Irresistible

Reclaiming the New That Jesus Unleashed for the World

By: Andy Stanley

Narrated by: Andy Stanley

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Critic reviews

“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)

Re-reading! Because it’s just that good!

Read & Share!!! This information needs to be share with the entire body of Christ! I’m sharing with my congregation first!

Easy to Read and Learn From

This book has been transforming for my life. The simple truth that we live under a new covenant with God and that He doesn't bind us to the old covenant, is extremely freeing. I recommend reading this book if you've ever wondered what role the Bible plays in our Christian faith. It also teaches how to be evangelists to other believers and non-believers alike! Amazing...

Life-changing truth for your faith foundation.

Another lesson I wish I would have heard and understood so much earlier in my life. The years of feeling like a failure in my faith, because I would never measure up to all the "rules" there were to follow are over. So grateful for this life-changing teaching. Our purpose revolves around loving one another just as Christ loves us.

Amazing! Andy points out the clear path forward.

Raised with a blend of Old Covenant and New Covenant has always been a conflicting lifestyle and mindset. When I read this, everything fell into place. A new level of clarity to live out my faith.

awesome,

challenging and eye opening, thanks Andy for your bravery, faith, and boldness. my generation will be always grateful

Resurrection is where it's at

Andy Stanley makes a good case for inviting people to make the resurrection the key point in what Christianity really is. It seems strange to have to state it this way but the truth is we have added many non-essentials to what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

Hearing this in Andy's own voice helped me process this. The simple changes he has made this last decade in his presentation of the Gospel gives hope that it is possible to reach the next generation for Christ. I'm in.

A Life Changing Read

Thought provoking and convicting. Andy forces the reader to evaluate his or her biblical theology in light of Jesus' command to love as He loves

Paradigm Shifting Book!

This work is extremely controversial and extremely important! Exceptionally well written. This is one book that will shake the very foundation of your approach to believers and non-believers. Well done Andy!

A reasonable doubt

I found Andy’s presentation of this essential and soundly orthodox view of our faith in Christ and His Church refreshing and challenging. Thank you for your intellectual honesty and historical faith in Christ. This is a must read for anyone who seriously identifies with Christianity and the Church.

Absolutely Essential Read

So amazing, so simple, yet so crucial to read understand and apply. If we communicate like this, we will see the impact that so many of us have desired to see in the US & beyond.