Focus on Christ

JOHN STOTT

Revised Text Copyright © 2019 John Stott’s Literary Executors

Original Text Copyright © 1979 John R. W. Stott

Previously published by William Collins (1979) and Kingsway (1979, 1985, 1991). Also published as Life in Christ by Baker (1996, 2003) and Monarch (2003).

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Editor’s Preface to Revised Edition

Introduction: The Centrality of Christ

1 Through Christ Our Mediator

2 On Christ Our Foundation

3 In Christ Our Life-giver

4 Under Christ Our Lord

5 With Christ Our Secret

6 For Christ Our Goal

7 For Christ Our Lover

8 Like Christ Our Model

Conclusion

Foreword

When I was a student at seminary, I was twice invited to have lunch with John Stott. It felt as if I had been invited to meet a superhero! I nervously fumbled through my introduction to him and started on a list of questions that I had prepared. But to my surprise, this giant of the faith turned out to ...