A Meal with Jesus
Discovering grace, community and mission around the table
Description
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.
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.
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Table of contents
- Introduction: The Son of Man Came Eating and Drinking
- 1. Meals as Enacted Grace: Luke 5
- 2. Meals as Enacted Community: Luke 7
- 3. Meals as Enacted Hope: Luke 9
- 4. Meals as Enacted Mission: Luke 14
- 5. Meals as Enacted Salvation: Luke 22
- 6. Meals as Enacted Promise: Luke 24
- Notes
Additional Information
| Author | Tim Chester |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781844745555 |
| Dimensions | 138mm x 216mm |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publisher | IVP |
| Format | Paperback |
Customer Reviews
" Feast of a Book"
“This is a feast of a book, I have so far learnt that Jesus truly wants us to know who He is and why He came, and He says to do this around the table; in church, in our homes, having a coffee (Starbucks style) with a friend or neighbour. In this book you discover how easy it is to share God’s grace around the table: just as Jesus did….this book is a treasure!” 
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