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Many believers settle for a spiritual routine that lacks God's presence. But what they truly want, and truly need, is a dynamic, vital, and intimate relationship with God. Here Wayne Cordeiro gently but directly shows readers how to move from routine to relationship--from mundane actions to fresh encounters--by learning to hear Him speak to them through the Bible. Through stories, lessons, and anecdotes, Cordeiro equips readers to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit as they read God's Word, enabling them to transform their daily quiet time with the Lord.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 octobre 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781585588282
Langue	English

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© 2007 by Wayne Cordeiro
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
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Ebook corrections 04.14.2016 (VBN), 01.11.2017
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ISBN 978-1-58558-828-2
Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ® , © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Scripture quotations labeled NIV 1984 are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Scripture quotations identified KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled Message are from The Message by Eugene H. Peterson, copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled NLT are from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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‘‘ The Divine Mentor is one of the best books on Bible study that I’ve ever read. Wayne Cordeiro describes reading the Bible as a way to sit at the feet of the many characters and heroes of the Bible as they teach you. What a concept. . . . I highly recommend this book, especially if you’re interested in finding an easy way to start a dialogue with God.’’
— Karen Wolff, Christian- Books-for-Women.com
‘‘Cordeiro convincingly presents the case for being in God’s Word on a daily basis to reap a closer walk with God. . . . This well-written book about developing a daily devotional time provides clear discussion and interesting anecdotes that encourage one to start reading the Bible every day.’’
— Church Libraries
‘‘Wayne Cordeiro knows a secret—for real intimacy with God, consistent daily devotions are not optional. In The Divine Mentor , he not only explains the need for, and importance of, devotions but also provides a sensible plan based on Scripture reading and journaling.’’
— Charisma
This book is dedicated to someone who saved my life: Jeremiah.
In a world where emergent and entrepreneurial leaders are seeking best practices and innovative strategies, there is a call to return to the Word of God as our base camp.
For years I held the tendency to leave the fountain of Living Water and hew for myself cisterns that I filled with contemporary and missional ideas, but they leaked. 1 Jeremiah encouraged me to talk with divine mentors on a daily basis, and that has changed my life radically.
I also commend others who have instilled in me a love for God’s Word: Joe Wittwer, Pastor of Life Center in Spokane, Washington, and Dale Coffing of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who encouraged me to put into print this simple system, which, if you will read on, will radically change your life as well.
C ONTENTS
COVER
TITLE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
ENDORSEMENTS
DEDICATION
PROLOGUE
INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: The Voice That Brings Life
1. Sacred Enclosures
2. You Don’t Have What It Takes
3. The Self-Feeding Program
4. A Place of Refreshment
PART TWO: How to Listen for God’s Voice
5. One Thing for Martha
6. Five Things for Life
7. SOAP
8. Fresh Bread
PART THREE : How Sweet That Voice!
9. Oak All the Way to the Core
10. Where the Rubber Meets the Road
11. Delighting in God’s Word
12. The University of the Holy Spirit
A Final Word: The Presence of God
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions
Journal
Endnotes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OTHER BOOKS BY WAYNE CORDEIRO
END NOTES
ADS
BACK COVER
Prologue
S moke billowed on the horizon. Smoke where there should be no smoke—at least, not a towering column like this one.
It couldn’t be good.
Terrorists . What else could it be?
As we approached we could see a few flames licking at piles of rubble. Yet where there had been homes, streets, playgrounds, gardens . . . there was nothing at all. Smoke, ruin, ashes. Nothing more.
Shocked into immobility, we could do nothing but gape. Where were the homes? Where were the women and children?
We poured over the edge of the embankment—some sliding, some jumping, some running headlong, falling, getting up, and falling again. Each man ran to the area where his home had been, hoping against hope to see someone moving in the wreckage: a beloved face, a form staggering out of the devastation. But there was no one. And no sound but the dry crackle of flames, fanned by a lonely desert wind.
Where were the bodies? We saw none. The terrorists must have kidnapped every woman and child in the village!
We wept without shame. Some cursed; some called out names in their anguish. Muttering among themselves, clusters began to gather, glancing at one another, nodding, fingering their weapons. It was like the moment before a violent thunderstorm, when the air becomes taut and stifling.
That’s when he collapsed on his knees and convulsed in agony. It’s not as though his loved ones had been spared.
We couldn’t help but watch. And as he poured out his sorrow, pleading for help and hope and direction, his body language began to change. Tension seemed to drain away from his shoulders. His hands unclenched, and he lifted his head as he prayed. Finally rising again to his feet, he wiped away his tears, squared his shoulders, and spoke with a steady voice.
Say what you will, something happened by that rock on the edge of total devastation. In those few moments, he had found strength, confidence, and fresh resolve. God must have given him a plan too, because it wasn’t long before we set off like the wind on the trail of the invaders.
In that moment, we could believe again. And rising among us was the confidence that we would recover from the ashes of Ziklag all we had lost . . . and maybe even more.
Introduction
M y best friends are in the Bible. Let me introduce you to one of my closest: David.
The two of you have already met? You did recognize him, didn’t you? You probably know him better as King David, but when this incident took place, 1 he still had a long road ahead before he would take the throne of ancient Israel.
And that brings me to something truly remarkable.
David has been gone from this earth for more than three millennia. Yet he and I still meet weekly. He still teaches, he still speaks, he still encourages and trains.
By walking with David amid the smoldering ruins of Ziklag, I find help and strength for challenges that come my own way.
And he’s not alone—he’s among a choice community of top-flight instructors! Over the years I have sailed with Noah; I have trekked with Moses. Entering the world of the Bible to learn from my friends and heroes changes me.
Jeremiah saved my life. Nehemiah buoyed my faltering ministry. Through his struggles with riches and greed, Solomon tutored me to be a person of excellence without opulence.
I have often heard young leaders decrying the scarcity of mentors. But we have been looking in the wrong places, for the greatest mentors will not be found among those currently on earth. They await us from another gallery.
When the student is ready, the mentors will appear. These heroes and legends have been expecting you.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 2
Encouragement is God’s native tongue. But encouragement without change is like a bicycle with only one pedal. Our participation is required. Encouragement turns into hope when His instructions find our ready acceptance and application .
The journey on which you’re about to embark is interactive. The lessons you will garner in this book have been distilled from more than thirty-three years of friendships with the mentors of the ages. What you’re about to learn has been the most important key to everything I have done. It is not a program. It is a lifetime adventure offered only to avid students of life.
We have only one life to live on this spinning globe, and many people are already halfway through before they realize that life will not fall neatly into our laps without our participation and involvement. Or, worse, that life will not remain neat and tidy in the face of our poor choices. Life will only yield its best fruit to diligent farmers and its treasures to industrious pilgrims.
I have spoken with hundreds of men and women in their fifties, sixties, and older who grieve over memories of foolish decisions.
‘‘Oh,’’ they say, ‘‘how I wish I knew then what I know now !’’ If only they had understood; if only they’d been able to see; if only they’d stepped back to get some perspective— then, perhaps, they would have raised their kids differently. Or not destroyed their health. Or not wrecked their marriage. Or they would have avoided a thousand nameless heartbreaks that have placed in them a never-fading regret.
D IVINE M ENTORS
You don’t have to live with an endless string of if-onlys. You really don’t! God has given an assign