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  • Reclaiming the New That Jesus Unleashed for the World
  • Written by: Andy Stanley
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  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)

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Irresistible

Written by: Andy Stanley
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A fresh look at the earliest Christian movement reveals what made the new faith so compelling...and what we need to change today to make it so again.

Once upon a time there was a version of the Christian faith that was practically irresistible. After all, what could be more so than the gospel that Jesus ushered in? Why, then, isn't it the same with Christianity today?

Author and pastor Andy Stanley is deeply concerned with the present-day church and its future. He believes that many of the solutions to our issues can be found by investigating our roots. In Irresistible, Andy chronicles what made the early Jesus Movement so compelling, resilient, and irresistible by answering these questions:

  • What did first-century Christians know that we don't - about God's Word, about their lives, about love?
  • What did they do that we're not doing?
  • What makes Christianity so resistible in today's culture?
  • What needs to change in order to repeat the growth our faith had at its beginning?

Many people who leave or disparage the faith cite reasons that have less to do with Jesus than with the conduct of his followers. It's time to hit pause and consider the faith modeled by our first-century brothers and sisters who had no official Bible, no status, and little chance of survival. It's time to embrace the version of faith that initiated - against all human odds - a chain of events resulting in the most significant and extensive cultural transformation the world has ever seen.

This is a version of Christianity we must remember and re-embrace if we want to be salt and light in an increasingly savorless and dark world.

©2018 Andy Stanley (P)2018 Zondervan

What the critics say

“More than any other book I’ve read in years, Irresistible has stretched my view of Scripture. I can’t hear or read a passage from the Old or New Testaments without thinking about Andy’s provocative insights. If you and I take this book seriously, our lives and our churches will never be the same.” (Kara Powell, PhD, executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute and coauthor of Growing Young)

Irresistible is like a once-in-a-generation shot across the bow. Andy Stanley takes a lifetime of accumulated insight and wisdom about the Christian faith, history, and why the church isn’t connecting with our current culture, and combines them together in a masterpiece work.” (Carey Nieuwhof, author and founding pastor, Connexus Church)

“Warning: This book will set you and your ministry back - back to the first century and the approach to advancing the gospel modeled by Jesus and the apostles. Andy reminds us that the resurrection was at the center of the first-century apologetic. Then he challenges 21st-century believers to reclaim it as the center of ours as well. I agree with Andy - this approach changed the world once. I’m convinced it could do so again. Read and apply now!” (Frank Turek, Christian author, public speaker, and radio host)

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Life Changing

As a man who isn’t satisfied with blind faith in anything I frequently dive deep into various topics. When I became a Christian earlier this year I wasn’t satisfied with a once a week interaction so I’ve been absorbing information from people like Andy Stanley who have spent more time then I’ve had contemplating and studying Jesus’ work. This book really answers a lot of questions I had while I was an Atheist and had deepened my love and awe of our creator. I’m definitely going to be re-reading this one.

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Brings clarity and peace…

The message is deeply inline with what I believe. So well written and explained.

How Andy articulates the dangers of vertical morality vs horizontal morality brought a lot of clarity. I really want to learn more about what it means to love my neighbour.

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A Revolutionary View

A Revolutionary yet pertinent presentation of the Christian faith that if read loosely or with opposing presumptions could be understood by some as a defense to the "replacement theology". Even though there are some affirmations that lack nuancing or could be seen as easy or convenient shortcuts, it doesn't diminish the fact that this book is brilliant and relevant to all those who are not afraid of inspired or revealed paradigm shifts. GET THIS BOOK.

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A must read

Absolutely every Chiristian and every person who has wondered about Jesus but has been turned off by the church should read this.

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So enlightening!

Andy Stanley challenges us to communicate differently in regards to the foundation of our faith for the sake of the unchurched, post church, and the next generations.

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Exceptional!

Insightful... A must read for anyone trying to navigate questions about Jesus followers in this "Post Christian" era and reconcile the context of the "Old Testament" and its relationship to Christianity.

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Christ first loved us.

Thank you for showing us God's love through Jesus Christ. Experience and relationship matter. I need to keep sharing my experience.

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Challenge the lens you wear

I appreciate Andy's boldness in breaking off from the normative cookie cutter theologies of the evangelical world. He risks his reputation in the polarized world of today by writing this book. First, I would like to thank him for being bold in this way. He does not write to tickle ears, he writes to provoke our hearts to see what direction we are going. As a church, we need the voice of prophets calling us to repentance. We have added on to the law and made our faith resistible. Our ethic is to Love God and Love our Neighbor. Follow Jesus.

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What just happened?!

I don’t ever recall a book like this where I felt like I agreed almost entirely with the whole thing, and yet felt like I was being taught something I always believed for the first time. It is a surreal listen - or read.

In-depth explanation is very helpful. The author takes his time to bring you to the point of understanding what and why he’s writing. This is a book useful for every follower of Christ, everyone interested in the person of Christ, and any skeptic who’s ever questioned Christ. It is also a must-read for pastors and communicators for the Christian Faith. Highly recommended.

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thought provoking

At the beginning hard to stay interested after a few chapters it get better but it was well worth going to the end . very informative I will not look at the bible the same and how I talk about my faith and Jesus going forward.

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