A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community and Mission Around the Table (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for A Meal with Jesus Meals are an important part of hospitality and can be used to foster grace in our communities. Chester draws from six narratives in the Gospel of Luke to urge sacrificial giving and loving around the table.
Full description- Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
- Published: 21 October 2011
- Format: Paperback 160 pages
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- Categories: Biblical Studies & Exegesis | Christian Theology | Christian Mission & Evangelism
- ISBN 13: 9781844745555 ISBN 10: 1844745554
- Sales rank: 21,615
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Full description for A Meal with Jesus
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 grace, community, hope, mission, salvation, and promise. Moving from biblical times to the modern world, Chester applies biblical truth to challenge our contemporary understandings of hospitality. He urges sacrificial giving and loving around the table, helping readers consider how meals can be about serving others and sharing the grace of Christ.
