__Imperfect people are the only ones who change the world__   
Why were "sinners" so attracted to Jesus yet repelled by the religious? It had everything to do with the heart of Jesus. They sensed that Jesus was for them--not against them. Do the broken people in our lives feel such an attraction to us? Or do we unwittingly repel them by expecting them to clean themselves up a little before we can accept them? In other words, do our hearts reveal the heart of God or subtly reflect the heart of the Pharisees?  
  
Through an engaging study of Jesus' encounters with imperfect people, combined with real-life stories of ordinary people having Christlike impact, this book will inspire you to love the messy people around you--and the one staring back in the mirror--with Christ's unshockable love.   
  
"Beneath the surface of every broken person, there is a work of art waiting to be revealed. This book shows us how."--__Mark Batterson__, author of The Circle Maker  
  
"I wish all believers loved people who are far from God like John Burke does. Unshockable Love reminds us of our desperate need to join Jesus in the messy work of life-on-life discipleship."--__Ed Stetzer__, www.edstetzer.com, author of Subversive Kingdom  
  
"John is a man who not only knows Jesus, but knows that Jesus really saves and redeems broken people and makes them trophies of his grace."--__Alan Hirsch__, author, activist, dreamer, www.alanhirsch.org  
  
  
__John Burke__ is the author of No Perfect People Allowed and Soul Revolution, and the lead pastor of Gateway Church in Austin, Texas, which he and his wife, Kathy, founded in 1998. Since then, Gateway has grown to over 4,500 members, made up mostly of unchurched people who began actively following Christ at Gateway.

__John Burke__ is the New York Times bestselling author of Imagine Heaven, No Perfect People Allowed, Soul Revolution, and Unshockable Love. The founder with his wife, Kathy, of Gateway Church in Austin, Texas, John is also the president of Gateway Leadership Initiative (GLI), a nonprofit organization. As an international speaker, John has addressed hundreds of thousands of people in twenty countries on topics of leadership and spiritual growth. He and his family live in Austin, Texas.

Why were sinners so attracted to Jesus yet repelled by the religious? It had everything to do with the heart of Jesus. They sensed that Jesus was for them--not against them. When broken, sinful people feel repelled by Christians, we must assess whether our hearts reveal the heart of God or reflect the heart of the Pharisees. Through this engaging study of Jesus's encounters with imperfect people, combined with real-life stories of ordinary people having Christlike impact, readers will learn how to show unshockable love toward those around them.

Bestselling author and pastor invites readers to love and engage with the messy people around them in ways that disarms and moves them to real relationship with Jesus.

Burke, John

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Introduction: Do You Follow Jesus?

PART 1: SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS

1. A Glutton, Drunk, and Friend of Sinners

2. Unshockable

3. Restoring Value

4. Calling Out the Masterpiece

5. Speaking Truth in Love

6. Respecting Freedom

7. Sharing Their Pain

8. Sharing Jesus' Good Message

9. Hardened Mud and the Hammer of Truth

PART 2: ON MISSION WITH JESUS

10. Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

11. Create Relational Momentum

12. Serve Your Neighbors With Your Neighbors

13. "Come As You Are" Learning Space

14. Everyone Can Develop Someone

15. Accelerate and Multiply With Worship and Teaching

Thank You

Appendix A: Christianese Defined

Appendix B: Predestination and Free Will

About the Author

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Why were sinners so attracted to Jesus yet repelled by the religious? It had everything to do with the heart of Jesus. They sensed that Jesus wasforthem--not against them. When broken, sinful people feel repelled by Christians, we must assess whether our hearts reveal the heart of God or reflect the heart of the Pharisees. Through this engaging study of Jesus's encounters with imperfect people, combined with real-life stories of ordinary people having Christlike impact, readers will learn how to show unshockable love toward those around them.

Engaging study of biblical and present day encounters of imperfect people with Christ

Why people sensed that Jesus was for them and how his imperfect followers can still reveal the heart of God to others

"This book reveals how Jesus restores us into God's Masterpiece, and in the process helps us restore his Masterpiece in others." - Mark Batterson, author of The Grave Robber.

"I wish all believers loved people who are far from God like John Burke does. Burke captures a unique aspect of a missional life in Christ that we can easily fail to grasp: We can be missional but on the wrong mission. Mud and the Masterpiece reminds us of our desperate need to join Jesus in the messy work of life-on-life discipleship." - Ed Stetzer, author of Subversive Kingdom.

"John is a man who not only knows Jesus, but that Jesus really saves and redeems broken people and makes them trophies of his grace. This book gets into the heart of the ministry that has characterized John's distinctive contribution to the contemporary church--that Jesus is Lord and Savior." - Alan Hirsch, author and activist.

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