Recommended Reading

THE GOSPEL

  • The Gospel’s Power and Message, Paul Washer
  • The Gospel Call and True Conversion, Paul Washer
  • Gospel Assurance and Warnings, Paul Washer
  • The Gospel According to Jesus, John MacArthur
  • Today’s Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic?, Walter Chantry
  • The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, John Owen
  • Saved from What?, R.C. Sproul
  • The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • The Cost, Steven Lawson

THE BIBLE

  • The Heresy of Orthodoxy, Andreas J. Kostenberger
  • Canon Revisited, Michael J. Kruger
  • Final Word, John Macarthur
  • The Scripture Cannot be Broken, MacArthur
  • The Sufficiency of Scripture, Noel Weeks
  • God Doesn't Whisper, Jim Osman

Confessionalism

  • 1689 London Baptist Confession
  • For the Vindication of the Truth
  • To the Judicious Reader
  •  Baptist Confession of Faith; A Modern Exposition, Sam Waldron
  • A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of faith of 1689, Rob Ventura

Covenant Theology

  • Covenant Theology: From Adam to Christ, John Owen and Nehemiah Coxe
  • The Mystery of Christ, Sam Renihan
  • The Fatal Flaw, Jeff Johnson
  • The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology, Denault
  • Recovering a Covenantal Heritage, Barcellos and More
  • Getting the Garden Right, Richard Barcellos
  • Paedobaptism to Credobaptism, Crampton

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY

  • A Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity, John Gill
  • A Body of Divinity, Thomsa Watson
  • The Christian's Reasonable Service, Wilhelmus A Brakel
  • The Wonderful Works of God, Herman Bavinck
  • Systematic Theology, Joel Beeke
  • A Puritan Theology, Beeke
  • Biblical Doctrine, John MacArthur

ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

  • Knowing God, J.I. Packer
  • The Attributes of God, A.W. Pink
  • The Identity and Attributes of God, Terry L Johnson
  • The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul
  • Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin
  • The Forgotten Trinity, James White
  • Simply Trinity, Matthew Barrett

HOLY SPIRIT

  • He Who Gives Life, Graham Cole
  • Spiritual Gifts, Thomas Schreiner
  • Strange Fire, John MacArthur
  • Clouds withoutwater (DVD Resource), Justin Peters

SOVEREIGNTY & SOVEREIGN GRACE

  • Spurgeon Against Hyper-Calvinism, Iain Murray
  • Predestination Made Easy, Kenneth Gentry
  • Still Sovereign, Thomas Schreiner and Bruce Ware
  • Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility, D.A. Carson
  • The Sovereignty of God, A.W. Pink
  • Chosen by God, R.C. Sproul
  • The Cause of God and Truth, John Gill
  • Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther
  • Freedom of the Will, Jonathan Edwards

MAN AND SIN

  • The Christian View of Man, J. Gresham Machen
  • Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be, Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
  • The Imputation of Adam’s Sin, John Murray
  • The Sinfulness of Sin, Ralph Venning
  • Human Nature in Its Fourfold State, Thomas Boston
  • Gleanings from the Scriptures: Man’s Total Depravity, A.W. Pink

CONVERSION

  • Puritans on Conversion
  • The Doctrine of Regeneration, Stephen Charnock
  • Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards
  • The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance, Thomas Schreiner and Ardel Caneday
  • Redemption Accomplished and Applied, John Murray
  • Thoughts on Religious Experience, Archibald Alexander
  • The Art of Turning, Kevin Deyoung

CALVINISM

  • Spurgeons Calvinism
  • The History and Theology of Calvinism, Kurt Daniel
  • Why I am a Calvinist, Michael Williams

Biblical Worldview

  • Think Biblically, John Macarthur

Sanctification

  • Sanctification, J.C. Ryle
  • Sanctification : The Christian’s Pursuit of God-Given Holiness, Michael Riccardi
  • Sin and Temptation, John Owen
  • Holiness, J.C. Ryle
  • The Christian in Complete Armor, William Gurnall
  • Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
  • Maturity, Sinclair Ferguson

Prayer and Fasting

  • A Guide to Prayer, Isaac Watts
  • The Call to Prayer, J.C. Ryle
  • Do You Pray?, J.C. Ryle
  • Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life, Charles Spurgeon
  • Praying Successfully, Charles Spurgeon
  • Only a Prayer Meeting, Charles Spurgeon
  • Revival Praying, Leonard Ravenhill

Worship

  • Worship: The Ultimate Priority, John Macarthur
  • Worship by the Book, D.A. Carson
  • Worship in Spirit and Truth, John Frame
  • Made in our image, Steven Lawson

Devotionals

  • Voices from the Past, Various Puritans
  • Valley of Vision: A Collections of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
  • Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
  • A Word in Season, RJ Rushdoony
  • Life as a Vapor, John Piper

Courtship and Marriage

  • God, Marriage, and Family, Andreas J. Kostenberger
  • Reforming Marriage, Douglas Wilson
  • No Mere Mortals, Toby Sumpter

Men and Husbands

  • Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, John Piper & Wayne Grudam
  • Masculine Christianity, Zachary Garris
  • A Godly Man’s Picture, Thomas Watson
  • Future Men, Douglas Wilson
  • The War on Men, Owen Stachan

Women and Wives

  • Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, John Piper & Wayne Grudam
  • Female Piety, John James
  • Become a Titus 2 Woman, Martha Peace
  • The Excellent Wife, Martha Peace

Parenting

  • The Duties of Parents, J.C. Ryle
  • Do not hinder them, Justin Peters
  • Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Ted Tripp

SUFFERING / DEATH / AFTERLIFE

  • God in the storm, MARC MAILLEFER
  • How Long O Lord?, D.A. Carson
  • When All Hell Breaks Loose, Steven Lawson
  • God’s Grace in your Suffering, David Powlison
  • Prosperity of the Wicked, Jim Osman
  • Remember death, Matthew Mccullough
  • Dying and Death, Joel Beeke
  • I shall not die, but live, Douglas Taylor
  • A Book of comfort for those in sickness
  • Life Everlasting, Robert Peterson

HELL

  • Hell on trial, Robert Peterson
  • Hell under fire, Robert Peterson

SPIRITUAL WARFARE

  • Spiritual Warfare, Brian Borgman and Rob Ventura
  • Fighting Satan, Joel Beeke
  • Truth or Territory, Jim Osman

ESCHATOLOGY / MISSION

  • The Puritan Hope, Iain Murray
  • Victory in Jesus, Greg L Bahnsen
  • The Promise of the Future, Cornelis P. Venema
  • The Five Points of Amillennialism by Jeffrey Johnson
  • The Mission of God, Joseph Boot
  • Rules for Reformers, Douglas Wilson

APOLOGETICS

  • Against All Opposition, Greg L Bahnsen
  • Always Ready, Greg L Bahnsen
  • Presuppositional Apologetics stated and Defended, Greg L Bahnsen
  • Expository apologetics, Voddie Baucham
  • Biblical Logic, Joel McDurmon

EVANGELISM

  • Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer
  • The Soul Winner, Charles Spurgeon
  • The Invitation System, Iain Murray
  • Advice for Seekers, Charles Spurgeon
  • Seeking God: Jonathan Edwards’ Evangelism Contrasted with Modern Methodologies, William C. Nichols
  • A Pastor’s Sketches, Ichabod Spencer
  • A Call to the Unconverted, Richard Baxter
  • Select Sermons of George Whitefield, J.C. Ryle
  • Words to Winners of Souls, Horatius Bonar

MISSIONS

  • Operation World, Patrick Johnstone
  • Salvation to the Ends of the Earth, Andreas Kostenberger
  • Chance to Die, Elizabeth Elliot
  • The Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey, Timothy George
  • To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson
  • The Life and Diary of David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards
  • The Puritan Hope, Iain Murray

CHURCH

  • The Church, Jeffrey Johnson
  • The Master’s Plan for the Church, John MacArthur
  • Manual of Church Order, J.L. Dagg
  • The Church of Christ, James Bannerman

CHURCH LEADERSHIP

  • Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership, Alexander Strauch
  • Answering Key Questions about Elders, John MacArthur
  • The New Testament Deacon: Minister of Mercy, Alexander Strauch
  • The Deacon, Cornelis Van Dam

CHURCH DISCIPLINE

  • Handbook of Church Discipline, Jay Adams
  • Democratic Religion, Gregory Wills
  • Biblical Church Discipline, Daniel Wray

Modern-Day Reformation

  • Reclaiming the Gospel and Reforming Churches, Tom Ascol
  • The Old Evangelicalism, Ian Murray
  • Ready for Reformation, Tom Nettles
  • Ten Indictments against the modern Church, Paul Washer

History

  • 2000 Years of Christ’s Power (4 Volumes), Nick R. Needham
  • The Reformers and Their Stepchildren, Leonard Verduin
  • Americas Christian History, Gary Demar

PASTORAL MINISTRY

  • Pastoral Theology, Albert M Martin
  • Brothers, we are not professionals, John Piper
  • Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges
  • The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter
  • Lectures to My Students, Charles Spurgeon
  • The Cross and Christian Ministry, D.A. Carson
  • Dear Timothy, Tom Ascol
  • Am I Called? (Perspectives Series booklet), Dave Harvey

Preaching

  • Preaching and Preachers, Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • Preaching, John MacArthur
  • Between Two Worlds, John Stott
  • Christ-Centered Preaching, Bryan Chapell
  • Spirit-Empowered Preaching, Arturo Azurdia
  • Reformed Preaching, Joel Beeke
  • Light and Heat: The Puritan view of the pulpit, Dr. R Bruce Bickel
  • Expository Exultation, John Piper

Counseling

  • Counseling, John MacArthur
  • Competent to Counsel, Jay Adams
  • A Theology of Christian Counseling, Jay Adams
  • Christian Counselor’s Manual, Jay Adams
  • Ready to Restore, Jay Adams
  • Quick Scripture Reference Guide for Counseling, John G. Kruis
  • Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible, Jay Adams

Helps for the Pastor

  • Spiritual Depression, Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • The Crook in the Lot, Thomas Boston
  • The Dejected Soul’s Cure, Cristopher Love
  • When People Are Big and God Is Small, Ed Welch

PURITANS

  • Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were, Leland Ryken
  • A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, J.I. Packer
  • The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors, Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • A Guide to the Puritans, Robert Martin
  • Meet the Puritans, Joel Beeke and Randall J. Peterson

REVIVAL

  • Revival and Revivalism, Iain Murray
  • Pentecost Today?, Iain Murray
  • Jonathan Edwards on Revival
  • Why Revival Tarries, Leonard Ravenhill
  • Revival, Martyn Lloyd Jones

BIOGRAPHIES

  • Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Roland Bainton
  • Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, Iain Murray
  • George Whitefield, Arnold Dallimore
  • Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Andrew Bonar
  • Spurgeon: A New Biography, Arnold Dallimore
  • C.H. Spurgeon: Autobiography (Volumes 1 & 2)
  • The Autobiography of George Müller
  • The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Iain Murray
  • The Life of Arthur W. Pink, Iain Murray
  • John G. Paton: The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides
  • Pastor Hsi, Mrs. Howard Taylor
  • In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill, Mack Tomlinson
  • Heroes, Iain Murray
  • Wesley and Men Who Followed, Iain Murray
  • John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace, Jonathan Aitken
  • Fearless Pilgrim: The Life and Times of John Bunyan, Faith Cook
  • Archibald G. Brown: Spurgeon’s Successor, Iain Murray

GREEK

  • Beginning Greek, Merkle and Plummer
  • A New Testament Greek Primer, SM BAUGH
  • Going Deeper, Merkle and Plummer
  • Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar, William D Mounce
  • Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, Danile B Wallace
  • Going Deeper with New Testament Greek, Andreas J. Kostenberger
  • The Concise Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Frederick William Danker
  • Exegetical Fallacies, D.A. Carson

HEBREW

Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Mark D. Futato
Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, Gary D. Pratico, Miles V. Van Pelt
A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, William L Holladay
A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, Joüon-Muraoka, 2006
Bdb Hebr-Eng Lexicon, Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, Charles A. Briggs