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The insanity of obedience : walking with Jesus in tough places / Nik Ripken with Barry Stricker

Ripken, Nik, (author ). Stricker, Barry, (author).

Summary:

Identifies the dangers of safe Christianity and the embracing of casual faith, daring readers to face the risk of persecution and partner with Jesus in the toughest places on Earth

Record details

ISBN: 9781433673092
ISBN: 1433673096
Physical Description: 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : B&H Publishing Group, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 303).

Formatted Contents Note:

1 Our Marching Orders 1 -- Part I God's Command to Go to the Nations -- 2 Where's the Parachute? 9 -- 3 Did I Sleep Through This Class in Seminary? 18 -- 4 Defining the Conversation 36 -- 5 Need for Willing and Tough Workers 47 -- 6 Cleaning Out the Clutter 59 -- 7 Lies, Lies, and More Lies 67 -- 8 Staying Put 93 -- Part II Birth of Faith in Persecution Environments -- 9 Persecutors 105 -- 10 God's Spirit in Present Active Tense Today 116 -- 11 Supernatural Conversions through Western Eyes 137 -- Part III Reaching Grandma and the Rest of the Family -- 12 Working Smarter, Not Harder 157 -- 13 More Barriers? 175 -- 14 An Historical Case Study: Persecution and Its Aftermath 189 -- 15 How to Deal with Judas 196 -- 16 Bring on the Water 204 -- 17 "I Have Come Home!" 210 -- Part IV Practical Matters -- 18 Wise Servants, Tough Places 231 -- 19 On Our Faces before God 239 -- 20 Jesus and Money 245 -- 21 Being Midwife to the Body of Christ 252 -- 22 Recognizing and Equipping Local Leaders 263 -- Part V A Victorious Faith -- 23 If the Resurrection Is True, This Changes Everything 277 -- 24 Our Marching Orders 299.