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    Across the Aisle: Being the Salt Seasoning and Light to Those Around You
    Across the Aisle: Being the Salt Seasoning and Light to Those Around You
    Across the Aisle: Being the Salt Seasoning and Light to Those Around You
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    Across the Aisle: Being the Salt Seasoning and Light to Those Around You

    By Jerry Maxwell

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    What does Scripture teach us about community?

    Paul writes: If you have gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if His love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you carethen do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited Friends. Dont push your way to the front; dont sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Dont be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. Philippians 2:15 (The Message)

    Jesus came as a servant to all. We must follow His way.

    Jerry and Liz Maxwell have lived out the title of this book in so many beautiful ways. This slim volume is brimming with scripture that prescribes being the church in the worldand practical ways to do it! Gods love shines through every page. Read the book, gather a small group together, and live life the way it should be lived! Susan Engle Spoon, personal assistant, Howard E. Butt, Jr. Foundation for Laity Renewal

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateFeb 15, 2012
    ISBN9781449736323
    Across the Aisle: Being the Salt Seasoning and Light to Those Around You
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    Jerry Maxwell

    Jerry Maxwell is a member of Eagles View Church in Saginaw, Texas, where his wife, Liz, serves as preschool children’s pastor.  Jerry and Liz have been married fifty-four years and have four children and seven grandchildren. Having first installed small groups in a church in 1988, Jerry has twenty-three years’ experience in small-group ministry.  In addition to being a part of many church plants, Jerry and Liz have served as church-planting coaches.  In the business world, Jerry worked for over forty years in the financial services industry in a management role. The Maxwells currently reside in Fort Worth, Texas.

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      Across the Aisle - Jerry Maxwell

      Copyright © 2012 Jerry Maxwell

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-3632-3 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-3631-6 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011963665

      Printed in the United States of America

      WestBow Press rev. date: 2/6/2012

      CONTENTS

      ENDORSEMENTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      CHAPTER SEVEN

      CHAPTER EIGHT

      CHAPTER NINE

      NOTES

      ENDORSEMENTS

      We all seek personal happiness, but it cannot be achieved by focusing within. When we truly go outside of self and serve others as Jesus did, we can achieve peace and joy. Jerry Maxwell writes so effectively about this timeless principle because he lives it in his everyday life.

      — C. Andrew Millard, CFP financial planner and author of The Graduate’s Book of Practical Wisdom: 99 Lessons They Can’t Teach in School

      Jerry Maxwell has a keen understanding of the sense of community that we all desire to experience, yet unfortunately miss so often due to our fast-paced, busy culture. In his book Across the Aisle, he provides practical and inspiring examples that can greatly guide any small group on how to do life together in biblical community. What I appreciate most about his book is knowing that he not only writes about these issues in theory, he lives them daily with great success for the kingdom of God.

      — Bart Howell, lead pastor, Eagles View Church, Saginaw, Texas

      As Jerry Maxwell follows his heart for Christ and others, he seasons his relationships in life group settings and in community with salt and light. We have witnessed his servant-hearted passion for experiencing church from the bottom up!

      — Chuck Grice, senior director of a large electrical distribution company

      — Bettye Ann Grice, children’s minister and writer

      It’s always refreshing to be reminded that our Lord has not changed despite an American culture being in a state of constant turbulence. Praise be to God for using this book as an instrument to remind the church in America that we do not need to continually reinvent various methods of ministry. Our Lord has always managed to keep His truth simple yet deep. Thank you for sharing your testimony and reminding us that He continues to move in mighty ways if we abide in Him and love our neighbor.

      — Joey Dugas, territory sales manager

      Tragically our world is littered with the human casualties of broken relationships. Jerry Maxwell shines a light on simple yet powerful biblical principles proven to help hurting people find healing and renewed meaning to life. Across the Aisle is a must read for anyone seeking to live the fulfilling, meaningful life of significance Christ intended.

      — Jeff Harris, author of Retire Rich and Happy (Aames-Abbott Publishing 2006)

      In a day and age where Christians tend to shy away from the body and live as Lone Ranger Christians, Maxwell illuminates numerous biblical passages and examples of how Christianity is about relationships, walking alongside complete strangers in their time of need, and embracing multigenerational fellowship. Imagine a world where we actually live as the Bible intended … It would look a lot like this book describes. If you feel the Holy Spirit urging you to expand your boundaries, be more mission-minded, and enveloped by the body of Christ, this book is a trusty guide for your journey.

      — C. Seth Fowler, director of sales and marketing, HD Homes

      Jerry and Liz Maxwell have lived out the title of this book in so many beautiful ways. This slim volume is brimming with Scripture that prescribes being the church in the world … and practical ways to

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