Title: Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and grow a Fruitful Life in Christ

Genre: Nonfiction: Christian Living

Description of Flourish:

If the fruit of the Spirit is promised to every Christian, then why do so many believers wish they were filled with more love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control?

Where is the disconnect? Why is there a disconnect? What are we missing? These questions inspired me to explore the fruit of the Spirit more deeply. What I learned became the basis for Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life in Christ.

Nurturing the fruit of the Spirit is dependent on four key points that form the basis of each chapter of Flourish.

1. Recognize the enemy’s tactics
   
2. Nurture a right perspective
3. Recover and grow the Spirit’s fruit
4. Share the harvest

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Book Review of Flourish:

“I have read many books on the fruit of the Spirit, and can easily name the nine attributes we receive from the Holy Spirit to become more like Christ. Ava Pennington, however, goes deeper and shows how the enemy attempts to stunt our spiritual growth to keep us from experiencing the full blessing of our Christ-like characteristics. The author doesn’t leave us hanging with hopelessness, but rather, she gives us the spiritual weapons we need to stand strong and firm against the thief who comes to steal and destroy.” 

~ Crystal Bowman, Bestselling author of more than 100 books for children and families

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Author:

Ava Pennington is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, and teaching leader for Bible Study Fellowship International. She has an MBA from St. John’s University and is also the author of Reflections on the Name of God. For more information, visit her at www.AvaPennington.com.

Related book review: Book Review: Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life in Christ by Ava Pennington – Christian Authors Network