Follow Me Bible Study - Member Book Paperback – February 1, 2013

I'm going through this study with my husband along with the videos. It is very meaty. I will caution that though the words call us to account, I don't think the author intended this book to come across as legalistic. I believe his passion might be misinterpreted. As Americans, there is so much we take for granted while being so blessed we are not skilled at how to make some of the harder more sacrificial decisions. Our comfort clearly gets in the way of being the best followers of Christ we can. My husband and I took the approach of not being overwhelmed by the many changes we could make and we asked God to help us be more intentional in making our lives lineup with His directions. Remember, it is God that does the work through us by His power so don't feel defeated, or pat yourself on the back because you are doing everything in the book. This book is about self examination-Taking a closer look at how you might seriously be missing the mark because you are following what every other person is doing inside your church or community. Don't be afraid to be and look different- after all Jesus did. I hope this encourages you to pursuit and finish the study. It turned our life upside down for the better and we have " what I call "clean" living now" not allowing little thoughtless decisions to creep in and destroy the intentions or the goal of following His plan for our lives.

If you are serious about being a disciple of Jesus, this book will challenge you in a lot of ways. Platt frequently says things in the book that made me stop and think, sometimes for several days, while I digested and internalized what he was saying. He sticks closely to Scripture but forces the believer to accountability to what God has said in His Word.

This is a wonderful study! I can't sing it's praises enough. It has had a huge impact on our church. We did it first in my small group study and then with our adult sunday school class before church. David Platt speaks passionately and challenges you without demoralizing you. I did read the book, but I think this is best to do along with the DVD, workbook, and a group (at least for maximum impact), I have nothing bad to say about it. This is right on biblical truth. Don't hesitate to use this in your group studies.

Our small group used this book and video's and all of us agreed that at the end of each section/session you felt worthless, beat-up, depressed. With all that is going on in the world today you need to be encouraged. Yes, challenged in our walk with our Lord, but when you study Jesus in the Gospels you don't see Him discouraging His followers. Definitely not going to read any of Platt's other books. I prefer Dr. David Jeremiah, Charles Spurgeon, Dr. Ironside, Warren Wiersbe.

Going through this study will change your perspective on what it really means to follow Jesus! Pastor David Platt dives into the word and brings about the core values of Christianity while helping us to explore them in a fresh and new way.

How to follow Jesus more closely in a bible study format that is both deep and challenging. My hubs lead a men's group study and said it was quite the chew.

I used this to teach two classes at church. The classes are well attended and the material is well done. David Platt does a great job explaining the information.

The message and experience are great. Clear, straight forward, insightful. Truly a blessing. I will say though that the low resolution recording was a little distracting for me at first but was able to ignore it once we started diving into the meat of the subject matter.

Supporting material is expensive but this box contains everything you need to run a small study group and the videos and the book are full of insights into the Christian life that will challenge and guide you. Our small group loved the six weeks we took delivering it.

The DVD started to skip and stall on our 4th use - poor durability. Content quite useful and Christ/cross focused.