September 2026 New Releases: Five Crossway Titles to Watch

# September 2026 New Releases

Crossway's September roundup highlights resources aimed at devotion, repentance, and congregational worship. The list emphasizes materials suitable for personal reading, family devotions, and congregational use. Notable entries include a fresh exposition of Psalm 51, a promise-centered book on sanctification, a children's daily devotional, and two lyric-only hymnals.

What's new and why it matters

The releases share a practical pastoral focus: guiding readers into repentance, strengthening trust in God's promises, and equipping families and congregations to sing and meditate on biblical truth. Each title is presented with direct reading pathways—sermon-derived exposition, meditative theology, abridged daily devotionals for children, and lyric collections for worship settings.

Featured titles

Create in Me a Clean Heart — Matthew Boswell

Based on Boswell's sermons, this book walks readers through Psalm 51 with attention to repentance, restoration, renewal, and response. It aims to help those seeking forgiveness or wanting a deeper grasp of why repentance matters. The exposition interacts with Puritan and other theological resources to make confession and mercy accessible and hopeful.

Piper frames sanctification around cherishing Christ's promises. The book argues that while Christ paid the penalty for sin, the power of sin is broken by banking on the promises of Christ. The meditations are intended to help readers overcome anxiety, covetousness, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, and misplaced shame by pursuing deeper joy in God.

New Morning Mercies for Kids — Paul David Tripp

An abridgement of Tripp's bestselling daily devotional tailored for ages 8–12. It offers 60 devotions organized as three weekly readings over 20 weeks, each week focused on a theme such as prayer, obedience, or God's sovereignty. Entries include a short meditation, heart-focused questions, puzzles, and activities for independent reading or family use.

The Sing! Hymnal, Lyrics & Liturgies and The Sing! Hymnal, Personal Edition — Keith and Kristyn Getty

Two lyric-only hymn collections curated by the Gettys. The Hymnal, Lyrics & Liturgies combines classic and contemporary hymn texts with liturgical materials for congregational use. The Personal Edition collects 200 hymn lyrics for private worship and reflection. Omitting musical notation encourages focus on the theology and memorization of the lyrics.

Formats and intended users

• Pastors and Bible-study leaders: Create in Me a Clean Heart offers sermon-shaped exposition useful for preaching preparation or small-group study.
• Christians seeking spiritual growth: Future Grace supplies meditative theology aimed at reshaping motivation and desire through God's promises.
• Parents and children: New Morning Mercies for Kids gives structured, age-appropriate daily devotions and activities.
• Worship leaders and congregants: The Sing! hymnals support lyric-centered worship, devotional meditation, and memorization without musical scores.

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