Getting Over Yourself: Trading Believe-in-Yourself Religion for Christ-Centered Christianity

Is trying to be ?the best you? actually ruining you?From ?living your best life? to ?self-actualizing,? ?finding your destiny,? and ?waiting on the best to come,? the contemporary messages of the world exhort us to believe that we are promised and entitled the biggest and best life can possibly offer. But is that actually what Jesus promises? Is that even close to the message of the gospel?Getting Over Yourself is a call for Christians to reject these hollow messages of personal prosperity and to return to the humble truths of the gospel. You?ll learn how to identify this insidious, popular theology in culture and churches and examine its devastating effects. And, perhaps most importantly, you?ll learn how to combat it with gospel truth that leads to the abundant life Jesus actually desires for His people. Discover the beauty in losing yourself-and ultimately in gaining Him. Review Praise for Getting Over Yourself?One of the bright young pastor stars on the horizon is my dear friend Dean Inserra. You will see why when you read this book. Wise but witty, firm but fair, convictional but cordial, he takes us on a journey through an issue that needs to be addressed for the sake of truth and the kingdom. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.?-JAMES MERRITTSenior Pastor, Cross Pointe Church, Duluth, GA?The new prosperity churches largely shun the language that we can all be wealthy if we just have more faith. The emphasis is more about experiencing God?s power and presence in our lives and overcoming the lies of the enemy. The worship is upbeat and lively. This is what makes the movement, on the one hand, compelling to audiences and, on the other hand, more difficult to engage with biblical and constructive critique. This book is a surgeon's scalpel, not a cudgel. It will help the church and church leaders discern the features of a growing movement but, even more importantly, see where our own hearts may be drifting. There is wisdom here to show us how not to build on a foundation of sand. I?ve been sharpened in my commitment to build well, be faithful, and employ biblical metrics of success in gospel ministry.?-MATT MASONPastor, The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, AL?A good doctor can deliver a difficult diagnosis with compassion, and Dean Inserra proves to be a faithful general practitioner for the soul. Confronting the motives and misplaced ambitions of a self-centered Christianity, this book asks, ?Do I exist for God or does God exist for me?? In a culture where hostility to Christianity will only increase, there can be no more pressing need than to recover authentic discipleship. Inserra reminds us of what it means to be clay for the Potter, creature of the Creator, and servant of the Master. You may not like message of this book, but you need the message of this book.-KATIE MCCOYAssistant Professor of Theology in Women?s Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary?Pastoral brashness are not words that are supposed to go together. But Pastor Dean Inserra has carved a unique voice for lovingly critiquing the untouchable subjects of American evangelicalism without falling prey to bitter fundamentalism or therapeutized liberalism. In Getting Over Yourself, Dean dismantles the Instagrammification of me-focused, platform-obsessed Christianity and calls us to a deeper walk with Christ than what the Church of All the Feels can offer.?-ANDREW T. WALKERAssociate Professor of Ethics, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ?In God?s providence, some books arrive at just the right time and say exactly what needs to be said. I honestly believe that is the case with Getting Over Yourself. Dean Inserra offers a blistering-but-biblical, withering-but-winsome critique of the new prosperity gospel. This ?me-centered? vision of the Christian life is everywhere, confusing believers and stunting their spiritual maturity. In its worst forms, it presents a rival gospel to the biblical good news abou