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The Life God Blesses: The Secret of Enjoying God's Favor Kindle Edition

by Jim Cymbala (Author), Stephen Sorenson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 131 ratings
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God Is Searching for People to BlessJim Cymbala believes that God plays "favorites"--that certain people experience his blessings more abundantly than others. Have these people learned a formula or a simple technique that will guarantee his blessing? Or is there something more profound at work in their lives?In The Life God Blesses, Jim Cymbala points out that God is constantly searching for people to bless. He’s not looking for men and women with special talents or unusual intelligence or great strength but for those who possess a certain kind of heart. Find out how to have a heart that God cannot resist and you will become a channel of his blessing for your family, your church, and your world.
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Cymbala's fourth book supports his thesis that God will favor those whose hearts are genuinely open to him. In six brief chapters, Cymbala alternates between biblical and contemporary stories many about his parishioners to illustrate simple, powerful messages about how people have succeeded and failed in efforts to live a blessed life. He does a fine job of making Old Testament stories accessible to a wide audience, and in doing so shows how kings such as Uzziah and Josiah interacted with God and reaped both blessings and sorrows, depending on the condition of their hearts and the choices they made. Mixed with these stories are snippets of information about the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Cymbala's astoundingly successful church, but for a fuller story of its humble beginnings and miraculous growth, readers would do better to read Cymbala's first three publications, as well as Carol Cymbala's book (reviewed below). Cymbala's tone is refreshingly earnest, and while he does not downplay God's ability and willingness to allow human suffering, he and Sorenson emphasize above all God's tenderness and deep love for everyone. Also admirable is the absence of vitriol in this book; Cymbala imitates the godly gentleness he extols and repeatedly warns against the pride and hardness of heart to which those who are blessed can fall prey. While some of Cymbala's rhetoric may superficially appear to echo the gospel of health and wealth, even the most cursory reading reveals that he speaks of blessings much less tangible and more enduring than money and material well-being.

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Cymbala's fourth book supports his thesis that God will favor those whose hearts are genuinely open to him. In six brief chapters, Cymbala alternates between biblical and contemporary stories---many about his parishioners---to illustrate simple, powerful messages about how people have succeeded and failed in efforts to live a blessed life. He does a fine job of making Old Testament stories accessible to a wide audience, and in doing so shows how kings such as Uzziah and Josiah interacted with God and reaped both blessings and sorrows, depending on the condition of their hearts and the choices they made. Mixed with these stories are snippets of information about the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Cymbala's astoundingly successful church, but for a fuller story of its humble beginnings and miraculous growth, readers would do better to read Cymbala's first three publications, as well as Carol Cymbala's book (reviewed below). Cymbala's tone is refreshingly earnest, and while he does not downplay God's ability and willingness to allow human suffering, he and Sorenson emphasize above all God's tenderness and deep love for everyone. Also admirable is the absence of vitriol in this book; Cymbala imitates the godly gentleness he extols and repeatedly warns against the pride and hardness of heart to which those who are blessed can fall prey. While some of Cymbala's rhetoric may superficially appear to echo the gospel of health and wealth, even the most cursory reading reveals that he speaks of blessings much less tangible and more enduring than money and material well-being. (Sept.) -- Publisher’s Weekly

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004BA51C2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan (December 21, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 21, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3320 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 131 ratings

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Jim Cymbala

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Jim Cymbala has been the pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle for more than twenty-five years. The author of the best-selling titles Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire; Fresh Faith; and Fresh Power, he lives in New York City with his wife, Carol Cymbala, who directs the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

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George Luis Maisonave
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the time to read for all walks of life.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020
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I love all his book because your faith is increased by Gods word. The lord receives all the glory and you get to read the many testimonies of the work of Gods hands in their lives and others! I would give this book to everyone if I had the money!
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Fran
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2014
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I love Jim's love & how he makes me simply know Gods love for me in practical ways I so need as I walk with My Father & talk with my Father. He said something that truly expresses my desire & that is , more than anything I want Jesus to live in my heart. I am His & He is mine. I'm truly having a love affair with the Holy Spirit thanks to Jim's explaining how alive the Word is & how alive my Father is. I love all of Jim's books & my prayer is that some day we can meet face to face with this man of God.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Faith thru prayer is the key that opens the heart of God.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2015
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I gave it this high rating because it is full of biblical truths and was written so well. I plan to buy the hard back to give to my Christian friends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017
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My husband recommended this book and it's definitely been such a huge encouragement for me. I love the salvation testimonies, the illustrations of trusting God when faith is dim and how Pastor Cymbala uses Scripture to describe how important our faith walk and consistency is to the Lord, to us and our family.
God bless you!
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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This book is a great book to help anyone to build their faith in our Lord. Great author, great book!
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HENRY CAMPBELL
5.0 out of 5 stars Your life will be blessed by reading this book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2013
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I enjoyed the stories in the book and the bible stories that that reference the real life stories. I love the encouragement of stepping out on faith in God and knowing that when things get hard, or seem impossible. There is nothing to hard for God and all things are possible with him.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015
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This was an enjoyable and easy read.
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Musicman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for anyone to read. Everyone wants to be blessed!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2013
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This little book as with so many from Jim Cymbala outlines a basic pattern for everyone from Pastor to pew sitter (and non-pew sitter) to have a blessed and fulfilled life. You can easily read it in a short while or a chapter a day. Enjoy the blessings!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great wee book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2023
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Full of inspiration
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2017
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Very good and encouraging book and very easy to read as are all of Jim Cymbala's books. ! ! !
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H. Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein sehr zu empfehlendes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2016
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Den Namen Jim Cymbala kenne ich seit dem 11. September, als in New York die Türme von Terroristen zerstört wurden und dann über 600 Leute in Panik zur Gemeinde von Pastor Cymbala in die Kirche sich retteten. Deswegen habe ich mir das Buch bestellt, es leider noch nicht gelesen, doch allein wegen des Titels würde ich es sofort weiterempfehlen, da ich schon viel über diesen Pastor gelesen hatte und sicher ist es ein wertvolles Buch.
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M. Jacobsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2018
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Great book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The life God blesses
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2014
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I have read all of Jim Cymbala's books and found them all most uplifting and spiritually challenging and a Life God Blesses is no exception. I would recommend it to both starters in the faith as well as those who have been on the spiritual journey many years. The only problem he doesn't write many books!
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