The Message of Discipleship: Authentic Followers Of Jesus In Today's World (The Bible Speaks Today Themes) - Softcover

Morden, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783594934 ISBN 13: 9781783594931

Publisher: IVP, 2018

Synopsis

Soon after Jesus began his public ministry, he called his first 'disciples'. He would teach and train them and then, after his death and resurrection, commission and empower them to go to the nations to make more 'followers'.

The risen Jesus is still calling and sending people today. If we heed his call, the result can be just as transformative and as exciting as it was for the first disciples.

While there are no explicit occurrences of the term 'disciple' outside the Gospels and Acts, with only two further biblical references to 'followers' of Jesus, it is Peter Morden's conviction that we need the entire Bible if we are going to be whole-life disciples. He reflects on Scripture and asks the primary question, 'How do we live as committed disciples of Jesus today?' He explores the foundations, resources and practice of discipleship in a range of Old and New Testament texts.

The result is a well-rounded and satisfying picture of Christian discipleship, one that is wonderfully attractive as well as deeply challenging.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Morden is Senior Pastor at South Parade Baptist Church, Leeds, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Spurgeon's College, London. He previously served as Vice Principal at Spurgeon's. A popular speaker and writer, his books include The Spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon, John Bunyan: The People's Pilgrim and The Life and Thought of Andrew Fuller.

From the Back Cover

'A superb example of excellent scholarship readily accessible to any Christian with a hunger to explore the challenge of and call to biblical discipleship.'
PHILIP McCORMACK, Principal, Spurgeon's College

'The vision of discipleship in these pages is God-centred, holistic, missional and rooted in Peter Morden's rich grasp of evangelical sources. What emerges is not discipleship as an optional extra, or as a heroic exception, but discipleship for everyone.'
MARK POWLEY, Principal, St Hild College, Mirfield, Yorkshire

Soon after Jesus began his public ministry, he called his first 'disciples'. He would teach and train them and then, after his death and resurrection, commission and empower them to go to the nations to make more 'followers'. The risen Jesus is still calling and sending people today. If we heed his call, the result can be just as transformative and as exciting as it was for the first disciples.

While there are no explicit occurrences of the term 'disciple' outside the Gospels and Acts, with only two further biblical references to 'followers' of Jesus, it is Peter Morden's conviction that we need the entire Bible if we are going to be whole-life disciples. He reflects on Scripture and asks the primary question, 'How do we live as committed disciples of Jesus today?' He explores the foundations, resources and practice of discipleship in a range of Old and New Testament texts.

The result is a well-rounded and satisfying picture of Christian discipleship, one that is wonderfully attractive as well as deeply challenging.

Peter Morden is Senior Pastor at South Parade Baptist Church, Leeds, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Spurgeon's College, London. He previously served as Vice Principal at Spurgeon's. A popular speaker and writer, his books include The Spirituality of C. H. Spurgeon, John Bunyan: The People's Pilgrim and The Life and Thought of Andrew Fuller.

The Bible Speaks Today describes three series of expositions, based on the books of the Old and New Testaments, and on Bible themes that run through the whole of Scripture.

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Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783594934
• ISBN 13: 9781783594931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276