Co-authored by Ben Pasley and Tim Thornton this book's lead author is Doug Roberts who has been Ben's pastor for a decade.
This book is part storytelling narrative, part honest teaching, and part untempered, spontaneous conversation between three friends on the basics of living in the kingdom of God. In May of 2009 Doug Roberts, Ben Pasley , and Tim F. Thornton took an old beat up RV into the mountains near Woodland Park, Colorado and for three days did little more than fish, eat, and record conversations on foundational truths. These beautiful pictures of kingdom life become even more potent when we witness them shared between three generations of spiritual lineage--from fathers to sons.
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Here are some notes from Doug's pen:
For some time people have asked me if I had teaching tapes on the
foundations. I think this is the season that the Father has release me
to write this book. There are 8 chapters in my book all dealing with
what I believe to be foundation that people need to stand and stay the
course in these days. Here is a look at the 8 foundation that will be
in my book.
1. God's Love
If you are not grounded in knowing that the Father loves you no
matter what, then the devil will always question you about the Fathers
love for you. It affects not only you loving the Father, but loving
yourself and others.
2. Walking in Forgiveness.
Lay aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you, don't give the
devil an opportunity, Let bitterness and wrath, and anger, clamor,
slander are put away from you along with malice, forgiving each other
as God in Christ also forgave you.
3. Exercising Faith.
Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to
God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek
Him.
4. Knowing the Holy Spirit.
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He
may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world
cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know
Him because He abides with you and in you and will teach you all things
and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
5. Being in Christ.
Once you have believed in Christ for salvation, then you need to
learn how to be in Christ so you can do the works that the Father has
prepared beforehand that we would walk in Christ.
6. Practicing Righteousness.
Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
7. Rejoicing in Suffering.
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In
the world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world.
8. Ruling Your Soul.
I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prosper.