Glorifying and Enjoying God: 52 Devotions through the Westminster Shorter Catechism

by William Boekestein, Jonathan Landry Cruse, Andrew J. Miller

Overview

For centuries, the Westminster Shorter Catechism has helped Christians young and old to know their “chief end.” Now, authors William Boekestein, Jonathan Landry Cruse, and Andrew J. Miller value this venerable catechism and winsomely introduce a new generation to its powerful message. Dividing the catechism into 52 brief devotions, they explain and apply each question and answer in a year’s worth of Lord’s Days. This valuable new resource is great for individual and family use for all who desire to “glorify and enjoy God forever.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798886860573
Publisher:	Reformation Heritage Books
Publication date:	10/16/2023
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	656,671
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Boekestein is pastor of Immanuel Fellowship Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He and his wife Amy have four children.

Jonathan Landry Cruse is pastor of Community Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he lives with his wife and three children. He is the author of several books, including What Happens When We Worship.

Andrew J. Miller is the Regional Home Missionary for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in central Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife Rebekah and their five children.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction
1.         Why Am I Here? (1)
2.         Words to Live By (2–3)
3.         What Is God? (4)
4.         The Holy Trinity (5–6)
5.         Divine Decrees (7–8)
6.         Made by God (9)
7.         What Is a Human? (10)
8.         Providence (11)
9.         A Covenant of Works (12)
10.       The Start of Sin (13–16)
11.       Effects of the Fall (17–19)
12.       A Covenant of Grace (20)
13.       Who Is Jesus? (21–22)
14.       The Hero We All Need (23–26)
15.       Jesus’s Humiliation (27)
16.       Jesus’s Exaltation (28)
17.       God’s Spirit at Work (29–30)
18.       God’s Gift of Life (31–32)
19.       Justification (33)
20.       Children of God (34)
21.       Sanctification (35)
22.       “Earthly” Salvation (36)
23.       “Heavenly” Salvation (37–38)
24.       Meet God’s Law (39–40)
25.       God’s Will in Ten Words (41–44)
26.       The First Commandment (45–48)
27.       The Second Commandment (49–52)
28.       The Third Commandment (53–56)
29.       The Fourth Commandment (57–62)
30.       The Fifth Commandment (63–66)
31.       The Sixth Commandment (67–69)
32.       The Seventh Commandment (70–72)
33.       The Eighth Commandment (73–75)
34.       The Ninth Commandment (76–78)
35.       The Tenth Commandment (79–81)
36.       The Sinfulness of Sin (82–84)
37.       Faith (85–86)
38.       Repentance (87)
39.       The Means of Grace (88)
40.       Preaching (89–90)
41.       The Sacraments (91–93)
42.       Holy Baptism (94–95)
43.       Holy Communion (96–97)
44.       Learning to Pray (98–99)
45.       Praying to Our Heavenly Father (100)
46.       Praying for God’s Glory (101)
47.       Praying for God’s Kingdom (102)
48.       Praying for God’s Will (103)
49.       Praying for God’s Provision (104)
50.       Praying for Forgiveness (105)
51.       Praying for Holiness (106)
52.       How to End a Prayer (107)
 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Glorifying and Enjoying God functions as a Shorter Catechism commentary in devotional form. I found it to be a wonderful way of reviewing key aspects of our theology at the same time I was being encouraged by the greatness and goodness of our God.”
—Bryan Chapell, pastor emeritus, Grace Presbyterian Church, Peoria, Illinois; and president emeritus, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
 

Editorial Reviews

May a Catechism prove to be devotional material? Well, of course! As Paul says, truth is in order to godliness. And what better way to start the day than to read these devotionals on the Shorter Catechism. Boekestein, Cruse, and Miller have provided us with an outstanding primer to get the juices flowing and the heart engaged. Outstanding!”
—Derek W. H. Thomas, pastor, author, Ligonier Teaching Fellow

“The church in our own day urgently needs not only to confess what we believe but to announce what is true. Glorifying and Enjoying God helps us to do just this as it presents the objective claims of a classic catechism in a format perfected for weekly worship and study at home. Together read, recite, and rejoice in these truths!”
— Chad Van Dixhoorn, Professor of Church History and Theolgy, Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte

“If you view doctrine as dry and connect catechism with tedious repetition, you need Glorifying and Enjoying God. Here three pastors explore the greatness of God and the glories of his grace, revealed in the Bible and captured concisely (and brilliantly!) in the Shorter Catechism. This is solid food for Christ-hungry hearts, rich nourishment for growing children of God.”
—Dennis E. Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California
 

“Glorifying and Enjoying God functions as a Shorter Catechism commentary in devotional form. I found it to be a wonderful way of reviewing key aspects of our theology at the same time I was being encouraged by the greatness and goodness of our God.”
—Bryan Chapell, pastor emeritus, Grace Presbyterian Church, Peoria, Illinois; and president emeritus, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
 

“Glorifying and Enjoying God presents accessible and practical devotional meditations on the truths of Scripture as summarized in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The authors present theological truths in easily digested gobbets so that readers can learn more about the faith once delivered to the saints. The authors write with divine revelation as their guide, the wisdom of ages past as their aid, and the glorification of God as their goal. Readers will do well to benefit from their labors.”
—J. V. Fesko, Harriett Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi
 

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