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A Violent Grace: Meeting Christ at the Cross, By Michael Card

A Violent Grace

Meeting Christ at the Cross

by Michael Card

A Violent Grace
Paperback
$21.99
  • Length: 182 pages
  • Dimensions: 5 × 7 in
  • Published: January 03, 2013
  • Imprint: IVP
  • ISBN: 9780830837724

Jesus was condemned . . . so we could be set free.He was wounded . . . so we can be healed.He died . . . so we might have life.Michael Card has been using music to plumb the depths of Christian teaching for over 30 years. After 30 albums, 5 Dove awards and 20 #1 hits--"Emmanuel" and "El Shaddai" among them--Card's capacity to breathe new life into ancient things is well known.In this new release--recorded live in 2010 in Houston, Texas--Card brings together many of his most memorable songs, from "Known by the Scars" to "Love Crucified Arose" in an extended musical meditation on the mystery of the cross. An ideal companion for Lent, this live session includes must-have takes of new and classic Michael Card songs from Invitation to Awe, The Life and more.

REVIEWS

"Every encounter I've had with Michael Card has brought me closer to Jesus. I'm confident that this book will do the same."Max Lucado
"Dietrich Bonhoeffer defined 'cheap grace' as grace without the cross. In these scalding pages, Michael Card touched my heart with the love of Christ crucified and led me to an unprecedented appreciation of undeserved grace."Brennan Manning, author of The Ragamuffin Gospel
"What Michael Card sings at this level I most need: The inaudible strains of warm truth that fly from heart to heart and nourish the soul where all too few have fed. Loving God is hungry work and only those who hunger enough can feed the rest of us. Michael Card knows how to set such a table."Calvin Miller
"Always the careful teacher, Michael Card draws the church back to a much-needed look at the suffering Savior. Like me, you will gaze with astonished reverence at the One who endured such violence, then bow in humble adoration, crying, 'Lord, make me more like you.'"Steve Green
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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. He was Born to Die
so I could be born to new life
2. He Suffered Temptation
so I can experience victory
3. He was Betrayed
so I might know his faithfulness
4. He was Arrested and Bound
so I could be rescued from bondage
5. He Stood Trial Alone
so I might have an advocate
6. He was Wounded
so I could be healed
7. He Endured Mockery
so I could know dignity and joy
8. He was Condemned
so the truth could set me free
9. He was Crowned with Thorns
so I might crown him with praise
10. He was Nailed to the Cross
so I might escape judgment
11. He was Stretched Out Between Thieves
so I could know the reach of love
12. He Suffered Thirst
so I can drink living water
13. He Said, "It Is Finished"
so I could begin my walk of faith
14. He was God?s Lamb, Slain
so I could claim His sacrifice as my own
15.He was Forsaken by the Father
so I would never be rejected
16. He Chose the Shame of Weakness
so I can know the hope of glory
17. He Shed His Blood
so I can be white as snow
18. His Heart was Pierced
so mine could be made whole
19. He Died and was Buried
so the grave could not hold me
20. He Rose Again
so I might experience eternal life
21. He is Known by His Scars
so I will take up my cross and follow him

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ABOUT Michael Card

Michael Card

Michael Card is an award-winning musician and performing artist. His many books include A Fragile Stone, Inexpressible, The Nazarene, and the Biblical Imagination Series on the four Gospels.

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