Redemption : Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry

by Wilkerson, Mike; Driscoll, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781433520778
• ISBN10: 143352077X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-05
• Publisher: Good News Pub

Summary

Shows how the story of the Israelitesrs" redemption fromtheir idols illuminates our own story of idols and redemption inChrist.Exodus is a real story about a difficult journey down a longroad-a story about Godrs"s plan for redemption. MostChristians donrs"t worship golden idols as the Israelites didafter coming out of Egypt, but we do set up idols on our own desertroad-idols like substance abuse, pornography, gluttony, andrage. And we suffer at the hands of our idols as well as thosecreated by others. We need more than deliverance from ourtrouble-we need to be set free from sin and its effects.Redemption is not a step-oriented recovery book;itrs"s story-oriented and Bible-anchored. It unfolds theback-story of redemption in Exodus to help Christians betterunderstand how Christ redeems us from the slavery of abuse andaddiction and restores us to our created purpose, the worship ofGod. Readers will discover that the reward of freedom is more thanvictory over a habitual sin or release from shame; it issatisfaction and rest in God himself. Part of the Re:Litseries.

Author Biography

Mike Wilkerson, a pastor at Seattle's Mars Hill Church since 2004, is passionate about restoring gospel-based counseling to the local church and leads Mars Hill's Redemption Group ministry. He and his wife, Trisha, live in Seattle with their four young children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Preface	p. 15
Acknowledgments	p. 19
Introduction	p. 21
When You Suffer, God Is Near	p. 41
Bricks without Straw: Hoe Long, Oh Lord?	p. 55
The Passover: At Your Worst, God Gives His Best	p. 67
Crossing the Red Sea: Into a New Life Free from Shame	p. 87
Demanding Manna: The Subtle Significance of Everyday Desires	p. 103
The Golden Calf: Volunteering for Slavery	p. 119
The Covenant-keeping God: Our Only Hope for Lasting Change	p. 139
Is God Your Promised Land?	p. 157
Epilogue: The Redeemer's Mission	p. 171
Appendix: Religious Addiction	p. 175
Bibilography	p. 177
Notes	p. 179
General Index	p. 197
Scripture Index	p. 203
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