The indications are fascinating; when God’s love, agape love, moves in the heart of an individual, then the person will express Jesus’ love in and through his or her life. This book describes an emerging expression of God’s love in daily praying, caring, and sharing, moving the reader through the proven steps of love’s cleansing, transforming, and empowering stages, initiated by a consistent outpouring of Jesus’ Spirit. This tool will encourage the reader to first receive and then share God’s love. Extraordinary encouragement comes from reading and responding to 40 Days of Love. —Tom Phillips, vice president, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; executive director, Billy Graham Library Years ago, I recall hearing lyrics that expressed the conviction that love isn’t love until it’s given away! 40 Days of Love: A Prayer, Care, Share Devotional wonderfully captures the sentiment of that timeless idea. Here’s a forty-day guide to help you experience Christ’s love in remarkable new ways—and with plenty left over, give plenty away! —Dick Eastman, international president, Every Home for Christ
Have you ever wondered how to express the love of Christ to others in a way that could change their lives forever and impact the kingdom in significant ways? 40 Days of Love: A Prayer, Care, Share Devotional is a compelling tool to teach you this lifestyle habit of praying for, caring about, and sharing the love of Jesus with neighbors, friends, and others. Allow yourself to be transformed and set on fire for the gospel as you live out His Great Commission of love through a Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle! —Dave & Kim Butts, National Prayer Committee/Harvest Prayer Ministries The church is relearning that the Great Commission will be fulfilled when Jesus’ followers are daily obeying the Great Commandment: “As you go … make disciples … by loving God and loving your neighbor.” This book partners with you to mobilize the men, women, students, and/or children you serve—to lead them into a daily practice that produces a lifestyle of love-motivated prayer, love-in-action care, and love-compelled sharing of the Good News of Jesus. —Phil Miglioratti, Cityreaching.com and Pray.Network
This book will help lead believers into a lifestyle of prayer, care for others, and sharing of Jesus with people by showing how important it is that we love others. If we don’t feel loved by God, it is hard to share that love with other people. The next forty days will prepare you to receive His love so you can pass that on to others as a daily lifestyle. —Ford Taylor, FSH Group/ Transformational Leadership Inspiring, accessible, practical, and helpful—these takeaways will help you shape a Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle through which Jesus’ Spirit will let you more beautifully help your family, neighbors, and friends touch the Lord’s goodness of help, healing, and salvation. Branzell and Vennetti’s book, 40 Days of Love: A Prayer, Care, Share Devotional, will give you the daily equipping you need to live a Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle. You will not be sorry moving through this book as part of your daily worship walk with the Lord. —Reverend Dr. Byron Spradlin, president, Artists in Christian Testimony International; coordinator, Arts & Entertainment Affinity Group, Mission America Coalition (Lausanne, USA)
In recent years, multitudes of Christians across the land have been praying for a nationwide awakening to Christ for all He is. Within this yeasty spiritual milieu, 40 Days of Love calls us to action. Equal parts inspiration and implementation, here’s a resource that will open your heart to Jesus and open your mouth for Jesus. An unbeatable combination! —David Bryant, president, Proclaim Hope!; author, Christ Is ALL! Nothing will change our world more than accepting and then giving out the love of Jesus. Prepare yourself through this great read, and as you pray, let the Lord lead you forward every day with His love to change the world around you. —Lisa Crump, chief operating officer, National Day of Prayer Task Force
Kathy and Chris are two of my favorite people on the planet—because of their passion to help others live an authentic lifestyle of “Prayer, Care, and Share.” Their new devotional will help us all to be on the journey—together. —Tom Victor, president, The Great Commission Coalition; facilitator, 4 to 14 Window North American Leadership Team; executive team, International Prayer Council What matters most to God about any Christian’s life? Our Christlike character—that is, loving Him wholly and loving others selflessly. This dual outcome must be our daily prayer. It’s how we show others that we care. It’s the message that we share. Thank you, Chris V. and Kathy B., for devoting these meditations to those realities. —Skip Garmo, PhD, Convener of Disciple Making in Mission America Coalition’s “Love2020” Initiative; author, The Leader’s SEEcret: Asking the Right Questions & Embracing God’s Answers
Kathy Branzell and Chris Vennetti’s 40 Days of Love: A Prayer, Care, Share Devotional is a devotional tool that will help you in your personal prayer and devotional life. We all need tools to help us connect with the heart of God through prayer, and this tool is one of the best ever to do that. Start using this devotional each morning and you will immediately see a change in your spiritual life. I highly recommend this devotional if you want to improve your prayer life with God. —Os Hillman, author, TGIF: Today God Is First and The Joseph Calling True love is always revolutionary! Those who came in contact with the early Christians were bowled over by the love of God radiating through their words and actions. They turned the world upside down! This practical 40 Days of Love guide will have the same revolutionary impact on you, your church members, and your community. Get it, read it, and implement it for transformational breakthrough where you live! —John Robb, International Prayer Council, World Prayer Assembly, National Prayer Assembly (USA)
In our world filled with so much hate and confusion, Christ followers need to be experiencing the love of Christ themselves and expressing it to our broken world. Reading this book and learning from these two kingdom-minded leaders will launch you into living a Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle that impacts your friends and even your whole community! —Mark Slaughter, evangelist, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship; National Facilitator of Emerging Generations, Mission America Coalition I pray that everyone reads 40 Days of Love! It will bless you and equip you to enjoy a Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle. —Paul Cedar, chairman, Mission America Coalition
In Acts 1:8, Christ told the disciples to be witnesses, not do witnessing. This forty-day journey with Jesus comes from the hearts of two Christ followers who have learned the art of “being.” I encourage you to join them in this forty-day commitment to knowing Christ and making Him known. —Rev. Gary Frost, National Facilitator for Prayer, Mission America Coalition Love changes everything and everyone. Kindness is God’s gift and instrument of mercy to mankind. 40 Days of Love is a daily devotional that will deeply challenge you live out God’s lovingkindness toward others around you. Join the adventure of the Prayer-Care-Share lifestyle. It will change your life! —Milton Monell, Director of Global Prayer for Campus Crusade for Christ, Int’l
