Lifted
Experiencing The Resurrection Life
Published on 17. December 2012
144 pages
978-1-84474-763-4 (ISBN)
Description
For many the resurrection is a nice thing to believe, the 'happy' ending to the gospel, as though after the darkness of the cross Spielberg was brought in to do the finish.
But Lifted shows that itaEUR (TM)s far more. The resurrection has overwhelmingly positive implications for our daily lives. Through it we can have real assurance of forgiveness and salvation. We are raised and empowered to live new, transformed lives. We have hope after death for our bodies and this physical world. We see the urgency of reaching all nations with the message of the risen Jesus. Life is now different: we have been lifted.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just for Easter. ItaEUR (TM)s for all of life.
But Lifted shows that itaEUR (TM)s far more. The resurrection has overwhelmingly positive implications for our daily lives. Through it we can have real assurance of forgiveness and salvation. We are raised and empowered to live new, transformed lives. We have hope after death for our bodies and this physical world. We see the urgency of reaching all nations with the message of the risen Jesus. Life is now different: we have been lifted.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just for Easter. ItaEUR (TM)s for all of life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-84474-763-4 (9781844747634)
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Content
- Intro
- Lifted
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Problem 1: Credibility
- The resurrection on a weekday
- Is Jesus like a stuffed tiger?
- The resurrection: 'petty and unworthy'?
- Problem 2: Relevance
- Two reasons to take it out of the drawer
- 1. Assurance
- How to shop in your PJs
- Signing off on salvation
- The resurrection assures us of who Jesus is
- 'You killed him'
- Condemned by the Jews
- Executed by the Romans
- Abandoned by God
- Buried by his disciples
- 'God raised him'
- The Son of God
- The Christ
- The Saviour
- The Author of life
- The bottom line
- 'We saw him'
- The disciples' expectations
- The disciples' transformation
- The resurrection assures us of what Jesus has done
- No resurrection = no salvation
- Understanding sin
- Understanding death
- The punishment for sin
- The wages of sin
- The birth-child of sin
- Understanding temptation
- Where temptation comes from
- How temptation works
- Where temptation leads
- Death the intruder
- Understanding resurrection
- 2. Transformation
- How to keep your resolutions while breaking them
- Resurrection now and later
- The God who brings new life
- God's calling card
- New life from nothing
- New life from old people
- New life for a dead nation
- New life that will never end
- The people who receive new life
- The Bible's 'Swoosh'
- New life
- Dead in sins
- Raised with Christ
- New perspective
- Upgrades and wedding rings
- New conduct
- Right place, wrong clothes
- Waking in Christ
- The resurrection and generosity
- New power
- A new presence
- A lesson from school
- Fight...
- ...and think
- New ambition
- Ambition 1: to know Christ
- Ambition 2: to know Christ's obedience
- Following Paul's example
- Change I can believe in
- 3. Hope
- 'Hope' for dummies...
- Hope and humanness
- A new kind of hope
- Mistake 1: 'The resurrection has already taken place'
- 'We have it all now'
- 'This is all there is'
- Mistake 2: 'There is no resurrection of the dead'
- Resurrection hope for the Christian
- Playing Jenga with belief
- The importance of Jesus' bodily resurrection
- If Jesus has not been raised
- Paul's preaching
- Our faith
- The 'Allberry Theorem'
- If Jesus has been raised
- Jesus the first of many
- Jesus the King of all
- The nature of our bodily resurrection
- Resurrection questions
- Look at nature
- Lesson 1: Put death in, get life out...
- Lesson 2: What you get out wasn't what you put in...
- Lesson 3: 'Like, duh...'
- Look at the risen Christ
- Christ's risen body
- Our risen bodies
- When grey hair is good!
- Resurrection hope for creation
- Deadly beauty
- Frustration
- Promise
- Discontinuity
- Why TV will have to change
- Continuity
- Birthdays, weddings and marathons...
- Persevering
- Our 'labour in the Lord'
- 4. Mission
- Are religions like Chinese people?
- When God comes downstairs...
- So, teachers are real people...
- The exaltation of Jesus
- The 'how' of Jesus' exaltation
- The 'why' of Jesus' exaltation
- The reality of judgment
- Jesus the Judge
- The goodness of God's judgment
- A party with a difference
- Why judgment is good
- Love and indifference
- The timing of God's judgment
- The certainty of God's judgment
- When God calls 'Time!'
- The necessity of mission
- The best kind of movie ending
- The risen Lord's business
- Meeting lightning
- Destination Galilee
- The risen Lord's mandate
- Attitude, not geography
- Learning the right kind of jealousy
- Understanding Ezekiel in Thailand
- Why the White House causes sleeplessness
- Paul's greatest motivation
- Wanting Jesus to be famous
- Further reading
- Assurance
- Transformation
- Hope
- Mission
- Notes
