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Pursuit of the Holy
How do we gain a living, breathing understanding of God? In Proverbs 2, God has laid out a road map to knowing meditation on the Word of God, intercession, and living the fasted lifestyle. IHOPKC staff member Corey Russell explores the depths of knowledge available to us through the Word of God and through the Holy Spirit. His book invites us into a lifelong pursuit of God s
138 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2006
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Corey Russell
44 books73 followersCorey Russell currently serves on the senior leadership team of the International House of Prayer (IHOP- KC) as he has done for the last 11 years. Corey is the Director of the Forerunner Program at the International House of Prayer University (IHOPU), discipling and training young preachers and leaders. He travels nationally and internationally preaching on themes of Knowledge of God, Intercession, and the Forerunner Ministry. He resides in Kansas City with his wife Dana and their three daughters Trinity, Mya and Hadassah.
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April 6, 2011
I cannot stress the importance of reading, PURSUIT OF THE HOLY by Corey Russell enough!
I believe that this book touches on an area that has been completely lost in our day and age. As Corey points out, we are living in days similar to that of Hosea 4:1 “There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land." Reading this has launched me into going after God for who HE says He is and not my own personal idea of whom I have made Him out to be. There are so many different swirls and ideas out there in the Church and in the world that are being tossed around, but the simple fact of the matter is...WE NEED TO KNOW WHO HE IS FOR OURSELVES! Let this book be a diving board into your journey with God, as Corey lays out a very biblical foundation on Scripture that will only lead you closer to Him and His Word.
Pursuit of the Holy digs into the importance of why we must come back to a place of truly understanding God! Corey simply draws out the "gold nuggets" found in the first section of Proverbs 2 (as well as other scriptures from the Bible) and breaks it down in such a way that causes your heart to burn for these realities. This book will provoke you to seek Jesus whole-heartedly no matter the cost. Are you hungry for the deeper things right now? Corey says, "Those who cannot live without God, do not live without God; those who can live without Him, do. It's that simple” Trust me, you do not want to miss out on the deeper things of the Lord!
To sum it up Corey stresses the importance of having a true and biblical awareness of who He is so that we can approach and pursue Him today. These things are not to be taken lightly but they will lead you into a great understanding and knowledge of the Living God. "The number one hindrance to knowing God is knowing about God."
Read this book and you heart will start burning and will not be satisfied until you truly know Him for yourself!
Pursuit of the Holy
I believe that this book touches on an area that has been completely lost in our day and age. As Corey points out, we are living in days similar to that of Hosea 4:1 “There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land." Reading this has launched me into going after God for who HE says He is and not my own personal idea of whom I have made Him out to be. There are so many different swirls and ideas out there in the Church and in the world that are being tossed around, but the simple fact of the matter is...WE NEED TO KNOW WHO HE IS FOR OURSELVES! Let this book be a diving board into your journey with God, as Corey lays out a very biblical foundation on Scripture that will only lead you closer to Him and His Word.
Pursuit of the Holy digs into the importance of why we must come back to a place of truly understanding God! Corey simply draws out the "gold nuggets" found in the first section of Proverbs 2 (as well as other scriptures from the Bible) and breaks it down in such a way that causes your heart to burn for these realities. This book will provoke you to seek Jesus whole-heartedly no matter the cost. Are you hungry for the deeper things right now? Corey says, "Those who cannot live without God, do not live without God; those who can live without Him, do. It's that simple” Trust me, you do not want to miss out on the deeper things of the Lord!
To sum it up Corey stresses the importance of having a true and biblical awareness of who He is so that we can approach and pursue Him today. These things are not to be taken lightly but they will lead you into a great understanding and knowledge of the Living God. "The number one hindrance to knowing God is knowing about God."
Read this book and you heart will start burning and will not be satisfied until you truly know Him for yourself!
Pursuit of the Holy
May 27, 2020
This is a pretty good, if -- in my view -- rather basic book on gaining intimacy with God through Prayer and Fasting.
Corey Russell, a key Leader at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOP -KC), uses AW Tozer's book, "Knowledge of the Holy" as a reference point to explain why it is important to know not just *about* God, but actually *know* Him personally.
Russell then goes on to use Proverbs 2:1-5 as the basis for how one can for about this. He finally ends his book with a discussion of Prayer and Fasting as a way of life, what he calls * The Fasted Lifestyle.*
This isn't a bad book, and I found myself highlighting several spots. However, in the end, I felt like Russell was trying to rewrite "Knowledge of the Holy," which of course cannot be done.
My suggestion for readers is: read this if you want to, but you are far better off with the original.
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Corey Russell, a key Leader at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOP -KC), uses AW Tozer's book, "Knowledge of the Holy" as a reference point to explain why it is important to know not just *about* God, but actually *know* Him personally.
Russell then goes on to use Proverbs 2:1-5 as the basis for how one can for about this. He finally ends his book with a discussion of Prayer and Fasting as a way of life, what he calls * The Fasted Lifestyle.*
This isn't a bad book, and I found myself highlighting several spots. However, in the end, I felt like Russell was trying to rewrite "Knowledge of the Holy," which of course cannot be done.
My suggestion for readers is: read this if you want to, but you are far better off with the original.
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October 1, 2023
ehhhhhhhhh????
September 7, 2012
It is not enough going every sunday to church and pretend there's nothing more we can learn about God that eventually will leads us to actually know God.
It is not a secret that many of us as christians spent most of our time in what any other people do, in doing so we are shouting where our real treasure is, it could be our job, our girlfriend/boyfriend, entertainment, etc. In the end we lost focus about why we are here for: to know God, to have communion with Him as He delights in having communion with us.
In Pursuit of the Holy, Corey Russell takes us into a journey about the real meaning of the knowledge of God, shaking our definitions about the subject, and hopefully our behaviour in our relationship with the Creator. It is not only about reading, but taking action to accomplish the goal. We can do nothing to earn God's favor, but we can do a lot to take advantage that favor already given to us by Christ.
It is not a secret that many of us as christians spent most of our time in what any other people do, in doing so we are shouting where our real treasure is, it could be our job, our girlfriend/boyfriend, entertainment, etc. In the end we lost focus about why we are here for: to know God, to have communion with Him as He delights in having communion with us.
In Pursuit of the Holy, Corey Russell takes us into a journey about the real meaning of the knowledge of God, shaking our definitions about the subject, and hopefully our behaviour in our relationship with the Creator. It is not only about reading, but taking action to accomplish the goal. We can do nothing to earn God's favor, but we can do a lot to take advantage that favor already given to us by Christ.
March 11, 2012
Found this to be a quite similar book to "The knowledge of the holy" by A W Tozer, except a more modern update to it, and not as good.
June 16, 2012
This book impacted my life.
November 6, 2012
Awesome book with a lot of knowledge! As followers of Christ, we can't just rely on what we've been told. We have to know him for ourselves!
October 25, 2016
Inspiring read.
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May 17, 2017This is not a substitute for reading Tozer's Knowledge of the Holy or the Pursuit of God. Read those first. Maybe my expectations were misplaced.
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