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The..cost..of..nondiscipleship..is..profoundly..greater..for..us..than..the..cost..of..discipleshipShaddix...invited...me...to...travel...with...him...to...an...event...where...he...was...speakingI..guess..this..book..is..perfect..for..Christians..who..go..to..church,..then..live..like..anyone..else..the..rest..of..the..week,..and..for..middle..road..Christians..who..do..the..actions..but..don't..share..their..faithHe..uses..examples..of..his.."faith..family"..and..people..that..he..encounter..around..the..world..to..get..to..his..pointAnd...I...am...convinced...we...have...a...choice.You...and...I...can...choose...to...continue...with...business...as...usual...in...the...Christian...life...and...in...the...church...as...a...whole,...enjoying...success...based...on...the...standards...defined...by...the...culture...around...usHe....is....beginning....to....look....a....lot....like....us....because,....after....all,....that....is....whom....we....are....most....comfortable....with
We....were....settling....for....a....Christianity....that....revolves....around....catering....to....ourselves....when....the....central....message....of....Christianity....is....actually....about....abandoning....ourselvesIt...explains...the...importance...of...the...Great...Commission...and...how...we...have...neglected...our...duties...as...Americans...because...we...have...become...complacent...with...our...health,...wealth,...and...securityHere....was....a....guy....who....was....young,....rich,....intelligent,....and....influentialLike....the....man....who....found....a....treasure....in....a....field....and....sold....all....he....had....to....purchase....that....field....(Matthew....13)Jesus....is....a....treasure....worth....abandoning....all....earthly....possessions....and....pursuitsI..am..convinced..that..one..reason..many..of..us..have..not..taken..radical..steps..in..our..giving,..for..example,..may..not..be..so..much..because..we..love..our..possessions..as..it..is..because..we..fear..isolationTell...them...you’re...going...to...talk...them...out...of...following...Jesus,...and...they...will...respond...in...droves.I...decided...I...was...going...to...try...it.The...next...week...I...was...preaching...at...a...youth...eventThe...church,...like...the...SS...United...States,...has...been...designed...for...battleHe....shows....what....Jesus....actually....said....about....being....his....disciple--then....invites....you....to....believe....and....obey....what....you....have....heardImagine....a....leader....coming....on....the....scene....today....and....inviting....all....who....would....come....after....him....to....pick....up....an....electric....chair....and....become....his....disciple
Ultimate....satisfaction....is....found....not....in....making....much....of....ourselves....but....in....making....much....of....GodJoshKing....More....than....1....year....ago....Platt's....book....is....all....about....a....sacrificial....abandon....to....and....for....the....GospelAnd....to....ensure....its....successful,....we....hire....professionals....to....do....the....job....for....usReadingGG...More...than...1...year...ago...In...Radical,...pastor...David...Platt...encourages...us...to...turn...our...backs...on...the...American...dream...life...-...sell...all...our...goods...and...go...to...foreign...countries...to...preach...the...GospelAfter....all,....I’d....been....in....seminary....a....few....weeks,....and....I’d....seen....this....done....beforeAnd....it....worksHe...chose...a...year...because...he...believes...that,...contrary...to...our...American...desire...to...reap...long-term...rewards...for...short-term...commitments,...long-term...benefits...are...actually...reserved...for...long-term...commitmentsI’m..not..sure..if..the..editor..planned..for..these..particular..headlines..to..be..next..to..each..other..or..if..he..just..missed..it..in..a..really..bad..way.On..the..left..one..headline..read,..“First..Baptist..Church..Celebrates..New..$23..Million..Building."..A..lengthy..article..followed,..celebrating..the..church’s..expensive..new..sanctuaryWe....start....with....a....good....performance,....build....incredible....facilities....to....host....it....and....contain....the....crowds,....and....start....up....a....menagerie....of....programs....to....keep....people....coming....back 5c5c846363
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