The Power of God’s Names by Tony Evans
Bible Study. 173 Pages. 5 Stars
Synopsis:
The Power of God’s Names – Member Book includes small-group experiences for six sessions, individual study and learning activities five days a week, Scriptures that reveal the meanings of God’s names, and DVD viewer guides. To fully grasp the significance and power of knowing God’s names, you first need to understand the context of names within biblical cultures. In Old Testament times a name was more than simply nomenclature. It was, rather, a replica and revelation of the individual or thing itself.
My Review:
This was my first Tony Evans study, and I really enjoyed it! The video teachings were engaging and effective. Evans is an animated speaker and he uses illustrations that further his point really well. The videos sometimes felt like they overlapped a little too much with the daily studies, but the daily studies always had more to add to enrich the study for the day.
I particularly enjoyed the topic of this study. Digging in deeper to the names of God gave me a more specific clarity on some of God’s attributes in a way I find draws me closer to Him. I particularly enjoyed the first three names and the way they all tied together! It was really neat how Evans wove the relationship between those names together and showed how one affects the other. And the final name brought the whole study together in a surprising way, too.
Working through this study makes me want to pick up the companion book because I’m told there are even more names in it. Some of the names here felt like they had some overlap, but each time we dug into the origin of the name was still really effective for me. I loved seeing when the names appeared in scripture and using the meaning of the names to understand the context of passages even more richly.
I’d definitely recommend this one! The reaching was engaging and enriching, the daily study easy to keep up with, but still educational and inspiring, and the topic itself really heartening and impactful.