The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived: Secrets for Unparalleled Success from the Life of Jesus

by Steven K. Scott

Turn your purpose-driven life into a mission-accomplished life

Jesus was the only person in history who did everything right—not only in saving the world but also in daily life. He brought significance into everything he did, and by following his example we can learn to live the same way. Jesus was the greatest leader and the most influential person ever.
 
His manner and methods will show you how to accomplish every mission you pursue and how to succeed in ways that honor God. Jesus’ life gives you a model for success with significance that never has been equaled.
 
The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived shows you:
• How to break through barriers that block your success at work and prevent relational peace at home.
• How to fuel growth in the most important areas of life by following Jesus’ example in your decisions, actions, and priorities.
• How to use adversity and opposition as springboards for even greater achievement.
 
Let Steven K. Scott introduce you to the greatest Man who ever lived. No matter what your title or position, following the practices and principles Jesus lived by will elevate your performance to unparalleled heights.
 
NOW INCLUDES A GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE

Genres: Christian, Religion, Nonfiction, Christian Living

368 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2009

About the author

Steven K. Scott is the best-selling author of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, The Greatest Words Ever Spoken, and Mentored by a Millionaire.

After failing in nine jobs, he started reading a chapter of Proverbs every day–and the wisdom of Scripture changed his life. Scott and his business partners have built more than a dozen multimillion-dollar companies from scratch, achieving billions of dollars in sales.

He is the co-founder of Max International, Total Gym Fitness, and The American Telecast Corporation. He is a popular international speaker on the subjects of personal and professional achievement and the application of biblical wisdom to every area of life.

Reviews

[Lima · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought in theory this sounded like a great book but after reading it half way through I put it down. It was very dry and boring. And every other sentence from the author was "this is how I made a billion dollars" also, a lot of celebrity name dropping, as well as, withholding. I wanted to see more of Jesus and his teachings and less of the author in the book.

[Tim Johnson]

It is a good read. Mr. Scott reveals some different concepts and ideas that I have never thought about before.

[Matt Witten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less about diving into who Jesus is, and more about life lessons. A little dry and surface level, but still some good lessons to be learned.

[Sue Miller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chapter 11 and 12 were the best in the whole book and well worth the read.

[Anu Lal · Rating 5 out of 5]

In The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Mr. Scott invites his readers to understand the difference between a purpose driven life and a mission accomplished life. According to Mr. Scott, Jesus lived a “mission-accomplished life”. However, unlike Dr. Dyer, Steven K. Scott prioritizes the physical accomplishment of a mission or purpose, in position or wealth rather than a spiritual one. In Dyer, “mission-accomplished life” is a direct result of undertaking affirmations and not the physicality of achievement as we see in Steven K. Scott. Although I cannot say which method is more effective and practical, I could surely see the ingenuity of both these men in their respective works.

Ruling out the possibility of religious preaching, Steven K. Scott declares, “I’m not talking about religion or a religious experience, I’m talking about a relationship—entering into a committed union with God through Jesus, God’s Son” (329-30). The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived promises lessons from the life of Jesus, the greatest man who ever lived. It also prescribes communication techniques that are useful in daily affairs and in uniquely urgent contexts to reap successful results. The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived contains effective communication strategies for couples that can ease out any of the difficult circumstances that occur in families.

Most of the focus of The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived is rendered upon communication strategies, planning and mapping our visions for future, goals and how one can easily find the Right Way by following the ‘strategies’ employed by Jesus, one of the greatest teachers ever lived. Seventeen chapters delineate the principles that Steven K. Scott finds useful in order to achieve extraordinary success on a material level. However, the final six chapters are dedicated entirely to suggest that there is something beyond the mere physical realm of existence and success.

“Chapter-16” is a direct address on the subject of who Jesus is and why would someone Believe in him. In the process, he uses examples from the great book written by C. S. Lewis, titled Mere Christianity. It is in this chapter that Mr. Scott attempts to justify the basis of all his arguments. Although he has been elucidating “secrets for unparalleled success from the life of Jesus”, not once does he mention the credibility of Jesus in the beginning of the book. One might find in the earlier chapters the promises Jesus made, and the missions he accomplishes, but never a solid argument for the fact that he is the Messiah, up until Chapter-16. In The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, Chapter-16 serves as a platform for the coming together of several historic arguments for and against the truth about Jesus’ claims. In Chapter-16, Steven K. Scott underscores that Jesus is who he claimed to be. Although the examples of success, he enumerates are almost always financial and physical, there are priceless pearls of wisdom—on communication soft skills, on Agape love (unconditional love with God at its centre) and positively clear analyses of what Believing means—that one can take home from The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived.
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[Baratang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steven gave me a project management model that would seemingly never fail. The book truly potrayed Jesus as the man and not only as the deity. The supporting evidence that Jesus could only have been nothing else except a son of God was alarming. I was transformed.

[Debi Salman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book thus far.

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a very disappointing book. The author talked more about himself and his accomplishments than he did about Jesus.

[Chad Stutzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for anyone in business. He gives great examples and stories of how he applied the principles he learned from Jesus in his work life and his personal life.

[Ellen Feinberg]

It's inspiring. Definitely recommended.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great read. It taught me a lot about Jesus and helped correlate the message of how to be a greater person. However I found a lot of repeated phrases and run ons about his company that I became bored through some paragraphs.