The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: Daily Devotions for Advent

by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Overview

As dawn broke on that first Christmas morning, the sun rose on a new era: God's king had come to earth to bring about his kingdom.

Join Sinclair Ferguson as he opens up the first two chapters of Matthew's Gospel in these daily devotions for Advent. Each day’s reflection is full of insight and application, and will help you to arrive at Christmas Day awed by God's redeeming grace and refreshed by the hope of God’s promised king.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784986384
Publisher:	The Good Book Company
Publication date:	10/01/2021
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Dr Sinclair B. Ferguson is a Ligonier teaching fellow and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary since 2017, commuting from Scotland where he is an assistant minister at St. Peter's Free Church of Scotland, Dundee.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part One: The Family History
1. Jesus ben David, ben Abraham
2. "The Hopes and Fears of All the Years"
3. Cherchez la Femme

Part Two: The Family
4. A Virgin Conception
5. Joseph’s Waking Nightmare
6. A Heavenly Messenger
7. “Good Tidings of Comfort"
8. What’s in a Name?
9. “Isaiah Hath Foretold Him”
10. The Way of Obedience
11. Joseph’s Restraint

Part Three: The Visitors
12. Wise Men from the East
13. A Dangerous Turning
14. Knowing Without Going
15. Can You Trust a Herod?
16. Following a Star
17. Finding Christ
18. A Divine Warning

Part Four: The Journeys
19. Saved by a Dream
20. A Pattern Repeated
21. The Child Pogrom
22. Prophecy Fulfilled 
23. Going Home
24. Jesus the Nazarene

Editorial Reviews

Sinclair Ferguson knows how to write deep theology that helps simple people like me. And there is no deeper topic than the Advent of our glorious Lord in this broken world. The Dawn of Redeeming Grace is written by a wise author offering us rich insights, so that we journey more confidently from this world to that which is to come. (President

As Christmas gets more and more secularized, trivialized and sentimentalized (even in the evangelical church), we need a heavy dose of thinking deeply about the arrival of the Son of God. Sinclair Ferguson provides the spiritual riches that your heart longs for as you contemplate the birth of our Savior.

John MacArthur (pastor and teacher

With fresh insight, Sinclair Ferguson unpacks the doctrine of the in- carnation. A highly recommended read in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It will do your heart good!

Gail Curry (Baptist Women Irealnd)

Walking Matthew’s narrative path with magnifying glass in hand, Sinclair Ferguson points out easily missed details and overlooked shifts in the plot. The Dawn of Redeeming Grace shows us what happens when God keeps his word to rescue lost humanity. Let’s follow the path to our own Advent discoveries.

Sheridan Voysey (Writer

Walking Matthew’s narrative path with magnifying glass in hand, Sinclair Ferguson points out easily missed details and overlooked shifts in the plot. The Dawn of Redeeming Grace shows us what happens when God keeps his word to rescue lost humanity. Let’s follow the path to our own Advent discoveries.

Sheridan Voysey (Author

As Christmas gets more and more secularized, trivialized and sentimentalized (even in the evangelical church), we need a heavy dose of thinking deeply about the arrival of the Son of God. Sinclair Ferguson provides the spiritual riches that your heart longs for as you contemplate the birth of our Savior.

John MacArthur (Pastor and Teacher

With fresh insight, Sinclair Ferguson unpacks the doctrine of the in- carnation. A highly recommended read in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It will do your heart good!

Gail Curry (Baptist Women’s Director

With fresh insight, Sinclair Ferguson unpacks the doctrine of the in- carnation. A highly recommended read in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It will do your heart good!

Gail Curry (Baptist Women’s Director

For many of us, the road through the Christmas story is very familiar territory: so familiar that we have a hard time seeing it through fresh eyes. In The Dawn of Redeeming Grace, Sinclair Ferguson is a worthy and helpful guide, pointing out insights we may have missed and guiding us toward wonder and worship.

Nancy Guthrie (Author and Bible Teacher)