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Weekly Ebook Deals: Looking To Jesus

Jesus has been given the name above all names, the highest seat of honor, the right to reign and rule. He is the most important person we could ever know.

In honor of this week’s featured new release, Name above All Names, we’ve discounted several digital resources on the life and work of Christ.

To learn more about each book, click on the covers below to find them at Crossway.org. You’ll also find the discounted ebooks at their reduced prices on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshout, Christianbook.com, eChristian, ibooks (apple), Vyrso, or your participating independent bookstore’s site. Discounted prices available through 6/3/2013.*

Featured New Release

Name above all Names

Name above All Names

By Alistair Begg and Sinclair B. Ferguson

$19.99

Jesus is the most important person in the life of the Christian. In this stimulating book, Begg and Ferguson explore the Bible’s teaching on seven key attributes of Jesus’s life and ministry, from Genesis to Revelation.

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Discounted Ebooks:

The Man Christ Jesus

The Man Christ Jesus: Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ

By Bruce A. Ware

$12.99 $5.99

Jesus faced all the challenges that we face as humans, and yet he remained faithful to his Father through the power of the Holy Spirit. Ware helps us to explore Christ’s nature and to learn, through the same Spirit, to follow in His steps.

The Promised One

The Promised One: Seeing Jesus in Genesis

By Nancy Guthrie

$12.99 $5.99

This ten-week study helps readers understand the book of Genesis through a christological, redemptive-historical lens. Book 1 in the Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series.

Scandalous

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus

By D. A. Carson

$12.99 $3.99

Exposition of five passages of Scripture examines the historicity and theological significance of the cross. Carson’s addition to the Re:Lit series preserves weighty theology while also exploring the irony and strangeness of the cross.

Vintage Jesus

Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions

By Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears

$12.99 $3.99

Some two thousand years after he walked the earth, Jesus Christ is still a hot topic. Conspiracy theories and lies about him have permeated popular culture in recent years, causing many to ask, What is the truth about Jesus? This popular-level book answers that question in a relevant, accessible way.

Discovering Jesus

Discovering Jesus: Why Four Gospels to Portray One Person?

By T. D. Alexander

$9.99 $2.99

Who is Jesus Christ in each of the four canonical Gospels? This introductory guide helps readers understand why we have four Gospels and what each teaches about the nature and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Happy reading!

*Note: Some discounts may be unavailable outside the United States due to international rights agreements.

May 28, 2013 | Posted in: Death of Christ,Deity of Christ,Digital,Person of Christ,Publishing | Author: Ted Cockle @ 3:01 pm | 0 Comments »

Weekly Ebook Deals: Featuring Titles from The Gospel Coalition

The Gospel Coalition National Conference is underway this week in Orlando. We’ve already heard some excellent messages from the Gospel of Luke through the free live feed hosted by our friends at the Gospel Coalition.

In parallel with the conference, we’ve put together an ebook sale featuring several recent Gospel Coalition titles, books on the conference theme, and books by conference speakers.

To learn more about each title, click on the covers to find them at Crossway.org or search at any of these online stores: Amazon, Christianbook.com, Vyrso, eChristian, Bookshout!, Barnes & Noble, or a participating online bookstore.

Discounted prices available through 4/15/2013.

Featured Gospel Coalition Titles:

The Gospel As Center

The Gospel As Center

Edited by D. A. Carson, Timothy Keller

$14.99 $5.99

This collection of essays offers timely and valuable core teachings of an evangelical movement dedicated to the gospel of Christ and a Scripture-based reformation of ministry practices.

Entrusted with the Gospel

Entrusted with the Gospel: Pastoral Expositions of 2 Timothy

Edited by D. A. Carson

$12.99 $4.99

Stemming from the Gospel Coalition’s 2009 National Conference, this book features Piper, Ryken, Driscoll, Copeland, Duncan, and Chapell expositing 2 Timothy, encouraging the faithful proclamation of the gospel in all areas of ministry.

Don't Call it a Comeback

Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day

Edited by Kevin DeYoung

$13.99 $4.99

Don’t Call It a Comeback unites some of today’s most promising young evangelicals in a bold assertion of the stability, relevance, and necessity of Christian orthodoxy, and reasserts the theological nature of evangelicalism.

Featured Titles on the Conference Theme and by Conference Speakers:

Jesus the Son of God

Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed

By D. A. Carson

$12.99 $3.99

Surveys the meaning and implications of Jesus’s divine sonship for how modern Christians think and speak about Christ, especially in relation to Bible translation and missionary engagement with Muslims across the globe.

A Meal with Jesus

A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission around the Table

By Tim Chester

$11.99 $3.99

Meals are an important part of hospitality, and Chester demonstrates how they can be used to foster grace in our communities. He draws from six narratives in the Gospel of Luke to urge sacrificial giving and loving around the table.

Loving the Way Jesus Loves

Loving the Way Jesus Loves

By Philip Graham Ryken

$11.99 $4.99

Seasoned pastor and college president Phil Ryken offers a unique exploration of 1 Corinthians 13, showing how every aspect of this famous chapter is perfectly illustrated in the life of Jesus Christ.

Scandalous

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus

By D. A. Carson

$12.99 $4.99

Exposition of five passages of Scripture examines the historicity and theological significance of the cross. Carson’s addition to the Re:Lit series preserves weighty theology while also exploring the irony and strangeness of the cross.

The Lamb of God

The Lamb of God: Seeing Jesus in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

By Nancy Guthrie

$13.99 $5.99

This ten-week Bible study in the popular Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series completes Guthrie’s coverage of the Pentateuch, showing how to see the person and work of Jesus in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Dangerous Calling

Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

By Paul David Tripp

$13.99 $4.99

Recognizing the widespread struggles facing pastors today, Tripp exposes and exhorts the cultures that train and support our church leaders so that they can lead well and our churches can be healthy.

Happy reading!

April 9, 2013 | Posted in: Books,Digital,Life of Christ,Ministries,New Testament,Person of Christ,Publishing,The Bible | Author: Ted Cockle @ 12:31 pm | (2) Comments »

Free Download: A Sample from “Salvation Accomplished by the Son”

The very heart of Christ’s saving accomplishment is his death and resurrection.

—Robert A. Peterson

As you prepare for Easter, we’d like to help you reflect on Christ’s death and resurrection. Through the first week of April, we’re offering a free download of a significant portion of Robert Peterson’s Salvation Accomplished by the Son: the Work of Christ. In these chapters, Peterson explores Christ’s saving work and offers an in-depth look into Christ’s death and resurrection.

Dr. Chris Morgan, professor of theology and dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University, shares his experience reading Peterson’s work during the Easter season:

Salvation Accomplished by the Son

Not long ago I served as the theological reader for Robert’s Peterson’s Salvation Accomplished by the Son. It appeared to be another good book on an important topic, and it was. But it was much more.

Through Robert’s careful framing, unpacking, expounding, and applying of Christ’s saving work, Christ’s death and resurrection gripped me. Passages like Romans 4:25 and Revelation 3:14 came alive. And the significance of our Lord’s resurrection sunk in more deeply. Jesus’ resurrection brings justification, establishes peace with God, and inaugurates the new creation. I already knew and had been teaching and preaching these truths—but not enough and not with such precision.

Thankfully, I was reading the manuscript just weeks before Easter. Many insights into Christ’s death and resurrection not only found their way into me, but also in several sermons that month. Indeed, I specifically contacted Robert a few times that month to thank him for writing it and to let him know how helpful the book was in my preaching.

Download the sample chapters or learn more about the book.

 

 

Ebook Special: “50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die” for $0.99

In his book 50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die, John Piper writes:

“When all is said and done, the most crucial question is: Why? Why did Jesus come to die?

“Not why in the sense of cause, but why in the sense of purpose. What did Christ achieve by his death? Why did he have to suffer so much? What great thing was happening on Calvary for the world?”

In preparation for Easter, we’ve discounted Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die. Today through Good Friday (March 27–29), buy the ebook for only $0.99 from any of our distribution partners (ChristianBook.com, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, echristian.com, participating independent stores, etc.).

In this brief video John Piper talks about the book:

Also on Sale:

Get the newly released ebook, Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? for $4.99 or less (retail price $13.99). Download the ebook through any participating distribution partners (ChristianBook.com, Amazon, echristian.com, your local independent stores, etc.).

About the Book

How can a respected scientist believe in the resurrection?
Can I trust the Bible’s account that Jesus actually rose from the dead?
If the resurrection really occurred, of what importance is it to you and me?

Our ready embrace of the authority of science has left many doubting that Jesus’s resurrection was a verifiable, historical event. Yet Thomas Miller, an experienced scientist and well-respected surgeon, challenges the notion that modern medicine has disproved the possibility of the resurrection.

Through careful investigation of the evidence and evaluation of its reliability, Dr. Miller demonstrates that science and religion are not incompatible and makes a compelling case for the reality of the resurrection.

NOTE: ebook discounts will not be available on Crossway.org

 

March 27, 2013 | Posted in: Death of Christ,Person of Christ,Publishing,Resurrection of Christ | Author: Ted Cockle @ 8:33 am | 1 Comment »

Video: Dr. Bruce Ware Answers Questions About “The Man Christ Jesus”

Have you ever struggled to understand and explain the biblical truth that Jesus is both fully man and fully God?

If so, you’re not alone—this is a question that Christians have wrestled with for thousands of years. Whether you’re trying to grasp this doctrine or just need to take a few minutes to rejoice in the wonder of the Incarnation, tune in to this discussion between Bruce Ware, author of The Man Christ Jesus, and Dane Ortlund, Bible Publishing Director at Crossway, as they discuss Jesus Christ, God made flesh.

Timestamps:

00:30: What drove you (Bruce Ware) to write this book?

01:50: You start the book with a discussion of Philippians 2. Why did you choose to reference Philippians?  Help us especially understand what it means when Paul says that Jesus “emptied himself” and became a servant.

03:57: When I (Dane Ortlund) think about the supernatural things Jesus did, my default mode is to think that Jesus is “falling back on his deity.” Help us understand the way you deconstruct and provide a corrective to that logic.

06:23: You have a chapter in the book that discusses Christ’s impeccability. What does it mean that Jesus was impeccable and how does that connect to his humanity? What does that mean for believers today?

09:25: Why did Jesus have to come as a man and not a woman?

11:43: What would you say to a woman who says to you, “Ok Dr. Ware, Jesus came as a male. Is it not true then that Jesus doesn’t really understand me as a woman?”

14:00: Why did Jesus have to come and be a man to save us? I can understand why only God could save me, but why did the second person of the trinity also need to become fully human and, it seems, do what Psalm 49 says can’t be done?

18:13: Is Jesus still a man today?

20:08: Why is knowing that Jesus’s incarnation is not a “parenthesis” cause for worship?

Interested in learning more about The Man Christ Jesus? Click here for more information

 

November 12, 2012 | Posted in: Deity of Christ,Life of Christ,Person of Christ,The Trinity,Video | Author: Lindsay Tully @ 8:00 am | (2) Comments »