Reflecting on the practice of disciple making in young adult, college, graduate, and local church contexts, Jonathan Dodson has discerned some common pitfalls. For many, discipleship is reduced to a form of religious performance before God. For others, it devolves into spiritual license and a loose adherence to spiritual facts. Both approaches distort biblical motivations for Christian obedience and are in need of reform. By explaining various motivations for discipleship, Dodson charts a biblically faithful, grace-driven alternative. Additionally, he provides a practical model for creating gospel-centered discipleship groups—small, reproducible, missional, gender-specific groups of believers that fight for faith together. This book blends both theology and practice to inspire and equip Christians to effectively fight sin, keep Jesus central, and make gospel-centered discipleship a way of life. Both new and growing Christians will learn to trust the gospel in community as they fight together for holiness as well as how to start gospel-centered community groups in any local church.

Forsaken Yet Loved When Lana Hoppers mother was killed in a horse riding accident, she wished she had been the one to die. Because she was so ugly, she figured her daddy wished it too. Bart Hopper no longer treated Lana like a good father since his wife was no longer there to take up for Lana. He began treating her like a male employee on his horse farm and as a cook and servant in the house. When he brought home a new wife and stepdaughter, life became more miserable for Lana. Just because she was not beautiful like her new relatives, they too treated Lana like a slave. Jessica, the stepsister, constantly pointed out Lanas ugly looks to everyone at school, especially to the boys. But not everyone detested her. Her hero, Clint Ellington, one of her classmates, was an exception. He went to the farm to apply for work. He stopped Bart from beating Lana unmercifully. Because of his toughness and willingness to work hard, he was hired and worked great with Lana. They became great friends. Then Bart fell off a horse and broke his neck. After graduation, Lana left town. A stranger took her in and introduced her to the Bible and God. Her life changed in numerous ways. She became prettier, happier, and full of life. She began to wish for a loving husband. Could her childhood companion, Clint Ellington, be the one?

Abandoned as an infant, abducted as a 5 year old, and abused throughout most of her young life, Dana Cryer grew up in seclusion without any outside contact or schooling. There were no bedtime stories or favorite children's books. There were no playmates, no toys, no dolls. No holidays or birthdays. She could not run and play in the sunshine. Abandoned but Not Forsaken tells the amazing true story of how God wonderfully and miraculously saved and delivered Dana from a life of abuse, mental duress, and suicidal depression. This is also the story of restoration and forgiveness. Dana shares how, through a series of divine encounters, God brought people into her life to break through the hard shell around her heart and reveal His unconditional love for her. As a result, a lifetime of despair, mental anguish and fear melted away. This a life-changing message of hope, deliverance, and healing for anyone who has been bound by the chains of abuse, fear, or depression.

Anna after having met Nalong---a handsome young man feels that love is the most precious thing ever happened to her and believes love has the key to everything. In a life filled with roller coasters she feels like having found solace in Nalong. She is strong with the belief of having someone by her side and has never thought of being alone in the journey of her life. Unlike her plans she is hit by an unavoidable tragedy and is shattered ……. Will Nalong stay forever by her side? Will love prevail?

In Not Forsaken, Giglio guides readers to the breakthrough possibility of a relationship of perfect father to child can be yours when you follow God through Jesus Christ. Regardless of life's circumstances, God can become your perfect Father.

The astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy. Vaneetha Risner contracted polio as an infant, was misdiagnosed, and lived with widespread paralysis. She lived in and out of the hospital for ten years and, after each stay, would return to a life filled with bullying. When she became a Christian, though, she thought things would get easier, and they did: carefree college days, a dream job in Boston, and an MBA from Stanford where she met and married a classmate. But life unraveled. Again. She had four miscarriages. Her son died because of a doctor's mistake. And Vaneetha was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, meaning she would likely become a quadriplegic. And then her husband betrayed her and moved out, leaving her to raise two adolescent daughters alone. This was not the abundant life she thought God had promised her. But, as Vaneetha discovered, everything she experienced was designed to draw her closer to Christ as she discovered "that intimacy with God in suffering can be breathtakingly beautiful."

"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" How should a Christian interpret this passage? What implications does the cross have for the trinitarian theology? Did the Father kill the Son? Theologian Thomas McCall presents a trinitarian reading of Christ's darkest moment--the moment of his prayer to his heavenly Father from the cross. McCall revisits the biblical texts and surveys the various interpretations of Jesus cry, ranging from early church theologians to the Reformation to contemporary theologians. Along the way, he explains the terms of the scholarly debate and clearly marks out what he believes to be the historically orthodox point of view. By approaching the Son's cry to the Father as an event in the life of the Triune God, Forsaken seeks to recover the true poignancy of the orthodox perspective on the cross.