This Changes Everything

by Johnston, Ray

• ISBN13: 9780830857685
• ISBN10: 0830857680
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-10
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

He is risen! Now what? How does the resurrection of Jesus impact my everyday life, and why should I care?Ray Johnston has written a key resource that every church and Christian can give their friends and family to help them grow in faith. This book explores thirty practical ways the Resurrection changed the lives of early believers and can transform us today. This resource has been given to thousands of new Christians at Bayside Church where the author is the founding pastor. Now you and your church can equip yourself and those you love. While not primarily an apologetics text,This Changes Everythingprovides helpful apologetics resources while speaking practically about the impact of the resurrection of Jesus in ordinary life.

Author Biography

Ray Johnston, founding pastor of Bayside Church, is also founder and president of Thriving Churches International, an organization that sponsors relational leadership networks. He is a twenty-year veteran of both youth and adult ministry. He has been chairman of the Department of Youth Ministry at North Park College and adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Ray is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary, and he is the author of several books including Developing Student Leaders. Ray and his wife, Carol, have four children and currently live in Granite Bay, CA.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
You Can Develop a Confident Faith	p. 5
You Can Receive Eternal Life	p. 9
You Can Overcome the Odds	p. 13
You Can Discover That You Matter to God	p. 17
You Can Experience Complete Transformation	p. 21
You Can Live with God's Power	p. 25
You Can Trust the Bible	p. 29
You Can Live with God's Joy	p. 33
You Can Live with a Sense of Wonder	p. 37
You Can Trust Jesus' Claims	p. 41
You Can Live with God's Purpose	p. 45
You Can Know God	p. 49
You Can Live with God's Guidance and Direction	p. 53
You Can Live with Passion	p. 57
You Can Overcome Discouragement	p. 63
You Can Overcome Fear	p. 69
You Can Trust God's Promises	p. 73
You Can Change Direction	p. 77
You Can Experience God's Presence	p. 81
You Can Stop Worrying	p. 85
You Can Let Go of Guilt	p. 89
You Can Experience Real Peace	p. 93
You Can Expect Great Things from God	p. 97
You Can Experience Hope	p. 101
You Can Experience the Reality of the Cross	p. 105
You Can Know God Personally	p. 109
You Can Receive Complete Forgiveness	p. 113
You Can Know That Death Is Defeated	p. 117
You Can Live with Eternal Values	p. 121
You Can Know That Jesus Christ Is Alive	p. 125
You Can Be Resurrected Too	p. 129
Evidence for the Resurrection	p. 135
About the Author	p. 149
Suggested Reading	p. 151
Notes	p. 153
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