Resources

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

Prayer in the Life of Jesus

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