The Desire of Ages

The Desire of Ages This book is a proven source of inspiration and enlightenment to millions of readers all over the world. And with good reason, for it deals with a universal yearning—the desire to live life to its fullest with the knowledge that we are here for a reason. That we are loved.

An all-time best-seller, this book on the life of Christ is without parallel anywhere. It tells the story of the greatest spiritual leader the world has ever known—Jesus Christ. It does not merely set down a series of remote events; it presents the meaning of them so vividly that you will feel like you’re an eyewitness to what is being described. And in these pages you will understand, possibly for the first time, the true, underlying significance of Christ's deeds and their bearing on your own life here and now.

Contents:

Section One - BIRTH TO MANHOOD

1. “God with Us”
2. The Chosen People
3.“The Fullness of Time”
4. Unto You a Saviour
5. The Dedication
6. “We Have Seen His Star”
7. As a Child
8. The Passover
9. Days of Conflict

Section Two - EARLY MINISTRY

10. The Voice in the Wilderness
11. The Baptism
12. The Temptation
13. The Victory
14. “We Have Found the Messias”
15. At the Marriage Feast

Section Three - MINISTRY IN JUDEA

16. In His Temple
17. Nicodemus
18. “He Must Increase”
19. At Jacob's Well
20. “Except Ye See Signs and Wonders”
21. Bethesda and the Sanhedrin

Section Four - MINISTRY IN GALILEE

22. Imprisonment and Death of John
23. “The Kingdom of God is at Hand”
24. “Is Not This the Carpenter's Son?”
25. The Call by the Sea
26. At Capernaum
27. “Thou Canst Make Me Clean”
28. Levi Matthew
29. The Sabbath
30. “He Ordained Twelve”
31. The Sermon on the Mount
32. The Centurion
33. Who Are My Brethren?
34. The Invitation
35. “Peace Be Still”
36. The Touch of Faith
37. The First Evangelists
38. Come Rest Awhile
39. “Give Ye Them to Eat”
40. A Night on the Lake
41. The Crisis in Galilee
42. Tradition

Section Five - RETIREMENT FROM PUBLIC MINISTRY

43. Barriers Broken Down
44. The True Sign
45. The Foreshadowing of the Cross
46. He Was Transfigured
47. Ministry
48. Who is the Greatest?

Section Six - MINISTRY IN SAMARIA

49. At the Feast of Tabernacles
50. Among Snares
51. “The Light of Life”
52. The Divine Shepherd
53. The Last Journey From Galilee
54. The Good Samaritan
55. Not With Outward Show
56. Blessing the Children
57. “One Thing Thou Lackest”
58. “Lazarus, Come Forth”
59. Priestly Plottings
60. The Law of the New Kingdom
61. Zacchaeus
62. The Feast at Simon's House

Section Seven - PASSION WEEK

63. “Thy King Cometh”
64. A Doomed People
65. The Temple Cleansed Again
66. Controversy
67. Woes on the Pharisees
68. In the Outer Court
69. On the Mount of Olives
70. “The Least of These My Brethren”
71. A Servant of Servants
72. “In Remembrance of Me”
73. “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”
74. Gethsemane
75. Before Annas and Caiaphas
76. Judas
77. In Pilate's Judgment Hall
78. Calvary
79. “It is Finished”
80. In Joseph's Tomb

Section Eight - RESURRECTION TO ASCENSION

81. “The Lord Is Risen”
82. “Why Weepest Thou?”
83. The Walk to Emmaus
84. “Peace Be Unto You”
85. By the Sea Once More
86. “Go Teach All Nations”
87. “To My Father and Your Father”
The Crucifixion: Historical and Medical Facts
Scripture Index