Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Overview

This is a TEAMS study created for the Journey from the book Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund. (Book Purchase Necessary)

Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that He is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about His people amid all their sins and failures?

This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for His people to find rest in Him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for His people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. 

These chapters take us into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for His people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives. 

In this Journey Section you will:

• Dive into ways that Jesus is gentle and lowly 
• See a rich assurance of our position before the Lord
• Explore what the ascended Jesus is doing today
• Dive into the heart of the Father
• Sit in the eternality of who Jesus is, what He has done, and what He will do

Author: Dane C. Ortlund

Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is an editor for the Knowing the Bible series and the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series, and is the author of several books, including Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers. Dane lives with his wife, Stacey, and their five children in Naperville, Illinois.