Mark Batterson: How to Get and Give Blessing

Image result for double blessingDouble Blessing: How to Get It. How to Give It.
(Multnomah, 2019)

WHO: Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church.

HE SAYS: “The blessing of God is more than a mystery to solve. It’s a decision to make, a habit to form, and a mindset to establish.”

THE BIG IDEA: In this book the author encourages readers to make gratitude and generosity a lifestyle.

THE PROGRESSION:
Bestselling author Batterson combines stories and Scripture to help readers pursue, recognize and flip every blessing from God in order for them to see the double blessing, when a blessing in their life becomes a blessing in someone else’s life.

“God wants to bless you beyond your ability to ask or imagine.”

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Mark Batterson
Mark Battersonhttp://markbatterson.com/

Mark Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church (www.theaterchurch.com) in Washington, DC. One church with seven locations, NCC is focused on reaching emerging generations. The vision of NCC is to meet in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the DC area. NCC also owns and operates the largest coffeehouse on Capitol Hill. Mark has two Masters Degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of the best-selling books: In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity, and Soulprint.

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