Resources for Family Worship
“READ” RESOURCES
Bibles:
1. The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible by Jared Kennedy & Trish Mahoney
2. The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible by YouVersion (free App & Web videos available)
3. The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones (also Found, Loved, and thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing)
4. The Biggest Story by Kevin DeYoung (or The Biggest Story ABC for younger children)
Catechism:
5. The New City Catechism by Crossway & The Gospel Coalition
6. Training Hearts, Teaching Minds by Starr Meade (also Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds)
Supplemental Help:
7. A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible by Tim Challies and Josh Byers
8. Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce A. Ware
9. The Songs of Jesus by Timothy Keller
10. Biographies like 21 Servants of Sovereign Joy by John Piper (or others for younger children)
11. Commentaries like Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle
12. Commentaries like Luke 1-12 for You by Mike McKinley (or other “For You” books by various authors)
13. Commentaries like the series: Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary by various authors
Advent & Easter:
14. Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul David Tripp
15. The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Reading for Advent by John Piper
16. Love Came Down at Christmas by Sinclair B. Ferguson
17. The Wonder of the Greatest Gift: An Interactive Family Celebration of Advent by Ann Voskamp
18. The One True Light by Tim Chester (also The One True Story & The One True Gift)
19. The Beauty of the Cross: Reflections for Lent from Isaiah 52 & 53 by Tim Chester
20. The Advent of the Lamb of God by Russ Ramsey (also The Passion of the King of Glory and The Mission of
the Body of Christ)
“PRAY” RESOURCES
BOOKS ABOUT PRAYER:
1. Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney
2. The One Year Praying through the Bible for Your Kids by Nancy Guthrie
6. Prayer by Timothy Keller
3. A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller
4. A Hunger for God by John Piper
5. 5 Things to Pray for Your Kids by Melissa B. Kruger
WRITTEN PRAYERS:
6. The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions by Arthur Bennett
7. At the Throne of Grace: A Book of Prayers by John MacArthur
8. Streams of Mercy: Prayers of Confession and Celebration by Barbara R. Duiguid (also Prone to Wander)
RBC RESCOURCES:
9. Family Prayer List (make one for your family)
10. RBC Missionary Directory
“SING” RESOURCES
RBC RESOURCES:
1. “Preparing for Worship” (in bulletin and published to Facebook & in The RBC Connection each Friday)
2. Crosswalk Church Hymnal (AVAILABLE NOW: Click Here)
MUSIC:
3. Getty Kids Hymnal CDs by Keith & Kristyn Getty (4 CDs available: In Christ Alone, For the Cause, Family
Hymn Sing, & Family Carol Sing)
4. Doorpost Songs CDs by Dave & Jess Ray (5 CDs available: Next Generation, This is Love, Unto Us, More than
Conquerors, Promises – many of these have an accompanying Family Worship Guide available too)
5. Rain for Roots by Sandra McCracken & others (3 CDs available: Big Stories for Little Ones, The Kingdom of
Heaven is Like This, Waiting Songs)
6. Sovereign Grace Kids CDs (5 CDs including: Awesome God, To Be Like Jesus, Listen Up!, The Ology)
7. Songs that Jesus Said CD by Keith & Kristyn Getty
8. Sing: Creation Songs CD by Ellie Holcomb
HYMNALS:
9. Hymns of Grace Hymnal by The Master’s Seminary Press
10. The Worship Hymnal by LifeWay (also available as an App with some songs for free, all songs for $9.99)
BOOKS ABOUT SINGING & STORIES BEHIND SONGS
11. Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church by Keith & Kristyn Getty
12. Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada
13. 101 Hymn Stories by Kenneth W. Osbeck (also 101 More Hymn Stories and Halleujah, What a Savior)
14. Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World’s Greatest Hymn Stories by Robert J. Morgan (also Books 2 & 3 and
Come Let US Adore Him: Stories Behind the Most Cherished Christmas Hymns)
OTHER RESOURCES ABOUT FAMILY WORSHIP
1. Family Worship by Donald Whitney
2. Family Worship by Joel Beeke
3. The Family Worship Book by Terry L. Johnson
4. Show Them Jesus by Jack Klumpenhower
5. Thoughts on Family Worship by James W. Alexander