{"product_id":"lucky-how-the-kingdom-comes-to-unlikely-people-paperback","title":"Lucky: How the Kingdom Comes to Unlikely People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Packiam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn Packiam redefines the word lucky in the context of Jesus' beatitudes in Luke's Gospel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLucky\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers how the poor, hungry, mourning and persecuted are blessed because the Kingdom of heaven--its fullness, comfort, and reward--is theirs in spite of their condition. This is Christ's announcement: the Kingdom of God has come to unlikely people. Like the people Jesus addressed, we are called lucky not \u003ci\u003ebecause\u003c\/i\u003e of our pain or brokenness but because \u003ci\u003ein spite\u003c\/i\u003e of it, we have been invited into the Kingdom. The trajectory of our lives have been altered. What's more, we now have a part in the future that God is bringing. Like Abraham, we have been blessed to carry blessing, to live as luck-bearers to the unlikely and unlucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Packiam is executive pastor at New Life Church, where he oversees spiritual formation and serves as the teaching pastor for NewLifeSundayNight. Glenn is also the writer of several well-known worship songs including \"Your Name\" and \"My Savior Lives.\" He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSecondhand Jesus: Trading Rumors of God for a Firsthand Faith \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eButterfly in Brazil: How Your Life Can Make a World of Difference\u003c\/i\u003e. Glenn and his family live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.19 x 5.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169439125639,"sku":"9781434766380","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c7b13f3980fb1ed298e2cd76e72a7cbb.webp?v=1733341566","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lucky-how-the-kingdom-comes-to-unlikely-people-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}