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​Continuing the Journey ...  Training vs Trying
When we want to learn to do something new such as playing a musical instrument, learning a new sport, or really any new skill … we can take two approaches to learning:  One, we can “give it a try” to see if we are any good at it and make a decision based on how well we seem to do.  If it requires too much effort then we can simply drop it. Or two,we can “train for it” by focusing on developing the expertise to do well.  
​       If we approach the Christian life with a "
try it and see" attitude we risk dropping out because Christian living isn't always easy.  Sure, we’d like to be good at it, but we figure that if we were really meant to be good at it, it would come easier to us.  But to be good at anything worthwhile requires effort.  
       If you are a Christian who wants to learn to walk closely with God, then you need to stop “
trying it out” and start “training.”  That means making an intentional effort to learn as much as you can and start practicing what you’ve learned.  It'll be hard at times; at times you will fall short of your goal. Only as you work at it will you be able to achieve the goal of growing strong in your relationship with God.  
​         The purpose of this page is to offer help to believers in the training process.  On this page you can access tools, articles, and resources as well as web-site links that can help you stay focused on your part in the pursuit of holy living.  As you take advantage of these resources, you will be challenged to think deeply and to develop new skills.  But I promise you that the fruit of your labors will be well worth the effort!  (1 Corinthians 15:58)


Dr. Jim Ewing
Pastor  

"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."  (Hebrews 12:11, NASU)



Reading to Make You Think ...

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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.
Mark Twain 



Find these books at Christian Book Distributors:  www.christianbook.com/ or www.amazon.com/ or a local Christian book store.



​Understanding the Faith
Beginning 

Read the Bible for All It’s Worth - Fee & Stuart, Zondervan
How We Got the Bible - Lightfoot, Baker Books
Christian Beliefs – Wayne Grudem, Zondervan  
Introducing Christian Doctrine – Millard Erickson, Baker
   Books
How Can I Be Sure I Am a Christian? - Donald S. 
    Whitney, NavPress


More Advanced
In My Place Condemned He Stood – J.I. Packer & Mark
   Dever, Crossway Books
Systematic Theology  – Wayne Grudem, Zondervan
Christian Theology  –  Millard Erickson, Baker Books
40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible - Plummer,
   Kregel Books

  
Discipleship
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life - Donald S.
   Whitney, NavPress
Knowing God - J.I. Packer, InterVarsity Press
Respectable Sins - Jerry Bridges, NavPress
The Pursuit of Holiness - Jerry Bridges, NavPress
The Discipline of Grace - Jerry Bridges, NavPress
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World -
   C.J. Mahaney, Crossway
Transforming Discipleship - Greg Ogden, InterVarsity
   Press
Honesty, Morality, and Conscience - Jerry White,
   NavPress
Prayer - Timothy Keller, Dutton Books
Feeding You Soul - Jean Fleming, NavPress
The Holiness of God - R.C Sproul
 
The Church
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church - Mark Dever, Crossway
   Books
The Deliberate Church - Mark Dever & Paul Alexander,
   Crossway Books
Church Membership - Jonathan Leeman, Crossway
   Books
What is a Healthy Church Member? – Thabiti Anyabwile,
   Crossway Books
I Am a Church Member  – Thom Rainer, Broadman &
   Holman
 
Evangelism
Conspiracy of Kindness – Steve Sjogren, Vine Books
What is the Gospel? - Greg Gilbert, Crossway Books
​Finding Common Ground - Tim Downs, Moody
   Publishers 
Sharing Jesus (without freaking out) - Alvin L. Reed, Broadman & Holman
Life on Mission: Joining the Everyday Mission of God -
​   Dustin WiIlis.& Aaron Coe, Moody Press
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Apologetics
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist - Norm
   Geisler & FrankTurek, Crossway
​The Case for a Creator - Lee Strobel, Zondervan  
   Relativism:  Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air - Beckwith &
   Koukl, Baker Books
Legislating Morality - Norm Geisler & Frank Turek, Wipf
   & Stock
True for You, But Not for Me - Paul Copan, Bethany
   House
Reasonable Faith:  Christian Truth & Apologetics  – 
   William Lane Craig, Crossway Books
The Story of Reality:  How the World Began, How it
   Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in
   Between
- Gregory Koukl, Zondervan
Tactics:  A Guide to Effectively Discussing Your Christian
   Convictions,
Gregory Koukl, Zondervan
 
Life, Family, & Marriage
Kingdom Man - Tony Evans, Tyndale
Point Man - Steve Farrar, David C. Cook  
Sacred Marriage - Gary Thomas, Zondervan
​Margin - Richard Swenson, NavPress
The Faith of a Child - Art Murphy, Moody Publishers 
 
Contemporary Issues

The Case for Life - Scott Klusendorf, Crossway Books
Same-Sex Marriage - Sean McDowell & John
   Stonestreet, Baker Books
Atheism Remix – R. Albert Mohler, Crossway Books

Answering Jihad - Nabeel Quershi, Zondervan
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus - Nabeel Quershi,
    Zondervan

The Shallows:  What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains -
   Nicholas Carr,  W.W. Norton & Co

Politics According to the Bible:  A Comprehensive 
   Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues
   in Light of Scripture
 - Wayne Grudem, Zondervan
   (Textbook)

God and Politics:  Jesus' Vision for Society, State, and
   Government -
 Mark Dever, 10Publishing
12 Ways Your Smart Phone is Changing You - Tony
   Reinke, Crossway Books
The Gathering Storm - Dr R. Albert Mohler, Thomas
   Nelson


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Bible Reading Plans

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In Phil 4:8 the apostle Paul urges us to let our minds dwell on things that will help us stay committed and focused on our walk with God.  The single best way to do that is to read the Bible every day.  As we expose our hearts and minds to a daily diet of God's Word it can change our thinking and change our lives.
CLICK HERE for a copy of our annual reading plan. Plan includes readings for 25 days to allow you some time to "catch up" on those days you might miss.

Energizing Your Personal Prayer Life

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CLICK HERE to download a plan to help make your personal prayer life more effective.

Exploring Issues of the Faith

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Got questions about Christianity?  Here's a good place to start searching ....
Got Questions?
Institute for Creation Research

Watchman Fellowship

Answers in Genesis 


Hiding the Word in Your Heart

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"Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You."   
Psalm 119:11, NASU


CLICK HERE for Free Scripture Memorization Software

Bible Study Tools

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"
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth."  2 Timothy 2:15, NASU

Tools to help you mine the word of God.
CLICK HERE to start digging!

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