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Holiness

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:56 +0000

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

Reformed Spirituality

testertwo — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:51:00 +0000

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Reformed Spirituality :

From the seminary catalog:

Reformed Spirituality

Purpose:
• To acquaint students with the distinctives of Reformed spirituality
• To encourage students toward greater communion with God in faith and life
• To highlight the relationship between Reformed spirituality and the piety that dominates much of the evangelical world and popular religion

Topics covered include the doctrine of the church; sanctification; worship; the Lord’s Day and its observance; the means of grace (preaching, prayer, the sacraments of baptism and communion);
family worship; Christian liberty; the doctrines of vocation and providence; the Reformed world and life view; and the Christian in society.

David Arthur Powlison’s book recommendations

testertwo — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:05:00 +0000

David Arthur Powlison, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, recommends the following books for every pastor’s library:

David Arthur Powlison’s book recommendations

testertwo — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:05:00 +0000

David Arthur Powlison, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, recommends the following books for every pastor’s library:

Pastoral Reading – Alister Begg

testertwo — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:09:00 +0000

Alister Begg offers the following book suggestions in his booklet “Preaching for God’s Glory.” (HT: Adrian Warnock)

“READ YOURSELF FULL
The pastor should read widely and regularly. There are certain books we should return to routinely. Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor, Augustine’s Confessions, and as daunting as we may find it, Calvin’s Institutes. I also find great profit in reading biographies. The two volumes on Lloyd-Jones should be a prerequisite for all pastors, as well as at least the first volume on Whitefield by Arnold Dallimore.”

The Christian Life – A Criswell College Recommendation

testertwo — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:51:00 +0000

The following book on the Christian Life is recommended in the publication Beginning Your Theological Library published by the Criswell College.

Maintaining Your Spiritual Health

testertwo — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:09:00 +0000

The following are textbooks used in the Founders Study Center course on Maintaining Your Spiritual Health; a course designed to help church leaders learn to gauge and nurture spiritual health in themselves.