Make Yourself at Home: Discovering the Heart of the Church - Softcover

Swatkowski, Ms. Kay; Swatkowski, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627074775 ISBN 13: 9781627074773

Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Although God commands His people to love one another, growing in a loving spirit of unity is one of the greatest challenges facing churches today. And when we struggle with showing grace toward one another, we don’t let the light of Christ shine clearly to the world around us.

Make Yourself at Home presents a guide to developing a Christian community that meets the deepest spiritual, relational, emotional, and physical needs of its people. In this book, you’ll be encouraged to know and embrace the “one another” commands centered on loving, praying for, serving, and accepting each other. Each chapter shares Scripture and illustrations, along with practical suggestions to help you apply these commands to everyday living. Discover how you can cultivate the heart of the church—to keep the light shining, and show the world the reality of Christ’s love.

About this title

About the Author

Kay Swatkowski holds a degree in elementary education and a master's in pastoral counseling. Grandmother of nine, Kay draws on her own life experiences and years of working with families  in church settings as she writes to encourage grandmothers. Kay and her husband, Ray, have nearly five decades of ministry and leadership experience.

From the Back Cover

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:34–35 NKJV

Although God clearly commands His people to love one another, growing in a loving spirit of unity is one of the greatest challenges facing churches today. And when we struggle with showing grace toward one another, we don’t let the light of Christ shine clearly to the world around us.

Make Yourself at Home presents a guide to developing a Christian community that meets the deepest spiritual, relational, emotional, and physical needs of people. This book encourages you not only to know, but also to embrace, the “one another” commands of the Bible: Love one another. Pray for one another. Serve one another. Accept one another.

In each chapter you’ll find Scripture and illustrations, along with practical suggestions to help you apply these commands to everyday living. Discover how you can cultivate the heart of the church—to keep the light shining so the world can undoubtedly see the reality of Christ’s love.

Edition details

• Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1627074775
• ISBN 13: 9781627074773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200