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January 14, 2018 Ecclesiastes 1:1-2; 12:13-14 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Albert Camus, The Fall Brandi Carlile, “The Eye” Cicero, How to Grow Old Debbie Downer, Saturday Night Life skit Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” Zack Eswine, Recovering Eden Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning David Gibson, Living Life Backward Sanjay Gupta, “Bill Gates’ newest mission: curing Alzheimer’s” at CNN Timothy Keller, Sermons on Ecclesiastes C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Jeff Myers, A Table in the Mist Tommy Nelson, A Life Well Lived Philip Ryken, Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters Titanic (film) Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

January 7, 2018 Mark 12:28-34 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Christ Presbyterian Church, ‘Dream for a Better Tomorrow’ Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Peggy Drexler, ‘Hugh Hefner’s Legacy has a Dark Side’ at CNN.com CS Lewis, The Four Loves Roc Morin, ‘How to Hire Fake Friends and Family’ in The Atlantic Geoff Thomas, as quoted at hereadstruth.com Time Magazine, ‘8 Types of Friends You Need in Your Life’ Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Austin Ramzy and Dan Bilefsky, ‘Celebrities Remember Hugh Hefner for More Than Just the Articles’ in The New York Times NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

December 31, 2-17 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV

Exploring the significance of small things in the Christian faith, the humble life and impact of Jesus, the enduring impact of his humble birth, the power of small acts driven by the Holy Spirit, and the future after the second advent of Christ.

December 17, 2017 Isaiah 9:1-7 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, When Kingfishers Catch Fire Eugene Peterson, The Message

December 10, 2017 Luke 2:25-35 ESV

December 3, 2017 Romans 8:31-39 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Montgomery Boice, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Christopher Catherwood, Five Leading Reformers ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary John Bunyan, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Joni Eareckson Tada, ‘God Permits What He Hates’ at joniandfriends.org Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb? How Firm a Foundation, hymn Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Death: The Final Stage of Growth C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Brennan Manning, A Memoir: All is Grace John Newton, Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder, hymn J.I. Packer, Concise Theology J.I. Packer, Knowing God The New City Catechism R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology? John Stott, Commentary on Romans NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

November 26, 2017 Ephesians 2:1-10 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Montgomery Boice, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Christopher Catherwood, Five Leading Reformers ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary John Donne, Sonnets Dumb and Dumber, Film Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Frederick Nietzsche, The Will to Power J.I. Packer, Concise Theology J.I. Packer, Knowing God The New City Catechism R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology? NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

November 19, 2017 John 17:6-12 ESV

November 12, 2017 Ephesians 1:3-12 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: James Montgomery Boice, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Christopher Catherwood, Five Leading Reformers ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Jonathan Edwards, A Careful and Strict Inquiry into the Prevailing Notions of the Freedom of the Will Walter Isaacson, ‘The Heart Wants What It Wants’ (Time interview with Woody Allen) Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martin Luther, Bondage of the Will J.I. Packer, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God J.I. Packer, Concise Theology J.I. Packer, Knowing God The New City Catechism R.C. Sproul, What is Reformed Theology? NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries