{"product_id":"why-christmas-nicky-gumbel","title":"Why Christmas?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas Edition of \u003ci\u003eWhy Jesus?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's so important about Christmas? Why should people still be celebrating the birth of a baby born 2,000 years ago?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Christmas? is a concise, easy-to-read study of the very real questions people may have about Jesus and why his birth, death and resurrection are central to the Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver 3 million copies of this popular booklet have been sold across the world since it was first published. Written by Nicky Gumbel, it explores why we need Jesus and how he satisfies our hunger for meaning and purpose in life, for life beyond death, and for forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring Jesus' claims, character and death, Nicky uses effortlessly uncomplicated language to talk about the freedom we receive from guilt, addition, and fear, and the freedom to know God, to love other people, and to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Christmas? is illustrated throughout by Charlie Mackesy, author of the best-selling book ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklet is designed to be given away at Christmas services and events and to anyone with questions about Jesus and the Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic edition is thinner and lighter than the Expanded Edition which included excerpts from the Bible in One Year and is also still available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSections within the booklet include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n•\tWhy celebrate Christmas?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWhy bother with Jesus?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tHow do we know Christianity is true?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWho is Jesus?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWhy did he come?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWhy did he die?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tCommon excuses for not accepting the gift\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWhat do we have to do?\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tA simple prayer to start your relationship with God\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWhat now?\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available in the series: Why Jesus? and Why Easter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduct details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n•\tAuthor: Nicky Gumbel\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tIllustrator: Charlie Mackesy\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tEnglish Paperback\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tPublisher: Alpha International\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tPublished: September 2023 (first published in 1991)\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWeight: 59g\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tNumber of Pages: 24\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tThickness: 2 mm\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tHeight: 179 mm\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tWidth: 112 mm\n\u003cbr\u003e•\tISBN: 9781912263875","brand":"Nicky Gumbel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43954583044308,"sku":"9781912263875","price":0.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/10095955_LRG.jpg?v=1752789810","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/why-christmas-nicky-gumbel","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}