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Review: Gospel Stories

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I've greatly enjoyed getting to read books that deepen my understanding of the Bible and of the life-changing Gospel, so when I saw Gospel Stories by Andrew Wilson floating around, I was keen to work my way through it. It's a punchy volume that packs a lot within its pages with easily digestible chapters, making it a wonderful complement to any Bible and devotional reading.

Many thanks to 10 of Those for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Book Synopsis

In fifty-six short narratives, Gospel Stories explores the beautiful, triumphant, often heartbreaking and always glorious stories that make up the gospel of God—Gospel Stories. Just as we have one God in three persons, and one church made up of many people, so in Scripture we have one gospel made up of many stories. Inside readers will rediscover the glorious mission of God, freedom from sin, and how the promises of God never fail. Andrew Wilson brings these Gospel Stories to life with fresh and relevant insights on how the stories of Scripture profoundly affect your faith and theology. Prepare to be stunned and in total amazement at the many-faceted gospel story, the greatest story ever told.

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Book Thoughts

If life is a story, then it is a gift that we get to know and live in the very best story of all. That's what makes walking through Gospel Stories so enjoyable, where we can see God at work in every single book of the Bible. Broken down into five acts that cover creation in Genesis until restoration in Revelation, we can encounter Jesus in the midst of each narrative. Andrew Wilson is an engaging storyteller who offers apt analogies that help us better understand God's redemptive work.

In a way, this book is almost akin to a version of The Jesus Storybook Bible for adults with quick chapters that can be shared over time and with others. By exploring subplots and historical contexts, each story is made all the richer due to details that can easily get missed. Seeing common themes that are woven in between the stories, it is fascinating to discover how the Gospel has been communicated to us in so many ways as to capture our hearts and imaginations through poetry, laments, historical narratives, prophecies, and letters. If you’re looking to better tell the story of Jesus in the Bible, this is a winsome collection of biblical reflections turned into approachable nuggets of truth.

Book Summary

  • Format of book: 📖
  • Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Recommendation: 👍

Book Quotes

You were chosen in Christ, before anything else existed at all: before the wheel, before the moon, God chose you—and not because you were holy and blameless, but because in Christ, God was going to make you holy and blameless.... We bring as much to our salvation as we do to the momentum of the earth. We couldn’t choose ourselves before the foundation of the world; we weren’t even there. Nor could we give ourselves a destiny, redeem ourselves, find out God’s plan or wrangle our way into sharing Jesus’ inheritance. We could try, but we would fall flat on our face. Only in Christ are any of these blessings, let alone all of them, available.
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