Recommended Resources

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​It’s hard to overestimate the impact one good book can make on your walk with God.  More than anyone else, a Christian should be a person who loves to read.  Many Christians often want to study a particular area but do not know a reliable book to help form their thinking in that area.  As pastors, we have put together a list of books we strongly recommend for your spiritual health.
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The Study of God

• Knowing God by J.I. Packer
• Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
• The Pleasures of God by John Piper
• Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by Bruce A Ware

The Gospel 

• The Gospel According to Jesus by John Macarthur
• What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert
• A Gospel Primer for Christians by Milton Vincent

Christian Growth

• Holiness by Grace by Bryan Chapell
• Disciplines of Grace by Jerry Bridges
• Holiness by J.C. Ryle
• The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
• Expository Listening by Ken Ramey
• Just Do Something by Kevin Deyoung
• A Simple Way to Pray by Martin Luther

The Church

• The Master’s Plan for the Church by John Macarthur
• Why We Love the Church by Kevin Deyoung & Ted Kluck
• Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
• Deliberate Church by Mark Dever
• Ashamed of the Gospel by John Macarthur

Church Membership

• Life in the Father’s House by Wayne Mack & Dave Swavely

Worship

• Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin
• Worship by the Book by D.A. Carson

​Missions

• For the Sake of His Name by David Doran
• Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper

​Preaching

• Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson
• Preaching and Preachers by Martin Lloyd-Jones
• Rediscovering Expository Preaching by John Macarthur

​Evangelism

• The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
• Marks of the Messenger by J. Mack Stiles
• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
• Tell the Truth by Will Metzger
• The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman

Church Leadership

• Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch
• Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
• Dear Timothy edited by Tom Ascol

Church History

• Pages from Church History by Stephen J. Nichols
• The Unquenchable Flame by Michael Reeves
• Evangelicalism Divided by Iain Murray
• Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
• Light from Old Times by J.C. Ryle
• Revival and Revivalism by Iain Murray
• George Whitfield by Arnold Dalimore
• A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards by George M. Marsden
• Memoir and Remains of Robert McCheyne by Andrew Bonar
• William Carey by S. Pearce Carey

Counseling

• Seeing with New Eyes by David Powlison
• When People are Big and God is Small by Edward Welch

Marriage & Family

• The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott
• The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
• Gospel Powered Parenting by Bill Farley
• God, Marriage, and Family by Andreas Kostenberger

Internship

• The Christian Ministry by Charles Bridges
• Ashamed of the Gospel by John Macarthur
• 9 Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
• Deliberate Church by Mark Dever
• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
• Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson
• Preaching and Preachers by Martin Lloyd-Jones
• Rediscovering Expository Preaching by John Macarthur
• For the Sake of His Name by David Doran
• Worship by the Book by Don Carson
• The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
• Lecture for My Students by Charles Spurgeon
• Revival and Revivalism by Iain Murray