Altar Ego

This summer I was introduced to the book titled "Altar Ego" by Craig Groeschel. I read some reviews on Amazon.com to get a feel for the book and people's opinions about it. Previously I've enjoyed studying "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer and "Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. I wanted to see if this was a dig-deep type of study. It is :-)

What thrills me is all of the online resources available to really layer in the depths of the message found in this book! And if you read the first chapter of the book, you really get some insight into why so many resources are available. Here is a partial list:

The book

The study guide

The study guide videos on YouTube

The YouVersion 35 day devo plan

Podcasts with an Altar Ego emphasis on leadership

Altar Ego sermons at lifechurch.tv

THE BIBLE
It's even on Pinterest! (Lifechurch.tv)

But, when God wants to drive home a point, He'll orchestrate messages from all over the place for emphasis. Here are additional resources to remind us that we are not who we say we are, who the enemy says we are, we are not out failures or even our successes! We are who God says we are!

Matthew West song, "Hello, my name is..."

Matthew West, talking about the impact of the song, "Hello, my name is..."

Big Daddy Weave story behind the song, "Redeemed"

Big Daddy Weave song, "Redeemed"

Tenth Avenue North song, "You Are More"

All To Jesus I Surrender (Vineyard)

Steve Bell song, "Here by the Water"

Max Lucado kids book, "You Are Special"

Mercy Me song "Hurt & The Healer"

Mercy Me story behind the song "Hurt & The Healer"

What I don't want to have happen as I study this book, is to only be puffed up or wrapped in warm fuzzies. I read recently (and I wish I recalled where!) about cleaning up our lives and our pasts so the enemy doesn't have anything to throw back in our face. If we still have lingering labels or scenarios that bring us shame, there's more that needs to be laid on the altar. 

I'll update this post as time goes on.

 ALTAR EGO VIDEOS
Study guide video 1

Watch all four full-length sermons at www.lifechurch.tv
Talk It Over study guide 1
Talk It Over study guide 2
Talk It Over study guide 3
Talk It Over study guide 4

Podcast on leadership 1
Podcast on leadership 2
Podcast on leadership 3
Podcast on leadership 4

You're going to be so glad you scrolled all the way down here! Just this morning, one day before our final Women of Worth Bible study on Altar Ego, God has directed me to another LifeChurch series: Boldness! This won't match up with the Altar Ego video series but it matches up with chapters 9 to 12 in the book!  I haven't looked yet, but I'm certain there will be Talk It Over study notes as well. I'm so excited!


LifeChurch series on being bold