FORM & FIRE is sort of a book club for the church. These books focus on Spiritual Formation, the Fire of the Holy Spirit and testimonies. We will be reading one book a month this Summer. JOIN US!!


 
 

THIS MONTH’S BOOK
JULY 2025
SUFFERING IS NEVER FOR NOTHING
By
ELISABETH ELLIOT

Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has the potential to devastate and destroy, or to be the gateway to gratitude and joy.

Elisabeth Elliot was no stranger to suffering. Her first husband, Jim, was murdered by the Waoroni people in Ecuador moments after he arrived in hopes of sharing the gospel. Her second husband was lost to cancer. Yet, it was in her deepest suffering that she learned the deepest lessons about God.

Why doesn’t God do something about suffering? He has, He did, He is, and He will.

Suffering and love are inexplicably linked, as God’s love for His people is evidenced in His sending Jesus to carry our sins, griefs, and sufferings on the cross, sacrificially taking what was not His on Himself so that we would not be required to carry it. He has walked the ultimate path of suffering, and He has won victory on our behalf.

This truth led Elisabeth to say, “Whatever is in the cup that God is offering to me, whether it be pain and sorrow and suffering and grief along with the many more joys, I’m willing to take it because I trust Him.”

Because suffering is never for nothing.


PAST BOOKS:

“The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
C S Lewis
JUNE 2025

“The Cross and The Switchblade”
David Wilkerson
AUGUST 2024

“Mere Christianity”
C S Lewis
JULY 2024

“Practicing the Way”
John Mark Comer
JUNE 2024


“Reappearing Church”
Mark Sayers
AUGUST 2023

"Beautiful Resistance"
Jon Tyson
JULY 2023

“The Hiding Place”
Corrie Ten Boom
JUNE 2023

“Red Moon Rising”
Pete Greig
AUGUST 2022


“With All Your Heart”
Eitan Shishkoff
JULY 2022

“Revival Rising”
Mark Nysewander
JUNE 2022

“The Gift of Being Yourself”
David G Benner
MAY 2022

“Leap Over A Wall”
Eugene Peterson
NOVEMBER 2021


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“Victory Through Surrender”
E Stanley Jones
OCTOBER 2021

“The Freedom Factor” Bruce Wilkinson SEPTEMBER 2021

“The Freedom Factor”
Bruce Wilkinson
SEPTEMBER 2021

“The Gospel Comes With a House Key” Rosaria Butterfield AUGUST 2021

“The Gospel Comes With a House Key”
Rosaria Butterfield
AUGUST 2021

“Garden City” John Mark Comer JULY 2021

“Garden City”
John Mark Comer
JULY 2021


“Impossible Love” Craig and Medine Moussounga Keener JUNE 2021

“Impossible Love”
Craig and Medine Moussounga Keener
JUNE 2021

“Adam: God’s Beloved” Henri Nouwen MAY 2021

“Adam: God’s Beloved”
Henri Nouwen
MAY 2021

“Confronting Christianity” Rebecca Mclaughlin APRIL 2021

“Confronting Christianity”
Rebecca Mclaughlin
APRIL 2021

“The Radical Disciple” John Stott MARCH 2021

“The Radical Disciple”
John Stott
MARCH 2021


“Fresh Wind Fresh Fire” Jim Cymbala FEBRUARY 2021

“Fresh Wind Fresh Fire”
Jim Cymbala
FEBRUARY 2021

“Beautiful Outlaw” John Eldredge JANUARY 2021

“Beautiful Outlaw”
John Eldredge
JANUARY 2021

“Renovation of the Heart” Dallas Willard  DECEMBER 2020

“Renovation of the Heart”
Dallas Willard
DECEMBER 2020

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“Chasing The Dragon”
Jackie Pullinger
NOVEMBER 2020

“Celebration of Discipline” Richard Foster OCTOBER 2020

“Celebration of Discipline”
Richard Foster
OCTOBER 2020

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“The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person”
E. Stanley Jones

AUGUST 2020

“Why Revival Tarries” Leonard Ravenhill SEPTEMBER 2020

“Why Revival Tarries”
Leonard Ravenhill
SEPTEMBER 2020

 

The phrase “Form and Fire” is borrowed from Mark Sayers and the “This Cultural Moment” Podcast.