Jesus: Pure and Simple - Softcover

Wayne Cordeiro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764211943 ISBN 13: 9780764211942

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

Large Church Pastor and Bestselling Author Offers Keys to a God-Centered Life

After several bestselling books and more than 25 years of ministry in Hawaii, Wayne Cordeiro knows how to touch the hearts of Christians. Too often people can get distracted by various programs and unimportant details of the faith, but in this book Wayne places the focus directly on drawing near to Jesus. And from that core focus, all other aspects of life will fall into place.

Filled with encouragement, stories, and practical guidelines, this book will help believers simplify their walks with the Lord a welcome message for readers looking for simplicity and peace in their anxious, overscheduled lives. Includes a built-in study guide for individuals and small groups.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Here's something refreshing: a pure and simple devotion to Christ. Sounds wonderfully inviting, doesn't it?

And the good news is that it's not about doing more or doing less. Because God created you in His image, the more you become like Jesus, the more you become the person you were created to be. It is in Him that you actually find fulfillment, not in religious activities (as good as they may be) or in serene settings that give you a needed respite from your harried workplace. He is not the rest from our labors. He is the rest in our labors.

"A promise remains of entering His rest" (Hebrews 4:1). It's the rest of a child close to his mother. It's the rest that comes when we are near the one we love. It's the rest we find when we are walking through unfamiliar surroundings with a guide who knows the way.

The closer you get to Jesus, the more at home you will feel in this journey. God designed it that way.

--Wayne Cordeiro|Wayne Cordeiro is founder and senior pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, one of the nation's fastest-growing churches. In addition, he fulfills the role as chancellor over his alma mater, Eugene Bible College--now known as New Hope Christian College--in Eugene, Oregon. Wayne is also an author, songwriter, and highly sought-after conference speaker around the world. His books include The Irresistible Church, Leading on Empty, The Divine Mentor, and Doing Church as a Team. He is a church planter at heart and has helped to plant over 150 churches. Wayne and his wife, Anna, live in Honolulu and have three grown children.

From the Back Cover:

It's Time to Get Back to Jesus, Pure and Simple

Do you ever feel like you're being pulled in a million directions? Like you're overwhelmed with various programs and ministries, or with studying the steps to good parenting or the best ways to share Jesus with your neighbors? These are all good things, but even good things can sometimes take us away from our number one responsibility--knowing Jesus better.

Wayne Cordeiro shares how to focus on the One who matters most and take part in the joy and fulfillment that He brings. But he also teaches how this leads to selflessness, a true love for others, and effective ministry. It will, in fact, change how you see the world around you.

When you focus on Christ, everything else falls into place. Your relationships. Your job. Your church. Your mission. It's all placed in the hands of Jesus, pure and simple.

"Once in awhile I catch myself reading a great book and I stop and say, 'I wish I'd written that!' Wayne Cordeiro puts me in that kind of envious mood. But even if I had written Jesus: Pure and Simple, it would not have been done nearly as well. Because a book like this can only come from the heart of a man who knows his subject very well."
--Calvin Miller, speaker and author of Letters From Heaven

About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0764211943
• ISBN 13: 9780764211942
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208