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The Heart of the Church: The Gospel's History, Message, and Meaning

By:Joe Thorn
Publisher:The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Print ISBN:9780802414700
eText ISBN:9780802494689
Edition:0
Format:Reflowable

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What does the church believe?

Every church has a driving confession, but what is the confession of a true and biblical church?  

The Heart of the Church answers with the gospel. It explains the story of the gospel, its basic doctrines, and God’s work in salvation. Fresh yet consistent with classic expressions, it helps churches reclaim their essential identity and return from distracting pursuits.   

Useful for training in membership classes, discipleship groups, and elder boards—and even for devotional reading—The Heart of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to believe in, rejoice in, and be transformed by the truth of God for His gathered people.

Without the gospel, the church does not exist. This book is Thorn’s full and detailed exploration of the message that is indispensable to the church’s life and identity. For any church lacking power, any Christian feeling dry, or any person seeking truth, The Heart of the Church brings relief, direction, and light, leading to worship.

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