The following are the additional resources for From Captivity to Restoration, the sixth volume of The Gospel Project’s study cycle for adults and students. The additional resources for every volume include items to help you as you prepare for each session, along with materials that we recommend as bonus content for your groups. Download the study plan here.

You may wish to bookmark this page in your browser so you have ready access to it each week during the quarter.

---

books we recommend

• Telling God’s Story by Preben Vang and Terry G. Carter
• The 30-Minute Bible: God’s Story for Everyone by Craig G. Bartholomew and Paige P. Vanosky
• God’s Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts
• According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible by Graeme Goldsworthy
• Gospel-Centered Teaching by Trevin Wax

memory verses

• Unit 16: Psalm 33:18-19
• Unit 17: Psalm 118:8-9
• Unit 18: Malachi 3:16-17

---

presentation materials

• Adults PowerPoint Template

---

unit 16: the Lord keeps His eye on those who fear Him

1. God’s Promise to His People

• Article: The Seven Arrows of Bible Reading by Matt Rogers
• Article: How to Make the Most of Every Session
• Sermon Audio: “Jeremiah 30–31” by D. A. Carson
• Sermon Audio: “And Ransom Captive Israel” by Philip Ryken
• Sermon Transcript: “Blessed Promises for Dying Outcasts” by Charles Spurgeon
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 16, Session 1

2. God’s Reward for the Faithful

• Sermon Video: “The Challenge of Identity” by Crawford Loritts
• Article: “Daniel and the Faithful in the Hands of a Saving God” by Oren Martin
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 16, Session 2

3. God’s Judgment of the Prideful

• Audio: “When You Need to Humble Yourself (Daniel 5)” by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
• Article: “Humbled by the Hand of God” by David Mathis
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 16, Session 3

4. God’s Presence in All Places (Doctrine: God Is Omnipresent)

• Essential Doctrine #22: God Is Omnipresent
• Sermon Audio: “Will God Dwell on Earth?” by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Article: “Is Jesus Really the Virgin-Born Child in Isaiah 7?” by Garrett Kell 
• Article: “The Rich Theology of Christmas Carols” by John Stonestreet and Timothy D. Padgett
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 16, Session 4

unit 17: take refuge in the Lord

1. A People Returned

• Sermon Video: “Reclaimed Hope” by Nick Drake
• Article: “The God of False Starts” by Marshall Segal
• Article: “Reading Ezra–Nehemiah Theologically” by Russell L. Meek
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 17, Session 1

2. A People Cleansed

• Sermon Audio: “The Lord Comes and Reigns” by Thabiti Anyabwile
• Podcast: “Anthony Petterson on Teaching Zechariah” by Nancy Guthrie
• Sermon Transcript: “The Open Fountain” by Charles Spurgeon
• Article: “The Day of the Lord” by Jason S. DeRouchie
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 17, Session 2

3. A Temple Restored

• Sermon Video: “Reclaimed Victory” by Nick Drake
• Article: “The Jews Complete the Temple” by Ligonier
• Article: “Ezra, Nehemiah, and Your Place in the Story” by Kathleen Nielson
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 17, Session 3

4. A Promise Inherited (Doctrine: God Is Truthful)

• Essential Doctrine #18: God Is Truthful
• Sermon Video: “Jesus Is Our Anchor” by Kyle Hepburn
• Article: “Why We Must Hold Fast Our Hope” by John Piper
• Article: “Abide Upon the Rock of Ages” by Charles Spurgeon
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 17, Session 4

unit 18: for look, the day is coming

1. A Rescuing Queen

• Sermon Audio: “For Such a Time as This—Part One” by Alistair Begg
• Sermon Audio: “For Such a Time as This—Part Two” by Alistair Begg
• Article: “4 Messages Esther Offers the #MeToo Generation” by Meredith Storrs
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 18, Session 1

2. An Interceding Cupbearer

• Sermon Audio: “Then I Prayed to the God of Heaven” by Cameron Arensen
• Sermon Video: “A Call to Revitalization” by Noe Garcia
• Article: “When Callings Clash” by Melissa Kruger
• Article: “The Road Trip That Changed a Nation—Nehemiah 1” by Andy Cook
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 18, Session 2

3. A Proclaiming Priest

• Conference Video: “Coming Together Around God’s Word” by Nancy Guthrie
• Sermon Audio: “Part 3: Nehemiah 7–8” by D. A. Carson
• Article: “The Results of Text-Driven Preaching” by Preaching Source
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 18, Session 3

4. A Confessing Community

• Sermon Audio: “The Goodness of God—Part Three” by Alistair Begg
• Article: “Corporate Confession of Sin” by Ligonier
• Article: “Commentary on Nehemiah 9” by Matthew Henry
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 18, Session 4

5. A Burdened People (Doctrine: Guilt and Shame)

• Essential Doctrine #45: Guilt and Shame
• Sermon Video: “Malachi Bible Boot Camp (Part 3 of 3)” by Garrett Kell
• Article: “Preaching Pointers from Malachi” by Andre Kirkland
• Article: “Why One Sin Condemns” by Ray Ortlund
• Adults Leader Training Podcast: Unit 18, Session 5

---

Note: The views expressed in resources unaffiliated with The Gospel Project and Lifeway represent those of their authors at the time of their publication.