Books We Recommend

It is often said that if you really want to know what a church believes, see the books they recommend.
The elders of Grace Bible Church would like to encourage you to read deeply from the following books:
 
Apologetics                        Nothing But The Truth (John MacArthur)

Atlas                                       Holman Bible Atlas

Bibles (Study)                     MacArthur Study Bible or ESV Study Bible (contains study notes on Old & New    Testaments)

Commentary Guide             Commentaries for Biblical Exposers (Dr. Jim Rosscup)

Communing with Christ         Abiding in Christ (Andrew Murray)
Being Led by the Spirit (J. I. Packer)

Dating                               Holding Hearts/Holding Hands - Recovering a Christian view of Biblical Dating (Richard & Sharon Philips)

Discipleship:                            Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus (Mark Dever)
One to One Bible Reading: a simple guide for every Christian (David Helm)
Discipleship (General Men’s): Disciplines of a Godly Man (Kent Hughes)
The Life of a God-Made Man (Dan Doriani)
Men of the Word (Nathan Busenitz)
What is the Gospel? (Greg Gilbert)
The Fear of God:                    The Joy of Fearing God (Jerry Bridges)
When People Are Big and God Is Small:  Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Edward T. Welch)

Humility:                                 Humility: True Greatness (C. J. Mahaney)
                                                The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness (Timothy Keller)

Manhood:                           The Complete Husband (Lou Priolo)
The Exemplary Husband (Stuart Scott)

Identifying Sin:                        Respectable Sins (Jerry Bridges)
Uprooting Anger:  Biblical Help for a Common Problem (Robert D. Jones)
Instruments in the Hands of the Redeemer (Paul Tripp)
Killing Sin Habits:  Conquering Sin with Radical Faith (Stuart Scott)

Leadership                         The Conviction to Lead (Albert Mohler)
                                        Lead (Paul Tripp)
                                                Wisdom in Leadership (Craig Hamilton)

Marketplace:                         Business for the Glory of God (Wayne Grudem)
The Gospel at Work:  How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs (Sebastian Traeger, Greg D. Gilbert)

Marriage:                                Marriage Matters:  Extraordinary Change through Ordinary Moments (Winston T. Smith)
When Sinners Say "I Do":  Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage (Dave Harvey)
Gospel-Centered Marriage (Tim Chester)

Parenting:                               Shepherding a Child's Heart (Tedd Tripp)
Age of Opportunity:  A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens (Paul David Tripp)
A Practical Guide to Culture:  Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World (John Stonestreet)
The Disciple-Making Parent:  A Comprehensive Guidebook for Raising Your Children to Love and Follow Jesus Christ (Chap Bettis)

Prayer:                                    A Guide to Prayer (Isaac Watts)
Praying Backwards (Bryan Chappell)
A Simple way to Pray (Martin Luther)
Weapon of Prayer (EM Bounds)
Scripture:  Prayers of Jesus/ Psalms/ Prayers of Paul
A Praying Life (Paul E. Miller)
A Call to Spiritual Reformation (D.A. Carson)
Transforming Prayer (Daniel Henderson)
A Method for Prayer (Matthew Henry)
The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer (E.M. Bounds)
Conversations with God, Two Centuries of Prayers by African Americans (James Melvin Washington, Ph.D)

Reaching out to the Poor       When Helping Hurts:  How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself (Steve Corbett)
Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence:  A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People (Steve Corbett)
Good News to the Poor - Social Involvement and the Gospel (Tim Chester)

Sexual Purity:                          Finally Free (Heath Lambert)
Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault (Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsey A. Holcomb)

Spiritual Warfare                    Power Encounters (David Powlison)
Understanding Spiritual Warfare (Edited James Beilby & Rhodes Eddy)
What every Christian needs to know about the Quran (James R White)
Kingdom of the Cults, The (Walter Martin)

Systematic Theology              Systematic Theology (Wayne Grudem)
A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity (Rolland McCune)
Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (MacArthur, John, and Richard Mayhue)
Knowing God (J. I. Packer)
Major Bible Themes (Lewis Sperry Chafer as revised by John F. Walvood)

Theological study:                  The Inspiration & Authority of the Bible (Benjamin Warfield)
The Attributes of God (A. W. Pink)- Free download on internet
The Canon of Scripture (F.F. Bruce)
A Call to Spiritual Reformation (DA Carson)
The Man called Christ (Bruce Ware)
Moody Handbook of Theology (Paul Enns)
Biblical Theology of the New Testament (Charles C. Ryrie)
Basic Theology (Charles C. Ryrie)
The Forgotten Trinity (James R. White)
                                                The Deity of Christ (John MacArthur)
                                                Defending Your Faith: An Introduction to Apologetics (R. C. Sproul)

 Spiritual Warfare (A Holy Rebellion – original title) (Robert Dean Jr. and Thomas Ice)

Women:                                  Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free            (Nancy Leigh DeMoss)
Women Helping Women: A Biblical Guide to Major Issues Women Face (Elyse Fitzpatrick)
Helper by Design: God's Perfect Plan for Women in Marriage (Elyse M. Fitzpatrick)