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Book SynopsisSixty inspirational four-page readings from Hebrews and James
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Table of ContentsCONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Something Far Better Has Come 11
PART ONE – JAMES: A BETTER WAY OF LIVING
Synagogue Sermons (1:1) 16
Better than Solomon (1:2–11) 21
Soap-on-a-Rope (1:12–18) 26
Words of Life and Death (1:18–27) 30
Uncorrupted Religion (1:27) 34
Brothers and Sisters (2:1–7) 38
Law-Breakers (2:8–13) 43
Faith Which Works (2:14–26) 47
Mightier than the Sword (3:1–12) 52
Angels and Demons (3:13–4:3) 57
How to Make God Your Enemy (4:4–17) 62
Prime the Pump (4:7–10) 67
Rich Pickings (4:13–5:6) 71
Oblias (5:7–11) 75
Everyday Church (5:12–16) 79
Camel Knees (5:16–20) 84
PART TWO – HEBREWS 1–7: A BETTER GLIMPSE OF GOD
Twenty Years Later (1:1) 90
Better than Angels (1:1–14) 94
What Jesus Hates (1:9) 99
Warning Sirens (2:1–4) 103
Down and Up (2:5–18) 108
In Our Shoes (2:5–18) 112
Better than Moses (3:1–6) 116
Don’t Miss the Point (3:7–19) 120
God’s Detonator (4:1–2) 125
Take a Rest (4:1–13) 129
The Ultimate Hero (4:8) 133
A Threat and a Promise (4:12–13) 137
Wartime Letter (4:14–5:10) 142
The Temptation of Christ (4:15) 146
Why Doesn’t God Always Heal? (5:7) 150
Third Warning (5:11–6:12) 154
Basic Christianity (6:1–2) 158
Justice (6:10) 162
The Patience of a Saint (6:11–20) 166
The Priest Who Was King (7:1–28) 170
What Is Jesus Doing Now? (7:25) 174
PART THREE – HEBREWS 8–10: A BETTER WAY TO KNOW GOD
All Change (8:1–13) 180
No More Camping (9:1–12) 184
Men Who Stare at Goats (9:13–28) 188
There Will Be Blood (9:22) 192
The Final Taboo (9:26–28) 196
Blood Donor (10:1–18) 200
Real Worship (10:19–25) 204
Blood Diamond (10:26–39) 208
PART FOUR – HEBREWS 11–13: BETTER REASONS TO BELIEVE
Better Reasons to Believe (11:1–3) 214
Before the Flood (11:4–7) 218
Faith Without a Home (11:8–22) 222
None Received (11:23–40) 226
Keep on Running (12:1–13) 230
Final Warning (12:14–29) 234
Tragic Figure (12:15–17) 238
Zion Has Not Fallen (12:22–24) 242
Preaching Class (12:26–29) 246
Inside-Out Love (13:1–3) 250
Pure Sex (13:4) 254
The Golden Idol (13:5–6) 258
Jesus Hasn’t Changed (13:7–25) 262
Conclusion: Something Far Better Has Come 267
