Astonished by God - by John Piper (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Turn your world on its head.For more than thirty years, John Piper pastored in the rough and tumble realities of downtown Minneapolis, preaching his people through the ups and down of life one Sunday at a time.
- Author(s): John Piper
- 190 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Theology
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About the Book
Here are the ten astonishing, compassionate, life-giving, joy-awakening, hope-sustaining truths that have held everything together for veteran author, pastor, and Christian statesman John Piper. For 2000 years they have been turning the world upside down, and they will continue to do so as the gospel of Christ advances in distance and depth.Book Synopsis
Turn your world on its head.
For more than thirty years, John Piper pastored in the rough and tumble realities of downtown Minneapolis, preaching his people through the ups and down of life one Sunday at a time. When it came to capturing a generation of joy in one final sermon series, he turned to ten trademark truths to leave ringing in his peoples' ears.
1. God Is
2. The Glory of God
3. Christian Hedonism
4. The Sovereignty of God
5. The Gospel of God in Christ
6. The Call to Global Missions
7. Living the Christian Life
8. The Perseverance of the Saints
9. Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
10. Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing
These ten are world-shaking truths--each astonishing in its own way. First they turned Piper's own world upside down. Then his church's. And they will continue to turn the whole world upside down as the gospel of Christ advances in distance and depth. These surprising doctrines, as Piper writes, are "wildly untamable, explosively uncontainable, and electrically future-creating."
Join a veteran author, pastor, and Christian statesman as he captures the ten astonishing, compassionate, life-giving, joy-awakening, hope-sustaining truths that have held everything together for him.
(This book is a revised edition of the earlier title, Doctrine Matters.)
Review Quotes
From reviews for a previous edition:
"Overall, my soul was encouraged and challenged, and for that I rejoice! His theology was spot on."
"A great read and helps any new or old Christian with foundational questions on the faith."
"Great book that condenses and summarizes some of Piper's greatest contributions to the Christian world. You can really feel the passion, care, and love that this man has for good doctrine, God, and his fellow man."
"The lessons are right to the point and biblically sound; the understanding gained serves as rocket fuel for faith. I would absolutely recommend this book to any and everyone who wants to get to know God and His teachings!"