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    Soar: Fly Into God's Plan for Your Future
    Soar: Fly Into God's Plan for Your Future
    Soar: Fly Into God's Plan for Your Future
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    Soar: Fly Into God's Plan for Your Future

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    "When you stop to think about your future, you might be excited. Or confused. Or just totally scared. But when you know where you’re going (or at least who’s leading you towards your future), you can take that giant leap with confidence.With all the influences in your life pushing you one way or another, it’s good to know that you can count on God to guide you once you catch on to his plans. Nobody expects you to have it all figured out by the time you finish this book. But you’ll be on your way to understanding who you are and how you can make the most out of your life. In Soar, you’ll find 20 hands-on studies that provide vital insights into how God made you and how he plans to lead you, step-by-step, through life. You’ll be better able to prioritize the important things in your life, you’ll know what it means to be a willing follower of God and choose to go his way because you want to, and you’ll discover how to live without fear of the future because you’re never alone on the journey. Even when you have no idea where your life is headed, you can take comfort in the fact that God does."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateOct 6, 2009
    ISBN9780310867500
    Soar: Fly Into God's Plan for Your Future
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    Kevin Johnson

    Kevin Johnson is the bestselling author or co-author of more than 50 books and Bible products for kids, youth, and adults. With a background as a youthworker, editor, and teaching pastor, he now pastors Emmaus Road Church in metro Minneapolis. Learn more at kevinjohnsonbooks.com.

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      Soar - Kevin Johnson

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      YOUTH SPECIALTIES

      SOAR: FLY INTO GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE

      Copyright 2009 by Kevin Johnson

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition August 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-86750-0

      Youth Specialties resources, 300 S. Pierce St., El Cajon, CA 92020 are published by Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.

      ISBN 978-0-310-28267-9

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, Today’s New International Version™. TNIV®. Copyright 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers printed in this book are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Youth Specialties, nor does Youth Specialties vouch for the content of these sites and numbers for the life of this book.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other — except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

      Cover design by David Conn

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      Contents

      COVER PAGE

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT PAGE

      1. WHO KNOWS YOU?

      God sees the true you

      Psalm 139:1-6, 13-16

      2. YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE

      God has amazing plans for you

      Jeremiah 29:11-14

      3. FIRST THINGS FIRST

      Seek God

      Matthew 6:28-34

      4. FROM THE INSIDE OUT

      Follow because you want to

      2 Corinthians 5:14-15

      5. READY TO GO

      God wants to guide you

      Psalm 32:7-11

      6. STRAIGHT AHEAD

      Get God’s map for your life

      Proverbs 3:1-8

      7. ASK GOD

      Discovering God’s plan—start with prayer

      James 1:2-8

      8. READ THE MANUAL

      Discovering God’s plan—use Scripture

      Psalm 119:1-5, 9-11

      9. LISTEN UP

      Discovering God’s plan—get solid advice

      Proverbs 4:1-7, 10-13

      10. OPEN AND SHUT

      Discovering God’s plan—read circumstances

      2 Corinthians 2:12-13

      11. YOU CHOOSE!

      Do right and do what you want

      Psalm 37:1-6

      12. USE THEM OR LOSE THEM

      How to invest your talents

      Matthew 25:14-21

      13. GIFTED BY GOD

      Put your spiritual gifts to work

      1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11

      14. MORE STUFF

      Put everything in its right place

      1 Timothy 6:6-12

      15. CHEERFUL GIVER

      Live generously

      2 Corinthians 9:6-11

      16. STAND

      Expect opposition

      1 Peter 5:8-11

      17. FAST AND STRONG

      Run hard toward your goal

      1 Corinthians 9:24-27

      18. NOT SO STRONG

      You can be weak

      2 Corinthians 12:7-10

      19. THE BIG QUESTION

      The test of your life—glorifying God

      1 Corinthians 10:23-24; 10:31-11:1

      20. LIVE BOLDLY

      Follow without fear

      Joshua 1:1-2, 7-9

      ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

      SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

      Start Here

      It’s time to let your faith fly HIGHER. If you’re ready to take your relationship with God to the next level, this series of books shows you how.

      Soar contains 20 Bible studies that lead you upward. You’ll find Scriptures that speak to the core of your life, along with space to express what’s on your mind. You’ll think for yourself and uncover significant insights you might not find on your own. Soar shows you how to discover God’s plan for your life—from major decisions to minor details. You’ll find out how glad God is to guide you. And you’ll figure out for yourself why you don’t want to settle for anything less.

      Don’t rush through Soar. You can do a study per day, a study per week, or anything between. Actually, the slower you go, the more you’ll gain. Each study is just a few pages long but provides you plenty to think about and act upon. The end of each study comes with added material to let you fly even higher.

      You’ll see that every study opens with a mostly-blank page that has a single Bible verse that sums up the main point. These verses are worth memorizing, as a way to fill your head with the amazing truths of God’s Word. Then comes START, a brief introduction to get you into the topic. READ takes you to a Scripture passage. You can read the verses here in the book or, if you want, grab your own Bible and read the passage there. THINK helps you examine the main ideas of the text, and LIVE makes it easy to apply what you learn. WRAP pulls everything together.

      Then there’s some bonus material. MORE THOUGHTS TO MULL tosses you a few more questions to ask yourself or others. MORE SCRIPTURES TO DIG

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