The following are the additional resources for “A Nation Divided,” the fifth volume of The Gospel Project for Adults and Students’ 2018-2021 study cycle. Download the study plan here.
Recommended Reading:
- Telling God’s Story by Preben Vang and Terry G. Carter
- The Drama of Scripture by Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen
- From Eden to the New Jerusalem by T. Desmond Alexander
- From Creation to New Creation by Tim Chester
- God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts
- According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible by Graeme Goldsworthy
Leader Training Videos
Unit 13: God Speaks to His People
Session 1: The Pictures of God’s Authority
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Video: The Bible Project: “Read Scripture: 1–2 Kings”
- Sermon: Sinclair Ferguson: “1 King 17:1-23”
- Article: Garrett Kell: “Will God Provide For Your Needs?”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 2: The Signs of God’s Presence
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Carl Trueman: “The Silence of the Idols”
- Article: David Jeremiah: “4 Lessons From Elijah and the Prophets of Baal”
- Article: Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert: “The Real Reason Israel Worshiped Baal (It Wasn’t Just a Pretty Statue)”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 3: The Gifts of God’s Power
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Joel Beeke: “Elijah to Heaven” (2 Kings 2:1-18)
Article: Ligonier Ministries: “Elisha Takes Up His Teacher’s Mantle” - Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 4: The Visions of God’s Strength
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: J.D. Greear: “Spiritual Blindness” (2 Kings 6:8-23)
- Article: Jeremy Pruitt: “Preaching Pointers from 2 Kings”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Unit 14: God Judges the Sin of His People
Session 1: A Rebellious People Receive Mercy
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Josh Wredberg: “The Gospel and Those People” (Jonah 4)
- Video: The Bible Project: “Read Scripture: Jonah”
- Article: Colin S. Smith: “The Gospel in Jonah”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 2: An Unfaithful People Receive Love
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Sandy Wilson: “The Scandal of God’s Grace” (Hosea 1–3)
- Article: Brandon D. Smith: “We Are Gomer”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 3: An Idolatrous People Receive Judgment
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Ben Falconer: “The Fall of Israel” (2 Kings 17:1-41)
- Article: Greg Breazeale: “Idolatry: Exposed & Judged” (1 & 2 Kings)
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Unit 15: God Shows Mercy to His People
Session 1: God Promises a Suffering Servant
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: R.C. Sproul: “The Suffering Servant”
- Article: Zondervan Academic: “Who Is the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53?”
- Article: Philip Nation: “The Atonement and the Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 2: God Receives the People’s Repentance
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Video: D.A. Carson: “What Is Sin and How Is It Different From Idolatry?”
- Article: April Motl: “Who Was King Josiah in the Bible?”
- Article: Joel Lindsey: “How to Repent: 5 Steps”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 3: God Declares a New Covenant
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Tom Schreiner: “A New Covenant”
- Video/Article: The Bible Project: “The Covenants”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 4: God Answers a Confused Prophet
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: D.A. Horton: “I Am Still Going … Even When It’s Not All Good” (Habakkuk 3:16-19)
- Sermon: Mark Dever: “The Message of Habakkuk: How Can I Be Happy?”
- Article: Ligonier Ministries: “Habakkuk’s Oracle”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 5: God Disciplines a Rebellious People
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Kevin Ueckert: “II Chronicles 36”
- Article: Don Carson: “2 Chronicles 36; Revelation 22; Malachi 4; John 21”
Article: The Bible Project: “Chronicles: Not Just a Repeat” - Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students
Session 6: God Pictures a Future Hope
- Podcast: The Hero of the Story
- Sermon: Ken Fentress: “If Bones Could Talk: The Restoration of the People of God”
- Article: Zachary Garris: “Dry Bones and the Resurrection of the Dead (Ezekiel 37:1-14)”
- Article: Whitney Woollard: “The ‘Gospel’ of Ezekiel”
- Interactive Teaching Tips for Adults
- Family Connection for Students