In 2000 Perry Noble shared with me his dream of pastoring a church of one thousand people. As we talked, I sensed Gods hand on his life, so it did not surprise me when I received a card from Perry letting me know that the church had reached one thousand attendees. Much to my delight, I have received fifteen additional notes from Perryevery time another goal of one thousand is reached. Today as I write this, the average attendance of all seven campuses of NewSpring Church is sixteen thousand people. It has been my joy and delight to mentor Perry and watch him grow. Perry knows the power of living an unleashed life, and now you can too. I am delighted to recommend his book to you. It will challenge you to be all you can be!
John C. Maxwell
Author and speaker
My friend Perry Noble has experienced the Holy Spirits transforming power in his life and his church, and he wants the same for you. This book will give you hope that the powerful grace of God is really and truly available to you in Jesus Christ.
Mark Driscoll
Founding pastor of Mars Hill Church, cofounder of the Acts 29 church-planting network, founder of Resurgence, and New York Times #1 bestselling author
I love this book! It clearly identifies many of the hidden hindrances to the life God intends for you to live. Each chapter is chock-full of practical wisdom you can immediately apply to experience a breakthrough in areas you thought could never change.
Rick Warren
Pastor of Saddleback Church and New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life
Perry Noble is a man of unswerving and uncompromising faith in God. He preaches and leads with boldness and conviction like few other leaders Ive met. Now he has turned that passion to the page to help us all learn how to leave normal behind and live a life unleashed.
Steven Furtick
Lead pastor of Elevation Church and author of Sun Stand Still
Perry Noble is one of the most gifted communicators I know, and he has a true pastors heart. In Unleash! he uncompromisingly deals with common life struggles while constantly emphasizing that we can build Gods Kingdom only through His grace and His power. I am blessed to know Perry, and you will be blessed by the message the Lord has given him.
Robert Morris
Senior pastor of Gateway Church and bestselling author of The Blessed Life, From Dream to Destiny, and The God I Never Knew
If youre tired of doing things halfway and are ready to experience Gods power in a new way, you are ready for Unleash! In his new book, Perry Noble pushes you to unleash your spiritual potential by going full throttle with Christ. Get ready!
Craig Groeschel
Senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World
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Unleash!: Breaking Free from Normalcy
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Noble, Perry.
Unleash! : breaking free from normalcy / Perry Noble.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-4143-6679-1 (pbk.)
1. Christian life. 2. David, King of Israel. I. Title.
BV4501.3.N63 2012
248.4dc23 2012019668
Build: 2012-08-02 11:30:54
This book is dedicated to all the amazing staff members and owners of NewSpring Church. Who knew that whats happening now could ever take place? Im so honored that Jesus has allowed us to have a front seat and see Ephesians 3:20 take place right in front of our eyes. God is faithful; we have seen great things. But hold on, because the best is yet to come!
Foreword
If God, the Creator of the universe, created us on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose, then why in the world would we be willing to settle for anything less?
Thats a really good question.
And thats only one of many good questions youll be forced to wrestle to the ground in this insightful, entertaining, and practical book by my good friend Perry Noble. The truth is, Unleash! should come with a warning label. If it did, it would read something like this: Warning! Every excuse you have for not doing something extraordinary with your life is about to be taken away.
Perry peels away excuses more quickly than a four-year-old peels off a scab. Yeah, I know. Thats a bit graphic. But if you know anything about the author of this book, then you know Im just getting you warmed up for the main event.
Perry and I have been friends for years. In addition to our mutual love for all things Southern, we are joined at the vision. Within a year of each other, God birthed in our hearts the desire to create a church for unchurched people. Like Atlanta, Anderson, South Carolina, didnt need just another church. Anderson needed a different kind of church. So in 1999 Perry and his wife, Lucretia, stepped out of their comfort zones and founded NewSpring Church. Under Perrys leadership, NewSpring has become not only one of the fastest-growing churches in the country but also one of the fastest-reproducing churches in the country. If every church leader had a vision for his or her state like Perry does for South Carolina, our nation would be better in every respect.
Knowing Perry the way I do, Im convinced that the term unleash accurately captures the heartbeat and intensity of his life and ministry. Through his disarming transparency and authenticity, Perry has helped to unleash the potential in thousands of people. His unique communication style has captured the imagination of a generation that had given up on church but still longed for purpose. And now, with the publication of his first book, his influence is about to be unleashed to an even broader audience.
Perry writes, God has a habit of taking average, ordinary people and using them to accomplish extraordinary things. While I doubt anyone who knows Perry would consider him average or ordinary, there is no arguing that what God has done through Perry is extraordinary. More important, when you are finished with this book, youll be convinced God can do something extraordinary through you, as well.
I have no doubt youll love this book. But Im equally convinced that you wont be too far into it before you discover why so many of us love Perry Noble. So get yourself a highlighter. Then put on your big-boy pants. Youre about to be unleashed!
Andy Stanley