Recommended Reading

The following resources, books, and materials are recommended by our leaders to help you know and follow Jesus more closely.  

Temecula Hills Leadership Documents

What We Believe at Temecula Hills Christian Fellowship

What We Teach at Temecula Hills Christian Fellowship

Elders: Their Role and Qualifications

Deacons: Their Role and Qualifications

Elder Congregation Feedback Form

Books

Gospel Shaped Family

God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation. Andreas J. Kostenberger

The Meaning of Marriage. Timothy Keller 

Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Tedd Tripp

Instructing a Child’s Heart. Tedd Tripp

Age of Opportunity. Paul David Tripp

What Does the Bible Really Say about Homosexuality? Kevin DeYoung

God Loves Sex. Dan B. Allender Tremper Longman III

What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage. Paul David Tripp

Acts – To the Ends of the Earth

Acts, I. Howard Marshall. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. (Appropriate for all).

Acts. Eckhard J. Schnabel. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (For intermediate students).

The Acts of the Apostles.  David G. Peterson. Pillar New Testament Commentary Series. (For intermediate students)

John – So That You May Believe

The Gospel According to John, D.A. Carson.  Pillar New Testament Commentary Series. (For advanced Students)

John:  NIV Application Commentary, Gary Burge  (For intermediate students)

Insights on John, Charles R. Swindoll (Appropriate for all)

Genesis Series

Genesis.  Tyndale Old Testament Commentary Series.  Derek Kidner.

Creation and Blessing:  A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis. Allen Ross

Genesis:  A Commentary.  Bruce Waltke.

1st and 2nd Thessalonians Series

The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Gordon Fee (Amazon)

The Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians: The Gospel & the End of Time (Bible Speaks Today series) by John Stott (Amazon)

James Series

The Letter of James (Pillar New Testament Commentary)
by Douglas Moo [ Amazon ]

Notes on James (Downloadable PDF file)
by Dr. Thomas L. Constable  [ SonicLight.org ]

Matthew Series

The Gospel of Matthew (New International Commentary on the New Testament)
by R. T. France [ Amazon ]

The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
by Ken Sande [ Amazon ]

1st Samuel Series

1 and 2 Samuel
by Joyce Baldwin [ Amazon ]

1 and 2 Samuel – NIV Application Commentary series
by Bill T. Arnold [ Amazon ]

Word Biblical Commentary
by Ralph W. Klein [ Amazon ] or [ Grace Books ]

The First Book of Samuel
New International Commentary on the Old Testament series
by David Toshio Tsumura [ Amazon ]

1st Timothy Sermon Series

Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership
by Alexander Strauch [ Amazon ]

Biblical Eldership: Restoring the Eldership to Its Rightful Place in Church
by Alexander Strauch [ Amazon ]
This is an abridged treatment of the full book.

Global Outreach

Let the Nations Be Glad
by John Piper [ Amazon ]

Six Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World
by Paul Borthwick [ Amazon ]

Operation World: When We Pray God Works
by Patrick Johnstone [ Amazon ]

When Helping Hurts: Alleviating poverty Without hurting the Poor… and Ourselves            By Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett

Missionary Biographies

Peace Child
by Don Richardson [ Amazon ]

Eternity in Their Hearts
by Don Richardson [ Amazon ]

Bruchko
by Bruce Olsen [ Amazon ]

Hudson and Maria Taylor
by John Pollock [ Walking In The Promises Bookstore ]

Local Outreach:

The Church of Irresistible Influence
by Robert Lewis [ Amazon ]

Magazines

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