Rich Wounds

Author: David Mathis

Thirty short but profound reflections that help you to meditate on and marvel at the sacrificial love of Jesus. This book also works fantastically as a devotional.

These short but profound reflections from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to look deeper at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death and spectacular resurrection—enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done for us.

Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won:

“He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)

This book works fantastically as a devotional at any time of year. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.

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Introduction: The Many Crowns of Christ

PART 1: HIS LIFE

1. His Habits
2. His Purpose
3. He Worked
4. He Slept
5. He Wept
6. He Walked
7. He Taught
8. He Discipled 

PART 2: HIS DEATH

9. What Makes a Cross Wonderful?
10. What Makes Blood Precious?
11. Barabbas and Me
12. He Took the Wrath for Us
13. A Much More Excellent Covenant
14. God’s Defining Moment
15. Get to the cross and Never Leave

PART 3: HIS TRIUMPH

16. His Heart Beats
17. He Is Risen Indeed
18. He Cannot Be Stopped
19. He Is Exalted
20. His Reign Has Begun
21. He Sat Down
22. His Scars Will Never Fade

PART 4: HIS PASSION WEEK

23. The Strange and Wonderful Ride
24. Jesus’ Most Controversial Claim
25. He Sealed His Fate With a Song
26. Enter the Traitor
27. His Hour Had Come
28. Why We Call the Worst Day “Good”
29. They Did Not Break His Legs
30. The Triumph of Joy

Epilogue: Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken