What's So Amazing About Grace? Participant's Guide

by Philip Yancey, author of The Jesus I Never Knew

• ISBN13: 9780310233251
• ISBN10: 0310233259
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

In 1998, What's So Amazing About Grace? was chosen as the Gold Medallion Book of the Year. Stamped with Philip Yancey's journalistic gift for inquiry and personal passion for truth, this provocative best-seller has challenged and inspired more than half a million readers worldwide with a vision of the life- Experience the Impact of Grace It's one thing to talk about grace; it's another to taste its power. What's So Amazing About Grace? ZondervanGroupware takes you and your study group for interactive, gut-level encounters with radical, life-changing grace. Through candid video interviews, Philip Yancey integrates true-life faces and experiences with 10 POWERFUL SESSIONS that will rock your preconceptions, get you thinking and talking, and help you discover together why grace is more amazing than you've ever dreamed. This Participant's Guide will help you not only gain a better understanding of what grace is and why it is so precious, but also integrate it into your life. Engaging questions, provocative Bible studies, and lively discussions are just part of the package. You'll also be challenged to look for grace where it counts the most: in your own character and personal life. If you're ready to discover grace as more than just a fluffy concept, buckle your seat belt. You're about to take a journey to the radical heart and soul of Christianity. The next life grace changes could be yours.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(3)
Philip Yancey
The Missing Ingredient: A Beautiful Word, a Powerful Concept	10	(10)
Letting Grace Soak In: God's Love for the Undeserving	20	(10)
An Unnatural Act: Extending Grace When You've Been Wronged	30	(10)
The Art of Forgiving: Responding with Grace When It Seems Impossible	40	(10)
Skin-Deep: The Power of Grace to Penetrate Racism	50	(12)
Grace Put to the Test: Grace in the Face of Disagreement	62	(10)
Grace Abuse: Cheapening Grace and Robbing Its Power	72	(10)
The Church Backslides: How Legalism Corrupts Grace	82	(10)
Dispensing Grace: How Can We Do It?	92	(10)
Counterforce: Grace Set Loose in the World	102	(9)
About the Writers	111