
Do you feel unloved by God? Encounter stories of God’s love for the unlovedChallenge the lie that you must earn God’s loveReflect on God’s love with study questions for each chapterFind comfort in God’s love for you in JesusThere is good you can’t earn God’s love. Whatever you have done or whatever has been done to you—none of it qualifies or disqualifies you from God’s love. In The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved, Elyse M. Fitzpatrick tells stories of God’s faithfulness toward the misunderstood and often unfaithful saints of the Bible. Hosea and GomerSarah and AbrahamHagar and Photine (the woman at the well)Tamar and JudahNaomi, Ruth, and BoazBathsheba and DavidMary and JosephThese women and men suffered and failed and were often maligned. And yet they were also loved by God. His love for these messy saints reminds you that God also loves you—generously, lavishly, and freely. Jesus came for the outcasts, men and women burdened by shame or guilt and seen as unloved. And he calls you his beloved.
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Author of 20+ books on the Christian life and the gospel's impact on everyday living, Elyse is a frequent speaker at women's conferences nationally and internationally. Elyse's ministry is summed up in these simple words: No fluff, No bricks, just the good news of a crucified and risen Christ. In 1971 she married her sweetheart Phil and together they raised three children and are enjoying six really adorable grandchildren. Together they attend Valley Center Community Church in the hills of the North County of San Diego where Phil is an elder.