Stasi loves the joy and freedom that come from knowing Jesus and longs to see others come to know him more deeply. She also loves getting lost in a good novel; walking in the woods near her home in Colorado Springs; and sharing life with her family, her friends, and her God. Welcome to Session One of Captivating.
If this is your first time together as a group or there are new members in your group, take a moment to introduce yourselves to one another before watching the video. We suggest you simply …. If you refuse to accept the throne then the kingdom will cease to exist as we know it. Think about the women you meet at church. What are they saying to us through their lives? And guilty. They come here to …. Eldredge believes that typical presentations of the Christian Gospel miss the vital fact that there is a "Larger Story.
According to Eldredge, most people see the offer of salvation as simply forgiveness of sins and a ticket to Heaven. The thought of the Gospel as something that through the "full Work of Christ" his death, resurrection, and ascension has real effects now, on this side of Heaven, is largely missing: both forgiveness AND deliverance from sin and the works of the devil through Christ's crucifixion; the offer of life and the potential to a become a new creature that does not desire to sin and has a good heart through the resurrection; and the real authority of the believer through the ascension.
Eldredge sees the Gospel, in a phrase, as a Gospel of Restoration. He views the miracles of Christ as primarily advertisements of life in the Kingdom of God, pictures of what it looks like when true restoration happens, available in the partial here and now, ultimately fulfilled at the "Restoration of All Things," as prophesied by Christ in the book of Matthew.
Eldredge does not see the miracles of Christ merely as random proofs that He was the Son of God, though he would not deny that they serve that purpose also. A fundamental tenet of Eldredge's theology is that men and women possess the Imago Dei — they are created in the image of God. For him, on the basis of Genesis , the core of what it means to be image-bearers is found in gender.
God intentionally created mankind as male and female, placing different aspects of His character into each, so that the full expression of His glory is seen when the two are joined in marriage.
Therefore, the rescuing of the heart of both masculinity and femininity is indispensable to Eldredge's ministry. John travels extensively in the U. John, his wife, Stasi, and their three sons live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
John received his undergraduate degree in theater from California Polytechnic University Pomona and his MA in biblical counseling from Colorado Christian University under the direction of Dr. A Wonder. April 02, Growing Up. February 09, This morning I saw a Waiting in the Desert. December 08, Stepping Away. October 25, You're Not Alone. October 05, September 15, Lessons From a Fat Life. July 08, Embracing the Gray.
May 20, April 06, March 25, January 02, The Illusion of the Perfect. December 15, How many cookies must I bake for my home to feel as sweet Coming Soon. November 30, Romans My friend is pregnant. Growing Your Capacity for Joy. October 29, God drops things in our laps at just the right time. October 22, October 10, Joy is Meant to be Ours. October 01, Holding On While Letting Go. September 12, Patrick's Breastplate.
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