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  • The Mission of Preaching: Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness, By Patrick W. T. Johnson
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    The Mission of Preaching

    Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness

    by Patrick W. T. Johnson
    Foreword by David J. Lose

    We hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? Now that the church in the West lives within a post-Christendom context, how should preaching look different? What homiletical assumptions arose within Christendom but are no longer relevant for a missionary church? In The Mission of Preaching, ...

  • The Message of James, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of James

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. Alec Motyer

    The apostle James addressed his readers directly and pointedly, using vivid images from ordinary life and attention-gripping statements. His letter reveals how a genuine faith is a tested faith, and how encountering difficulties is an essential part of the growth to Christian maturity.

    In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. Alec Motyer's rich exposition brings James's letter ...

  • Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul's Theology of Glory in Romans, By Haley Goranson Jacob
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    Conformed to the Image of His Son

    Reconsidering Paul's Theology of Glory in Romans

    by Haley Goranson Jacob
    Foreword by N. T. Wright

    With its soaring affirmations and profound statements of salvation in Christ, Romans 8 is a high point in Pauline theology. But what does Paul mean when in 8:29 he speaks of being "conformed to the image of his Son"? Remarkably, there has been little scholarly attention awarded to this Pauline statement of the goal of salvation. And yet in Christian piety, preaching, and theology, this is a treasured ...

  • The Message of Philippians, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of Philippians

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. Alec Motyer

    Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians while he was in prison, but it contains no hint of self-pity. Instead, the letter radiates joy—joy that Christ was proclaimed, joy in fellowship with the Philippian Christians, and above all, joy in Jesus himself.

    In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. A. Motyer identifies three major themes that filled Paul's heart and mind as he wrote: ...

  • Thanksgiving: An Investigation of a Pauline Theme, By David W. Pao
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    Thanksgiving

    An Investigation of a Pauline Theme

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by David W. Pao
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    "Be thankful" (Colossians 3:15) is a recurring exhortation in the letters of the apostle Paul. No other New Testament writer gives such a sustained emphasis on thanksgiving—and yet, major modern studies of Paul fail to wrestle with it. David Pao aims to rehabilitate this theme in this comprehensive and accessible study, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume. He shows how, for Paul, thanksgiving ...

  • Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in Light of Eternity, By Kenneth Boa
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    Life in the Presence of God

    Practices for Living in Light of Eternity

    by Kenneth Boa

    • 2018 IVP Readers' Choice Award

    God is everywhere and always with us. So why don't we experience his presence more? Life is full of distractions, and our 24/7 news cycles and social media drown out the voice of God. It's hard to discern God's presence amid the hubbub. But experiencing God is not just for the super-spiritual or ultra-mature. Every Christian can ...

  • Now I Lay Me Down to Fight: A Poet Writes Her Way Through Cancer, By Katy Bowser Hutson
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    Now I Lay Me Down to Fight

    A Poet Writes Her Way Through Cancer

    by Katy Bowser Hutson
    Illustrated by Jodi Hays
    Foreword by Tish Harrison Warren

    In stirring verse and essays, Katy Bowser Hutson chronicles her battle with breast cancer and the complications of faith amid such a fight. Accentuated by the art of Jodi Hays, Katy's words lead us through the realization of cancer, the experience of chemotherapy and a mastectomy, relentless rounds of radiation, the uncertainty of ongoing treatment, and what comes after survival. ...

  • Face to Face with God: A Biblical Theology of Christ as Priest and Mediator, By T. Desmond Alexander
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    Face to Face with God

    A Biblical Theology of Christ as Priest and Mediator

    Essential Studies in Biblical Theology

    by T. Desmond Alexander
    Series edited by Benjamin L. Gladd

    How can sinful humans approach a holy God? In the book of Hebrews, Jesus Christ is celebrated as the great high priest who represents his people before the Father. Jesus' roles as priest and mediator are central to his identity and bring to completion themes woven throughout Scripture. In this fifth ESBT volume, T. Desmond Alexander considers the often-neglected themes of priesthood ...