num_pages: 112
description: 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 Gods 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 boardsand 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 Thorns full and detailed exploration of the message that is indispensable to the churchs 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.
language: English
title: The Heart of the Church: The Gospel's History, Message, and Meaning
publisher: Moody Publishers