Encountering God's Heart for You , livre ebook

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© 2019 by Diane Stortz
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Dedication
For every woman of the Word. —DS
Contents
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Dedication
As You Begin . . .
Epigraph
Part 1: The Books of Law
1. In His Image
2. Thinking of You
3. Beginning Again
4. Planning with Purpose
5. Faith Is What Matters
6. The God Who Sees Me
7. Laughing with God
8. Salt
9. Totally Trusting
10. Family Matters
11. Living Above Circumstances
12. Tamar
13. Tapestry of Life
14. Brave
15. Yahweh
16. Who Am I?
17. When I See the Blood
18. Just Stay Calm
19. Sabbath Rest
20. Substitutes
21. Fully Known
22. Tabernacled
23. A Covenant Community
24. The Day of Atonement
25. Love Your Neighbor
26. A Family Blessing
27. Enemies
28. Wavering
29. Like Grasshoppers
30. A Plan for Difficult Times
31. The Star of Jacob
32. People of the Land
33. The Daughters of Zelophehad
34. Near to Us
35. One God
36. Teach Your Children
37. Chosen
38. Every Word
39. Inside Out
40. God’s Economy
41. True Justice
42. True or False
43. Choose Life
44. Included
45. Everlasting Arms
Part 2: The Books of History
46. Strong and Courageous
47. Rahab
48. Crossing the Jordan
49. Obey Anyway
50. Tricked
51. Praying for a Miracle
52. Never Too Old
53. Record Keeping
54. Make the Choice
55. Dark Days
56. Deborah and Jael
57. The Lord Is Peace
58. Strong Samson
59. The Levite’s Concubine
60. Ruth
61. Hannah
62. Listen
63. All Fall Down
64. Give Us a King
65. Samuel’s Promise
66. But . . . But . . . But . . .
67. The Heart of a King
68. Waiting
69. Abigail
70. Desperation
71. Michal
72. Celebrate Life
73. Praying God’s Promises
74. David and Bathsheba
75. Absalom
76. David’s Song of Praise
77. Arranged and Secured
78. At the Threshing Floor
79. The Kings of Israel
80. Solomon’s Request
81. A Temple and a Palace
82. Glory Fills the Temple
83. That All May Know
84. The Queen of Sheba
85. Turned Away
86. Torn
87. Follow the Leader
88. A Litany of Kings
89. The Widow of Zarephath
90. Showdown
91. Overcome
92. Whisper
93. Learning by Example
94. Best Actor in a Supporting Role
95. Lord of Heaven’s Armies
96. Good News Is for Sharing
97. Fallen
98. Challenges
99. Hezekiah’s Prayer
100. Complacency
101. Good King Josiah
102. Destruction and Exile
103. Roots
104. Jabez
105. Serving One Another
106. Ask God First
107. Worship the Lord
108. The Ministry of Music
109. Seek Him
110. Generous
111. Seeking God for the Nation
112. Over All
113. Free to Worship
114. Bronze for Gold
115. Finish Well
116. Compromised
117. The Power of Praise
118. Judged
119. Tested
120. Changed
121. Future Hope
122. Counted
123. Past and Future Tense
124. Rebuilding the Temple
125. Teacher of the Word
126. Trust His Care
127. Taking Sin Seriously
128. Pray, Plan, Act
129. The Joy of the Lord
130. For Such a Time
Part 3: The Books of Poetry and Wisdom
131. Job’s Suffering
132. Job’s Struggle
133. God’s Answer
134. Walk This Way
135. Majesty
136. Don’t Be Foolish
137. Forsaken
138. Shepherd Song
139. Goodness and Mercy
140. Set Free
141. Delight in the Lord
142. Desperate for God
143. Be Still
144. A Clean Heart
145. Tears in a Bottle
146. All the Nations
147. A Family for the Lonely
148. Growing Older
149. Bitter
150. Generation to Generation
151. Pilgrimage
152. Make It Count
153. Let God
154. Praise His Name
155. Resting in God
156. Sweeter Than Honey
157. Pleasing Coach
158. Enter His Presence
159. Never Apart
160. Honest Prayers
161. Hallelujah!
162. How to Do Life
163. Guard Your Heart
164. Fear the Lord
165. Words, Words, Words
166. The Woman We Love to Hate
167. Finding Contentment
168. Celebrate Love
Part 4: The Books of Prophecy
169. Holy One of Israel
170. A Light in the Darkness
171. The Branch
172. Sheltered
173. The Word Stands Forever
174. No Comparison
175. On Eagles’ Wings
176. The Lord’s Chosen Servant
177. Promises Ahead
178. Plow the Hard Ground
179. The Potter’s Hand
180. False Messengers
181. God’s Anger
182. Hope and a Future
183. A New Covenant
184. The Weeping Prophet
185. Truth for Sleepless Nights
186. Mourning with Hope
187. The Watchman
188. Hearts of Stone, Hearts of Flesh
189. Repent and Live
190. Stand in the Gap
191. The King of Tyre
192. The Good Shepherd
193. A New Spirit
194. Dry Bones
195. The Lord Is There
196. Determined
197. In the Fire
198. Faithful
199. Prophetic Visions
200. The Ones I Love
201. Now Is the Time
202. The Day of the Lord
203. Roar
204. Reaping What We Sow
205. Mercy for All
206. Insignificant
207. Do What Is Good
208. Refuge
209. Even Though
210. When God Sings
211. Put God First
212. By My Spirit
213. King and Priest
214. Wearying God
215. Messengers
Part 5: The Gospels
216. One Message
217. Worship Him
218. Baptism
219. Tested
220. Blessed
221. Kingdom Living
222. How to Pray
223. What Do You Treasure?
224. Specks and Logs
225. Build Wisely
226. What Kind of Man?
227. Harvest Workers
228. Rest
229. Parables of the Kingdom
230. Son of God
231. Tangled
232. Seventy Times Seven
233. Statements
234. Be Ready
235. Opening the Way
236. Risen
237. Divine Authority
238. Lord of the Sabbath
239. Family Circles
240. The Sower
241. What God Has Done
242. Multiplication
243. Hypocrisy
244. If
245. Servant of All
246. Moving Mountains
247. Free
248. Joy
249. Certainty
250. Surprised by an Angel
251. Shepherds and Prophets
252. In My Father’s House
253. Rejection
254. Prayer
255. Disciples
256. New Wine
257. John the Baptist
258. Love and Forgiveness
259. Faith-Filled Women
260. Glory
261. Who Is My Neighbor?
262. Mary and Martha
263. Keep Praying
264. Division
265. Lost and Found
266. Rich and Poor
267. Thankful
268. Let the Children Come
269. Changed
270. Agony in the Garden
271. Voices
272. Understanding
273. Witness
274. Truth for Every Day
275. Believe It
276. Harvest
277. Bread of Life
278. Sin No More
279. Light of the World
280. The Gate
281. The Good Shepherd
282. The Resurrection and the Life
283. Divine Example
284. A New Commandment
285. The Way, the Truth, the Life
286. Come, Holy Spirit
287. The True Vine
288. In the World, Not of It
289. Examine the Evidence
290. Peter
Part 6: The Book of History
291. The Holy Spirit Comes
292. Emboldened
293. Ananias and Sapphira
294. Stephen
295. Scattered
296. On the Damascus Road
297. Rise and Eat
298. Prayers for Peter
299. Paul and Barnabas
300. The Jerusalem Council
301. Disagreement
302. Doors
303. Belief and Opposition
304. Searching the Scriptures
305. Keep Learning
306. Ephesus
307. In Jerusalem
308. An Appeal to Caesar
309. Shipwrecked
310. In Rome
Part 7: The Letters
311. All Have Sinned
312. By Faith
313. Friends and Enemies
314. Life in the Spirit
315. Grafted In
316. True Worship
317. Unity
318. Changed
319. Marriage and Singleness
320. Flee Idolatr