In The Grace of Giving, John Stott takes you through the Apostle Paul's teaching on giving. He'll help you answer questions about when to give, what to give, and in what spirit. These 10 principles of Christian giving offer sound guidelines for you as you make decisions about finances.

Chris Wright's The Risky Business of Handling Money, now included, walks us through familiar Bible passages, raising questions about how we let biblical models shape our approach to financial responsibility. The Apostle Paul sets a clear standard for the church, and the principles easily transfer to any charity or organization.

The subject of infant baptism is undoubtedly a delicate and difficult one ... But this must not make members of the Church of England shrink from holding decided opinions on the subject. That church has declared plainly in its Articles that 'the baptism of young children is in any wise to be retained, as most agreeable with the institution of Christ.' To this opinion we need not be afraid to adhere. J. C. Ryle This book aims to help Anglican Evangelicals recover that same gracious yet unashamed confidence shown by Bishop Ryle in the nineteenth century. The authors defend biblically the doctrine of infant baptism and its proper evangelical practice within the Church of England. They expound a covenantal understanding which has impeccable evangelical credentials in order to reassure a new generation of Anglican Evangelical 'paedobaptists' that theirs is no new or peculiar doctrine, and to persuade those who may not have fully appreciated the Reformed heritage we in the Church of England enjoy. Dr. John R. W. Stott CBE is Rector Emeritus of All Souls, Langham Place in London and over the last 60 years has been one of the most influential leaders of evangelicalism worldwide. Dr. J. Alec Motyer is the former Principal of Trinity College, Bristol, and was for many years incumbent of St. Luke's, West Hampstead and later minister of Christ Church, Westbourne Lee Gatiss is Associate Minister of St. Helen's Bishopsgate and Editor of The Theologian (www.theologian.org.uk).

Nothing is more important than hearing, understanding and obeying God's Word. Our lives and local churches depend on this for their life, health and growth. John Stott is well known worldwide for the commitment he had to the Bible, both in his preaching and in his living. In this persuasive book, Stott concisely demonstrates the power, authority and relevance of the Bible for every Christian - in every culture and generation. - What is the purpose of God's Word? - How does it point us to Christ? - What is its relationship to the Holy Spirit? - How does it shape the church? - And what does it mean for Christian discipleship? The author answers these questions with simplicity and clarity, urging us to hear and obey God's Word in today's world.

Understanding the Bible will provide you with a foundational knowledge of the entirety of Scripture with a focus on broadening your vision of Jesus Christ.

This book answers foundational questions:

• Who wrote the Bible?
• What is its message?
• Why is it thought to be a holy book?
• How does one read and interpret it?

By delving into the geographical, religious, and historical concerns that shaped the world of biblical times, you'll see Jesus as never before: both as a man of his times and culture, and as the culmination of a divine providence that prepared the way for the ministry of the Messiah.

Written by renowned preacher, writer, and apologist John Stott, this new, expanded edition includes:

• Questions at the beginning of each chapter to help you focus.
• New, up-to-date maps for the chapters on history and geography.
• An index to help you speedily access areas of interest.

En esta edición actualizada y expandida por Christopher J. H. Wright, John Stott presenta una visión duradera e integral de la misión cristiana que incluye el evangelismo y la acción social. Stott nos regala una manera bíblica de hacer la misión que enfatiza tanto las necesitades espirituales como las físicas del mundo.

Terrorism. Same-sex marriage. Debt cancellation. The AIDS pandemic. These are just some of the critical contemporary issues addressed in this book.

Issues Facing Christians Today helps thinking Christians sift through and respond to a sweeping array of complex and pressing topics. Thoroughly revised and updated by Roy McCloughry and fully endorsed by John Stott, this fourth edition continues a two-decades-plus legacy of bringing important current issues under the lens of biblically informed thinking.

Combining a keen global awareness with a gift for penetrating analysis, the authors examine such vital topics as:

• Pluralism and Christian witness
• Cohabitation, environmentalism, and ecological stewardship
• War and peace
• Abortion and euthanasia
• And much more.

An entirely new chapter on bio-engineering has been contributed by Professor John Wyatt of University College London. Including a study guide, Issues Facing Christians Today is essential reading for Christians who wish to engage our culture with insight, passion, and faith, knowing that the gospel is as relevant and deeply needed today as at any time in history. As the culture wars continue, this book will remain a critical contribution, helping to define Christian social and ethical thinking in the years ahead.

This book strongly challenges the notion that there is no place for preaching in the contemporary world. It sets out the theological case for preaching and then goes on to describe what constitutes good preaching. It does not focus on techniques to be used but on the nature of the task and the character of the one who preaches. The good preacher works to build a bridge between the listeners and the truth being proclaimed. To be able to do this, the preacher must study both the Scriptures and the today's world. The book offers some suggestions on how to go about preparing a sermon and calls for preaching delivered with sincerity, earnestness, courage and humility. ohn Stott's thoughtful and practical advice given at some length in I Believe in Preaching has here been abridged by eliminating quotations and examples that spoke more directly to readers in the UK and the US in the 1980s. Greg Scharf has retained the core of the original book but made it more accessible to contemporary readers.

In this updated version of The Preacher's Portrait John Stott presents a portrait of the ideal preacher; a portrait painted by the hand of God himself on the broad canvas of the New Testament. Through studying five roles of a preacher - steward, herald, witness, father, and servant - Stott illustrates God's ideal for a preacher's character, message and purpose.

John Stott (1921 - 2011) fut l'un des plus grands pr dicateurs bibliques de notre temps. Dans cet ouvrage important, il r fl chit aux principes qui animent une saine pr dication et propose des conseils pratiques pour le pr dicateur. Il insiste sur la n cessit d'une coute attentive non seulement de la Parole de Dieu mais aussi du monde contemporain. Et il exhorte le pr dicateur mener une vie conforme sa pr dication.

VIVIMOS UNOS TIEMPOS DE CAOSANTE ESTOS RETOS COMPLEJOS, CÓMO DEBE ACTUAR LA IGLESIA?En un mundo que se enfrenta a problemas sin precedentes, la voz de John Stott llama a la iglesia a convertir las crisis y desafíos en grandes oportunidades para el pueblo de Dios.La Serie: Grandes oportunidades y retos que el cristianismo enfrenta hoy es una continuación de un legado de más de dos décadas que ha colocado los problemas importantes de nuestra era bajo la lente del pensamiento bíblico. John Stott, con la ayuda de Roy McCloghry, combina una aguda conciencia global con el don de un análisis penetrante al examinar los retos principales de nuestra era.Oportunidades y retos contextuales es el primer libro de esta serie y considera el contexto mundial de la iglesia en nuestros tiempos. Se contaminaría la iglesia si se inmiscuyera en los problemas de nuestro mundo siempre cambiante? Cuáles son las responsabilidades bíblicas de los creyentes en un mundo que se ha vuelto loco? John Stott, con un estilo lúcido, revisa el legado histórico de las relaciones entre la iglesia y el mundo y sus problemas; y al recurrir a una doctrina más completa de Dios, el mundo, Cristo, la salvación y la iglesia, dicta las bases bíblicas para unas relaciones adecuadas entre la iglesia y el mundo.El libro incluye una guía de estudio y su lectura debe ser esencial para cada cristiano que desee enfrentar nuestra cultura con perspectiva, pasión y fe.

Nichts ist wichtiger, als das Wort Gottes zu hören, es zu verstehen und ihm zu gehorchen. Nur durch Gottes Wort können wir persönlich und in unseren Gemeinden Leben und gesundes Wachstum erfahren.

John Stott ist bekannt für seine gro e Hingabe zur Bibel, sowohl in seinem Predigtdienst als auch in seinem Leben. In diesem überzeugenden Buch zeigt Stott kurz und bündig die Kraft, die Autorität und die Relevanz auf, die die Bibel für alle Christinnen und Christen hat - in jeder Kultur und jeder Generation.

• Was ist das Ziel von Gottes Wort?
• Wie weist es auf Jesus hin?
• Wie hängt es mit dem Heiligen Geist zusammen?
• Wie formt es die Gemeinde Gottes?
• Und was ist seine Bedeutung für christliche Jüngerschaft?

John Stott beantwortet diese Fragen klar und einfach und hält uns dazu an, hier in unserer Welt auf Gottes Wort zu hören und ihm zu gehorchen.

Rien n'est plus important que la Parole de Dieu. Nous devons l'écouter, la comprendre et la pratiquer. La santé et la croissance des chrétiens et des Églises en dépendent.

John Stott est connu pour avoir mis la Bible au coeur non seulement de son enseignement et de ses prédications, mais aussi de sa vie.

Dans ce livre, de manière concise et convaincante, John Stott nous fait découvrir la puissance, l'autorité et la pertinence de la Bible pour le chrétien et pour notre monde - quel que soit notre contexte, âge ou culture.

• Pourquoi avons-nous besoin de la Bible ?
• Comment la Bible nous fait-elle voir Jésus ?
• Quelle est la relation entre la Bible et le Saint-Esprit ?
• Quel est le rôle de la Bible dans l'Église ?
• Quelle place la Bible doit-elle avoir dans la vie du disciple de Jésus ?

L'auteur répond à toutes ces questions avec clarté et conviction, nous encourageant à écouter la Bible, en réalisant pleinement sa pertinence pour notre monde actuel.

John Stott's masterly distillation of sixty years' reflection on Christian discipleship ranges over the history of the church and its formative teachings, as well as the world-wide church today. He expounds the trinitarian character of the evangelical faith: the gracious initiative of God the Father in revealing himself to us, of Jesus Christ in redeeming us through the cross, and of the indwelling Holy Spirit in transforming us. This is why the three-fold emphasis of evangelical faith is upon the Word of God, the once-for-all nature of the work of Christ and the active, continuing work of the Spirit. This edition of Evangelical Truth contains The Cape Town Commitment, a document produced by The Lausanne Movement faithfully reflecting the proceedings of The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization.

In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title to be one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals!Who is Jesus?If Jesus was not God in human flesh, Christianity is exploded, writes John Stott. We are left with just another religion with some beautiful ideas and noble ethics; its unique distinction has gone.If Jesus is not who he said he was, and if he did not do what he said he had come to do, the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruins to the ground. Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what might this mean for us?John Stott's clear, classic statement examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. Here is a sound, sensible guide for all who seek an intellectually satisfying explanation of the Christian faith.

L'action du Saint-Esprit en notre temps.Dans ce livre, John Stott pr sente une tude claire et s rieuse dans le but d'aider le lecteur parvenir une compr hension et une exp rience bibliques de l'action du Saint-Esprit aujourd'hui. L'objectif de l'auteur est que nous comprenions la grandeur de la responsabilit qui nous incombe de manifester dans nos vies tous les fruits de l'Esprit et de mettre pleinement en oeuvre les dons de l'Esprit qu'il a plu J sus-Christ de nous accorder dans sa gr ce toute-puissante.

Esta edición revisada a fondo y actualizada, continúa el legado de más de dos décadas de poner bajo el lente del pensamiento bíblico problemas actuales importantes. Combinando un conocimiento agudo con un don analítico penetrante, los autores examinan temas vitales como el pluralismo, el testimonio cristiano, ambientalismo y la mayordomía ecología, guerra y paz, aborto y eutanasia... y mucho más. Un capítulo completamente nuevo acerca de la ingeniería biológica, contribución del Profesor John Wyatt de Universtiy College de Londres. Incluyendo una guía de Estudio, Grandes oportunidades y retos para el cristianismo hoy, es una lectura indispensable para los cristianos que desean involucrar a nuestra cultura con entendimiento, pasión y fe, conociendo que el evangelio es tan relevante y profundamente necesario hoy como en cualquier momento en la historia. Mientras que continúan las guerras culturales, este libro se mantendrá una contribución citica, ayudando a definir la ética y pensamiento cristiano en los años venideros.