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  • Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World
  • By: Michael Horton
  • Narrated by: Michael Horton
  • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)
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Summary

Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there's a "next-best-thing", if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom - the sense that they are missing out on the radical life Jesus promised. One thing is certain. No one wants to be "ordinary".

Yet pastor and author Michael Horton believes that our attempts to measure our spiritual growth by our experiences, constantly seeking after the next big breakthrough, have left many Christians disillusioned and disappointed. There's nothing wrong with an energetic faith; the danger is that we can burn ourselves out on restless anxieties and unrealistic expectations. What's needed is not another program or a fresh approach to spiritual growth; it's a renewed appreciation for the commonplace.

Far from a call to low expectations and passivity, Horton invites listeners to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. He provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul - not a quick fix that leaves listeners empty with unfulfilled promises.

Convicting and ultimately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it's an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.

©2014 Zondervan (P)2014 Zondervan

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Almost the reverse of what we are told at church

Biblically we are told to go into all the world and preach the Gospel (Matthew 28:19-20), The Great Commission, as given by Jesus.

A great many of us struggle with this - it seems daunting and we don’t know how to do it! We’re given the examples of the Apostles and find it hard to measure up! Our churches have big evangelistic drives to ‘win souls for the Kingdom of God’, but as individuals, we’re not really engaged!

This book, slows us down and calms us down. We are reminded that Jesus said to start our evangelism at home. Right in our houses. Then our neighbours. Then our communities. It doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be genuine - Christ-like - ordinary.

An interesting read. Made me rethink my Christianity. We can’t all go into all the world and be big, charismatic, motivational speakers. But we CAN all represent Jesus Christ in our regular, ordinary lives, if we truly wish to.

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A real antidote to performance based, event based, celebrity based Christian activity. This is such a useful book.

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Ordinary

Horton is always helpful but there's nothing too out of the ordinary about this one.

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