Recommended Reading
Apologetics
Always Ready- Greg Bahnsen
Who Made God?- Edgar Andrews
Biblical Studies
Knowing Scripture- R.C. Sproul
Opening Up Proverbs- Jim Newheiser
Studies in the Sermon on the Mount- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Biography
The Forgotten Spurgeon- Iain Murray
The Swans Are Not Silent Series- John Piper
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy- God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, & Calvin
The Hidden Smile of God- The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of Bunyan, Cowper, & Brainerd
The Roots of Endurance- Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of Newton, Simeon, & Wilberforce
Filling up the Afflictions of Christ- The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of Tyndale, Judson, & Paton
Contending for Our All- Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, Owen, & Machen
Autobiography of George Muller- George Muller
George Muller of Bristol- A.T. Pierson
Jonathan Edwards: A Life- George Mardsen
George Whitefield- Arnold Dallimore
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther- Roland Blainton
A God Entranced Vision of All Things: The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards-John Piper
Church History
Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950-2000- Iain Murray Church History in Plain Language- Bruce Shelley
The Story of Christianity- Vol. 1 and II- Justo Gonzalez
Christian Living
All Things For Good-Thomas Watson
Slave- John MacArthur
Leading with Love- Alexander Strauch Respectable Sins- Jerry Bridges
From Pride to Humility- Stuart Scott
The Vanishing Conscience- John MacArthur Trusting God- Jerry Bridges
Twelve Ordinary Men- John MacArthur Found: God’s Will- John MacArthur
The Enemy Within- Kris Lundgaard
Future Grace- John Piper
The Pursuit of Holiness- Jerry Bridges
Just Do Something- Kevin DeYoung
The Discipline of Grace- Jerry Bridges
When God Weeps- Joni Eareckson Tada
How to Worship Jesus Christ- Joseph Carroll
Living the Cross-Centered Life- C.J. Mahaney
Classics
A Body of Divinity- Thomas Watson
Redemption Accomplished and Applied- John Murray
The Reformed Pastor- Richard Baxter
The Pursuit of God- A.W. Tozer
The Mortification of Sin- John Owen
The Knowledge of the Holy- A.W. Tozer
Holiness- J.C. Ryle
Thoughts for Young Men- J.C. Ryler
The Crook in the Lot- Thomas Boston
The Institutes of the Christian Religion- John Calvin
Recommended Reading
Spiritual Depression- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The Valley of Vision- Arthur Bennett
The Religious Affections- Jonathan Edwards
Overcoming Sin and Tempation- John Owen
Communion with the Triune God- John Owen
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ- John Owen
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment- Jeremiah Burroughs
Trusting God - Jerry Bridges
Communication
War of Words- Paul Tripp
Expository Listening- Ken Ramey
Conversion/The Gospel
The Gospel According to Jesus- John MacArthur
Today’s Gospel- Synthetic or Authentic?- Walter Chantry
Hard to Believe- John MacArthur
Finally Alive- John Piper
What Jesus Demands from the World- John Piper
A Gospel Primer for Christians- Milton Vincent
Ashamed of the Gospel- John MacArthur
Saved from What?- R.C. Sproul
God is the Gospel- John Piper
The Gospel for Real Life- Jerry Bridges
What is the Gospel?- Greg Gilbert
Counseling
Competent to Counsel- Jay Adams
How People Change- Paul Tripp & Timothy Lane
Seeing with New Eyes- David Powlinson
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands- Paul Tripp
When People Are Big and God is Small- Ed Welch
The Cross/Substitutionary Atonement
The Cross of Christ- John Stott
The Cross- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Pierced for Our Transgressions- Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach
The Great Exchange- Jerry Bridges
In My Place Condemned He Stood- John Stott & Mark Dever
The Cross He Bore- Frederick Leahy
Evangelism
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God- J.I. Packer
Tell the Truth- Will Metzger
Marriage
The Exemplary Husband- Stuart Scott
The Excellent Wife- Martha Peace
This Momentary Marriage- John Piper
When Sinners Say I Do- Dave Harvey
Love that Lasts- Gary & Betsy Ricucci
God, Marriage, and Family- Andreas Kostenberger
What Did You Expect?- Paul Tripp
Parenting
Shepherding a Child’s Heart- Tedd Tripp
Getting to the Heart of Parenting (DVD)- Paul Tripp
Missions
Operation World- Jason Mandryk
Prayer
A Call to Spiritual Reformation- D.A. Carson
A Praying Life- Paul Miller
Prayer and the Knowledge of God- Graeme Goldworthy
E.M. Bounds on Prayer- E.M. Bounds
The Church
The Master’s Plan for the Church- John MacArthur
Biblical Eldership- Alexander Strauch
The New Testament Deacon- Alexander Strauch
Exemplary Spiritual Leadership- Jerry Wragg
Stop Dating the Church- Joshua Harris
Strange Fire - John MacAuthur
Theology
Bitesize Theology- Peter Jeffery
Knowing God- J.I. Packer
Desiring God- John Piper
The Doctrines of Grace- James Boice and Phillip Ryken The Pleasures of God- John Piper
The Holiness of God- R.C. Sproul
Spectacular Sins- John Piper
Chosen By God- R.C. Sproul
Women’s Interest
Feminine Appeal- Carolyn Mahaney
Twelve Extraordinary Women- John MacArthur
Youth/College
Growing Up Christian- Karl Graustein Don’t Waste Your Life- John Piper Thriving at College- Alex Chediak
Additional Reading Material
Title: Gravity, True for you but not for me
Author: Michael Edwards
Difficulty: Beginner
Comments: More of a pamphlet that provides a comprehensive case for Christianity. Available by ordering from the author direct in bulk
Title: God Does Exist
Author: Michael A. Robinson
Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
Comments: Conversational Presuppositional Apologetics
Title: The End Times in Chronological Order
Author: Ron Rhodes
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: Provides a dispensational Premillennial view of the end times
Title: Tactics
Author: Greg Koukl
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: An excellent book that will teach you how to defend your faith
Title: I don’t have Enough Faith to be an Atheist
Author: Norman Geisler with Frank Turek
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: A comprehensive case for the Christian World View and a Theistic God.
Title: Correct, not politically correct
Author: Frank Turek
Difficulty: Beginner to Moderate
Comments: An effective way to address the Same-sex marriage issue
Title: Mere Christianity
Author: C.S. Lewis
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: Deep thoughts on the Christian Faith by this well known theologian
Title: The Screwtape Letters
Author: C.S. Lewis
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: An interesting view of spiritual battles that is going on around us.
Title: The Problem of Pain
Author: C. S. Lewis
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: Deals with a Christians response to pain and evil in the world
Title: 5-Minute Apologetics for Today
Author: Ron Rhodes
Difficulty: Beginner
Comments: A daily devotional taking a different apologetic topic every day
Title: Bonhoeffer
Author: Eric Metaxas
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: The inspiring true story of Deitrich Bonhoeffer
Title: Cold Case Christianity
Author: J. Warner Wallace
Difficulty: Beginner to Moderate
Comments: A one time atheist and detective investigates Christianity and becomes a Christian!
Title: 50 People every Christian Should know
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Difficulty: Beginner
Comments: Short stories of 50 faithful men and women
Title: The Doctrines of Grace
Author: James Montgomery Boice
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: A thorough explanation of the five points of Calvinism
Title: Icons of Evolution
Author: Jonathan Wells
Difficulty: Moderate
Comments: Debunking many of the popular icons of evolution such as the picture of man evolving from monkey to man.
Title: More than a Carpenter
Author: Josh McDowell
Difficulty: Beginner
Comments: An excellent first book to read to consider Christianity.
Title: Total Truth
Author: Nancy Pearcey
Difficulty: Advanced
Comments: Liberating Christianity from its cultural captivity
Title: Finding Truth
Author: Nancy Pearcey
Difficulty: Advanced
Comments: 5 Principles for unmasking atheism, secularism and other God substitues.
Title: The Case For Faith
Author: Lee Strobel
Difficulty: Beginner to Moderate
Comments: Answering questions relative to faith
Title: The Case for Christ
Author: Lee Strobel
Difficulty: Beginner to Moderate
Comments: Answering questions regarding Christ
Title: The Case for the Creator
Author: Lee Strobel
Difficulty: Beginner to Moderate
Comments: Answering questions regarding the Creator
Title: The Case for the Resurrection
Author: Lee Strobel
Difficulty: Beginning to Moderate
Comments: A comprehensive defense of the resurrection