“Exploring a Healthy Church” was taught to help the people of Immanuel Baptist Church understand the different areas that need to be understood if the church is to be healthy. Mark Dever’s book, Nine Marks of Healthy Church, was the basis for many of the lessons as well as numerous other sources (which are listed below under “Books.”
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L.1—Introduction to Material: 4 Pictures of the Church – Part 1Listen|Download
L.2—Introduction to Material: 4 Pictures of the Church – Part 2Listen|Download
L.3—Digging Deeper into What the Church isListen|Download
L.4-First Mark of a Healthy Church: Expository PreachingListen|Download
L.5-Second Mark of a Healthy Church: Biblical Theology – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.6-Second Mark of a Healthy Church: Biblical Theology – Part 2 Listen|Download
L.7-Third Mark of a Healthy Church: The Gospel – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.8-Third Mark of a Healthy Church: The Gospel – Part 2 Listen|Download
L.9-Forth Mark of a Healthy Church: Conversion – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.10-Forth Mark of a Healthy Church: Conversion – Part 2 Listen|Download
L.11-Forth Mark of a Healthy Church: Conversion – Part 3 Listen|Download
L.12-Fifth Mark of a Healthy Church: Church Membership – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.13-Fifth Mark of a Healthy Church: Church Membership – Part 2 Listen|Download
L.14-Sixth Mark of a Healthy Church: Church Discipline – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.15-Sixth Mark of a Healthy Church: Church Discipline – Part 2 Listen|Download
L.16-Eighth Mark of a Healthy Church: Discipleship Listen|Download
L.17-Ninth Mark of a Healthy Church: Biblical Leadership – Part 1 Listen|Download
L.18-Ninth Mark of a Healthy Church: Biblical Leadership – Part 2 Listen|Download
Articles | Resources
“Reflections on Christian Assurance” by D. A. Carson from Westminster Theological Journal (Spring 1992). Download
Perseverance Application Questions by Wayne Grudem Download
Understanding Biblical Church Membership from IX Marks Website Download
Books
- Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
- The Deliberate Church by Mark Dever
- What is a Healthy Church Member? by Thabiti Anyabwile
- Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church by Michael Lawrence
- Stop Dating the Church by Joshua Harris
- What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert
