Audiobooks by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Give Them Grace: Leading Your Kids to Joy and Freedom through Gospel-Centered Parenting

What is our purpose in parenting? Is it to keep our kids alive and healthy? To raise responsible adults who will be kind people, loving friends, and good citizens? Or maybe we'd just be happy if our kids would clean up their rooms and stop antagonizing each other. While all of these are honorable goals, when we focus entirely on fixing our kids' behavior we can miss the most important role a parent has: to show them the love and grace of Christ. Give Them Grace gives you the gospel foundation to parent from a place of joy, freedom, and peace. This newly revised edition reflects what Elyse and Jessica have learned in their own parenting journeys in the last decade and includes two new chapters on parenting with grace in regard to your children's mental health and gender. This isn't a 'how-to' manual; it's a call to remember, speak, and rest in the gospel as you model Jesus to your children. Because this is the good news of parenting: it's not about getting things right all the time—it's about grace.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Jessica Thompson (Author), Nancy Peterson (Narrator)

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Daily Joy: A Devotional for Women

The Daily Joy devotional inspires women to engage with God’s word every day, allowing the truth of the gospel to transform their lives throughout the year. Featuring content from the ESV Women’s Devotional Bible, Scripture meditations and articles are written by more than 50 Christian writers and pastors including Joni Eareckson Tada, Lydia Brownback, Dane C. Ortlund, Jen Wilkin, Sam Storms, and Nancy Guthrie. Focused on biblical teaching and God’s transforming grace, these resources motivate women to apply God’s word while strengthening their hearts and nurturing their souls.

Ann Voskamp, Bethany Jenkins, Brian Aucker, Brian S. Borgman, Bryan Chapell, Carol W. Cornish, Carolyn Arends, Carolyn Mcculley, Claire Smith, Colleen Mcfadden, Dan Doriani, Dane C. Ortlund, Donna Thoennes, Elisabeth Maxwell Ryken, Elizabeth Groves, Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Erika Allen, Geoff Allen, Glenna Marshall, Gloria Furman, Heather House, Jani Ortlund, Jen Wilkin, Jenny Salt, Jessica Thompson, Joni Eareckson Tada, Joseph P. Murphy, Karen Loritts, Kathleen Chapell, Kathleen Nielson, Keri Folmar, Kristen Wetherell, Kristie Anyabwile, Kristyn Getty, Lauren Chandler, Lee Tankersley, Leeann Stiles, Lydia Brownback, Mary A. Kassian, Mary Beth Mcgreevy, Mary Patton Baker, Mary Willson Hannah, Michele Bennett Walton, Mike Bullmore, Nancy Guthrie, Robert A. Peterson, Sam Storms, Starr Meade, Susan Hunt, Tasha Chapman, Trillia Newbell, Zack Eswine (Author), Ann M. Richardson (Narrator)

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Idols of the Heart, Revised and Updated: Learning to Long for God Alone

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.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Susan Hanfield (Narrator)

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Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation

Turn Bible Reading from a Duty into a Delight Far too often, reading the Bible seems like just another obligation to check off your to-do list. But the Bible is so much more than a boring book of rules and regulations and stories of plagues and punishments. The entire Bible is a love story, and every chapter is a scene in the epic romance between God and humanity. In this sweeping overview of the Bible, Elyse Fitzpatrick reveals how each section--the Law, history, poetry, and epistles--points to God's eternal love for you and the good news of redemption through Christ. You'll find yourself drawn to the Bible like never before as you begin to see Jesus on every page. Discussion questions make this a great book to study on your own or with a small group.

Elyse Fitzpatrick, Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Elyse Fitzpatrick (Narrator)

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Home: How Heaven and the New Earth Satisfy Our Deepest Longings

Heaven Is the Home You've Been Waiting For In this world of fear, trials, and loneliness we often feel adrift--like we're still searching for a place where we can truly make ourselves at home. There's a longing for something more, something that makes us feel like we belong, something that resonates perfectly with who we were made to be. This longing is no small thing to be brushed off and forgotten--it's a guidepost letting us know we were made for another world. Earth is not our home. But it's close. What we long for is the new earth, the place God has been preparing for our eternity with him. In Home, Elyse Fitzpatrick explores heaven and the afterlife, demonstrating that our final destination is not some dull, featureless space in the clouds, but rather a perfected earth. It's a real, physical place that we'll explore with real bodies. A place of beauty and wonder and free of all death and decay. No need to chase a bucket list. On the new earth there will be no end of glorious sites and amazing activities, and we'll never run out of time to do them all. Includes questions for group discussion.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Sarah Zimmerman (Narrator)

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Good News for Weary Women

Are you exhausted? Women today really do feel the weight of the world on their shoulders. Every morning we are greeted with a long list of to-dos: get the kids up and out the door on time, have a meaningful quiet time, put in a full day at the office, spend an hour at the gym, prepare a healthy and delicious meal (organic and locally grown, of course), and make sure the sink sparkles before you go to bed. Oh, and don’t forget to look great and smile while you’re doing it. These are all good things to do, of course. But the bigger problem occurs when we start to feel as if our worth is measured by our to-do lists. And the messages we receive at church, on Facebook, and from the media only perpetuate these unrealistic expectations, creating a relentless cycle of exhaustion. As Elyse Fitzpatrick has traveled this country, she has seen increasing evidence of this weariness epidemic invading our churches and communities. And she has good news for women everywhere: there is hope! God doesn’t judge us by our to-do lists. Free yourself today from the endless stream of bad advice and discover the true rest God offers.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator)

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Found in Him: The Joy of the Incarnation and Our Union with Christ

Everyone, Christians included, knows what it's like to feel isolated and alone. We've all wondered if anyone really understands us or truly cares about our lives. The good news is that we aren't alone, and the gospel tells us why: Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth to be forever united with his people- to be one of us. In fact, he has so united himself with us that the Bible says we are literally him. Far from being alone and lost, the Incarnation changes everything for the Christian. Writing with everyday readers in mind, Elyse Fitzpatrick fleshes out the practical implications of our union with Christ and gives us confidence that we are not alone in this approachable and applicable devotional book.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Heather Anne Henderson (Narrator)

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Comforts from Romans

Although we may go to bed at night believing the gospel, we wake up every morning needing to hear it again. Yet most of us don't have time to dive into a lengthy commentary on the book of Romans-the book Paul wrote in order to showcase the glorious riches of the gospel. Thankfully seasoned counselor and author Elyse Fitzpatrick makes the message of Romans readily accessible in 31 devotional-like chapters on what Martin Luther called the very purest Gospel. Perfect for even the busiest of us, Elyse helps us grasp the practicality of the gospel message and experience the deep comforts articulated in the book of Romans.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)

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Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life

God's love has the power to change lives. Christians, then, should exhibit the greatest transformation of all because, rightly understood and cherished, God's love makes them increasingly more like the One who has lavished his love on them. So why do we so often struggle to exhibit God's love? Biblical counselor Elyse M. Fitzpatrick asks one simple question: In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind? We need to be rescued from our identity amnesia and pointed to our true identity as God's beloved children-adopted by the Father, united with the Son, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Fitzpatrick shows how a genuine transformation of identity leads to a transformation of our daily lives. Those who struggle with either legalism or lawlessness will find encouragement to return to God's love, the source of authentic and lasting change.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author), Renee Raudman (Narrator)

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Give Them Grace

A guide to help Christians parent their children with grace and an emphasis on the cross. How are parents to raise children so they don't become Pharisees (legalists) or prodigals (rebels)? It's all about grace-filled, gospel-driven parenting, says the mother/daughter team of Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. Christian parents, in their desire to raise godly children, can tend toward rule-centered discipline. There is, however, a far more effective method--a grace-motivated approach that begins with the glorious truth of God's love for sinners. In Give Them Grace, parents will learn how to connect the benefits of the cross--especially regeneration, adoption, and justification--to their children's daily lives. Chapters address topics such as our inability to follow the law perfectly, God's forgiveness and love displayed at the cross, and what true heart obedience looks like. Fitzpatrick and Thompson also discuss discipline, dealing with popular culture, and evangelism as a way of life. Parents will find this book a great resource for raising grace-filled, Jesus-loving kids.

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Jessica Thompson (Author), Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)

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