Above All: The Gospel Is the Source of the Church's Renewal

by J. D. Greear

Overview

Is gospel Christianity dead?
 
Pundits are writing the obituary of historic, orthodox Christianity, but pastor and author J. D. Greear (Gospel, Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart) believes the postmortems are premature. Jesus promised to build his church. He said that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. The church is not going away.
 
Along with this promise, Jesus gave clear instructions for how the church would prevail. He promised to build it on the rock of the gospel.
 
The most pressing need for Christianity today is not a new strategy. It is not an updated message. It is a return to keeping the gospel above all.
 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781535934794
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	606,612
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

J. D. Greear (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is pastor of The Summit Church, a gospel-centered community of over 10,000 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. J. D. is the author of several books, including Not God Enough: Why Your Small God Leads to Big Problems (2018), Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved (2013), and Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary (2011). In 2018, he was elected the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention and the youngest in almost forty years. J. D. and his wife Veronica live in Raleigh, where together they are raising four amazing kids: Kharis, Alethia, Ryah Layne, and Adon.
 

Table of Contents

The Gospel Prayer xi

Chapter 1 Gospel above All 1

Chapter 2 Gospel Change 21

Chapter 3 Gospel Mission 45

Chapter 4 Gospel Multiplication 73

Chapter 5 Gospel Hope 97

Chapter 6 Gospel Grace 119

Chapter 7 Gospel above My Culture 143

Chapter 8 Gospel above My Preferences 167

Chapter 9 Gospel above My Politics 187

Conclusion: Gospel Victory 209

Notes 215