Amazon Category:  Religion Publisher: Dee[ River Books ISBN-10:  1937756823 Pages: 128 Copyright: May 31, 2013 ISBN-13: 9781937756826 This book is all about discovering the "new creature" you have become, the new creature, as Paul wrote so often, which is the image of Jesus A line of jewelry emblazoned with the letters WWJD still rides a crest of popularity with Christians. “What Would Jesus Do?” is a great question, but the answer is of little value if you aren’t willing to take the next step and Do What Jesus Did. DWJD explores what it means to do what Jesus did. It is to answer what may very well be the most important questions we could ever ask: How can we be like Jesus? Exactly how can we do what Jesus did while He was on Earth? What did He do that was so diferent? Why is it so difcult to follow His path? How can we make His life and His choices, our lives and our choices?       Excerpt Jesus as our role model is not a difficult sell, because all believers long to connect with Jesus in some way, to share some part of him. Some want the heart of Jesus so they can know what it means to truly love. Some want the eyes of Jesus so they can see others as he sees them. Some want the wisdom of Jesus so they can know truth. Some want the feet of Jesus so they can walk the path of a servant. In fact, we are described in 1 Corinthians 2:16 as already having “the mind of Christ.” Yet, the reality is we are called to even more. We are called to be all that Jesus was—to imitate everything about his life and to do what he did. Paul praised the Thessalonian church for doing just that in 1 Thessalonians 1:6, where he wrote, “You became imitators of us and of the Lord.” The apostle John made this calling clear in 3 John 11: “Do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God.” Imitating Jesus is imitating the things of God. All that Jesus was, we are called to be. Imitating Jesus is far more than accepting him into your heart. In fact, the common description of becoming a Christian, “accepting Jesus into your heart,” never appears in the Bible. Our “being in Christ” is a far more accurate description of salvation than Christ’s being in us. Salvation is not so much the result of Jesus’s coming into our lives as it is the impact of our entering into the life of Christ. The truth is, Jesus didn’t come just so he could live inside us. He came so our lives would embody his. Jesus does not want to be hidden away in our hearts; he wants us to be in him, to be like him in every way. He came to be our ultimate role model. What he did is what we are to do. How he lived is how we are to live. The purpose of this book is to explore what it means to do what Jesus did. It is to answer what may very well be the most important questions we could ever ask. How can we be like Jesus? Exactly how can we do what Jesus did while he was on earth? What did he do that was so different? Why is it so difficult to follow his path? How can we make his life and his choices into our lives and our choices? Being like Jesus is a tall order, requiring a special commitment, but it is the ultimate fulfillment of the gospel. It begins with an encounter with Jesus. We must know him before we can become like him. So in some ways, this book is more than just an examination of what Jesus did. It is an introduction to the one who gave his all so we could be everything God designed us to be. It is not a book about simply knowing what Jesus would do. Rather, it is about being so surrendered to him, so much a part of him, that we do what he would do. It is a call to a new life—to become the new creature Paul talked about. It is a biography, but not one that looks at the life of Jesus over time. It is a study of the qualities of his life that we should admire and imitate. Doing what Jesus did is a great adventure, one in which you will be called to deny yourself (Luke 9:23), yet one in which your burden will be light (Matthew 11:30). You will be asked to surrender your life as you see it so you can find it as he lived it (Matthew 16:25). My prayer is that this book will be the catalyst for change, that it will awaken the new creature inside you and release the life that God has planned for you all along. I pray that you will choose Jesus Christ as your role model and that every aspect of your life will follow his example.

Do What Jesus Did
“Just over 100 years ago, Charles Sheldon pricked the conscience of the church as he profoundly raised the question: “What Would Jesus Do?” Now, from the pen of a frontline warrior, comes the practical call to move beyond the question and DO the sayings of Jesus. This is a must read for the 21st century church!” – Danny R. Thomas, D.H.L., president, Grace Place Ministries

Do What Jesus Did
“Not just another academic book! Dr. Spillman's book, Do What Jesus Did, is a wonderful change from the typical academic book focused on knowing about Jesus. It is about knowing Christ Jesus and then allowing His life to be lived out today in the life of every believer. The book is, appropriately, both encouraging and convicting. Encouraging, in the revelation that Jesus is alive and well, actively engaging in ministering His gospel and kingdom on earth today through the lives of saints willing to follow obediently where He leads. And convicting, when we think of how much our personal will and choices limit that life we could experience. I have added Dr. Spillman's book to my required text for all of my Spiritual Formation students.” – Dr. Kenneth Dietrich, president, Tacoma Bible College

Do What Jesus Did
“I believe God is moving in his people around the world to realize the fullness of what the gospel means. The Good News of Jesus Christ is not simply that our sins are forgiven and that we are welcomed into heaven—as glorious as that part of the message is! The fullness of the gospel means that we have literally been given a New Creation Nature that is fully and eternally united with Jesus Christ Himself. This reality of us in Christ and Christ in us by the Spirit has opened a whole new reality for us in terms of how we can live and act and be like Jesus. Dr. Richard Spillman’s Do What Jesus Did is a blessing to the body of Christ to release more of this Truth. What you learn here will stir you to believe that you can “do all things through Christ who strengthens you.” – Garrett Waltz, pastor, Freedom River Outreach, Tacoma WA