Additional Reading and Resources to Help your Study
These books, websites, videos, and other items might be useful to help further your engagement with Christ.
Marriage and Family
Preparing for Marriage by Dennis Rainey
For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men by Shaunti Feldhahn
For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women by Shaunti Feldhahn
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
Real Marriage by Mark and Grace Driscoll
The Strong Family by Chuck Swindoll
Growing a Spiritually Strong Family by Dennis Rainy
Sheet Music by Kevin Leman
Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn
Is That All He Thinks About?: How to Enjoy Great Sex with Your Husband by Maria Taviano
Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female by John Mark Comer
The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting with Your Husband Mind Body Heart Spirit by Shannon Ethridge
Intimacy Ignited by Joseph and Linda Dillow and Peter and Lorraine Pintus
Thriving Despite a Difficult Marriage by Michael and Chuck Misja
Tough Guys and Drama Queens by Mark Gregston
Keep the Sibling, Lose the Rivalry by Dr. Todd Cartmell
Peacemaking for Families by Ken Sande and Tom Raabe
Parenting Today’s Adolescent by Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Helping the Struggling Adolescent by Dr. Les Parrott III
Love and Respect by Dr Emerson Eggerichs
Sermon References
Here are books and related content that are referred to in sermons. This list will grow so please check back. You can click on the book cover for a link to purchase the book.
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Killing Christians: living the faith where it’s not safe to believe
Qualifications for the Evaluation of Elders and Deacons by J. Hampton Keathley III from bible.org
James by D. Edmond Hiebert
Recalling the Hope of Glory by Allen P. Ross
Worship by The Book by D.A Carson
If You Bite & Devour One Another by Alexander Strauch
The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas by Ann Voskamp
A story about the Power of the Gospel Kirsten Powers’ conversion story from Christianity Today
A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God’s Love by Milton Vincent
Acts of Humility–A Spiritual Growth Journal (content) by Matt Mcgill
From Pride to Humility: A Biblical Perspective by Stuart Scott
Love in Hard Places by D.A. Carson
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by D.A. Carson
Christian Apologetics
Here are books that Pastor Fisher reads to use a rational basis to defend the Christian faith against objections:
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis
When Skeptics Ask by Normal L. Geisler
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler & Frank Turek
Big Book of Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler
The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
Now, That’s a Good Question! by R.C. Sproul
The New Answers Book by Ken Ham
Personal Prayer
Here are some books we are reading:
Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers by Arthur Bennett
Knowing God
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
What is the Gospel by Greg Gilbert
Biography
Johnathan Edwards, A New Biography by Iain H. Murray
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Vol. 1 by Iain H. Murray
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor
Christian Studies
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt
Desiring God by John Piper
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Humility by Andrew Murray
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
You Are What You Love: The Power of Habit by James K.A. Smith
Church Studies
Elders and Leaders by Gene A. Getz
Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Bible Study
The Gospel of John by F.F. Bruce
Genesis in Space and Time by Francis A. Schaeffer
Romans 1-8 by John McArthur
Authentic Christianity, Vol. 1: Studies in the Book of Acts by Lloyd-Jones
Easter
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
Practice Resurrection by Eugene Peterson
The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel