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We’ve Never Been This Way Before
From Best-Selling Author R. T. Kendall
What if I told you the “new normal” is that nothing will be normal again?
As recent events have unfolded, not only America but the entire world has been brought to the precipice of the most challenging moments of our lifetimes. But while these times seem unprecedented and unchartered to us, they are not to God. Much like He said to Joshua and the children of Israel standing on the edge of the Promised Land, God now says to “You have never been this way before” ( God’s word is tender, challenging, and scary. God knows where we’ve been and where we are going. As we cope with extraordinary new outbreaks of disease, racism, and cultural upheaval, we have been forced to recognize that we are not prepared for this. Nobody is.
Yet there is hope. In this timely message, trusted theologian R. T. Kendall helps you navigate the way forward by exploring how God led His people in the past. Along the way, he answers questions such Just like today’s Christians, the people of great faith listed in Hebrews 11 had to grapple with things that had not been encountered before. They needed unprecedented faith to accomplish God’s purpose in unprecedented times. Join R. T. Kendall on this journey to understand what God is saying to His people in this critical hour, the ways He has already equipped you to face these uncertainties, and how to know His plan for your future.
This book will help you understand what God is saying to us during this time of uncertainty and change.
What if I told you the “new normal” is that nothing will be normal again?
As recent events have unfolded, not only America but the entire world has been brought to the precipice of the most challenging moments of our lifetimes. But while these times seem unprecedented and unchartered to us, they are not to God. Much like He said to Joshua and the children of Israel standing on the edge of the Promised Land, God now says to “You have never been this way before” ( God’s word is tender, challenging, and scary. God knows where we’ve been and where we are going. As we cope with extraordinary new outbreaks of disease, racism, and cultural upheaval, we have been forced to recognize that we are not prepared for this. Nobody is.
Yet there is hope. In this timely message, trusted theologian R. T. Kendall helps you navigate the way forward by exploring how God led His people in the past. Along the way, he answers questions such Just like today’s Christians, the people of great faith listed in Hebrews 11 had to grapple with things that had not been encountered before. They needed unprecedented faith to accomplish God’s purpose in unprecedented times. Join R. T. Kendall on this journey to understand what God is saying to His people in this critical hour, the ways He has already equipped you to face these uncertainties, and how to know His plan for your future.
This book will help you understand what God is saying to us during this time of uncertainty and change.
144 pages, Paperback
Published October 6, 2020
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November 26, 2020
A foul ball…
This book was like watching a baseball player hit a foul ball. You can tell he sees the pitch coming but he just can’t catch up to it.
The good:
- Recognizing America as being under judgement and reaping what she has sown for her sins. Yes absolutely!
- Lifting up racism, particularly ongoing racism against black Americans as a reason for God’s judgement. Right on!
- Naming abortion as a reason for God’s judgment. Completely.
The Bad:
- Constant parroting of old evangelical lines
- Never mentioning atrocities against Native Americans or other ethnic groups
- Choosing to call out liberalism but turning a blind eye to fundamentalism
- Singling out LGBTQ people as a source of judgement with no examination of prominent biblical catalysts for national judgment
The ugly
- The idea that the founding fathers made a covenant with God on behalf of the nation.
- no mention of greed, violence, the poor, prisoners, orphans, or immigrants.
His theology doesn’t allow him to think about the in-breaking of the Kingdom and it’s implications in the world.
This book was like watching a baseball player hit a foul ball. You can tell he sees the pitch coming but he just can’t catch up to it.
The good:
- Recognizing America as being under judgement and reaping what she has sown for her sins. Yes absolutely!
- Lifting up racism, particularly ongoing racism against black Americans as a reason for God’s judgement. Right on!
- Naming abortion as a reason for God’s judgment. Completely.
The Bad:
- Constant parroting of old evangelical lines
- Never mentioning atrocities against Native Americans or other ethnic groups
- Choosing to call out liberalism but turning a blind eye to fundamentalism
- Singling out LGBTQ people as a source of judgement with no examination of prominent biblical catalysts for national judgment
The ugly
- The idea that the founding fathers made a covenant with God on behalf of the nation.
- no mention of greed, violence, the poor, prisoners, orphans, or immigrants.
His theology doesn’t allow him to think about the in-breaking of the Kingdom and it’s implications in the world.
May 4, 2022
Amazing
My wife and I are major RT fans. I am thrilled to have experienced his latest message about faith and the opportunities in America to start the next awakening. His message is just what’s needed by millions of ordinary lovers of God to move forward through the craziness of COVID, racism, abortion, and other demonic actions designed to take our lives away from Christ. RT points us back to Christ. The next step is to be uncomfortable by forgiving the unforgivable experience, to move past bitterness, and to inherit the rich blessing the Lord has in mind for us. A spiritual blessing awaits for those with courage.
From RT’s conclusion:
LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the mist of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. —HABAKKUK 3:2
My wife and I are major RT fans. I am thrilled to have experienced his latest message about faith and the opportunities in America to start the next awakening. His message is just what’s needed by millions of ordinary lovers of God to move forward through the craziness of COVID, racism, abortion, and other demonic actions designed to take our lives away from Christ. RT points us back to Christ. The next step is to be uncomfortable by forgiving the unforgivable experience, to move past bitterness, and to inherit the rich blessing the Lord has in mind for us. A spiritual blessing awaits for those with courage.
From RT’s conclusion:
LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the mist of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. —HABAKKUK 3:2
October 6, 2024
An exceptional little book. This one had been written very, very quickly in 2020 to help Christians navigate the pandemic and other issues. Despite the book having been written and published within months ( the author had been askd by the publisher to write this book to fill a, urgent need), the writing is of great quality. Yes, the book may now seem a bit dated with its references to the then ongoing pandemic, but it addresses some timeless Biblical truths.
January 22, 2021
Excellent read and teaching from God's Word
Definitely an eye opener for these times. Highly recommend this book to all who claim to be Christians. The teaching from the Bible and message conveyed in this book is one that needs to be listened to, and never more so than now! Glad I bought it.
Definitely an eye opener for these times. Highly recommend this book to all who claim to be Christians. The teaching from the Bible and message conveyed in this book is one that needs to be listened to, and never more so than now! Glad I bought it.
December 8, 2020
You don't have to think twice about getting this book.
The message is clear, concise and needed. If you need an encouraging word as we go into a time where we have never been before, this is the one.
S. Thomas
The message is clear, concise and needed. If you need an encouraging word as we go into a time where we have never been before, this is the one.
S. Thomas
January 31, 2021
Applicable Insight for An Unknown Future
You must always forgive. Some of the greatest words any person can ever utter.Only a move of God will break the selfishness and bitterness that shackles America. #JLYASDW
You must always forgive. Some of the greatest words any person can ever utter.Only a move of God will break the selfishness and bitterness that shackles America. #JLYASDW
March 28, 2023
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R T Kendall shares from his vast knowledge and personal experience how every person and Christian should determine a path through our tough troubling times.
R T Kendall shares from his vast knowledge and personal experience how every person and Christian should determine a path through our tough troubling times.
April 4, 2023
R T is a gifted and anointed Christian figure for us. This book boldly but not categorically, points us to be prepared for end time events without any particular time-line. Preparedness is an obvious position because we are in times not traveled as before.
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