The following are the additional resources for From This World to the World to Come, the twelfth volume of The Gospel Project’s study cycle for adults and students. The additional resources for every volume include items to help you as you prepare for each session, along with materials that we recommend as bonus content for your groups. Download the study plan here.
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books we recommend
- Telling God’s Story by Preben Vang and Terry G. Carter
- The 30-Minute Bible: God’s Story for Everyone by Craig G. Bartholomew and Paige P. Vanosky
- God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts
- According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible by Graeme Goldsworthy
- Gospel-Centered Teaching by Trevin Wax
memory verses
- Unit 34: Ephesians 4:15
- Unit 35: Philippians 3:8
- Unit 36: Revelation 21:3
presentation materials
unit 34: ambassadors for Christ
1. Prioritizing the Gospel
- Article: “What Must You Leave Behind?” by Kevin DeYoung
- Article: “Are Christians Forbidden to Eat Blood?” by David Closson
- Sermon: “The Jerusalem Decree” by R. C. Sproul
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 34, Session 1
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
2. Explaining the Gospel
- Article: “God Doesn’t Need You” by Jim Elliff
- Sermon: “Adapting to the Culture . . . Or Not” by Voddie Baucham
- Sermon: “Starting Where People Are” by J. D. Greear
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 34, Session 2
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
3. Safeguarding the Gospel
- Sermon Transcript: “The Powerful Truth of God” by C. H. Spurgeon
- Sermon: “Complete In Christ” by R. Kent Hughes
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 34, Session 3
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
4. Advancing the Gospel (Doctrine: Mission of the Church)
- Key Doctrine #85: Mission of the Church
- Article: “The Revisionist History of the Gospel” by Jared C. Wilson
- Sermon: “Mission of the Church” by Wayne Robertson
- Interview: “What Are the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven?” with John Piper
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 34, Session 4
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
unit 35: that i may gain Christ
1. Enduring with God’s Perspective
- Article: “How to Tell Your Christ-Story” by David Briscoe
- Sermon: “Testifying to the Gospel of the Grace of God” by Ken Fentress
- Sermon: “Man’s Word or God’s Word” by R. Kent Hughes
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 1
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
2. Enduring with God’s Presence
- Article: “Commentary on Acts 23” by Matthew Henry
- Sermon: “The Courage of Our Purpose” by Nick Drake
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 2
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
3. Enduring with God’s Promises
- Article: “3 Dangerous Responses to God’s Word” by Cindy Matson
- Sermon: “Conscience: Christ Changes How You Evaluate, Part 1” by Colin Smith
- Sermon: “Paul’s Defense and Appeal” by David Guzik
- Sermon: “A Faithful Witness” by Aubrey Sequeira
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 3
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
4. Enduring with God’s People
- Article: “Can God’s Warnings and Our Response Be Genuine If He Is Absolutely Sovereign?” by Justin Taylor
- Sermon: “Anchors in the Storm” by R. Kent Hughes
- Sermon: “God in the Shipwreck” by Tim Keller
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 4
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
5. Enduring with God’s Purpose
- Article: “The Church Was Spoken Against Everywhere” by John Piper
- Podcast: “Paul’s Bumpy Road to Rome” by Tom Champness
- Sermon: “And So We Came to Rome” by J. D. Greear
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 5
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
6. Endurance and Christ’s Exaltation (Doctrine: Christ’s Exaltation)
- Key Doctrine #56: Christ’s Exaltation
- Article: “If Paul Has Not Arrived . . . ” by Casey Lewis
- Sermon: “To Know Christ” by Madison Grace
- Sermon: “The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ” by John MacArthur
- Sermon: “A Man in Christ” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 35, Session 6
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
unit 36: a new heaven and a new earth
1. Worshiping Our Resurrected Lamb
- Article: “What Can New Testament Songs Teach Us Today?” by The Gospel Coalition
- Sermon: “The Lion and the Lamb” by Voddie Baucham
- Sermon: “Revelation 5:1-14” by Danny Akin
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 36, Session 1
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
2. Worshiping Our Conquering King
- Article: “The Conquering King” by Greg Breazeale
- Sermon: “Bride of Christ” by G. K. Beale
- Podcast: “Millennial Mercy, Final Judgment” by Frank Thielman
- Podcast: “The Marriage Imagery of Revelation with Jonathan Gibson” by Nancy Guthrie
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 36, Session 2
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
3. Worshiping Our Glorious God (Doctrine: New Heaven and New Earth)
- Key Doctrine #99: New Heaven and New Earth
- Article: “Will Heaven Have Oceans?” by Dennis Johnson
- Sermon: “The Perfected Kingdom—Part Three” by Alistair Begg
- Sermon: “Who’s In Charge?” by Bartholomew Orr
- Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 36, Session 3
- CSB Scriptures
- ESV Scriptures
- KJV Scriptures
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