Give God the Glory!

Essential to your Christian curriculum, this study guide redefines the core message of the first book in the Give God the Glory! series: Know God (mental) and Do the Will of God (action) Concerning Your Life. Systematically divided into two parts with three chapters each, this STUDY GUIDE navigates students, teachers, church leaders, pastors, bishops, librarians, book clubs, Bible scholars, seminaries, colleges & universities, and readers through an in-depth Bible study to broaden their knowledge of God’s Word and to develop a closer walk with Him. The purpose of this Study Guide is so that the world may know, to demonstrate the power of positive thinking, walking in His steps, and to understand the principles of Christian living.

Essential to your Christian curriculum, this study guide redefines the core message of the first book in the Give God the Glory! series: Know God (mental) and Do the Will of God (action) Concerning Your Life. Systematically divided into two parts with three chapters each, this STUDY GUIDE navigates students, teachers, church leaders, pastors, bishops, librarians, book clubs, Bible scholars, seminaries, colleges & universities, and readers through an in-depth Bible study to broaden their knowledge of God’s Word and to develop a closer walk with Him. The purpose of this Study Guide is so that the world may know, to demonstrate the power of positive thinking, walking in His steps, and to understand the principles of Christian living. Walking in the spirit and spiritual leadership are key components that are found within the pages of our new spiritual books. Amongst the plethora of best-selling spiritual books, this Study Guide brings forth new meaning to the initial book (2001) in the Give God the Glory! series (Know God the Do the Will of God Concerning Your Life). Reading and teaching from this Christian resource are topics such as the Christian life profile, the Christian family, the Christian experience, living Christian, how to be a contagious Christian, Christian education, your Christian impact on others, Christian references, and Christian praise and worship. Categorized as the Christian faith book, it focuses on teaching Christian principles, extracted from the Word of God, for the purpose of helping us to Know God and to do His Will concerning our lives. Prayerfully, readers will be encouraged to explore the contents of their Bible through the year and will learn the importance of how to get into the Bible regularly. This will draw us closer to His Word through an understanding of Bible truth and of the promises of God in the Bible. This Study Guide is an excellent resource for your church bookshop, church shops, and outstanding church gifts, church items, church resource, and church literature. It is considered by many in the publishing industry as a great church book, amongst the many church books, as well as excellent Bible based teaching for your church library. This church gift addresses church foundation, particularly in chapter three that addresses spiritual gifts. Through small groups, it is a great resource for weekend Bible study. Your walk through the Bible in a year, Bible thought of the day, daily Bible Scriptures, and daily walk through the Bible programs can be monitored and evaluated based upon your growth and development relative to the Holy Bible and study with your church family and friends. Christ is preeminent throughout this Study Guide. For example, readers learn that Christians must make a case for Christ, accurately state the case of Christ, reveal the passion of Christ, understand why to live is Christ, and utilize and recommend this Study Guide as a case for Christ book. Through diligent study of the six chapters of this Study Guide, readers will ultimately learn, and subsequently teach others, that a life in the Word is our key to success. Other key themes that reverberate from its pages include life without fear, living a life you always wanted, learning to live a new way life, and finding the cure for the common life. Yes, life in tough, but don’t waste your life by missing out on God’s life-changing Word.

With the fundamental belief that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things, Pastor Kevin Wayne Johnson lives to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. His passion is reflected through his national best-selling book series (Give God the Glory!), that earned 19 literary awards from 2001 to present, all published through his Christian-based publishing company – Writing for the Lord Ministries, as a former radio and television host, and in several leadership positions within the local church, the Christian publishing industry, and the National Association of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). A native of Richmond, Virginia, Johnson was introduced to the Bible and the Christian doctrine as a child and active member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. At the age of eight, his maternal grandmother (Granny) prophesied that he would preach the gospel in due season. From these planted seeds, Johnson, alongside his wife, Gail, confessed Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior on May 2, 1993. This spiritual transformation occurred slightly less than two months after their marriage on March 6, 1993. Effective January 1, 2014, Pastor Johnson serves as Senior Pastor, Accokeek First Church of God, Accokeek, MD. Prior to this assignment, he served on the Purpose Management Team and as Pastor of Discipleship at Celebration Church, Columbia, Maryland (June 2010-December 2013), leading eight thriving ministries including WIN Institute (Bible College). Pastor Johnson also serves as Secretary, National Association of the Church of God Men’s Ministry (2009 to present). Johnson was initially ordained into the Christian ministry as a deacon while at Shiloh Pentecostal Church, Incorporated, Christian Love Center, Somerville, New Jersey, with his wife, in 2000. He is an Evangelical Training Association (ETA) certified instructor (2000 to present). In 2011, Pastor Johnson became an ordained Church of God minister. Johnson is a professional in government as well as private industry. For 30 years, he has performed successfully in numerous middle and senior-level positions in the areas of workforce development, training, organizational change, acquisition/procurement, customer service, client relationships, and program management, to include the Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, the Government of the District of Columbia, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of the Army, Defense Logistics Agency, and in the private sector at Vivendi Universal and Reuters America. He has testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, and has prepared testimony that was presented before the District of Columbia Committee on Government Operations. Johnson is a graduate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School’s Executive Potential Program (1996). During this program, he assisted the Office of Federal Procurement Policy with several procurement reform initiatives that were tied to the National Performance Review under the Clinton Administration. In 1999, he was awarded the distinction of “Fellow” by the National Contract Management Association Board of Directors. Johnson maintains an active involvement in community service and retains membership in several professional and civic organizations to include Virginia Commonwealth University Alumni Association and African-American Alumni Council, serving on the School of Business Board of Directors from 1994 to 1996, the African-American Federal Executives Association, the Christian Small Publishers Association, and the Autism Society of America, Howard County, Maryland Chapter. Pastor Johnson is the eldest son of Ernest and the late Adele Johnson. He attended and graduated from the Richmond Public School system and Virginia Commonwealth University earning a B.S. degree in Business Administration and Management/Economics/Finance. He also completed course work towards a MBA degree at Marymount University.