How do we respond to the invitations of Jesus? Trevor Hudson calls us to consider the invitations Jesus offers in five dimensions of life. In his gentle and intimate style, Trevor leads you to see where Christ is touching your life, calling you to deeper relationship with God, self, and neighbor.
This six-week small group study includes a Leader’s Guide for small-group facilitation. The sessions are structured to last one hour and open with a prayer followed by reading the Word, reflecting on the chapter invitation, and responding to the invitation.
Trevor Hudson - "In the early years of my faith pilgrimage, I restricted the primary purpose for God coming in Christ to the forgiveness of sins. I understood that to be the main gospel invitation. In everyday language, I would put it like this: Come to Jesus, get your sins forgiven, and go to heaven. While that message contains a wonderful truth, somehow it is not true enough. Let me explain. As I have studied the invitations of Jesus in the gospels and mulled over the insights of significant mentors, my understanding of the good news has grown considerably from what I first understood it to be. I have come to see that the central issue of the gospel of Jesus involves the gracious opportunity to become a new kind of person and to enter into a new way of life. Available to anyone who responds wholeheartedly to the invitations of Jesus, his gospel embraces both the forgiveness of our sins and the recovery of abundant life." (From his book 'Invitations of Jesus')