Reborn: How Encountering Jesus Changes Everything - Paperback

by Clayton King (Author), Derwin L. Gray (Foreword by)

In our self-help, DIY culture, we love the idea of improvement. We make-over wardrobes and restore houses and commit ourselves to better habits. But we're still left feeling empty and not-quite-enough. That's because what we need is not an upgrade but a complete upending of our lives. We need to be reborn. And it's not something we can do by ourselves.

With deep compassion, Clayton King shares the compelling stories of 12 broken people who came face-to-face with Jesus in the New Testament and got a second chance at life. A respected religious leader, an ostracized woman, a despised embezzler, a condemned thief--all of them flawed, sinful, full of regret--encountered Jesus and were never the same. Along with their stories, King shares contemporary stories of people struggling with addiction, lust, greed, and depression, showing that Jesus still meets people right where they are and changes them from the inside out.

If you're tired of going through the religious motions by your own power and long to experience the radical life and heart change that Jesus promised, it's time for an encounter with Jesus. It's time to be reborn.

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Your life doesn't need a renovation. It needs a restart.

In our self-help culture, we love the idea of improvement. We make over wardrobes and restore houses and commit ourselves to better habits. But we're still left feeling empty and not-quite-enough. That's because what we need is not an upgrade but a complete upending of our lives. We need to be reborn. And it's not something we can do by ourselves.

With deep compassion, Clayton King shares the compelling stories of twelve broken people who came face-to-face with Jesus in the New Testament and got a new start at life. A respected religious leader, an ostracized woman, a despised embezzler, a condemned thief--all of them flawed, sinful, and full of regret--encountered Jesus and were never the same. Along with their stories, King shares contemporary stories of people struggling with addiction, lust, greed, and depression, showing that Jesus still meets people right where they are and changes them from the inside out.

If you're tired of going through the religious motions by your own power and long to experience the radical life and heart change that Jesus promised, it's time for an encounter with Jesus. It's time to be reborn.


"This book will inspire and challenge you."--Mack Brock, worship leader and songwriter

"Reborn is Clayton at his best."--J. D. Greear, PhD, pastor of The Summit Church, Raleigh-Durham

"You will be spellbound by this book."--Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado, president and CEO of
Compassion International


Clayton King is founder and president of Clayton King Ministries and Crossroads Missions and Summer Camps, professor of evangelism at Anderson University, and teaching pastor at NewSpring Church. The author of more than a dozen books, including Stronger and Overcome, King regularly speaks to hundreds of thousands of people all over the globe. He and his wife, Sharie, are winners of the Young Adult Book of the Year Award from the Christian Retailer's Association for True Love Project. They have two sons and live in South Carolina.

Author Biography

Clayton King is founder and president of Clayton King Ministries and Crossroads Missions and Summer Camps, professor of evangelism at Anderson University, and teaching pastor at NewSpring Church. The author of more than a dozen books, including Stronger and Overcome, King regularly speaks to hundreds of thousands of people all over the globe. He and his wife, Sharie, are winners of the Young Adult Book of the Year Award from the Christian Retailer's Association for True Love Project. They have two sons and live in South Carolina.