For a class I just starting reading a new book, and surprisingly it is actually not that bad at all. So far I have read the first 4 chapters and they are pretty amazing for sure, its a great lil book and a really quick read.
Chapter one- Being the first chapter in the book it seemed like it went by so quick, but the whole time reading it, I felt as if I was taking every word of it in. The chapter is just simply talking about giving some of your time to those who are around you. To give them your attention and really listen to what they have to say, that just listening is something that is almost a lost art, and something that we need to do; and is easy to do. Another thing was the ordinary attempts, and these are simply just giving away your free attention. Just offering to pray for someone when they least expect it, or to pray behind someones back. This seems like such a simple task because it is, we just need to give our time away to others.
Chapter two- There are two major points in this chapter the first being to change a person's life you must first change their metaphor. This is simply stating that if you change the way that we look at people we will act different towards them. The way that we do this is with the people that do not know God, instead of calling them “lost,” we should more likely call them missing. That to call someone lost is to not have any love for them. But when you love those around you, and want to interact with them, and be with them, its a lo0t easier to do these if we just consider them “missing.” This way we know that we are looking to help and be with them, and find them. So that they know they are not lost, forever, just missing.
Chapter three- This chapter is titled ordinary makes a comeback, which is honestly just the simple thought of the whole chapter; about how being ordinary is something Jesus has always been a part of. It is weird to think of the people in the Bible times as just regular ordinary people, but in all actuality this is all they really are; there is nothing super special about them and they were just living the life that they saw Jesus living. I think that were to focused on the final goal of “converting” someone and not just going on a ride of life with them. That we always have to have an alternative motive, and that needs to change in our minds. But something that really stood out was when Henderson said, “when we love people, we take risks and do irrational things.” I really see that this is the movement that we need, just to love others, and that once we start doing that things will just to begin to happen in our relationships with them.
Chapter four- The Gospel according to you, is all about how we just need to be ourselves in life, and conversations will spark up that we never thought were possible. We need to preach as if were serving and serve as if were preaching; what this means to be yourself, be human, be normal, be real, and be intentional. With this were able to expand Jesus's kingdom further into the hearts of the people Jesus misses. We just need to be open in being ourselves and the situations and opportunities to talk to someone will open up. This is something that can be done very simply, how hard can it really be to just be ourselves.
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