Meal with Jesus Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table

Name: Meal with Jesus Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table
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ISBN: 9781433521362

ISBN-10: 1433521369

ISBN-13: 9781433521362

Edition: 2011

Authors: Tim Chester

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Drawing from six narratives in the Gospel of Luke, Chester shows how meals can be opportunities for serving others. Meals have always been important across societies and cultures, a time for friends and families to come together. An important part of relationships, meals are vital to our social health. Author Tim Chester sums it up: "Food connects." Chester argues that meals are also deeply theological-an important part of Christian fellowship and mission. He observes that the book of Luke is full of stories of Jesus at meals. These accounts lay out biblical principles. Chester notes, "The meals of Jesus represent something bigger." Six chapters in A Meal with Jesus show how they enact…

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Crossway
Publication date: 4/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Dr. Tim Chester is director of the Porterbrook Institute. He also coleads The Crowded House Sheffield in the U.K. and speaks at conferences around the world. He was previously research and policy director for Tearfund and tutor in missiology at Cliff College. Chester is also the author of a number of books, including The Message of Prayer and Closing the Window.



Introduction: The Son of Man Came Eating and Drinking



Meals as Enacted Grace: Luke 5



Meals as Enacted Community: Luke 7



Meals as Enacted Hope: Luke 9



Meals as Enacted Mission: Luke 14



Meals as Enacted Salvation: Luke 22



Meals as Enacted Promise: Luke 24


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