Seated with Christ

Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison

By: Heather Holleman

Narrated by: Heather Holleman

As Christians find themselves trapped in the rhetoric of platform, influence, retweets, and fame, they need a ladder out of the fray. Many of us live in a prison of self-absorption. Shackled with pride and despair, we compare ourselves to others constantly in our frantic, unending pursuit of perfection.

Seated with Christ gets to the root of this behavior and charts a path to freedom.

Scripture says that God's beloved are seated with Christ in the heavens (Eph. 2:6), treasured by him and given a place at his table. Heather Holleman unveils what this means for us. It means we walk out on the fight for acceptance. We quit measuring ourselves against others. We leap free from cycles of shame.

Securely-seated people can ask themselves hard questions about their lives; they can deal with sin, grieve their losses, and move forward in hope. From a position of security and self-forgetfulness they can joyfully do the good works prepared for them uniquely. They can even celebrate the successes of others.

Seated with Christ is a deeply personal, liberating look at a glorious truth: that we have a place at God's eternal table.

©2015 Heather Holleman (P)2016 Heather Holleman

Just what I needed

From the beginning to the end I felt I was with a friend. Loved it.

Inspiring

Would you listen to Seated with Christ again? Why?
YES I would listen to this again.
It offers lots of practical application.

What did you like best about this story?
I liked that she is relatable.



What does Heather Holleman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I felt like I could see her life.
I felt like we were having coffee at her kitchen table.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, I hit home I needed to be reminded of these truths.

Any additional comments?
This book is great. Total felt like she was putting words to my thoughts and feelings. I felt inspired. It helped me see that I am seated and I have my own place. LOVED IT!!!
Heather needs to record Chosen for Christ.

Powerful and applicable!

I loved everything about this book! It is so well written, flowing with continuity, brilliant examples and strong connections. I am humbled by how honest she is with the real truths and struggles of her own life. The way she loves Jesus is heartwarming and inspiring! I love what God is doing through her and I’m so grateful for her experiences in these pages. She is definitely teaching beyond the classroom. I don’t read books twice, but I will reread this one and have already recommended it to many other women. FANTASTIC!!!

Interesting points, backed up with a lot of quotes

I went to a seminar the author spoke at and really enjoyed it, so I decided to listen to the book. She has a wonderful tone and I liked listening to her voice, which I've found is really important with audiobooks.

While I love the points she makes, I found it to be too academic for me. She punctuates every idea with quotations from all sorts of literature. Although all are certainly relevant, I found myself getting lost in them. She is a college professor with her PhD, so I suppose I should have expected this type of writing. It's almost like listening to a term paper, complete with all citations. I definitely enjoyed some of them, especially the Bible verses, but felt she went overboard. I could see how this would be an informative and introspective group study, but it was difficult for me to grasp when split amongst my numerous car trips.

It is really amazing to think of yourself as "already seated with Christ" and at the same table as everyone else. It was definitely worth a listen, and I may check out her Ephesians study, in print first, then audio.

Excellent book for teens, women who are striving for approval- and can find their worth I. Christ

Excellent book! Must read for all women We strive to get affirmation and be all things to all people. And this book shows you how to stop competing with yourself and others in your community and find your value sitting with Christ which allows you to love others and love all that Christ has done for you.