Good to Great in God's Eyes: 10 Practices Great Christians Have in Common

by Chip Ingram

Book Overview

Bestselling author Ingram shows how Christians can honor God with lives of great faith and excellent work. Using Scripture, personal stories, and examples from Christians who have left a lasting legacy, Ingram offers practical steps for becoming great in all areas of life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801012937
• ISBN13: 9780801012938
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Super book on spiritual growth

Sometimes the tendency for Christians is to be humble to the point of mediocrity. We are almost ashamed to think and dream big, even for the sake of our role as a servent of Christ, so as not to "think too highly of ourselves". Chip Ingram does a great job of dispelling that belief through the use of sound logic, testimonials and scripture. We can and should be thinking and doing great things for the kingdom of God. Super book that helps to take you to the next level in your walk with the Lord.

Each Chapter is soooo good and encouraging!

I have to disagree w/ Connie Jo about the book anyways. I'm a STRONG believer in nothing more or less than God's grace is sufficient for a wretch like me. This book is so incrediblely encouraging. After each chapter I found myself saying, "That was good!" And so was each additional chapter. Tons of info backed w/ scripture. You will not be disappointed. I'm kinda tired of living around Christians who are just along for the ride and don't have much of a drive to live FOR God. I want to live my life for HIM. I don't want to be one of those Christians who enter HIS gates and didn't live FOR HIM. We are HIS disciples..let's help increase HIS Kingdom. I wish I could buy a copy of this book for everyone I know. Keep it real, keep your focus and drive on Jesus!

A Great Book for Those Who Want to Become Great Christians!

Contrary to what another reviewer says, "Good to Great" is not about earning God's love but about finding greater ways to express His love for us by serving others and helping to grow His kingdom for His glory. Personally, I am very concerned about people who profess to be Christian and just want know that God loves them and that's all there is to the Christian life ("Jesus loves me this I know and that is all I want to know!"). The Christian life is so much more than that! In our increasingly self-absorbed culture, God does not want us to just live for our own pleasure, but to also love and serve others in Jesus' name. How, pray tell, is that competition over others and trying to earn God's love as charged by the earlier reviewer? Anyway, Ingram focuses on 10 areas on how we can become greater Christians: 1. Think Great Thoughts 2. Read Great Books 3. Pursue Great People 4. Dream Great Dreams 5. Pray Great Prayers 6. Take Great Risks 7. Make Great Sacrifices 8. Enjoy Great Moments 9. Empower Great People 10.Develop Great Habits Among the important points covered in the book include: 1. 5 ways to develop healthy habits. 2. Great dreams see possibilities instead of what has already been done. 3. While praying for our needs is okay, we should spend more time praying for God's agenda for our lives. 4. 3 ways to be a great risk taker for God. 5. God will periodically test our devotion to Him. 6. 5 reasons mentioned in the Bible why we are to enjoy great moments with God. 7. Distorted views we have of God and leisure/pleasure. 8. 5 practices to help us enjoy time with God. 9. In the world, being #1 is great while in God's eyes, being great means that you serve others (Did that reviewer really read this book? If she did, she must have missed this point!). 10. 3 reasons so few people leave a legacy. 11. Good habits can save effort, ease routines, increase efficiency, and release power. 12. 4 ways Jesus empowered others. "Good to Great" is a great book to read! Read the book yourself and see what you think. Highly recommended.

EXCELLENT MUST READ!!!

The profound simplicity of this book is refreshing! It's all about Christ and growing more and more into His image, and in this book Chip lays out ten observations he has gleaned from studying others who have lived well for the Kingdom. Who in their right mind would dare criticize that?! This book is definitely not written from the perspective of a "works" based theology as a previous reviewer commented. Rather, it is written in the same style that a father would take with his son by taking him aside and speaking wisdom into his life. Just as Jesus grew in "wisdom and stature and favor with God and man," so I need to grow also. Chip has provided an excellent tool to help me accomplish that. If you're serious about becoming more like Christ, read this book and apply it.