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Great to Good
How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Ambitions|
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| Verlag: | IVP Academic |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 23.07.2024 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781514010662 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 192 |
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Beschreibungen
Greatness is overrated.
People tend to measure success by worldly standards. We assume that greatness comes from charisma, influence, and followers. But God cares more about our character than about what people around us think of our reputations.
Pastor Jae Hoon Lee challenges us not to pursue greatness but to grow in goodness. Jesus called his followers to cultivate character of goodness, not to aspire to positions of power. The faithful Christian life is one that seeks to become good. These reflections and meditations on the good Christian life unpack what it means for the church to live in obedience and faith, to strip away ambitious self-glorification, and to instead live humble lives of goodness and love.
People tend to measure success by worldly standards. We assume that greatness comes from charisma, influence, and followers. But God cares more about our character than about what people around us think of our reputations.
Pastor Jae Hoon Lee challenges us not to pursue greatness but to grow in goodness. Jesus called his followers to cultivate character of goodness, not to aspire to positions of power. The faithful Christian life is one that seeks to become good. These reflections and meditations on the good Christian life unpack what it means for the church to live in obedience and faith, to strip away ambitious self-glorification, and to instead live humble lives of goodness and love.
<p>Introduction<br /><b>Part One: In Search of a Good Christian</b><br />
1. Cultivate a Good Conscience<br />
2. It's Morality, Stupid<br />
3. Pain Is a Part of Joy<br />
4. Torn from Evil and Set Apart for Good<br />
5. A Christian Without Following Christ? <br />
6. We Represent a God of Love<br />
7. Justice Comes from Love<br />
8. Strip Away Your Facades<br />
9. True Blessings of Christ-Followers<br />
10. Goodness Shines<br /><b>Part Two: A Good Leader Builds Christ's Church</b><br />
11. Be the Best Man, Not the Bridegroom<br />
12. Signs of Judas's Betrayal<br />
13. Fools for Christ<br />
14. Why Is the Church Weak? <br />
15. Happiness Comes When We Come Back<br />
16. The Spirituality of Simplicity<br />
17. Seek Wisdom<br />
18. Rely on Teamwork<br />
19. Not the Authority but a Steward<br />
20. Your Best May Not Be God's Best<br /><b>Part Three: Choose Truth, Even When It's Painful</b><br />
21. Making the Right Decisions<br />
22. The Right Mentality<br />
23. Why Do Humans Want to Be Gods? <br />
24. Truths Everyone Must Accept<br />
25. Finding Your Place in Life During Disaster<br />
26. The Key Is Always the Gospel<br />
27. Truth Cannot Be Divided into Public and Private<br />
28. Lives Are More Important Than Rights<br />
29. Truth with a Gentle Embrace<br />
30. True Authority Leads to True Freedom<br /><b>Part Four: Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross</b><br />
31. Have You Lost Your Humility? <br />
32. Only Shepherds Answered the Call<br />
33. The True Leader Steps Up in the Storm<br />
34. Embracing Conflict<br />
35. Look to the Self, Then the Situation<br />
36. Real Change<br />
37. Know Thyself<br />
38. Faith or Stubbornness? <br />
39. Time for Job's Repentance<br />
40. God Loves Cities of Sinners<br /><b>Part Five: Live Out Your Good Life</b><br />
41. The Christian Life Is a Syntropy Drama<br />
42. Your Mission Is to Go Beyond Your Backyard<br />
43. Unlock the Future with Faith<br />
44. A Calling Requires Courage<br />
45. God Will Guide Us<br />
46. Love Has Many Hues<br />
47. A Bucket List Is a Calling List<br />
48. When Duty Transforms into Joy<br />
49. A Friend Who Will Never Leave<br />
50. Not Success but Service! <br />
Acknowledgments</p>
1. Cultivate a Good Conscience<br />
2. It's Morality, Stupid<br />
3. Pain Is a Part of Joy<br />
4. Torn from Evil and Set Apart for Good<br />
5. A Christian Without Following Christ? <br />
6. We Represent a God of Love<br />
7. Justice Comes from Love<br />
8. Strip Away Your Facades<br />
9. True Blessings of Christ-Followers<br />
10. Goodness Shines<br /><b>Part Two: A Good Leader Builds Christ's Church</b><br />
11. Be the Best Man, Not the Bridegroom<br />
12. Signs of Judas's Betrayal<br />
13. Fools for Christ<br />
14. Why Is the Church Weak? <br />
15. Happiness Comes When We Come Back<br />
16. The Spirituality of Simplicity<br />
17. Seek Wisdom<br />
18. Rely on Teamwork<br />
19. Not the Authority but a Steward<br />
20. Your Best May Not Be God's Best<br /><b>Part Three: Choose Truth, Even When It's Painful</b><br />
21. Making the Right Decisions<br />
22. The Right Mentality<br />
23. Why Do Humans Want to Be Gods? <br />
24. Truths Everyone Must Accept<br />
25. Finding Your Place in Life During Disaster<br />
26. The Key Is Always the Gospel<br />
27. Truth Cannot Be Divided into Public and Private<br />
28. Lives Are More Important Than Rights<br />
29. Truth with a Gentle Embrace<br />
30. True Authority Leads to True Freedom<br /><b>Part Four: Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross</b><br />
31. Have You Lost Your Humility? <br />
32. Only Shepherds Answered the Call<br />
33. The True Leader Steps Up in the Storm<br />
34. Embracing Conflict<br />
35. Look to the Self, Then the Situation<br />
36. Real Change<br />
37. Know Thyself<br />
38. Faith or Stubbornness? <br />
39. Time for Job's Repentance<br />
40. God Loves Cities of Sinners<br /><b>Part Five: Live Out Your Good Life</b><br />
41. The Christian Life Is a Syntropy Drama<br />
42. Your Mission Is to Go Beyond Your Backyard<br />
43. Unlock the Future with Faith<br />
44. A Calling Requires Courage<br />
45. God Will Guide Us<br />
46. Love Has Many Hues<br />
47. A Bucket List Is a Calling List<br />
48. When Duty Transforms into Joy<br />
49. A Friend Who Will Never Leave<br />
50. Not Success but Service! <br />
Acknowledgments</p>
Jae Hoon Lee (DMin, Gordon-Conwell) is the senior pastor at Onnuri Church and chair of The Gospel Coalition Korea and Handong Global University. He also serves as the cochair of the host committee for L4, the 2024 Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in Seoul. He is the author of My Country to God's Country, Grace Wins!, Thinking of Thinking, Heaven Opens Up on the Earth, and Authentic Gospel. He promotes justice, restoration, and societal well-being, embodying the gospel's transformative power in many ways in Korea. He lives in Seoul, Korea, with his wife and two children.
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