"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations." --Jesus
This is a book about pursuit. How God pursues people. How we pursue him. And how he ... read full description
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Sep 29, 2011
Joseph
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Let me begin by describing what I really appreciated about this book. I appreciated the author's passion for his subject and his passion for God. I also appreciated Clem's high view of Scripture and the fact that the book was loaded with passages of Scripture to support and expound on his conclusions. Further, I appreciated the fact that the book was gospel rich and that Clem referred often to God's garce, mercy, and love.
The book was also filled with true and genuine descriptions of More...
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Oct 08, 2011
Tim
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This was a fabulous book that seeks to encourage the Christian to find their identity in Christ as His disciple. Clem studies how a disciple made in the image of God should see themselves in God's story in areas such as image, worship, community, and mission. He also talks about many ways in which each of these four things can be distorted in a fallen world. I found each of these categories helpful as Clem gave a solid biblical framework through which to view the Christian life. Then the cha
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Sep 20, 2011
logankstewart
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I selected Bill Clem's Disciple: Getting Your Identity from Jesus because I thought the book was about discipleship groups, mentors/mentees, etc. and practical applications for modern life. Instead, I found myself reading a book about what it means to be a Christian for the first 3/4 of the book. I almost get the feeling that Clem would prefer to use the word Disciple instead of Christian, though that is pure speculation. Nevertheless, Disciple proved to be a mostly interesting and thought pr
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Nov 03, 2011
Debi
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The book starts out telling us about God’s story. We are not on this earth to do our own story. We are part of God’s story. We are image-bearers and our purpose is to image God to others. After the overview of God’s story, identity is explored as well as the distortions that we as humans give to identity. Discipleship is done in community, not alone. We are here to image God together not by ourselves.
Overall, a good read and a fresh look at discipleship and what it means to image God. Bein More...
Overall, a good read and a fresh look at discipleship and what it means to image God. Bein More...
Jan 02, 2012
Jeff
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Pastor Bill Clem has been teaching on this subject for years now. I have been very fortunate to sit under his teaching numerous times. At Mars Hill Church we have used this robust definition of being a disciple of Jesus for many years now. In a nut shell it consists of four key aspects:
#1. Image = Being an image bearer of God gives us Identity, purpose, and meaning. This is because of His character, and the work He has accomplished.
#2. Worship = as His Image bearers we are created as More...
#1. Image = Being an image bearer of God gives us Identity, purpose, and meaning. This is because of His character, and the work He has accomplished.
#2. Worship = as His Image bearers we are created as More...
Aug 05, 2011
Natasha
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I loved the practical and biblical applications about what it is to be a disciple in Christ and what it is to make more disciples. A no-nonsense, direct approach is always best and Pastor Bill Clem does that successfully in this book. A must-read for anyone who loves Jesus.
Nov 13, 2011
Benjamin
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This book became better as I moved further into it. Int he earlier chapters I found the notes for further study very useful, it was nice to have a list of references dealing with a certain topic like the Trinity. As I progressed through the book I found it applying more to me, helping me think through things like community, fellowship, and my interactions with the church. I really benefited from considering the intimacy level that really should occur within the body of Christ.
Feb 01, 2012
Wesley
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A good beginners book on discipleship. There were some areas where I disagreed with him, but it needs more depth.
Dec 06, 2011
Eric
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This work was not programmatic as much as paradigmatic. It provided a solid paradigm for understanding the identity of a disciple with excellent and current examples of the way idolatry distorts each of those aspects of discipleship. Its strengths are not found in profound insights as much as a thorough and compelling picture of the "destination" of discipleship.
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