Overview
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands:
People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change
• Why do people do the things they do? What motivates behavior?
• How does lasting change take place in a person? How does Christ change us?
Description: In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life. Many of us would be relieved if God had place dour sanctification in the hands of trained professionals, but that simply is not the biblical model. God’s plan is that through the faithful ministry of every part, the whole body will grow to maturity in Christ. Tripp explains how his work follows an "all of my people, all of the time" model. If you followed the Lord for a thousand years, you would still need the ministry of the body of Christ as much as you did the day you first believed. This need will remain until our sanctification is complete in Glory. This is a comprehensive treatment of how God uses people as tools of change in the lives of others, people who themselves are in need of change.
What People are Saying about the book
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands:
We might be relieved if God placed sanctification only in the hands of trained professionals, but that is not his plan. Instead, through the ministry of the body, the whole church will mature in Christ. Paul Tripp helps us discover where change is needed in our own lives and the lives of others. Following the example of Jesus, Tripp reveals how to get to know people, and how to lovingly speak truth to them.
"A wonderful application of the old Gaelic saying, 'God strikes straight blows with crooked sticks.' As inadequate as we are, God is eager to use us to help others change. The more you apply the biblical principles discussed in this book, the more readily you will fit into his mighty hand."
- Ken Sande, Author and president of Peacemaker Ministries..
"Tripp is a careful and skillful physician of the heart. He unites a loving heart with a mind trained to the Sciptures. This book is a great companion for pastors and counselors. It will guide anyone who wants to give real help to others, the saving help that is found in Christ's redeeming work."
- Rev. Richard O. Phillips, Bible teacher of the God's Living Word broadcast, and Senion Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, S.C.
"A wonderful reminder that everyone who belongs to Jesus can help others. God gave us to each other! This is a wise and helpful book that should change your life and that of the church. Read it! You'll be glad."
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Steve Brown,
Key Life radio broadcaster, Seminary Professor, Author