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EbookJesus Behaving Badly
The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee
by Mark L. Strauss
Everybody likes Jesus. Don't they?We overlook that Jesus was
- Judgmental—preaching hellfire far more than the apostle Paul
- Uncompromising—telling people to hate their families
- Chauvinistic—excluding women from leadership
- Racist—insulting people from other ethnic groups
- Anti-environmental—cursing a fig tree and affirming animal sacrifice
- Angry—overturning ...
PaperbackMatthew
Being Discipled by Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Stephen D. Eyre and Jacalyn Eyre
What would it be like to be discipled by Jesus himself? What would he teach you about relationships, priorities, wealth and his coming kingdom? What would you learn from his actions? Matthew's Gospel brings you face to face with Jesus as he calls,teaches and prepares his disciples. As you work through these twenty-two session LifeGuide® Bible Study on Matthew, you can become one of those ...
Number of Studies: 22
PaperbackThe Art of Christmas
Meditations on the Birth of Jesus
by Jane Williams
A star, a stable, angels, shepherds, kings and, at the heart of it all, a mother and her baby. . .
Jane Williams' meditations on the birth of Jesus take you deep into the story of the original Christmas, as depicted in someof the world's greatest paintings.
These profoundly perceptive reflections on the different ways in which artists have imagined the nativity will ...
PaperbackThe Art of Holy Week and Easter
Meditations on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus
by Sister Wendy Beckett
Brimming with Sister Wendy Beckett's's irrepressible wisdom and enthusiasm, this little book explores the spiritual riches to be found in some of the world's greatest paintings of the Passion and resurrection of Jesus.
Illustrated in full color with thirty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, The Art of Holy Week and Easter is a chance to hear again ...
Number of Studies: 30
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Michael F. Bird's book "A Birds-Eye View of Luke and Acts" draws us into the wide-ranging narrative of Luke-Acts to discover how Luke frames the life of Jesus and of the first disciples. In this interview, he shares about the exciting and surprising insights he's discovered during his years teaching on these important biblical books.
PaperbackPeter
Learning to Be Like Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Robbie F. Castleman
Simon Peter was a follower like us--he wanted to be like Jesus, but he struggled with doubts and fears. At times he failed miserably. At other times he was used powerfully by God. This twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on the greatapostle's life challenges and motivates us to continue to grow in Christlikeness.
For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid ...
Number of Studies: 12
PaperbackGreat Commission, Great Compassion
Following Jesus and Loving the World
by Paul Borthwick
Foreword by Christopher J. H. WrightGo and do. Jesus commands it, and the world needs it. Word and deed go together. One without the other is not enough. We follow Jesus into all the world, and we follow his example in all we do.
Mission mobilizer Paul Borthwick shows how proclamation and demonstration of the gospel go hand in hand. God gives us the Great Commission, Matthew 28's call to go wherever Jesus sends us, making ...
EbookJesus the Messiah
A Survey of the Life of Christ
by Robert H. Stein
The time is ripe for a new account of the life of Jesus. It has been over twenty-five years since an evangelical New Testament scholar has written a textbook survey of this type. Today the landscape of Jesus and Gospel studies has been radically transformed by new questions and critical challenges. No less remarkable is the contemporary renaissance of our knowledge of the world of Jesus.In Jesus ...
PaperbackA Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion
A Week in the Life Series
by Gary M. Burge
Enter a world of warfare and treachery, of duty and honor, of love and loyalty, interwoven with the inner workings of a Roman centurion's household. And then trace it as the road curves toward little Capernaum.
Follow the story of Appius, aproud centurion, and Tullus, his scribe and slave. From a battle with the Parthians, through a tragic personal crisis, to the gladiator arena at Caesarea ...
PaperbackCan Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?
Jesus, Revelation Religious Traditions
by Gerald R. McDermott
Christianity Today Award of Merit
"Arguably, the church's greatest challenge in the next century will be the problem of the scandal of particularity. More than ever before, Christians will need to explain why they follow Jesus and not the Buddha or Confucius or Krishna or Muhammed. But if, while relating their faith to the faiths, Christians treat non-Christian ...
