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    Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God
    Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God
    Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God
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    Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God

    Written by Bianca Juarez Olthoff

    Narrated by Bianca Juarez Olthoff

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    Raw, real, and relatable, this book is your guide to navigating life's fires. Bianca Olthoff is here to show that our struggles and hardships may be the fire that refines us instead of destroys us, brings us hope instead of despair, and leads us right into the arms of a God who loves us. 

    Play with Fire, the debut book by popular speaker and teacher Bianca Juarez Olthoff, is the reminder that God isn't waiting until you have more resources or a spouse or a job so he can use you. He's ready to use you now.

    Using the mythical creature, the Phoenix, which was also referenced by early church leaders, she parallels this story with God's work in her own life, highlighting the beauty of reinvention with fire as both the impetus and the method for change. Olthoff reminds us that we serve a God who is redemptive and can take the worst situations and use them for His glory.

    Play With Fire is a Bible-infused message that will help women discover:

    • The way out of the middle is moving forward

    • The personal and powerful nature of the Holy Spirit

    • The power and sacrifice of transformation

    • The unique calling and purpose of life involves transformation 

    With Olthoff's distinct style, strong storytelling gifts, and powerful bible teaching, Play with Fire will remind readers that God has huge dreams for them. In Bianca's words, "He's whispering in the wind and speaking through the fire and shouting in silence the extraordinary dream He is birthing in you. His dream for you is far greater than the dream you have for yourself. It's not your identity or income or influence that will make this happen. Like Zechariah 4:6 says, "'It's not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord." It's time to play with fire. 

    Study guide and video study also available.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateAug 30, 2016
    ISBN9780310348283
    Author

    Bianca Juarez Olthoff

    Bianca Juárez Olthoff is a Bible-teaching, word-slanging MexiRican who is passionate about raising up a generation of people passionate about Jesus Christ. As an author and speaker, she knows the power of words and wields them wisely. As a church planter and leader, she is committed to proclaiming the gospel domestically and internationally. For more information, follow along on social media or visit BiancaOlthoff.com. 

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    • 5/5
      Love this book! Very powerful book! Love this speaker. Great positive mood reading
    • 5/5
      Bianca has a way of sharing about her lifes' journey and reminding us of God's promises and love for us.
    • 5/5
      Bianca did an amazing job with this book. I felt refreshed with God’s word and it was especially awesome to learn about the meaning behind a Palm Tree and the 4 different ways the Lord speaks to His church. Bianca writes about being a Pastor’s daughter, her family’s humble beginnings, and her mother’s unwavering faith in our mighty God, despite being under the greatest of fires. Definitely need to re-read and jot down the referenced scriptures. Must read!
    • 4/5
      Popular speaker and teacher Bianca Juarez Olthoff uses her own coming of age and spiritual awakening to teach her audience to Play With Fire. Bianca's life so far has been a rough ride through loneliness, obese and facing her mother being misdiagnosed and treated for cancer during years. Her upbringing as a pastor's child would or could be a free ride into Christianity, but it wasn't. A spiritual wandering through the proverbial desert was needed. Even more, learning to calm down, listen to God's voice, and understand the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit.God is a fire. He uses fire in the Bible to purify, make clear who's in control, and to speak to His children. His fire cleanses, protects, refines, and invites. Do you want to play with fire? Not as a game, but as a test of faith? Do you really believe God can and will use the worst situations for His glory? In this book, you'll learn the way Bianca had to go, how her mother eventually got healed, and how our biggest fears can be transformed into powerful manifestations of God's provision. "Our deliverance isn't going to come from outside the furnace. The only way to get free is to go through the fire. (..) The very thing that is supposed to kill us can free us, helping us enter the presence of God in ways we've never known before." This well-written, honest and transparent memoir meets Bible study, including an appendix on the spiritual gifts, can be read alone, or be used in a reading group. It's the conversation with God, friends, and family that may trigger you to set the steps towards the fire, "embrace the unknown and trust that transformation is awaiting you."