Fight Like Jesus

How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week

By: Jason Porterfield

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Winner of the 2022 American Book Fest's Best Book Award: Religion, Christianity

Throughout Holy Week, two competing approaches to peacemaking collide. What if we've embraced the wrong one?

At the start of Holy Week, tears streamed down Jesus' face as he cried out, "If only you knew the things that make for peace." From that moment, until a week later when he triumphantly declared, "Peace be with you," Jesus spent each day confronting injustice, calling out oppressors, and contending for peace.

But what if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don't know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we've actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? One that justifies killing enemies. One whose methods include nailing criminals to crosses.

We desperately need to recover the radical vision of peacemaking that Jesus embodied throughout Holy Week. And we urgently need to be trained in his way of making peace. So, come. Let's journey together day-by-day through Jesus' final week and discover anew why he is called the Prince of Peace.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Jason Porterfield (P)2022 Jason Porterfield

Challenging

Many rarely highlighted aspects of Holy Week were revealed. A challenge given to follow the peacemaking way of Jesus. Great book for small groups as it sparked many good discussions

The Things That Make for Peace

My pastor recommended this book to read along with our Lenten devotional and his sermons from Luke about how Jesus resolutely set his face toward Jerusalem. This book gave me much to think about and caused me to reconsider some of the ways scripture has been interpreted by the churches I have attended from childhood.

Jesus non-violence inspiring

loved the details about scripture, linking to current life challenges. Jesus "whip" clearing the temple of ripoff money changers was really just a handful of reeds. he didn't whip people, just drove out the animals.

Five Hours to A New Perspective

Listening to "Fight Like Jesus" may just change your mind about the use of power in the Gospel narratives about Jesus during Holy Week. Believers in the majority of churches hear sermons on the palms, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus every year. Still there is more to consider when we read through the events leading to the cross. What does it mean that Jesus cursed a fig tree, cleansed the temple, and proclaimed woe to the religious leaders? Could it be that underneath what we interpret as judgment and destruction are love and mercy in disguise? Jason Porterfield answers these questions by looking at the stories in their context, examining clues in the original language, and bringing in perspectives of biblical scholars and theologians.

Walk through Holy Week day by day and gain new perspective--a view that brings hope--on God's love for all of us!

Enlightening

This was such a thought provoking book causing me to really rethink my cultural Christianity when we hold up a mirror to it in light of the scripture of Holy Week.