and two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Tom is the founder of Living in the Word Publications, named after a radio broadcast he hosted for twenty-five years. Living in the Word is a writing, publishing and speaking ministry focused on the urgency of taking the gospel to the ends of the earth and the ongoing necessity of prayer and spiritual awakening. Tom has spoken in numerous conferences and crusades across the USA and in many countries around the world. Tom and his wife, Jeannie (now deceased) are blessed with four children, twenty-five grand children and two great-grandchildren. Tom is also a frequent speaker at conferences and on programs addressing issues related to marriage and family. Tom is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.).

Table of Contents

Foreword by Tom Elliff............................................................................11



Introduction ............................................................................................13



1. The Journey .......................................................................................15



2. This Is What I Ask .........................................................................16



3. Each Step of the Way .......................................................................17



4. Our God Provides .............................................................................18



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31. It’s All of Grace .................................................................................47



32. A Gift ..................................................................................................48



33. Any way, Anytime, Anywhere ..........................................................49



34. Any way, Anytime, Anywhere (part two) .....................................50



35. Jesus, in Heaven, They’re Worshipping You .................................51



36. O Love that Will Not Let Me Go ................................................52

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70. Good and Gracious God ................................................................87



71. Good and Gracious God (part two) .............................................88



72. Good and Gracious God (part three) ..........................................89



73. Good and Gracious God (part four) ............................................90



74. Good and Gracious God (part five) .............................................91



75. Again ....................................................................................................92

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95. Almighty God ................................................................................. 113



96. Chosen .............................................................................................. 114



97. He’s All I Need .............................................................................. 115



98. God Loves Me ................................................................................ 116



99. Jesus, I Come ................................................................................... 117



100. I Believe ............................................................................................ 118

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145. Lord, Do It Again .......................................................................... 163



146. Just as I Am ..................................................................................... 164



147. Child of My Child (The Grandparent Song) ......................... 165



148. Footprints of Jesus ........................................................................ 166



149. Prayer for Our Nation .................................................................. 167



150. God Will Take Care of You ......................................................... 168

Editorial Reviews

Ron and Patricia Owens have been used of God to bring redemption, reconciliation, repentance, and refreshment to thousands. Their music has enriched the lives of millions. Beyond their musical gifts, they possess hearts that long to help others worship the Lord in such a way that he is able to totally transform their lives. The Journey is an anointed gift from our heavenly Father presented through the devoted ministry of two of his most diligent and effective servants.

—Jimmy Draper, President Emeritus, LifeWay

Like Paul, your life is also a journey with Christ. Sometimes you find yourself on a mountaintop, inhaling the rarefied atmosphere of victory. At other times you are in the dark valley, needing light, direction, and encouragement. But most of the time, like Paul, you are plodding steadily onward and upward, enjoying intimacy with your Master, seeking spiritual stamina, and eager for the necessary rest that brings renewed strength for the journey. This book is for you! Ron and Patricia Owens have brilliantly and touchingly captured the reality that life is, indeed, a journey. Long known for both lyrics, music, and a message that moves our hearts and stirs our spirits, the Owens have reached into the well of their own journey and now bring to us a refreshment that is, at once, both relevant and remarkable.

It has been my distinct privilege to share friendship with the Owens for over forty-five years. This friendship is of inestimable value to me, one I treasure, protect, nurture, and enjoy immensely. God has given the Owens the rare ability to speak into my heart at significant moments in my own journey with Christ. On more than one occasion, when needing to hear encouragement from the Lord, I have made it a point to find my way into a venue where the Owens were ministering, just to soak up the enduring but always freshly presented truth they were sharing. On some very special occasions, I’ve even been privileged to take the journey with them where I saw first hand their fervent spirits, raw but tender honesty, and eager quest for God’s truth.

What you now hold in your hand is as much an invitation as it is an instruction. Through it, Ron and Patricia Owens are inviting you to join them on the journey. Just as you are encouraged by reading the journeys of the Apostle Paul, so you will be encouraged, inspired, challenged, comforted, and refreshed by the truth born out of the Owens’ own journey with Jesus.

Rejoice evermore!

— Tom Elliff, Pastor and President Emeritus, International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention

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