Making Much of Jesus
Throughout our year-long journey, The Words of Jesus, we sit with words that overturn our assumptions about the good life. Here we encounter the unfiltered Jesus, not a softened caricature, but God’s King who speaks with authority and grace. Among other things, Jesus calls the poor in spirit, the grieving, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, and the peacemakers truly blessed. He calls His followers to love their enemies and deny themselves. He says shocking and beautiful things about Himself and His Kingdom.
These are not ancient quotes to admire from a distance; they are invitations into the life of His kingdom. As we listen carefully to what Jesus actually says, we unmask common misconceptions and discover the blessing that meets us in His invitation. We come to know the Savior who leads us through the resurrection into faith.
Above all, we aim to make much of Jesus.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
In The Beatitudes through the Ages, Rebekah Eklund explores how the Beatitudes have affected readers across differing eras and contexts. From Matthew and Luke in the first century, to Martin Luther King Jr. and Billy Graham in the twentieth, Eklund considers how men and women have understood and applied the Beatitudes to their own lives through the ages. Reading in the company of past readers helps us see how rich and multifaceted the Beatitudes truly are, illuminating what they might mean for us today.
Throughout The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to “apprentice” ourselves to Jesus. Using Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount as his foundation, Willard masterfully explores life-changing ways to experience and be guided by God daily, leading to a more authentic and dynamic faith.
Renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright breaks down the barriers that keep us from fully engaging with the story of Jesus in the Bible, revealing a breathtaking vision of Jesus the Messiah that matches the needs and complexities of our time. Wright summarizes a lifetime of study in order to present Jesus afresh for a general audience. In Simply Jesus, we are invited to hear one of our leading scholars introduce the story of the carpenter’s son from Nazareth as if we were hearing it for the first time.