Author: Gordon Cheng
Publisher: Matthias Media
By Shirley Emms
Encouragement is the most over-used word in Christian circles. But are we even sure we know what its means to encourage one another?
Is encouragement a pat on the back when someone feels sad? Or helping them stay happy? Well, I wasn’t sure at all myself what encouragement was and how I was meant to go about it.
We often feel that with topical books such as these that there is an art or science to encouragement or prayer etc. But what I’ve learnt in reading this series is how much I have lost the basics. I look for profound news. Yet Cheng offers a elegant and profound book which gave me a joyful reality check and reminded me of what is true and significant.
The book covers a very basic spectrum of key considerations. Gorden Cheng takes you on brief journey as he looks at how Christian encouragement works, how words themselves impact out lives and how Christian words should be taking root in our lives.
Some books often offer all theory and no practical tips and some all tips and no substance. But this book forms part of the Guidebooks for Life series which includes “Prayer and the Voice of God”, and “A Sinner’s Guide to Holiness”. They offer vital balance to theory and application. They dig into the Bible and challenge us by stirring us to change as we discover how God wants us live.
It includes a discussion guide, so why don’t you pick one up at the bookstall, read it with a friend and grapple with what it means to encourage and how you can best go about it as brothers in Christ.
