Gods at War: Defeating the Idols That Battle for Your Heart
Written by Kyle Idleman
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
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About this audiobook
According to Idleman, idolatry isn't an issue---it is the issue.
By asking insightful questions, Idleman reveals which false gods each of us are allowing on the throne of our lives. What do you sacrifice for? What makes you mad? What do you worry about? Whose applause do you long for? We're all wired for worship, but we often end up valuing and honoring the idols of money, sex, food, romance, success and many others that keep us from the intimate relationship with God that we desire.
Using true, powerful and honest testimonies of those who have struggled in each area, gods at war illustrates a clear path away from the heartache of our 21st century idolatry back to the heart of God -- enabling us to truly be completely committed followers of Jesus.
Kyle Idleman
Kyle Idleman is the senior pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the largest churches in America. On a normal weekend, he speaks to more than twenty-five thousand people spread across eleven campuses. More than anything else, Kyle enjoys unearthing the teachings of Jesus and making them relevant in people’s lives. He is a frequent speaker for national conventions and influential churches across the country. Kyle and his wife, DesiRae, have been married for over twenty-five years. They have four children, two sons-in-law, and recently welcomed their first grandchild. They live on a farm in Kentucky.
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Reviews for Gods at War
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Certainly on the top of my list if you are going to ask me what audio book to listen to. Life-changing, convicting and inspiring!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was the Big Idea at my church. We've all read it and studied it on Sundays and in small group. The book is sort of repetitive. I agree with my husband who said we could have just watched the video series without reading the book. I learned a lot and appreciated the insights.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book hits you with much needed truth! Exactly what I needed to hear…
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful book. Read it often and learn from the insights within. This book is definitely a keeper
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely Excellent!!!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5awesome
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"What if I told you that every sin you are struggling with, every discouragement you are dealing with, even the lack of purpose you're living with are because of idolatry?" (12)With this statement, Kyle Idleman launches into a pointed, challenging, and needed assault on the idols in our lives. Idleman says that an idol is "anything that becomes the purpose or driving force of your life probably points back to idolatry of some kind" (26). He groups nine idols into three "temples": the temple of pleasure - addressing the god of food, the god of sex, and the god of entertainment; the temple of power - addressing the god of success, the god of money, and the god of achievement; and the temple of love - addressing the god of romance, the god of family, the god of me. The thoroughness with which Idleman dismantles the gods of culture leaves no stone unturned. Any reader of this book is likely to be skewered at multiple points.My only qualm with this book is the obviously Arminian thought that shines through at points. Interestingly enough, I was leading a group of highschoolers through this book; they were the ones who identified (correctly) Idleman's theological presuppositions. Their theological instincts made me proud!This book was a good read. I highly recommend it. It will challenge and lead many people to address sin in their lives. I know it did that for me.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book for teaching class/small-groupish discussion.