The Surprising Grace of Disappointment
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The Surprising Grace of Disappointment

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Surprising Grace of Disappointment

About this book

Disappointment is a feeling everyone knows well—failed relationships, buyer’s remorse, unmet expectations, and so on. In a broken world, disappointment surrounds us.

But Christians know that Jesus will never disappoint us, right? Wrong. John Koessler explains how Jesus disappoints everyone. He never fails, but he does disappoint.

We come to Jesus with false expectations, demanding or expecting things he doesn’t promise, and then when he doesn’t deliver, we are disappointed by Him. But Koessler explains how this can be the best thing for us even though it doesn’t feel good. He describes how this sort of disappointment takes our wrong expectations and sets them straight, bringing us closer to Jesus and into a deeper understanding of his very surprising grace.

This book is a wonderful resource for people struggling with life’s hard times as well as for counselors or pastors seeking to help others.

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780802410566
eBook ISBN
9780802476258
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. False Hope and Unreasonable Expectations
  9. 2. As Good as His Word
  10. 3. Jesus Disappoints Everyone
  11. 4. The Awkward Conversation of Prayer
  12. 5. Asleep at the Wheel
  13. 6. Great Expectations or Delusions of Grandeur?
  14. 7. Eat, Drink, and Be Hungry
  15. 8. Take This Job
  16. 9. The Trajectory of Worship
  17. 10. Happily Ever After
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes