4 Prayers on Book Launch Day

Today is the day!

God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel has now officially released and is available on Amazon, Christianbook.com, Barnes & Noble, Target, LifeWay, and other retailers. It has several options depending on your preference including audio, Kindle, and a Spanish version.

By God’s grace, the book debuted on Amazon as the #1 New Release in Religious Biography here in the United States, and a #1 Bestseller in Canada as well.  My prayer is that project will reach far and wide for the glory of God and the message of the true gospel.

If the book has been a blessing to you, please offer a review on Amazon so potential readers can benefit from your encouragement.

As various news organizations begin to publish articles and select parts of the book to use for salacious reports on past exploits of my uncle and others, here are some ways we can be praying and maintaining perspective as believers with a more gospel-centered goal:

Pray that the book rescues people who are in bondage to false teachers

Until someone gets saved, the project is not a success. It doesn’t matter how many books sell, what best-seller ranking it achieves, or how excited the already-saved get. We must pray for a harvest of souls.

Pray that the book is used by God to undermine the abusive ministries of prosperity charlatans

Far too many teachers keep people in bondage with their offers of false hope and fear tactics.  Aside from saving souls, there would be no greater success for this book than to be used to blow a hole in the greedy empires of false teachers; causing them to hit rock bottom and turn to Christ in repentance.

Pray that the book triggers seeker-driven churches to assess their “prosperity-lite” approach

The prosperity gospel creeps its way into many churches — not just the outlandish ones. Many seeker-driven churches preach an easy message every week designed to keep people happy and coming back. These churches and their pastors don’t tell people what they need to hear, they tell them what they want to hear. They market a “lite” version of the prosperity gospel full of comfort and ease; avoiding topics like suffering and sin. They may not drive Bentley’s or twist Scripture, but avoidance of hard truths in order to cater to the audience is dangerous territory to be in. This is the American Gospel.

Pray that the book equips Christians to boldly live for the gospel

When it comes to topics like the sovereignty of God, healing, money, and evangelism, many Christians are not well-equipped. Even more concerning, many Christians cannot articulate the gospel! Pray that the book equips believers in these areas and that many will utilize the “recommended resources” section to grow in godly wisdom. May boldness abound in the lives of those who know the truth!

Thank you for praying and supporting this project. I trust God will use it as He sees fit.