Book Recommendations

This page is an incomplete list of book recommendations given to my church. It is updated as I make recommendations of books to my church and remember to add these recommendations to this page.

For lists that recommend commentaries and Bible study helps, click the links below:

For a list of discipleship and Christian living resources, scroll down to “Recommended Discipleship Resources” on this page: http://www.bjustudentlife.com/resources.html 

For some helps on teaching or preaching, see this post: “Ways to Help Your Passage-by-Passage Study of the Bible (for Teachers or Christians in General)”

Current Series at First Baptist Church

Sunday Mornings: 1-2 Thessalonians

  • Hiebert, D. Edmond. 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books, 1996.
  • Fee, Gordon D. The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009.
  • Green, Gene L. The Letters to the Thessalonians. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI; Eerdmans, 2002.
  • Ryrie, Charles C. First & Second Thessalonians. Everyman’s Bible Commentary Chicago: Moody, 1969.

Sunday Afternoons: Nehemiah

  • Fensham, F. Charles. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.
  • Kidner, Derek. Ezra and Nehemiah. Tyndale Oold Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1979.
  • Williamson, H. G. M. Ezra, Nehemiah. Word Biblical Commentary: Dallas, TX: Word, 1985.
  • Breneman, Mervin. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman,  1993.

Wednesday Evenings: The Life of Christ

  • The Passion of the Servant: A Journey to the Cross by Don N Howell, Jr. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2009.
  • Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels by Darrell L. Bock and Benjamin I. Simpson. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017.
  • The First Days of Jesus by Andreas Kӧstenberger and Alexander Stewart. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.
  • The Final Days of Jesus by Andreas Kӧstenberger, Justin Taylor, and Alexander Stewart. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014.
  • The Words and Works of Jesus Christ: A Study of the Life of Christ by J. Dwight Pentecost. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1981.

Miscellaneous Recommendations

Anger

  • Uprooting Anger by Robert D. Jones. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2005.
  • The Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children by Lou Priolo. Amityville, NY: Calvary Press, 1997.

Entertainment

  • Upright Downtime: Making Wise Choices About Entertainment by Brian Hand. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2008.

Forgiveness

  • The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness by John MacArthur. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1998.

Sanctification

  • Knowing God by J. I. Packer. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973.
  • Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1955.
  • Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2007.

Trials

  • Trusting God by Jerry Bridges. Carol Stream, IL: NavPress, 2008.
  • Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965.

The Will of God

  • Finding God’s Will? by Kevin Bauder. Plymouth, MN: Central baptist Theological Seminary, 2021.