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    I Am a Follower: The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus
    I Am a Follower: The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus
    I Am a Follower: The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus
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    I Am a Follower: The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus

    Written by Leonard Sweet

    Narrated by Leonard Sweet

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    “FOLLOW ME.” These two words echo the heart-defining call of our Lord Jesus Christ to his disciples. Sadly, this life-changing invitation has lost much of its original meaning. Immersed in a society that worships success, we have succumbed to a trendy fixation with leadership. In I Am a Follower, author Leonard Sweet explains how Christians in a twenty-first-century corporate-obsessed culture have shifted away from a Jesus art of following toward a popularized form of leading. Through a colorful mélange of practical applications, imaginative metaphors, and probing biblical exposition based in gospel truth, Sweet reveals that the summons of Jesus and the message of the New Testament point clearly to an emphasis not on imitation but on incarnation, not on leading but on following. Join Sweet on an exciting and intentional journey from leadership cult to followership culture. Discover for yourself the way, the truth, and the abundant life of following Jesus Christ and what it truly means to “Follow Me”! “At times I felt like I was reading Jeremiah, challenging the shepherds of Israel. This is a much needed and long overdue book.”—BOB ROBERTS, senior pastor, Northwood Church “If there was ever a leader who could convince me that it’s really never been about leading, that would have to be Len Sweet. May we all, like Len, become followers.”—MARK BATTERSON, lead pastor, National Community Church
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateJan 2, 2012
    ISBN9780849951725
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    Leonard Sweet

    Leonard Sweet is an author of many books, professor (Drew University, George Fox University, Tabor College), creator of preachthestory.com, and a popular speaker throughout North America and the world. His “Napkin Scribbles” podcasts are available on leonardsweet.com    

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      This book changed my life. I learned a lot. He is a true sage and a mentor into the future. Len has the ability to write that is so rare and beautiful. He transported you into another world and shows the flaws and brokenness of leadership and boldly challenges you to embrace being a first follower. I had to repent through it and get excited that I’m only responsible for following the Spirit. Thank you Len for freeing me!

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