WEBSITES/BLOGS

• Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL)
• Ligonier Ministries
• Mongergism.com – A directory of links that captures and categorizes the best free theological content on the internet
• Reformed Forum 

EBOOKS

• Free ebooks from Monergism – Monergism believes the Church should have open access to Scripturally/Theologically sound edifying Christian literature and that one need not be held back from having a significant Christian library because of cost. The ministry at Monergism involves providing quality Christian literature in accessible formats for free. Most of these eBooks are high quality and available in both ePub and .mobi (kindle) formats with actively linked table of contents.

• Free ebooks from Ligonier ministries (Crucial Questions series)  – To further help Christians know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share it.

• The Puritan Practice of Meditation by Dr. Joel R. Beeke (pdf)

CHRISTIAN FAITH

• Tips for Students Facing Doubt in the Real World by Michael Kruger

MEMORIZATION

• Bible Memory App: Remember Me 
• Remember Me files to import (.txt):
  • Books of the Bible (.txt)
  • Memory Verses for Respectable Sins study (ESV) (.txt)
  • Westminster Shorter Catechism (.txt)
• Seeds Family Worship (YouTube)

PARENTING

• Duties of Parents by J.C. Ryle (.pdf)
• Life in the Mundane  –  Making the Most of the Little Moments
• Exploring the Bible by David Murray (YouTube) – companion videos that go along with this devotional book.

WESTMINSTER STANDARDS

• TGC Course on Westminster Confession of Faith by Sinclair Ferguson (audio)

CORPORATE/FAMILY WORSHIP

•  Trinity Psalter Hymnal Online (lyrics, sheet music & audio)
• Christ Reformed Church – Trinity Psalter Hymnal Tunes
• Kaleb Brasee – Youtube channel of hymns played on piano (helpful for family worship)

• Family Worship by Dr. Joel R. Beeke (pdf)

• Selecting Hymns by T. David Gordon (WORD Doc)

• List of Hymns by T. David Gordon  (WORD Doc)

• Trinity Hymnal (revised edition)

• ThePsalmsSung.org is a collection of 700 FREE recordings of congregational & choral Psalm Singing. It is a fantastically diverse collection from various Psalters showcasing different tunes and different styles.

• Spiritual Exercises of the Heart by Thomas Reade – one of Pastor Rick’s favorite devotionals for personal worship.  You can also buy it at Reformation Heritage Books.

SACRAMENTS

The Lord’s Supper

• Preparation for Communion – Tim Challies’ reflections on Jeremiah Burroughs
• How Old Must a Child Be to Come to the Lord’s Table?

CONFLICT & PEACEMAKING

• Peacemaking Principles Pamplet (.pdf)
• Peacemakers Free Resources 

WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY ALL ABOUT?

• Christianity Explored – What is Christianity?  Check out this site for answers to your questions.
• The Best Invitation Ever (YouTube)
• When Santa Learned the Gospel (YouTube)

WEBSITES / BLOGS

• Christianity Explored – A site that explores the Christian  Faith.
• Outward OPC – Resources on how to evangelize from a Reformed perspective

EVANGELISM TRAINING 

• KOTP Evangelism Training (series held at Kirk of the Plains in the summer of 2019 by Ben Franks)

1. 1. Nurturing a Culture of Evangelism: What & Why?   (Handout)
   2. Nurturing a Culture of Evangelism: Obstacles & Issues (Handout)
   3. Nurturing a Culture of Evangelism: In the Home (Handout)
   4. Nurturing a Culture of Evangelism: In the Church (Handout)

• Small Talk to Big Talk by Roger Carswell (Youtube) – Being an everyday witness.

CURRENT ISSUES

Sexuality

• Rosaria Butterfield
• Homosexuality and the Christian Faith 
• What Christians Just Don’t Get About LGBT Folks 

THE S.O.W. CHALLENGE (2021) – Summer Of Witness

Many Christians consider sharing their faith or witnessing as a challenging endeavor for any number of reasons. For many, it is so hard that they simply do not do it or at least do not do it very consistently. It is not that they do not want to, they simply do not. Maybe partly because the model of evangelism that they have seen is programmatic and comes across more like a sales pitch.

But what if we came to see the Christian witness differently? What if, as Ian Hamilton put it, we saw evangelism essentially as Christians being Christians in a fallen world? Not simply devising evangelistic events, appropriate as they may be at places and at times, but rather seeing the heart of gospel evangelism as going about our daily lives, and as opportunity arises in the providence of God, seizing those moments to talk about our sin & the Savior of sinners with others?

In line with these thoughts, I would like to offer a summer challenge to our congregation to focus more intentionally on being witnessing of Christ in our daily lives: Instead of viewing sharing our faith as a challenge, let’s challenge one another to share our faith.

Therefore each week between Memorial Day and Labor day you will find a different challenge in the bulletin for us to do to help direct the focus of our lives more intentionally on being witnessing of Christ.

• S.O.W. CHALLENGE #1: – This week, pray for the Holy Spirit to strenthen your faith to trust that He will lead you in this summer challenge to live as a gospel witness.  Confess any fears you may have and ask the Holy Spirit to embolden you to be used of Him.

• S.O.W. CHALLENGE #2:  Having prepared your hearts this past week for this Summer of Witness challenge (challenge #1), this week let us get a vision/big picture of what sharing our faith could look like in our daily lives. Roger Carswell of 10ofthose.com ministries, shares some helpful thoughts on evangelism in our daily lives. (Note: there may be points where you disagree with Roger on some things, but do not get caught up on these minor points, instead attempt to focus on the big picture of what he is sharing). For this week’s challenge, take time (if possible, even this afternoon) to watch Roger Carswell’s YouTube video entitled Small Talk to Big Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5XrNJVI3k . As you watch this 53 minute video consider the following questions:

1. 1. What were three things Roger shared that could help you in your daily witness of Christ?
   2. How might you apply one of those things in your life this week as you seek to be a witness for Christ?