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Six Steps to Spiritual Revival: God's Awesome Power in Your Life (LifeChange Books)

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I bought this book to establish a closer relationship with Him, but all it got me was confused! I tried each of Robertson's 6 steps: humble yourself (I wore a Garfield sweatshirt to work); pray (doing it in the bathroom passes the time and is efficient for us on-the-go Christies); seek God's face (I have no idea what this means); turn from sin (I got dizzy); gather in prayer (I got so much prayer, it's like prayer for sale!, you know what I mean?), and persevere (I read Ziggy each and every morning). And nothing happened! No voices, no smoke, no lasers, nothing! I even set up little miracles to happen (walking in traffic, jumping out of a small building) and all I got was injured.
I thought this would be an Easy Street to Jesus. But instead it was a big fat rip.

I read this book in 2003. Since then, I have used it on multiple occasions. It is based on II Chronicles 7:14 for the six steps. So, each one is very Biblical. I have also used it for preaching and teaching.

If you want to know what true revival looks like, pick up a copy and read. It should be able to be read in one or two settings in no time.

Pat is well known in the Christian political landscape.

I am amazed to see that he has so little of substance to say in his book.

His sections on spiritual prosperity ( actually just the same old prosperity theology recycled ) were good for a laugh.

I will not comment on his views on morality since they are well known and have been discussed ad nauseu. After all, even Pat is entitled to his ( mistaken in my view ) beliefs.

Avoid this book.
Or buy it for an enemy :-)

not sure a more incredible collection of horse hockey has ever been published.while my masochistic tendencies have led me to read other books by pat robertson,this has to qualify the man for some sort of prize.on the bright side,if the right reverend would release a audio version,it might be helpful in breaking down the will of criminal suspects during hostile interogations...

So Pat Robertson has written a book on spiritual renewal. This is the same
Pat Robertson who can't decide whether to render under Caesar or bury him.
Suffice it to say, this is someone with too much pride and avarice to
witness the gospel, let alone interpret it.

While it abounds in unintentional irony when contrasted with Robertson's
real-life antics, the book also fails as straightforward spiritual advice.
His history of the church also ignores other similar spiritual movements,
and fails to acknowledge any commonality with the Catholic church at all.
(This isn't surprising, given the anti-Catholic rants from these quarters.)
While paying homage to Charles Finney, it neglects the real roots of
Robertson's religious orientation, the 1915 publication of "The
Fundamentals," the tract credited with energizing the Fundamentalist
movement in the United States.

The author, knowing little of whence he came, also informs minimally in
where to go. The richness of religious experience is boiled down not to
essence but rules. The mystery of existence is put aside for bulleted lists.

With so many useful interpretations and roadmaps to the Bible available,
this one can be Left Behind.

I was totally surprised at how easy it really is to get to Heaven these days! I never knew that I could cuss, smoke, get drunk beat my wife, kick the dog or do whatever I want to do all my life and then, at the last second, find God and go to Heaven and hang out with all the old Mafia hitmen that found God at the last second! Here I am wasting all this time trying to be a decent man and take my family to church when I could be out sinning and still be a Christian and go to Heaven! Thank you, Pat! I am gonna run and have my Sabbath (Saturday) beer!

I grew up in a Bilble believing family. Unlike most fundies I have actually read the book, not just taken fortune cookies from the pulpit. (BTW - anyone who thinks God is against killing the unborn has NOT read the OT).

Having said that I lost my faith because of an inability to square what the Bible says with what I can clearly see for myself ("I do not believe the God who gave us this magnificent brain did not intend for us to use it"). I have been on a constant quest for a true connection with God ever since. The fact that I would even look to this money-grubbing ... for guidance is proof of my determination. This book is a confused mish-mash of pop physcology, bad advice and misunderstood scripture. Sadly many "public Christians" will eat it up because it reinforces their own narrow bigotry. For a man trained as a minister this book is deeply disapointing - even Dr. Phil could do better.

great book if you are a moron that is.my god what a pathetic creature pat robertson must be.its premise seems to be that the steps to spiritual revival is "hate your neighbor".chapter after chapter seem to revolve around finding "non believers" and having them arrested or deported under false charges if need be.what kind of person writes a book like this? and what kind of editor allows the syntax and spelling errors found in this horrid little pamphlet?

Everyone knows what a peaceful, tolerant, honest, moral, non-hypocritical bastion of Christian love Pat Robertson is, but few people are aware of his excellent signing voice, especially in his renditions of "pop culture" hits. Using any peer to peer file sharing network program, you can download a plethora of his covers of such notable hits as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Master of Puppets", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", and Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People", though if you can find it, I particularly reccomend finding Robertson's soulful rendition of Hasselhoff's "Hot Shot City", it is particularly good.

Outrageous that sellers have the audacity to charge 40 cents for a secondhand copy of this book. If ever I read a 1 cent book - this is it. Or maybe Robertson should pay me...