The Mission Of The Body Of Christ

Author : Russ Ramsey
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830885275

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The Mission of the Body of Christ by Russ Ramsey Pdf

"God had not just sent his Messiah into the world. He had sent him to them. They were known. In all their guilt—intended and unintended—they were known and invited to find refuge in the grace of God, accomplished through the life, death, and resurrection of his Son. And the church continued to grow." Jesus sent his followers into the world. Russ Ramsey's dynamic narrative traces the journey of the early church with thirty-one daily readings through the book of Acts, as the people of God carried out Jesus' mission as his ambassadors. This unlikely band of believers faced enormous challenges yet experienced God's power and grace as they moved forward in the Spirit. Through this new community, a movement spread around the world that continues to this day. Come discover the transformation that energized the early church. And you too can play your part in the unfolding story. Also including The Advent of the Lamb of God and The Passion of the King of Glory, the Retelling the Story series explores the narrative arc of the Bible from Genesis through Revelation in compelling language that is faithful to the text of Scripture. The stories are told afresh to help readers hide God's word in their hearts by way of their imaginations.

Author : Everett Ferguson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802841899

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The Church of Christ by Everett Ferguson Pdf

By systematically examining the New Testament's teaching, Ferguson unveils a comprehensive model of the church that is boh biblically centered and relevant to a world on the verge of the twenty-first century.

Author : Reinder Bruinsma
Publisher : Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780828024884

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The Body of Christ by Reinder Bruinsma Pdf

With a clear, straightforward definition such as this, the subject of the church isn't one that most people would consider a "doctrine." For this reason, there aren't many books that deal with this crucial fundamental belief. This very readable and informative treatment of such a vital topic fills an important gap in Adventist literature. Reinder Bruinsma's far-ranging look at the doctrine of the church moves from Old and New Testament foundations for this doctrine up through church government and on to controversial issues such as ordination and church discipline. Fittingly, he concludes with the mission and future of the church. His fourfold approach-biblical and theological, historical, practical, and with an Adventist perspective-ensures that every facet of the doctrine is explored in detail. This thought-provoking discussion challenges those who call themselves "God's people" to examine their current understanding of the church and to prayerfully consider their roles as part of the body of Christ. Book jacket.

Author : Kevin DeYoung,Greg Gilbert
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433526930

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What Is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin DeYoung,Greg Gilbert Pdf

Social justice and mission are hot topics today: there's a wonderful resurgence of motivated Christians passionate about spreading the gospel and caring for the needs of others. But in our zeal to get sharing and serving, many are unclear on gospel and mission. Yes, we are called to spend ourselves for the sake of others, but what is the church’s unique priority as it engages the world? DeYoung and Gilbert write to help Christians “articulate and live out their views on the mission of the church in ways that are theologically faithful, exegetically careful, and personally sustainable.” Looking at the Bible’s teaching on evangelism, social justice, and shalom, they explore the what, why, and how of the church’s mission. From defining “mission”, to examining key passages on social justice and their application, to setting our efforts in the context of God’s rule, DeYoung and Gilbert bring a wise, studied perspective to the missional conversation. Readers in all spheres of ministry will grow in their understanding of the mission of the church and gain a renewed sense of urgency for Jesus’ call to preach the Word and make disciples.

Author : Deanna A. Thompson
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781501815195

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The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World by Deanna A. Thompson Pdf

We live in a wired world where 24/7 digital connectivity is increasingly the norm. Christian megachurch communities often embrace this reality wholeheartedly while more traditional churches often seem hesitant and overwhelmed by the need for an interactive website, a Facebook page and a twitter feed. This book accepts digital connectivity as our reality, but presents a vision of how faith communities can utilize technology to better be the body of Christ to those who are hurting while also helping followers of Christ think critically about the limits of our digital attachments. This book begins with a conversion story of a non-cell phone owning, non-Facebook using religion professor judgmental of the ability of digital tools to enhance relationships. A stage IV cancer diagnosis later, in the midst of being held up by virtual communities of support, a conversion occurs: this religion professor benefits in embodied ways from virtual sources and wants to convert others to the reality that the body of Christ can and does exist virtually and makes embodied difference in the lives of those who are hurting. The book neither uncritically embraces nor rejects the constant digital connectivity present in our lives. Rather it calls on the church to a) recognize ways in which digital social networks already enact the virtual body of Christ; b) tap into and expand how Christ is being experienced virtually; c) embrace thoughtfully the material effects of our new augmented reality, and c) influence utilization of technology that minimizes distraction and maximizes attentiveness toward God and the world God loves.

Author : Fulton J. Sheen
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780870612954

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The Mystical Body of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen Pdf

The Mystical Body of Christ captures the theological precision and communicative genius of Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979), whose radio and television broadcasts, including Life Is Worth Living, have reached millions of homes since the 1950s. With more than thirty of his works still in print, Sheen is one of the most beloved Catholic evangelists of all time. This full-length and fully developed work on the Church as an extension of the Incarnation reveals Sheen’s accessible and theologically astute teaching style in the early years of his ministry. First published in 1935, the book’s themes of the Eucharist as a source of unity for the Mystical Body of Christ—the Church—and the link between the liturgy and works of social justice were echoed in the Second Vatican Council several decades later.

Author : Ray C. Stedman
Publisher : Regal Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830701435

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Body Life by Ray C. Stedman Pdf

Author : Lesslie Newbigin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Christian union
ISBN : NWU:35556001603018

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One Body, One Gospel, One World by Lesslie Newbigin Pdf

Author : United Church of God
Publisher : United Church of God
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780557876532

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The Church Jesus Built by United Church of God Pdf

Jesus Christ said that He would build His Church and that it would never die out. Is today's Christianity, with its hundreds of denominations with widely differing beliefs and practices, the Church Jesus promised that He would build? -- Inside this Bible study aid booklet: -- A People Special to God -- The Historical Background of the Term Church -- 'Church' and 'Congregation' in the Scriptures -- A Spiritually Transformed People -- The Apostles: A Case Study in Conversion -- The Responsibility and Mission of the Church -- What is the True Gospel? -- Is Today the Only Day of Salvation? -- The Rise of a Counterfeit Christianity -- Changes in Christian Scholars' Perspective on God's Law -- Early Trends That Affected the Future of the Church -- The Church of God Today -- What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice? -- The Church as the Bride of Christ

Author : Alexander J. D. Irving
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725258570

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God, Freedom, and the Body of Christ by Alexander J. D. Irving Pdf

A contribution to the end of the Church knowing itself as the body of Christ. Irving articulates a theology of the Church as that which participates in all that Jesus is in his vicarious humanity by the power of the Spirit. This is developed through a dialogical (or covenantal) frame that has its focal point in Christ, in whom the faithful love of God toward creation and the faithful love of creation toward God is actualized. The Church as the body of Christ participates in the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ. Each chapter explores a different element of this participatory ecclesiology. This book offers a constructive ecclesiology, built from the ground up on the foundation of a dialogical perspective, which has participation in Christ as its controlling center. This foundation provides the basis upon which an exhilarating vision of the Church can be built, to encourage Christians to cherish the Church as the body of Christ which participates in the triune communion through being included into the Son by the power of the Spirit and comes to reflect the triune God in its own structures.

Author : Darin Montgomery
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781606965023

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A Membership Guide to the Body of Christ by Darin Montgomery Pdf

Our culture and morals are rapidly deteriorating. Our churches are creating compromising Christians and as a result, Christians have become more silent as God is removed from society. A Membership Guide to the Body of Christ is a call to action to return to God's word. You are a part of something much greater than you can imagine, the Body of Christ. Christians must learn to work together, not against each other, to accomplish the mission that God has given us, the Great Commission. It is necessary to learn how to be a true member of the body of Christ even when others are not. This book helps a believer learn how we should act both inside and outside the church. Each of us has a purpose and a plan that God has ordained. Jesus Christ was radical in his pursuit of his Father's plan. A Membership Guide to the Body of Christ is a call for the body to get radical, get real, and get right by aligning ourselves with the word of God.

Author : Lyndon Shakespeare
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498232104

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Being the Body of Christ in the Age of Management by Lyndon Shakespeare Pdf

"The church needs effective leaders." "We must be more missional." "Better organization is required." Such sentiments are commonplace among Christians concerned with the health and sustainability of their local church as well as the church universal. Over the past thirty years, the desire for more efficiently run, effectively led, and organizationally sound churches has contributed to an approach to thinking about the church in terms uncritically assumed from the business and management sector. This has given rise to treating the church as if it were just another social body in need of better organization. The question is, what happens when we apply the logic of management techniques to an organization that identifies as the body of Christ? Drawing on organizational theory, theological anthropology, and sacramental theology, this book navigates a path for Christians that avoids reducing the church to just another organization, while providing a vision for the church as the social body where all are invited to connect and be made members of Christ and each other. Such a vision provides an alternative to the social categorization that would define the church by its organizational character rather than its eschatological destiny.

Author : Arden Mahlberg,Craig L. Nessan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498235365

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The Integrity of the Body of Christ by Arden Mahlberg,Craig L. Nessan Pdf

For religious communities to have integrity and credibility they must flourish as places of love and respect. Every aspect of church life is defined and protected by essential boundaries: boundaries around space, time, thought, speech, will, emotion, and behavior--both for clergy and church members. Lack of awareness and attention to boundary keeping diminishes the integrity of the church and harms its mission, whereas insight and vigilance about best practices lend freedom and energy to the calling of the church to care for others and to reach out to the world. In a flourishing Christian community, a wide array of boundaries must be recognized, celebrated, and navigated--from the boundaries that define and protect us as individual persons to role boundaries and the boundaries that define essential communal functions, such as worship. This book is no conventional account of boundaries. It takes a comprehensive approach to the challenge of understanding and creating healthy boundaries. It applies the lessons from the emerging field of behavioral ethics to the rich and rewarding complexity of boundaries in church life, helping us to be more loving and responsible in how we think, speak, and act, so that the church can be true to its identity and mission.

Author : Tony Evans
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802480309

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God's Glorious Church by Tony Evans Pdf

Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which to grow and live out their lives. This book will inspire you to help make your place of worship all that God intends it to be.

Author : James E. Carter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0805485090

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The Mission of the Church by James E. Carter Pdf

Uses twelve Bible studies to show the mission of the church.