Blessed - Resources List

Books, Videos and Other Resources

These books, videos, and other resources will help you to dig into our message series Blessed. Gain new insights, grow in intimacy with Christ, and encounter familiar and new voices who will help you integrate Matthew 5:1-12 into your daily lives. Discern and discover what it really means to be blessed in the kingdom of heaven! 

Dig Deeper: Commentaries and More

Matthew for Everyone by N.T. Wright

Sermon on the Mount: The Story of God Bible Commentary eds, Tremper Longman III and Scot McKnight

Matthew by Stanley Hauerwas


Practicing our Faith

The Beatitudes: Developing Spiritual Character by John Stott

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation by Robert Mulholland Jr. 


Devotionals and Compilations

The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler

(To be released February 2023)

Seeds of Heaven: Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew by Barbara Brown Taylor


History

Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler


Watch or Listen

Fuller Studio: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life

Prayer of Examen

Fuller Studio: Introduction to Matthew

Kate Bowler Author + Prof on Instagram: "What does it really mean to be #blessed?”


Lent

Ash Wednesday Guided Reflection

Lent in Plain Sight by Jill Duffield 

Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels by Heidi Haverkamp 

Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A by N.T. Wright