Resources for Personal Growth
Jesus has called us to be "disciples". The word "disciple" literally means "a learner"--one who spends time with Jesus, learns from Him, and seeks to become like Him. A commitment to follow Christ and grow in His likeness is a commitment to being a lifelong "learner". Below, we have sought to compile a list of resources that we believe will help you in your personal study and growth as a follower of Christ. We encourage you to utilize these as tools to assist in the strengthening and transformation of your mind for the glory of God.
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Theology
Basic Theology by Charles Ryrie Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem Christian Theology by Millard Erickson Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof The Moody Book of Theology by Paul Enns Concise Theology by J.I. Packer A Little Book for New Theologians by Kelly M. Kapic Know What You Believe by Paul E. Little He That Is Spiritual by Lewis Sperry Chafer The Mystery of Godliness by Major Ian Thomas The Cross by John Stott The Cross by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer Knowing God by J.I. Packer Great Doctrines of the Bible by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Personal Growth Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyon Love Your God with All Your Mind by J.P. Moreland Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg Spiritual Discipleship by J. Oswald Sanders Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders Spiritual Maturity by J. Oswald Sanders For the Love of God (daily devotional) Vol. 1 and 2 by D.A. Carson Desiring God by John Piper When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen Holiness by J.C. Ryle How to Converse with God by Charles H. Spurgeon Bible Study “Be“ series by Warren Wiersbe John MacArthur Commentaries Expositors Bible Commentaries The MacArthur Bible Handbook by John MacArthur How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart Living By the Book by Howard Hendricks An Introduction to the New Testament by D.A. Carson, Douglas J. Moo, and Leon Morris Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance The New Bible Dictionary Evangelical Dictionary of Theology Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall & J. Daniel Hays Online Resources: https://www.blueletterbible.org www.biblegateway.com http://www.preceptaustin.org Healing Spiritual Depression by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Inside Out by Larry Crabb Bold Love by Dan Allender & Tremper Longman III Apologetics More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell ( entry level ) I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist by Norm Geisler and Frank Turek The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel Know Why You Believe by Paul E. Little The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller Online Resources: http://www.rzim.org http://www.str.org http://carm.org Worldview He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis Chafer How Shall We Then Live by Francis Chafer Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy by Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton |
Family
The Strong Family by Charles Swindoll Toward a Growing Marriage by Gary Chapman The Marriage Builder by Larry Crabb The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation by Andreas Kostenberger Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism by John Piper & Wayne Grudem eds. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman The Shaping of the Christian Family by Elizabeth Elliott Disciplines of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs Online Resources: http://www.focusonthefamily.com http://www.familylife.com Biographies George Muller by Basis Miller The Little Woman by Gladys Aylward with Christine Hunter Bruchko by Bruce Olsen The True Story of John G. Paton by John G. Paton George Whitfield: Supreme Among Preachers by J.P. Gledstone A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer by Lyle Dorsett Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George Marsden David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (2 volumes) by Iain Murray Spurgeon: A New Biography by Arnold Dallimore A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings by George Mueller George Whitefield: Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the 18th Century Revival (2 volumes) by Arnold Dallimore A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elizabeth Elliot Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography by Iain Murray |