Ellen says...
"I Am Second" is the honest, raw, and often painful journey of broken people who have decided that life is not about them. This highly compelling collection of testimonies of those who have hit bottom and found God there would be excellent study material for older youth & young adults.
About the book...
A major league baseball player. A pastor. A reality TV star. A single mom. A multi-platinum rocker. What do these people have in common? They’ve all hit bottom. And none of them stayed there.
These are the stories of real people who reached the end of their strength, the end of their control, and found the most surprising truths. It taught them not to rely on self or substance but to lean on the only completely reliable source of love, hope, and freedom: the God who created them.
Shocking in their honesty, inspiring in their courage, these testimonies are critical reminders that no one is too far from God to find him.
These are the stories of real people who reached the end of their strength, the end of their control, and found the most surprising truths. It taught them not to rely on self or substance but to lean on the only completely reliable source of love, hope, and freedom: the God who created them. Shocking in their honesty, inspiring in their courage, these testimonies are critical reminders that no one is too far from God to find him.
An excerpt...
…becoming Second isn’t the journey of perfected saints or of superhero believers. It is the honest, raw and often painful journey of broken people who have decided that life is not about them. It is not about what they want or about what they can do. Some have tried money, others pleasure, success, beauty, family, or religion. They all tried something to calm the ache in their soul, to find purpose, love, or happiness. But whatever they tried and whatever they were looking for, they only found it when they surrendered and said, “I am Second.”Second is a simple concept. It summarizes all that Jesus taught, all that he lived, and all that he expects from those that claim his name. God is first and others are before ourselves. That is the motto and manifesto that “Seconds” live by.It brings no guarantee to health or wealth and it makes to promise to take away troubles and trials. Some may describe the rewards of such a life as less tangible. But a smile on your face when the lights go out and a peace in your heart when the storm rages is much more real than any dollar bill or any quick pleasure.In the following pages, you will see the full gambit of life. Falling in love and facing divorce, healing and sickness, rich and poor. But in every one of these stories, the lesson is the same. Second is the only way to find love, peace, joy, contentment, or whatever else you are looking for. It is the only way to find a life worth living. These are the stories of those that have found this to be true.
Excerpt from I AM SECOND by Doug
Bender and Dave Sterrett. Copyright ©2012 e3 Partners Ministry. Published in
Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas Nelson. Used with Permission. All Rights
Reserved
*curriculum coming Fall 2012
More free resources at the website: www.iamsecond.com
*curriculum coming Fall 2012
More free resources at the website: www.iamsecond.com
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