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Irresistible

Reclaiming the New That Jesus Unleashed for the World

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Irresistible

By: Andy Stanley
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A fresh look at the earliest Christian movement reveals what made the new faith so compelling...and what we need to change today to make it so again.

Once upon a time there was a version of the Christian faith that was practically irresistible. After all, what could be more so than the gospel that Jesus ushered in? Why, then, isn't it the same with Christianity today?

Author and pastor Andy Stanley is deeply concerned with the present-day church and its future. He believes that many of the solutions to our issues can be found by investigating our roots. In Irresistible, Andy chronicles what made the early Jesus Movement so compelling, resilient, and irresistible by answering these questions:

  • What did first-century Christians know that we don't - about God's Word, about their lives, about love?
  • What did they do that we're not doing?
  • What makes Christianity so resistible in today's culture?
  • What needs to change in order to repeat the growth our faith had at its beginning?

Many people who leave or disparage the faith cite reasons that have less to do with Jesus than with the conduct of his followers. It's time to hit pause and consider the faith modeled by our first-century brothers and sisters who had no official Bible, no status, and little chance of survival. It's time to embrace the version of faith that initiated - against all human odds - a chain of events resulting in the most significant and extensive cultural transformation the world has ever seen.

This is a version of Christianity we must remember and re-embrace if we want to be salt and light in an increasingly savorless and dark world.

©2018 Andy Stanley (P)2018 Zondervan Christian Living Christianity

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Critic reviews

“More than any other book I’ve read in years, Irresistible has stretched my view of Scripture. I can’t hear or read a passage from the Old or New Testaments without thinking about Andy’s provocative insights. If you and I take this book seriously, our lives and our churches will never be the same.” (Kara Powell, PhD, executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute and coauthor of Growing Young)

“Irresistible is like a once-in-a-generation shot across the bow. Andy Stanley takes a lifetime of accumulated insight and wisdom about the Christian faith, history, and why the church isn’t connecting with our current culture, and combines them together in a masterpiece work.” (Carey Nieuwhof, author and founding pastor, Connexus Church)

“Warning: This book will set you and your ministry back - back to the first century and the approach to advancing the gospel modeled by Jesus and the apostles. Andy reminds us that the resurrection was at the center of the first-century apologetic. Then he challenges 21st-century believers to reclaim it as the center of ours as well. I agree with Andy - this approach changed the world once. I’m convinced it could do so again. Read and apply now!” (Frank Turek, Christian author, public speaker, and radio host)

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This book literally changed my life by answering many of the big questions I had about Christianity. I would recommend it to everyone; believers, non-believers and ex-believers alike.
Thank you, Andy 🙏🏼

The most educational book on Christianity I’ve ever read!

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An incredible exposition on the crux of the Christian Faith! A must read for anyone interested in the major theme of the entire bible, with very helpful references to Bible History, Jewish History and Traditions.

For those who have become despondent about the relevance, validity and usefulness of Faith in Jesus.

Andy presents a version of Christianity that differs strongly from that which is practiced in 21st Century western culture, and invites his listeners to return to the ways of the original first Century believers. By hinging their Faith on a person (Jesus) and an event (his resurrection).

This is now my top book to read ever!

Best book I've read this year

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As the Bible goes, so goes our faith. Or at least, that's what so many of us have been taught (including the skeptics seeking to dismiss Christianity altogether).

Andy writes with wisdom, knowkedge and relentless empathy for an audience of churched people--and shows them that there was an attractive, world-changing faith before pen was put to paper and our Christian Scripture began to take shape. He invites us to put the Hebrew Bible in the right context (inspired, but not equally applicable), and instead live a life marked by our sacrificial love for God and neighbour.

It's a great conversation starter for the topic of biblical infallibility, mission, and love. I'll be listening to this one again.

A story the church needs to hear

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This book makes our belief so clear and relevant. The Bible can be difficult to explain to non-believers and even to ourselves- especially the Jewish history. Although the stories there offer great encouragement about how God loves and can save, there are also baffling, cringe-worthy parts. Pastor Andy has unwrapped it for us and I have deeper knowledge of a universal Christ who brought us Good News - he came not for a select few but for all. Andy read it too, which it makes the message even more poignant. Brilliant book relevant for individuals both Christians and non Christians and for Church leaders. Time to rethink our religion. Thank you Andy.

Absolutely enlightening

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Andy Stanley should ALWAYS narrate his own books. So brilliant. This is definitely one of the few books I will read several times I my life time. Being a preacher and youth leader myself who would love to study theology but not by the means to, this book has given me incredible insight and hnderstanding that I never thought possible. A must read for any Christian, leader, teacher or parent.

This book is paradigm shifting

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This book has refreshed my thinking on the book we call the Bible. A wonderful tour through the history of the old covenant, before a passionate and truthful exposition of how we can be new covenant thinkers and communicators. This will definitely change how I think and speak about God's word. Also Andy's communication style is great - he clearly really feels the things he has written about, and is hugely entertaining to listen to. Highly recommend.

Refreshing and passionate

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Really inspiring, liberating and full of hope for the future. A great resource I am recommending to everyone

Brilliant

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This book challenges many of the assumptions we make about our Christian faith. The books basic premise is the role that the Old Covenant plays in the life of Christians in the light of a new covenant. Where we once under the law we are now under grace. The author then argues the need to unhinge the old testament from the new in terms of theology but also in terms of apologetics and the role that the Bible plays and ought to play in the way we think about, present and understand the birth and message of the Christian faith. The book is insightful and educational and is radical in the sense that it attempts to take us back to the origins of the faith, before the Bible was compiled, to explore real Christianity and what it meant in the first century after Christ, and challenge many of the ways we now think about the faith which are a departure from its origins and meaning. In many ways it is a wake up call to the church in the west and particularly in the USA in what he refers to as a post-Christian society.

Insightful & Challenging

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I didn't know much about Andy Stanley and this book was suggested by the Amazon algorithm based on my other purchases. The title also piqued my interest so I went all in and was immediately intrigued by what he was saying so I continued listening. As I went on, I was thinking he is probably going to say something I dont agree with that will change everything so his reading and narration worked really well. I got to the end and glad I did, Andy just awakened something in me that I have always known and in my own way have talked about but it was so good to see how he talked about it and the message of Jesus vs how our Christian faith is taught now. I can see for sure why it was so attractive in the early days, why it changed the world to this day. There are certainly a few things here and there that I may not have agreed with but overall, the core of what he is saying is undeniable by any truth seeking person. Amazing book and will certainly change your perspective one way or another.

A very bold and brave book

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This is an amazing book. I loved the journey Andy took me on to rethink not just my view of faith but how i need to share it to inspire others.

Challenged to win some

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