Britt Merrick
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  • Jun16

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    If you know me, you know how much I love to read. I am always finding new treasures…yesterday, I finished a book called The Holy Spirit is Not for Sale by Grady… a great critique on Pentecostalism and Christian leaders in general.

    Holy Spirit Is Not for Sale, The: Rekindling the Power of God in an Age of Compromise

    My staff is helping me update the library of books I have read (Click Books, then Britt’s Books on the menu at the top of this page), and I thought it would be helpful to share some general thoughts on how I read as we work on these updates.

    Study Tips

    Because I view books as tools and reference works I take copious notes in them while I read. You know, like congruent thoughts I am having or revelations or cross references to Scripture or whatever. I also use tabs to keep track of topics, quotes, thoughts, points, or facts that I may want to refer to later. I do this with everything I read. It really slows the reading down, but it makes the book a more effective tool in the future. Let’s say I am preparing a message on prayer and I remember something Charles Spurgeon said in Lectures to My Students (a must read for ministers on the subject). If it was profound enough for me to remember later then I for sure marked and labeled it with a tab while reading. So I can go to my shelf and pull down that book and voila! There it is. No time wasted and the tool has been used most effectively. It is so important to read good Christian books and to use them effectively to the Glory of King Jesus!

    Check out this link to see my list of top 5 books for any pastor.

    How do you study and mark the books you read?

    Praying over the only perfect Book at our most recent ministry retreat.

  • Apr22

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  • Mar26

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    This week I had the privilege of being interviewed on the “Frank Pastore Show”. It was a blessing for me to get a chance to talk with Frank about the new book and Daisy’s story. Listen below.

  • Mar26

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    “This is the inner meaning of prayer.  It is more than asking, it is communion, fellowship, co-operation, identification, with God the Father and the Son by the Holy Spirit.  Prayer is more than words for it is mightiest when wordless.  It is more than asking, for it reaches its highest glory when it adores and asks nothing.  When a child entered his father’s study and walked up to him at his desk, the father turned and asked, ‘What do you want Sonnie?’  The little chap answered, ‘Nothing, Daddy, I just came to be with you.’”

    Samuel Chadwick,The Path of Prayer, p.61

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    Britt Merrick is a husband, father, pastor, church planter, author & surfboard shaper. Britt lives with his wife, Kate, and their two children in Carpinteria.

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