It
was my privilege to read Jim Cymbala’s newest book Storm – Hearing Jesus for The
Times We Live In, coauthored with Jennifer Schuchmann. I’ve never read a Jim Cymbala book before,
but after reading this one I look forward to reading more of his work.
In
Storm, Jim Cymbala Pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle came across as humble,
concerned and broken over some of the trends he’s seeing in today’s Christian
church in America. He also wielded authority
as he spoke truth and warnings from scripture.
This
book was well balanced. Too often I’ve
read books in which Christians share their concerns about the church, but they
seem judgmental and lack grace and mercy and aren’t speaking the truth in
love. Jim Cymbala came across as the man
who after removing the log from his own eye, he gently helps the reader to
remove the speck from their eye.
Jim
speaks, not only to Pastors and church leaders in this book, but also to
congregants and challenges each of us to live in the light of Jesus soon
return. He knows the power of the Gospel
to change hearts, minds and lives of those who truly repent and receive Christ
as Lord and Savior. He also conveys the
importance of daily reading and studying God’s Word for yourself and being a
prayer warrior dependent upon God.
Jim
shares warnings that there is a storm approaching and we need to beware of the
tempest within the church and prayerlessness.
I especially appreciated the personal stories he shared about the
radical transformation of some of the people in his church.
I’m
one who likes to underline and make notes in my books. I did a lot of that in Storm. I found myself convicted, challenged,
corrected and encouraged.
I
highly recommend Storm by Jim Cymbala with Jennifer Schuchmann. It’s a book you will want to read, reread and
share with others.
I
would like to thank the people at BookLook and Zondervan Publishers for the
opportunity to read and review this book.
I was under no obligation to give a favorable review.
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