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Luke chapter 14 verse 33.

So therefore any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

What a statement from Jesus to the great crowds around him.

He turns to them and says, if you're going to stick with me, if you're going to follow me,

you must renounce all that you have.

So I wrote a book that's being released today and the title is Don't Hold Back,

leaving behind the American gospel to follow Jesus fully.

And the reason I wrote this book is because I am tempted to hold back and I believe we

are holding back as the church in our day specifically in my country from following Jesus fully

and is evident in division across the church.

A lot of people discouraged or disillusioned, maybe even damaged by the church.

A next generation that is increasingly disengaging from the church altogether.

And I believe the reason why is because we've exchanged a biblical gospel that exalts Jesus

above everything in the world for an American gospel that prostitutes Jesus for the sake of comfort

and power and politics and prosperity in this world.

And we need to repent and to follow Jesus into a different future.

A future where we're experiencing the unity Jesus died for us to have.

A future where we are turning the tide on centuries of racial division in the church.

A future where we are holding fast to God's word with conviction,

but we're doing it with compassion and honor for people around us,

especially people who disagree with us.

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