- Hey there! I would like to share with you ten books
that impacted my life.
First and foremost, the Book that is the book of the books
the book that is the bestseller,
and the book that change your life literally.
The book that contains not just a message from God
but the message from God is, you guessed it,
the Bible.
And so this book has been my source of spiritual food,
my source of spiritual strength,
and as well as reading it, studying it, memorizing it
and trying to live according to this book.
I myself have written three books.
Break Free, Fight Back, and Single, Ready to Mingle.
and by the time probably you will watch this video
there will be another book out called Host The Holy Ghost.
But now here is the rest of the nine books
that I want to mention to you that have impacted my life.
A little disclaimer.
Just because this book has impacted my life
it does not mean I agree with everything that the author
says or does.
Also, it does not mean that the authors who wrote those books
necessarily finished well.
Some of them are still alive.
Some of them have already passed away.
So I just want to make that disclaimer.
The first book after the Bible is The Pursuit of God.
This book has definitely been my devotional book.
I've went though this book so many times.
Many times I read it during my fasting or during my prayer.
The Pursuit of God is a Christian classic.
It's written by A.W. Tozer who actually wrote that book
if I'm not mistaken on his way, on his train ride
to Toronto, in one setting.
It's really, really impactful.
The third book is A Tale of Three Kings.
I actually have it right here.
I can't tell you how many times I wept reading this book.
This book is emotional. It is well written,
but also it pretty much touches you at the depth of your--
I'm not going to put over the Bible,
let me put it under the Bible.
It touches you at the depth of your issues with authority.
This book and also the book, Under Cover by John Bevere
are two really, really amazing books that deal with
your authority issues.
I have Under Cover as number five.
So the Bible, Pursuit of God, A Tale of Three Kings,
number four is Good Morning, Holy Spirit.
I had the privilege of meeting the author.
And when I was younger
I was introduced to the ministry of Pastor Benny Hinn.
Going to his crusades.
I've read this book many times.
But there came a point where the Lord really revealed to me
the person of the Holy Spirit.
When I say revealed, it's not that He gave me something new
or something that I've never had.
It's just that information, those truths that I studied
and read in the Bible
and as well as in Good Morning, Holy Spirit
they became real. They were quickened.
And so I would encourage you
if you don't know the person of the Holy Spirit,
this is one of the best books you can read to help you
really just kind of wetten that appetite
for the person of the Holy Spirit.
Number five is, Under Cover as I already highlighted.
Under Cover really deals with the issue of authority.
It deals with the problem of submission
or the problem of rebellion.
Or the problem of understanding that many people have
where they fear submitting,
where they fear coming under somebody and obeying them
and fulfilling that, and just the issue of honor.
This book definitely highlighted a lot of my understanding
and it helped me as a teenager to be really submissive
to my parents, honor my pastor,
and it helped me to navigate those scenes.
Number six, I would say is The Fourth Dimension.
Now, don't let The Fourth Dimension scare you.
The Fourth Dimension deals really pretty much
with the realm of faith.
At first it seems like, man it deals with some other dimension
It's written by the pastor who passed away
at the time of this recording, by Dr. David Yangi Cho
who according to Wikipedia and according to many people sources
he had and has the largest church in the world.
And so he was a Buddhist and then he met the Lord.
How the Lord encountered him was supernatural.
He gets healed of tuberculosis.
And then how God took him on this journey of faith.
When you read it, some people read it and are like
man, it kind of looks like the law of attraction.
but it's very different because this is based on
the Word of God and it's also based on the principles of faith
and sanctified imagination.
Incredible book. Incredible book on faith.
Number seven is They Shall Expel Demons.
I think this is a classic.
There are so many books on deliverance
and I will do another video about it,
but for me and for our church, this has been a classic
They Shall Expel Demons.
Derek Prince, not only is he a doctor
and not only he understands the language
that the Bible was written, and he also taught that language
but he had a very powerful ministry of deliverance.
And he articulated really well on the topic of deliverance
self-deliverance, in this book, They Shall Expel Demons.
And I think every person who wants to move
in the ministry of deliverance should listen or watch
at least few videos by Derek Prince.
They Shall Expel Demons it's a big book
but it will really be a blessing to your spiritual life.
Number eight, The Blessed Life.
It's a book written by Robert Morris.
It deals with extravagant generosity.
This book has definitely reshaped my understanding
on the importance of giving.
I was very hesitant towards sacrificial extravagant giving.
I always thought it was a gimmick.
It was like one of those things that televangelists did
to raise money, manipulation.
I was very-- I protected my heart from stuff like that.
Robert Morris is a pastor at Gateway Church.
He wrote this book. He shares a lot of his examples
It honestly kind of gave me a framework of, doctrinal framework
to live a life of extravagant generosity that me and my wife
are practicing, learning and growing in.
As well as Supernatural. A book on the unseen realm.
Now, Dr Michael Haiser has the bigger book
the book that everybody should read called, The Unseen Realm.
But this one is really breaking down of the unseen realm.
I've read both of them but really after reading
The Unseen Realm, I really enjoyed--
it's pretty much like a summary.
Like broken down in layman's terms about the unseen realm.
This book as well as the little film that they have
about the unseen realm. We showed it to our leaders.
It really kind of gives you a different perspective
on the supernatural and on the unseen realm.
And I think that you will really enjoy it.
For those of you who've never read Dr Michael Haiser
or followed his ministry, check it out.
They will be a really great blessing to your life.
And then one more. The one that I read this year
that made me really think slightly different
concerning the pace of my life and that is,
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer.
He was a pastor in Portland. His church grew really fast
and then he started to struggle with the rhythms of rest
and he wrote this book, very powerful book. Great book.
I don't agree on a few things that he focuses on
issues of socialism and a there is a little spin of liberalism
and some other stuff that is in there,
but that's just my personal perspective.
But the idea, the main idea by him is amazing
and I really enjoyed it.
I know a lot leaders who have read this book.
I encouraged our staff to read it.
They found a great encouragement and just a great awakening
to their pace of life
so that they could live with the rhythm of rest.
Few other books I'll mention as a bonus
that have also been a great source of encouragement is
number one, The Heavenly Man.
I remember when I read that book.
It's a story of a Chinese man, brother Yon.
A powerful, powerful story.
It will leave you just wrecked for God.
Crazy Love by Francis Chan also a dynamic book.
It really just takes you on that passionate
radical abandonment for Christ.
Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill.
I actually have it right here.
It pretty much is going to stir you up to prayer like crazy.
As well as God's Generals.
I loved all of the God's General series and I read all of them
but the first one, God's Generals, that deals with
all of those generals, main generals of God
why they succeeded and why some failed.
It's really just a good not only information and inspiration
but also a journey of what people who get used by God
struggle with and they need to learn to overcome.
As well as The Master Plan of Evangelism.
Billy Graham said it's the best book written on evangelism.
It really deals with discipleship. I've read it many times.
We've had our leaders read it
and they pretty much encouraged any discipleship model
uses that book as that model or example. It's incredible.
Little bit dull 'cause it's written by a professor
but it's an incredible book, The Masterplan of Evangelism.
On the leadership level, I've really enjoyed
The Leadership Pain. There's a lot of leadership books
but for me the one that has been a blessing is
The Leadership Pain. And the Leadership Pain really deals
that if you are not bleeding, you are not leading.
What leaders go through as their position demands
pressures require and how to navigate,
how to respond in your leadership pain.
And so it's a really encouraging book as well.
On the financial level, a book that rocked my world financially
that's not necessarily a Christian book
and I have right here it's called, Rich Dad Poor Dad.
And there's a lot of controversy about that book
but I loved how it destroyed my concept
of just working for money, but to be thinking of ideas
of how to make passive income like business and other things.
Very very like, (demonstrates mind blowing)
very, very interesting book.
As well as Dave Ramsey, Total Money Makeover.
And so many other books that I can quote here
but I'm going to finish with this;
the book that pretty much Hungry Generation is named by,
so, God Chasers.
Long time ago, I read this book.
I thought this was actually signed by Tommy Tenney.
I met Tommy Tenney, personally. I read this book
and man, it set something in my heart.
That verse in Matthew chapter five where it says,
blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
became my theme verse.
And we started to call our group Hungry Generation.
And so, it's really that book that really sparked that.
And I was listening to a lot of Tommy Tenney's broadcasting
at the time on video and this theme really designated
with my heart.
And so that's how actually the word Hungry Generation
and the theme and the name came out of.
It really came out of that book.
Out of that revelation of being a God Chaser.
These are just my favorite ten books.
I also gave you the bonus as well.
Which of these books have you read that I've mentioned?
And also, what are your top ten books?
I know probably you've never thought about that
but if you have could you share with me in the comments below?
Your top ten books that you've read that impacted
your Christian journey with Christ.
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