The Hole in Our Gospel

What Does God Expect of Us?

De: Richard Stearns

Narrado por: Tommy Cresswell

The answer that changed a life and might just change the world....

It's 1998 and Richard Stearns' heart is breaking as he sits in a mud hut and listens to the story of an orphaned child in Rakai, Uganda.

His journey to this place took more than a long flight from the United States to Africa. It took answering God's call on his life, a call that hurtled him out of his presidential corner office at Lenox - America's finest tableware company - to this humble corner of Uganda.

This is a story of how a corporate CEO faced his own struggle to obey God whatever the cost, and his passionate call for Christians to change the world by actively living out their faith. Using his own journey as an example, Stearns explores the hole that exists in our understanding of the Gospel.

Two thousand years ago, 12 people changed the world. Stearns believes it can happen again.

©2009 Thomas Nelson (P)2009 Thomas Nelson

Compelling

The author causes the reader to rethink their perspectives. How can we be satisfied as church goer's?

Life changing

This is a second time I read this book. Its one of the most convicting and life changing books you will read. Highly recommended.

This book changed the course of my life!

Are you, like Ghandi, disgusted with Christians who are so unlike their Christ? Rich Stearns shows the hole in our body of stagnant believers for what it is and sounds an echoing call for reform... no — revolution.

The Hole in Our Gospel

A must-read for Christians and non-Christians alike who believe we hold the keys to providing basic needs—water, food, medical aid, education, a means to earn a living—to the world’s hungry and forgotten people.

Your Christian life may not be the same...

This book is actually two volumes woven together: the first volume is the account of urgent global needs and a call to respond to those needs as followers of Jesus Christ. The second volume is the testimony of Richard Sterns, and how God dramatically called him from a very successful, lucrative corporate career to assume the leadership of World Vision. The first volume is compelling, though it does get bogged down in details that are more informational than inspirational. The second volume however, is priceless. It was this section of this book that moved me deeply, learning how one man could sacrifice his "successful Christian life" to make a true difference in the world. The true path to greatness in the kingdom of God is found not by climbing up a ladder of success, but by climbing down a ladder of service. Richard Sterns illustrates that truth vividly here. I recommend this book highly -- just be warned, your Christian life may not be the same again.

Eye opening

this book is eye opening about the widespread poverty around the world and the responsibility those who call themselves christ followers have to steward what God has given them responsibly .

A Must Read

Every follower of Christ should read this book. Excellent and moving, I was touched deeply to the core of my soul.

POWERFUL

Top five books of all time for me, I’m reading it a second time and And blown away again. Even if you’re not religious this book really speaks to us - we are supposed to take care of others on this earth❤️

LUKE 4:18 OPERATIONALIZED!

I love the fact that Richard Stearns defines and illustrates a "functional gospel". I learned about the book from my pastor, Joseph Walker III (Mt. Zion Baptist Church) who started a book club. The Hole in Our Gospel is an encouraging challenge to be someone else's miracle. While reading the book, I really felt Jesus working on and in the world through my "hole". By the end of the book I had downloaded the World Vision App and gave what I could afford- not enough! This is a special work. Hole-ness to Whole-ness. God bless you Richard Stearns and Joseph Walker III! This one will be read again- shared and prayerfully- faithfully EXECUTED!!!

Must Have for Mission Work

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book has changed my life on the way we serve in the Mission field. A must read.

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