Proclaiming Jesus: Essays on the Centrality of Christ in the Church in Honor of Joseph M. Stowell - Hardcover

Cornman; Thomas H. L.; Vanlani

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802465110 ISBN 13: 9780802465115

Verlag: Moody Publishers, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

The Bible takes its readers from the center of the Garden to today's urban centers with the same message for all: Christ has come to deliver the captives. Colin Smith shows how Jesus Christ is the focus of Scripture, indirectly or directly, from beginning to end. Beginning with the Old Testament, he unlocks rich, life-changing truths while encouraging and strengthening readers in their daily walk with Christ. Come along and discover the keys to a vibrant Christian life in Unlocking the Bible Story Volumes 1 and 2.

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DR. THOMAS H.L. CORNMAN is Vice President and Dean of the Undergraduate School at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Tom has authored Caterpillars and Newfangled Religion: The Struggle for the Soul of Colonial American Presbyterianism, ¿Laying the Foundation¿ in Foundational Faith and was the general editor of Proclaiming Jesus. Tom and his wife, Sue, live in Wheaton, Illinois.

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There’s a problem with Jesus.

In the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Joseph Stowell attended a large prayer breakfast for the religious and political leaders of Chicago.  At that event, the clear message was that a belief in Jesus as the only way to the Father—as Christ Himself stated—is divisive, and needs to be replaced by a new tradition in which all religious beliefs are equal. Belief in Jesus was simply too divisive, exclusive, and arrogant. Clearly, the belief in Jesus as the only way had to go.

 

While the crowd rose to its feet in a thunderous standing ovation, Dr. Stowell took his stand for Jesus Christ by remaining seated. Accepting the public disdain of “being part of the problem” was a small price to pay for the privilege of proclaiming Jesus to the leading citizens of Chicago.

Such an experience is only fitting for the man who, during his eighteen years of service as president of Moody Bible Institute, fell more deeply in love with Jesus each passing year. It is this passion for Jesus Christ that serves as the theme for this collection of essays authored by the undergraduate faculty of Moody Bible Institute in honor of Dr. Stowell. Touching on the many ways Jesus is proclaimed through the life of the local church—in discipleship, missions, worship, pastoral integrity, evangelism, and more—these essays reflect theological substance, cultural awareness, and practical applicability.

A stirring reminder of Dr. Stowell’s contagious love for his Lord, Proclaiming Jesus also serves as an invaluable handbook for pastors and leaders on the meaning of bearing testimony to Jesus Christ in an ever-changing world.

With chapters from:

 

Trevor Burke

Bryan Litfin

Mike McDuffee

Bryan O’Neal

Gerald Peterman

Gregg Quiggle 

David Rim

Michael Rydelnik

Ron Sauer       

Andrew Schmutzer      

Michael Vanlaningham                                                             

Richard Weber                                                                        

Kevin Zuber                            

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“This book is such a fitting tribute to Joe Stowell’s work. Its chapters focus on preaching God’s truth from the whole Bible, both to the church and to the world. The chapters emphasize the importance in preaching the theological substance, cultural awareness, and practical application. Such preaching thus combines solid content and clear relevance, a deeper understanding of God’s Word that shows itself in fuller commitment to serious discipleship. It is preaching that demonstrates a concern for the life of the church and a mission-driven passion for the lost. But most of all, at the center of such preaching stands the monolithic person and work of Jesus Christ.

            “Whatever the subject, if we are preaching the Scriptures we are always, in the end, talking about Him. He is our touchstone in every instance, the point of reference by which all the rest is to be understood and evaluated.” 

—Duane Litfin, In Tribute

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Moody Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0802465110
• ISBN 13: 9780802465115
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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