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Deeper Level

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Israel Houghton challenges you to deeply explore and live your spirituality - today! Worship leader of Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church and Grammy Award-winning artist, Houghton quickly describes how fame and fortune are NOT the answer to a successful, vibrantly alive ministry. Indeed, that path begins IS a consecration of one's life, which means that the sacred penetrate every facet of one's mental, emotional, and physical experience. This is not a book for dabblers or observers!

Houghton and the New Breed Band ministry set aside a forty-day time period in which each person would conduct a media fast, healthier lifestyle and deeper prayer. The latter would mean more listening and perceiving rather than talking about one's desires or needs.

The results have been outstanding for each member and the band as a sacred body. Naturally the gap was filled with awareness of relationships needing forgiveness, an invitation to commune with God both with and without the Bible, a relinquishment of self-directed or useless busyness, a clarity about what foods or activities are actually essential to life, a union with God in place of ego-driven performance, an emphasis on spiritual character rather than visible talent, seeing the blessings in whatever comes one's way, and so much more. Each band member comments on what he or she has experienced and song lyrics written during this time are included, as well as a companion study guide for the reader's journey in experiencing a similar blessing that is only the beginning of worshipping at a deeper level.

World visions and dreams begin at home and then grow large, in that order! A Deeper Level is MUST READING for every Christian or spiritual being serious about the anointing that is one's divine birthright!

This is a must have book to live and share, in that order! One of the best spiritual books this reviewer has read in a very long while!

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal on August 26, 2007

The book is in great condition. It made my reading it enjoyable. It is a must read for anyone who is on a journey to go deeper with the Lord.

Reading this book has truly helped my relationship with God grow to a deeper level! Israel speaks to you as if you two were chillin' in a coffee shop just talking. He's so real and transparent with his life that you can truly relate your experiences with his. If you want to experience God on another level and just wrap in closer with The King, get this book and be ready for a journey that will only enrich your worship life. Great read!

I bought this last Jan 2009 and enjoyed it so that I assigned it to my whole ministry team during a group consecration. Truly a well written, honest, real, thoughtful, and Annointed exercise book. I say exercise because it does work on your spiritual muscles and encourages much more of you in your worship!! We have loved it. I get daily messages from our group sharing the growth in spirit that they are experiencing

If you truly want to take your relationship with God and your worship to "A Deeper Level," then you NEED this book! Israel Houghton speaks frank but with great insite and conviction as he and his team take you through their 40-day fast and the revelation they received. After reading the introduction, my church's worship team decided to continue through the book as they too took part in a similar 40-day fast. I joined them and read through the book twice during the 40 days. It was amazing what God showed us through Israel's writings! Even if you are not ready for your own fast, this book is WORTH THE READ!

i really have enjoyed this book. there are many insightful things, and i have included it as part of my daily quiet time. the good part about it is that it is the type of book you can read later, and implement the points in it in the future. a lot of these types of books, you read them once, and thats it. but i will be using it in the future as well.

This book is everything I wanted and expected it to be. Insightful, Challenging, Inspiring, God given book!

It's worth every cent!! I'm so excited about it, and looking forward to the Power of One!!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. As a praise and worship leader, the book really brings home the ultimate message which is having a deeper relationship with God. highly recommended.

I highly recommend this book! It brought meto a new level of understanding worship and what it means to be a true worshipper of God from my heart. You will be blessed!