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Christ Presbyterian Church—Cool Springs
Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, presents sermon audio from our Cool Springs location. Speaker: Russ Ramsey unless otherwise noted. www.christpres.org
As part of Christ Presbyterian Church Cool Springs’ “Curious Christianity” series, Dr. Russell Moore joins us to talk about the relationship between faith, politics, and following Jesus well in a polarized climate.
Galatians 6:1-5, ESV
Source material for "Carry Each Other" on 3/15:
Stott, John. The Message of Galatians (The Bible Speaks Today Series). InterVarsity Press.
Keller, T. J. (2013). The Timothy Keller Sermon Archive. New York City: Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
Fesko, J. V. (2012). Galatians (The Lectio Continua). Tolle Lege Press
Keller, Timothy. Galatians For You (God's Word For You). The Good Book Company.
D. A. Carson, R. T. France, J. A. Motyer, & G. J. Wenham (Eds.), New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (4th ed.). Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press.
Galatians 2:6-10 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dan Allender, How Children Raise Parents James Boice, Expositor’s Commentary on Galatians R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary Toby Keith, I Love This Bar Timothy Keller, Galatians for You Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians Scot McKnight, The NIV Application Commentary: Galatians Eugene Peterson, The Message Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light R.C. Sproul, Now That’s A Good Question! John Stott, The Message of Galatians N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Galatians 2:1-5 ESV
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians Scot McKnight, The NIV Application Commentary: Galatians Eugene Peterson, The Message Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light Emily Rueb, “Obama on Call-Out Culture: That’s Not Activism,” New York Times John Stott, The Message of Galatians N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Galatians 1:18-24 ESV
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine Huffington Post, “3 Reasons Why Apostle Paul Is the Crazy Uncle No One Wants to Talk About (and 2 Reasons Why We Need to Get Over That) Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Timothy Keller, keynote speech at 30th Annual Gala, DTS Hendricks Center Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians Scot McKnight, The NIV Application Commentary: Galatians Oprah Winfrey, “The Powerful Lesson Death Row Taught One Inmate About Hate,” oprah.com Eugene Peterson, The Message Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light John Stott, The Message of Galatians N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Galatians 1:1-9 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary Toby Keith, “I Love This Bar” Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians Scot McKnight, The NIV Application Commentary: Galatians Ray Ortlund, “How to build a gospel culture in your church” Eugene Peterson, The Message Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light Rebecca Pippert, Hope Has Its Reasons John Stott, The Message of Galatians N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Matthew 28:16-20 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Augustine, City of God Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio Constance Grady, “Ellen DeGeneres, George W. Bush, and the death of uncritical niceness,” Vox.com Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Nicholas Kristof, “A Confession of Liberal Intolerance,” New York Times Nicholas Kristof, “Desperately Seeking Principled Republicans,” New York Times C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Eugene Peterson, The Message The Rachel Divide, Netflix Documentary Semisonic, “Closing Time” J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings Trevin Wax, “Expressive Individualism: What is It?” Gospel Coalition N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Genesis 1:1, 1:26-2:3 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Tim Carney, Alienated America Jim Collins, Good to Great Daniel Darling, “It takes a community: How work and church life shape people for life in the world” Gallup Poll, “85% of workers hate their jobs.” Bill Gates Documentary, Netflix Tim Henderson, “Either for passion or for money, more seniors keep working,” USA Today Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Eugene Peterson, The Message J.R.R. Tolkein, Leaf by Niggle N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Romans 12:9-21 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary “Crossfit as Church? Examining How We Gather,” harvard.edu Fyodor Dostoevsky, Brothers Karamazov Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Rebecca McLaughlin, “Why I Don’t Sit With My Husband at Church” C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters Scot McKnight, A Fellowship of Differents Eugene Peterson, The Message Jemar Tisby, The Color of Compromise N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Psalm 19:1-14 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary “How Much Time Do People Spend on Social Media?” Tech Jury Phillip Johnston, “How to Be a Better Lover,” Nashville L’Abri Conference, 2019 Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Mad Men, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” Eugene Peterson, The Message “Stephen Fry on God, the Meaning of Life,” YouTube video N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Hebrews 10:19-25
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy Tom Douglas, “The House That Built Me” Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians Herman Melville, Moby Dick Ray Ortlund, “Red door” call to worship at Immanuel Church Eugene Peterson, The Message N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Isaiah 61:1-11 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Bob Dylan, “Everything is Broken” Gungor, “Beautiful Things” Elton John, Bernie Taupin “Sad Songs Say So Much” Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, The Message J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings Jon Tyson, sermons
Isaiah 58:6-10 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 C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed Rich Mullins, “Screen Door” Deepa Naryan et al, Voices of the Poor Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, The Message Ben Sasse, Them
Isaiah 54: 1-10 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections “Eighth Grade,” Film, Netflix Original Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, The Message David Powlison, “Idols of the Heart and Vanity Fair” David Foster Wallace, Commencement address, Kenyon College “When Fat Was in Fashion,” The New York Times
PRIMARY SOURCES: Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, The Message Charles Darwin, Autobiography The Lion King Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible Madonna, interview with Vogue Orleans, “Still the One” “Rich Mullins: A Ragamuffin’s Legacy,” Documentary Amy Tan, interview with The New York Times Paul Tripp, Dangerous Calling
Isaiah 42: 1-9
Primary Sources
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, The Message Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, The Way of the Dragon and the Way of the Lamb Rabbi Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Henri Nouwen, Adam Humpty Dumpty, Nursery Rhyme Joni Eareckson Tada, When God Weeps
June 16, 2019
Isaiah 9: 1-7
PRIMARY SOURCES Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah Eugene Peterson, When Kingfishers Catch Fire Eugene Peterson, The Message
June 2, 2019
James 2: 1-7
PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Timothy Keller, Reason for God Nicholas Kristof, “Evangelicals Without Blowhards,” NY Times Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
May 12, 2019 Matthew 20:20-28 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary David Brooks, “Mothers and Presidents” Carmine Gallo, “Inspiring Mothers Who Motivated Famous Business Leaders” Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive New York Magazine, “Happiness” Flemming Rose, “Safe Spaces On College Campuses Are Creating Intolerant Students,” Huffington Post James L. White, Ray (screenplay) NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
May 5, 2019 Matthew 7:12-23 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Sermon on the Mount David Foster Wallace, “This is Water” United States Constitution NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
Easter sermon. The first in the Doubting Christianity series. April 21, 2019 Mark 16:1-8 ESV
March 31, 2019 Mark 14:12-21 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Friedrich Nietszche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Gulag Archipelago NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
March 24, 2019 John 2:13-22
PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Timothy and Kathy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Pink Floyd, “Comfortably Numb” Dorothy Sayers, “Why Work?” Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
March 10, 2019 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary John Hick, The Myth of God Incarnate Rachel Hollis, Girl, Stop Apologizing Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Timothy Keller, The Reason for God C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Lesslie Newbigin, Truth to Tell: The Gospel as Public Truth NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
March 3, 2019 Matthew 23:1-12 PRIMARY SOURCES: Barna Group, “Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism is Wrong” Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart discussingmarriage.org, “Expressive Individualism vs. Christian Discipleship” Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Joe Carter, “How Dismissing the Doctrine of Hell Leads Us to Hate Our Neighbors” ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Chip and Dan Heath, Switch Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Tim Keller, “How to be Public with Your Faith” Tim Keller, “Tim Keller on Changing the Culture without Being Colonized by It” John Ortberg, Menlo Park Church sermons Chuck Stanford, “Voices of Faith” Charles Taylor, A Secular Age NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
February 17, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Randy Alcorn, “Surviving the Dangers of Prosperity” Kare Anderson, “Bring Out Their Best Side And They’ll See And Support Yours” Murray Campbell, “Justin Bieber and The Meaning of Marriage” Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Thomas Chalmers, The Expulsive Power of a New Affection Jonathan Edwards, Freedom of the Will ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible FaithLife Sermons, “Forgiveness—Corrie Meets Guard” IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Leo Tolstoy, Confessions NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
February 10, 2019 John 12:1-8 PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Ian Cron, Typology Podcast Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child Tim Stafford, “John Stott Has Died,” Christianity Today Christopher Wright, Portraits of a Radical Disciple NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
February 3, 2019 Mark 4:35-41 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Flemming Rose, “Safe Spaces on College Campuses are Creating Intolerant Students,” via Huffington Post Chris Sanders et al, The Lion King Horatio Spafford, “It Is Well With My Soul” Dylan Thomas, The Poems of Dylan Thomas NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
January 20, 2019 Luke 14:12-24 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Toby Keith, “I Love This Bar” Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity John Newton, “Amazing Grace” Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
January 6, 2019 John 1:43-51 ESV January 6, 2019 John 1:43-51 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Winston Groom, Forrest Gump Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Cormack McCarthy, No Country for Old Men Andrew Lloyd Weber, Jesus Christ, Superstar Nancy Peterson, ‘Amish join killer’s funeral,’ in Deseret News Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness Joseph Shapiro, ‘Amish Forgive School Shooter, Struggle with Grief,’ in NPR NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
December 23, 2018 Matthew 2:13-23 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Joshua Berlinger, “Detention of 100 Christians raises concerns about religious crackdown in China,” CNN.com Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God in the Manger Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Martin Luther King, Jr, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Malcolm Muggeridge, “But Not of Christ” Walker Percy, The Message in the Bottle Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York Times NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries Religion News Service, “Walter Brueggemann on speaking truth to power” J.C. Ryle, Holiness Rev. Wang Yi, “My Declaration of Faithful Disobedience”
December 16, 2018 Matthew 2:1-12 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God in the Manger Downton Abbey, TV program Harvard Magazine, “Faculty Faith” Head of State, film Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York Times NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
December 9, 2018 Luke 1:26-38 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary G.K. Chesterton, Autobiography Os Guinness, In Two Minds Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York Times Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
December 2, 2018 Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers IVP Bible Background Commentary Timothy Keller, Hidden Christmas Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive J.I. Packer, Knowing God Fleming Rutledge, Advent Fleming Rutledge, The Bible and the New York Times Charles M. Schultz, A Charlie Brown Christmas The World Poverty Clock NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
November 4, 2018 Luke 10:38-42 ESV PRIMARY SOURCES: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God is In the Manger Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child Timothy Keller, Every Good Endeavor Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NT Wright, For Everyone Commentaries
October 14, 2018 John 11:17-37 ESV Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary Tyler Cowen, ‘Death, Trauma, and God: The Effect of Military Deployments on Religiosity’ ESV Greek Tools ESV Study Bible IVP Bible Background Commentary The Indigo Girls, ‘Hey Jesus’ Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Elie Wiesel, Night Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son NT Wright, Revelation for Everyone