Jessica Thompson - Exploring Grace Together: 40 Devotionals for the Family

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I cant think of a better subject to walk through with my family or a better person to walk through it with than Jessica Thompson. Exploring Grace Together has a treasure trove of grace reflections and questions at the end of each lesson so that the treasure may be found. Read each devotional, and you will love the Savior in greater ways.

Trillia Newbell, author, United: Captured by Gods Vision for Diversity

Exploring Grace Together brings the gospel to bear on real-life issues that kids face such as loneliness, jealousy, and failure. Along the way it also calls us as parents to believe that the gospelnot our rules or expectations or kids good behavior oraccomplishmentsis truly the power of God for salvation in our kids lives. That means this book is good news for the whole family.

Nancy Guthrie, Bible teacher; author, Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series

My wife and I have enjoyed journeying through Exploring Grace Together with our kids. These forty short, fun devotionals have been kid-tested and proven by the Montgomery boys and girls and by two grateful parents who have often lamented the shortage of books that teach the gospel of Gods grace rather than the gospel of rules and behavior modification.

Daniel Montgomery, Pastor, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, Kentucky; co-author, Faithmapping

This book is a special gift to children, parents, and caregivers of children. These brief devotions are packed full of the doctrines and message of the radical, compassionate, and comforting grace of God. They are also deeply practical and applicable to real-life experiences of six- to ten year olds. We wish this book had been available when we were children, but we are very thankful that we will have it for our daughters.

Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, co-authors, Rid of My Disgrace and Save Me from Violence

Finallya collection of family devotions centered on the only hope for joy and change that moms, dads, and children have: the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Exploring Grace Together Jessica Thompson shares engaging stories, explains key theological concepts, and asks revealing, heart-level questions, all to help your family get beyond therapeutic moralism and powerless application and right to the heart of the Christian faith: the finished work of Gods only Son.

Jared C. Wilson, Pastor, Middletown Springs Community Church, Middletown Springs, Vermont; author , Gospel Wakefulness and The Pastor's Justification

Theres nothing I long more to talk with my children about than the life-giving gospel of Jesus Christ. But sometimes I just dont know where to start! Exploring Grace Together is a resource for parents and kidscreatively and plainly presenting gospel truths. In these devotions Thompson holds up the multifaceted jewel of the gospel and turns it every which way to show off the brilliance of Gods grace to us in Jesus Christ. Im so thankful for this book that leads parents to worship Jesus together with their kids.

Gloria Furman, Pastors wife, Redeemer Church of Dubai; mother of four; author, Glimpses of Grace and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full

Jessica Thompson has written the childrens devotional Ive been searching for! This is not a book of morality lessons that will leave your kids looking to themselves to do better. Instead, Jessica extends her heart for the freedom of the gospel to your kids as she points them away from themselves and to the lover of their souls. Parents can confidently use this grace-drenched resource with their children, knowing that as they wade through the challenges of the growing-up years they will daily be encouraged in the gospel.

Kimm Crandall, author, Christ in the Chaos: How the Gospel Changes Motherhood ; mother of four

In this one-of-a-kind devotional, Jessica faithfully points parents and children alike to the good news that Jesus is bigger than all our mistakes, and his love covers all our sins. Through wise and wonderful storytelling, Jessica helps us discover the free grace available to us in every situation because of Jesuss finished work on the cross. Find fresh mercy waiting for your family every day in Jessicas consistent message that we love because he first loved us, and there is absolutely nothing we can do to change Gods love for us in Christ Jesus. Give your family the priceless gift of reading this liberating devotional. Our family will be reading it over and over again.

Jeannie Cunnion, MSW; author, Parenting the Wholehearted Child

Kids have problems too. We often try to help our children by minimizing their problems, telling them that things will get better or that they will have bigger issues to deal with when they are older. The truth is that we need to help our children assess and address their hearts from the early years. Their problem may not be that significant, but their heart attitude in response to their problem is of vital importance. Jessica uses simple, real-life issues that adolescents can readily relate to, helps them to see any sinful responses that may exist in their heart, and unfolds gospel truth and the love of Christ in a nurturing way. This is a wonderful book to read as a family to explore together Gods amazing grace provided through Christ our Savior!

Kristie Anyabwile, homemaker; mom; wife of Thabiti Anyabwile, First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman

Start this devotional tomorrow with your children if you want their hearts comforted, challenged, and compelled to trust Jesuss love to cover all their struggles. Each page leads the whole family to the cross of Jesuswhere all of our needs are met.

Trisha R. Wilkerson, author, Everyday Worship ; biblical counselor; wife of Pastor Mike Wilkerson, Mars Hill, Seattle, Washington; mother of six

Exploring Grace Together: 40 Devotionals for the Family

Copyright 2014 by Jessica L. Thompson

Published by Crossway

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Cover design: Connie Gabbert

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First printing 2014

Printed in the United States of America

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible ( The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ), copyright 2001 by Crossway. 2011 Text Edition. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-3691-5
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-3692-2
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-3693-9
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-3694-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Thompson, Jessica, 1975

Exploring grace together : 40 devotionals for the family / Jessica L. Thompson ; foreword by Elyse Fitzpatrick.

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ISBN 978-1-4335-3692-2 (pdf) ISBN 978-1-4335-3693-9 (mobi) ISBN 978-1-4335-3694-6 (epub) ISBN 978-1-4335-3691-5 (tp)