I Once Was Lost
What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus
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How do people come to Jesus in today's postmodern culture? Not by a mechanical, linear process of cookie-cutter conversions. Nor by a nebulous spiritual wandering that never culminates in decision and commitment. Over the last decade, Don Everts and Doug Schaupp have listened to the stories of 2,000 postmodern people who have come to follow Jesus. While their stories are diverse and varied, certain common themes emerge. Postmodern evangelism is a mysterious and organic process that nevertheless goes through discernible phases, as people cross thresholds from distrust to trust, from complacency to curiosity, and from meandering to seeking. Everts and Schaupp describe the factors that influence how people shift in their perspectives and become open to the gospel. They provide practical tools to help people enter the kingdom, as well as guidelines for how new believers can live out their Christian faith.
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Whether you’re considering a religious vocation or simply trying to lead a Christ-centered life, Franciscan friar Casey Cole has news: Christian life doesn't end with a profession of faith or hearing of God's call. That's when it begins. Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God reflects on realities that are common to anyone who is serious about living a sincere Christian life and trying to follow the message of Jesus in the Gospels.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good reminder
- By David Ryan Lompe on 04-16-21
By: Casey Cole OFM
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Stay Salt
- The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not
- By: Rebecca Manley Pippert
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 59
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The world has changed in so many ways, and many of us no longer feel confident when it comes to evangelism, especially with the rise of hostility toward Christian points of view. Keeping quiet is becoming our default position. Yet the world has not changed in one way: It still needs Jesus. Renowned evangelist Becky Pippert draws on decades of conversations about Christianity around the world to call and equip ordinary Christians to share Jesus through their ordinary day-to-day conversations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book on relational evangelism I’ve read
- By Mike on 07-08-20
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The Eternal Current
- By: Aaron Niequist
- Narrated by: Aaron Niequist
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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When a myriad of tense conversations about ideological differences in the Church left him feeling spiritually empty, Niequist determined God must have a different vision for worship and community. In his search, Aaron discovered that there was historical Christian precedent for enacting faith in a different way, an ancient and now future way of believing. He calls this third way "practice-based faith". This book is about loving one's faith tradition and, at the same time, following the call to something deeper and richer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exactly what I need right now
- By Julianna on 05-26-19
By: Aaron Niequist
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Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
- Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation
- By: Peter Scazzero
- Narrated by: Peter Scazzero
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, best-selling author Pete Scazzero combines three decades of wisdom with hard lessons from his own ministry journey. He lays out what is required for church leaders to multiply deeply changed people who are growing in relationship with God, themselves, and others. Scazzero begins with four beneath-the-surface, systemic gaps that undermine serious discipleship. He provides a clear vision for a church culture that deeply changes lives and then practically unpacks the seven biblical marks of emotionally healthy discipleship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New Work
- By Daniel on 06-30-21
By: Peter Scazzero
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Come and See
- Everything You Ever Wanted in the One Place You Would Never Look
- By: Todd Wagner, John Driver
- Narrated by: Todd Wagner
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 104
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Pastor Todd Wagner invites listeners to experience the adventure, beauty, and fullness of life through the church as God intended. Obligated weekly services of mostly bored adults are not God's vision for His people. Todd illuminates a path for listeners to personally pursue a deeper relationship with God and then purposefully invest in God's design for His church. This book paints the picture of the Father's intention to bring His people into an adventurous life full of authentic relationships, powerful transformation, significance, and meaning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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God is good!
- By Boyd Pelley on 11-22-17
By: Todd Wagner, and others
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Forming Intentional Disciples
- The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus
- By: Sherry A. Weddell
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion; how to open a conversation about faith and belief; how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the great story of Jesus; how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship; and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Valuable resource, required reading
- By Andrew Havens on 01-03-19
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Upward, Inward, Outward
- Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others
- By: Daniel Fusco
- Narrated by: Daniel Fusco
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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This book is about discovering together how to understand and live the Greatest Commandment. We're not after the "art of thinking about God a little differently". We're here to uncover the needs God created within us - needs for meaning, intimacy, honesty, humility, justice, compassion, and more - and how he designed us to find those needs fulfilled in him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!!
- By kim morgan on 06-17-21
By: Daniel Fusco
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The Spirit Contemporary Life
- Unleashing the Miraculous in Your Everyday World
- By: Leon Fontaine
- Narrated by: Leon Fontaine
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 50
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How would your world change if you regularly experienced the miraculous? And what if this happened everywhere you went - in a way that attracted people to Jesus? It wouldn't just make a difference in your world...it would make the world different.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life Changing
- By Ruth-Anne Penner on 07-07-16
By: Leon Fontaine
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Fresh Air
- Trading Stale Spiritual Obligation for a Life-Altering, Energizing, Experience-It-Everyday Relationship with God
- By: Chris Hodges
- Narrated by: Brandon Batchelar
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Fresh Air is about to sweep into your life. This powerful debut audiobook from Chris Hodges will revive your spirit and show you how to be fueled by God like never before. Take a deep breath of fresh air...and experience what it means to live an "I get to" - not an "I've got to" - kind of life every day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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not a religious book at all!
- By All-access Customer on 06-11-17
By: Chris Hodges
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The Genius of One
- God's Answer for Our Fractured World
- By: Greg Holder
- Narrated by: Greg Holder
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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The world is fractured. Tensions are high, patience is low, and goodwill is hard to come by. In The Genius of One, author and pastor Greg Holder reminds us of the high value Jesus and his early followers placed on community and offers guidance for how to see and relate to one another in emotionally and spiritually healthy ways so that we, the church, can fulfill Jesus' prayer for us and model a better way of loving one another in a fractured world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book, excellent narration!
- By Kelly Brazil on 02-16-24
By: Greg Holder
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Encounter Jesus
- From Discovery to Discipleship
- By: Fr Dave Pivonka, Deacon Ralph Poyo
- Narrated by: Fr Dave Pivonka, Deacon Ralph Poyo
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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It's exciting when someone has a living encounter with the God of the universe. A lightbulb goes on, and everything feels new. But with that sense of exhilaration comes the realization: in order to take one's faith seriously, things must change. An encounter with Jesus is a very significant experience, and Fr. Dave and Deacon Ralph show readers how to move from discovering their faith to following Jesus wherever he leads them along the path of discipleship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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engaging
- By Maria Vidal on 03-07-24
By: Fr Dave Pivonka, and others
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Man Alive
- Transforming a Man's Seven Primal Needs into a Powerful Spiritual Life
- By: Patrick Morley
- Narrated by: Gabriel Travesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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"Over the last four decades, I've met one-on-one with thousands of men. Most of them know that Jesus promised "a rich and satisfying life" (John 10:10), but too many are confused about what that looks like. In fact, I'd estimate that 90 percent of Christian men lead lukewarm, stagnant, defeated lives—and they hate it. When men try to put into words what's holding them back, they invariably describe one or more of seven symptoms. But you can experience a powerful life transformed by Christ. I'll tell you how." (Patrick Morley)
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Jesus
- By joel ten on 08-02-23
By: Patrick Morley
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Fix It
- By: Rob Ketterling
- Narrated by: Rob Ketterling
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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It may sound simplistic, but it’s not. The genius of this book is how Rob Ketterling targets the problems all leaders face, deconstructs them, and wrote a book that will be a lifesaver for all who listen to it. This book is not just for leaders of churches, corporations, or organizations. The truths and concepts apply to all walks of life - including our homes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super practical and helpful
- By GVPuma on 02-11-23
By: Rob Ketterling
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Real-Life Discipleship
- Building Churches That Make Disciples
- By: Jim Putman
- Narrated by: Lance Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America’s fastest-growing churches. Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's fantastic!
- By Ali on 04-25-24
By: Jim Putman
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Sticky Teams
- Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page
- By: Larry Osborne
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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In this unabridged audio download of Sticky Teams, Larry Osborne exposes the hidden roadblocks that often sabotage the health and harmony of even the best intentioned ministry teams. Then, with practical and seasoned advice, he shows what it takes to get a leadership board, ministry team, and an entire congregation headed in the same direction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Leadership GOLD
- By Steve Jones on 02-09-24
By: Larry Osborne
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The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 697
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 610
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Title may mislead the actual content
- By Adam Shields on 05-26-16
By: Peter Enns
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- Paul Elsey
- 03-11-23
Excellent intel
So many highlights! So insightful! I’m grateful for the knowledge gained from this book ! Immediately practical!
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- Gregory A. Wiens PhD
- 07-21-23
Great thoughts and practices for reaching people far from Christ
I found this book full of great concepts and practices for reaching people far from Christ. The overall schema is very helpful.
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- M. E. Usher-Grano
- 01-07-24
I once was lost
In theory I " knew" people liked rules but it has been hard for me to share boundaries with my non Christian friend, I have a lot of them stuck at threshold 1 out of 5 they trust me but rarely become curious about the Jesus Christ I know and love. This book has encouraged me to be more bold but not brash of course, people do want a God that is strong in his convictions so should his followers also be steadfast in their beliefs. This is any awesome book every kingdom citizen should read!
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