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Everyday Holiness The newest book from Senior Pastor Josh Moody You don’t have to pick between being boring and being bad. There is a better way: a biblical understanding of holiness.
on following the pattern of Christlike living. Moody uncovers Paul’s practical steps to begin, by putting sin to death, including tackling particular sins that are common to us all.
We put on behavior beQtting our status as David Brooks’ The Road to Character, and Jordan chosen, holy, beloved children of God. We wear Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, both in their own spiritual clothes that reRect the reality of who we way underline our renewed interest in character are—a rescued, forgiven people who have been and responsibility today. In the church too we shown grace upon grace, now overRowing to sense the need for a fresh call to holiness. With those around us. Everyday Holiness impacts our moral scandals in the news, it is time to listen to character, our families, our homes, and our work, what the Bible says about becoming more like as well as the church and wider community. Jesus. What is holiness? Why should we be holy? This book is a must-read for those who are What place does grace and the gospel play in looking to live a full, satisfying life that centers the drama of becoming more like Christ? And on God. Moody’s eminently practical book is a most practically, how do we become holy? helpful guide no matter where we are in our Dr. Josh Moody leads us with clarity along a spiritual journey. path to a simple biblical profundity: holiness is becoming who we are in Christ. Holiness isn’t about a drab or dreary lifestyle. It’s not about faking it or being inauthentic. Holiness is becoming who you were made to be. There’s a sweetness, a joy, a freedom in pursuing Jesus. We were designed to live like this, so we find our fullest flourishing there. Focusing on chapters three and four of Paul’s letter to the Colossians, Everyday Holiness starts by highlighting that true holiness begins with new life in Christ. He has not only saved us from death but also set us apart for life. Those who are in Christ are not only called to be holy but are given the power to be so through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Like the Colossians, we need to realize that as, in Christ, we already are “holy,” we are now to live in holy ways, setting our minds and hearts
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