This Fall, I’ve been teaching a 10 part Adult Sunday School series called “A Survey of the Reformation: Its History and Doctrine.” We finally have the audio up for the final four lessons in this series. I finish out the Five Points of Calvinism over the course of these lessons, and in the final session I make room for answering objections and wrap up the series looking at why all this matters.
The lesson plan for the entire series (which has changed some) is below, and you can download the audio or view the slides from the lessons as they are completed.
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HISTORY
- Introduction & An Overview of Church History – Download the Audio, View the Slides.
- Forerunners of the Reformation – Download the Audio, View the Slides.
- The Protestant Reformation – Audio not available, View the Slides.
- Puritanism & The Legacy of the Reformers – Download the Audio, View the Slides.
- Reformation Doctrine: The Big Picture – Download the Audio, View the Slides
- Total Depravity & Irresistable Grace – Download the Audio, View the Slides
- Total Depravity & Irresistable Grace (cont.) – Download the Audio, View the Slides
- Particular Redemption and Unconditional Election – Download the Audio, View the Slides
- Unconditional Election (cont.) & Perseverance of the Saints – Download the Audio, View the Slides
- Perseverance of the Saints (cont.), Answering Objections, & Why the Reformation Matters Today – Download the Audio, View the Slides
DOCTRINE
I used a variety of resources for this series, but the four I recommend to my SS class are listed here below:
- Exploring Church History by Howard F. Vos (Thomas Nelson, 1996)
- Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism by Joel R. Beeke (Reformation Trust, 2008)
- Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul (Tyndale, 1986)
- What We Believe about the Five Points of Calvinism by John Piper (booklet, 1985) – available online at DesiringGod.org