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Gospel in Life can be used as a basis for discipleship, theological training, or leadership training. The following are suggested resources to further your study on any particular topic.
Session 1: City The World That Is
Additional Reading:
Bakke, Ray. The Urban Christian.
Bartholomew, C., and M. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story.
Berger, Peter, and Thomas Luckman. The Social Construction of Reality.
Stott, John R. W. The Contemporary Christian.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Love for the City
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Should I Not Love That Great City
Session 2: Heart Three Ways to Live
Additional Reading:
Ferguson, Sinclair. Children of the Living God.
Horton, Michael. Putting the Amazing Back into Grace.
Keller, Timothy. The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Lewis, C. S. Three Kinds of Men.
Lovelace, Richard F. Renewal as a Way of Life: A Guidebook for Spiritual Growth.
Stevenson, Leslie. Seven Theories of Human Nature.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Sin as Self-Righteousness
Keller, Timothy. Sermon Series: The Fellowship Of Grace. (sermons below)
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: He Welcomes Sinners
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Give Me Mine
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: He Came to Himself
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: To Be Called Your Son
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: And Kissed Him
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: We Had to Celebrate
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: The True Older Brother
Session 3: Idolatry The Sin Beneath the Sin
Additional Reading:
Plantinga, Cornelius. Not The Way It’s Supposed To Be: A Breviary Of Sin.
Ramachandra, Vinoth. Gods That Fail.
Yancey, Philip. The Jesus I Never Knew.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Removing Idols of the Heart
Session 4: Community The Context for Change
Additional Reading:
Allender, Dan. Bold Love.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together.
Carson, D. A. Love In Hard Places.
Hauerwas, Stanley. A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic.
MacIntyre, Alasdair. After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory.
Taylor, Charles. Sources of the Self: The Making of Modern Identity.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: The Community of Jesus
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Community Building
Session 5: Witness An Alternate City
Additional Reading:
Bechtle, Mike. Evangelism For The Rest Of Us.
Chester, Tim, & Steve Timmis. Total Church: A Radical Shaping Around the Gospel & Community.
Frazee, Randy. The Connecting Church.
Newman, Randy. Questioning Evangelism.
Pippert, Rebecca. Out of the Saltshaker and into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life.
Wilson, Jonathan R. Living Faithfully in a Fragmented World.
Church Planting:
Keller, Timothy. Article: “Why Plant Churches”
Keller, Timothy, & Allen Thompson. Church Planting Manual
Malphurs, Aubrey. Planting Growing Churches.
Wagner, C. Peter. Church Planting For a Greater Harvest.
Sermons:
BKeller, Timothy. Sermon: Messengers
Gyger, Terry. Sermon: A New Church for the City
Session 6: Work Cultivating the Garden
Additional Reading:
Brand, Hilary, & Adrienne Chaplin. Art And Soul: Signposts For Christians In The Arts.
Smith, Gordon T. Courage And Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential.
Stevens, R. Paul. Doing God’s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace.
Volf, Miroslav. Work in the Spirit: Towards a Theology of Work.
Wolters, Albert M. Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Work
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: If I Perish, I Perish
Session 7: Justice A People for Others
Additional Reading:
Blomberg, Craig. Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions.
Gornik, Mark R. To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City.
Keller, Timothy. Ministries of Mercy.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Blessed are the Poor
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: Neighbors
Session 8: Eternity The World that is to Come
Additional Reading:
Boice, James. Two Cities, Two Loves.
Marshall, Paul. Heaven is Not My Home: Living in the Now of God’s Creation.
Mouw, Richard J. When the Kings Come Marching In.
Plantinga, Cornelius. Engaging God’s World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living.
Sermons:
Keller, Timothy. Sermon: The New Jeruselum