Your Own Jesus
Your Own Jesus

Author: Mark Hall

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0310293324

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Too many people inherit somebody else's Jesus, depending on family or friends for their spiritual vitality and growth. Through fascinating personal stories, scriptural insights, and practical interactive studies, "Your Own Jesus" can set readers free to live their faith without compromise.

Revolutionary Discipleship
Revolutionary Discipleship

Author: Michael Hodge

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-02-23

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1312941472

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As Dave prayed for God to do a work in Catherine's life, he knew that God had been doing a work in his own life for some time. In fact, as he looked back, he could see how God had saved him through a radical call to salvation. He could see how God had led him to a personal commitment. He could even see some of the things that God was intentionally leading him through to prepare him and teach him. And now, he was sensing God's movement in his life and the life of his wife. Everything about this new faith was revolutionary. Follow the story of Dave and Catherine as you discover the Revolutionary Discipleship Process. The focus of this material is the 7 keywords of the Revolutionary Discipleship Process. Each keyword represents a step in the journey of Christian discipleship. Pulling from the most common words found in various discipleship resources, this material combines those into a discernible process. Aiding the journey is a fictional story as well as brief Bible studies at the end of each chapter.

Under the Overpass
Under the Overpass

Author: Mike Yankoski

Publisher: Multnomah

Published: 2009-01-21

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 030756343X

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An updated and expanded edition of the gritty, challenging, and utterly captivating portait of the homeless crisis. Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless? Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight. With only a backpack, a sleeping bag and a guitar, Mike and his traveling companion, Sam, set out to experience life on the streets in six different cities—from Washington D.C. to San Diego— and they put themselves to the test. For more than five months the pair experienced firsthand the extreme pains of hunger, the constant uncertainty and danger of living on the streets, exhaustion, depression, and social rejection—and all of this by their own choice. They wanted to find out if their faith was real, if they could actually be the Christians they said they were apart from the comforts they’d always known…to discover first hand what it means to be homeless in America. What you encounter in these pages will radically alter how you see your world—and may even change your life.

Firsthand
Firsthand

Author: Ryan Shook

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2014-07-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1601427220

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Stop copying someone else's religion. Start living out a faith that's all your own. A “firsthand” faith is never what somebody tells you it should be, even if that person is a parent, friend, or pastor. “Firsthand” means you went after it for yourself and now it’s all yours. That kind of faith is changes everything, but most people only find it by facing tough questions. Like: • If God is real, why does he feel far away? • Can I ever get past the dos and don’ts of church? • Why should I even try to follow God when I fail so often? • How do I experience a relationship with Christ that’s more than surface level? • Is it possible to have authentic faith when I have so many doubts? • How can I connect with others who take firsthand faith seriously? In these pages, Ryan and Josh Shook talk candidly about growing up in church only to realize that “how things are supposed to be” had stopped working for them. They set out to find what makes a young person’s faith stick—or not. Each chapter is designed to spark a discussion, and comes complete with personal inventories, Bible teaching, small-group discussion questions, and links to original video. Now includes bonus “Looking Back from Here” Q&A with the authors

Learning from the Stranger
Learning from the Stranger

Author: David I. Smith

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2009-06-09

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1467423475

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Cultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world. / Learning from the Stranger clearly explains what "culture" is, discusses how cultural difference affects our perceptions and behavior, and explores how Jesus' call to love our neighbor involves learning from cultural strangers. Built around three chapter-length readings of extended biblical passages (from Genesis, Luke, and Acts), the book skillfully weaves together theological and practical concerns, and Smith’s engaging, readable text is peppered with stories from his own extensive firsthand experience. / Many thoughtful readers will resonate with this insightful book as it encourages the virtues of humility and hospitality in our personal interactions — and shows how learning from strangers, not just imparting our own ideas to them, is an integral part of Christian discipleship.