What event could change your life? Winning the lottery? Getting a promotion? Getting a degree? Scoring a home run, or a winning goal?
It might be hard to believe, but a breakfast conversation could be the most consequential event in your life!
Looking at the breakfast conversation between Jesus and Peter in John 21, we see how Peter’s life changed forever as he was challenged to step up and play his part in God’s big plan.
And Jesus has an exciting challenge for all of us today. As Jesus captures ...our hearts with his love and forgiveness, we’ll be motivated to be part of something truly extraordinary.
Perfect for encouraging men to live all out for Christ. It is also ideal to give away at men's breakfasts.
Intro: The Most Important Meal of the Day
Ch 1: Heart-Healthy Options
Ch 2: Finding Our Place at the Table
Ch 3: Service with a Smile
Ch 4: A Side of Bacon
Ch 5: Cracked Eggs
Conclusion
What an invitation the Risen Jesus gives Peter on that beach in Galilee - "Come and have breakfast"; and what a call he then issues - "Come, follow me"! As Dan DeWitt says, if we take this breakfast conversation to heart, it can radically change our lives.
I have always loved John 21 and preached on it many times. Jesus’ restoration of Peter is so encouraging because we all fail our Lord and need his forgiveness. Dan DeWitt expounds and applies this wonderful passage in a clear and accessible way that radically challenges us to love Jesus, care for his people and follow him regardless of the consequences. It is ideal for reading with new and young believers, but ought to be read by every disciple of Jesus as a spiritual health check.
What a great little book! It is profound and challenging but also joyfully optimistic. It didn’t just tell me to follow Jesus, it helped me want to. This will really help anyone who is trying to work out what following Jesus actually means.
Dan is a great communicator who knows how to apply the gospel powerfully and insightfully to ordinary people's lives. His ministry with college students gives him a unique window into what is happening in the culture at large, and the gospel speaks to questions both new and old. "Sunny Side Up" is Dan at his best!
This is more substantial and of longer-lasting value than any power breakfast I know. I found Dan's book current, relevant, and life-changing.
This book is your invitation to change. You could just stay the same. But why? Why not take this opportunity to respond to the call of Jesus in the Bible to listen, to love, to follow, to risk, and to live for what matters most. Taking the story of Peter's failure and forgiveness, Dan DeWitt reminds us all that it is never too late to let Jesus change us from the inside out.
There aren’t many books aimed at guys who are on the fringe of church and aren’t really readers, but Dan DeWitt has produced a great one! This book is straightforward, funny and pulls no punches as it walks us through Jesus’ breakfast with his friend Peter. Read it yourself and then read it with a mate – it will do both of you real good!
My friend, Dan DeWitt, has written a short book on the conversation between the resurrected Christ and Peter about forgiveness, love, service, and obedience. Read this book and then live the rest of your life practicing what Peter learned: that loving our Redeemer makes obedience more desirable and provides a real center of gravity for our lives in him.
Simple but solid. Pithy but profound. Conversational but convicting. Whether you’re new on the faith journey or far down the road, you’ll find this little book challenging and encouraging.
We're convinced meaningful relationships are often shaped over meals. Dan DeWitt's fresh take on Peter's breakfast with Jesus is both insightful and inspiring. It's refreshing and restorative.
"Sunny Side Up" is as encouraging as it is challenging. This is the kind of book that makes you want to get off the bench and get in the game. Dan reminds us that Jesus is calling us to follow him in love. And Jesus loves us enough to give us all the grace we need to do so.
One of the biggest battles of the Christian life is the fight to keep our relationship with God from becoming routine. With "Sunny Side Up", Dan DeWitt challenges us to wake up and rediscover our first love. It’s a challenge to put Jesus and his church back in first place in our lives. If you need to reprioritize, here is your how-to guide. This is a breakfast you won’t want to skip.
(Review written for 'Sunny Side Up')
Great short book, reminding us of the wonderful love of Jesus in even in our failures. Not only a book for men, but for women as well.