One Life

by Jim Burns

Overview

Perhaps no one knows how to touch the hearts and minds of young people as writer and radio broadcaster Jim Burns. These fifty fresh devotional readings cover many of the major issues of life and faith that students wrestle with today. Sexual purity, the pressure to compromise, family relationships, trusting God, servanthood, worry, fatigue, and daily surrender are just a few of the topics Burns explores. Scripture and personal application questions are integrated throughout, while historical and contemporary stories, quotes, profiles of courage, and even illustrations from children's literature help students relate these concepts to their lives. Youth leaders and parents will find this a tremendous resource for teaching, while young adults will enjoy the book for use in their personal quiet time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441265999
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/05/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jim Burns is president of HomeWord and executive director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. He is also the host of the national radio broadcast HomeWord with Jim Burns. Jim's passion and purpose for this broadcast is to build God-honoring families through communicating practical truths that will enable adults and young people alike to live out their Christian faith. In addition to the radio program, Jim speaks to thousands around the world each year through seminars and conferences. He is an award-winning author, whose books include Creating an Intimate Marriage, The Purity Code, Confident Parenting, Faith Conversations for Families, and Teenology. He has been featured through numerous media outlets including CNN, ABC, Focus on the Family, and Library Journal. Jim and his wife, Cathy, have three grown daughters and live in Southern California. Visit www.homeword.com for more information.

Table of Contents

Preface     7
Acknowledgments     8
Introduction     9
No Compromise
No Greater Love     12
A No-compromise Commitment     15
Civil War Christmas     17
The Message of a Child     20
I'll Always Be There for You     24
Sexual Purity     26
A Vision Accomplished     29
Daily Walk
An Act of Love     34
Does Your Family Know You Love Them?     36
Our Father Is There for Us     39
The Power of Daily     41
God Is Cheering for You     43
An Answer to Prayer     46
You Are Blessed     50
Servanthood
What Would Jesus Do?     54
You Are the Only Jesus Somebody Knows     57
Responding with Love     59
The Road to Happiness     61
You Serve Jesus by Serving His Children     63
You Are a Representative of Christ on Earth     65
You Are the Hands of Christ     67
Discipleship
Costly Discipleship     70
Choose to Be Different     72
Who's in Control?     75
The Pressure to Compromise     77
The Secret of Endurance     79
You Are a Daily Gospel to the World     81
Your Best Interest Is His Best Interest     83
Obedience
Sometimes It Isn't Easy     86
Slow Me Down, Lord     88
A Hunger for Holiness     90
Trust or Worry?     92
Goals for Daily Living     95
Walking in the Light     97
His Way or Your Way?     99
Jesus is Lord
The Uniqueness of Christ     102
Open Your Heart to Jesus     105
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ     107
The Incarnation     110
Jesus Is Lord     112
Lord, Liar or Lunatic?     114
The Influence of One Life     117
Commitment
Radical Commitment     122
Full Surrender     125
Overcommitment and Fatigue: A Deadly Sin     127
Try It...You'll Like It!     129
We Are an Offering     132
No More Excuses     134
Taking a Stand     137
Accountability and Support     141
Endnotes     144