1,000 Days: The Ministry of Christ

by Jonathan Falwell

Overview

There is a universal restlessness today among believers, young and old—unease, unhappiness, and unrest that exists in our pursuit of happiness.

Unarguably we find the answer in the life and salvation of Jesus Christ. Undeniably the miracles of His virgin birth, death on the cross, and resurrection from the grave hold the key to eternal life and ultimate joy. But what if in addition to these awaited a miracle revealed in Jesus' three years of public ministry, the roughly 1,000 days that followed His life of otherwise relative obscurity—the 1,000 days that were intentionally lived and documented?

In 1,000 Days Jonathan Falwell presents the unique chance to study this miracle, looking closely at those last three years in Jesus' life and revealing vital information form the gospels for our lives today. Meet Jesus like never before when you take a second (or maybe third or fourth) look at what He said in those 1,000 days. Each chapter also includes a special Bible study for use either by individuals or small groups.

Find rest in His invitation to make His mission your mission. Discover, as Falwell has, that a picture of the life of Jesus is worth a thousand days.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849964848
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Falwell is senior pastor of the 20,000-member Thomas Road Baptist Church, called by unanimous vote of the congregation after his father's death in 2007. Vice Chancellor for Spiritual Affairs at Liberty University, the world's largest evangelical university with 37,000 students, Falwell preaches weekly on television, writes a weekly column for online news sources, and is an accomplished photographer with photos appearing in top news magazines. He and his wife have four children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 When You Want Something More 1

Chapter 2 Jesus Close-Up 13

Chapter 3 Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives 25

Chapter 4 The Offer: Supreme Happiness 37

Chapter 5 Smooth Sailing versus Calmed Storm 49

Chapter 6 The Way of Radical Love 61

Chapter 7 The Jails of Hypocrisy 73

Chapter 8 The Paradoxical Happiness of Less 85

Chapter 9 Good News/Bad1 News 97

Chapter 10 When Temptation Meets Endurance 109

Chapter 11 Beyond the Hype 123

Chapter 12 Peace-Now 135

Chapter 13 When Jesus Prays for You 147

Chapter 14 Seven Messages from the Cross 157

Chapter 15 The Loudest Sermon Ever 169

Notes 181

Bible Study Guide (with Leader's Helps) 183

200 Main Events in Jesus' Life 213

About the Author 229

Editorial Reviews

Falwell, successor to his father, the late influential Christian pastor Jerry Falwell, at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va., makes his publishing debut in this book, which he asserts gives readers the opportunity to “meet Jesus Christ as never before,” a bold claim for a novice author that readers may find arguable. Falwell maps out various integral moments of the “1,000 days” of Jesus’ ministry and interprets for readers how their lives on earth can become similarly transformative. He challenges readers to be “real with God,” asking, for example, if, while we are singing at church, our hearts are “in it.” The strongest challenge of the book occurs when the author asks, “When Jesus looks at me does he see a modern-day Pharisee?” The challenges and questions are porous enough to allow for any number of ways the reader can follow Jesus’ 1,000 days with a thousand of their own, while not looking like him at all. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly