Jesus: Pure & Simple
Overview
Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions? Like you’re overwhelmed with various programs and ministries, or with studying the steps to good parenting, or the best ways to share Jesus with your neighbors? These are all good things, but even good things can sometimes take us away from our number one responsibility—knowing Jesus better.
Wayne Cordeiro shares how to focus on the One who matters most and take part in the joy and fulfillment that he brings. But he also teaches how this leads to selflessness, a true love for others, and effective ministry. It will, in fact, change how you see the world around you.
When you focus on Christ, everything else falls into place. Your relationships. Your job. Your church. Your mission. It’s all placed in the hands of Jesus, pure and simple.
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Key Features
- Equips pastors, leaders, and laypeople with tools to avoid physical and spiritual burnout
- Provides insight into transforming your lifestyle and ministry
- Emphasizes the importance of an intimate relationship with Christ
Contents
- Pure & Simple
- Just Shy of Jesus
- Avoiding the Subculture
- Who Is This Jesus?
- Tales of Hidden Service
- One Thing
- Eyes on the Harvest
- Internal Corrections
- The Power of Contentment
- Living Life . . . Along the Way
- The Way Home
- Jesus Never Changes
Top Highlights
“Always remember: Although growth may be automatic, maturity is optional. Faith is linked to action, not inaction. Waiting on God cannot be confused with complacency, and procrastination is not a synonym of patience.” (Page 174)
“An early symptom of self-righteousness surfaces when we begin to judge others based on their actions and ourselves based on our intentions. A second symptom is when we are confident that God dislikes the same people we do!” (Page 21)
“God’s hand and presence refuse to dwell in the shadows. But when we are willing to throw open the curtains to trust Him by doing things His way, our fellowship returns, with Jesus and with others. It’s easy to lose confidence when we slip into the shadows. Light becomes intimidating and we are afraid that it will expose our humanity and disqualify our efforts. Living unfolded lives allows His light to wash us on a daily basis.” (Page 18)
“He is not the rest from our labors. He is the rest in our labors.” (Page 12)
“They put great effort into being right, but being right isn’t wrong. It is how they steward their being right that is wrong.” (Page 19)
Praise for the Print Edition
Once in a while I catch myself reading a great book and I stop and say, ‘I wish I’d written that!’ Wayne Cordeiro puts me in that kind of envious mood. But even if I had written Jesus: Pure and Simple, it would not have been done nearly as well. Because a book like this can only come from the heart of a man who knows his subject very well.
—Calvin Miller, former research professor and distinguished writer in residence, Beeson Divinity School
What I love about this book is that the content and title match what every follower of Christ should long for. In a world where everything soon gets over complicated, we all need these reminders to keep the main thing, the main thing—purity and simplicity of walking with Jesus every day.
—Doug Fields, founder, Simply Youth Ministry
To a generation that can’t find the real story amidst all the tradition, churchyness, poor street cred, or newspaper headlines, Jesus: Pure and Simple is a breath of fresh air and should be the first place you start or start over.
—Hugh Halter, church planter, pastor, consultant, and missionary
If you’re sick, you need a doctor who knows how to study what’s wrong with you and offer a savvy diagnosis—your life might depend on it. And in Jesus: Pure and Simple, Wayne Cordeiro is spot-on in his diagnosis of a Christian culture that is sick of itself. His prescription? More of Jesus, and less of everything else. I couldn’t agree more.
—Rick Lawrence, executive editor, Group Magazine
Product Details
- Title: Jesus: Pure and Simple
- Author: Wayne Cordeiro
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 2012
- Pages: 208
- Christian Group: Pentecostal/Charismatic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Ministry Resources