New Release Books by John Stott

Whether you''re stuck in the throes of life or nothing seems to be happening, you may have been dealing with trauma, incredible stress, or overwhelming anxiety. You may wonder if those emotions, memories, and experiences are keeping you from being as fulfilled and happy as you could be Maybe you''re stuck in patterns that no longer work for you What if you could change everything? What if you felt safe and secure in your body? What if your life was calm, focused, and fulfilling? What is "trauma" and why it may be difficult for you to heal from this pain, Why shame is an attachment wound and how you can use self-compassion to truly transform suffering What if you feel that you are easily "turned on" by a certain person or situation in your life so that you can stay centered and safe, Instantly effective breathing techniques affect brain changes and emotional regulation, so you can calm the mind or energize the body, Nine key skills that can help you feel more comfortable in your inner world and cultivate a body that is a safe place for rest, reflection, and well-being. Simple daily practices (such as brushing your teeth) promote ongoing healing of body, mind, and spirit, And much more. Whether you are healing from legacy issues, grief or loss, or helping someone else heal, Incarnate Safely is your map and guide to finally coming home to your inner world, cultivating a body that is a safe place for rest, reflection, and well-being. - to be and create the life you want to live, instead of living the life your history catapults you into You may be wondering, "Is this possible for ME? Can I change? Can I transform these painful patterns into a more fulfilling life? Can I really fix this crazy inner world? The simple answer is yes, and your journey to a safe incarnation begins within the pages of this book

What exactly is a living church? Author John Stott explains, ''We need more radically conservative churches: "conservative" in the sense that they conserve what Scripture plainly requires, but radical in relation to that combination of tradition and convention that we call ''culture''. Scripture is unchangeable, but culture is not.'' ''The Living Church'' brings together a number of characteristics of what the author calls ''authentic'' or ''living'' church. The marks, being clearly biblical, are timeless and need to be preserved. We are encouraged to become learning churches, caring churches, worshipping churches and evangelising churches. John Stott unpacks the Bible''s wisdom rigorously with a teacher''s skill and applies it faithfully with a pastor''s heart. Becoming a living church is not an impossible goal.

Many Bible believing Christians are convinced that God blesses those nations that stand with Israel and curses those that don''t. This belief has had a significant influence on attitudes towards the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. Claims made in books like the Scofield Reference Bible and Hal Lindsey''s The Late Great Planet Earth have fed into contemporary Christian Zionism, with radical implications for how we view our faith and the world in which we live. Stephen Sizer contends that this view is based on misinterpretation of the Bible. He provides an introduction to Christian Zionism and a clear response and positive alternative based on a careful study of relevant biblical texts. His intention is to encourage dialogue on the relationship between Israel and the Christian church and offer a more constructive view of the future and our role in it. This accessible volume includes numerous tables and diagrams, questions for Bible study and further reflection, and a glossary of terms. It concludes with a previously unpublished sermon by John Stott on ''The Place of Israel.''

Inadequate funding remains one of the most significant challenges facing Christian ministries around the world. Yet who bears responsibility for this deficiency? Chris Wright, in conversation with James Cousins, challenges Christians to recognize that the problem of insufficient funding does not belong to those experiencing the shortfall but to those entrusted by God with the means to alleviate it. Combining John Stott’s The Grace of Giving and Chris Wright’s The Gift of Accountability, two classics on generosity and financial integrity, along with a brand new reflection, this book encourages readers to think critically about the problem itself. Together, these three works form a powerful treatise on Christian generosity, stewardship, and financial responsibility, questioning and transforming long-held beliefs around Christian giving. The Shortfall serves as a reminder that our resources belong to God, and we will be held accountable for how we choose to steward them.

The experiences of the early church have much to say about issues that concern Christians today. What can Acts tell us about tongues and other manifestations of the Spirit? How should the church reach out into the world with the message of salvation? This revised BST volume from John Stott opens to us the early days of the church as recorded by Luke in the book of Acts.

John Stott found on his many travels that contemporary models of Christian leadership were often shaped more by culture than by Christ. In stark contrast, he urges that our view be determined by our view of the church, not the other way round. Focusing on 1 Corinthians 1 - 4, he demonstrates the centrality of the theme of ‘power through weakness’. He explains the role of the Holy Spirit in God’s revelation, and examines four of Paul’s most striking models of ministry, each of which is an aspect of humility. Over against seductive styles of leadership being advocated by the wisdom of the world, he urges Christian leaders to be characterized above all else by ‘the meekness and gentleness of Christ’.

The beatitudes reveal to us eight qualities that bring God''s blessing. As we study these qualities and integrate them into our lives, we will receive the blessing Jesus promised to his followers then and now. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

In Christ we have salvation as a gift of grace. But what is our responsibility? These studies from Galatians help us understand what God—not others—requires of his followers and how we can live out our faith in both obedience and freedom. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

In a dark little chapel many years ago, a solitary schoolboy went in search of God, and later gave his life to Christ. It turned out to be the most significant decision he was ever to make. If it were not for Christ, he reflects, his would have been on the scrapheap of wasted and discarded lives. Instead, his life has been used to lead countless others around the world to that same new life, and into a deeper understanding of the One who gave his life that we might live. Now John Stott tells his spiritual story, and gives the reasons for his first life-changing step of faith on the path he has followed since that day. It was not so much that he found Christ, as that Christ found him. Not because the Christian faith is attractive, but because it is true. Not because he deserved to be saved, but because Christ took his sins, and ours, on himself. It is because the answer to the paradox at the heart of our humanness, because the key to true freedom and fulfilment, are to be found in Jesus Christ alone. And he who extends the greatest of all invitations to each one of us waits patiently for our response.

We live in a culture where the beliefs and preferences of the individual are given final authority. Paul''s letters to Timothy and Titus call us to reestablish the core beliefs of Christianity and affirm our convictions about the gospel. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

Some Christians are obsessed with the book of Revelation, while others go to the opposite extreme of neglect. The truth is that Revelation is a part of God''s holy Word, and with a bit of help and sound interpretation it has much to offer our spiritual lives. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

So many of us avoid radical discipleship by being selective, choosing rather those areas in which commitment is appealing, and steering well clear of areas where it will be costly. But because Jesus is Lord, we have no liberty to pick and choose. The author looks at eight characteristics of Christian discipleship, which are commonly neglected yet deserve to be taken seriously.

As we wait and long for Christ''s return, the gospel gives us encouragement and a reason for hope. These ten studies on Paul''s letters to the Thessalonians open our minds to the truth, lift our hearts to hope, and cause us to worship our faithful, victorious God. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

Jesus certainly existed. His existence as an historical figure is vouched for by pagan as well as Christian writers,'' says John Stott. Who was Jesus? Why was he crucified? Did he really rise from the dead? We need answers to these questions in order to understand the basics of Christianity. The author offers a clear and full explanation, showing what it means to be a Christian today.

The Cross is the universal symbol of the Christian faith. But what does the Cross mean? Why did Jesus have to die? In this magisterial and best-selling book, John Stott unpacks the significance of Christ''s cross and answers objections commonly brought against biblical teaching on the atonement. Stott will help you discover how Jesus himself understood the cross, and how ''Christ in our place'' is at the heart of its meaning. Understand what the cross achieved, and learn what it means to live under the cross. This modern classic combines excellent biblical exposition, and a characteristically thoughtful study of Christian belief, with a searching call to the church to live under the cross.

Paul''s letter to the Ephesians is about uniting all things in Christ. We learn how to break down what separates us from God, as well as what causes disconnection within families, in churches, and between racial and ethnic groups. This newly updated Bible study guide from John Stott provides a vision of the new society God has planned in his church.

The gospel has power: the power to save us, the power to change the world. The truth in Romans will transform your thinking and convict your heart as you discover the power of the gospel for every area of your life and our world. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

The followers of Jesus are to be different,'' writes John Stott, ''different from both the nominal church and the secular world, different from both the religious and the irreligious. The Sermon on the Mount is the most complete delineation anywhere in the New Testament of the Christian counter-culture. Here is a Christian value-system, ethical, standard, religious devotion, attitude to money, ambition, lifestyle and network of relationships - all of which are totally at variance with those in the non-Christian world. And this Christian counter-culture is the life of the Kingdom of God, a fully human life indeed but lived out under the divine rule.'' In his careful exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, John Stott accurately expounds the biblical text and relates it to life today. Above all, the author says, he wants to let Christ speak this sermon again, this time to the modern world.

Focus on the amazing story of Jesus'' crucifixion and the gospel in days and weeks leading up to Easter and think yet again how the cross transforms our lives today. With Bible verses, prayers and 40 meditations by Chris Wright and treasured, timeless nuggets from John Stott, prepare to be inspired as you contemplate the deep, life-transforming truths of the gospel: ''love so amazing, so divine demands my soul, my life, my all''. Our Radical Reconciler * forgives sins * reconciles enemies * destroys death * defeats evil * governs history * restores creation

Christ’s letters to the seven churches still resonate today. Like those ancient churches, most churches today lie somewhere on the continuum between flourishing and withering, between faithfulness and faithlessness, between comfort and persecution. Using seven key themes, John Stott illustrates the timeless relevance of Christ’s exhortations and warnings to the universal church, while pointing to Christ, the Lamb turned Shepherd, who knows the unique opportunities and challenges that face each church. This is a helpful guide for preachers looking to feed their flock with this often visited passage from John’s vision of the apocalypse.

25 Bible meditations based on Scripture verses and teaching nuggets from John Stott, with commentary and prayers from Christopher Wright. Accessible and bite-sized, fresh and exciting, each meditation deepens our appreciation of the timeless spiritual truths of Advent and Christmas. Introduction: The God who comes and comes - and comes again Week 1 The God who comes in Scripture''s story 1 God comes rejoicing in creation 2 God comes questioning sinners 3 God comes promising a meal 4 God comes bringing life and light 5 God comes sending light to the nations 6 God comes to put things right 7 God comes bringing a whole new world Week 2 The God who came in person 8 My rock and my salvation 9 God comes to the rescue 10 God comes to speak 11 God comes for a meal 12 God comes to stay 13 God comes to forgive 14 God comes to lead the way Week 3 The God who came as promised 15 The One who came to do God''s will 16 The promise of God''s return 17 The promise of a ruler from Bethlehem 18 The promised herald of salvation 19 The promise of a transformed world 20 The promised light for the nations 21 The promised sin-bearing Servant Week 4 The God who will come in Glory 22 Creation rejoices 23 Creation renewed 24 Creation redeemed 25 Immanuel: God with us!

How can Christians effectively engage today''s world while staying true to Scripture? Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. In this practical book, Stott explores four often-neglected aspects of Christian discipleship in light of Scripture.

It pleases the Father, Son and Spirit that the Son, Jesus Christ, be the centre of our worship, have the name above all names, and be first above all things. Everyone has a relationship with him – whether bearing his image but being estranged from him or knowing Christ as Lord and Saviour. In this book, John Stott draws our attention to how the New Testament speaks of Jesus Christ. He examines the prepositions used to help us understand more deeply, our position in relation to the Son of God. We are to live in Christ, through Christ, on Christ, with Christ, under Christ, for Christ, and like Christ – and this book will help you become truly Christ-centred.

Michael Reeves tells the story of the Reformation in a fast-paced style. John Stott (text updated with permission) takes the story forward, looking at the essence of the evangelical faith, and our responsibility now to hold it fast, and to pass it on. In an Appendix, Alan Purser asks us to re-examine what Jesus was praying for in John 17, when he asked his Father that the church ''may be one''. This passage has been misunderstood and mis -preached for centuries. The book, carefully footnoted, includes a Timeline, running from the earliest ''heretik'' martyr in Scotland in 1407 to the production of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. ''We have the ''precious and eternal gospel'' passed down to us through the courage of the Reformers'', said the book''s Editor, Julia Cameron. ''This modest volume gives readers an easy grasp of the racy history of events in Europe. More than that, it shows why we need to know about the Reformation now.''

“Preaching is indispensable to Christianity.” World-renowned preacher John Stott opens this book with those five bold words. He maintains, further, that “nothing is better calculated to restore health and vitality to the church than a recovery of true, biblical, contemporary preaching.” Stott was aiming to foster such a recovery when he wrote Between Two Worlds, which has become a modern evangelical classic. The genius of this book is the way it synthesizes and distills Stott’s wealth of wisdom on preaching, focusing not so much on technical matters but more on theological foundations and on necessary personal characteristics of the preacher—sincerity, earnestness, courage, and humility. Preachers old and new will continue to find much to chew on in these pages.

The center of history, the focus of Scripture, and the heart of Christian mission is one unique person: Jesus Christ. Through studying different aspects of Christ, readers will discover him as the proper object of worship, witness, and hope. In this newly updated Bible study guide you can explore Scripture under John Stott''s guidance.

An evangelical classic for a new generation of Christian readers Back in print for the first time in many years, John Stott''s classic treatise on confession discusses a neglected Christian practice. Though the Bible clearly teaches that confession is a necessary part of the redemption story, many Christians are uncertain how and to whom they should confess their sins. Stott offers vital answers in Confess Your Sins: The Way of Reconciliation. After presenting the necessity of confession, Stott distinguishes between three types of confession—in secret to God, in private to a person whom our sin has injured, and in public in the presence of a Christian congregation. He shows how this threefold distinction is biblically grounded, and he critically examines the practice of confessing to a priest. Offering assurance of forgiveness to Christians, this little book opens the door to fruitful conversation about the practice of confession.

Every woman longs for authentic friendships with others-but in a world of carefully-curated social media, most of us are merely keeping up appearances. Both online and offline, we''re all prone to only presenting the best side of ourselves. This book shows us that the secret to growing the relationships we crave is in developing a biblical habit of repentance. By being honest about our sin before God and receiving his forgiveness, we''re freed be honest about our sin with others. When we drop the act and allow ourselves to be vulnerable by sharing our struggles, not only are we strengthened in our fight against sin, but we experience authentic fellowship and real friendship. Catherine Parks empowers women to fight side by side against their sin, and shows how by getting real about our struggles, we can create genuine community in an "I''m fine" culture. This book is great for reading with your book group, women''s group, accountability partner, or one-to-one mentor-discussion questions are included for every chapter.