The Lost Message of Jesus

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A fresh--and perhaps controversial--look at Jesus by one of Britain's most respected Christian authors Who is the real Jesus Do we remake him in our own image and then wonder why our spirituality is less than life-changing and exciting Steve Chalke--a high-profile visionary in the United Kingdom and an evangelical recognized not only by Christians but by the general public as well--believes that the real Jesus is deeply challenging. And each new generation must grapple with the question of who he is, because only through a constant study of Jesus are we able to discover God himself. The Lost Message of Jesus is written to stir thoughtful debate and pose fresh questions that will help create a deeper understanding of Jesus and his message. It is an encounter with the real Jesus of his world--not the Jesus we try to mold to ours. Themes include: *The Kingdom of God--shalom--is available to everyone now, through Jesus *The world outside your own church needs to hear of the depth of God's love and suffering *Jesus was a radical and a revolutionary! *Jesus offers immediate forgiveness, without cost, to anyone *Jesus shows us repentance isn't a guilt-laden list of dos and don'ts, but an inspirational vision of a new way to live Focusing on some of the key episodes, events, and issues of Jesus' life, we will see how too often the message we preach today has been influenced more by the culture we live in than the radical, life-changing, world-shaping message Jesus shared two thousand years ago.

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Steve Chalke, MBE, is the founder of the Oasis Trust, Oasis Media, and Oasis Community Learning, charitable operations that address a broad range of needs. He also founded Parentalk, an organisation dedicated to inspiring and equipping parents; and the Faithworks Movement, created to build the most effective social action network in the UK. Chalke is the senior minister of Christ Church & Upton, now known as Church.co.uk, Waterloo, London. A part of Oasis, the church aims to remain open around the clock as the physical hub for a steadily growing global virtual community. Chalke was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List 2004 for his services to social inclusion. He has presented his own television series for ITV and BBC as well as a regular show on Radio 4. He writes monthly columns for Prima Baby and Christianity magazine, and is the author of over thirty books. He and his wife, Cornelia, have four children. Alan Mann is a freelance writer, researcher and consultant on issues facing contemporary Christianity who has worked with Steve Chalke on a number of publications. A graduate of The London School of Theology (formerly London Bible College) he is Distance Learning Tutor on their undergraduate course, The Theology of Paul and has contributed to their postgraduate MA in Aspects of Biblical Interpretation. He lives in Bristol with his wife Kay.