I Am

A great read – punchy, clear, and engaging – and easily accessible for anyone checking out the bold claims of the most influential man in all of history.

Many people have all kinds of questions about the meaning and purpose of life, the daily struggle with suffering in their own existence, and when they look at the news, the continuing existence in our world of evil and injustice. My friend Marcus Nodder tries in this honest, concise and readable book to answer those questions by looking at the claims of Jesus Christ, about who he is and what he did 2000 years ago. Even if you are sceptical as to the relevance of Jesus to your life today, I invite you to have a go at reading the book and see what you think. Decide for yourself.

Every human has questions at some point about the meaning and purpose of their life. This short book answers those questions. Marcus Nodder is a very engaging story teller. He uses a wide variety of illustrations and testimonies that connect well to where his readers are at. I strongly recommend you read this book if you are not a Christian, and by doing so, you will read some of the claims and promises that Jesus made about himself. Only Jesus can give you satisfying answers to the meaning and purpose of life.

Apologist Francis Schaeffer once said, ‘If I have only an hour with someone, I will spend the first 55 minutes asking questions and finding out what is troubling their heart and mind, and then in the last 5 minutes I will share something of the truth.’ Those are very challenging words, especially to those who are preachers, broadcasters or authors.

This little book could literally change your life. The Bible is not just one of the greatest books ever written, head and shoulders above every other piece of literature, with John’s Gospel right at its heart, but the ‘I AM’ statements are right at the heart of John’s Gospel. So…how good and important is this book?

By taking us to the words of Jesus, this outstanding and short book spells out the content and benefits of the Christian good news. It does so with compelling clarity. I will be buying several copies to give to friends – and encouraging those in our church to do the same.

What is Jesus all about, and what does faith in him offer? For those seriously engaging with the Christian faith, and keen to understand more about the message of the Bible, here is a book filled with vital notes of urgency and engaging real-life illustrations. This would be the perfect book to give to someone who has completed an evangelistic course and wants to know more, and it is particularly well suited to students.

Marcus Nodder has a wonderfully compelling formula: some pictures with which we’ve all been familiar since childhood – lights, doors, shepherds. He shows how Jesus used them to point to himself, and then Marcus reveals, with a staggering array of stimulating illustrations, why that is exactly what we need in terms of our longings for things like meaning, freedom, truth and hope in an increasingly bewildering world.