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The Good Book offers a user-friendly guide to the Bibles biggest ideas. A chapter from the Bible accompanies each chapter of the book, which helps readers understand the context and content of the Scripture passages in a way that can open the whole Bible.
Designed as a forty-day journey through forty key chapters of the Bible, The Good Book will appeal to those who already love and read the Bible regularly as well as to those who are just beginning their Christian journey.
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The Good Book is great for individuals, and it can also be used by small groups in an eight-week church-wide program or a forty-week journey that focuses on one Bible chapter each week. The Good Book will help people understand and live by the transformative truths of the Bible.
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THE GOOD BOOK
Published by David C Cook
4050 Lee Vance Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918 U.S.A.
David C Cook U.K., Kingsway Communications
Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 6NT, England
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All rights reserved. Except for brief excerpts for review purposes,
no part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form
without written permission from the publisher.
The website addresses recommended throughout this book are offered as a resource to you. These websites are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement on the part of David C Cook, nor do we vouch for their content.
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible, Copyright 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible and CSB are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
Verse 7 of 1 Corinthians 13 on page 359 is taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV. Copyright 1973, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION and NIV are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica, Inc.
The author has added italics to Scripture quotations for emphasis.
LCCN 2016958397
ISBN 978-0-7814-1441-8
eISBN 978-1-4347-1098-7
2017 Deron Spoo
Published in association with the literary agency of Ann Spangler & Company, 1415 Laurel Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506.
The Team: Tim Peterson, Nick Lee, Jennifer Lonas, Andrew Sloan, Helen Macdonald, Abby DeBenedittis, Susan Murdock
Cover Design: Amy Konyndyk
Cover Photo: Getty Images
First Edition 2017
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To Paula, my wife, my best friend.
I am grateful daily that God has given us the gift of life together.
I think we need a little help here. Somethings broken. For a lot of people these days, life isnt making a whole lot of sense. The age of connected living, online profiles, and Internet interactions isnt all that was promised. And all this pressure to keep up appearances its just weighing us down.
At the heart of all this, we find a messed-up idea that says were in control. It says that we get to want it all and to have it all. It isnt working; its leaving people deflated or discouraged. But is this really anything new? Havent we been here before? Isnt the history of humanity a repeating tale of the same mistakesmisplacing our hopes?
And thats the truth right there. Though weve never lived in times quite like these, were still walking with the same limp or talking with the same stutter.
In the Bible, you will find Gods truth, which is both timely and timelessfor your today and all your tomorrows. You will find the story of our failuresnamely, cowardice and greed, anger and self-interest. There are everyday people living everyday lives and some with epic falls from grace. And I can see a bit of myself in all those stories.
But I can see something else too. I can see that the story doesnt end there.
Thats why The Good Book is so helpful. It makes the Bible personal. It brings the characters to life. It takes you on a journey through the forty most essential themes in Scripture. It connects the dots between the lessons taught thousands of years ago and the realities of life today.
Deron Spoo is a pastor and a friend. And you can trust Deron to guide you well. If youre new to all this and dont know where to begin, or if youre an old hand wondering how to restart a good habit, Derons going to help you. Hell leave you with a deeper understanding of Gods story, stir up a greater thirst for Scripture, and show you how to apply it to your daily life.
The Good Book is more than just a great resource. This book you are holding is an opportunity for you to begin a journey of transformation. Maybe youll enjoy it with others from your church, explore it with folks from your small group, or simply savor it in personal study. Know this: it is designed to change your lifeyou wont be the same again.
Kyle Idleman, author of
Not a Fan and Grace Is Greater
I must give special thanks to several important people without whom this book wouldnt be. Each person mentioned here has not only encouraged this project but has also enriched my life.
My familyPaula, Kira, Caleb, Seth, Mom, and Dad. You are the most important people in my life. Youre my foundation and my inspiration from which my best efforts spring.
My church familyFirst Baptist Church of Tulsa. How weve grown together! Daily Im thankful God saw fit to have us partner together in his kingdom work. Im especially grateful for the small group of friendsyou know who you arewho prayed me through this project.
My agentsAnn Spangler and Linda Kenney. You believed in the value of this project when few saw it. Your resolute conviction strengthened me when my own confidence wavered. Ann and Linda, you have my trust and my deepest respect.
My publisherDavid C Cook. What a talented team! Im especially grateful for the expertise Verne Kenney brought to bear on this project. Also, I appreciate my editor, Timothy Peterson, whose keen eye added to the clarity of this volume.
And finally, a special word about Calvin Miller, my mentor, professor, and old friend. Calvin encouraged me to write and to write according to my passions. And so here it is! Heaven is richer for Calvins presence there today, and Im richer for having spent twenty years learning from his intimate relationship with Christ.
The Holy Scriptures are the highway signs: Christ is the way.
Sren Kierkegaard
The young woman standing before me was a spiritual blank slate. She had no reference point to begin her journey toward God, no experience, no context. She approached me after a worship gathering on a Sunday morning. This was her first time in church. Not her first time in this church, but her first time in any church ever .
In a matter of seconds, she gave me a rough idea of her thoughts about God. It wasnt that she didnt believe in God; she didnt know what to believe about God. From her point of view, God had never struck her as urgent, relevant, or worth serious consideration. In short, she had no God history. Certain unwelcome events in her life had recently prompted her to consider the Christian faith. So she found herself in church, talking to me.
More than two decades ago, George Hunter coined a term for people with no God history and no christian memory. Based on the word agnostic , a term for those who view God as unknowable, Hunter came up with the word ignostic to describe someone who is ignorant about the subject of God. An ignostic may willingly admit that God is knowable, but he or she doesnt have the first clue about how or where to begin a search for him.
The young womans first question for me was simple: Is there a book I can read that can tell me what you believe about God? The answer, of course, was the Bible. It was the right answer, yet I secretly wondered whether it was the best answer to give her.
If the Bible intimidates even the most adept readers, imagine how intimidating it would seem to this young woman, a first-time Bible reader. On top of that, the Bible is notoriously easy to misinterpret, especially when lone verses are lifted out of context.
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