F&F Announcement - New Book Study - The Incomparable Christ - By John Stott

[Glyn Roberts]

Dear Friends,

Our new book study series will start on June 21 and continue through August 16.

Paul Dorosh will be our teacher. He has previously led us in other successful summer series.

John Stott was invited to present the A.D. 2000 London Lectures on Contemporary Christianity.

• The four lectures he gave each last about 90 minutes
  
• This book is an expanded version.
  

Stott was a regular and popular speaker at the Cambridge University Christian Union while I was there in the 1960's

• I only once attended his church, All souls, Langham Place, where these lectures were presented
• He died in 2011
  

You will benefit more from the series if you get the book, but it's not essential

• The paperback lists at $20.
  
• I ordered 30 at $12:34 and sold the first 5 on 6/7
  
• The remaining 25 will probably not be available until 6/21
  
• Cash only, please, $12 or $13 to me or Rohini.
  
• Or you can buy locally or online, new or used, or borrow from a library
• The Kindle version is $10:49 at Amazon.com
  
• The ebook is $9.99 at christianbook.com

Your book payment will benefit the world! In the postscript of his book Radical Christian (2009) Stott writes

Of course, there are millions of our sisters and brothers in Christ around the world who would dearly love to have books to read to help them grow in their discipleship. Yet they have almost none, while we in the West have more than anybody can read. That is why I have assigned the royalties of all my own books to the work of Langham Literature, to enable more believers and their pastors in poorer parts of the world to obtain good Christian books both in English and in their own languages, and so be strengthened in their faith and their preaching.

The Table of Contents is below. We hope you can join us, in Room 3200 at 10:45.

Glyn & Rohini Roberts

The Incomparable Christ

By John Stott

Table of Contents

Foreword - Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Chairman's Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

      1. The Centrality of Jesus

      2. History and Theology

Part I: The Original Jesus (or How the New Testament Witnesses to Him)

The Four Gospels

      1. The Gospel of Matthew: Christ the Fulfillment of Scripture

      2. The Gospel of Mark: Christ the Suffering Servant

      3. Luke's Gospel and the Acts: Christ the Savior of the World

      4. The Gospel and Letters of John: Christ the Word Made Flesh

      5. The Fourfold Gospel

      6. Jesus and Paul

The Thirteen Letters of Paul

      7. A Polemical Letter (Galatians): Christ the Liberator

      8. The Early Letters (1 & 2 Thessalonians): Christ the Coming Judge

      9. The Major Letters (Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians): Christ the Savior

      10. The Prison Letters (Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon and Philippians): Christ the Supreme Lord

      11. The Pastoral Letters (1 Timothy, Titus and 2 Timothy): Christ the Head of the Church

Three More Jewish Authors

      12. The Letter of James: Christ the Moral Teacher

      13. The Letter to the Hebrews: Christ Our Great High Priest

      14. The Letters of Peter: Christ the Exemplary Sufferer

Conclusion: Diversity in Unity

Part II: The Ecclesiastical Jesus (or How the Church Has Presented Him)

Introduction: "Another Jesus"

      1. Christ the Complete Fulfilment: Justin Martyr

      2. Christ the Unique God-Man: The Early Councils

      3. Christ the Perfect Monk: St. Benedict

      4. Christ the Feudal Debtor: Anselm

      5. Christ the Heavenly Bridegroom: Bernard of Clairvaux

      6. Christ the Ethical Exemplar: Thomas à Kempis

      7. Christ the Gracious Savior: Martin Luther

      8. Christ the Human Teacher: Earnst Renan and Thomas Jefferson

      9. Christ the Tragic Victim: John Mackay

      10. Christ the Social Liberator: Gustavo Gutierrez

      11. Christ the Jewish Messiah: N. T. Wright

      12. Christ the Global Lord: Mission in the Twentieth Century

Conclusion: Authenticity Versus Accommodation

Part III: The Influential Jesus (or How He Has Inspired People)

Introduction: The Story of Jesus

      1. The Bethlehem Stable: Francis of Assisi

      2. The Carpenter's Bench: George Lansbury

      3. The Ministry of Compassion: Father Damien

      4. The Sermon on the Mount: Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

      5. The Love for Children: Thomas Barnardo

      6. The Washing of Feet: Samuel Logan Brengle

      7. The Cross: Toyohiko Kagawa

      8. The Resurrection: Joni Eareckson Tada

      9. The Exaltation: Henry Martyn

      10. The Gift of the Spirit: Roland Allen

      11. The Second Coming: Anthony Ashley Cooper

      12. The Last Judgment: William Wilberforce

Conclusion: The Radical Nature of Christ's Influence

Part IV: The Eternal Jesus (or How He Challenges Us Today)

Introduction: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ"

      1. Christ Claiming to Be the First and the Last, and the Living One (Rev. 1)

      2. Christ Supervising His Churches on Earth (Rev. 2--3)

      3. Christ Sharing God's Throne in Heaven (Rev. 4--5)

      4. Christ Controlling the Course of History (Rev. 6--7)

      5. Christ Calling the World to Repentance (Rev. 8--11)

      6. Christ Overcoming the Devil and His Allies (Rev. 12--13)

      7. Christ Standing on Mt. Zion with His Redeemed People (Rev. 14:1--15:4)

      8. Christ Coming Like a Thief in the Night (Rev. 15:5--19:10)

      9. Christ Riding in Triumph on a White Horse (Rev. 19:11--20:15)

      10. Christ Coming as the Bridegroom to Claim His Bride (Rev. 21--22)

      Epilogue (Rev. 22:6-21)

Conclusion: One Book in Four Parts

Notes

Scripture Index