Good Books
Books by Jerry Bridges:
- The Pursuit of Holiness (a very helpful look at what it means to be transformed)
- Transforming Power of the Gospel (An expanded idea of holiness and how the power that saves us also transforms us)
Books by C.S. Lewis:
- Mere Christianity (a 'backdoor' look at the Christian faith and practice)
- The Screwtape Letters (a wonderfully creative expose of the work of the Enemy, Satan)
- The Chronicles of Narnia (wonder-filled children's stories built around biblical truths)
Books by John Macarthur:
- Anxiety Attacked (An excellent help for anxiety)
- The Gospel According to Jesus (What is the Gospel?)
- Worship, The Ultimate Priority (An explanation on worship.)
Books by John Piper:
- The Pleasures of God (What does God take pleasure in? Enlarges our view of God!)
- Desiring God (Piper's seminal work on Christian Hedonism: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.)
- Future Grace (Trusting in the future grace of God for sanctification)
- Don't Waste Your Life (an excellent challenge to live a life that counts!)
Books by J.I. Packer:
- Knowing God, (a classic work that is basically an entry level systematic theology)
- Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (a helpful discussion on the tension between the electing purposes of God and the responsibility to evangelize)
Miscellaneous Authors:
- The Church: The Gospel Made Visible, Mark Dever (an excellent discussion of the church).
- Escape from Reason, Francis Schaefer. (An historical overview of philosophy and its impact on culture and the faith.)
- True Spirituality, Francis Schaefer. (A thorough look at what true spirituality is as a follower of Jesus Christ)
- The God Who is There, Francis Schaefer. (A tour-de-force on the implications of reality of Jesus Christ)
- The Five Points of Calvinism, David Steele and Curtis Thomas (a succinct, biblical presentation of the Calvinist system of doctrine concerning the salvation of sinners compared with the Arminian system).
- Spiritual Leadership, J. Oswald Sanders (a classic work on being a Christian leader)
- Master Plan of Evangelism, Robert Coleman (a simple, readable perspective on the ministry of Jesus and its relevance to ministry in the church today)
- Pilgrims Progress, John Bunyan (a must read classic!! This is an allegory about the Christian life. Should be read annually)
- Joy Unspeakable, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (a challenging and helpful consideration of the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer)
- What Is Reformed Theology; The Holiness of God; Willing to Believe, R.C. Sproul
Biographies:
- Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
- The Life and Diary of David Brainerd, Jonathon Edwards
- George Mueller of Bristol, A.T. Pierson
- The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom
- Confessions, Augustine
- Born Again, Charles Colson
Authors:
- Mark Dever
- John Frame
- Wayne Grudem
- C.S. Lewis
- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- John MacArthur
- Josh McDowell
- J.I. Packer
- John Piper
- Francis Schaefer
- R.C. Sproul
- A.W. Tozer
Publishers:
- Christian Focus Publications
- Crossway
- Kregel Publications
- Matthias Media
- Moody Publishers
- Nelson Publishers
- Puritan and Reformed (P&R)