Anything Is Possible: How Nine Miracles of Jesus Reveal God’s Love for You by Joby Martin with Charles Martin Book Review

 

In Anything Is Possible, Joby Martin and Charles Martin teaches readers about miracles and how they relate to Christ. They explained how if Jesus’ tomb was in fact empty and he defeated hell and death. We can in turn rely on that nothing is impossible for Christ. This is the foundation of our faith. They looked at the different miracles found in the Bible such as, the wedding where Jesus turned water into wine, the pool of Bethesda and the healing, feeding of the five thousand, raising of Lazarus, and much more. We can also experience a miracle in our own lives and believe in His incredible power. Each chapter ended with an impactful prayer. 

 

 

One of my favorites was about the paralytic man and how his four friends carried on the roof. They had the belief that if only they could get their friend to Jesus, then he could obtain healing. The authors asked an important question and that was if we had four friends who would carry us through whatever we may face. They shared how married men are the worst at making connections with other men and most of us don’t have close relationships with others. We may be close to our wife and believe that this is enough. They asked when was the last time that we confessed our sins to other brothers. They encouraged readers to build strong relationships and to have friends pray for us. They described how each of the four friends had a rope attached to the four corners of the mat. They broke it down into the first corner is sharing our faith, serving in your local church, bearing the stretcher, and leaving room for God to do what only He can do. One of my favorite things, they shared was how we need to make room for others in the church and welcome others in. They reminded church members that their names are engraved in the pew they don’t have an assigned spot and we need to scoot over and make room for others. 

 

 

I would recommend this powerful story about the numerous miracles in the Bible to anyone who is seeking to increase their faith and they are needing encouragement. I immensely loved the scope of the miracles and how in depth they went into explicating the message we can learn from each one. I liked how they covered the Holy Spirit and how the empty tomb has changed our lives. One of my favorite stories was about Ike and the path to forgiveness. This story was very inspiring and eye opening and is a direct illustration on redemption and being good to someone even when they hurt you.  

 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

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If The Tomb Is Empty: Why the Resurrection Means Anything Is Possible by Joby Martin with Charles Martin Book Review

If The Tomb is Empty, Joby Martin explored the topic of how the empty was discovered empty. He explained how anything is possible. He divided each chapter into mountains that we are standing on such as, mount of beatitudes, mount of temptations, mount of transfiguration, and ends with Jesus’ death on mount calvary. These included stories on mountains featuring Elijah, Jesus, Abraham, Moses, just to name a few. 

 

One of the chapters discussed Elijah and how he was a prophet. Elijah explained how the Israelites were very open to worshipping their idols. They would often times forget about God and how he provided for them. He shared the whole story between Elijah and the 850 prophets of Baal. Many of our idols are money, medication, drinking, social media, watching and streaming shows, turning to other people arms for comfort, and anything else we put above God. Joby explained how the importance of the empty tomb and how anything is possible. He reminded readers that since God create us that He can in fact can still heal us. He also shared how critical it is to pray big prayers and to have faith as big as a mustard seed. 

 

I also liked how he shared how they started his church Eleven22 and where the name come from. It’s a very interesting story and how it was all from the start time of his first preaching service. He has since gone on to build churches and two which are located in prison. One of my favorite stories, he shared was how when he was twenty-two years old and he met Sunshine. He was in seminary and working three jobs with one being ministry. Across from one of his other jobs, there was a stripper club. He would practice over his sermon and he eventually got Sunshine to attend church with her child. Of course, we all know how the church judged Sunshine and one of the deacons asked what kind of example that was sending to the children. I loved how this led to when he started his own church, they even have a monthly program to reach out to local strip club. He explained his church mission which is to lead a movement for all people to deepen a relationship with Christ. 

 

 

I would recommend this life changing book to anyone who is seeking encouragement and they are needing to remember that everything is possible with Christ. I immensely loved how he covered the different mountains found in the Bible and how there is a message we can learn from each Bible character. I loved how he stated how if we truly believed that the tomb is empty, then we would live a different life. This is a wonderful book about Christ’s resurrection and the power found in that act. This is a great book to read to get prepare for the Easter season!  

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”

 

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/If-Tomb-Empty-Resurrection-Anything/dp/1546001506