Favor: Finding Life at the Center of God's Affection

by Greg Gilbert

Overview

Many Christians are under the impression that God's grace and his favor are two different things—that while his grace may be a gift, his favor is something we must earn. This misunderstanding has led to destructive teachings about "prosperity" and blessings, and ultimately to lives that feel unfulfilled and inadequate.

Pastor Greg Gilbert puts favor back in its rightful place, as God's gift through Jesus Christ. He shows how the favor that Jesus earned through his perfect life and sacrificial death becomes ours the moment we believe. Knowing we already have God's favor frees us to live joyous lives no matter what our physical or material circumstances.

For anyone who has felt beaten down by the burden of trying to earn God's blessings, this book will provide you with a strong start on a life of confidence in God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801093210
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/03/2017
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Greg Gilbert (MDiv, Southern Seminary) is senior pastor of Third Avenue Baptist Church in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. He lives in Kentucky with his wife, Moriah, and their three children, where he enjoys basketball, coffee, and Thai food.

Table of Contents

Introduction: One of Those Days 9

Part 1 The Favor of God and How to Get It

1 What Is the Favor of God? 21

2 God's Favor-Is It Earned or Unearned? 37

3 God's Favor Lost 47

4 Jesus, the Winner of God's Favor 61

5 United to Christ, Favored by God 81

Part 2 The Blessings of God's Favor

6 The Blessing of Contentment 101

7 The Blessing of Peace with God 119

8 The Blessing of New Life 135

9 Fighting as Favored Sons and Daughters of the King 149

Notes 171