Wrecked for God is a work of spiritual transition! The Church culture shift from Christian works and Bible study to a lifestyle of love and moving with the Holy Spirit has left many wondering what to do. Dianne Lemans book is a guide for many who are looking to make this vital shift!
Danny Silk, president, Loving On Purpose; author, Keep Your Love On and Unpunishable
Dianne has unrelenting passion for, love for and pursuit of the Holy Spirit. This comes through loud and clear in Wrecked for God . With more than forty years building and leading a growing and vibrant church and fifty years as a lover of Jesus, she has valuable lessons to share with all who are thirsty for more.
Debby Wright, joint senior pastor, Trent Vineyard Nottingham; joint national director, VCUKI
How do we get wrecked for God? By living from the I AMJesuswho is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is the finished work. He is the scandalous good news of the Gospel. The good news of the Gospel is not about finding ourselves but finding out that we have already been included in His finished work and we are hidden in Christ. It is not just Christ for us, but Christ in us. This revelation changes everything.... Di is a great teacher, communicator and seeker of truth. I love how she shares with honesty and transparency her own journey of discovery. Get ready to get wrecked for God and lose your religionyour self-effort to be good enough to be right with Godand all the fear and striving that come with that. Instead, be embraced by the faithfulness of Jesus, who is the glorious good news of the Gospel.
Brian Blount, author, Putting Jesus on Display with Love and Power ; cosenior pastor, Crestwood Vineyard Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
This is a beautifully written, heartfelt invitation to know Jesus. To really know Him. If youve wrestled with the disquieting sense that there must be more in your relationship with Him, you will find in Wrecked for God the words of a guide and a friend.
Wrecked for God is a crash course in life lessons from a woman who pursues God passionately as much as anyone I know. Diannes unique blend of teaching, life experience and prophetic conversation will open your eyes to how God has wrecked her, and youll be wrecked as well!
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Dedication
To my eighteen (and counting!) grandchildren,
I leave the priceless legacy of experiencing
Gods best secret: Christ in you.
And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of Gods marvelous love; and may you be able to feel and understand, as all Gods children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself.
Ephesians 3:1719 TLB
Contents
Cover
Endorsements
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Foreword by Randy Clark
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Gods Best Secret
1. An Outright Scandal, an In-Sight Secret
SUBTITLE : Gods secret is a hidden treasure, ready to be seen and too scandalous to ignore.
DILEMMA: What is this secret, and how do I discover it?
DESCRIPTION : While this secret has been revealed for thousands of years, it is now exploding in both academic and practical concern. Find out more!
SUBTITLE: If you want to find Jesus, lose your religionfor goodand find true faith forever.
DILEMMA: I keep trying, but I cant seem to really find life in Jesus. Jesus, are You in me?
DESCRIPTION: Religion is the stumbling block that keeps us from finding Jesus and our true self. We can live free of fear, full of faithin union with Him.
3. Life, Not Death
SUBTITLE: Jesus is the Living Word. Dont let the Bible kill you.
DILEMMA: The Bible can be hard to understand, difficult to apply and even hurtful.
DESCRIPTION: We can search the Scriptures, know the Scriptures and miss Jesus, who lives in us. Here are ways to approach the Bible in union with Jesus.
4. Saint Now, Sinner No More