Recommended Reading

A list of the books I’ve read over the last few years.

You can click below for more information on each resource.

Christian Living
Pursuit of Godliness by Jerry Bridges
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Desiring God by John Piper
Pleasures of God by John Piper
Future Grace by John Piper
When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper
The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness by John MacArthur
Lectures to my Students by Charles Spurgeon
The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
The Pastor’s Prayers by Charles Spurgeon
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment by Tim Challies
Christian Spirituality, 5 Views of Sanctification by Donald Alexander
Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung

Bible Study
How to Read a Bible for all it’s worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
Living by the Book by Howard Hendricks
Knowing Scripture by RC Sproul
Preaching Christ in all of Scripture by Edmund Clowney
Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
The All Sufficient God Sermons on Isaiah 40 by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
The Christ of the Prophets by O. Palmer Robertson

Attributes of God
The Holiness of God by RC Sproul
The Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer

Reformed Theology
Grace Unknown by RC Sproul
Assured by God by Burk Parsons
Getting the Gospel Right by RC Sproul
God is the Gospel by John Piper
Institutes by John Calvin
Truth of the Cross by RC Sproul
In My Place He Stood Condemned: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement by J.I Packer and Mark Dever

Puritan Paperbacks I Love
The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Glory of Christ by John Owen
Communion with God by John Owen
The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
The Loveliness of Christ by Samuel Rutherford
The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel
Lord’s Supper by Thomas Watson
Godly Man’s Picture by Thomas Watson
Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson
Come and Welcome Jesus Christ by John Bunyan
Living Faith by Samuel Ward
A World of Love Heaven by Jonathan Edwards
A Lifting Up for the Downcast by William Bridge
Christian Love by Hugh Binning
Temptation Resisted and Repulsed by John Owen
Anger Management by Richard Baxter
Impure Lust by John Flavel
All Things For Good by Thomas Watson

Great Commentary’s
The Sermon on the Mount by John Stott
Ephesians by John Stott
Sermons on the Beatitudes by John Calvin
Sermon on the Mount by Sinclair Ferguson
Studies on the Sermon of the Mount by Martyn Lloyd Jones
The Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer by AW Pink
Man Overboard by Sinclair Ferguson
Encountering the OT by Bill Arnold
Introduction to the OT by Tremper Longman
From Paradise to the Promised Land by T.D. Alexander

The Cross
The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
The Sayings of the Savior on the Cross by AW Pink
In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
The Truth of the Cross by R.C Sproul
In My Place He Stood Condemned: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement by J.I. Packer and Mark Dever

Jonathan Edwards Must Read
Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards
Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
Knowing Christ by Jonathan Edwards
Revival by Jonathan Edwards
God Entranced Vision of Things by John Piper and Justin Taylor

Biographies
The Expository Genius of John Calvin by Steve Lawson
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy by John Piper
The Hidden Smile of God by John Piper
The Roots of Endurance by John Piper
Contending for All by John Piper
Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography by Iain H. Murray

Five Solas
Scripture Alone by RC Sproul

Worship
Worship in Spirit and Truth by John Frame
Contemporary Worship Music by John Frame
Unquenchable Worshiper by Matt Redman

Culture
The Truth War by John MacArthur
Culture Shift by Albert Mohler Jr.

Parenting
Raising Children God’s Way by Martyn Lloyd Jones
Get Outta My Face, How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens With Biblical Counsel by Rick Horne

Church History
The Reformation How and Monk and Mallet changed the world by Stephen Nichols
Meet The Puritans by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson
Young, Restless and Reformed a Journalists Journey with the New Calvinists by Collin Hansen

Theology
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof
Christian Theology by Millard Erickson
God of Promise by Michael Horton
Images of the Spirit by Meredith Kline
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments by Geerhardus Vos
Old Testament Theology by Bruce Waltke

Revival
Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal by Richard Lovelace

Leadership/Church Models
Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process of Making Disciples by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger
The Deliberate Church by Mark Dever and Paul Alexander
Two Views on Women in Ministry: Craig Blomberg, Thomas R. Schreiner, James R. Beck, Ann L. Bowman, Linda L. Belleville, Craig Keener
What is a Healthy Church by Mark Dever

Pastoral Ministry
Becoming a Minister of Pastoral Care by Thomas C. Oden
Reforming Pastoral Ministry by John C. Armstrong
Five Smooth Stones of Pastoral Work by Eugene Peterson
Shepherding God’s Flock by Jay Adams

Bibles
Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible
ESV Study Bible
The Jesus Storybook Bible (great for children of all ages)