Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World
What unanswered questions do you have about your life? Some of us struggle to find meaning, others wonder about identity, and all of us want to be loved. Your story the events and relationships that define you will guide how you answer those questions. But God has a story too. His story is about sending Jesus to this broken world to mend all that is broken. Author Robert Cheong, a pastor and counselor, helps readers connect their story to God's story which will transform how they live and love. We all have our own back story our sometimes unconscious beliefs that have been shaped by our families, relationships, and life experiences. Our stories shape the personal narratives we live out: "I am not loved." "No one cares for me." "I have to be better than everyone around me." "How I look is the most important thing about me." Our back story guides us in how we relate to God and others. But are these beliefs true? And how are they affecting our lives today? Cheong helps readers unpack their story and learn to live out of God's new story. Readers will discover how to retell their story out of who God is, what he's done, and the call to love him and others. Learn how the dynamics of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation shape our present struggles, confirm our future hope, and ensure our ability to live in God's power today. At the intersection of God's story and your own, you'll find that his love sustains you in your weariness, guides you in your confusion, and comforts you in your suffering. The story of his love will compel you to live for him.
Publisher: New Growth Press
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781645071655
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Robert K. Cheong, PhD, serves as the Pastor of Care at Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, KY. He has a passion for helping the church to be confident in Jesus and to equip them to make disciples., He also serves as the executive director of Gospel Care Ministries, which trains leaders in churches, networks, and mission organizations. He is the author of God Redeeming His Bride: A Handbook for Church Discipline, Restore: Changing How We Live and Love, and Restoration Story: Why Jesus Matters in a Broken World. He enjoys life with his wife, Karen, their grown children, and their adorable grandchildren.
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"There is always a need for rich, practical, and transformative gospel resources, and Robert Cheong's Restoration Story is one of the best I've seen. This book takes people on a heart-exposing, faith-igniting, and life-changing journey. This seasoned pastor has invested years helping people see their story through the lens of Scripture's gospel story. I am so glad that, because this work is now in print, countless more will journey through God's story and find themselves, find their Savior, and find their way to healing of heart and mind, and with it find a brand-new way of living." Paul David Tripp, Pastor; conference speaker; author of New Morning Mercies