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WHAT Will GOD EXPECT FOLKS? Is our faith just about going to church, learning the Bible and avoiding the most serious sins-or will God expect more?Have we embraced the complete gospel or a gospel with a opening in it?A decade ago, Affluent Stearns arrived face-to-face with this question as he sat in a dirt hut in Rakai, Uganda, listening to the heartbreaking history of orphaned child. Stearns journey there took a lot more when compared to a long trip to Africa. It took answering Gods ask his life, a call that tore him out of his corner office at one of Americas most renowned corporations-to walk with the poorest of the poor inside our world.The Opening in Our Gospel is the convincing true story of your commercial CEO who setaside worldly success for something a lot more significant, and uncovered the full vitality of the gospel of Jesus Christ to change his own life. He uses his journey to demonstrate how the gospel-the whole gospel-was always supposed to be a world changing social revolution, a trend that begins around.ECPA 2010 Religious Book of the Year Award Winner!Read this convincing story and urgent call for change-Richard Stearns is a modern-day Amos crying let justice roll down like waters . Justice is a serious gospel-prophetic mandate. Far too many North american Christians for too long a time have left the reason to others. Read it as an altar call.--Eugene H. Peterson, translator of this Message, Professor Emeritus of Religious Theology, Regent School, Vancouver, BCAffluent Stearns calling us to exhilarating conformity to Gods life-altering, world-changing command to represent his love to our neighbors at home and internationally. The Hole in Our Gospel is imbued with the expectation of what's possible when Gods people are transformed to live radically in light of his great love. --Gary Haugen, Leader & CEO, International Justice Mission Richard Stearns is quite simply one of the best possible leaders I've ever known.... When he became chief executive of World Perspective I had a front row seats to witness the way God used his head and heart to inspire thousands.... His new booklet, The Hole In Our Gospel will call anyone to a higher degree of discipleship.... This is the time...Richard Stearns gets the strategy...your move!--Costs Hybels, Founding and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, ILAffluent Stearns has given us a booklet that makes absolutely clear what God hopes for and desires from each of us.... He reminded me of my personal responsibilities and the goal I must provide them with and also where lifes true rewards and fulfillment should be found. --Jim Morris, former executive director, US World Food ProgramWorld Perspective plays a proper role on our earth. As the greatest relief business in the annals of the world, they initiate care and respond to crisis. Affluent Stearns navigates this mercy mission with great skill. His publication urges us to think again about the opportunity to love our neighbor and comfort the afflicted. His note is timely and needed. May God bless him, the mission of World Perspective and all who adopt it.--Potential Lucado, writer of 3:16-The Numbers of Desire, Minister of Writing and Preaching, Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, TXAffluent Stearns has penned a passionate and persuasive booklet targeted at Christians who end up absorbed with the own existence, seeking the American imagine health, wealth and happiness. Affluent traces his own spiritual journey from having it all, to sacrificial living with respect to those people who have nothing. Not merely is Abundant eloquent, hes right.--Kay Warren, Executive Director HIV/AIDS Effort at Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CAAn urgent, powerful summons to live like Jesus. Stearns weaves sound theology, moving tales, and his own journey of faith into a convincing cal
