Starting Strong

Following Jesus changes everything. Over time, knowing Him begins to reorder our affections, our understanding of ourselves and the way we relate to the people around us.

Starting Strong looks at the Christian life through that relational lens. Beginning with our relationship with God, it draws on Scripture and Our Daily Bread reflections to consider how the grace of Christ reshapes the way we see ourselves and influences our relationships with others. There is room here for the substance of discipleship too: forgiveness, guilt, dependence on Jesus, prayer and learning to let Him occupy the first place in our lives.

The booklet is particularly useful for someone beginning the Christian life, or those who want to relook at their faith. Long-established habits of faith can become familiar, and returning to the “surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus” can expose where other loves might have taken precedence.

A shared invitation

At Our Daily Bread Ministries, we want to stay alongside people beyond the first steps of faith, helping them put down roots in Scripture and grow into a life shaped by Christ. Donations enable us to keep resources like Starting Strong freely available, so that more people can receive thoughtful Bible teaching as they learn what following Jesus means in practice.