Resources
Here are some of the resources we use regularly to help others know Jesus and make Him known. Use them and edit them in any way that works for you.
Stages of Discipleship
Stages is a sort of roadmap of discipleship progression. Read through it and see what your next step should be and how to help others take their next step.
The Five Stages Preview
STAGE 1 - Not Curious Not hungry for the gospel or for Jesus
STAGE 2 – CURIOUS Hungry for Jesus
STAGE 3 - Believer Needs to be fed
STAGE 4 - DISCIPLE Being fed and feeding self spiritually
STAGE 5 – DISCIPLE MAKER Being fed, feeding self, and feeding others spiritually
Study Guides / Bible Studies
Here are some great Bible study suggestions if you want to lead a group discussion in your company/squadron/team towards Jesus.
Bible studies for groups
Grace Bible- Studies:
Rooted: Introduction to Christianity (excellent first Bible Study)
His Story (overview of Old Testament)
Great list of Christain Biographies:
Charles Spurgeon Autobiography
JC Ryle Prepared to Stand Alone – Iain Murray
John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock – Iain Murray
D. Martin Lloyd Jones – Iain Murray
Archibold G. Brown: Spurgeons Successor – Iain Murray
A Scottish Christian Heritage – Iain Murray
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor – Don Carson
John G Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides – John G Paton
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson – Courtney Anderson
Ann Judson: A Missionary Life for Burma – Sharon James
21 Servants of Sovereign Joy – John Piper
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Life of an American Slave – Frederick Douglass
My Bondage and My Freedom – Frederick Douglass
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant – Ulysses S Grant
Free Indeed: Heroes of Black Christian History – Mark Sidwell
Missionary Triumph Over Slavery: William Knibb and Jamaican Emancipation
Reformation Heroes – Diana Kleyn
Reformation Women – Rebecca VanDoodewaard
The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith – Rosaria Butterfield
Light From Old Times: or Protestant Facts and Men. With an Introduction for Our Own Days – JC Ryle
William Tindale: A Biography – David Daniell
Born Again – Charles Colson
Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven – John Eliott Gardiner
The Mask of Command – John Keegan
April 1865: The Month That Saved America (P.S.) – Jay Winik
Revival and Revivalism – Iain Murray
The Power of Prayer – Samuel Prime
Recommended readings and other resources
There are 1000s of great books but here are some that the staff have found to be a good place to start.
10 Books you should read before you graduate from USNA:
What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert ——Buy it here
Multiply by Francis Chan and Mark Beuving ——Buy it here
Trusting God by Jerry Bridges —— Buy it here
Praying the Bible by Don Whitney —— Buy it here
What is a Healthy Church? by Mark Dever —— Buy it here
Desiring God by John Piper —— Buy it here
What is Biblical Theology? by James Hamilton —— Buy it here
Thoughts for Young Men by J.C. Ryle —— Buy it here
The Holiness of God by RC Sproul —— Buy it here
Knowing God by JI Packer —— Buy it here
Helpful Websites for thoughtful, Gospel centered, Theology:
9marks.org