| Table of Contents | 5 |
| Part I - Setting Your Course | 19 |
| Once upon a Time | 23 |
| The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots | 26 |
| From Before to Beyond Time | 27 |
| Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 30 |
| Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom | 35 |
| Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future | 36 |
| Living in a Story-Ordered World | 39 |
| Going Forward by Looking Back | 41 |
| Sacred Roots | 48 |
| Christus Victor | 50 |
| A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future | 51 |
| Thy Kingdom Come! | 56 |
| Worship and the Cosmic Drama | 66 |
| Part II - Walking the Daily Journey | 69 |
| The Apostles’ Creed | 75 |
| The Nicene Creed: Fidelity to Historic Orthodoxy | 76 |
| The Nicene Creed With Biblical Support | 77 |
| We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed | 80 |
| We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (8.7.8.7. Meter*) | 81 |
| Prayers of Scripture | 85 |
| Morning and Evening Prayers | 90 |
| Prayers of Intercession | 92 |
| Prayers of the Ancients | 99 |
| Canticles of Praise | 105 |
| Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs | 111 |
| Suffering for the Gospel | 127 |
| Your True Identity: 33 Blessings in Christ | 129 |
| Our Declaration of Dependence: Freedom in Christ | 133 |
| My Banner Is Clear | 136 |
| Right Here, Right Now, I Make My Stand | 137 |
| The Warrior’s Affirmation | 142 |
| Jesus Christ, We Rejoice in Your Defi nitive Triumph | 143 |
| His Life in Us | 145 |
| Seeing Christ in Every Situation | 146 |
| Part III- Living in the Way | 147 |
| The Church Year and You | 153 |
| The Church Year Follows the Ordering of the Gospels and Acts | 159 |
| The Church Year Forming Christ-Centered Spirituality through the Church Calendar | 161 |
| Colors Associated with the Church Year | 165 |
| The Theology of Christus Victor | 167 |
| Chronological Holy Week Readings | 168 |
| The Jewish Sacred Year | 173 |
| Traditions (Paradosis) | 177 |
| There Is a River | 186 |
| Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision | 189 |
| Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible | 190 |
| Old Testament Names, Titles, and Epithets for the Messiah | 192 |
| Readings on Christ | 195 |
| Messiah Jesus | 200 |
| The Shadow and the Substance | 203 |
| Analytical vs. Christocentric Approach to Old Testament Study | 204 |
| Promise vs. Prediction: The Apostolic Hermeneutic of the Old Testament | 205 |
| Ethics of the New Testament | 206 |
| Jesus of Nazareth as the Heart of All Biblical Ministry | 208 |
| Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom Summary | 209 |
| The Two Movements of Christ's Revelation | 210 |
| Faithfully Re-presenting Jesus of Nazareth | 211 |
| Typology Readings | 212 |
| Part IV - Persevering for the Long Haul | 219 |
| Spiritual Blueprints | 225 |
| Come Away: A Suggested Retreat Model | 229 |
| Fleshing Out the Universal Priesthood | 231 |
| The Laws of Sowing and Reaping | 245 |
| From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness | 263 |
| Living the Disciplines | 264 |
| The Hump | 265 |
| Steps to Equipping Others | 266 |
| An Order of Service | 271 |
| Holy Communion | 275 |
| Special Celebrations and Observances of the Church Year | 278 |
| A Service for Healing | 280 |
| A Liturgy for the People of God | 282 |
| Seeking Revival through Prevailing Prayer | 287 |
| A Prayer for the Mega-cities of the World | 291 |
| Let God Arise! Prayer Meeting | 296 |
| Concerts of Prayer | 298 |