A Better Freedom

When Michael Card first started attending an African American church, he was struck by how the congregation worshiped Jesus as "Master." He soon learned that during slavery, calling Jesus "Master" was a subtle way of saying that their earthly masters were not their true Master. This insight led Card on a journey of discovery, as he wondered, "What did it mean for African American slaves to acknowledge Jesus as Master? What did Paul, Peter, Jude and James mean when they acknowledged themselves as Christ's slaves? What would it mean for you and me to take upon ourselves the title 'slave of Christ'?"

A Better Freedom explores the biblical imagery of slavery as a metaphor for Christian discipleship. Michael Card shows how the early church saw Greco-Roman slavery as a window into understanding Jesus both as the Savior who took on the form of a slave, but also the true Lord and Master who sets us free from our own slavery to sin. Come, let yourself be captured by the Master. And discover how you can be truly set free.

1. Opening Credits and Introduction
2. Chapter 1: My Master
3. Chapter 2: A Better Freedom
4. Chapter 3: One Word, Three Worlds
5. Chapter 4: I, Paul, a Slave of Christ
6. Chapter 5: My Son, Onesimus
7. Chapter 6: Eye-Salves and People-Pleasers
8. Chapter 7: Your Father's Name
9. Chapter 8: Don't Worry About It
10. Chapter 9: Freed From and Freed To
11. Chapter 10: Christ the Slave
12. Chapter 11: Slaves Who Waited for the Way
13. Chapter 12: Parable of Slavery
14. Chapter 13: The Servant Savior
15. Chapter 14: The Death of a Slave
16. Chapter 15: Breakfast With a Wounded Slave
17. Chapter 16: Capture Me, for I am Feeing
18. Epilogue and Closing Credits