Why did Jesus die? What does the self-substitution of God mean? How does Christ's death serve as satisfaction for sin? Based on Stott's best-selling The Cross of Christ, 13 lessons explore our worship, call to mission, ability to love our enemies, and need to face our suffering---all in light of the cross. Includes leader's notes.

Christian faith is centered in the cross. And the Christian life is likewise rooted in the cross. The studies in this guide are designed to bring us to the heart of the cross with an understanding of what was accomplished there on our behalf.

We begin with an individual perspective but move on from there into a deeper understanding of what it means to live as a community under the cross. Our worship, our call to mission, our ability to love our enemies and to face the perplexities of suffering--the cross transforms everything! These studies provide the ever-increasing understanding of the cross needed by every believer.

1. The Centrality of the Cross
2. Why Did Christ Die?
3. Looking Below the Surface
4. The Problem of Forgiveness
5. Satisfaction for Sin
6. Ransomed by God
7. Justified
8. The Revelation of God
9. The Conquest of Evil
10. The Community of Celebration
11. Self-Understanding and Self-Giving
12. Loving Our Enemies
13. Suffering and Glory