Rejoice!
Advent in All the Scriptures
1st Edition
Published on 19. September 2019
128 pages
978-1-78359-937-0 (ISBN)
Description
25 Bible meditations based on Scripture verses and teaching nuggets from John Stott, with commentary and prayers from Christopher Wright. Accessible and bite-sized, fresh and exciting, each meditation deepens our appreciation of the timeless spiritual truths of Advent and Christmas.
Introduction: The God who comes and comes - and comes again
Week 1 The God who comes in Scripture's story
1 God comes rejoicing in creation
2 God comes questioning sinners
3 God comes promising a meal
4 God comes bringing life and light
5 God comes sending light to the nations
6 God comes to put things right
7 God comes bringing a whole new world
Week 2 The God who came in person
8 My rock and my salvation
9 God comes to the rescue
10 God comes to speak
11 God comes for a meal
12 God comes to stay
13 God comes to forgive
14 God comes to lead the way
Week 3 The God who came as promised
15 The One who came to do God's will
16 The promise of God's return
17 The promise of a ruler from Bethlehem
18 The promised herald of salvation
19 The promise of a transformed world
20 The promised light for the nations
21 The promised sin-bearing Servant
Week 4 The God who will come in Glory
22 Creation rejoices
23 Creation renewed
24 Creation redeemed
25 Immanuel: God with us!
Introduction: The God who comes and comes - and comes again
Week 1 The God who comes in Scripture's story
1 God comes rejoicing in creation
2 God comes questioning sinners
3 God comes promising a meal
4 God comes bringing life and light
5 God comes sending light to the nations
6 God comes to put things right
7 God comes bringing a whole new world
Week 2 The God who came in person
8 My rock and my salvation
9 God comes to the rescue
10 God comes to speak
11 God comes for a meal
12 God comes to stay
13 God comes to forgive
14 God comes to lead the way
Week 3 The God who came as promised
15 The One who came to do God's will
16 The promise of God's return
17 The promise of a ruler from Bethlehem
18 The promised herald of salvation
19 The promise of a transformed world
20 The promised light for the nations
21 The promised sin-bearing Servant
Week 4 The God who will come in Glory
22 Creation rejoices
23 Creation renewed
24 Creation redeemed
25 Immanuel: God with us!
Reviews / Votes
'In Rejoice! Chris Wright explores the theme of the coming of God throughout the Scriptures to illuminate the coming of Christ at Christmas and to raise our expectations of his coming in glory at the climax of history. What we discover along the way are not simply some lessons from the Bible story that apply to our lives, but that our lives only really make sense as part of the Bible story. Read this book and have your mind expanded and your heart warmed. Read it and rejoice!' -- Dr Tim Chester, pastor of Grace Church Boroughbridge, author and faculty member with Crosslands 'Written with deceptive simplicity, these devotions show the heart-rendingly beautiful character of a God who comes to his children - again and again and again. They show that Advent is not just for Christmas, but from before time and beyond it. These readings will draw you deeper into the Bible's big story so that your heart rejoices in a good God who comes to us and draws us close so that we can enjoy him forever.' -- Mark Ellis, Director of CU IrelandMore details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-937-0 (9781783599370)
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Book
09/2019
Inter-Varsity Press
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Person
Christopher Wright is International Ministries Director of the Langham Partnership International. Previously he taught at Union Biblical Seminary in India, and acted as Academic Dean and then Principal of All Nations Christian College, UK. He travels widely, is married to Liz (also from Northern Ireland), and they live in London.
His 30+ years of friendship with John Stott he describes as 'a delightful privilege for which I am immensely grateful to God'. He worked with several of the organizations that Stott founded, and was invited by him in 2001 to take over the leadership of the LPI (known in the US as John Stott Ministries).
His 30+ years of friendship with John Stott he describes as 'a delightful privilege for which I am immensely grateful to God'. He worked with several of the organizations that Stott founded, and was invited by him in 2001 to take over the leadership of the LPI (known in the US as John Stott Ministries).
Content
- Intro
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction The God who comes and comes - and comes again
- Week 1 (starting on 1 December)
- The God who comes in Scripture's story
- 1
- God comes rejoicing in creation (act 1)
- Bible reading: Psalm 104
- 2
- God comes questioning sinners (act 2)
- Bible reading: Genesis 3
- 3
- God comes with a promise (act 3)
- Bible reading: Genesis 18:1-21
- 4
- God comes bringing light and life (act 4)
- Bible reading: John 1:1-14
- 5
- God comes sending us to the nations (act 5)
- Bible readings: Luke 24:36-53
- Acts 1:1-11
- 6
- God comes to put things right (act 6)
- Bible readings: Matthew 25:31-46
- John 5:24-29
- 7
- God comes creating a whole new world (act 7)
- Bible reading: Isaiah 60
- Week 2
- The God who came in person
- 8
- My Rock and my salvation
- Bible reading: Psalm 62
- 9
- God comes to the rescue
- Bible reading: Exodus 2:23 - 3:10
- 10
- God comes to speak
- Bible readings: Exodus 19:1-9, 16-19
- 20:18-21
- 11
- God comes for a meal
- Bible reading: Exodus 24:1-11
- 12
- God comes to stay
- Bible readings: Exodus 25:1-8
- 29:42-46
- 13
- God comes to forgive
- Bible reading: Exodus 32:1-14
- 33:18 - 34:9
- 14
- God comes to lead the way
- Bible reading: Exodus 40:17-38
- Week 3
- The God who came as promised
- 15
- Waiting for God
- Bible reading: Psalm 40
- 16
- Running with good news
- Bible reading: Isaiah 52:7-10
- 17
- A Ruler from Bethlehem - of all places!
- Bible reading: Micah 5:1-5
- 18
- God is on his way! Get ready and repent
- Bible reading: Luke 1:57-80
- 19
- Are you the One who is to come?
- Bible readings: Matthew 11:2-6
- Isaiah 35
- 20
- Light for the nations
- Bible reading: Luke 2:22-35
- 21
- The sin-bearing Servant
- Bible reading: Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
- Week 4
- The God who will come in glory
- 22
- Creation rejoices
- Bible reading: Psalm 96
- 23
- Creation renewed
- Bible readings: Isaiah 65:17-25
- 2 Peter 3:3-13
- 24
- Creation redeemed
- Bible reading: Romans 8:16-25
- 25
- Immanuel: God with us!
- Bible reading: Revelation 21:1-5
- Notes
