The Crucifixion Of Ministry

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781458769503

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The Crucifixion of Ministry by Andrew Purves Pdf

As a pastor, do you ever get the feeling that no matter what you try, nothing much seems to change? That is because the ministries themselves are not redemptive--they are not up to you. Only Jesus' ministry is redemptive. Jesus has to ''show up.'' Theologian Andrew Purves explores at the deepest level the true and essential nature of Christian ministry. He says that the attempt to be an effective minister is a major problem. Ministers are ''in the way.'' He radically claims that ministries need to be crucified. They need to be killed off so that Christ can make them live. Rooting church service in Christ's own continuing ministry, Purves provides a vision for students and practicing clergy to reclaim the vital connection between Christ and participation in his ministry today, even if it means letting Christ put to death the ministries to which pastors cling so closely. A radical appraisal for a critical malady affecting the life of the Christian church written in plain, down-to-earth language.

Author : Fleming Rutledge
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802875341

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The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge Pdf

Few treatments of the death of Jesus Christ have made a point of accounting for the gruesome, degrading, public manner of his death by crucifixion, a mode of execution so loathsome that the ancient Romans never spoke of it in polite society. Rutledge probes all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She shows how each of the biblical themes contributes to the whole, with the Christus Victor motif and the concept of substitution sharing pride of place along with Irenaeus's recapitulation model.

Author : Andrew Purves
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830837410

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The Resurrection of Ministry by Andrew Purves Pdf

This book takes us deep into the practice of ministry showing us the basis of ministry in the hope of Christ's resurrection. Ministry in and with Christ takes place in the mood of Holy Saturday, that is, between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, between the times. We find Christ's real joy and hope in the midst of struggles, difficulties and even suffering as we serve and minister in his name. This book takes us deep into the practice of ministry showing us the basis of ministry in the hope of Christ's resurrection. Ministry in and with Christ takes place in the mood of Holy Saturday, that is, between Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, between the times. We find Christ's real joy and hope in the midst of struggles, difficulties and even suffering as we serve and minister in his name.

Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9780736314855

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The Crucified Christ by Witness Lee Pdf

Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 1487 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506420769

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The Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd Pdf

A dramatic tension confronts every Christian believer and interpreter of Scripture: on the one hand, we encounter images of God commanding and engaging in horrendous violence: one the other hand, we encounter the non-violent teachings and example of Jesus, whose loving, self-sacrificial death and resurrection is held up as the supreme revelation of God’s character in the New Testament. How do we reconcile the tension between these seemingly disparate depictions? Are they even capable of reconciliation? Throughout Christian history, many different answers have been proposed, ranging from the long-rejected explanation that these contrasting depictions are of two entirely different ‘gods’ to recent social and cultural theories of metaphor and narrative representation. The Crucifixion of the Warrior God takes up this dramatic tension and the range of proposed answers in an epic constructive investigation. Over two volumes, renowned theologian and biblical scholar Gregory A. Boyd argues that we must take seriously the full range of Scripture as inspired, including its violent depictions of God. At the same time, we must take just as seriously the absolute centrality of the crucified and risen Christ as the supreme revelation of God. Developing a theological interpretation of Scripture that he labels a “cruciform hermeneutic,” Boyd demonstrates how Scripture’s violent images of God are completely reframed and their violence subverted when they are interpreted through the lens of the cross and resurrection. Indeed, when read through this lens, Boyd argues that these violent depictions can be shown to bear witness to the same self-sacrificial character of God that was supremely revealed on the cross.

Author : George Ogg
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Chronology of the Public Ministry of Jesus by George Ogg Pdf

Author : Jürgen Moltmann
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Jesus Christ
ISBN : 0800628225

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The Crucified God by Jürgen Moltmann Pdf

This is Jurgen Moltmann's best and therefore most important book. He has substantially changed the central thrust of his theology without sacrificing its most vital element, its passionate concern for alleviation of the world's suffering. -Langdon Gilkey The Crucified God rewards, as it demands, the reader's patient and open-minded attention, for its theme is nothing other than the explosive presence of the sighting and liberating Spirit of God in the midst of human life. -The Review of Books and Religion

Author : Mark Meynell
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789741728

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Cross-Examined by Mark Meynell Pdf

The crucifixion of Jesus: a dreadful mistake? A tragic failure? Irrelevant? Absurd? An embarrassment? The cross of Christ is, in fact, at the centre of God's plan for men and women. This book explains why. With freshness and clarity, Mark Meynell explores the Bible's teaching, to show how God himself 'cross-examines' us in the death of Jesus. At the cross, God exposes our deepest need, meets it fully and enables us to live transformed lives. This revised and expanded edition includes new chapters on union with Christ and leadership.

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780870836077

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The Time of the Cross by Watchman Nee Pdf

Author : Steve Griffiths
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281070527

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Models for Youth Ministry by Steve Griffiths Pdf

This book explores models for youth ministry from the life and ministry of Christ. This area of study has become fossilised because youth workers rely too heavily on the notion of 'incarnational' or 'relational' youth ministry. This leads them to believe that they must spend huge amounts of time with young people in order to 'earn the right' to share the gospel with them. The author argues that this foundation for youth ministry is inadequate and impractical and that it is not how Jesus himself operated. He proposes a broader Christology as a foundation for youth ministry today. Each chapter includes study questions for individuals or groups.

Author : Elmer Ellsworth Andross
Publisher : Teach Services
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Atonement
ISBN : 1572585277

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A More Excellent Ministry by Elmer Ellsworth Andross Pdf

The study of the sanctuary question involves the sacrifice, mediation, and priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Like other great Bible topics, it is exceeding broad, and... we believe that the work on the whole is conclusive as to the antitypical priesthood of our Lord in His offering and ministry for sin; that the ancient sanctuary with its service in the Levitical dispensation was in its full yearly round a type of the priesthood of Christ from His crucifixion to His coming.

Author : Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418556099

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The Darkness and the Dawn by Charles R. Swindoll Pdf

Why did it please God that His Son was brutalized? Why does a loving God allow us to hurt so deeply? What made Jesus' death any different from thousands who died just as He did? Darkness covered the earth that day. The sun fled. From noon until three, the darkness of death hovered over the hill where the Son of God was dying. As Christians, we know the story well?the nails in His hands, the thorns on His head, the gambling soldiers, the taunting thieves. Charles Swindoll invites us to "return with me to those epochal days when our Lord walked into the awful darkness?which He did not deserve?only to arise into the sunlit dawn of triumph, providing us a victory from which we shall never know defeat." Go with him and you will find that, as only he can, Dr. Swindoll uncovers new meaning in the Cross and the Resurrection for those who face death and darkness today. His fresh perspectives on these core events of faith can help you see beyond the darkness to the new light of dawn.

Author : Karl Barth
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : God
ISBN : 9780567090225

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Church Dogmatics by Karl Barth Pdf

Author : Richard J. Hooper
Publisher : Sanctuary Publications, Inc
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0974699543

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The Crucifixion of Mary Magdalene by Richard J. Hooper Pdf

A careful study of Christian origins and detailed analysis of all the canonical, apocryphal and Gnostic Gospels in which Mary Magdalene appears. Considered the first apostle of Christianity by early Christians, the author explains why the patriarchs of the early church found it necessary, instead, to reinvent Mary as a wanton woman, rather than Jesus' most favored disciple.

Author : Jeremy R. Treat
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310516668

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The Crucified King by Jeremy R. Treat Pdf

The kingdom of God and the atonement are two of the most important themes in all of Scripture. Tragically, theologians have often either set the two at odds or focused on one to the complete neglect of the other. In The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat demonstrates that Scripture presents a mutually enriching relationship between the kingdom and atonement that draws significantly from the story of Israel and culminates in the crucifixion of Christ the king. As Israel’s messiah, he holds together the kingdom and the cross by bringing God’s reign on earth through his atoning death. The kingdom is the ultimate goal of the cross, and the cross is the means by which the kingdom comes. Jesus’ death is not the failure of his messianic ministry, nor simply the prelude to his royal glory, but is the apex of his kingdom mission. The cross is the throne from which he rules and establishes his kingdom. Using a holistic approach that brings together the insights of biblical and systematic theology, this book demonstrates not only that the kingdom and the cross are inseparable, but how they are integrated in Scripture and theology.