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
Book: Harvest by Chuck Smith
Gang Members, drug addicts, mental patients, and society’s rejects, Chuck Smith’s amazing story of Calvary Chapel and the unlikely leaders God called to minister His Gospel. Coming from all walks of life, ten Calvary Chapel pastors share how God broke through the barriers of evil, pride, addiction, complacency and anger to carry out His plan for this vital ministry.
Pastor Chuck Smith interweaves these testimonies with his own insights. Chuck shares the vision God gave him to reach the hippies in the 1960’s. Today that same passion for the lost reaches a new generation. Learn how you, too, can take part in reaping His harvest. Read the exciting story of how Calvary Chapel has grown.
How to get this resource:
- See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free
- Read our free copy online at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JuOrkAIZOrowuI-Gf71s0PG0cLSl01zt
- Harvest (Free eBook – PDF format) at: https://www.calvarychapelriverside.org/s/Harvest-badc.pdf
- Harvest (The Word for Today) at: https://shop.twft.com/collections/books/products/harvest-book
- Harvest (Christian Book) at: https://www.christianbook.com/harvest-chucks-smiths-amazing-testimony/chuck-smith/9780936728421/pd/728421
- Harvest (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Harvest-Chuck-Smith-1993-08-02/dp/B01K3NZS9G
- Harvest (Walmart) at: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Harvest/25113708
Book: Acts Commentary by Chuck Smith
Through the years, we have had the privilege of seeing the phenomenal, miraculous work of the Holy Spirit in the growth of the Calvary Chapels. Many of these have been learned the hard way, which are fundamental principles that God has blessed. They express God’s intention for the church and are to be found in this commentary study of the book of Acts.
In reality, Acts is an open-ended book. Chapters are still being written today all over the world, as Jesus continues touching and changing lives. Presently, the Holy Spirit is indwelling, empowering, guiding, and teaching those who have put their trust in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jon Courson says “Pastor Chuck has a uniquely beautiful way of “taking the hay out of the loft and putting it on the barn floor where the cows can eat it! And it caused me to be oh-so-deeply impressed … with Jesus. Thus, it is with a heart of expectancy and anticipation I wholeheartedly commend this Acts commentary to you.”
How to get this resource:
- See if the book is available from your local library – It’s free
- Acts Commentary (The Word for Today) at: https://shop.twft.com/collections/books/products/acts-commentary-paperback
- Acts Commentary (Christian Book) at: https://www.christianbook.com/the-book-acts-in-depth-commentary/chuck-smith/9781597511032/pd/511033
- Acts Commentary (Amazon) at: https://www.amazon.com/Acts-Commentary-Chuck-Smith/dp/159751103X
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