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Pros
Arthur gish's principle are undeniable. This book is inspiring.
David platt has written a book about the gospel and what it means to be a christian in the 21st century. Platt calls on christians to live out the gospel through generosity anddiscipleship.
Commit our lives to multiplying communities. It's an upside down life, completely counter-cultural to what our society tells us is important or valued- or it should be. But in the end, i see a tremendous reward in knowing that my kids are learning at ... Read More
Sacrifice money for a specific purpose. Serve faithfully and pray fervently for it. This is a powerful challenge, one that i'm praying over how it would look in my life.
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While we fill our lives with the constant drivel of entertainment because we are afraid that if we stop and really look at god ... Read More
He had been invited to speak to the congregation one day and met with the elders as well
The next day he preached about going to all nations with the gospel
Price
After all he simply reiterated jesus command to follow him whatever the cost may be
In discipleship he demanded those who wanted to follow him to seriously consider the cost before taking that step
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I was invited by the publisher to review the first chapter of this book before it is actually for sale
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The message and the challenge in radical is one that the north american church needs to hear and respond to
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David platt clearly explains where the church today falls short and christians just add god into their lives instead of living for him 100
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While none of this is inherently wrong plant wonders if we are settling for a christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves
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In many ways what platt seeks to do is much the same as what john piper has done in let the nations be glad and dont waste your lifeby providing christians with a muchneeded corrective to the overstated and underrealized notion that the days of overseas missions are over
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That even as he talks about poverty and how we in north america can be generous in caring for the poor the goal is not alleviating poverty
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The goal is seeing people meet jesus
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His one year challenge is shockingly simple yet terribly complex1