The Centrality of the Gospel – by Tim Keller. “One of the best docs about the Christian life around!“ (Steve thinks). It’s only 12 pages, is gospel-centred, pastoral, challenging, encouraging – a great paper to read, share, read with others, give away.
Love and Love Language – a helpful paper to nurture Christian marriages – by Pastor Tim Keller
Recommended Resources – a list of books / courses that would be helpful for 5:17ers to buy and read.
5:17 church baptism course. This 5-week course is for new Christians who would like to make the next step in obedience to Jesus (Matthew 28:18-2) and be baptised. We thank Covenant Life Church in Maryland, USA for their kind permission to use their Starting Point document as the basis for this paper.
517 service leaders guide. A step-by-step guide to leading the service at 5:17 church, with ideas for how each component should be carried out.
How much should I give? God calls His people to be cheerful givers (2 Corinthians 9:7), but what does this ‘cheerful giving’ look like? Here is a helpful paper by Keiyeng that seeks to answer that question.
Praying in Church – a paper put together by Yarran (modified from a Crossway College handout) for the service leaders and anyone else who prays during the church service.
Sound Ministry Tips - a guide for those who look after our PA system (written by Murray)
So tell me your story – a simple guide that shows us how to share our personal Christian life stories with others.
Bible Reading Plans
A month with Jesus – here’s a 31-day Bible reading plan to help you get to know Jesus better
2 Year Bible Reading Plan – this is the one a number of 5:17ers have been using, starting in January 2011
Proverbs Reading Plan – a good guide that fits well with our Wisdom for Living, Proverbs sermon series
5:17 Bible Studies
Philippians Bible Studies – a soft copy of the Bible studies that our community groups worked through in May-July ’09
Beauty for Ashes – a soft copy of the Jeremiah Sermon and Bible study booklet for July-August 2010
The Glorious Unveiling – Revelation - sermons and Bible studies in July-August 2011. They’re mostly the work of Keiyeng and Steve’s friend, Chris Guppy. We’re thankful for permission to use them, and to adapt the studies for 5:17 church.
Resources
Helps for Christian Living
Why is the Bible at the centre of 5:17 life?
The Centrality of the Gospel – by Tim Keller. “One of the best docs about the Christian life around!“ (Steve thinks). It’s only 12 pages, is gospel-centred, pastoral, challenging, encouraging – a great paper to read, share, read with others, give away.
Love and Love Language – a helpful paper to nurture Christian marriages – by Pastor Tim Keller
Recommended Resources – a list of books / courses that would be helpful for 5:17ers to buy and read.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) – a great project to grow in Christian knowledge and character is to read through the WSC. A magisterial document!
5:17 Training Papers
5:17 church baptism course. This 5-week course is for new Christians who would like to make the next step in obedience to Jesus (Matthew 28:18-2) and be baptised. We thank Covenant Life Church in Maryland, USA for their kind permission to use their Starting Point document as the basis for this paper.
517 service leaders guide. A step-by-step guide to leading the service at 5:17 church, with ideas for how each component should be carried out.
How much should I give? God calls His people to be cheerful givers (2 Corinthians 9:7), but what does this ‘cheerful giving’ look like? Here is a helpful paper by Keiyeng that seeks to answer that question.
Praying in Church – a paper put together by Yarran (modified from a Crossway College handout) for the service leaders and anyone else who prays during the church service.
Sound Ministry Tips - a guide for those who look after our PA system (written by Murray)
So tell me your story – a simple guide that shows us how to share our personal Christian life stories with others.
Bible Reading Plans
A month with Jesus – here’s a 31-day Bible reading plan to help you get to know Jesus better
2 Year Bible Reading Plan – this is the one a number of 5:17ers have been using, starting in January 2011
Proverbs Reading Plan – a good guide that fits well with our Wisdom for Living, Proverbs sermon series
5:17 Bible Studies
Philippians Bible Studies – a soft copy of the Bible studies that our community groups worked through in May-July ’09
Beauty for Ashes – a soft copy of the Jeremiah Sermon and Bible study booklet for July-August 2010
The Glorious Unveiling – Revelation - sermons and Bible studies in July-August 2011. They’re mostly the work of Keiyeng and Steve’s friend, Chris Guppy. We’re thankful for permission to use them, and to adapt the studies for 5:17 church.
Here’s the Introduction to the Revelation studies
And the studies themselves:
Revelation 1:1-20; Revelation 2:1 – 3:22; Revelation Study 3 – Participants; Revelation 6:1 – 11:19; Revelation 7:1-17.