Seven-Mile Miracle: Journey Into the Presence of God Through the Last Words of J

Description: Seven-Mile Miracle: Journey Into the Presence of God Through the Last Words of Jesus by Steven Furtick Now in convenient trade paper, this compelling look at the last of words of Christ reveals a pattern for the spiritual journey that leads to victory over the setbacks of life.His Final Words Are Your New BeginningIts Good Friday. The Son of God is giving up his life. What does he want to say to us in His final hours? What does He tell the people standing at the foot of the cross, to pass down to the ages? He speaks only seven short statements. Words of forgiveness, salvation, relationship, abandonment, distress, triumph, and reunion. Seven statements that mean everything.In Seven-Mile Miracle, Pastor Steven Furtick shows us how Jesuss last words offer mile markers for our journey in relationship with God. Its a lifelong journey and its not always easy. But Jesus is both our guide and our destination as we travel.Includes questions for reflection and a forty-day reading guide to Jesuss death and resurrection.A Proven Path for Spiritual GrowthFrom time to time we all feel stuck in our relationship with God and frustrated by lifes setbacks. Jesus faced what could have been the ultimate defeat on the cross. Yet he emerged triumphant through his relationship with his heavenly Father. And he showed us the way so that we could do the same.In Seven-Mile Miracle, Steven Furtick explores how Jesuss seven last statements on the cross offer a proven spiritual growth path for us. You will experience the Easter message more personally than ever before as you engage the words of forgiveness, salvation, relationship, abandonment, distress, triumph, reunion.After all, we are not simply believers-people who have put our faith in Jesus. We are not simply disciples-pupils who learn from him. We are called to be followers of Christ. This is your opportunity to follow Jesus through his death, and move forward in his resurrection power, starting now. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography STEVEN FURTICK is theNew York Timesbest-selling author ofSun Stand Still, Greater, Crash the Chatterbox, and(Un)Qualified. He is also the founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, which since its founding in 2006, has grown to multiple locations across several states. He preaches around the world and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Steven and his wife, Holly, have three children.Follow him on social media @StevenFurtick. Review CBA bestsellerECPA bestseller"Furticks writing is approachable and accessible, but also offers deep insight into Scriptural truths. Whether youre looking for a compelling Easter read or want to grow richer in your faith at any time, the Seven-Mile Miracle is a journey worth taking." —BookPagePraise for Other Titles by Steven Furtick"Not only does Pastor Steven give voice to the hurt we so often stuff down deep when someone makes us feel as if were not good enough, but he also points us back to the only One who can truly measure our potential."—Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and New York Times bestselling author"My friend Steven Furtick is one of the most authentic, passionate people I have ever met. His love for God and for people is nothing short of inspiring. He reveals how our tendency to fixate on our failures and major in our mistakes ultimately short-circuits our calling. But even more than that, he points us to a personal relationship with Jesus, the One who calls us, equips us, and carries us into our destiny."—Judah Smith, lead pastor of The City Church, Seattle, and New York Times bestselling author of Jesus Is _____"In a world distracted and enamored by external qualifications, Pastor Steven is a refreshing reminder that God looks at the heart. When we respond to him in humility and faith, his power turns even our weaknesses into strengths."—Christine Caine, evangelist, author, and founder of The A21 Campaign"To watch the ministry of Pastor Steven Furtick is to watch someone living in his grace zone. He is a remarkable communicator, a passionate church builder, and a lover of truth." —Brian Houston, founder and global senior pastor of Hillsong Church and author of the international bestselling Live, Love, Lead"Pastor Steven writes books that help us overcoming the lies that hold us back. If you read his words prayerfully and take the truths to heart, God will help you win the battles in your mind and become the person He created you to be."—Craig Groeschel, lead pastor, LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK"Steven Furtick unearths, exposes, and refutes lies and half truths all of us are tempted to believe about ourselves. His direct writing style will keep you engaged. His insights will make you think. But most important, his words will free you to embrace the life God has called you to live."—Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Point Church, Alpharetta, GA"Steven Furtick unlocks powerful stratagems for silencing the inner critic that entangles the believer in a quagmire of self-doubt, fear, and unbelief."—T. D. Jakes, New York Times bestselling author and bishop of The Potters House, Dallas, TX Review Quote "Furticks writing is approachable and accessible, but also offers deep insight into Scriptural truths. Whether youre looking for a compelling Easter read or want to grow richer in your faith at any time, the Seven-Mile Miracle is a journey worth taking." --BookPage Praise for Other Titles by Steven Furtick "Not only does Pastor Steven give voice to the hurt we so often stuff down deep when someone makes us feel as if were not good enough, but he also points us back to the only One who can truly measure our potential." --Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and New York Times best-selling author "My friend Steven Furtick is one of the most authentic, passionate people I have ever met. His love for God and for people is nothing short of inspiring. He reveals how our tendency to fixate on our failures and major in our mistakes ultimately short-circuits our calling. But even more than that, he points us to a personal relationship with Jesus, the One who calls us, equips us, and carries us into our destiny." --Judah Smith, lead pastor of The City Church, Seattle, and New York Times best-selling author of Jesus Is _____ "In a world distracted and enamored by external qualifications, Pastor Steven is a refreshing reminder that God looks at the heart. When we respond to him in humility and faith, his power turns even our weaknesses into strengths." --Christine Caine, evangelist, author, and founder of The A21 Campaign "To watch the ministry of Pastor Steven Furtick is to watch someone living in his grace zone. He is a remarkable communicator, a passionate church builder, and a lover of truth." --Brian Houston, founder and global senior pastor of Hillsong Church and author of the international best-selling Live, Love, Lead "Pastor Steven writes books that help us overcoming the lies that hold us back. If you read his words prayerfully and take the truths to heart, God will help you win the battles in your mind and become the person He created you to be." --Craig Groeschel, lead pastor, LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK "Steven Furtick unearths, exposes, and refutes lies and half truths all of us are tempted to believe about ourselves. His direct writing style will keep you engaged. His insights will make you think. But most important, his words will free you to embrace the life God has called you to live." --Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Point Church, Alpharetta, GA "Steven Furtick unlocks powerful stratagems for silencing the inner critic that entangles the believer in a quagmire of self-doubt, fear, and unbelief." --T. D. Jakes, New York Times best-selling author and bishop of The Potters House, Dallas, TX Excerpt from Book IN T R ODUC T ION M.O.G. Easter is kind of like the Super Bowl of Christianity, dont you think? Our church--Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina--expends a tremendous amount of energy every year around Easter. Countless hours of planning and rehearsal go into preparing for our worship experiences with hundreds of volunteers donating thousands of hours to make it all happen. Our team goes all out for these services. Original music. Dramatic live elements. Video presentations. Projection mapping. Creative lighting and sound effects. And I try to deliver the most powerful presentation of the gospel message I can. All of this-- from the technical elements to the proclamation of truth--is executed with our best efforts. All for the greatest possible purpose--to declare that Jesus is Lord over life and death and that Gods grace is greater than our sin and shame. Sure, I know Easter and Christmas have the reputation of being the times of the year when the "nominal" believers show up at a church service just to keep their Christian membership in good standing. But I think these holidays can also be times when God-seekers dare to venture out of the shadows, hoping to sample something supernatural. Whats wrong with that, at least as a start? The spiritually curious are totally welcome at Elevation--at Easter or on any given Sunday. And weve been able to witness thousands of spiritually curious people become seriously devoted followers of Jesus during Easter worship experiences at Elevation. My wife, Holly, and I and the rest of our original team started Elevation Church with the belief that vast numbers of people in our world are hungry to experience God. Some are far away from him, and they know it, so theyre looking for a way to bridge the distance. Others have turned their lives over to Jesus, yet they real- ize their relationship with God isnt all it could be. It isnt growing. It doesnt measure up to the hopes they had at one time. They know theres got to be more to being in a relationship with God--but how? More of God. M.O.G. Thats what people want--whether they know it or not. Because its what we all need. Do you feel that hunger too? If you do, thats a good thing. That hunger is the starting place of being filled with Gods presence. But you dont have to look for God on your own--wandering around aimlessly, frustrated and feeling like a failure. Instead, you can take your first step on a proven path to meeting God and knowing him better and better. Let me warn you, however, this path isnt an easy one. Its riddled with difficulty and distress. But, if youre willing to take this journey with Jesus as both your companion and your destination, you will experience Gods power in ways you didnt even know were possible. And while knowing its going to be difficult may discourage you, dont let it. Easy isnt what youre called to. On this journey, fulfillment can never be measured in units of convenience and comfort. This experience begins with both a map and a set of mile markers. First, the map. Youve got a seven-mile journey in front of you, my friend. Resurrected and on the Road Again Imagine youre Jesus and its Resurrection Sunday. In the early morning, you have come back to life and left your tomb. To mark the soul-shaking importance of this event, an earthquake has shaken the land. An angel has rolled aside the stone blocking your tombs entrance, allowing some of your friends to peer in and see that you are gone. Meanwhile, perhaps you wander around the cemetery garden a bit all alone (the flowers smell great after youve been dead for three days!). But soon you show yourself to Mary Magdalene and, a little later, to some of your disciples to let them know the incredible news that you are back. So far, so good. But what do you do next? Well, if youre Jesus, you go for a walk. The story is told in Luke 24:13-35, and it provides us with our map--a template or pattern, if you will--for our spiritual journey in life. According to the story, two of Jesuss followers heard early reports about the Resurrection but didnt take them seriously enough to let these reports alter their plans to leave Jerusalem and travel to the nearby town of Emmaus. One of these two followers was a guy named Cleopas. Who was the other one? We dont know because the story doesnt give us his or her name. Theres a good chance, though, that this second person was Cleopass wife. Apparently, they had a house in Emmaus and were going home after spending the Passover holiday in Jerusalem. Whoever these two were, at one time theyd no doubt had high hopes in Jesus. But after his death, it seemed like the show was over. They were still sure hed been a great man, an outstanding prophet even, but his death seemed to have put an end to their hopes that he would turn out to be the long-promised Messiah who would rescue Israel. As for the reports that Jesus had risen from the dead, that was just bizarre. Come on, to do that--hed have to be divine! These two didnt really get Jesus. And he took their misunderstanding so seriously that he spent a big piece of his first day back from the dead making sure they did get him. Hed spent much of his ministry years traveling around Israel with his disciples, teaching them as he went, and now he went on the road again to show these two people who he was. Another motive for Jesus going to Emmaus with Cleopas and Unnamed Follower #2 probably was that he wanted to keep his people corralled in Jerusalem for the time being.1 The departure of these two was the first sign that Jesuss squad was starting to scatter. So he wanted to head the travelers off at the pass. He wanted to put them back on the path to knowing him, just as he wants to put us back on the same path when weve begun to stray. Luke, who narrates this story, informs us that the town of Emmaus was sixty stadia, or about seven miles, from Jerusalem. That makes for about a two-hour walk. Jesus appeared at the side of these two people and asked if he could tag along with them. Sure. Come along. The strange thing is, Cleopas and his companion had no idea it was Jesus who joined them on their journey. Why werent these two followers of Jesus able to recognize him? Maybe because they werent expecting to see him. After all, in their minds he was a corpse. Or maybe they didnt recognize him because he looked different after his resurrection. Maybe. But perhaps Jesus actually prevented them from recognizing him. Maybe he supernaturally interfered with the facial recognition software running in their brains--because he had a big reveal in store for them shortly. Lets be clear that Jesus wasnt just messing with the two travelers. He had a reason for concealing his identity. Cleopas and his companion didnt accept Jesuss real identity as the Son of God and Messiah, despite the things theyd heard him say and the miracles theyd seen him perform, and so it fit perfectly that now they didnt recognize his face either. They had eyes but failed to see, as Jesus described spiritual blindness on another occasion.2 So Jesus took over the conversation on the road, preaching a walking sermon and using the Hebrew Scriptures to explain that the Messiah had to die and be raised again. He started with Moses and ended with Malachi, putting the Word of God (at least so far as it related to himself) in a new light for them. As a preacher, I work hard to make sure the truths that Ive discovered connect with people in meaningful ways. I love when I see that people are nodding along, shouting amen, or even crying, because these can be indications that Gods Word is connecting with their hearts. Im in awe of the effect Jesuss preaching had in his two followers because the story tells us that their hearts burned within them while Jesus explained what the Hebrew Scriptures foretold about him.3 They felt like they were on fire inside! Jesuss words burned up their old preconceived notions about the Messiah and lit a fire of hope and new understanding within them. They were catching on to Gods plan to redeem all things through the sacrifice of his Son, and it was amazing! These two were starting to get the picture of who Jesus really was. But they still didnt connect it all with the man who was talking to them. At the end of their journey, the two travelers finally did realize who the man walking beside them was. Im going to tell that part of the story when we get to Mile 7. But for now I want us to think about that journey as the pair gradually came to understand Jesus better, ending in a miraculous vision of the risen Lord. Whys it important to us? Because this is the journey we need to take in our lives. Like those two people on the road that day, you and I have got to walk with Jesus, learning from him, observing his ways, and more and more seeing him in his greatness. Weve all got a seven-mile road of our own to travel. The Jesus Highway Jesus was a walker. Throughout his ministry years, Jesus gathered his team around him and then crisscrossed the country. Some- times he headed toward towns and villages where people needed his words and his touch. Sometimes he headed away from people, because he needed to get alone with his Father and pray. Some- times he stopped by Jerusalem for one of the big religious festivals. Sometimes he had strange appointments in out-of-the-way places that nobody else knew anything about (a woman of low morals in Samaria, a demon-possessed man in Gerasa, for instance). The disciples had to have wondered how Jesus came up with his iti Details ISBN160142924X Author Steven Furtick Year 2018 ISBN-10 160142924X ISBN-13 9781601429247 Media Book Pages 192 Publisher Multnomah Press Short Title Seven-Mile Miracle Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Journey into the Presence of God Through the Last Words of Jesus UK Release Date 2018-02-06 Place of Publication Sisters Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-02-06 NZ Release Date 2018-02-06 US Release Date 2018-02-06 Publication Date 2018-02-06 Imprint Multnomah Press DEWEY 232.9635 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125251421;

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