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Contents
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword by Mark Batterson
Acknowledgments
A Call to the Heights
A Month in the Son
. The SUPREME Jesus
The AWESOME Jesus
The BEAUTIFUL Jesus
The CREATIVE Jesus
The HUMAN Jesus
The DIVINE Jesus
The OBEDIENT Jesus
The SUFFERING Jesus
The RESURRECTED Jesus
The ASCENDED Jesus
The HUMBLE Jesus
The COMPASSIONATE Jesus
The MERCIFUL Jesus
The ABIDING Jesus
The SPOTLESS Jesus
The MISSIONAL Jesus
The PRAYING Jesus
The FAITHFUL Jesus
The MIRACULOUS Jesus
The WORTHY Jesus
The RIGHTEOUS Jesus
The SELFLESS Jesus
The VICTORIOUS Jesus
The JOYFUL Jesus
The RETURNING Jesus
The GLORIOUS Jesus
The STEADFAST Jesus
The PREEMINENT Jesus
The ETERNAL Jesus
The INCOMPARABLE Jesus
Notes
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Foreword
I have only a few heroes. Dick Eastman is one of them. The first time we met, the humility and authority with which he prayed floored me. I mean that literally. I ended up on my knees in prayer!
There is an authenticity to Dick Eastmans life and leadership that is too rare these days. When I think of Dick, I am reminded of Acts 4:13: They took note that these men had been with Jesus ( NIV ). If there is a secret to Dick Eastmans intimacy with God and impact on the world, I think thats it. He spends a lot of time with Jesus! And when you do that, you become a lot like Him.
The book you are about to read, Awesome! , is going to stretch your faith. It is not just well written, it is well lived. There are insights into who Jesus is that can be learned only by long obedience in the same direction. I love books that share the latest and greatest research on a subject matter. Can I tell you what I love even more? Hard-earned truth from someone who has been there and done that.
I love spending time with people who know God better than I do. Why? Because it fuels my hunger for God and stretches my faith. That is this book. It will help you follow Jesus a little better, a little closer.
The apostle Paul said, Follow me as I follow Christ. The same could be said of Dick Eastman, of this book. In the pages that follow, may you rediscover who Jesus is all over again! At the end of the day, its all from Him and its all for Him. He is the all in all. When you get to the final page, I trust that your life will be more than ever submitted to His Lordship.
Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author, The Circle Maker ; lead pastor, National Community Church, Washington, D.C.
Acknowledgments
I am deeply indebted to those who helped make possible the thoughts shared in the pages of this book. I particularly thank Steven Kipp, Jordan Middlebrook and Dena Jefferson for their editorial assistance as well as their many hours researching the insights of historic Christ followers and church leaders who passionately sought to know and serve Christ with total abandonment. To Tanner Peake and Tim Middlebrook, Every Home for Christs executive director and senior vice president respectively, I am especially grateful for their anointed leadership as my wife, Dee, and I look back at more than 32 years of leading this global ministry. God has graciously sent men like these to help lead the Every Home ministry into a glorious future to reach every home on earth with the timeless message of this book, that Jesus Christ is not only awesome, but the only way to eternal salvation. To David Bryant I offer special thanks for being such an encourager to me personally to pursue an intimacy of knowing Christ in a depth I never could have imagined when I first came to know Jesus nearly six decades ago. Finally, to the more than 8,000 global staff of Every Home for Christ in 189 worldwide offices, and the more than 100,000 monthly volunteers in the field, I joyfully honor and thank you for taking the message of Christs love to some 350,000 homes daily. This labor of love has always been and will always be all about Jesus!
Dick Eastman