We box Jesus in. We say, ‘This is how he works.’ In answer to all the ways we aim to control, define and understand him, Jesus reminds us that he has immeasurably more to offer. How often do we feel like we are at the end of our energy? Not only physically and emotionally, but also spiritually? Some of us have been running this race for so long that we feel dangerously dehydrated. Jesus is calling all of us into a radical empowered life that we couldn’t ever achieve in our own strength. Jesus tells his church that there is immeasurably more on offer than just a religious life, a good life or a moral life. There is more to offer our families and friends, more to offer our neighbourhoods. Jesus offers us an immeasurably more powerful and beautiful life. To a dehydrated church, Jesus announces… there is always more.
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CONTENTS
Foreword 8
Introduction: The Beginning… 11
HIGHER 21
1. A Miniature God 22
2. Regaining Wonder 42
3. Too Familiar? 60
CLOSER 77
1. Does My Religion Look Big in This? 78
2. Beyond Religion 91
3. God Is Closer Than You Think 102
DEEPER 133
1. Roots 134
2. Sitting – Waiting 150
3. Filled, Not Shrivelling 160
WIDER 177
1. Wider in Us 178
2. Naturally Supernatural 195
3. Wider for the World 210
FURTHER 229
1. Forward Through Disbelief 230
2. Further into the World 242
3. More in the Normal and the Mundane 256
Epilogue: The Ending 266
Notes 268
Acknowledgments 271
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Cris Rogers is minister at All Hallows Church, Bow, London, and teaches at most of the major Christian festivals each year. He has a BTech in Art from Leeds, a BA in theology from Trinity College Bristol, and an MA in theology from King’s College London. He is a minister in the Church of England and author of several books including The Bible Book by Book, Immeasurably More, Only the Brave, and What if We Knew What God Knows About Us. Cris has a deep passion for discipleship in the way of Jesus, and runs wearemakingdisciples.com.