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Revival is not God’s ultimate goal for His people… the biblical church is God’s ultimate goal!
And we live in a season when God is calling the body of Christ to return to its New Testament roots.
This book is a prophetic declaration that helps us hear that call and put it into practical action. Every Christian who hungers for the “more” of God’s larger plan — especially those with Pentecostal, Charismatic, or revival backgrounds — should read this book.
In A Time to Build, Bob Gladstone offers clarity on the church’s identity in light of modern revivals and God’s overall plan for history. During seasons of outpouring we experience divine visitation, yet God’s purpose is to move from visitation to habitation.
How do we do that? We must build the house for God to inhabit!
The western church needs this habitation like never before. We can no longer afford “church” to be a Sunday event or consumer-driven corporation. It is time to shift church back to its biblical identity.
It is time for a Jesus Movement.
It is time to build the House of the Lord.
Jeff Hubing (verified owner) –
Bob has been a mentor and friend of mine for nearly three decades. He represents something the Lord desires to implant, water and nurture in the midst of His field in our generation – a voice that is wise, pure and powerful, combined with a character that is marked by integrity, loyalty and love. He represents an apostolic vision of Kingdom leadership that can show us the way out of the confusion and devastation caused by carnal and immature ’teachers’ who have not developed into true fathers.
A Time to Build is remarkable. In clear, compelling language, Bob provides a “theory of everything” with respect to the identity, mission and destiny of the church through the lens of God’s Eternal Purpose. He combines biblical and theological insights with narratives of transformational personal experience to shape a message that is as energizing as it is fascinating. Bob is forthright about his convictions regarding the church in the west, and his impassioned plea to recognize what, and where, we are in God’s Plan comes across as loving discipline for a people who sometimes seem determined to do God’s will, but not in His way.
A Time to Build is part exegesis, part personal testimony and part prophecy. It is a word of wisdom given by the Spirit and delivered through a seasoned, passionate and gracious builder in God’s Kingdom. I commend this book to anyone and everyone who is seeking to contribute to what Jesus himself is building in our generation: the House of the Lord.
Josh Collins (verified owner) –
In this book, Bob Gladstone makes a compelling call for Jesus followers to mature in their faith and be counted among those who build the Church, rather than simply exist within it. Your heart will be challenged and your spiritual understanding sharpened as you read this clear call for building Christ’s Kingdom through edifying His Body on the Earth. I strongly recommend this book!
Scott Volk (verified owner) –
There are some books that are relevant for a brief season and then no longer make sense because time marches on and seasons change. However, there are those books that transcend time and seasons because the truths that are spoken between their covers are ultimate, timeless, and scripturally sound. I believe A Time to Build is one such book that will be valued for generations to come. Through the pages of this book, Bob Gladstone will challenge you, encourage you, and provoke you to be more conformed to the image of Messiah.
Scott Volk
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Michael Dow (verified owner) –
This is a timely book because of the eternal implications that its heart and message carry. I believe that many will be gripped by the beauty of God’s heart found in the revelation and instruction throughout and will respond to the urgency of the hour to, as Bob so fittingly puts it, build God’s house. If you are hungry to know the Will of God and where your life in Christ fits into God’s Eternal Purpose, I encourage you to grab this book. May your heart burn for what is in God’s heart!