Book Description

From the example of the life of Abraham, Henry Blackaby will show you how to become God's intimate friend. You will learn how God shapes those He loves into useful, joyful co-workers as they hear and respond to His call in everyday life. Created to Be God's Friend is a remarkable study of our relationship with a personal God who is constantly working in each of our lives.


About the Author
Henry T. Blackaby has spent his life in ministry as a music director, Christian education director, and senior pastor in churches in California and Canada. During his local church ministry, Dr. Blackaby became a college president, a missionary, and later an executive in Southern Baptist Convention life. He is now serving as the president of Henry Blackaby Ministries. The author of over a dozen books, including the bestselling Experiencing God Bible studies, Dr. Blackaby is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He has completed his Th.M. degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also received three honorary doctorate degrees. Henry Blackaby and his wife, Marilynn, have five married children, all serving in Christian ministry. They are also blessed with thirteen grandchildren.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

God called Abraham to be His friend. Henry Blackaby uses the example set by Abraham to show how God uses difficult events, traumatic circumstances, and trying life experiences to lead us to spiritual maturity. Readers will learn how God interacts with His people to transform them into men and women He can call friends. From the first time we respond to God's Spirit in our lives through the choices that help us develop a worthy character, Abraham's story shows us how we can be transformed and become friends of God.