Getting Over Yourself
eBook - ePub

Getting Over Yourself

Trading Believe-in-Yourself Religion for Christ-Centered Christianity

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Getting Over Yourself

Trading Believe-in-Yourself Religion for Christ-Centered Christianity

About this book

Is trying to be “the best you” actually ruining you?

From “living your best life” to “self-actualizing,” “finding your destiny,” and “waiting on the best to come,” the contemporary messages of the world exhort us to believe that we are promised and entitled the biggest and best life can possibly offer. But is that actually what Jesus promises? Is that even close to the message of the gospel?

Getting Over Yourself is a call for Christians to reject these hollow messages of personal prosperity and to return to the humble truths of the gospel. You’ll learn how to identify this insidious, popular theology in culture and churches and examine its devastating effects. And, perhaps most importantly, you’ll learn how to combat it with gospel truth that leads to the abundant life Jesus actually desires for His people. Discover the beauty in losing yourself—and ultimately in gaining Him.

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Information

Publisher
Moody Publishers
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9780802423078
eBook ISBN
9780802499479
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Church

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Loserville: Is Christianity for the Cool, Trendy, and Successful?
  8. 2. The Shenanigans: What Goes On Inside a New Prosperity Church
  9. 3. What’s the Hype?: The Draw of Worldly Christianity
  10. 4. Hashtag Filter: The Promise of the Socially Approved Life
  11. 5. This Is So Boring: The New Prosperity Cardinal Sin of Settling for the Mundane
  12. 6. Mum’s the Word: Lite on Doctrine and Theology as a Means to Grow the Church
  13. 7. All Hat, No Cattle: The False Advertisement of New Prosperity Churches
  14. 8. Context Is King: How Selective Bible Verses Fuel the Movement
  15. 9. Sharing The Spotlight: ursuing Greater Things for Ourselves “in Jesus’ Name”
  16. 10. Curb your Enthusiasm: The Unmet Expectations of the New Prosperity Gospel
  17. 11. The Great Escape: Aftermath of Pop-Christian Discipleship
  18. 12. Most Likely to Succeed: Pursuing Godly Ambition
  19. 13. Heavenly Minded, Earthly Good: Is the Best Really Yet to Come?
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. Notes