The Great House of God
Overview
God's greatest desire is to be your dwelling place. Using the Lord's Prayer as a floor plan for The Great House of God, Max Lucado introduces us to a God who desires his children to draw close to him. Warm your heart by the fire in the living room. Nourish your spirit in the kitchen. Step into the hallway and find forgiveness. No house is more complete, no foundation is more solid. So come into the house built just for you—The Great House of God.
Top Highlights
“Of all his names, Father is God’s favorite. We know he loves this name most because this is the one he used most. While on earth, Jesus called God ‘Father’ over two hundred times. In his first recorded words Jesus explained, ‘Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ (Luke 2:49). In his final triumphant prayer he proclaims, ‘Father, I give you my life’ (Luke 23:46). In the Gospel of John alone, Jesus repeats this name 156 times. God loves to be called Father. After all, didn’t Jesus teach us to begin our prayer with the phrase, ‘Our Abba’?” (Page 13)
“Observe a solemn principle: There are times when hearts grow so hard and ears so dull that God turns us over to endure the consequence of our choices. In this case, the demon was released to torment Saul.” (Page 152)
“The boy is content to be a hired hand. There is only one problem. Though the boy is willing to stop being a son, the father is not willing to stop being a father.” (Page 12)
“Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.” (Page 50)
“When we come to Christ, God not only forgives us, he also adopts us. Through a dramatic series of events, we go from condemned orphans with no hope to adopted children with no fear. Here is how it happens. You come before the judgment seat of God full of rebellion and mistakes. Because of his justice he cannot dismiss your sin, but because of his love he cannot dismiss you. So, in an act which stunned the heavens, he punished himself on the cross for your sins. God’s justice and love are equally honored. And you, God’s creation, are forgiven. But the story doesn’t end with God’s forgiveness.” (Page 14)
- Title: The Great House of God
- Author: Max Lucado
- Publisher: W Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 1997
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Pages: 179
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Lord’s prayer
- ISBNs: 9781418504991, 1418504998
- Resource ID: LLS:40.170.40
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:17:32Z
Max Lucado (1955– ) is a best-selling author with over 50 books and 65 million copies in print. He’s been named “America’s pastor” and “the best preacher in America.”
Lucado studied biblical and related studies at Abilene Christian University. He served as Associate Minister at Central Church of Christ in Miami, Florida and Church Planning Missionary in Rio de Janeiro. Lucado is a minister of preaching at Oak Hill Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he has served since 1988.
In 1991, Lucado began developing a radio broadcast called UpWords Ministries. The inspirational messages featured on UpWords with Max Lucado are heard in over 1,400 radio markets around the world.
Three of Lucado’s titles have been recipients of the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year award: Just Like Jesus, In the Grip of Grace, and When God Whispers Your Name. Other notable titles by Lucado include Grace for the Moment and Facing Your Giants.