The Fruit of the Spirit
– Alan Cairns. Ambassador. Written by a Presbyterian pastor. A pastoral approach to one of the great passages from the writings of Paul. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Planning Your Preaching
A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing a One-Year Preaching Calendar – Stephen Nelson Rummage. Kregel. A book that guides you in how to move beyond the week to week sermon preparation into long-term planning for a more effective pulpit ministry. Written by the associate pastor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.
The NEXT Generation Leader
Essentials For Those Who Will Shape the Future – Andy Stanley. Multnomah. The five essentials are: Competence, Courage, Clarity, Coaching and Character. Stanley is pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Ga. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Conspiracy of Kindness
– Steve Sjogren. Vine Books. Recommended by respected leaders like J. I. Packer and Jack Hayford. The premise is simple: that God is passionately in love with unbelievers and can win them most effectively through acts of kindness. These unassuming deeds done by Christians convince more people of the love of God than all the
Bible Answers for Almost All Your…
– Elmer Towns. Thomas Nelson. Dr. Towns is a well known author and serves as the Dean of Religion at Liberty University. This is an indexed comprehensive resource that offers concise, understandable answers from the Scriptures on frequently asked questions about life. Topics include: prayer, politics, the Bible, the Holy Spirit, Angels, Demons, the Devil,
The Psalms, Strophic Structure
– Samuel Terrien Critical Eerdmans Commentary. 971 pages. No light reading here. The author says, “The Hebrew text of the Psalter contains words with uncertain and sometimes unknown meanings. In the past two centuries, many translators have thought that such words represented scribal errors. With great care and sometimes brilliant ingenuity, scholars emended these words
New Testament Theology
– Leon Morris. Zondervan. We have come to expect the highest in both academics and spiritual emphasis. This is the ideal volume for the busy pastor who wants to review New Testament theology as well as get abreast of new developments. Put this book next to the volume by Donald Guthrie, InterVarsity Press and you
The Third Day
The Reality of the Resurrection – Hank Hanegraaff A great resource to use in light of the pluralism of our times. In addition, It is a simple but strong defense of the validity of the resurrection by this best selling author. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build
Theological Art of Talking to Ourselves
Written by: Warren Wiersbe Theologians who practice their theology too far from the common haunts of workaday laymen soon acquire the habit of talking to themselves. Seminary in-house conversation is thought of as scholarly, but it follows a line that the peasant-carpenter Son of God would never have used. To assist those who may suspect
The Trouble with Jesus
– Joseph M. Stowell. Moody. Recommended by respected leaders like Chuck Colson, Anne Graham Lotz, Lee Strobel and others. Stowell is the President of Moody Bible Institute and a popular preacher. He has written over ten books. A small but insightful book about how the message of the gospel has become more offensive to some
Kids in Church
3-year-old, Reese: “Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen.” A little boy was overheard praying: “Lord, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a real good time like I am.” A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were ready to
Unexpected Wisdom
Major Insights from the Minor Prophets – Dan Schmidt. Baker. It’s hard to find books on the Minor Prophets so when I find one, I pick it up. This book is a helpful resource if you a planning on preaching a series on, or out of, the Minor Prophets. I would encourage you to take