Journey To The Mountain Of God

Megachurch pastor Ireland details a step-by-step journey to rekindle readers' hearts for intimacy with God. He offers questionnaires and surveys designed to help readers assess and improve their spiritual conditions.

The human heart longs to commune with its Creator: to pursue Him passionately, to feel His power, to love and to feel loved by Him. In this exciting and inspiring book, Dr. David Ireland invites you, as Moses invited Israel, to journey to the mountain of God where you may encounter Him in all His glory.

"Your life is far too precious to settle for a mediocre and dull existence," Dr. Ireland writes. Instead, "you can . . . regularly experience exhilarating moments of closeness with your Maker. JOURNEY TO THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD is about finding the spiritual sweet spot of life-the place of deep intimacy with God."

You can discover this "sweet spot of life" through a forty-day journey designed to help you:

• Discover that you are God's "treasured possession"
• Unload the extra baggage that hinders a smooth trek
• Perform a spiritual heart checkup that leads to inner healing
• Secure a personal renewal in your relationship with the Lord
• Begin living God's thrilling adventures for you.

Perfect for individual or group study, JOURNEY TO THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD helps create a bond between you and your heavenly Father that can only deepen and grow stronger over time. Come begin the trip that will ignite your spiritual passion for a lifetime.

Publishers Weekly

There's nothing original about "40 days" of anything these days thanks to Rick Warren, and there's nothing original about finding our spiritual "sweet spot" thanks to Max Lucado. But readers will find both in Ireland's new book. The New Jersey megachurch pastor's version of a 40-day journey is based on Moses' and the Israelites' preparation to meet God on Mount Sinai, as found in the biblical book of Exodus. Ireland takes principles from that preparation and applies them to modern readers eager to meet and grow closer to God. Each of his eight steps receives five days' worth of readings, with summary statements at the end of each of the 40 chapters. Steps include "Preparing My Heart for the Climb," "Disciplines for Mountaintop Living" and "A New Beginning." Ireland draws from his own church's "journey to the mountain of God" to make his plan more personal, though dense writing tends to weigh down the chapters. A helpful reader's guide at the end summarizes Ireland's goals for the book and for readers. Those looking for a new take on the 40-day devotional concept will find it here. (Aug. 22) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.