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Overview
Want to grow in Christ?
Want to be used by God as a “vessel for honor” (2 Timothy 2:21)?
Want to hear “well done”? (Matthew 25:21)
In our zeal to glorify God and be used by Him, we have a tendency to rely on doing things for God. However, when God chose to use certain individuals in the Bible, it wasn’t because of their efforts or abilities. God was looking at their heart. God wants worshipers who work, not workers who worship. There is a vast difference between the two.
God still searches hearts. Will you be found by God as pleasing to Him? You can become a person that is useful to God—not because of the great things you do, but because of a heart that pleases Him. Who you are is more important than what you do, because what you do flows out of who you are.
The goal of this book is to see your service to God become an overflow of the heart. You cannot minister from an empty cup.
Make your life count for eternity!
Overflowing subjects include:
- Why God uses some people more than others
- How to evaluate our heart behind our actions
- How to test if we are pursuing the same goal as God
- How remaining sin creates barriers in our relationship with God
- How our faith makes God look great or small
- How our holiness today affects our usefulness tomorrow
- How we embezzle glory from God
- How to find more joy
- How to love others more
- How to make disciples with boldness
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781952025778 |
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| Publisher: | Clovercroft Publishing |
| Publication date: | 02/08/2022 |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword 13
Preface 15
Introduction 17
Chapter 1 God's Heart Search 21
Chapter 2 Overflowing Hearts 37
Part 1 The Spring - Traveling with the Current
Chapter 3 The Spring 47
Part 2 The Stream-Connecting to the Spring
Chapter 4 The Stream 59
Part 3 The Barriers -Removing the Barriers
Chapter 5 Heart Barriers 81
Chapter 6 The Barrier of Unbelief: Part 1 89
Chapter 7 The Barrier of Unbelief: Part 2 101
Chapter 8 The Barrier of Disobedience: Part 1 117
Chapter 9 The Barrier of Disobedience: Part 2 141
Chapter 10 The Barrier of Pride 153
Part 4 The Oasis -Overflowing to Others
Chapter 11 The Oasis 171
Chapter 12 Overflowing Joy 189
Chapter 13 Overflowing Love 201
Chapter 14 Overflowing Message 223
Conclusion Now What? 239
Appendix Overflowing Health 243
Acknowledgments 247
Notes 249
About the Author 253
What People are Saying About This
Most books have a “must read” section. It may be a key sentence or paragraph that reveals the heart of the author or the main thrust of the work. I was looking for that as I started reading Overflowing. What surprised me was that as I read, I found paragraph after paragraph of helpful biblical material. This book supports those serving in ministry with material to assess and diagnose their soul, to reflect on where their strength for ministry comes from, and to examine inner thoughts and intentions. With the gentle honesty of someone who has been there – Kyle walks us through a thoroughly biblical examination of pride and humility, sin and holiness, joy and discouragement. Make no mistake this is not a theological treatise on missions or ministry; it is a heart book designed for you and your ministry success.
-Paul L. Davis, President ABWE International
Do you ever wonder how to glorify God with your life? At the end of your life, do you want to hear Jesus say, “Well done, good and faithful servant”? Do you want less stress and more joy in your life? Then this book is for you! Saturated with Scripture and engaging stories from his life on the mission field, Kyle shares practical wisdom that is rooted in deep, biblical theology. This is a book I heartily recommend to youth who want to know how they can be used of God in life and ministry, as well as to seasoned veteran pastors and missionaries who desire to finish well.
-Jeff Demerly, ABWE Executive Director for Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa
Kyle has chosen a topic that is much needed and can be of great help to all Christian workers. Since he has had many contacts with missionaries, pastors and others serving Christ, he is well qualified to understand the importance of spiritual health in serving the Savior. He has given many thoughts to encourage and challenge the reader. I have known Kyle since his call into the ministry, followed him in his missionary endeavors, and believe he fully understands the necessity of a long and fruitful ministry. He is not only an example but wants others to follow that example.
-Robert Farison, Pastor and Bible teacher
The Apostle Peter was clear in his writings of the importance of being reminded of sound Biblical truths. Thank you, Kyle, for following Peter’s model in reminding your readers of the supreme importance of pursuing our walk with Jesus Christ as priority one. Any book that both challenges and convicts you regarding your walk with Christ is a worthy read. You are holding such a book in your hand. After 41 years of pastoral ministry it was a welcomed and needful reminder of cherishing and nourishing a God-centric life.
-Jerry Pelfrey, Lead Pastor in Mason, Ohio (1985- present)
Human hearts are tricky things. Knowing them and understanding them is a perpetual mystery to us. I find this to be true even of my own heart. In this book my friend Kyle Farran lays bare a portion of his heart so that we might be encouraged to examine the real source of the activity we call “service to God.” The thesis of this book as expressed in its preface is that effective “ministry is not characterized by a busy schedule or an overflow of the will, but rather an overflow of the heart.” Kyle has written from his heart’s understanding of God’s Word to help us examine our hearts closely. He gives us wisdom that flows from the experience of pursuing the development a full and clean heart before God as the mainspring of life. I have watched him do this in the midst of the tension of ministry in multiple cultural settings. If you struggle to cooperate fully with God’s molding ministry in your heart, Read this book! It will help you! I know it helped me.
-Dr. Steve Stairs, Pastoral Training Consultant for Africa, ABWE and fellow-wanderer in Hluhluwe Game Par
Overflowing captures the essence of what it means for the Christian to want more of who God is and what He has to offer us. Not only does Kyle present a beautiful illustration of what living water looks like, he gives helpful and very practical tools for the Christian who is desiring to go deeper with God. Kyle uses the whole of scripture to showcase the glory of God and how He wants to fully engage us in His incredible story. Really appreciate Kyle’s heart as he shares his journey of ministry life and what God has done in and through him.
-Ryan Christian, Founder/President Hideout Ministries
Once the initial excitement and the perceived glamour of ministry has past, those ministering need to be reminded of their source and their purpose. Kyle wonderful establishes a basis for ministry, a basis that is centered on God and His word. God is at work in us more than we are at work for Him. Missionaries need Him more than God needs missionaries, and this truth will keep them effective in their chosen field of ministry. Kyle does a great job in reminding us all of these truths. This book is a much needed tool for all those seeking serve Him through sharing Christ with a lost and increasingly desperate world.
-Dr. Desmond Venter, Grace Baptist Church, Amanzimtoti, South Africa