Starving Jesus: Off the Pew, Into the World [Paperback]

Craig Gross (Author), J. R. Mahon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781445485 | ISBN-13: 978-0781445481 | Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | Edition: New

I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you have me no drink…

It’s time to STOP STARVING JESUS.

In other words…it’s time for Christians to get off their comfortable seats near the back of the sanctuary get out in the world. Authors Craig Gross and JR Mahon challenge fellow Christ-followers to stop talking about being spiritual, and start being spiritual—by rolling up their sleeves and serving a world desperate for the hope Christ offers.

You can make a difference.

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About the Author

Craig Gross and J.R. Mahon are on a mission to inspire the people to get out of the pews. Too often Christians spend their time praying, talking, and being "spiritual" but not getting their hands dirty. When they're not writing a book or managing a booth at a porn convention (well, actually, especially then), Craig Gross and JR Mahon run the day-to-day operations of XXXchurch.com, a ministry to those caught in the sin of pornography. Both live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781445485
• ISBN-13: 978-0781445481
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Craig Gross is a pastor as well as the founder of Fireproof Ministries and XXXchurch.com and The Strip Church. He is a sought-after speaker throughout the country and he lastest project, The Strip Church is the subject of an upcoming reality TV show. He currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Jeanette and their two children, Nolan and Elise.

www.craiggross.com
www.twitter.com/craigxxxchurch
www.facebook.com/craiggross
www.fireproofministries.com
www.jesuslovesyou.net

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars life changing, March 1, 2008

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Nervous Girl - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starving Jesus: Off the Pew, Into the World (Paperback)

This book changed my life!!! It forced me to look at the fact that I am a lazy Christian and its not okay. It is written in a really exciting way and it keeps you interested throughout the whole book.

I noticed someone complained about how the authors didn't seem very loving towards lazy Christians, but the authors were honest about that. And, just because they didn't like their lifestyle doesn't mean they didn't love them! Loving someone means wanting the most Holy thing for them, and being a lazy Christian isn't Holy!

And about the fasting, yeah they did not give very good advice on that. A 40 day fast is the longest fast in the Bible, and its probably a very bad idea to do one for your first fast. So, if you were inspired to fast by this book (which I was) do some more research.

I recommend this book to absolutely EVERYONE, because it is truly, truly life changing.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book of Narrowmindedness, April 4, 2009

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Jay "Jay" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starving Jesus: Off the Pew, Into the World (Paperback)

I bought the book thinking it would be an excellent book challenging the church to get out and serve the poor, the homeless, the hurting, and addicted. Instead it read like a fundamentalist primer in witnessing. It had next to nothing about serving the poor. In fact, the whole purpose of folks getting out there according to the authors is to witness as oppose to love and wash the feet of all people. They overuse a silly phrase "born again lazy" like they are hoping it will catch on. Save your money unless you are looking for a book on evangelizing in a confrontational way.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh..., December 10, 2009

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nomer15 (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starving Jesus: Off the Pew, Into the World (Paperback)

I enjoyed the style of the book--the two authors took turns writing and it was interspersed with a lot of Scripture. I liked the main themes that ran through the book, themes of digging into the Word on a regular basis, fasting, prayer, and becoming a disciple of Christ.

There were a couple of places where one of the authors came down really hard on a person who wondered why they didn't have a clear gospel presentation on their website and a pastor who wanted more information about their tour stop. It was hard for me to read they this author considered those people (and others who think like them) to be "super Christians," legalistic, and judgmental. Reading something like that detracts from the other messages of the book, which are really quite good.

Overall, this was just an okay book for me. There were things I really liked about it, and other things that could have been done better. The overall message is one that the Church needs to hear, but it came across pretty forceful in certain points.