Deep-Rooted in Christ

Come. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. They point to the path of peace in the midst of life's turmoil, to hope in the midst of brokenness, where you'll become "like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither" (Ps 1:3). It's the path to becoming deep-rooted in Christ.

1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. Part 1: Beginning Chapter 1: Begin with Emptiness
4. Chapter 2: Let Yourself Be Filled
5. Chapter 3: Send the Roots Deep
6. Part 2: Becoming Rooted in Jesus Chapter 4: Can Bad Roots Bring Fruit?
7. Chapter 5: Becoming Rooted in Jesus
8. Chapter 6: Christ Is the Firm Foundation
9. Chapter 7: Minding the Inner Life
10. Chapter 8: Spiritual Descipline in the Deep Well
11. Part 3: Growing in Grace Chapter 9: Plumbing the Depths
12. Chapter 10: Growing Through Grace
13. Chapter 11: Put Away Childish Things
14. Chapter 12: Growth That Matches Knowledge
15. Chapter 13: Grow Through In-Depth Understanding
16. Chapter 14: Sharpening Our Spiritual vision
17. Chapter 15: Growing from a Lamb to a Lion
18. Chapter 16: Training to Grown in Grace
19. Part 4: Wilderness-A Preparation chapter 17: God Make Us Servants in the Wilderness
20. Chapter 18: Training by Anticipation
21. Chapter 19: Discerning God's Time Frame
22. Chapter 20: Discipline of Solitude
23. Chapter 21: Discipline of Hearing God
24. Chapter 22: Discipline of Prayer and the Word
25. Chapter 23: Discipline of Self-Shattering
26. Chapter 24: Discipline of Self-Denial
27. Chapter 25: Discipline of Shepherding
28. Chapter 26: Discipline of Serving
29. Chapter 27: The Wilderness School of the Holy Spirit
30. Part 5: Soul Caring Chapter 28: Take a Step Back for Soul Care
31. Chapter 29: Fine-Tune the Soul Through Quiet
32. Chapter 30: Soul Enrichment
33. Chapter 31: Tend the Inner Garden
34. Chapter 32: Harmonize the Inner and Outer Worlds
35. Part 6: Ways to Fruitfullness Chapter 33: What Is God Looking For?
36. Chpater 34: Bear Fruit by Christlike Descending
37. Chapter 35: Be Fruitful by Putting Self-Interest Aside
38. Chapter 36: We Shatter Ourselves to Bear Fruit
39. Chapter 37: We Are Fruitful Through Close Friendship with God
40. Part 7: Righteousness Has a Heart Chapter 38: A Vessel for the Power of God
41. Chapter 39: Deeper Spirituality and Pain
42. Chapter 40: Righteousness Has a Heart
43. Chapter 41: Influencing Others Through Righteousness
44. Chapter 42: Our Goal in Righteousness
45. Chapter 43: Discipline in Righteousness Is Life Long
46. Part 8: The Way of Transformation Chapter 44: See Your True Identity
47. Chapter 45: The Guidelines of Patience
48. Chapter 46: Discovering Self-Control
49. Chapter 47: Skill in Language
50. Chapter 48: Satisfied in Spirit
51. Chapter 49: Have a Heart Like Jesus
52. Chapter 50: Embracing One and All
53. Chapter 51: Uncomfortable and Abundant
54. Chapter 52: The Way of Transformation
55. Afterword