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Have you looked beyond the threshold... recently?

For over 30 years I've watched God move His church toward a "kairos" moment that waits for us, just beyond the threshold. First as a pastor, then ministering to university students, followed by a decade of mobilizing Christians for world evangelization. Coupled with 15 years of raising up prayer among the nations, I've witnessed an unparalleled groundswell toward worldwide revival throughout the Body of Christ.

Today I sense it is truly at hand.

We are gathered at the launch-point of a grand campaign. It is a campaign to proclaim the name of God's Son to Christians everywhere – doing so in such a way that every facet of discipleship, church life and outreach will be radically (and wonderfully) transformed in the process. We have come to the crossroads of a crucial cause. As we're about to see, it requires the flooding of the Church with Messengers of Hope who will raise up Prisoners of Hope and bring together Vanguards of Hope to form the frontlines of renewal and outreach for a whole generation.

The refrain "Christ Is ALL!" captures the ultimate destiny the Holy Spirit is pursuing with every Christian – that we live every day at the center of Who Christ is, where He's headed, what He's doing and how He's blessed. That's what His "supremacy" demands.

From every quarter of the contemporary church Christian leaders are saying it's time to restore a larger vision of our Redeemer's triumphant glory. God can and must awaken His people to Christ for ALL that He is. Our number one priority must become exalting our Savior more consistently. We must spread a message of God's Son that will explode the boundaries of our current hope in Him, and re-ignite passion for the pursuit of His Kingdom in all things, among all peoples.

The time has come. We must spread a vision of the magnificent greatness of Jesus among Christians once again! The time has come. We must help one another be consumed with His glory as a way of life. The time has come. We must focus on reforming disciples into strategic bases of operation – men and women who are passionate for the advance of His Kingdom among the nations.

Soon, "Christ is all!" will bear witness to a fresh movement of God across the Body of Christ. Soon, "Christ is all!" will define the greatest answer to the prayers of an entire generation. Soon, "Christ is all!" will resound throughout the Church, heard on the lips of all who have re-engaged their Savior in the full extent of His supremacy. Soon, "Christ is all!" will become the trademark of those who have recovered the hope we are meant to have.

"Christ is all!"proclaims even more, however. It announces the consummation of all things just ahead. It composes Heaven's testimony of triumph to be sung for ages to come. It's the pledge that will emblazon our banners on that unending Day when we rally to this uncontested Conqueror – when every hope will be perfectly consummated in Him.

If you intend to claim such a refrain for your life's campaign, you must respond first the way John did in Revelation. On Patmos Island he encountered an unexpected revelation of his majestic Master looming before him as Alpha and Omega. What did John do? He fell down like a dead man – in silence. Trembling, in silence. Overwhelmed, in silence. Surrendered, in silence. Expectant, in silence. Waiting, in silence.

So it must be for you. To prepare for the Campaign of Hope that beckons, I invite you to respond the same as John did – in a moment of absolute, awe-struck...SILENCE.

Stop everything right now. Quiet your soul before the living Lord of Glory. Kneel, even. Worship your Supreme Commander. Be joyful in the courts of His Royal Highness. But, before anything else, be silent...

Silent – alert for Him to come near to you as the hope we are meant to have ...
Silent – looking for Him to shine on you with the hope we are meant to have ...
Silent – listening for Him to speak to you about the hope we are meant to have ...
Silent – waiting for Him to draw you on toward the hope we are meant to have ...
Silent – eager to join Him to promote the hope we are meant to have...
Silent – ready to help other believers recover the hope we are meant to have ...
Silent – poised for the rest of your life to proclaim the full extent of His supremacy because it is all the hope we are meant to have.

Then, as you begin your very own Campaign of Hope right where you live among those you love, make sure this one refrain remains the message you share and the identity you bear: "Christ is All!" (Colossians 3:11)

"Joyful Manifesto . . . Christ is All!" is three books in one, with study questions for personal reflection and small group discussion embedded throughout the book...

VOLUME I: CHRIST AND SUPREMACY
What is the hope we must recover?
Does God really have a Son? If so, what does God think of His Son? And what does He want us to think of His Son? In the five chapters of Volume I, David Bryant develops an excitingly bold and dynamic vision of what the supremacy of God's Son really means.

VOLUME II: THE CRISIS OF SUPREMACY
Where is the hope we must recover?
What is the greatest crisis facing our nation in this "age of terrorism"? Actually, it is a crisis inside the Church... what David Bryant calls "the crisis of supremacy". The second volume studies the history and source of the crisis, the evidences of it in contemporary Christian lives and churches, and how it has resulted in an increasing loss of hope and passion toward Christ throughout the Body of Christ.

VOLUME III: A CAMPAIGN OF HOPE
Recovering all the hope we are meant to have!
Volume III maps out the message about God's Son that Christians must start sharing with Christians to cure the crisis. Then, David Bryant explores a practical three-fold strategy to unleash a Campaign Of Hope right where you live to bring us back to Christ for ALL that He is.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

iii.........."Christ is All!"
v..........Dedication
vii..........Table of Contents
xi..........Saint Paul on Hope and the Supremacy of God's Son
xiii..........Defining the Hope Shaped by the Supremacy of God's Son
xv..........Look Beyond the Threshold! (An Introduction)
xxv..........PRELUDE: Put Your Hope in Christ!

VOLUME ONE
CHRIST AND SUPREMACY
What Is the Hope We Must Recover?

Chapter 1:The Glory of the Supremacy of God's Son..........3
All the Hope We Are Meant to Have

Chapter 2: CHRIST SUPREME:
The Summation of Christian Hope..........37
Recover a Vision Shaped by the FOCUS of His Supremacy

Chapter 3: CHRIST SUPREME:
The Consummation of Christian Hope..........79
Recover a Vision Shaped by the FULFILLMENT of His Supremacy

Chapter 4: CHRIST SUPREME:
The Approximation of Christian Hope..........107
Recover a Vision Shaped by the FULLNESS of His Supremacy

Chapter 5: CHRIST SUPREME:
The Consuming Passion of Christian Hope..........149
Recover a Vision Shaped by the FERVENCY of His Supremacy

INTERLUDE I: Hope-Filled Christians Arise!..........175

VOLUME TWO
THE CRISIS OF SUPREMACY
Where Is the Hope We Must Recover?

Chapter 6: The Greatest Crisis of All
How Did We Come to This? ..........181

Chapter 7: Why Don't We Hope?
The Crisis of Supremacy and Our Loss of Hope..........209

Chapter 8: Why Don't We Care?
The Crisis of Supremacy and Our Loss of Passion..........235

INTERLUDE II: A Prayer Over the Crisis of Supremacy..........265

VOLUME THREE
A CAMPAIGN OF HOPE
Recovering All the Hope We Are Meant to Have

Chapter 9: What Must This Campaign Proclaim?
His Supremacy Is Our Message of Hope to the Church..........271

Chapter 10: Becoming Messengers of Hope
How to Re-inspire the Church with the Supremacy of God's Son..........297

Chapter 11: Becoming Prisoners of Hope
How to Re-capture the Church for the Supremacy of God's Son..........331

Chapter 12: Becoming Vanguards of Hope
How to Re-mobilize the Church Around the
Supremacy of God's Son..........360

POSTLUDE: Refrain for a Campaign..........397

Appendices..........398

APPENDIX I: EQUIPPED! How to Make This Book Work for You

APPENDIX II: CHRIST HUDDLES:
Facilitating Small Group Discussions of the Book

APPENDIX III: GIVING CREDIT: The People Behind the Book

APPENDIX IV: NINE THESES That Support the Book

APPENDIX V: KEY PASSAGES On Hope and the Supremacy of God's Son

APPENDIX VI: ANOTHER APPROACH To Defining "Supremacy"

APPENDIX VII: HOW TO PROCLAIM AND PRAY Our Hope in the Supremacy of God's Son

APPENDIX VIII: A GLIMPSE AT THE MAN Behind the Manifesto

APPENDIX IX: DAVID BRYANT DIRECT: How to Benefit from David's Ministry and Website

APPENDIX X: THINK WITH ME: A Chapter by Chapter Outline

David Bryant was the former president of Concerts of Prayer International, and chairman of America's National Prayer Committee. For 30 years, Bryant has been defined as a "messenger of hope' and a "proclaimer of Christ" to the church throughout the world.