First 30 Days of Walking with Jesus

David & Carrie Grant

Description

First 30 Days of Walking with Jesus is exactly what it sounds like - a simple and accessible guide that offers 30 days of Bible readings and devotions, along with practical advice, motivation, and additional guides, for anyone starting or restarting their Christian walk.

Featuring Bible verses for many of life’s questions, it will guide you through various Christian living from worship and loving your neighbour to fear and vulnerability. Drawing on their own experience of the Christian life, well-known TV personalities, Church leaders, and mentors David and Carrie Grant offer compassionate insight and wisdom, alongside contributions from other trusted Church leaders and writers, for anyone seeking to follow Jesus and be His disciple but unsure where to start.

The daily devotions are easy to dip and out of, and will encourage and inspire you to live each day with faith and joy in Jesus Christ. The devotions are also undated, so they can be used throughout the year.

First 30 Days of Walking with Jesus is an ideal guide to give to new Christian believers, especially as a follow up to Christian courses such as the Alpha Course and Christianity Explored. It’s perfect for giving as a confirmation or baptism gift for teens and adults, to help them as they start on their Christian life.

This guide will also help those who have drifted from the church but want to reaffirm and refresh their faith. The daily Bible readings and practical advice will help you get back in touch with your spirituality so that you can walk and grow as a Christian alongside Jesus.

Whether you are a new disciple or a returning one, anyone who has asked how to be a Christian will find guidance and encouragement in First 30 Days of Walking with Jesus that will help them start their journey to become faithful, spiritually fulfilled disciples.
List of contributors xiii
Foreword xv

Day 1 Starting the journey: Revelation 3.20 1
Carrie Grant

Day 2 Creation: Genesis 1.1–2 3
Andre Radmall

Day 3 Saved: John 3.16–17 5
Carrie Grant

Day 4 Trusting the Father: Matthew 11.27–30 7
Carrie Grant

Day 5 What is Jesus like? Luke 19.10 9
Carrie Grant

Day 6 Communicating with God: Romans 8.26 11
David Grant

Day 7 Made in his image: Psalm 139.1–18 13
Carrie Grant and Lois Burgess

Day 8 His perfection held within our imperfection: 2 Corinthians 4.7–12 16
Carrie Grant

Day 9 Trauma and emotional healing: Luke 15.11–32 18
Andre Radmall

Day 10 Overcoming fear –– Philippians 4.6–7; 1 John 4.16–19 21
Carrie Grant and Caleb Storkey

Day 11 The relationship of the Trinity: Colossians 1.15–17; John 14.16–17 24
Carrie and David Grant

Day 12 Jesus’ death: Isaiah 53.2–7, 9 27
Lois Burgess

Day 13 The resurrection: John 20.1–17 30
Andre Radmall

Day 14 The Holy Spirit: Luke 3.21–2 33
Andre Radmall

Day 15 Faith in action (part 1): James 2.14–18 35
Carrie Grant

Day 16 Faith in action (part 2): Luke 6.45; 1 Peter 3.15 38
Carrie Grant

Day 17 Praise and worship: Psalm 136.1–9 40
Carrie Grant and Mark Vargeson

Day 18 The power of forgiveness: Romans 8.1–4 43
Carrie Grant

Day 19 Forgiving others: Colossians 3.12–15 46
Carrie Grant

Day 20 Where is my past? Colossians 3.3 49
Andre Radmall

Day 21 Heaven and eternity: John 14.1–4 51
David Grant

Day 22 Faith that lasts: Matthew 13.3–9, 18–23 53
Carrie Grant

Day 23 Perseverance: John 16:33b; 2 Corinthians 4.8–9;James 1.2–4 56
Carrie Grant

Day 24 Abundant life: John 10.10 58
Carrie Grant

Day 25 Behaviour: Romans 12.9–21 60
David Grant

Day 26 Vulnerability: John 12.24 63
Caleb Storkey

Day 27 Healing: Mark 5.25–43 65
Carrie Grant and Beth Vargeson

Day 28 Purpose and calling: Jeremiah 29.11–13 68
Carrie Grant

Day 29 Gathering community: Hebrews 10.24–5 70
Carrie Grant

Day 30 Curiosity: Matthew 7.7 72
Carrie and David Grant

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Discipleship
• Christian Ministry
• Christian Living
• Philosophie et théologie
• Devotional
• Devotion
• Minister (Christianity)
• Disciple (Christianity)

Informations

• Publié par: SPCK
• Date de parution: 19 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780281086795
• Langue: English

Extrait

Carrie Grant MBE and David Grant MBE are BAFTA awardwinning broadcasters, vocal coaches, leadership coaches and pastors. Their TV and music career has spanned more than 40 years, from numerous hit records to presenting BBC 1’s The One Show and Songs of Praise . Their public speaking and preaching have taken them around the world, and for the past 12 years they have led a church in their home. They have been married for 34 years and have four children, all of whom have additional needs. They are passionate about diversity and inclusion.
First published in Great Britain in 2022
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The text of the Gospel of Mark is taken from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation; Anglicized text version, © SPCK 2018. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, USA. All rights reserved.
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To our four beautiful children –
who have taught us so much about walking with Jesus
Contents
List of contributors
Foreword

Day 1   Starting the journey: Revelation 3.20
Carrie Grant
Day 2   Creation: Genesis 1.1–2
Andre Radmall
Day 3   Saved: John 3.16–17
Carrie Grant
Day 4   Trusting the Father: Matthew 11.27–30
Carrie Grant
Day 5   What is Jesus like? Luke 19.10
Carrie Grant
Day 6   Communicating with God: Romans 8.26
David Grant
Day 7   Made in his image: Psalm 139.1–18
Carrie Grant and Lois Burgess
Day 8   His perfection held within our imperfection: 2 Corinthians 4.7–12
Carrie Grant
Day 9   Trauma and emotional healing: Luke 15.11–32
Andre Radmall
Day 10   Overcoming fear: Philippians 4.6–7; 1 John 4.16–19
Carrie Grant and Caleb Storkey
Day 11   The relationship of the Trinity: Colossians 1.15–17; John 14.16–17
Carrie and David Grant
Day 12   Jesus’ death: Isaiah 53.2–7, 9
Lois Burgess
Day 13   The resurrection: John 20.1–17
Andre Radmall
Day 14   The Holy Spirit: Luke 3.21–22
Andre Radmall
Day 15   Faith in action (part 1): James 2.14–18
Carrie Grant
Day 16   Faith in action (part 2): Luke 6.45; 1 Peter 3.15
Carrie Grant
Day 17   Praise and worship: Psalm 136.1–9
Carrie Grant and Mark Vargeson
Day 18   The power of forgiveness: Romans 8.1–4
Carrie Grant
Day 19   Forgiving others: Colossians 3.12–15
Carrie Grant
Day 20   Where is my past? Colossians 3.3
Andre Radmall
Day 21   Heaven and eternity: John 14.1–4
David Grant
Day 22   Faith that lasts: Matthew 13.3–9, 18–23
Carrie Grant
Day 23   Perseverance: John 16:33b; 2 Corinthians 4.8–9; James 1.2–4
Carrie Grant
Day 24   Abundant life: John 10.10
Carrie Grant
Day 25   Behaviour: Romans 12.9–21
David Grant
Day 26   Vulnerability: John 12.24
Caleb Storkey
Day 27   Healing: Mark 5.25–34
Carrie Grant and Beth Vargeson
Day 28   Purpose and calling: Jeremiah 29.11–13
Carrie Grant
Day 29   Gathering community: Hebrews 10.24–25
Carrie Grant
Day 30   Curiosity: Matthew 7.7
Carrie and David Grant
Contributors
This book would not be what it is without the extraordinary friends who have helped with their contributions.
Lois Burgess   Lois is an Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion in a large secondary school in a deprived area of London.
Andre Radmall Andre is a therapist and bestselling author.
Caleb Storkey Caleb is an award-winning author, speaker and entrepreneur.
Beth Vargeson Beth is a creative artist using her gifting to make spiritual and reflective art.
Mark Vargeson Mark is passionate about local government and leads a team in family services.
Foreword
In the late 1990s, Carrie and David arrived at our church with their family – they were simply wanting to worship and be closer to Jesus, and to find a place for their children to grow to know Jesus too. This book captures that longing – it’s still burning in their hearts, not just for themselves and their family but for everyone who comes into their lives.
Since then, we have had the joy of helping them lead a church in their home. That is not a place where a leader can hide. We have watched them process their own past, their highs and lows, their health, their working lives and their family’s life. Through it all they have known themselves loved and valued by God, they have clung to Jesus in worship and they have grounded their lives on the eternal truths of the Bible.
We have also watched them putting into practice, not just speaking about, God’s radically inclusive grace and love as they have welcomed, with extravagant generosity, all whom God has brought to them. In the midst of highly pressured lives, both at work and at home, they find time for everyone, wherever they are on their spiritual journey. ‘Doing life miles together,’ is their maxim. The impact of this is that many have found faith in Jesus for the first time, some almost immediately and some after many years. Others have come back to faith in Jesus after time spent in the barren desert of disappointment and pain. And others have grown in their appreciation of what it means to be followers of Jesus in this broken, imperfect world.
This book is written with all those people in mind, reflecting what they have discovered to be some of the most essential truths for life. But it is especially foundational for those new to faith in Jesus. Establishing these foundation stones, and the practice of meditating daily on Scripture, will help build a life that will stand through the storms that the twenty-first century will throw up.
Its pithy style reflects Carrie and David’s experience as sought-after motivational speakers. And its occasionally poetic approach reflects their own creativity and thoughtfulness. You don’t have to have church or previous religious experience to understand it. But, equally, if you read it slowly, you will discover there is so much to ‘chew the cud’ on.
Having journeyed with God for many years, Carrie and David recognize that the process of change is not always as fast as we might like: ‘we grow and change gradually over time’. What they have really grasped, and long for others to grasp, is that the process happens ‘from the inside out’. We have no hesitation in commending not just this book, but also this approach to the Bible, ‘as we grow in recognizing and living in God’s amazing love for us’.
John and Anne Coles
Day 1 Starting the journey
Every journey starts with a single step. Those who are searching for God start the journey or come to God or become aware of him in different places and at different paces. Some come crashing face to face; for others it’s a slow burn, a gradual awakening, a dawning realization; for some it’s as though God has always been there and one day we simply opened the door; for others still it’s the deconstruction of a previous religious experience, ‘Christian’ or otherwise.
There’s no right or wrong way to come to faith; each walk should be respected and accepted. One of the greatest gifts God gives us is choice. He will not push or force his way in. He simply knocks on the door of our lives and waits.
God is the big-picture King-of-the-Universe, but he is also deeply personal. He calls himself ‘I am’, which, translated from the Hebrew (the language of the Old Testament), could be better expressed in English as, ‘I am who you need me to be, when you need me to be it.’
The Christian faith is often described as personal because it is characterized by relationship with him. God has had this ‘personal’ nature from the beginning of time. He created humans for relationship with him and with one another. He is present;