The Divine Inquiry: Questions Jesus Asked to Change Your Life
Ebook
Jesus had a lot to say about the way we live out our daily lives. In the process, he asks a lot of questions that are insightful, penetrating, and thought-provoking, all demanding an honest appraisal of oneself and an appropriate, life-changing response. He asks the same questions today. For example, Why are you so afraid? What do you want me to do for you? What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?
This book explores a sampling of the questions Jesus asked, as he walked the streets of the ancient world. Every divine inquiry was/is designed to confront, convict, challenge, conform, and/or comfort (cf John 16:7-13) His listeners. His intention has always been the same - to give us a fresh, new set of eyes with which to assess our individual lives, address areas of personal weakness, encourage spiritual and emotional maturity, and press us to apply practical life-principles that actually work in everyday living. His purpose is discipleship, Christlikeness. His objective is to move us to consider the deepest of truths regarding the person I am, the person I could be, and the person I must be.
“With wit and wisdom drawn from years of fruitful ministry in the pulpit and on the soccer field, Sandy ‘Coach’ Zensen challenges readers to consider afresh Christ’s call on the Christian’s life and how to live life within the message and truth of the gospel. This is not a book for those avoiding the challenging work of self-reflection. But for those who are in pursuit of Christ (and in Christ’s pursuit of them) this is the book for you.”
—Douglas F. Mann, president, Bryan College
“Come, pull up a chair for an uninterrupted chat by a warm fireside, with a wise friend and seasoned pastor. Read it for encouragement, read it for good cheer, and read it for a rich blend of God’s word, clear-eyed vision, and for how to direct people to Jesus Christ in our troubled times. You will find this exercise an excellent means of ‘redeeming the time’ (Eph 5:16).”
—Jim Woychuk, pastor, Grace Bible Church
- Title: The Divine Inquiry: Questions Jesus Asked to Change Your Life
- Author: Sanford Zensen
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666759440, 9781666759433, 1666759430, 9781666759426, 1666759422, 1666759449
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666759440
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-04-02T10:16:54Z
Sanford Zensen is an ordained Baptist and former Christian & Missionary Alliance pastor and served twenty-five years as a professor of Christian studies, college administrator, and collegiate coach. He is the author of three books, On the Wall with Sword and Trowel: The Challenges and Conflicts of Ministry (2019), Living Deep in a Shallow World (2020), and The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make: The Journey to Find and Follow God (2021).