Just Like Jesus :

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Summary: "Suspended Literary Work"
Review: A well of pondering this book brought out in me. Max Lucado suspended the time of Christ applyed it into my life today. The book "Just like Jesus" revealed the "not so good" in the "pretty darn good person" and how to evolve into a Christ like figure. I would give this book to my best friend and my worst enemy. A Superb peice of material to read, especially if one is a first time reader of this author.

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Summary: A must read ..
Review: If you are looking for a book to read then you had better read "Just like Jesus"! Since I have read it , I have changed some things in my life . Max touches the heart of the reader and shows passages in the Bible that leads to a path we as Christians should take . The book is well written and as you read this wonderful book you will become more alert with your standings in life . The only way Max could write this book is with the pen in our Lord's hand . Read this one book and I promise it will touch your hearts forever . The small stories are things we have all taken for granted at one time or another . This book will make you see that the smallest of things are the greatest gifts from God . Buy the book and have your Bible by your side to learn the lessons in life . A wonderful book indeed for anyone seeking a closer walk with Jesus ...

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Summary: Healing for the Troubled Heart
Review: There are times when you wonder how God could love us. We are so very human. This book starts with the premise that God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you in the state he found you in.

Jesus felt no guilt.
He didn't have any bad habits.
He had no fears.
Jesus wasn't afraid to die.

If you are a Christian you will at times feel very troubled. As if you are changing and sometimes you just want to stay the same. You reach a comfortable place and then your heart seems troubled.

Max Lucado says God is just remodeling your heart.

"What if, for one day Jesus were to become you?"

What would you be like? Would anyone notice a change in your behavior.

The Contents Includes:

A Heart Like His
Loving the People You are Stuck With (A Forgiving Heart)
The Touch of God (A Compassionate Heart)
Hearing God's Music (A Listening Heart)
Being Led by an Unseen Hand (A God-Intoxicated Heart)
A Changed Face and a Set of Wings (A Worship-Hungry Heart)
Golf Games and Celery Sticks (A Focused Heart)
Nothing but the Truth (An Honest Heart)
The Greenhouse of the Mind (A Pure Heart)
Finding Gold in the Garbage (A Hope-Filled Heart)
When Heaven Celebrates (A Rejoicing Heart)
Finishing Strong (An Enduring Heart)

One sentence really stood out about Jesus Christ:

"He spent over three decades wading through the muck and mire of our sin yet still saw enough beauty in us to die for our mistakes." -pg. 6

Being like Jesus is a real challenge. It seems you can become like him in some areas and then you struggle like crazy with other issues.

It is a good thing God loves me, because I have a way to go and he is sure doing a job on my heart.

Dear God: "Do we get coffee breaks?"

Sometimes I wish Jesus was still on earth and he could
just give you a big hug. I see him that way.

By reading this book, you will figure out which
room God is trying to remodel.

I guess you can't really lock any doors, cause
God has all the keys.

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Summary: wonderful, insightful, inspiring!!!
Review: If anyone in our lifetime, had an insight into the heart of Christ, it must be Max Lucado! It causes me to wonder why I did'nt see the things that he observed. What a lovely, thought provoking book. It gets your mind on Jesus, and makes you want to be more like Him. Please read- you won't be disappointed!

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Summary: A Heart Tugging Summary of the Character of Christ
Review: Every book I read by Max Lucado becomes my favorite. (Books by Lucado are some of the few I purchase in the casebound editions!) Just Like Jesus is a touching summary of the character of Jesus and it is told in such a way as to inspire and encourage us to keep focused on Christ as a role model in how to live our lives. It is possible because "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me"!

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Summary: Just Like Jesus
Review: In yet another wonderfully inspirational book, Lucado urges his readers to live a life that Jesus would be proud of. He doesn't tell the reader what he needs to do however, just reminds us of the way that Jesus lived and that we should look at him as an example of how to live. Enhancing this message is a very useful study guide perfect for small group study or even individual contemplation.

Lucado's illustrations using his own family and experiences really help to fit his words and the words of the Bible into our own lives and remind us that "He loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus."

Why 5 stars?:
Lucado has turned out another powerful book concerning how we can become like Jesus. The study guide make the reading of the book even stronger by challenging the reader to look deeper into his own life. Recommended for those strong in their faith, but still wanting to improve their walk with God, all the way to those who are just curious about who Jesus is.

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Summary: Easy Read
Review: A great book! I was told that Max Lucado writes great, easy to read books...and it's true. I flew through this book in a couple of days. Very entertaining and eye-opening. May we all strive to be "Just Like Jesus!"

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Summary: Good but not Lucado's best
Review: Just Like Jesus can be inspirational at times, mundane at others. I think this is a book that would have a better message with fewer pages. It seems the author sometimes begins to ramble in his stories looking for space filling material instead of staying focused simply on the message. However, the next to last chapter does stay on target and is some of the best, most inspirational reading I've had in some time.

Just Like Jesus takes you from the here and now to a view of eternity. Can you be like Jesus? Well, no one can be perfect but Jesus demonstrated so many qualities and traits that anyone should be willing to emulate to be like Jesus. Afterall, Jesus now lives in heaven and isn't that where we want to be? We want to be just like Jesus...living with God and in a wonderful place. To do that, we must also try to emulate what Jesus was while He was on earth. Through this book, Lucado shows us some of the qualities we can attain to...if we desire.

While this may not be the best book I've read, it's certainly worth reading if you are on a spiritual quest to follow Christ.

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Summary: Change My Heart
Review: Max Lucado's novel Just Like Jesus is a nonfiction work about the author's own religious beliefs. He wrote this book in the form of many personal experiences to convey his message of spiritual obligation and religious opportunities. Lucado's main idea of this novel is the idea that, "God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants us to be just like Jesus." The entire content of the novel is based around the idea of have a heart just like Jesus. He writes of ways of humbling, opening, focusing, rejoicing, purifying and filling our hearts with hope. Some of Lucado's ideas were awe-inspiring at first. The way Lucado broke down daily pray was inspiring. The way he took such an important, spiritual issue and put it into such a plain three-step process (regular time and place, open Bible, and open heart) was absolutely incredible. Max Lucado was able to an inspiring novel that is easy to relate to because it deals with the religious life we all desire. He writes in a very down to Earth manner that makes his stories and truths more believable to his audience. Overall, Lucado and I share many important religious beliefs, and some of his beliefs and procedures were introduced to me for the very first time in my life. Lucado's book focuses on the major goal of any spiritual person. He suggests several ways in which we can change our heart to fulfill the will of God, to make our hearts more like his heart.

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Summary: My intro into God's world...
Review: I bought this book the day I bought my bible. A friend of mine had told me that if I was going to "investigate" Christianity, that I should read other works as well. Well, she was right ... and I am no longer "investigating". The principles in this book are fabulous, and it is (to the dismay of some) very easy to follow and understand.

I am letting my little brothers read it right now, and they are totally into it as well. It's funny ... The usually only read comics and fantasy novels. I would recomend this book to anyone checking out christianity or trying to improve on being "just like Jesus".