Four Small Words: A Simple Way to Understand the Bible - Paperback

by Jarrett Stevens (Author)

In a world addicted to headlines and sound bites, where technology has taught us how to say more with less --Jarrett Stevens, a popular pastor and speaker, helps readers understand the deep meaning of their own story, written within the Story of God. And all in just Four Small Words.

When it comes to a story as theologically thick and rich with history, metaphor, and meaning, as the Bible, the thought of trying to understand or communicate that story can be overwhelming. However, Stevens believes the essence of the Story of God can be understood, applied, and shared in just four small words.

Of. Between. With. In.

Using a simple, fresh, and memorable approach to the good news of God's story, Four Small Words not only gives us a better framework for the Bible, but for our everyday lives. Seeing God's big story through these small words allows it to sink deeper into our own lives and to be shared with others in a way that is more memorable and less intimidating.

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Humankind's quest to figure out just who we are and who we're meant to be has been around since, well, Adam and Eve. Once the serpent put it out there that God was holding back, that they were meant to be gods themselves, the first couple bought into the lie completely-and we've been losing touch with who God meant us to be ever since.
This means we've each lost, or thrown aside, a precious gift: our unique, God-given identity that is crafted in his own image.
In The Person Formerly Known as You, Jarrett Stevens challenges readers to reclaim God's gift, contending that the Bible states clearly they don't have to wait until heaven to discover who God created them to be, to become who God longs for them to become. But how can that happen? For many of us it seems as though we've already lost ourselves. That we're too far gone. Stevens dives directly into this tension while conversationally building a case for who you were meant to be, as already evidenced in Scripture. These are stories, images, and truths that will resonate with the soul of the reader, in a way that actually compels them to live their life like they were created to live ... no matter how far from their self they may have gone.