Description

Pastor Matt talks through his plan for being in prayer and in the Word of God for the coming year.

A few resources that are pertinent to this episode (these links don't benefit Pastor Matt or All Saints):

Shorter Catechism Flash Cards: 

• WTS Bookstore - a very simple and helpfully austere set of simple flashcards. I used this set to prepare for ordination.
• Grange Press - a beautifully designed set of glossy playing card-style flash cards.
• Quizlet - a free app that offers thousands of flashcard sets on a nearly infinite number of subjects. There are quite a few options just for the Shorter Catechism. Having them on your phone in a flash card format means you'll have them with you almost anywhere you go.

Isaiah Commentary:

• The Prophecy of Isaiah by Alec Motyer

Beatific Vision Reading:

• To Gaze Upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice by Samuel Parkison 
• Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition by Hans Boersma
• Neither the Spirit without the Flesh: John Calvin's Doctrine of the Beatific Vision by Steven Tyra

Pastor Matt's NT Reading Plan is the same used by the Podcast "Through the ESV New Testament in 90 Days with David Cochran Heath" published by Crossway.

The podcast Pastor Matt is listening to is Larger for Life which you can find by searching in whatever podcast app you use. Other podcasts you might consider:

1. The Shorter - a podcast on the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Well done and encouraging.

2. Polity Matters - a podcast on our church government and the Book of Church Order. I know, I know, it doesn't sound very exciting. And perhaps you might need to be a little more interested than the average person. But the guys doing the podcast are funny and keep it light while also talking about things that you, as a church member, really should understand better.