Jesus Nation
A Team Sport
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Are you a sports fan by chance? Say a member of the CUB
NATION? Personally I choose to side with the TIGER NATION! Author Joe Stowell
is of the Cubs nation. A die hard, will always root for you no matter how long
your losing stretch is.
Joe Stowell's latest book is entitled the JESUS NATION the basic concept of
this book is that when you are a CUB NATION member your race, occupation,
upbringing, financial status etc.. do not mean a thing. You all are in the same
boat and will gladly root for a common cause. In one voice crying out for
victory at the games; or in unison watching a game and cheering as your team
goes for another loss (as is the case for the Cubs too often).
The concept is simple: If we as Christians were to view this as a TEAM, a JESUS
NATION, would we spend so much time fighting and separating on little things.
Would Music styles be such a major separation? Would we not unite on the front
of bring more people into our JESUS NATION? What if the churches in your town
were all to come together to help the poor, the orphan and the Widow? Would it
make an impact? Would there be a difference?
The book is written in 4 parts.
Part 1: Bewildered: Understanding Our Dilemma
Part 2: Belonging to His Nation: Life with Jesus the King
Part 3: Behaving Jesusly: Identity, Direction, and Confidence
Part 4: Becoming True Jesus Nationals: Generosity, Grace, and Glory
This book did a great job of breaking down what it would look like if we were
to live as a Jesus Nation; The way it would look, the way we should act, and
the issues that can stop us from living this way such as selfish acts or
building barns instead of giving generously.