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People take a lot of time and
energy trying to find evidence of God. They look at the heavens and the
earth's wonders and marvel at the beauty. But perhaps the greatest evidence
of God is found in His church.
Well-known author Derek Prince uses that premise in his book "Rediscovering
God's Church". The idea is that God's plan to introduce the world to
Himself would be through the demonstration of His love to and through the
church.
In the book, Prince takes us through a biblical journey of epic proportions
detailing how God's Plan
was laid out from the beginning.
"Rediscovering God's Church" is conveniently organized into six sections,
dealing with topics ranging from "God's Vision for the Church" to "The
Structure of the Church" to "The Future of the Church". The way in which
this book is organized allows one to either read straight through or to
look at sections of personal interest.
My favorite part of the book was the section on "The Structure of the
Church". As a pastor I found the section to be useful as a reminder of how
the church should operate on a practical level. I particularly found the
chapter on the local church to be interesting. Through a liberal use of
scripture the author discusses how the local church is mentioned in the New
Testament in two main ways: in the home and in the city. The author puts
forth a fascinating model of how the local church should work together to
reach people for Christ. This chapter of the book could be used to spur a
lively discussion among both clergy and laity.
I found the book to be quite informational and useful if not just a bit too
academic in nature. While the book does a fantastic job of helping the
reader "rediscover" what the church is and should be all about, I found
that at 428 pages it was a bit lengthy and somewhat like a textbook. Having
said that, I found Derek Prince's book to be both educational and
encouraging. The book exhaustingly covers the church top to bottom and
would be useful for clergy and laity alike to get a full picture of how a
heavenly concept like the church should work on earth.
Review contributed by Darrel Schick. He is a church planter and pastor of
Sycamore Ridge Community Church in Brookville, Ohio.
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