Becoming
Find new ways to see Jesus working in your whole life through seven powerful priorities. Catch up or rewatch sermons here.
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Follow along each week during the sermon series and plan your next steps for 2025.
Weekly Lineup
Week 2
Jan 11/12
Spiritual Life
God wants everyone to hear and know the gospel in a way that helps them become more like Jesus.
Week 4
Jan 25/26
Physical Life
God wants us to value our bodies as His creation and as His primary means for accomplishing His will through us every day.
Week 6
Feb 8/9
Relational Life
God wants everyone to have friends who care for and challenge them.
Week 7
Feb 15/16
Financial Life
God wants everyone to steward resources well for the good of their family and for God’s church.
Week 8
Feb 22/23
Next Gen Leadership
God wants to grow the next generation of leaders to build the future church.
Resources
Books, podcasts, and more recommended by our staff.
SPIRITUAL LIFE
- The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New by Marty Machowski
- Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney
- Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
- From Fear to Freedom by Rose Marie Miller
- The Pressure’s Off by Larry Crabb
- Free of Me by Sharon Miller
- The Expectation Gap by Steve Cuss
- Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
- Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
- Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney
- Thoughts for Young Men by JC Ryle
- The Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson
- You Are What You Love by James KA Smith
- Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
- Knowing God by JI Packer
EMOTIONAL LIFE
- Raising Emotionally Strong Boys by David Thomas & Sissy Goff
- Raising Worry Free Girls by Sissy Goff
- Seen by Chinwé Williams and Will Hutcherson
- Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
- The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
- Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life – Craig Groeshel
- The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises by Sharon Miller
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
- Managing Leadership Anxiety by Steve Cuss
- Comfort for Christians by Arthur W. Pink
- It’s Not Supposed to be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst
- The Garden Within by Anita Phillips
Spurgeon’s Sorrows: Realistic Hope for Those Who Suffer from Depression by Zack Eswine
PHYSICAL LIFE
- God Made All of Me by Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsey A. Holcomb
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof
- The Body Revelation by Alisa Keeton
- Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
FAMILY LIFE
- Habits of the Household by Justin Earley
- Parenting by Paul David Tripp
- The Worry Free Parent by Sissy Goff
- Parenting: Getting it Right by Andy Stanley and Sandra Stanley
- Parenting Beyond Your Capacity by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof (this one is a great book content wise… may be controversial due to the latest issues with the first author)
- Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Kara Powell and Chap Clark
- It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn
- The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel
- A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission around the Table by Tim Chester
RELATIONAL LIFE
- Made for People by Justin Earley
- Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
- Reaching Out: Three Movements of the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen
- Find Your People by Jenni Allen
- Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community by Brett McCracken
- Created for Connection by Sue Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
- Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
- The Gospel Comes with a Housekey by Rosaria Butterfield
FINANCIAL LIFE
- Redeeming Money: How God Reveals and Reorients Our Hearts by Paul David Tripp
- Ramsey+ subscription
- https://www.crown.org/youversion/
- MoneyLife Personal Finance Study (fee) https://www.crownonline.org/courses/moneylife
- Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn
- Gospel Patrons by John Rinehart
- Good Money Revolution by Derrick Kinney
NEXT GEN LEADERSHIP
- Before You Lose Your Faith: Deconstructing Doubt in the Church
- You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman
- The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School by Cameron Cole and Charlotte Getz
- Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Kara Powell and Chap Clark
- Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church by Kara Powell
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
- Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman
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