Idols of the Heart, Revised and Updat..., Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Idols of the Heart, Revised and Updat..., Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
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Idols of the Heart, Revised and Updated
Learning to Long for God Alone

Author: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Narrator: Susan Hanfield

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2019

Synopsis

Do you feel discouraged, even defeated, in your battle against habitual sin? Are you dismayed or surprised by the situations that bring out your fear, anger, or distress?Elyse Fitzpatrick delves into the heart of the problem: deep down, we’re all idol worshippers who put our loves, desires, and expectations in God’s place—and then suffer the consequences of our misplaced affections. Yet God loves his people and can use even our messy lives and struggles for his glory.Fitzpatrick shows us how to better search and know our hearts, long for our gracious Savior, and resist and crush our false gods. Included are questions for further thought.

About Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Elyse Fitzpatrick has been counseling women since 1989 and is presently a part-time counselor at Grace Church in San Diego. She holds a certificate in biblical counseling from the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (San Diego) and an MA in biblical counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary. Elyse is the author of twelve books including Women Helping Women; Love to Eat, Hate to Eat; Idols of the Heart, and The Afternoon of Life.

About Susan Hanfield

Susan Hanfield is an Audie Award–winning narrator who comes from a strong classical theater background and loves bringing deep characterizations to all of her work. She has narrated over twenty books, including Ru Emerson’s six-book Night-Threads series. On camera, she has been seen commercially and in numerous international, national, and regional network spots. She also played the title character in Magdalene, an award-winning short film.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie on January 13, 2018

Excellent book explaining how idols creep into our hearts and how they effect our Christian lives. What is an idol? Anything that obscures our vision of/takes the place of God; money, material possessions, relationships, worldly hopes, dreams or desires, vices...and many other things. This book help......more

Goodreads review by Emma on December 02, 2016

Elyse Fitzpatrick is a godly woman with great insight. However, I struggle reading her books. They are dense and I get bogged down. In this book she heavily relied on quotes from the pilgrims. Sure, some were great quotes, but I prefer variety in cited sources. I did love her chapter comparing Adam......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on January 20, 2018

This was a 3-star book for me personally, but it has so much good truth in it that I thought it was only fair to give it four stars. For some reason, I had a hard time getting into this. The material is good and has a ton of great teaching, but whether it's the presentation style or just where I am......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on March 01, 2015

This is a really good book, convicting me about the idols in my life and helping to change my thinking and therefore actions to worship God better.......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on November 11, 2017

This book was soaked in the truth of the Gospel and full of rich insights from the Puritans and other theological writers. I’m only beginning to truly understand the pervasiveness of our hearts’ tendencies to idolatry. This problem is central to every battle against sin in the Christian life, but th......more

Quotes

“Elyse Fitzpatrick has a very high view of God, and this book reflects that view. With great clarity and intriguing biblical illustrations, Elyse explains how the idols in our hearts compete with our affections for God. In a gentle way, she tells you how by God’s grace to turn from your idols to a wholehearted love for God.” Martha Peace, author of The Faithful Parent

“Elyse Fitzpatrick is one of the best authors you could read today if you want help to truly love Jesus and recognize the deception of your own sinful heart…I’m thrilled that after fifteen years a second edition of this excellent work is now available.” Brad Bigney, author of Gospel Treason

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