Pastor’s Picks – Recommended Resources

These are recommended resources that we have been personally encouraged and challenged by and hope they do the same for you. It’s been said before that great leaders are readers, and we are committed to regularly reading through our Bible and never stop learning. May the Lord bless you as you grow! -Pastor Tim Molter

The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates (A Proper Resistance to Tyranny and a Repudiation of Unlimited Obedience to Civil Government) by Matthew J. Trewhella

America has entered troubling times. The rule of law is crumbling. The massive expansion of Federal government power with its destructive laws and policies is of grave concern to many.

But what can be done to quell the abuse of power by civil authority? Are unjust or immoral actions by the government simply to be accepted and their lawless commands obeyed? How do we know when the government has acted tyrannically? Which actions constitute proper and legitimate resistance?

This book places in your hands a hopeful blueprint for freedom. Appealing to history and the Word of God, Pastor Matthew Trewhella answers these questions and shows how Americans can successfully resist the Federal government’s attempts to trample our Constitution, assault our liberty, and impugn the law of God.

The doctrine of the lesser magistrates declares that when the superior or higher civil authority makes an unjust/immoral law or decree, the lesser or lower ranking civil authority has both the right and duty to refuse obedience to that superior authority. If necessary, the lower authority may even actively resist the superior authority. Historically, this doctrine was practiced before the time of Christ and Christianity.

How to get this resource:

See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free (Minnesota Viking Library System)

The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates (ChristianBook) at: https://www.christianbook.com/magistrates-resistance-repudiation-unlimited-obedience-government/matthew-trewhella/9781482327687/pd/327687

The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Lesser-Magistrates-Resistance-Repudiation/dp/1482327686

The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates (Defy Tyrants) at: https://defytyrants.com/store/book-the-doctrine-of-the-lesser-magistrates/

Whatever Happened to Worship? (A Call to True Worship) by A. W. Tozer

In the book Whatever Happened to Worship, A. W. Tozer opens with the following statement:

Christian Churches have come to the dangerous time predicted long ago. It is a time when we can pat one another on the back, congratulate ourselves and join in the glad refrain, “We are rich, and increased with goods, and are in need of nothing!” It certainly is true that hardly anything is missing from our churches these days – expect the most important thing. We are missing the genuine and sacred offering of ourselves and our worship to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

With a call back to true worship, A. W. Tozer gives us an inspiring perspective on worship, and invites us to take a deep look into the ways in which we worship and why. He reminds us that we were created solely for the purpose of worshiping the Father and seeking fellowship in His delight.

How to get this resource:

See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free (Minnesota Viking Library System)

Whatever Happened to Worship? (ChristianBook) at: https://www.christianbook.com/whatever-happened-to-worship-call-true/a-w-tozer/9781600663239/pd/663239#CBD-PD-Description

Whatever Happened to Worship? (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Whatever-Happened-Worship-Call-True/dp/1600663230

Whatever Happened to Worship? (Moody Publishers) at: https://www.moodypublishers.com/whatever-happened-to-worship/