Listen! Our Dying Saviour Speaks!
– Lehman Strauss. Loizeaux. This is one of the best books on our Lord’s “seven last words from the cross”. A noted Bible teacher and author, Strauss packs a lot of truth – and Scripture – into these 112 pages! 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up
The Old Testament in Contemporary Preaching
– Walter Kaiser, Jr., Baker Books. This excellent overview of Old Testament themes shows how the Old Testament relates to our contemporary situation and how the preacher can mine its wealth and apply it to life. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival,
Oswald Chambers: The Best from All His Books
– Harry Verploegh Oswald Chambers has long been appreciated for his ability to express spiritual truth in memorable statements, and this volume gives you the very best. The items are much more than sentence quotations and are listed under about 400 topics. There is a great deal of substance to this book, and the pastor
Themes in Old Testament Theology
– William Dyrness. InterVarsity. This book is a study of 14 key themes that impact New Testament studies and Christian life today. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
The Celebrant
– Charles Turner. Servant Publications. Turner does not waste words as he tells the moving story of one man’s ministry in Memphis during the yellow fever epidemic of the 1870s. This is one of the few novels I have read in which I have underlined sentences! Don’t be misled by the brevity of this book.
Toward an Old Testament Theology
– Walter Kaiser, Jr. Zondervan. It traces the biblical theology of the Old Testament from age to age and shows how it relates to the New. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament
– W. Kaiser Jr. Zondervan. A scholarly study of the place of the Old Testament in the church, this book is very readable and practical for the expository preacher. If you have the idea that the Old and New Testaments are competitors, then read this book and start enriching your sermons 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online
The Contemporaries Meet the Classics
– Leonard Allen. Howard Publishing. This is a solid collection of writings on prayer from the classical to the contemporary. You’ll find enriching insights from C. S. Lewis, Max Lucado, Andrew Murray, John Calvin, Jim Cymbala, Charles Wesley, Tony Evans and others. The book deals with the Purpose of Prayer, the Psalms as Prayer, Patterns
Volume 02, Issue 17
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Wally’s World Revisited
By Warren W. Wiersbe A year ago I told you about my nephew, Wally Watts, who pastors in Southern California. He had produced a new hymnal for his upwardly mobile congregation. His new tunes shifted from conventional terms (“wretched” and “worms”) to more self-actualized expressions (“Glorious Things of Me Are Spoken”). Well, his hymnal was
When God Prays
Discovering the Heart of Jesus in His Prayers – Skip Heitzig. Tyndale. A solid resource to use if you are going to do a series on the prayers of Jesus. Every preacher and teacher should do a study on the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, for your people and your own edification. This is a
Ideas For Fall
By Warren W. Wiersbe Of course you’ve been thinking about your autumn preaching plans! You’ve noted that September 1 is Labor Day Sunday, not the best day to start a new series; and October 27 is Reformation Sunday. Advent begins December 1, and Christmas is on a Wednesday. So is New Year’s Day! Happy planning!