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  • The Good and Beautiful Life

  • Putting on the Character of Christ
  • By: James Bryan Smith
  • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
  • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (166 ratings)

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The Good and Beautiful Life

By: James Bryan Smith
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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"I have never met a person whose goal was to ruin his or her life. We all want to be happy, and we want it all of the time."

So begins James Bryan Smith in The Good and Beautiful Life. The problem is, he tells us, we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. These self-centered decisions lead us further into the vices that cause ruin: anger, lust, lying, worry, and judging. Eventually, we find ourselves living a beautifully packaged life of self-destruction.

Following the Sermon on the Mount, this follow-up to The Good and Beautiful God guides us to look behind these character flaws and to replace our false beliefs with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God.

©2010 James Bryan Smith (P)2010 christianaudio.com
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Not as good as the first book but worth the listen

Not as good as The Good and Beautiful God but still worth the listen. Made some excellent points and got me thinking so I plan to listen to the third book in the trilogy.

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Excellent read

Highly recommended read. Full of practical easy to follow workable steps to living a life that glorifies God.

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Highly RECOMMEND 💯

Great transformative message! This is a MUST read for anyone who doesn’t care to hear “Away from me, I NEVER KNEW YOU. Actionable steps….I’m purchasing the BOOK to keep as a reference for continued growth and discipleship! I will listen to this again. Thank you for this heart anchoring series!! 💜

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Excellent book -well worth your time

This is the second book in the apprentice series by James Smith. Like the first book, this book is excellent and well worth your time. It's the kind of book you want to read more than once.

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Great insights to sublet sins

An outstanding guide to what it really means to live like Jesus wants us to
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Wonderful Truths..

Great read for those wanting to live the kingdom life of abundance! Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit!

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A beautiful guide to live by.

Very informational, educational, and easy to understand, we are looking forward to the other books in the series . I love reading a book that you look forward to it the next time you read it or listen to it.

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Transformational

The perfect follow up to book 1 “The Good and Beautiful God”. He teaches us how to respond to what God has done for us and what Jesus is teaching us. Explaining the historical facts of the texts and making Jesus words more relevant to us today than ever is invaluable. Highly recommend to anyone being discipled and wanting to grasp how to better live and operate as Christ instructs.

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Wonderful book!

Extremely insightful and constructive book. As good as a listener will make it by taking the lessons to heart and applying them.

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Awesome book !!

Highly recommend it to all. A great help in my development and journey to Christlikeness.

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