The Pursuit of Glory: Finding Satisfaction in Christ Alone

by Jeffrey D. Johnson

Author Jeffrey Johnson begins The Pursuit of Glory with this “You and I are looking for something. Though we may not know exactly what it is, we continue to search for it. What is it? It is glory.” Explaining this pursuit as part of our human condition, the author considers the ways we try to fill that empty place in our hearts through happiness, purpose, freedom, companionship, truth, peace, holiness, and life. He shows us, from Scripture and personal experiences, why and how we will ultimately find satisfaction when our search leads us to the glory of God. Each chapter includes questions for further thought, making this an engaging and useful book both for individuals and groups.



“Author Jeffrey Johnson concludes in The Pursuit of Glory that we are all searching for something. He is right. Every person who has ever lived is on a journey to find something of meaning and value in life. What are you pursuing—happiness, freedom, companionship, truth? The key to this search, as you will read in this book, is much more than ‘what’ you are looking for. Actually, the ‘Who’ of your search is all important. If you are honestly searching for the meaning and value of life as it is truly to be lived, read this volume from cover to cover. It will point you to finding glory in knowing Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who will give you purpose for your life now and hope for eternal life to come.”
—Lance Quinn, senior pastor, Bethany Church, Thousand Oaks, California

“Jeffrey Johnson has provided a marvelously helpful little book that focuses on the real heart issues of life. This is an excellent book to give to both unbelievers and believers. As I read, I easily saw how this book could be used in evangelism as well as in basic counseling situations. It is well written, straightforward, pastorally wise, and full of Scripture. This book is a wonderfully useful tool in helping us get to the issues that drive our hearts and to see the all-satisfying Christ as the ultimate goal of all our pursuits. May the Lord use it to bring many to Himself and strengthen many of His children in a closer walk with Him.”
—Brian Borgman, author of Feelings and Faith

“The Pursuit of Glory is must reading for every Christian. In it Jeffrey Johnson conveys major aspects of Christian living as they relate to glory. His topic is unusual, as it is often thought that only God has glory. Read with faith and know you too may pursue glory—for God is glory!”
—Jay Adams, author of Competent to Counsel

“What does your heart yearn for? What do the hearts of those you work with, live with, and serve yearn for? Jeff Johnson’s Pursuit of Glory shines a spotlight on common desires that bubble up in all of us and often spill over, making a mess in our lives and in the lives of those we care about. He shows how the pursuit of glory, happiness, purpose, freedom, companionship, truth, peace, holiness, and life are created in us but can be satisfied only in Christ. Johnson illustrates our flawed ambitions to satisfy each of these desires from his rich background of life and ministry experiences. He presents these so that any of us can become more keenly aware of our own hearts. But I see richness here too for caring brothers and sisters who want to help others realign their hearts and lives with God’s freeing grace after suffering from the world’s, the flesh’s, or the devil’s seductive prescriptions.”
—Rick Horne, author of Get Offa My Case, Godly Parenting of an Angry Teen, and Get Outta My Face! How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens with Biblical Counsel

Genres: Theology, Christian Living

82 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2018

About the author

Jeff is the author of several Christian books, including the Amazon #1 Bestseller, The Church: Why Bother?

He is pastor/teacher of Grace Bible Church in Conway, Arkansas, a community where he also resides with his wife Letha and their two sons, Martyn and Christian.

Jeff graduated from Central Baptist College in Bible and earned his M. Rel. in Biblical Studies. He earned his Th.D in Systematics from Veritas Theological Seminary.

Along with his pastoral and publishing ministry, Jeff is a sought-after conference speaker and contributes regularly to the Reformed Baptist Blog.

Reviews

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good sturdy stuff.

[Adam T. Calvert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be the new standard on Christian living books.

Jeffrey Johnson does a terrific job of taking the reader through various things we pursue by virtue of the fact that we were made in God's image, the way we go about pursuing those things wrongly because of our depravity, and the way we can pursue those things rightly in Christ.

The topics (chapters) he covers are:

The Pursuit of Glory
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Purpose
The Pursuit of Freedom
The Pursuit of Companionship
The Pursuit of Truth
The Pursuit of Peace
The Pursuit of Holiness
The Pursuit of Life

I highly recommend it for believers. And it could actually even be used as a great evangelistic tool to give to non-Christian friends/neighbors.

[Nicholas Potts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Would highly recommend for those who are being counseled for anxiety or depression.

[Michaël St-Amour · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plutôt que d'essayer d'innover et de tout reconstruire sur le sujet, Jeffrey Johnson s'est plutôt donné comme objectif (me semble-t-il) de revenir à la base du sujet et de synthétiser le tout dans une oeuvre plus qu'accueillante. Suffisamment léger, le livre contient tout de même une bonne dose d'information de base qui permet au lecteur de découvrir ou de redécouvrir les fondations du sujet, qui sont si important.
Une bonne lecture matinale ou de chevet en fin de soirée.
Jeffrey Johnson offre plusieurs lignes directrices sur la vie chrétienne, l'éthique et la morale.

[NinaB · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a good, little book on why, what, and how we pursue glory. Created in the image of a glorious God, we intrinsically seek glory. We mistakenly think it’s ours that we need, which leads to sin and misery. What we truly hunger for and need is more of God’s glory and that is found through Jesus Christ.

[Caroline Liberatore-Logan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was very surface level in my opinion. Each chapter explored something that we pursue as limited humans—purpose, glory, happiness, etc. The idea behind each chapter was great, but it felt as if they each needed their own book to fully explore them. Aside from that, this book was very poorly edited, and did not seem very well thought through.

[Jacquelyn Kourtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gentle, approachable for all Christian readers. It helps us evaluate ourselves in light of what we are called to as Christians. Jeffrey Johnson reorients us from a life of complacency unto the pursuit of glory, happiness, labor, etc. ..
I've enjoyed this book. I will purchase and hand to my young adult children.

[Timothy]

A simple book that analyses the different pursuits (glory, happiness, purpose, freedom, companionship, truth, peace, holiness, and life) that every human has, and shows how their fulfillment is only found in Christ.
This is helpful in seeing how these God given desires have been twisted by man because of sin, and the need for faith and God's grace to redirect them to Christ.

[Joel Gass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book. Quite short but each chapter is a winner.