Defeating Pharisaism: Recovering Jesus' Disciple-Making Method

Pharisaism (legalism, dogmatism, separatism, judgmentalism, etc.) is alive and well and a destructive force in too many evangelical churches. This plague hinders effective outreach, burns out professional and lay leaders and has contributed to the mass alienation of tens of thousands of young people from evangelical churches to the point where they have no church affiliation at all or they associate with churches that may have compromised the gospel in their attempt to be culturally relevant. This book makes the point that the key to defeating Pharisaism is by proactively steering people away from Pharisaism while at the same time showing them the life-giving truth that is found in true kingdom living, beautifully communicated through the Sermon on the Mount. As Jesus trained his disciples, he kept pointing at the Pharisees and saying, "Do not be like them." CONTENTS: Part One: Understanding Pharisaism 1. Who Were Those Guys? 2. Bad Blood 3. An Inconvenient Truth Part Two: Understanding the Sermon on the Mount 4. Location! Location! Location! 5. You Gotta Pay Your Dues! 6. Coming Kingdom-Correct: Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 5 7. Weight Where It Counts: Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 6 8. "I’d Rather See a Sermon": Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 7 Part Three: Using the Sermon on the Mount to Defeat Pharisaism 9. This is How Business Gets Done: Effective Disciple Making in the Contemporary Church 10. Brass Tacks: How to Defeat Pharisaism in Your Church