Lay It Down

There’s Good News for the Weary
Call it burnout, a spiritual breakdown, or a personal crisis, the toll of Bill Tell’s decades of successful ministry finally caught up with him. Incapacitated and depressed, he found that the road to recovery began at the cross. To his delight, healing opened new freedoms as he embraced the gospel in new ways.

Lay It Down: Living in the Freedom of the Gospel is a bold declaration of the overwhelming grace of God. More than merely saving us in our sin, by grace God delivers us from it, making us new creations and treating us accordingly—no matter what. For a generation of Christians who have learned a gospel of performance and striving, Lay It Down offers the good news of the grace that is already ours in Christ.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Into Dark Depths
Chapter 2: Glimpses of Freedom

Part One: God Views Me Differently
Chapter 3: Miracle One: The Unconditional Good News
Chapter 4: Free from Performing for Love and Relationship
Chapter 5: Free from Condemnation
Chapter 6: Free from Punishment
Chapter 7: Free from Fear
Chapter 8: Free to Live in Peace
Chapter 9: Free to Live in Grace

Part Two: God Makes Me Different
Chapter 10: Miracle Two: The Transformational Good News
Chapter 11: Free from Working on Not Sinning
Chapter 12: Free to Obey
Chapter 13: Free to Love
Chapter 14: Free to Bear Good Fruit

Part Three: God Relates to Me Differently
Chapter 15: Miracle Three: The Relational Good News
Chapter 16: Free from Shame
Chapter 17: Free to Be Loved

Endorsements:

“What a great gift Bill has given to us in this book! Pick it up. Read it slowly. What could be more important than to mine the depths of the grace of God—especially in a world where we continually fall back into a desperate and hopeless attempt to do what Christ has already done? Bill not only does a masterful job of mining these depths, but he also doesn’t shy away from the myriad of ‘Yeah, but’ questions we all ask when faced with the radical reality of what Christ has done for us: a new life, no condemnation, adoption as a child of the King. Wow! What can we add? Nothing. Cease striving. Lay it down. Great book!” DEL TACKETT Architect and host of The Truth Project

“Writing from his own experience and his thorough knowledge of Scripture, Bill Tell shows us how to move from performance-based living into the glorious freedom the gospel is meant to bring. This book will benefit all believers regardless of their stage of maturity in the Christian life.” JERRY BRIDGES, Author - The Pursuit of Holiness