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A Meal With Jesus

Discovering grace, community and mission around the table

by Tim Chester

  • Paperback
  • 160 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm

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Are you passionate about hospitality?

Tim Chester shares how meals enact grace, community and hope in this illuminating read

You'll see how meals and serving are an act of sharing God's grace

Tim Chester makes a compelling case for servant-hearted hospitality as a way of serving up God's grace and hope

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. Or as author Tim Chester puts it, 'Food connects.'

Tim argues that meals are also deeply theological - an important part of Christian fellowship and mission. He observes that Luke's Gospel is full of stories of Jesus at meals. And these meals represent something bigger. In six chapters Tim shows how they enact grace, community, hope, mission, salvation and promise.

Moving from New Testament times to today, the author 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.

  • Title

    A Meal With Jesus

  • Author

    Tim Chester

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP)

  • Published

    October 2011

  • Weight

    196g

  • Page Count

    160

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9781844745555

  • ISBN-10

    1844745554

  • Eden Code

    3977135

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    The book looks at the importance that meals had in the life of the Lord Jesus. Taking as his starting point our Lord’s words that ‘The Son of Man came eating and drinking’, the author goes through the Gospel of Luke looking at all the passages relating to sharing food together. One of the conclusions that Mr. Chester draws out is that meals are a good place for evangelism. Reaching out can simply start by asking your neighbours or work colleagues round for a meal or a cup of coffee. Eating together can provide one of the best ways to create an opportunity to share the Gospel. Unsurprisingly the book does not talk about other forms of evangelism such as Sunday School, door to door visitation and open air preaching so this is not the complete story. Also not everyone will agree with his apparent view that communion can be celebrated whenever Christians get together for a meal. However this does not detract from the overall helpfulness of this work. The last chapter is the best. Here he emphasises that Christ is known through his word as well as around the table. This is a refreshing book that will challenge and inspire.

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