Brave Enough to Follow: What Jesus Can Do When You Keep Your Eyes on Him [Paperback]

Stuart Briscoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 2004

Simon Peter was an ordinary man of no social standing. And yet Jesus chose him to be the "rock" upon which the church would be built. This apparent incongruity begs the question, What does Christ see in you?

In this book and Bible study for men, Stuart Briscoe retells the gospel account of Simon Peter's interactions with the Master and explores how God wants to use your potential just as He used Peter's.

• Includes discussion questions

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From the Back Cover

Answering the Master's call. Simon Peter was an ordinary Galilean fisherman. Yet Jesus saw something in this bold tradesman. In Peter, Christ saw the opportunity to build His church. What does He see in you? The Master knew that Peter would do much more with his life than just catch dinner for his countrymen--he would courageously lead the church and its efforts to share the gospel across the globe. Looking closely at the metamorphosis of Peter, this book and Bible study from Stuart Briscoe encourages us to discover our specific place in the kingdom. God can use our latent abilities to bring about His purposes in our families, small groups, businesses, and church--if we're brave enough to follow Him wherever He leads.

About the Author

Stuart Briscoe is the author of more than forty books and has spent over fifty years in ministry. Today, Stuart and his wife, Jill, lead Telling the Truth through which he serves as pastor-at-large to cultures around the world, preaching in more than one hundred countries, on six continents.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (May 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576835928
• ISBN-13: 978-1576835920
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #980,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stuart Briscoe was born in Millom, Cumbria, England in 1930, graduated from high school at the age of 17, and promptly embarked on a career in banking. He studied law, economics, and accounting in his spare time and eventually became personal assistant to the chief inspector of the bank. Also at the age of 17, he started to preach. For 12 years, preaching and his banking career kept him fully occupied.

During the Korean War he was drafted into the Royal Marines. In 1959, he and his wife, Jill, a school teacher, left the business world to share in the ministry of the Torchbearers--a youth organization reaching out to the far corners of the world. Stuart's travels took him all over the world, while Jill looked after their three children: David, Judy, and Peter.

In 1970, Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.A,. asked Stuart to become pastor. The church has since grown to a weekly attendance in excess of 7,000 and has planted 8 sister churches in the Milwaukee area. Elmbrook's TV and radio ministries, Telling the Truth, feature Stuart and Jill and are widely broadcast. Stuart's ministry is further extended by his extensive video and audio tapes and more then 40 books. After 30 years as senior pastor at Elmbrook Church, Stuart stepped down. He and Jill have assumed the roles of ministers-at-large on Elmbrook's church staff.

Various schools have honored him with honorary doctorates, and God has blessed Stuart and Jill with 13 grandchildren. He has preached in more than 100 countries and is invited to minister to pastors, missionaries, and church lay leaders on all continents.

In his spare time he likes to read, run, garden, and enjoy God's creation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A rocky life examined, January 25, 2012

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This review is from: Brave Enough to Follow: What Jesus Can Do When You Keep Your Eyes on Him (Paperback)

Peter, the 'rock', is one facinating life, and many lessons can be learned from him. Even though he usually didn't 'get it' he kept going along anyway. He practically invented the expression, 'open mouth, insert foot' but never let mistakes take him down too long. And by sticking with Jesus all the way, eventually did become a great saint and leader in the church, justifying Jesus nicknaming him Peter.
Pastor Stuart Briscoe brings out all the lessons with a light touch, never getting too heavy, teaching in a conversational manner. The study questions after each chapter are a great help, especially if using it for a group study.