You can tell a lot about a person by the way he dies.

In the last week of his life, Jesus deliberately sets his face toward Jerusalem-and certain death. This is no ordinary week. Even the angels are silent as they ponder the final days of Jesus Christ.

This is no ordinary walk. Jesus doesn't chatter. He dosen't pause. He is on his final journey.

He walks determinedly to the holy city, angrily into the temple, wearily into Gethsemane, painfully up the Via Dolorosa. And powerfully out of the vacated tomb.

Master storyteller and best-selling author Max Lucado invites you: "Let's follow Jesus on his final journey. For by observing his, we may learn how to make ours. And discover what matters to God."

Real people. Real sin. Transformed lives. A compilation ofheartfelt letters written from a pastor to his people that explainsJesus' work on the cross.

Death by Love is a unique book on the cross of JesusChrist. While many books debate the finer points of the doctrine ofthe atonement, what is often lost are the real-life implications ofJesus' death on the cross for those who have sinned and have beensinned against. Written in the form of pastoral letters, Deathby Love outlines the twelve primary effects of Jesus' death onthe cross and connects each to the life of a differentindividual.

Driscoll, one of America's most influential pastors, andBreshears, a respected theologian, help readers understand,appreciate, and trust in Jesus' work on the cross in a way thatwill transform their lives. Both deeply theological and intenselypractical, this book shows how everyone can find hope through thedeath of Jesus Christ.

"This book is brutally honest about sin and suffering, andwonderfully hopeful as it points us to our true Savior."

Timothy S. Lane, Executive Director, ChristianCounseling and Educational Foundation

"The stories portrayed in the chapters of this book are all tooreal, but more importantly, the pastoral responses offer rivetingapplications of the cross for true and lasting transformation."
Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian Theology,The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Practical and powerful. It applies the sufficiency of Jesus tothe real-life challenges we face in the church every day. If youwork with hurting people you need Death by Love."
Dan Jarrell, Teaching Pastor, ChangePoint Church,Anchorage, Alaska

"A key reason for my confidence in this book is its brilliantpresentation of the historic theology of the cross and how itdefends reprehensible attacks against it."
Gregg R. Allison, Associate Professor of ChristianTheology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"The authors connect squarely with our ever-changing culture,declaring the central doctrine of Jesus' death and why it isimportant."
Bill Mounce, President, BiblicalTraining.org

The Inspirational Classic That Has Sold More Than 250,000 Copies!

In this 40th anniversary edition of Eric Butterworth's inspiring tour de force, the author shares the greatest discovery of all time: the ability to see the divine within us all. Jesus saw this divine dimension in every human being, and Butterworth reveals this hidden and untapped resource to be a source of limitless abundance. Exploring this "depth potential," Butterworth outlines ways in which we can release the power locked within us for better health, greater confidence, increased success, and inspired openness to let our "light shine" forth for others.

WHY?

The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was JesusChrist crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to dowith me? Finally, who sent him to his sdeath? The answer to thelast question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The sufferingwas unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to thisanswer.

The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but themeaning-God's meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piperhas gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons. Not fiftycauses, but fifty purposes-in answer to the most important questionthat each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like usin sending his Son to die?

Linger on the hill of Calvary.

Rub a finger on the timber and press the nail into your hand.

Taste the tinge of cheap wine and feel the scrape of a thorn on your brow.

Touch the velvet dirt, moist with the blood of God.

Allow the tools of torture to tell their story.

Listen as they tell you what God did to win your heart.

While many denominations claim to be growing, the largest group in American religious life is the disillusioned—people who have been involved in the church yet see few similarities between the church's life and the person of Jesus. In the midst of elaborate programming, professional worship teams, and political crusades, they ask, "Is this really what Jesus called us to do?"

While the church has dismissed these people as uncommitted and lacking in faith, perhaps the opposite is true. Their commitment to authentic spirituality over institutional idolatry might be the very corrective the church needs. These people respect Jesus, but question what Christianity has become.

In If the Church Were Christian, Quaker pastor and author Philip Gulley explores how the church has lost its way. This eye-opening examination of the values of Jesus reveals the extent to which the church has drifted from the teachings of the man who inspired its creation. Many Christians might be surprised to discover how little Jesus had to say about the church, and that he might never have intended to start a new religion.

But the church is here to stay, and Gulley is determined to help the church find its soul. If the church were Christian, Gulley argues, affirming our potential would be more important than condemning our brokenness. If the church were Christian, inviting questions would be valued more than supplying answers. If the church were Christian, meeting needs would be more important than maintaining institutions.

These simple statements return us to the heart of what Jesus cared about during his ministry. Gulley provides a profound picture of what the church would look like if it refocused on the real priorities of Jesus.

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