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To know Jesus Christ, you must first understand his supernatural identity. He is God.

Face to Face Meetings With Jesus Christ: The Language of Heaven

In the beginning, the call of God was not propositional. It was experiential. (p. 10)

Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus

God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus himself. And what is the reward? What awaits thos...

Just Like Jesus

Part of the treasure in heaven that Jesus talks about is the feeling of purpose and satisfaction a person has when they know they are performing the will of God. Those who put themselves and money first often complain about life feeling empty and mea...

So, You Want to Be Rich... But Jesus Doesn't.

If the church is to survive as a place where head and heart are equal partners in faith, then we will need to commit ourselves once again not to the worship of Christ, but to the imitation of Jesus. His invitation was not to believe, but to follow. (...

Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus

John Calvin called the Book of Psalms ‘an anatomy of all parts of the soul.’ All the range of emotions are expressed; the Psalms weave an emotional fabric for the human soul. These inspired lyrics take us by the hand and train us in proper emotio...

The Tattooed Jesus: What Would the Real Jesus Do with Pop Culture?

Scattered across the Roman Empire, it was only natural for the gospel writers to distance themselves from the Jewish independence movement by erasing, as much as possible, any hint of radicalism or violence, revolution or zealotry, from the story of ...

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Those who did know Jesus - those who followed him into Jerusalem as its king and helped him cleanse the Temple in God's name, who were there when he was arrested and who watched him die a lonely death - played a surprisingly small role in defining th...

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed . . . the 'iconization' of the life of Jesus: 'This is a Jesus of hieratic, stereotyped gestures, all representing theo...

A Theology of Liberation

The Bible is the story of two gardens: Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand. In the first, God sought Adam. In the second, Jesus sought God. In Eden, Adam hid from God. In Gethsemane, Jesus emerged fr...

Max Lucado

I am beginning to understand that I cannot interpret the probable action of Jesus until I know better what His spirit is. The greatest question in all of human life is summed up when we ask, 'What would Jesus do?' if, as we ask it, we also try to ans...

Charles Monroe Sheldon

Grace has a face. It is Jesus Christ.

John Paul Warren

God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus.

Huston Smith

It is no great hermeneutic feat to recognize that Rome crucified Jesus because of His claim to be king. The charge was posted over His head, after all. What is often overlooked, however, is that it is precisely because of their allegiance to that kin...

The Problem With Christ: Why we don't understand Jesus, His enemies, or the early Church

Each step you take from Jesus Christ, brings you closer to hell.

Face to Face Meetings With Jesus Christ 2: Preparing for God's Paradise

The Jesus Movement had survived the fad phase and was settling down for the long haul.

God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America

[The Rule:] Just do the next thing you're reasonably certain Jesus wants you to do.

10-Second Rule, The: Following Jesus Made Simple

Loving Jesus is not a technique. Do not think about how you can communicate a passion for Jesus to others. Be passionate about him. Meditate on Jesus until he captures your heart afresh.

Tim Chester

Our hope doesn't rest on our finally getting it together. Our hope rests in Jesus. Jesus in us. It's Christ in us, the hope of glory. Paul says, “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is ...

Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You

Jesus Christ was God's revenue officer.

Billy Sunday

Leave!’ Hazel Motes cried. ‘Go ahead and leave! The truth don’t matter to you. Listen,’ he said, pointing his finger at the rest of them, ‘the truth don’t matter to you. If Jesus had redeemed you, what difference would it make to you? You...

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