Soul Keeping Bible Study Guide: Caring for the Most Important Part of You

John Ortberg is totally transparent as he discusses the challenges we have with our souls and our connections to God. He clearly distinguishes the differences between the soul, mind, body and will. If you find that you are not at peace, that you struggle with your will not being strong enough, your mind deciding what you should be doing, and giving into the desires of the body, this book will engage and inspire you to deepen your soul connection to God. As John profoundly states in the book, your soul is the stream and you are the keeper of the stream. If the stream is clogged, it will not flow and you will not have the fresh water you need. This is a must read for anyone looking to deepen their walk with God and find the inner peace that few of us truly possess.

This took this study in a small group and it changed my life, my perspective and really opened me up to the Lord. I highly recommend it. It was the first study I ever took by John Ortberg and I highly recommend it.

We used the book and video for our Sunday School class and I used the study guide to formulate questions. Ortberg lays out the points he wants readers to catch in his video in the study guide which made preparation easier. If you are leading this study via video or the book for the class, I would recommend leaders get the study guide. However, I don't think everyone in the class needs this book. It's better if they read the book and then watched the video together, followed by a discussion of the video and book.

The depth and quality of the guide are impressive! I believe it was written by Christine M. Anderson. Her questions are perceptive and deep, so deep that we repeated each DVD session and discussions twice.

Powerful book - we read it and were so impacted we recommended it to our "small group" Bible study. We also purchased the study guide & DVD set. If you are willing to engage with the content & not "rush through" but let the concepts percolate & marinate in your heart, this is a life impacting book. It is a life (& soul) changing book.

I'm on staff at a church and just went through the videos & study guide together. The personal reflections throughout enriched my prayer life. Helpful even without original book. Many others also felt there were too many Dallas Willard quotes vs. scripture. It's a beautiful tribute to his mentor, but seemed a bit much.

We used as a bible study tool. Very insightful

We are doing this series with our small group and love it! John Ortberg does an excellent job on DVD covering the specify topic of each chapter. We have found that the study guide requires us two meetings to cover the info. We usually watch the DVD twice as well. Lots of things to talk about in this book!

I did this study with my women’s small group. The DVD I purchased with book and guide was so very good. Very good for the soul. We used the study guide and had no problem filling our time with good discussions.

Excellent book, very informative, just loved it.

Studied this book with three friends. We all loved it. Really challenges you to understand the importance of caring for your soul!

I am enjoying this study and so is the rest of my Life Group

Very good deal for the moneyf