Resources / Links

Audio Resources

• Christianaudio.com - This site offers some free books in MP3 format each month, in addition to other free and paid materials. For more information, check out the "Free Downloads" link.
• Oneplace.com - Large archive of sermons and radio programs, some with free MP3s, e.g., Ravi Zacharias (Let My People Think).
• SermonAudio.com - Free MP3 sermons.  Recommended: Leon Morris, A.W. Tozer.

Bible Institutes, Seminaries, and Theological Schools

• Moody Bible Institute - Pastor Mike and Theresa's alma mater in Chicago, Illinois.
• Northern Seminary - The seminary nearest to our church in Lombard, Illinois.
• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School - TEDS, located in Deerfield, Illinois.
• Wheaton College - Located in Wheaton, Illinois.

Language Tools

• Greek New Testament Gateway - Resources for the study of the Greek NT.
• Online Greek Class - This is a full biblical Greek class as presented by Bill Mounce, formerly of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Registration (which is free) is required.
• Scripture 4 All - Free interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible and study software.
• Teknia - Biblical Greek and Hebrew resource site (operated by Bill Mounce).
• Textkit - Free Greek and Latin learning tools.

Online Bibles

• Bible Gateway - Searchable online Bible offering multiple English versions and Bibles in over 25 languages.
• Blue Letter Bible - An online Bible with links to Hebrew and Greek lexica, concordances, commentaries, and dictionaries.
• Oremus Bible Browser - The New Revised Standard Version and other versions hosted by Oremus.org.

Other Local Assemblies

• Christ Bible Church of Chicago - Formerly South Shore Baptist Church.  Pastor James Ford is the senior pastor.
• Crosswinds Church - Located in Chicago, Illinois, and pastored by Stephen Puett.
• Epiphany Fellowship - A Christocentric church plant in urban Phily.
• Lord Jesus Christ Assembly - Our friends in Indiana, PA; they host an annual Christocentric conference on Labor Day weekend.  Their pastor is Tim Metcalf and his teachings are freely available from their website.
• United Praise Ministries - A church on Chicago's South Side pastored by Major Matthews.

Other Ministries

• The Antiworld - The hip-hop ministry of our very own Ronnie Holliday.
• Child Evangelism Fellowship - This parachurch organization sponsors outreach ministries, including 5 Day Clubs, for children in 163 countries around the world.  Our own Angela Bailey is a CEF missionary for the Chicagoland area.
• The Gideons International - A worldwide ministry that spreads the gospel of Christ through the distribution of scripture.
• Habitat for Humanity - A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.
• Desiring God - John Piper's ministry website.
• Living a Legacy - Crawford Loritts' teaching ministry website with links to archived broadcasts.
• Treaured Truth for Troubling Times - Teaching ministry website of Pastor James Ford of Christ Bible Church.

Publicly-Accessible Theological Libraries

• JKM Library - This library serves the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) and McCormick Theological Seminary in Hyde Park, Chicago.
• Northern Seminary - Brimson Grow Library - The library nearest our church; located in Lombard, Illinois.
• Wheaton College - Buswell Memorial Library - This library is on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

Study Resources and Tools

• 850 Books for Biblical Expositors - A guide to building a "core library of significant books" used in biblical studies/exegesis, as provided by The Master's Seminary in California.  The guide is in *.pdf format (which can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• Accordance Bible Software - An extensive, intuitive Bible software program for Apple computers. While not inexpensive, it is quite a powerful suite of tools.
• BiblicalTraining.org - Free biblical training and classes.
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Hosted by Calvin College, this website has electronic collections of primary texts in the public domain, such as the writings of the Early Church Fathers, John Calvin, Charles Hodge, et al. The site also features a complete study Bible.
• e-Sword - A free Bible software application for Windows. Makes extensive use of public domain texts. Optionally, you can integrate some works for which a license fee is paid (e.g., the New American Standard BIble).
• Society of Biblical Literature - An international organization dedicated to fostering biblical scholarship. This group publishes the Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL).
• Thomas Schreiner - A member of the New Testament faculty at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. Helpful links to several scholarly articles
• The Treasury of David - Charles Spurgeon's commentary on the Psalms.

Worship Resources

• Cross Movement Records - Website for CMR, an excellent source of Christ-centered hip-hop.
• EasyWorship - We use this software to project songs, scriptures, and sermon outlines during worship.
• e-Sword - Another Christian hip-hop label, featuring shai linne and timothy brindle (yes, they do not capitalize their names).
• Troy McIntosh and Joshua Jeneration - A Christ-centered music ministry.  Troy is one of the elders at Christ Bible Church of Chicago.