Amazed by Jesus

Simon Ponsonby

£14.99

Pages: 232
ISBN: 978-1-910012-96-3
Publication Date: 22/12/2020

...my heart is beating with the thrill of it and I can only hope you will have a similar experience as Simon calls us afresh to be amazed by Jesus
Rico Tice; Senior Minister, All Souls, Langham Place

A beautiful and vital exploration of person and work of Jesus at a time when the Church has lost sight of its first love,  Amazed by Jesus follows the life and teachings of Jesus, and what they mean for us today. Marshalling the multi-faceted names and descriptions of Jesus in Scripture, this book helps to restore our vision of Jesus and expand it, so we can know him better and see him as he is. This is a clarion call from Ponsonby to the Church to go back to our first love, to go deeper and truly experience the living water – a discovery that will impact on the whole world.

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Following the life of Jesus from the crib to the cross, to the resurrection and the promise that he will come again, Simon Ponsonby explores what this person and this life means for us today. Emphasising both the humanity and divinity of Jesus, Ponsonby showcases what is so amazing about Jesus, helping readers to rediscover their awe and wonder again.

Marshalling the multi-faceted names and descriptions of Jesus in Scripture – the King of the Jews, the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God, the Living Water, the Bridegroom, High King of Heaven, Lord and Saviour, the Way, the Truth and the Life and many more – this book reveals the one who is God come to us, to be God with us, to show God for us.

Amazed by Jesus helps to restore our vision of Jesus and expand it, so we can know him better and see him as he is. Jesus changed and is changing everything – he is amazing. This is a clarion call from Ponsonby to the Church to go back to our first love, to go deeper and truly experience the living water – a discovery that will impact on the whole world.

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Contents

Preface : He Turns Water into Wine
Chapter 1 : He is amazing
Chapter 2 : He is home
Chapter 3 : He is ready
Chapter 4 : He is not a white European
Chapter 5 : He invites us to hold him
Chapter 6 : He walks with us
Chapter 7 : He is the water of life
Chapter 8 : He is worth it
Chapter 9 : He was a mountain man
Chapter 10 : He is royal
Chapter 11 : He is the way
Chapter 12 : He keeps a promise
Chapter 13 : He takes the blame
Chapter 14 : He looks and he sees
Chapter 15 : He wins
Chapter 16 : He gives second chances
Chapter 17 : He is not the au pair
Chapter 18 : He is coming back
Postscript : He knocks and he waits
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Simon Ponsonby
Simon Ponsonby

A fourth generation preacher, Simon Ponsonby came to personal faith in his late teens. He worked as a butcher, then became an evangelist and church planter, before preparing for ordination at Trinity College, Bristol, where he gained his BA & MLitt in Theology. He is an international author, speaker and theologian, now based at St Aldates, Oxford, UK where he is Pastor of Theology. He has written several books on practical theology and doctrine. Simon is married to Tiffany, and they have two grown sons.