If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

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If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

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Winner of the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award! You’re One Step Away from the Adventure of Your Life Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come"? John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It’s thrilling beyond belief. It’s everything you’d expect of someone worthy to be called Lord. The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God’s purpose for your life in the process. There’s just one requirement: If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat.

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Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you and offer you his Holy Spirit power that will change your life forever, deepening your faith and trust in God.

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Critically acclaimed author John Ortberg provides practical steps on how to expand your spiritual comfort zone and grow closer to God. Through humor and inspiration, If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat applies the biblical story in Matthew 14 to everyday challenges. Now available in a Miniature Edition, this winner of the Christianity Today Book Award will teach you how to become a water-walker and develop a fulfilling relationship with God.

About John Ortberg:

John Ortberg is a teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. He previously served as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and is the author of Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them; If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat; The Life You've Always Wanted; and Love Beyond Reason. He has written for Christianity Today and is a frequent contributor to Leadership Journal.

Description of John Ortberg, author of If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat:

Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind swept Sea of Galilee towards Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come"? John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The choice is yours to know Him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process.