{"product_id":"a-rebellious-faith-cycle-c-sermons-based-on-second-lessons-for-lent-and-easter-paperback","title":"A Rebellious Faith: Cycle C Sermons Based on Second Lessons for Lent and Easter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Ellingsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Go against the grain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what Mark Ellingsen wants your church to hear in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Rebellious Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It isn't merely odd or contradictory in the eyes of the world to live a Christian life. It is \u003cem\u003eoffensive\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo go against the grain - by discounting our accomplishments, carrying no shame in the light of grace, considering no one outside of God's love - is to sometimes make people who worship hard work, the quest for perfection and exceptionalism deeply uncomfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that is a very good thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllingsen begins with the irrevocable truth that the ashes we put on our living bodies at the beginning of the Lenten season represent the death we all deserve. From there, he leads your congregation through the brazenly offensive, un-American ideas presented in the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfession does not shame and isolate us, it \u003cem\u003eliberates\u003c\/em\u003e us. Bearing the cross of our sin is not a burden, but a \u003cem\u003eblessing\u003c\/em\u003e in the knowledge the Lord has paid the ultimate price for our sin. The Resurrection does not make anyone exceptional. It \u003cem\u003eunites\u003c\/em\u003e us all whether or not we are ready to enter Heaven together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Rebellious Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reminds us thatthe war is already won, and we are to live as brave sinners whose Savior cannot be overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSermons include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLent 1: \"A Protestant (and Catholic) Way to Confess\" (Romans 10:8b-13)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGood Friday: \"Look What Happened on the Cross! God Burns Away All Our Pettiness\" (Hebrews 10:16-25)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEaster: \"Easter Makes Us One!\" (Acts 10:34-43)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Ascension of Our Lord: \"The Triumph of God's Grace\" (Ephesians 1:15-23)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Ellingsen\u003c\/strong\u003e, a minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), has been a professor of Church History at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1993. He graduated magna cum laude from Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania) and Yale University, from which he received three master's degrees in divinity, arts, and philosophy, as well as his Ph.D. He has authored eighteen books including \u003cem\u003eSin Bravely: A Joyful Alternative to a Purpose-Driven Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Continuum) and \u003cem\u003eThe Integrity of Biblical Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e (Wipf and Stock). He and his wife have three grown children. When he is not writing or teaching, Ellingsen enjoys discussing politics, sports, and playing guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53249638269235,"sku":"9780788029264","price":32.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ONw7AfdQRW9780788029264.webp?v=1776329665","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-rebellious-faith-cycle-c-sermons-based-on-second-lessons-for-lent-and-easter-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}