Christ Presbyterian Church | Cool Springs
Christ Presbyterian Church—Cool Springs
Christ Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee, presents sermon audio from our Cool Springs location. Speaker: Russ Ramsey unless otherwise noted. www.christpres.org
Episodes
Mentioned books

Oct 18, 2019 • 13min
Galatians: Grace, Peace, and Astonished Concern | Russ Ramsey | October 20, 2019
Galatians 1:1-9 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
R. Alan Cole, Galatians: An Introduction and Commentary
Toby Keith, “I Love This Bar”
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians
Scot McKnight, The NIV Application Commentary: Galatians
Ray Ortlund, “How to build a gospel culture in your church”
Eugene Peterson, The Message
Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light
Rebecca Pippert, Hope Has Its Reasons
John Stott, The Message of Galatians
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Oct 13, 2019 • 32min
The Last Great Commission | Russ Ramsey | October 13, 2019
Matthew 28:16-20 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
Augustine, City of God
Robert Bellah, Habits of the Heart
Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio
Constance Grady, “Ellen DeGeneres, George W. Bush, and the death of uncritical niceness,” Vox.com
Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Nicholas Kristof, “A Confession of Liberal Intolerance,” New York Times
Nicholas Kristof, “Desperately Seeking Principled Republicans,” New York Times
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Eugene Peterson, The Message
The Rachel Divide, Netflix Documentary
Semisonic, “Closing Time”
J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings
Trevin Wax, “Expressive Individualism: What is It?” Gospel Coalition
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Oct 5, 2019 • 37min
The First Great Commission| Russ Ramsey | October 6, 2019
Genesis 1:1, 1:26-2:3 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
Tim Carney, Alienated America
Jim Collins, Good to Great
Daniel Darling, “It takes a community: How work and church life shape people for life in the world”
Gallup Poll, “85% of workers hate their jobs.”
Bill Gates Documentary, Netflix
Tim Henderson, “Either for passion or for money, more seniors keep working,” USA Today
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Eugene Peterson, The Message
J.R.R. Tolkein, Leaf by Niggle
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Sep 29, 2019 • 29min
Life Together | Russ Ramsey | September 29, 2019
Sermons Sources TBD

Sep 22, 2019 • 36min
When Strangers Become Family | Russ Ramsey | September 22, 2019
Romans 12:9-21 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
“Crossfit as Church? Examining How We Gather,” harvard.edu
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Brothers Karamazov
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Rebecca McLaughlin, “Why I Don’t Sit With My Husband at Church”
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
Scot McKnight, A Fellowship of Differents
Eugene Peterson, The Message
Jemar Tisby, The Color of Compromise
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Sep 14, 2019 • 33min
The Daily Graces | Russ Ramsey | September 15, 2019
Psalm 19:1-14 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
“How Much Time Do People Spend on Social Media?” Tech Jury
Phillip Johnston, “How to Be a Better Lover,” Nashville L’Abri Conference, 2019
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Mad Men, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”
Eugene Peterson, The Message
“Stephen Fry on God, the Meaning of Life,” YouTube video
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Sep 8, 2019 • 35min
Therefore, Let Us Keep The Feast | Russ Ramsey | September 8, 2019
Hebrews 10:19-25
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Tom Douglas, “The House That Built Me”
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians
Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Ray Ortlund, “Red door” call to worship at Immanuel Church
Eugene Peterson, The Message
N.T. Wright, For Everyone Commentaries

Sep 1, 2019 • 33min
Isaiah: The Criminal Nature of Sin | LeeEric Fesko | September 1, 2019
Isaiah 64:1-9, 65:17-18 ESV
Primary Sources TBD

Aug 25, 2019 • 39min
Isaiah: From Ruins To Beauty And Strength | David Filson | August 25, 2019
Isaiah 61:1-11 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
Bob Dylan, “Everything is Broken”
Gungor, “Beautiful Things”
Elton John, Bernie Taupin “Sad Songs Say So Much”
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression
Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah
Eugene Peterson, The Message
J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings
Jon Tyson, sermons

Aug 17, 2019 • 37min
Isaiah: Good News To The Poor | David Filson | August 18, 2019
Isaiah 58:6-10 ESV
PRIMARY SOURCES:
Don Carson, Editor, The New Bible Commentary
ESV Greek Tools
ESV Study Bible
IVP Bible Background Commentary
Timothy Keller, Logos Sermon Archive
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
Rich Mullins, “Screen Door”
Deepa Naryan et al, Voices of the Poor
Ray Ortlund, Jr., Commentary on Isaiah
Eugene Peterson, The Message
Ben Sasse, Them


