God Is Closer Than You Think (Aug.)

Welcome to the inaugural conversation of the online Zondervan Book Club. I'm Jon, Director of Internet Marketing at Zondervan. We're starting this club as an experiment, to learn how to do it and to see if people (you) are interested in engaging with us this way.

So, for the month of August, let's begin by discussing the book, God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg. Here's the book's description:

Someone who loves you is waiting to see you. The Bible is filled with examples of an intimate God keenly interested in connecting with ordinary people. He promises to be with us. He says he will personally guide us. Yet somehow, intimacy with God eludes us. Caught up in the mainstream of life, we know we're missing something vital. But how do we attain it? God Is Closer Than You Think shows how you can enjoy a vibrant, moment-by-moment relationship with your heavenly Father. Not some abstract theological concept, but the real deal— intimate connection with a deeply personal God.

In addition to information about the book at the above link, you may want to visit the book's website.

Please enter in to our conversation here, and tell your friends to as well.

Here are our first questions:
Michelangelo’s fresco of Adam and God in the Sistine Chapel represents the perspective that the Bible is about God’s desire to be with people rather than our desire to be with God. In what ways
does this perspective change your perception of your relationship with God? What practical difference might this new perspective make in your life?

What does the psalmist David say about God’s knowledge of us and his actions toward us? (See Psalm 139:1–10.) What does this reveal about God’s desire for relationship with us?

Jon,
We are starting a home group at our church using John Ortberg's book God Is Closer Than You Think. I have been looking for a leaders guide and have been unsuccessful. I enjoyed your questions and was wondering if you had more or if you knew where I could find some? Thank you.
Kevin