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PaperbackWhat Is Jesus Doing?
God's Activity in the Life and Work of the Church
Edited by Edwin Chr. van Driel
Jesus is present here and now, Christians have always affirmed. But how are we to understand his present activity in a challenging, post-Christian context? In what ways is he at work in our congregational worship, pastoral care, preaching—and even our board meetings?
At a time when many feel uncertain about the future of the church, What Is Jesus Doing? brings together ...
PaperbackCrossing Cultures with Jesus
Sharing Good News with Sensitivity and Grace
by Katie J. Rawson
You can be a missionary by crossing an ocean or by crossing the street.We now have unprecedented opportunities to meet people from every culture and nation. International study and global migration allow us to build relationships with Buddhists and Muslims, students from Singapore and workers from the Middle East. But how do we share the gospel with people from different cultures and worldviews?Crosscultural ...
PaperbackThe Incomparable Christ
by John Stott
What do you think of Jesus Christ?No human question is more pivotal. No thoughtful answer fails to stretch our language, our categories or our aspirations.In recent years numerous books have been written on Jesus, books that are shaped by faith orskepticism or follow the Western academic quest for the historical Jesus. The result has been a kaleidoscope of Jesuses, a thicket of viewpoints, some ...
PaperbackJesus the Reason
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by James W. Sire
What reason do you have for believing Christianity is true?
The best reason is Jesus himself.
In this ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study, James W. Sire invites you to meet Jesus by digging deep into the Bible. You'll discover what Jesus did and said. And you'll be encouraged to decide what place Jesus has in your life today.
Whether you are reading the Gospels for the ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackMeeting Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Leighton Ford
Once you've met Jesus, you are never the same again. His teaching challenges your thinking. His compassion softens your heart. His love turns your life around.
In this thirteen session LifeGuide® Bible Study, evangelist LeightonFord leads you through thirteen studies from the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) that will open your eyes anew--or for the first time--to Jesus ...
Number of Studies: 13
PaperbackDepending on Jesus
Discovering the Sufficiency of Christ
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
As believers know we have to depend on Jesus for many things: for salvation, for guidance, for forgiveness, for daily needs. But to depend on Christ for everything? Excluding nothing? It's a scary—but also a profoundly biblical—idea.
In this ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, you'll explore instances of biblical people learning that they could rely on Christ to see them ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackJesus, Paul and the People of God
A Theological Dialogue with N. T. Wright
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Nicholas Perrin and Richard B Hays
At the 2010 Wheaton Theology Conference, leading New Testament scholar N. T. Wright and nine other prominent biblical scholars and theologians gathered to consider Wright's prolific body of work. Compiled from their presentations, this volume includes Tom Wright's two main addresses, one on the state of scholarship regarding Jesus and the other on the state of scholarship regarding the apostle Paul. ...
PaperbackEncountering Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Douglas Connelly
Jesus can change you, no matter what your life situation.
He can give you peace, hope and joy in the most desperate circumstances.
But you need a life-changing encounter with him.
In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Douglas Connelly examines the stories of how eight people—among them a scholar, a failure, a blind man and an adulteress—found their lives changed ...
Number of Studies: 8
PaperbackDid Jesus Really Say He Was God?
Making Sense of His Historical Claims
by Mikel L Del Rosario
Foreword by Darrell L. BockHow to Make Sense of Jesus' Divine Claims
Do you ever wonder if Jesus really claimed to be God? Maybe you've heard people say, “Jesus never said he was God,” or you've been asked, “Why believe Jesus is divine if he never claimed it?” These challenges aren’t just from non-Christians—they show up in church, too. Even if you’re not coming from a place of skepticism, you might ...
PaperbackJacob & the Prodigal
How Jesus Retold Israel's Story
by Kenneth E. Bailey
Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from their patriarch Jacob. His story of exile and return was their story as well.In the well-known tale of the prodigal son, Jesus reshaped the story in his own way and for his own purposes. In this work, Kenneth E. Bailey compares the Old Testament saga and the New Testament parable. He unpacks similarities freighted with theological ...
