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The (Un)Offensive Gospel of Jesus

Author : Jeremy Bouma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780985470371
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The (Un)Offensive Gospel of Jesus written by Jeremy Bouma and published by . This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the Jesus we're showing? What is the Story we're telling? These honest questions sit at the heart of this punchy, provocative book. In his debut title, Jeremy seeks to drive a conversation in the Church about how we show Jesus and tell His hopeful Story. If Jesus and His Story are what people have been waiting for their whole lives, why are so many people leaving Him and avoiding His people? Jeremy helps us understand why this is happening and what Christians can do about it. Newly revised and filled with discussion questions, the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus sketches a fresh portrait of God's magical, revolutionary Story of Rescue and the good Jesus found in the Holy Scriptures. Through his own experience in the Church, conversations with friends, and an honest look at theology and the Bible, Jeremy explores how Jesus and His gospel are good, sweet news for all the world. Most of all, he helps us understand why both are more hopeful than many of us realize. ENDORSEMENTS: "Jeremy is a deep thinker; he's courageous enough to challenge some popular evangelicals and emergents today. Yet, this is not a screed: Jeremy loves the Church and has a passion for the ostracized and he tells us in this book that grace grinding is the not the way of Jesus and it is not the gospel Jesus preached." -Scot McKnight, Professor, Northern Seminary; Author, The Jesus Creed and The King Jesus Gospel "Jeremy had me at the title. With deep passion for the Church, a sharp awareness of the prevalent, hot, future-shaping emerging conversation, and the courage to slay a few sacred cows, he offers a compelling vision of Jesus and the Church's mission. Jeremy's debut book informs, disturbs, encourages, and challenges. Who is the Jesus we show to the world? What is the Story we tell? These two questions will never be the same for me."-John W. Frye, Pastor, Fellowship Covenant Church; Grand Rapids, MI; Author, Jesus the Pastor and Out of Print "While recognizing our fallen world with failing followers of Jesus, Jeremy paints a brilliant, honest, passionate and redeeming picture of the Christ who heals, speaks with authority and still changes the impossible. As we step back and gaze at this amazing portrait of a liberating magnetic Jesus I find good news, an (un)offensive Jesus, to whom I have too often shamefully been offensive."-Doug Fagerstrom, Former President, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

God's Story of Rescue

Author : Jeremy Bouma
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781478266457
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book God's Story of Rescue written by Jeremy Bouma and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeremy Bouma, in this salty book, may take your breath away at times but he's on a reflective, serious, and stubborn journey to find a way toward the gospel that is good news. Many of us are on that journey with him. There is a way to 'gospel' without being a jerk; Jeremy shows us a way."—Scot McKnight, from the Foreword to "the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus"Do you struggle with what to say when you want to share the gospel?Many Christians struggle with what they're supposed to say—and how to say it—when they share the gospel. Their heart is in the right place. They want their friend or coworker to find salvation in Christ, but they just don't know what to say or how to say it. Enter this short book, a guide designed to help you better understand the “pieces” of God's gospel Story so that you can confidently and effectively share it in any situation.For years, pastor and author Jeremy Bouma has thought about how we share the gospel and what it means to tell and retell and tell again God's magic, revolutionary Story of Rescue. In his debut book, "the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus," Jeremy set out to sketch a fresh portrait of good Jesus and His hopeful Story of Rescue. Now the heart of that storytelling portrait is available in a short guide you can use to help better understand what to say when you want to share the gospel.This book isn't another gospel sharing method or a step-by-step guide to sharing the gospel. There are good books for that if that's what you need, but this book is not those books. Instead, this book is about knowing and understanding the Story we are called to share. Before we can tell the gospel Story we need to know the Story. That's what this guide does. It helps you better understand each of the four acts of God's Story so you can share that magical, revolutionary gospel with your friends and neighbors and family and coworkers.Now, more than ever, we need people who are passionate about sharing the full gospel Story and feel confident and prepared to know what to say when they are called to say it. The four chapters and appendix in this guide from "the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus" will help you do just that.

A Refined Faith

Author : J. A. Bouma
Publisher : EmmausWay Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Refined Faith written by J. A. Bouma and published by EmmausWay Press. This book was released on 2024-09-06 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOLD

Speaking of Jesus

Author : Carl Medearis
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 0781406269
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Speaking of Jesus written by Carl Medearis and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of us fear moments when we need to defend our theology. Some of us seek them out. But we are seldom ready the way Jesus seemed to be ready. So how do we draw others to God in the midst of these ordinary conversations the way Jesus did? In Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis draws on his experience of international reconciliation between Muslims and Christians to remind us of the heart of the matter: Jesus. Here he gives us tools, stories, and the foundation we need to move beyond “us” and “them” and simply talk about the One who changes it all. As Carl writes, “While others are explaining and defending various isms and ologies we’re simply pointing people to our friend. The one who uncovers and disarms. Who leads people right to himself. The beginning and the end of the story. A good story indeed.”

Bad Religion

Author : Ross Douthat
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143917833X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Bad Religion written by Ross Douthat and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the decline of Christianity in America since the 1950s, posing controversial arguments about the role of heresy in the nation's downfall while calling for a revival of traditional Christian practices.

Understand Emerging Church Theology

Author : Jeremy Bouma
Publisher : THEOKLESIA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understand Emerging Church Theology written by Jeremy Bouma and published by THEOKLESIA. This book was released on 2014-07-27 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **3 Emergent Theology Response Books in 1!** Includes best selling books: Reimagining the Kingdom: The Generational Development of Liberal Kingdom Theology from Schleiermacher to McLaren The Gospel of Brian McLaren: A New Kind of Christianity for a Multi-Faith World Reimagining the Christian Faith: Exploring the Emergent Theology of Doug Pagitt, Peter Rollins, Samir Selmanovic, and Brian McLaren On February 8, 2010 pastor and theologian Jeremy Bouma did something he thought he'd never do: He said "Goodbye, Emergent"! Once upon a time he was enamored by the "I-am-not-a-movement-but-a-conversation" known as the Emerging Church after entering a period of faith deconstruction and reconstruction nine years ago. Like many young adults, for the first time he was taking his faith in Jesus Christ seriously and asking a whole lot of questions along the way-which the Emergent Church helped foster and nurture. But then something happened: He came to realize the Emerging Church is a form of Christianity other-than the versions that currently exist but mirror those that have already existed, mainly the false theology of theological liberalism. Understand Emerging Church Theology is a bundle of three books representing his best selling work as a former Emergent insider and historical theologian. He offers it to help empower other interested Christians to respond to the foreign theology of the Emerging Church and do what Jude urges the Church to do: "contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people." (Jude 3)

Overhearing the Gospel

Author : Fred B Craddock
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827227337
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Overhearing the Gospel written by Fred B Craddock and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and Expanded Edition! When originally published in 1978, Overhearing the Gospel introduced "narrative preaching" and forever changed the shape of contemporary preaching. Now a new generation of preachers can learn from the master himself in this revised and expanded edition of Craddock's groundbreaking method.

The Christian Author 2.0 Roadmap

Author : Jeremy Bouma
Publisher : CROSS + PEN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christian Author 2.0 Roadmap written by Jeremy Bouma and published by CROSS + PEN. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Igniting Faith through Your Passion Project Starts Here You were created in Christ to create. You have a passion to write, publish, and market a book. Except— Here’s the prob, Bob: You don’t have an agent. You don’t have bookish connections. You don’t where to start! What you do have is: A whole lot of passion for the gospel. God-given gifts to ignite faith in others. Lots of questions looking for direction. Sound familiar? Yup! Totally understand. I’ve been where you’re at—either at the start of a creative journey or stuck in the middle. 15 years later, I’ve made a living with my writing and can share what I’ve learned to help you faithfully use your creative gifts to ignite faith in your world. The Christian Author 2.0 Roadmap is filled with the actionable advice and insightful inspiration I’ve found most helpful in my own professional writing and publishing career. Everything from starting from the right gospel-centered mindset to the how-tos on writing stories and resources, even how to publish your book and connect it to readers—it’s all here, in this roadmap to the modern publishing world. For over a decade, I have work in the Christian publishing market to create, dream, write, edit, and launch gospel-rooted projects — wielding the power of the pen for the sake of the cross. Along the way, not only have I collected insights, skills, and some inspiration to write, publish, and market books. I’ve also upped my own creative game to craft compelling stories and devotionals, discovered strategies for publishing and launching books, and worked hard to connect with readers from all walks of faith and life. I’m here to empower your God-given gifts and wield the power of the pen for the sake of the cross—offering my 15+ years of insights into crafting, cultivating, and connecting books to a wandering world. Learn to wield the power of the pen for the sake of the cross.

The Authentic Gospel of Jesus

Author : Geza Vermes
Publisher : ePenguin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Authentic Gospel of Jesus written by Geza Vermes and published by ePenguin. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book, acclaimed religious scholar Geza Vermes subjects all the sayings of Jesus to brilliantly informed scrutiny. Profoundly aware of the limits of our knowledge but immersed in what we do have—both the "official" gospels and associated Jewish and early Christian texts—Vermes sieves through every quote ascribed to Jesus to let the reader get as close as possible to the charismatic Jewish healer and moralist who changed the world. The result is a book that creates a revolutionary and unexpected picture of Jesus—scraping aside the accretions of centuries to approach as close as we can hope to his true teaching.

The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Set of 30 volumes

Author : John MacArthur
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802482694
Total Pages : 9511 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Set of 30 volumes written by John MacArthur and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 9511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set includes the entire collection of the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series: Matthew 1-7, Matthew 8-15, Matthew 16-23, Matthew 24-28, Luke 1-5, Luke 6-10, Luke 11-17, John 1-11, John 12-21, Acts 1-12, Acts 13-28, Romans 1-8, Romans 9-16, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians & Philemon, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter & Jude, 1-3 John, Revelation 1-11, and Revelation 12-22. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series continues to be one of today's top-selling commentary series. These commentaries from respected Bible scholar and preacher John MacArthur give a verse-by-verse analysis in context and provide points of application for passages, illuminating the biblical text in practical and relevant ways.

The Scandal of the Gospels

Author : David McCracken
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195084284
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Scandal of the Gospels written by David McCracken and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the gospels are in an important sense "occasions for offense." The Jesus of the gospels is a scandal (skandalon, in the original Greek) and he is never more scandalous than when he is speaking in parables. Interpreters of the gospels over the centuries have consistently labored to domesticate the offense or to eliminate it entirely. David McCracken, focusing on parables, Matthew's narrative contexts, and the gospel of John, seeks to recover the gospels' sense of Jesus as skandalon. To this end, he enlists the help of Kierkegaard, the philosopher of offense, and to a lesser extent that of Bakhtin, both of whom prove to be surprisingly apt conversation partners for the evangelists.

The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus

Author : Brennan Manning
Publisher : Revell
ISBN 13 : 0800793390
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus written by Brennan Manning and published by Revell. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undertakes the impossible task of explaining the two very different sides of the Son of God--his explosive power and his incredible tenderness--and calls us to "adopt the astonishing life of a committed disciple."

The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus

Author : Peter J. Gomes
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061753572
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus written by Peter J. Gomes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus came preaching, but the church wound up preaching Jesus. Why does the church insist upon making Jesus the object of its attention rather than heeding his message? Esteemed Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes believes that excessive focus on the Bible and doctrines about Jesus have led the Christian church astray. "What did Jesus preach?" asks Gomes. To recover the transformative power of the gospel—"the good news"—Gomes says we must go beyond the Bible and rediscover how to live out Jesus' original revolutionary message of hope: "Dietrich Bonhoeffer once warned against cheap grace, and I warn now against cheap hope. Hope is not merely the optimistic view that somehow everything will turn out all right in the end if everyone just does as we do. Hope is the more rugged, the more muscular view that even if things don't turn out all right and aren't all right, we endure through and beyond the times that disappoint or threaten to destroy us." This gospel is offensive and always overturns the status quo, Gomes tells us. It's not good news for those who wish not to be disturbed, and today our churches resound with shrill speeches of fear and exclusivity or tepid retellings of a health-and-wealth gospel. With his unique blend of eloquence and insight, Gomes invites us to hear anew the radical nature of Jesus' message of hope and change. Using examples from ancient times as well as from modern pop culture, The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus shows us why the good news is every bit as relevant today as when it was first preached.

Romans 1-8 MacArthur New Testament Commentary

Author : John F. MacArthur
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781575676104
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Romans 1-8 MacArthur New Testament Commentary written by John F. MacArthur and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1991-04-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. With probing questions that guide the reader toward application, as well as ample space for journaling, The MacArthur Bible Studies are invaluable tools for Bible students of all ages. This work on Romans 1-8 is part of a New Testament commentary series which has as its objective explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of the Bible. This volume is a study of the first eight chapters of the Book of Romans.

Romans 1-16 MacArthur New Testament Commentary Two Volume Set

Author : John F. MacArthur
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 080248266X
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Romans 1-16 MacArthur New Testament Commentary Two Volume Set written by John F. MacArthur and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1994-05-09 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This package includes the complete two-volume set of the Book of Romans from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series: Romans 1-8 and Romans 9-16. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series continues to be one of today's top-selling commentary series. In the volume one and two of the Book of Romans, MacArthur gives verse-by-verse analysis in context and provides points of application for passages, illuminating the biblical text in practical and relevant ways. The series has been praised for its accessibility to lay leaders, and is a must-have for every pastor's library.

The Gospel of Jesus Christus According to Patience Worth

Author : Patience Worth
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 143031575X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel of Jesus Christus According to Patience Worth written by Patience Worth and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1917, Henry Holt and Company published a book over 600 pages long entitled: "The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ." Critics hailed it as a literary masterpiece. What makes it more amazing is this book was dictated a letter at a time by Patience Worth, a disembodied spirit, through the mediumship of Pearl Curran. "The Sorry Tale" contains an elegant and exquisite depiction of the gospel of Jesus Christ that has been extracted and presented here in this book, "The Gospel of Jesus Christus According to Patience Worth." This gospel provides novel insights into the life and lessons of Jesus. It reads like an eyewitness account and includes many fascinating intimate details. This unique document is for open-minded individuals who can recognize the Word of God, regardless of the channel through which it flows. In each generation, God provides us with an opportunity to cast off the past and hear His Word anew. This gospel is just such an opportunity.

Republican Jesus

Author : Tony Keddie
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520356233
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Republican Jesus written by Tony Keddie and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible—from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality. Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare—or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels that started almost a century ago, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans’ cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike.