Jesus Manifesto by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola is a wonderful book. It really emphasizes refocusing on Jesus as the point of the Old and New Testaments and allowing life to flow out of one's relationship with Jesus. Essentially, this book is about making Jesus Christ the occupation of the body of Christ, the church. I really liked the way that Sweet and Viola discussed issues which the church is currently dealing with, such as hypocrisy and a widespread problem with serving and doing the gospel rather than allowing service to come from relationship. The writing style was very engaging and thoughtful. This book has challenged me to go deeper in my relationship with Jesus. I definitely recommend this book to Christians who are new in their relationship with Christ and those who have been around the block. Both new and old believers can greatly benefit from this book so that they can refocus on who really matters.
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