Apprenticeship with Jesus: Learning to Live Like the Master [Paperback]

Gary W. Moon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

Are you ready to really live your faith?

Our way of living the Christian life is often more about intellect than experience. In this winsome book Gary W. Moon offers a thirty-day apprenticeship with Jesus, a journey in which you can actively practice being with Jesus day in and day out. Each day's reading uses compelling stories and Scripture and suggests an apprenticeship activity to help you bring your faith into real life.

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Are you ready to really live your faith?

Ask a crowd of Christians whether they believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, and all hands will go up. Ask the same crowd whether they live like Jesus, and most of those same hands will come down. Why is this? Why is it so hard to bridge the gap between belief and real life?

Our way of living the Christian life is often more about intellect than experience. In this winsome book Gary W. Moon offers a thirty-day apprenticeship with Jesus, a journey in which you can actively practice being with Jesus day in and day out. Each day's reading uses compelling stories and Scripture and suggests an apprenticeship activity to help you bring your faith into real life.

"A joy-filled resource for fleshing out the details of ongoing companionship with the Author of our salvation. Putting this book into practice day by day will substantially re-form the inner core of your life."--Richard J. Foster, author, Celebration of Discipline

"Gary Moon is a friend, a guide, and a fellow apprentice. I wish every follower of Jesus could have Gary's wisdom on the most important subject in the world--where do we find life?"--John Ortberg, pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian; author, Faith & Doubt

"Gary provides wise guidance for our journey toward Christlikeness that is full of spiritual depth and good humor. What a delightful combination!"--Ruth Haley Barton, president, Transforming Center; author, Sacred Rhythms


Gary W. Moon (MDiv, PhD) is vice president and chair of integration at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as the executive director of the Renovaré International Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. His most recent books include Falling for God and Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls.

About the Author

Gary W. Moon (MDiv, PhD) is Vice President and Chair of Integration at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Renovaré International Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. His most recent books include Falling for God and Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080106841X
• ISBN-13: 978-0801068416
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How does it look like today to be a disciple of Jesus?, January 14, 2010

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Agust V. Olafsson "Ágúst Valgarð Ólafsson" (Brooklyn Center, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apprenticeship with Jesus: Learning to Live Like the Master (Paperback)

The question asked in the title of this review is one I have been asking for many years. It is central to my life. This book does an excellent job of answering this question in a accessible and practical way.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT AND HUMOROUS DEVOTIONAL, November 3, 2009

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Lemaro Thompson "christ follower" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apprenticeship with Jesus: Learning to Live Like the Master (Paperback)

Gary Moon is a hybrid of comedian and story teller.

As reading the stories will leave you laughing out loud and gasping for air.

I have done this for just about every story (especially the first one).

And although I start with humor, I alway end in awe of the seriousness of Christian formation and the importance of becoming an apprentice of Jesus.

This is becuase after the story there is a REFLECTION section and then APPRENTICE ACTIVITY.

These sections are extremely helpful, especially the apprentice activity as it helps to stress the fact that becoming like Jesus is a daily process that occurs over time.

In addition the appendix of the book have illustrations showing how to setup up outlook to remind you of devotional and prayer times. I found this extremely helpful and realistic, as many things are not done, simply because they are forgotten. Adding it to our schedule makes it more real and makes the apprentice activity, whether mediating,or memorizing scripture more consistent.

So it is without reservation that I recommend this book.

Knowing that this book will do your heart [ Prov 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.] good and your soul.

For more in depth analysis of the issues covered in this book see his: Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moves from abstract to application, January 27, 2010

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Dennis Powell (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apprenticeship with Jesus: Learning to Live Like the Master (Kindle Edition)

Dallas Willard teaches that in developing materials for transformation into Christlikeness, one should avoid abstractions. This author certainly saw the wisdom of that concept. "Apprenticeship with Jesus" does not suffer from abstraction; instead it weaves a foundation of theory within a concrete pathway into "real life" application. Each day's reading includes a Reflection and an Apprentice Activity. The reader who spends some time actually reflecting on the Reflection, and who puts into practice the "Apprentice Activity" cannot help but to be transformed by the experience - not just learning more about life with God, but actually living out such a life. I read the book and then ordered 7 more copies to use in a small group study, where we'll walk together through the teaching, the reflections and the activities. The book opens with the question, "Who would I be if Jesus were living through me?" The following thirty day journey goes a long way in helping one to find the answer to that question.