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  • To the Cross: Proclaiming the Gospel from the Upper Room to Calvary, By Christopher J. H. Wright
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    To the Cross

    Proclaiming the Gospel from the Upper Room to Calvary

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    The cross is good news for us today.With the expertise of a veteran biblical scholar and the wisdom of a seasoned pastor, Christopher Wright skillfully guides us on Jesus' journey from the Last Supper to the cross. Through the lens of the Old Testament, Wright navigates the Gospel accounts of events that include the meal in the upper room, Peter's denials, the taunts and jeers of ...

  • Beyond Awkward: When Talking About Jesus Is Outside Your Comfort Zone, By Beau Crosetto
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    Beyond Awkward

    When Talking About Jesus Is Outside Your Comfort Zone

    Forge Partnership Books

    by Beau Crosetto
    Foreword by Dave Ferguson

    Spoiler alert: Talking about Jesus is awkward.

    We love to share good news with the world. We tweet about a great new restaurant, we share pictures of our newborn child and we celebrate about receiving that sought-after promotion. We are evangelistsfor many great things. So why don't we do the same with Jesus?

    It's not hard to see that we bring our own anxieties and awkwardness ...

  • A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts: Context, Story, and Themes, By Michael Bird
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    A Bird's-Eye View of Luke and Acts

    Context, Story, and Themes

    by Michael Bird

    What do the books of Luke and Acts teach us about God, Jesus, and the early church? How do these two books relate to each other? And what do they mean for us today?

    In this accessible and compelling introduction, Michael Bird draws us into the wide-ranging narrative of Luke-Acts to discover how Luke frames the life of Jesus and of the first disciples who set out from Jerusalem ...

  • Luke, By Darrell L. Bock
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    Luke

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Darrell L. Bock

    In Luke's vivid narrative, Jesus comes into Galilee proclaiming "good news to the poor . . . freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind." More than any other Gospel, the Gospel of Luke shows Jesus' great concern for the downtrodden, the oppressed and the marginalized--including women and children and even those outside the house of Israel.Darrell Bock's IVP New Testament Commentary ...

  • Mark: An Introduction and Commentary, By Eckhard J. Schnabel
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    Mark

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Eckhard J. Schnabel

    Mark wrote his Gospel to explain why and how Jesus is the Messiah and Son of God who fulfills God's promises as he proclaims and embodies the coming kingdom of God. Mark emphasizes Jesus' authority and also his suffering and death as God's will for his messianic mission. This Tyndale New Testament commentary from Eckhard Schnabel seeks to help today's Christian disciples communicate the significance ...

  • The Historical Jesus: Five Views, Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy The Historical Jesus: Five Views, Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy
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    The Historical Jesus

    Five Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Contributions by Robert M. Price, John Dominic Crossan, Luke Timothy Johnson, James D. G. Dunn, and Darrell L. Bock
    Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy

    Christianity Today Book Award winner

    The scholarly quest for the historical Jesus has a distinguished pedigree in modern Western religious and historical scholarship, with names such as Strauss, Schweitzer and Bultmann highlighting the story. Since the early 1990s, when the Jesus quest was reawakened for a third run, numerous significant books have ...

  • Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission, By Andreas J. Köstenberger
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    Salvation to the Ends of the Earth

    A Biblical Theology of Mission

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Andreas J. Köstenberger
    With T. Desmond Alexander
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Few biblical topics are as important as mission. Mission is linked inextricably to humanity's sinfulness and need for redemption and to God's provision of salvation in the person and work of Jesus Christ. This good news of salvation must be made known. The saving mission of Jesus constitutes the foundation for Christian mission, and the Christian gospel is its message.

    This ...

  • Introducing Jesus, By Peter Scazzero
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    Introducing Jesus

    by Peter Scazzero

    In this handbook Peter Scazzero provides all you need to know for starting and leading an evangelistic Bible study. He discusses how to invite people, how to get them talking, how to help them understand what they read, and many other practical concerns. He even includes six Bible studies (with leader's notes) you can use with your group.

    Number of Studies: 6

  • Following Jesus, By Douglas Connelly
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    Following Jesus

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Douglas Connelly

    In this study Douglas Connelly looks at various metaphors for how we grow more spiritually mature in Christ, including running a race, carrying a cross, constructing a building, fighting a battle and more.

    This eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study features questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, as well as a "Now or Later" section following ...

    Number of Studies: 8