Matthew 9:1-13 Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1 Kings NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive 38 Special, ‘Hold on Loosely’ Andrew Peterson, ‘Be Kind to Yourself’ N.T. Wright, Matthew for Everyone J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings
2 Kings 2:1-14 Sermon Sources: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1 Kings NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Rich Mullins, ‘Elijah’ Muscle Shoals Documentary Orville Schell, ‘Your Mother is in Your Bones’ Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life
Kings 21:17-29
Kigs 19:1-8
1 Kings 18:41-46 Sermon Sources: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1 Kings NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Heidelberg Catechism Question 1 Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Tom Petty, ‘The Waiting’
Kings 18:20-40 Sermon Sources: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1 Kings NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Arthur Brooks, Interview with Russell Moore Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Nirvana, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Francis Schaeffer, The Lord’s Work in the Lord’s Way Derek Thompson, ‘Workism is Making Americans Miserable, The Atlantic David Foster Wallace, ‘This is Water’
1 Kings 17:17-24 Sermon Sources: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 1 Kings ‘Kay Warren: A Year of Grieving Dangerously,’ Christianity Today Jon Kuhrt, ‘Bono on the difference between grace and karma’ John Lennin, ‘Instant Karma’ C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle Sandra McCracken, ‘Fool’s Gold’ Deepa Narayan, Voices of the Poor NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Philemon 19-25
Philemon 8-18 Sermon Sources: Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive Alistair Begg, ‘The man on the middle cross’ Samantha Ibrahim, ‘Steve Harvey: I lost a lot of respect for Will Smith after Oscars slap,’ New York Post C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory Richard Lucas, Commentary on Philemon Patti Sauls, ‘Philemon & Onesimus,’ She Reads Truth NT Wright, Paul for Everyone
Philemon 4-7 Sermon Sources Donald Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary ESV Study Bible NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible Commentary Pat Benatar, ‘Love is a Battlefield’ Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive John Perkins, Let Justice Roll Down C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory Richard Lucas, Commentary on Philemon Patti Sauls, ‘Philemon & Onesimus,’ She Reads Truth NT Wright, Paul for Everyone