Cross point is an 8 year old church that reaches over 4,000 each weekend through its 4 campuses located around the metro nashville area. Learn how god often does his best work in our most hopeless situations. What drives this futile attempt for fulfillment is the hearts true desire for significance, worth, and valuea desire that can only be met in the person and worship of jesus christ. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing. Former pastor pete wilsons personal assistant, jordyn. I encourage you to watch the rest of the interview and join us every tuesday at 2. Empty promises goodreads meet your next favorite book. Empty promises in 2012, let hope in in 20, and what keeps you up at night. The truth about you, your desires and the lies youre believing. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing pete wilson we all long for more of something in our lives. Empty promises, wilson s second book, released in spring 2012. If youre looking for a good book to read, i want to encourage you to read the newest book from pete wilson, empty promises. We are a people wired to worship, but so often the things we begin to worship arent god, and in the empty promises small group dvd study he outlines the many false ideas and promises the world offers.
An edited transcript of pete wilson s interview with the christian post is below. Here pastor wilson shows you how the lord designed you to specifically satisfy your souls hunger for significance, worth, and value through jesus. God has a plan to heal the souls gnawing inner emptiness that is always longing for something more. Empty promises participants guide by pete wilson, paperback. By suzanne okeeffe, 700 club interactive meet pete wilson. By writing honestly and transparently, pete looks to. In our endless pursuit to feel worth and acceptance we find ourselves sacrificing everything for the promise to be a. In our endless pursuit to feel worth and acceptance we find ourselves sacrificing everything for the promise to be a little more beautiful, a little richer, a little more powerful and successful, a. Pete wilson tackles our old hurts headon, showing us a biblical, practical process for letting go of old wounds and moving forward into a new future. What do you do when a shattered dream or an unmet expectation causes you to turn to plan b. Each chapter looks at a specific area about how people attempts to use it to fill a need in their lives, but in reality that leaves a void or worse brings destruction, like. Pete wilson on desire, idols and empty promises the author of plan b talks about his new book and what it really means to have the good life.
By writing honestly and transparently, pete looks to help the reader identify their own inclination to drift toward putting their identity in other things and offer them a wakeup call to find their meaning in. Empty promises by pete wilson is a book about the idols in our lives that get in the way from our relationship with god. A preacher who tells the congregation that an idol is anything more important to us than god probably wouldnt shock or enlighten anyone. Empty promises, petes muchanticipated second book, focuses on the human desire to find purpose and hope in things that are not god. Former pastor pete wilsons personal assistant, jordyn wilson, now at the a group. Empty promises, petes muchanticipated second book, looks to help the reader identify their own inclination to drift toward putting their identity in other things and offer them a wakeup call. Empty promises, pete s muchanticipated second book, focuses on the human desire to find purpose and hope in things that are not god. Join pastor pete wilson in his exploration of the empty promises of the good life that includes the seduction of achievement, addiction to approval, idolatry of religion, obsession with money, and more. Jun 15, 2017 former pastor pete wilsons personal assistant, jordyn wilson, now at the a group. For use with the empty promises dvdbased study isbn 9781418550547. Empty promises, a book by pete wilson is subtitled. Former pastor pete wilsons personal assistant, jordyn wilson. He looks at me compassionately when im whining about being an author or being single or being me. I love thoughtprovoking books and empty promises by pete wilson qualifies.
The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing by pete wilson thomas nelson a 20 outreach resource of the year pete wilsons second book is easy to get into and hits home with downtoearth storytelling and solid biblical truths to support his thoughts. Pete wilson is the founding pastor of cross point church in nashville, tennessee. In our endless pursuit to feel worth and acceptance we find. Pete desires to see churches become radically devoted to christ, irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outsid.
Empty promises in 2012, let hope in in 20, and what. Posted on thu jun 15, 2017 by dee june 15, 2017 by a lie, a man annihilates his dignity as a man. The subtitle ably describes the purpose of the book. Let hope in ebook by pete wilson 9780849965265 rakuten kobo.
What drives this futile attempt for fulfillment is the hearts true desire for significance, worth, and valuea desire that can only be met in the person and worship of jesus. Pete has recently written a book empty promises which delves into the areas of our lives where we as christians have taken on attributes and teachings of the world, been deceived in our thinking causing us to pick up empty promises found in idols. In 2010, when thomas nelson published his bestselling book, plan b, pete gained national attention. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing by pete wilson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He thinks im a better writer than i actually am and says so. All leaving the places of our heart meant for god unfulfilled and driving us to the next promise. Pete wilson, pastor and the author of plan b, presents a new look at the power of healing through hope, revealing 4 unique choices that have the potential to change your life forever. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing, which released yesterday. An edited transcript of pete wilsons interview with the christian post is below. Join bestselling author pete wilson in discovering the joy and freedom that comes with seeking after god with your whole life.
Empty promises is wilson s second book, and it dwells on the longings of our hearts, on what we crave. In the book, you discuss four choices that people must make in order to experience freedom from pain, why did you decide to focus on just these four. Each chapter looks at a specific area about how people attempts to use it to fill a need in their lives, but in reality that leaves a void or worse brings destruction, like addictions, divorce, and isolation. Powerful because they strike so close to home, the cases in empty promises will leave readers shaken by the realities of love gone terribly and fatally wrong. The following is a report on the practical applications of pete wilsons book, empty promises. Join pastor pete wilson in his exploration of the empty promises of the good life that includes the seduction of achievement, addiction to approval. Author bio pete wilson is the founding and senior pastor of cross point church in nashville, tennessee. What do you do when god doesnt show up the way you thought he would. Apr 09, 2012 pete wilson is a pastor at cross point church in nashville, author of plan b, and blogger at. This book has strong echoes of two other authors, c.
It is the only thing that will set you absolutely free from the endless pursuit of. Empty promises, wilsons second book, released in spring 2012. Pete wilson is the founding and senior pastor of cross point church in nashville, tennessee, a committed church community that he and his wife, brandi, planted in 2003. In this short video, author pete wilson talks about his small group study course based on his challenging book, empty promises. View pete wilsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing by pete wilson. Empty promises by pete wilson overdrive rakuten overdrive. Pete discusses the continual pursuit of the human race to seek fulfillment, then addresses the ways we search for it. Brandi wilson, pete wilsons wife, files for divorce the. His wife and i have a sweet friendship and his nine. The drive to want more is rooted deeply in all of us, continually searching for that next thing that will bring satisfaction.
Wife alleges that husband has been guilty of such inappropriate marital conduct toward her that renders cohabitation unsafe and improper. And for some reason, i am important to pete wilson. Pastor and author pete wilson uses real life stories of disappointments and tragedy along with biblical stories such as david, joseph, and ruth to help readers face their own overwhelming situations and through them to learn god is working to help them surrender their plans to receive his. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youve believed 9780849946516 by pete wilson. Pete wilson is the founding and senior pastor of cross point church in nashville, tennessee. Empty promises is wilsons second book, and it dwells on the longings of our hearts, on what we crave. Learn not only to relinquish these idols, but replace them by turning your focus and worship toward god. Join pastor and bestselling author pete wilson in discovering the joy and freedom that comes with seeking after god with your whole life. Today, as senior ministry strategist of the a group, pete combines his entrepreneurial spirit with his heart for ministry to help consult on growth strategies. Learn how to replace, and not just relinquish, lifes empty promises by turning your focus and worship toward him.
Pete wilson is a pastor at cross point church in nashville, author of plan b, and blogger at. Pete gained national attention in 2010 when thomas nelson published his bestselling book, plan b, a title that has been printed in five languages. What if you could find everything your soul is longing for. Brandi wilson, pete wilsons wife, files for divorce 9 comments leila on tue dec 20, 2016 at 08. Resources by pete wilson for the olive tree bible app. The truth about you, your desires, and the lies youre believing by pete wilson a preacher who tells the congregation that an idol is anything more important to us than god probably wouldnt shock or enlighten anyone. The book is written from the perspective of a follower of jesus, who believes the bible is the word of god, and that jesus is who he says he is as recorded in the bible. Learn not only to relinquish these idols, but replace them by. With wilsons telltale cadence and candor, let hope in explores accounts of seemingly hopeless moments in the bible illustrating gods ultimate plan for. In the clip, philip and pete discuss the empty promises of approval addiction. Pete wilson books list of books by author pete wilson. Over the course of 9 years, cross point has grown to reach more than 5,000 people each weekend through its five campuses located around the nashville area, and online. See all books authored by pete wilson, including plan b. Empty promises recounts several other cases where the search for love brought only lies and betrayal a cautionary primer, perhaps, for those who trust too much too soon.