Publication Date: September 1, 1997 | Series: Inspirational Bible Study (Book 9)
A beginning. An origin.
Knowing where you came from says much about where you are going. Perhaps that is why the first book of the Bible is a book of beginnings. God wants us to know from where we came. Learning that will teach us much about the place we are going.
This study highlights the themes of sin and its consequences as Lucado brings us back to the beginning of the Bible. This study reminds us that Gods promises are ever present even in difficult times. Each lesson has a Scripture passage, as inspirational reading, questions to answer, space for journaling, and a prayer.
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In just under two decades of writing, Max Lucado has accomplished more than most writers hope for in a lifetime. Most of his books have appeared on one or more best seller lists, including those published by the "New York Times," "USA Today," "Publishers Weekly," and the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA). Aside from hardcover books, Lucado's writings have also been published as children's books, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, music CDs, mass paperback booklets, apparel, giftware, bookmarks, calendars, study Bibles, workbooks, curricula, and plush products. In spring 2003, Hallmark/Dayspring Cards launched a new gift card line featuring excerpts from Lucado's writings--and has already sold more than one million cards.
All this success has drawn more than a little attention to a previously low-profile Texas author and minister. Lucado has been featured in a wide range of media, including "USA Today," "Larry King Live," and "NBC Nightly News." He has spoken at the National Prayer Breakfast before the President of the United States. He has traveled with internationally renowned musicians as a special speaker on their music tours, such as the highly successful "Come Together & Worship Tour" (sponsored by Chevrolet) with Grammy Award-winning artists Michael W. Smith and Third Day.
Journey to the Top Lucado was born in 1955 in San Angelo, Texas, and raised in Andrews, Texas, the youngest of four children. His father was an Exxon oil field mechanic who, Lucado remembers, always smelled of grease cleaner. "It makes it easy for me to see a God who is loving and kind--because my dad was," he says. His mother was a nurse who grew up working in the cotton fields.
Lucado went through a period of rebellion against his parents' values and their God during his teens and into college. But it wasn't long before he found himself drawn back to his roots, back to God. He married, spent time serving as a missionary in Brazil, and returned to the States, where he began working as a church minister and writing on the side.
Secret to Success From all accounts, Max Lucado is not a man consumed by sales, awards, and achievements. He often turns down media interviews since they impede on family and ministry commitments. He spends the bulk of his week serving as senior minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. And he is truly surprised by his own success--more impressed by his one-in-a-million wife and three amazing daughters than by his successful writing career.
This review is from: Life Lessons: Book Of Genesis (Paperback)
Our home community meets weekly, about 14 people from a variety of religious traditions. We have found this to be very useful, and at a level where all can appreciate. I believe it is a bit light on content, but it is a great guide for discussion. The NKJV and NCV parallel passages are useful. Especially good are the book exceprts that accompany each chapter. An excellent thought provoker.
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This review is from: Life Lessons: Book Of Genesis (Paperback)
Max, writes every book like it was just for me at that point in my life. It always amazes me how he explains things in his books that you may have read a hundred times before. But while reading the light bulb comes on. and it is like how did I ever miss that..or what a beautiful way he explains it.
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This review is from: Life Lessons: Book Of Genesis (Paperback)
This book can be great in the hands of a capable teacher, but there's not a lot of meat to it other than the passages of Scripture. Basically, the book consists of a portion of Scripture from Genesis reprinted (a parallel of the NCV and the NKJF), then questions based on the passage, an inspirational excerpt from a previously published book (usually a Max Lucado book), and some more questions. For a capable teacher, the book has done a good job of boiling down the passage into a theme, or an objective, that could be the point of the class. For instance, Lesson 6 is entitled "Trusting God." If a teacher really focused on that point (what it looked like in Abraham's life, in Sarah's life, perhaps in other Biblical characters lives, and in the student's life to trust God) starting in the Genesis passage, but expanding it to other passages, and did a good job of application, then the book is valuable. But, without a good bit of study and addition to the text, you won't get much depth. One point I like about the book is that it takes broad themes and covers the book of Genesis in a relatively short amount of time. One thing I don't like about the book is the number of "what do YOU think?" questions. Most of the time, it doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks about a passage of Scripture. Mr. Lucado should have stuck with more "What does Scripture say....?"
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