Who am I and do I really matter? This is a heartfelt cry today, articulated in different ways, often even among those who claim to be Christians.  
  
Paul Mallard shows us what the Bible teaches us about our identity as human beings and, more specifically, as Christians. We look at our relationship with God, with the church, with our family and in the workplace. The starting point is the NT book of Ephesians, which is far more relevant today than we might think.  
  
The author brings us right into the heart of his family, explaining how Abe, his young grandson, in spite of severe disability from birth, was made by a loving and kind Creator, with unique value and immeasurable dignity. In fact, our dignity as humans stems from the fact that God has created us in his image - how amazing is that!  
  
This is a book which will orientate and reassure us, offering genuine confidence. But it will also move our hearts to praise God for investing such value in human beings like us, and for sending his Son, Jesus, so that we could have freedom from sin and enjoy the status of sons and daughters.  
  
Preface  
1 Who am I?  
2 Unbelievably blessed  
3 Undeservedly rescued  
4 Unimaginably transformed  
5 Every barrier is down  
6 Every person is needed  
7 Everyone worships something  
8 Against the flow  
9 The home - men and women  
10 Fight for who you are  
11 People of hope  
12 More loved than you can imagine

Paul Mallard

Preface

Acknowledgments

Who am I?

Part 1 I am what God has made me

Undeservedly rescued

Ephesians 2:1–10

Unbelievably blessed

Ephesians 1:3–14

Unimaginably transformed

Ephesians 4:25–32

Part 2 I am a part of a new community

Every barrier down

Ephesians 2:11–22

Everyone is needed

Ephesians 4:1–16

Everyone worships something

Ephesians 5:18–21

Part 3 I am a stranger and a pilgrim here

Against the flow

Ephesians 4:17–24

The home: men and women

Ephesians 5:21–33

Fighting for what we are

Ephesians 6:10–17

Part 4 I am shaped by what I pray for

People of hope

Ephesians 1:15–23

More loved than we can ever imagine

Ephesians 3:14–19

Epilogue

Notes

Preface  
1 Who am I?  
2 Unbelievably blessed  
3 Undeservedly rescued  
4 Unimaginably transformed  
5 Every barrier is down  
6 Every person is needed  
7 Everyone worships something  
8 Against the flow  
9 The home - men and women  
10 Fight for who you are  
11 People of hope  
12 More loved than you can imagine

In this excellent and engaging book, Paul leads his reader through Ephesians to explore important issues of identity, and to offer a beautiful and moving presentation of the gospel, as the truth that both saves us and shapes our lives as believers. The mixture of stories from family life, ministry and university days, along with the way that he carefully unpacks Scripture, and concludes each chapter with a set of questions for consideration and reflection, makes for a really interesting, encouraging and practical read that is sure to be exceptionally helpful in a culture so concerned and confused with questions of identity and meaning. - Ellie Cook, UCCF Staff Worker with Durham Inter-Collegiate Christian Union

Paul Mallard’s rich and timely book addresses our deepest questions of identity. With theological depth and a pastor’s heart, Paul paints a vivid picture of the God who loves us as his children in Christ, and who is restoring us to the glory for which we were made. The book brims with hope and confidence, and fills the reader with a sense of the immeasurable worth of being in Christ. It deserves to be read by Christians of all ages. - Richard Cunningham

Everything that Paul Mallard writes is lucid, interesting and relevant to the reader. He has the rare gift of speaking with authority in a fascinating way, and so 'the common people hear him gladly.' They can also read him gladly too. In this book he answers the question as to who we are. What is man? Is there a purpose in life? Huge questions, and they are answered with Paul Mallard's characteristic clarity. We need to read these wise words. - Geoff Thomas

Identity is the word of the moment, but how can Christians today know themselves? Paul Mallard offers a Biblical look at what shapes us.

Paul Mallard is Senior Minister at Widcombe Baptist Church in Bath, England and a speaker at national events. He is a former President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. His wife, Edrie's story, is the theme of his first book, Invest Your Suffering (IVP).

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