Explores how the Father, the Son and the Spirit relate to us in our day-to-day lives.
We believe in God, we serve God, we trust God, but would we say that we enjoy God on a day-to-day basis?
In Enjoying God, Tim Chester explores how the Father, the Son and the Spirit relate to us in our day-to-day lives revealing how we can experience the power and love of God, whether we are experiencing good times or hard times; whether we are changing nappies, or stuck on a train.
As we interact more with God and understand how awesome he is, we will experience joy in our service, our witness, our sacrifices and our suffering.
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Joy
In every pleasure we can enjoy the Father’s generosity
In every hardship we can enjoy the Father’s formation
In every prayer we can enjoy the Father’s welcome
In every failure we can enjoy the Son’s grace
In every pain we can enjoy the Son’s presence
In every supper we can enjoy the Son’s touch
In every temptation we can enjoy the Spirit’s life
In every groan we can enjoy the Spirit’s hope
In every word we can enjoy the Spirit’s voice
In one another we can enjoy God’s love
In daily repentance and faith we can enjoy God’s freedom
Under the hood
Afterword
| Contributors | Tim Chester |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781784983536 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | August 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
Tim Chester’s books are always unusually accessible. He can distill great amounts of complex theological truth into short, digestible chapters. In this book, he brings this skill to bear on the subject of communion with God—perhaps the greatest privilege of a Christian. But it is one little understood, and even less is it actually enjoyed. I urge you to read this volume. It will make you hunger and thirst for fellowship with God.
"Enjoying God" is gourmet food for the weary soul. Tim Chester shows us how we can really, expansively, and truly enjoy our communion with God—not by any weird spiritual techniques but by drilling down into our oneness with him. As we understand the three Persons of God more richly, we are invited into a more vivid and real experience of him. This is profound truth in simple and engaging writing.
Winsome in its unpacking of theology and compelling in the sweep of its applications, "Enjoying God" is neither an essay on the Trinity nor a "how to" manual, but something close to both. It is among the best of the rising number of books that instruct Christians on how to cross the bridge from enjoying God on the Lord's Day to enjoying God every day. Tim Chester is in no danger of making God little more than a useful utility to increase our pleasure; he is far too God-centred and gospel-centred for that. But if we desire to experience for ourselves a little more (one of Tim's favourite words) of the truth that in God's presence there are pleasures forever more, we shall be hard-pressed to find a better guide.
The author brings his rich understanding of Scripture with his own personal experience, wisdom from other theologians and wonderful imagery to explain theological concepts in a very clear way. This book is beautifully written, practical and gospel-centred – I recommend it to anyone who would love to go deeper in their relationship with God and to enjoy Him each day!... continue reading
I was sent this book to review by the wonderful folk at The Good Book Company, who have published some great stuff recently, and a friend there suggested that I might enjoy Chester’s Enjoying God. Having loved Tim’s recent books including the brilliant Who On Earth is the Holy Spirit? and his contributions to things like Keswick’s Captivated, I was excited to read this book. Gladly, I can report that I found this book to be good for a number of reasons.... continue reading
Tim Chester is a pastor at Grace Church, Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire. He is also a faculty member of Crosslands Training; and is the author of over 30 books, a number of which have been really significant in my own formation: Total Church, Everyday Church, You Can Change… When I heard about the vision behind Tim’s new book, Enjoying God, I was really keen to hear more…... continue reading
I was read as a part of church book review as I only read it quickly because of that I didn’t do the actions the author ask us to do so I wIll read again & do it . I feel it is a great to understand God show how He is three in one we must see Him as that This book us closer to God & to Know Him better just a wonderful to help us to be better Christian
At the heart of Enjoying God is the fact that Christians can truly know God and experience His presence in daily life. God is known in the three Persons of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We experience Him as we interact with each Person of the Triune Godhead. By faith, all believers are connected to God through the work of Christ, and this union with Christ leads to daily communion with Him. The more time we spend in communion with God, the more we will experience and enjoy Him.
Enjoying God is a book that calls us to slow down. Each chapter has some practical application that could require a week (or more) to put into practice. As the type who loves to plow through a book in a few days or a couple weeks, at most, I benefitted from slowing down and savoring each chapter and each topic of application.
Some books are perfect for reading in a day or two. Enjoying God is not one of them. It’s like smoking a good brisket and needs time to be pondered over for a season as you apply the action steps and learn to enjoy God more.
