Worship

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Worship.

• Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God by Bob Kauflin
• Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship by David Peterson
• Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation by Allen Ross
• Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship by Phil Ryken, Derek Thomas, and Ligon Duncan (eds.)
• Worship: The Regulative Principle and the Biblical Practice of Accommodation by Ernest Reisinger and Matt Allen
• The Art of Worship: A Musician’s Guide to Leading Modern Worship by Greg Scheer
• Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by Harold Best
• Gospel Worship by Jeremiah Burroughs
• We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry by G.K. Beal
• Worship by the Book by D.A. Carson
• Exploring the Worship Spectrum by Paul Engle and Paul Basden (eds.)

Systematic Theology

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Systematic Theology.

• Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 vol.) by John Calvin
• Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
• Abstract of Systematic Theology by James P. Boyce
• Manual of Theology by John L. Dagg
• Christian Theology by Millard Erickson
• Integrative Theology: Three Volumes in One by Bruce Demarest
• Systematic Theology (3 vol.) by Charles Hodge
• Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof
• A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith by Robert Reymond
• The Marrow of Theology by William Ames11.  
• A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson
• Systematic Theology by Robert Duncan Culver

Spiritual Warfare

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Spiritual Warfare.

• The Holy War by John Bunyan
• The Christian Warfare by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Vol. 7 in Ephesians set)
• The Christian Soldier by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Vol. 8 in Ephesians set)
• Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, by Thomas Brooks
• The Christian in Complete Armour (3 vol.) by William Gurnall
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
• A Treatise on Satan’s Temptations by Richard Gilpin 
• Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare by David Powlison
• How to Meet the Enemy: Arming Yourself for Spiritual Warfare by John MacArthur
• Satan Cast Out: A Study in Biblical Demonology by Frederick Leahy

Preaching

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Preaching.

• Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon
• Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today by John Stott
• On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons by John Broadus
• Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon by Bryan Chapell
• Rediscovering Expository Preaching: Balancing the Science and Art of Biblical Exposition by John MacArthur, Jr.
• The Art of Prophesying by Wiliam Perkins
• The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper
• Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
• Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life by Robert Smith Jr.
• Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching by Don Kistler (ed.)
• Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching in Honor of R. Kent Hughes by Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson (eds.)

Missions

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Missions.

• Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
• The Mission of God by Christopher J.H. Wright
• Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader by Ralph Winter and Steven Hawthorne (eds.)
• Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission by Andreas Kostenberger and Peter O’Brien
• A Vision for Missions by Tom Wells
• Paradigms in Conflict: 10 Key Questions in Christian Missions Today by David Hesselgrave
• The Church Is Bigger Than You Think: The Unfinished Work of World Evangelisation by Patrick Johnstone
• Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God’s Mission in the Bible by Arthur Glasser
• Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology by Charles Van Engem
• The Open Secret: An Introdution to the Theology of Mission by Lesslie Newbigin

Jonathan Edwards

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on and by Jonathan Edwards.

• Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
• The Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards
• A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God by Jonathan Edwards
• The Distinguishing Marks of the Work of the Spirit of God by Jonathan Edwards
• Thoughts on the New England Revival: Vindicating the Great Awakening by Jonathan Edwards
• The Works of Jonathan Edwards (2 vol.) by Hendrickson
• God’s Passion for His Glory by John Piper
• Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography by Iain Murray
• Jonathan Edwards by George Marsden
• A Sweet Flame: Piety in the Letters of Jonathan Edwards by Michael Haykin
• Jonathan Edwards: The Holy Spirit in Revival by Michael Haykin
• The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today by Josh Moody

Holy Spirit

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on the Holy Spirit.

• The Works of John Owen vol. 3 by John Owen
• Keep in Step with the Spirit: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with God by J.I. Packer
• God’s Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments by James Hamilton Jr.
• The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit by B.B. Warfield
• He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit by Graham Cole
• The Holy Spirit by Sinclair Ferguson
• Joy Unspeakable: Power and Renewal in the Holy Spirit by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• The Work of the Holy Spirit by Octavius Winslow
• The Gifts of the Spirit by C.R. Vaughn
• The New Covenant Ministry of the Holy Spirit by Larry Pettegrew
• The Holy Spirit by A.W. Pink
• The Presence and the Power: The Significance of the Holy Spirit in the Life and Ministry of Jesus by Gerald Hawthorne

Holiness

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Holiness.

• The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
• Holiness by J.C. Ryle
• The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
• The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
• Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works by John Owen by Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor (eds.)
• How Can I Change? Victory in the Struggle Against Sin by C.J. Mahaney
• Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges
• When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy by John Piper
• A Fight to the Death: Taking Aim at Sin Within by Wayne Mack and Joshua Mack
• The Enemy Within: Straight Talk about the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard
• Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That Is Our Strength by Bryan Chapell
• Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks

Struggling With Self-Consciousness

The following question was sent to me and several friends with whom I work;

“Need a good book recommendation for a girl who struggles with self-consciousness and knowing who she is in Christ…suggestions?  Should be an easy read please.”

Here are some of the answers provided by the other recipients;

• Seeing yourself through God’s eyes by June Hunt.
• Stomping out the Darkness by Neil Anderson
• The Glorious Pursuit by Gary Thomas
• Captivating by Shannon Eldridge.

What books would you have recommended?

Evangelism

Grace Baptist Church of Cape Coral, Florida (pastored by Tom Ascol) shares on its website the following list of recommended books on Evangelism.

• Tell the Truth: A Training Manual on the Message and Methods of God-Centered Witnessing by Will Metzger
• God-Centered Evangelism by R.B. Kuiper
• The Soul Winner by Charles Spurgeon
• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
• A Pastor’s Sketches (2 vol.) by Ichabod Spencer
• The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
• The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs
• Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did by Randy Newman
• Puritan Evangelism: A Biblical Approach by Joel Beeke
• A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine
• Today’s Evangelism: Its Message and Methods by Ernest Reisinger

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