+ Parenting

God had blessed us with four amazing children. God has entrusted us with the privilege of training them. It is our prayer, our desire, and our passion to faithfully shepherd their hearts to follow hard after our Savior.

We hope these resources will help you in your journey of parenting as they have helped us along our journey.

“A child of five, if properly instructed, can as truly believe and be regenerated as an adult.” Charles Spurgeon

“Most that are ever saved fly to Christ when they are young.” Robert M. McCheyne

Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson

Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.

Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home, Gloria Furman

Wheaton: Crossway, 2013

Don’t Make Me Count to Three, Ginger Hubbard

Wapwallopen: Shepherd Press, 2004

Grace Based Parenting, Tim Kimmel

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005

The Father Connection: How You Can Make the Difference in Your Child's Self-Esteem and Sense of Purpose, Josh McDowell

Nashville: B&H, 2008

Training Hearts, Teaching Minds, Starr Meade

Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2000

Teach Them to Work, Mary Beeke

Reformation Heritage Books, 2021

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full, Gloria Furman

Wheaton: Crossway, 2014

Peacemaking for Families: A Biblical Guide to Managing Conflict in Your Home, Ken Sande & Tom Raabe

Wheaton: Tyndale, 2002

Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp

Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 1998

Instructing a Child's Heart, Tedd Tripp & Margy Tripp

Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 2008

The Shepherd Leader at Home: Knowing, Leading, Protecting, and Providing for Your Family, Timothy Z. Witmer

Wheaton: Crossway, 2012

How to Talk to your Kids about Pornography: Educate and Empower Kids, Various Authors

Educate & Empower Kids, 2016

That Little Voice in Your Head, Andy Naselli

CF4Kids, 2018

+ Marriage

We are madly-in-love with one another. Our love is not perfect! God’s love is working in us daily, perfecting our love for each other. We hope these resources will help your marriage as they have helped ours.

God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas about Love, Intimacy and Marriage from the Song of Songs, Daniel Akin

Nashville: B&H, 2003

When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility, William Cutrer & Sandra Glahn

Nashville: B&H, 1997

When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage, Dave Harvey

Wapwallopen: Shepherd Press, 2007

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Timothy & Kathy Keller

New York: Dutton Adult, 2011

Good Christians, Good Husbands?: Leaving a Legacy in Marriage and Ministry, Doreen Moore

Scotland: Christians Focus, 2004

This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence, John Piper

Wheaton: Crossway, 2009

Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make, Paul David Tripp

Philadelphia: Crossway, 2021

Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences, Bill & Pam Farrel

Eugene: Harvard House, 2001

Each for the Other: Marriage as It's Meant to Be, Bryan & Kathy Chapell

Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2006

A Christ-Centered Wedding: Rejoicing in the Gospel on Your Big Day, Linda Strode & Catherine Parks

Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2014

+ Pastoral Ministry

The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1981

The Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges

London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1967

The Cross and Christian Ministry, D. A. Carson

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004

Biblical Eldership, Alexander Strauch

Lewis and Roth, 1988

Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government, Steven Cowan

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004

Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology, John S. Hammett

Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2005

Center Church, Timothy Keller

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012

Pastoral Ministry: How To Shepherd Biblically, John MacArthur

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005

The Mission of Today's Church: Baptist Look at Modern Faith Issues, R. Stanton Norman

Nashville: B&H, 2007

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, John Piper

Nashville: B&H, 2013

Dangerous Calling, Paul David Tripp

Wheaton: Crossway, 2012

The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church, Timothy Z. Witmer

Phillipsburg: P&R, 2010

+ Preaching

Text-Driven Preaching: God's Word at the Heart of Every Sermon, Daniel Akin, David L. Allen, and Ned L. Matthews

Nashville: B&H, 2010

On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Vernon L. Stanfield

New York: Harper, 1979

Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, Bryan Chapell

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005

Preaching Christ in All of Scripture, Edmund Clowney

Wheaton: Crossway, 2003

Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching, Graeme Goldsworthy

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000

Why Johhny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers, T. David Gordon

Phillipsburg: P&R, 2009

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method, Sidney Greidanus

Grand Rapids: Eerdsman, 1999

Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures, Dennis Johnson

Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007

Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament, Walter C. Kaiser

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003

Preaching and Preachers, Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012

Rediscovering Expository Preaching, John MacArthur

Dallas: Word, 1992

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narratives, Steven Matthewson

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002

Faithful Preaching, Tony Merida

Nashville: B&H, 2009

Saving Eutychus, Gary Miller and Phil Campbell

Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2013

Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching, Al Mohler, John Piper, R.C. Sproul and others

Lake Mary: Reformation Trust, 2008

The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004

Preaching As Worship: An Integrative Approach to Formation in Your Church, Michael J. Quicke

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011

Preparing Expository Sermons, Ramesh Richard

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001

Biblical Preaching, Haddon Robinson

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011

The Passion Driven Sermon, Jim Shaddix

Nashville: B&H, 2003

Lectures To My Students, Charles Spurgeon

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1954

Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, John R. Stott

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982

Power in the Pulpit: How to Prepare and Deliver Expository Sermons, Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix

Chicago: Moody, 1999

+ Reformed Theology

Mere Calvinism, Jim Orrick

P&R Publishing, 2019

What Is Reformed Theology: Understanding the Basics, R.C. Sproul

Baker Books, 2016

Five Points: Towards a Deeper Understanding of God’s Grace, John Piper

Christian Focus, 2013

The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel, James Montgomery Boice

Crossway, 2009

Putting Amazing Back into Grace, Michael Horton

Baker Books, 2011

+ Hermeneutics

Exegetical Fallacies, D. A. Carson

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996

Living By The Book, Howard Hendricks & William Hendricks

Chicago: Moody, 2007

Toward An Exegetical Theology, Walter C. Kaiser

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998

40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible, Robert L. Plummer

Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014

How to Eat Your Bible, Nate Pickowicz

Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2021

Los Angeles: The Master's Seminary Press, 2021

+ Prayer

Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life by Beginning in Jesus' Name, Bryan Chapell

Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2005

The Prayer of the Lord, R.C. Sproul

Sanford, FL: Reformation Trust, 2009

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Timothy Keller

New York: Dutton, 2014

The Pastor in Prayer, Charles Spurgeon

London: Banner of Truth, 2004

The Valley of Vision, Arthur Bennett

London: Banner of Truth, 1975

Praying with Paul, D.A. Carson

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1992

+ Missions

10 Who Changed the World, Daniel Akin

Nashville: B&H, 2012

Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours?, Allen Roland

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974

Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations, Bruce Ashford

Nashville: B&H, 2011

An Enquiry, William Carey

Dallas: Criswell Publications, 1987

A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story, Michael W. Goheen

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011

Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission, Andreas Kostenberger and Peter O'Brien

Downers Grove, IVP, 2001

Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey, Scott Moreau, Gary Corwin, and Gary McGee

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004

Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions, John Piper

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010

Paul's Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours, Robert Plummer and John Mark Terry

Downers Grove: IVP, 2012

The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected, Nik Ripken

Nashville: B&H, 2013

The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission, Christopher J. H. Wright

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010

+ Women's Ministry

50 Crucial Questions about Manhood and Womanhood, John Piper and Wayne Grudem

Wheaton: Crossway, 1992

Longing for Paris: One Woman's Search for Joy, Beauty, and Adventure-Right Where She Is, Sarah Mae

Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2015

A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, Really), Rachel Jones

Epson, UK: Good Book Company, 2021

+ Fiction

Some Christians view fiction as the opposite of truth. But sometimes it opens eyes to the truth more effectively than nonfiction. – Randy Alcorn

The Holy War, John Bunyan

Whitaker House, 2001

Lord Foulgrin's Letters, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2001

Edge of Eternity, Randy Alcorn

WaterBrook: Multnomah, 1998

Deadline, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 1994

Deception, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 1996

Dominion, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2007

The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan

New Kinsington: Whitaker House, 1981

The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis

New York: HarperOne, 2013

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis

New York: HarperOne, 2009

+ Music/ Worship

Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice Bryan Chapell

Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God Bob Kauflin

Corporate Worship, Matt Merker

Crossway, 2021

+ Music Artists We Recommend

In addition to the many classic hymns of the faith, we recommend music from several modern musical artists:

For the congregation:

• Keith and Kristyn Getty
• Sovereign Grace Music
• Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
• Shane and Shane
• CityAlight

For the car:

• Shai Linn
• Selah
• Fernando Ortega
• Beautiful Eulogy
• Jimmy Needham

+ Women Speakers

• Nancy Guthrie
• Paige Brown
• Rosaria Butterfield
• Noel Piper
• Joni Eareckson Tada
• Mary Beeke
• Kathleen Nielson
• Gloria Furman
• Megan Hill
• Barbara Hughes
• Kathy Keller
• Shona Murray
• Heather Davis Nelson
• Martha Peace
• K.A. Ellis
• Nancy Leigh DeMoss

+ Gospel–Centered Living

In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel–Centered Life, Sinclair B. Ferguson

Lake Mary: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2007

Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything, Timothy Keller

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010

Living the Cross Centered Life, C. J. Mahaney

Coloroado Springs: Multnomoh Books, 2006

The Gospel Centered Life, Steve Timis & Tim Chester

E-Book: The Great Book Company, 2011

A Gospel Primer for Christians, Milton Vincent

Minnesota: Focus Publishing, 2008

+ Podcasts

• Theology Gals
• Journeywomen
• Risen Motherhood
• Help Me Teach the Bible with Nancie Guthrie
• Ask Pastor John (John Piper)
• The Briefing with Albert Mohler
• Bible Talk: 9Marks
• Priscilla Talk: 9Marks

+ Christian Ethics

Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? Randy Alcorn

Sandy, OR: EPM, 2020

+ Adoption & Fostering

Orphanology, Tony Merida & Rick Morton

Birmingham: New Hope Publishers, 2011

Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches, Russell D. Moore

Wheaton: Crossway, 2009

The Connected Child, Karyn B. Purvis, David Cross, Wendy Sunshine

NYC: McGraw–Hill Education, 2007

+ Baptist/Church History

Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Gregg R. Allison

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011

A Visual History of the English Bible: The Tumultuous Tale of the World's Best Book, Donald L. Brake

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008

Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church, Earle E. Cairns

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981

The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from Its First Beginnings to the Conversion of the English, F.F. Bruce

Waynesboro: Paternoster, 1958

Baptists and the Bible, L. Russ Bush and Tom Nettles

Nashville: B&H, 1999

The Baptist Encyclopedia, William Cathcart

AK: The Baptist Standard, 1988.

Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, David Dockery and Timothy George

Nashville: B&H, 2001

Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future, David S. Dockery

Wheaton: Crossway, 2009

Why I am a Baptist, Tom Nettles and Russell Moore

Nashville, B&H, 2001

A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada, Mark Noll

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992

The Morning Star, G. H. W. Parker

Grand Rapids: Eerdsman, 1965

The Inextinguishable Blaze: Spiritual Renewal and Advance in the Eighteenth Century, A Skevington Wood

Eugene, Wipf & Stock, 1960

Christian History Made Easy, Timothy Paul Jones

Torrance, CA: Rose Publishing, 2009

+ Biography

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson

Valley Forge: Judson, 1987

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Roland H. Bainton

New York: Penguin, 1955

The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom

Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 2006

The Life of David Brainerd: Chiefly Extracted from His Diary, David Brainerd and Jonathan Edwards

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978

Elisabeth Elliot: A Life, Lucy S. R. Austen

Crossway, 2023

In The Presence of My Enemies, Gracia Burnham

Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2003

Godly Ambition: John Stott and the Evangelical Movement, Alister Chapman

New York: Oxford University Press, 2012

5 Puritan Women: Portraits of Faith and Love, Jenny-Lyn de Klerk

Crossway, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox, G. K. Chesterton

Garden City: Image, 1974

Growing Up Yanomamo, Mike Dawson

Enumclaw: Wine Press Publishing, 2006

A Passion for Souls: The Life of D. L. Moody, Lyle Dorsett

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997

Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers, Lewis Drummond

Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1992

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot, Elisabeth Elliot

New York: HarperCollins, 1958

Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy, Macel Falwell

New York: Howard Books, 2008

Bill Wallace of China, Jesse C. Fletcher

Bloomington: CrossBooks, 2009

Fox's Book of Martyrs, John Foxe

Blacksburg: Wilder, 2009

Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey, Timothy George

Birmingham: New Hope, 1991

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxes

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010

The Autobiography of George Mueller, Geroge Mueller

New Kinsington, Whitaker House, 1996

The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1899–1981, Iain H. Murray

Edinburgh, Banner of Truth, 2013

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe, Bruce Olson

Lake Mary: Charisma House, 1973

A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, J.I. Packer

Wheaton: Crossway, 1990

Confessions, Augustine translated by F.J. Sheed

Indianapolis: Hackett, 2007

Spurgeon and Son, Craig Skinner

Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1999

Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand

Bartlesville: Living Sacrifice, 1967

21 Servants of Soveriegn Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful John Piper

Wheaton: Crossway, 2018

George Whitefield: The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the Eighteenth-Century Revival Arnold Dallimore

Banner of Truth, 1980

+ Theology

Systematic Theology

A Theology for the Church, Daniel Akin

Nashville: B&H, 2014

Institutes of the Christian Religion, J.T. McNeil

Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960

Christian Theology, Millard Erickson

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2013

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief, John M. Frame

Phillipsburg: P&R, 2013

Systematic Theology, Wayne Gruden

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994

Thy Word is Truth, E.J. Young

Carlisle: Banner of Truth, 1963

The Holy Spirit, Sinclair Ferguson

Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1997

Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

Banner of Truth, 2014

The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way, Michael Horton

Zondervan, 2010

The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible, B.B. Warfied

Philadelphia: Presbyteririan and Reformed Pub., 1948

A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life, Joel Beeke and Mark Jones

Reformation Heritage Books, 2012

Collected Writings of John Murray, John Murray

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1977

Biblical Theology

The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, Edmund Clowney

Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988

What Does God Want of Us Anyway? A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible, Mark Dever

Wheaton: Crossway, 2010

Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church, Michael Lawrence

Wheaton: Crossway, 2010

Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments, Vos Gerhardus

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1996

The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative, Christopher Wright

Downers Grove: IVP, 2006

Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments, David L. Baker

Downers Grove: IVP, 2006

Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, Christopher Wright

Downers Grove: IVP, 1992

+ Theological Journals

Bibliotheca Sacra, Dallas Theological Seminary

Master’s Seminary Journal, The Master's Seminary

Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, The Southern Baptist Seminary

Trinity Journal, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Tyndale Bulletin, Tyndale House

Westminster Theological Journal, Westminster Theological Seminary

Southwestern Theological Journal, Southwestern Theological Seminary

+ Biblical Languages

Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar, P.H. Kelley

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994

A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew, P.H. Kelley

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994

Basics of Biblical Greek, William D. Mounce

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993

Learn to Read New Testament Greek, David A. Black

Nashville: B&H, 1995

It's Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek, David A. Black

Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998

New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide, David A. Black

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006

Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism David A. Black

Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002

+ OT Commentaries

Our Recommendations for the Remainder of this Section will be Coming Soon!

Exodus

The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers Frank E. Gaebelein

Exodus Alan R. Cole

The Message of Exodus: The Days of Our Pilgrimage J.A. Moyter

Exodus: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary Douglas K. Stuart

Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel Nahum Sarna

Exodus Philip Graham Ryken

Commentary on the Book of Exodus James G. Murphy

Ruth

The New International Commentary of the Old Testament: The Book of Ruth Robert L. Hubbard Jr.

Reformed Expository Commentary: Esther & Ruth Iain M. Duguid

1 & 2 Samuel

1 & 2 Samuel (Teach the Text Commentary Series), Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

1 Samuel-2 Kings (3) (The Expositor's Bible Commentary)

Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), J.D. Greear

Be Successful (1 Samuel): Attaining Wealth That Money Can't Buy (The BE Series Commentary), Warren W. Wiersbe

1 Samuel (Reformed Expository Commentary), Richard D. Phillips

1 Samuel, Volume 10: Second Edition (10) (Word Biblical Commentary), Dr. Ralph W. Klein

1, 2 Samuel: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Volume 7) (The New American Commentary), Robert D. Bergen

1 & 2 Samuel (NIV Application Commentary), Bill T. Arnold

1 and 2 Samuel (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, Volume 8), Joyce G. Baldwin

The First Book of Samuel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament), David Toshio Tsumura

Focus on the Bible - 1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart (Focus on the Bible Commentaries), Dale Ralph Davis

A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel Peter J. Leithart

1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader, John Woodhouse

Sermons on 2 Samuel, John Calvin

Be Restored (2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles): Trusting God to See Us Through, Warren Weirsbe

After God's Own Heart: The Gospel According to David, Mark J. Boda

2 Samuel for You: The Triumphs and Tragedies of God's King, Tim Chester

2 Samuel: Your Kingdom Come, John Woodhouse

2 Samuel (Reformed Expository Commentary), Richard D. Phillips

The Second Book of Samuel (NICOT), David Toshio Tsumura

2 Samuel: Out of Every Adversity (Focus on the Bible Commentaries), Dale Ralph Davis

2 Samuel: The Triumph of the King, Gordon Keddie

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT Volume 4), John R. Franke

Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 11, 2 Samuel, A.A. Anderson

II Samuel (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries), Kyle P. McCarter, Jr.

Nehemiah

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Marvin Breneman

Nashville: B&H, 1993

The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, F.C. Fensham

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982

Ezra & Nehemiah, Derek Kidner

Downers Grove: IVP, 2007

Ezra and Nehemiah, H. G. M. Williamson

Dallas: Word, 1985

Esther

Esther: An Introduction & Commentary, Joyce G. Baldwin

The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Mervin Breneman

The NIV Application Commentary: Esther Karen Jobes

Reformed Expository Commentary: Esther & Ruth Iain M. Duguid

Proverbs

Proverbs (Geneva Series of Commentaries), Charles Bridges

Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2001

Exalting Jesus in Proverbs (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), Daniel Akin & Jonathan Akin

Nashville: B&H, 2017

Exposition of the Book of Proverbs, George Lawson

Edinburgh: David Brown, 1821

Ecclesiastes

Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes Sidney Greidanus

Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2010

The Book of Ecclesiastes Tremper Longman

Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998

The Preacher's Commentary: Ecclesiastes/Song of Soloman David A. Hubbard

Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991

Ecclesiastes: An Introduction and Commentary Michael A. Eaton

Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983

Coping with Change: Ecclesiastes Walter Kaiser

Fearn, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications, 2013

The Message of Ecclesiastes Derek Kidner

Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1976

Living Life Backward David Gibson

Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2017

Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters Philip G. Ryken

Fearn, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications, 2015

Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Ecclesiastes Daniel L. Akin & Jonathan Akin

Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2016

Jonah

Man Overboard!, Sinclair Ferguson

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1981

Jonah, John Walton

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982

Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (The NIV Application Commentary), James Bruckner

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004

The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Minor Prophets, Gen. Ed. Frank E. Gaebelein Jonah Ed. H. L. Ellison

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985

The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah, Billy K. Smith and Frank S. Page

Nashville: B&H, 1995

+ NT Commentaries

Our Recommendations for the Remainder of this Section will be Coming Soon!

Mark

Mark, J. A. Alexander

Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1984

New Testament Commentary: Mark, William Hendriksen

Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979

The Gospel of Mark, D. Edmond Hiebert

Chicago: Moody press, 1974

King's Cross:The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus, Timothy Keller

New York: Dutton, 2011

Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, William L. Lane

Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdsmans, 1974

Online Sermons Series for the Gospel of Mark Daniel Akin (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) Tony Merida (Imago Dei Church) Matt Carter (Austin Stone Community Church) Kevin DeYoung (University Reformed Church) Alistair Begg (Parkside Church)

Luke

Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Luke 1:1–9:50 Darrell L. Bock

Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Luke 9:51–24:53 Darrell L. Bock

Christ–Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Luke Thabiti Anyabwile

Acts of The Continuing Christ

Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Darrell L. Bock

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007

Acts (The Expositor's Bible Commentary), Richard N. Longenecker

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995

The Spirit, the Church, and the World: The Message of Acts, John R. Stott

Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1990

Titus

1-2 Timothy and Titus: To Guard the Deposit Kent Hughes and Bryan Chapell

1 & 2 Timothy, Titus Gordon D. Fee

Titus For You (God's Word for You) God's Word for You Tim Chester

Guard the Truth: The Message of 1 Timothy & Titus John R. Stott

The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Pastoral Epistles George W. Knight, III

Christ Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 &2 Timothy and Titus Daniel Akin, Tony Merida, David Platt

Word Biblical Commentary: Pastoral Epistles William Mounce

Philemon

Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Colossians and Philemon, David W. Pao

Tyndale New Testament Commentaries: Colossians and Philemon, N.T. Wright

Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, Douglass Moo

James

Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letter of James, Douglass Moo

Eerdmans, 2000

Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: James, Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell

Zondervan, 2008

James: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, Peter Davids

Baker, 2011

The Message of James, J.A. Motyer

IVP Academic, 1985

New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Epistle of James, James Adamson

Eerdmans, 1976

Exalting Jesus in James (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), David Platt

Holman Bible Publishers, 2014

James for You, Sam Alberry

The Good Book Company, 2015

James: Faith That Works (Preaching the Word), R. Kent Hughes

Crossway, 2015

James: Guidelines for a Happy Christian Life, John MacArthur

Harper Christian Resources, 2016

Be Mature (James), Warren Weirsbe

David C. Cook, 2008

James, 1&2 Peter, and Jude, Jim Samra

Baker Books, 2016

James (Reformed Expository Commentary), Daniel Doriani

P&R Publishing, 2011

James (Opening Up), Roger Ellsworth

DayOne Publications, 2009

James, Thomas Manton

Crossway, 1995

James: Wisdom for the Community, Christopher W. Morgan and B. Dale Ellenburg

Christian Focus, 2014

James: Volume 48 (World Biblical Commentary), Ralph P. Martin

Zondervan, 2018

James: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Dan G. McCartney

Baker, 2009

James Verse by Verse, Grant Osborne

Lexham, 2019

Hebrews, James (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary), George Guthrie

Zondervan, 2017

The Message of the General Epistles in the History of Redemption: Wisdom from James, Peter, John, and Jude, Brandon Crowe

P&R Publishing, 2015

ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews - Revelation, Iain Duguid

Crossway, 2018

1 Peter

1 Peter For You (God's Word For You), Juan Sanchez

1 Peter: A Commentary on First Peter (Hermeneia), Paul J. Achtemeier

1 Peter (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, Volume 17), Wayne A. Grudem

The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude, Thomas R. Schreiner

1 Peter (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Karen H. Jobes

The Message of 1 Peter (The Bible Speaks Today Series), Edmund P. Clowney

1 Peter (Reformed Expository Commentary), Daniel M. Doriani

1–2 Peter: An Expositional Commentary, R.C. Sproul

Be Hopeful (1 Peter): How to Make the Best of Times Out of Your Worst of Times, Warren W. Wiersbe

1–2 Peter and Jude (Redesign): Sharing Christ's Sufferings (Preaching the Word), David R. Helm

1 Peter MacArthur New Testament Commentary, MacArthur, John

1,2, and 3 John

1,2,3 John, Daniel Akin

Nashville: B&H, 2001

The Letters of John, John R. Stott

Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007

1 John: Turning from Hypocrisy to Truth, John R. Stott

Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2011

Online Sermons Series for 1, 2, 3 John John MacArthur (Grace Community Church) Stephen Davey (Colonial Baptist Church)

Revelation

Revelation: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, William C. Weinrich

IVP Academic

The Theology of the Book of Revelation, Richard Bauckham

Cambridge University Press

Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination, Eugene H. Peterson

HarperOne

Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation, Dennis E. Johnson

P&R Publishing

The Joy of Hearing: A Theology of the Book of Revelation, Thomas R. Schreiner

Crossway

The Book of Revelation (New International Greek Testament Commentary), G.K. Beale

Eerdmans

Revelation: An Expositional Commentary, Donald Grey Barnhouse

Zondervan Academic

The Book of Revelation (The New International Commentary on the New Testament), Robert H. Mounce

Eerdmans

Revelation 1-11: MacArthur New Testament Commentary, John MacArthur

Moody Publishers

Revelation 12-22: MacArthur New Testament Commentary, John MacArthur

Moody Publishers

Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Grant R. Osborne

Baker Academic

The Revelation to John: A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Apocalypse, Steven S. Smalley

IVP Academic

Exalting Jesus in Revelation, Daniel L. Akin

Holman Reference

Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Preaching the Word), James M. Hamilton, Jr.

Crossway

Revelation: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries, Craig R. Koester

Yale University Press

Counterpoints: Four Views on the Book of Revelation, Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.; Sam Hamstra, Jr.; C. Marvin Pate; Robert L. Thomas

Zondervan Academic

ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews-Revelation, Multiple Authors

Crossway

The Goldsworthy Trilogy: (Gospel and Kingdom, Gospel and Wisdom, The Gospel in Revelation), Graeme Goldsworthy

Paternoster

+ Children's Books

"A child of five, if properly instructed, can as truly believe and be regenerated as an adult." – Charles Spurgeon

"Most that are ever saved fly to Christ when they are young." – Robert Murray M'Cheyne

ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLES

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name, Sally Lloyd-Jones

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007

The Big Picture Story Bible, David Helm

Wheaton: Crossway, 2004

The Biggest Story: How The Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden, Kevin DeYoung

Wheaton: Crossway, 2015

The Garden, The Curtain, and the Cross, Carl Laferton & Catalina Echeverri

The Good Book Company, 2016

CHILDREN'S THEOLOGY BOOKS

Tell Me About Heaven, Randy Alcorn

Wheaton: Crossway, 2007

The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New, Marty Machowski

New Growth Press, 2015

WonderFull: Ancient Psalms, Ever New, Mary Machowski

New Growth Press, 2020

Everything A Child Should Know about God, Kenneth Taylor

10Publishing, 2014

The Case for Christ for Kids, Lee Strobel

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010

Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God, Bruce Ware

Wheaton: Crossway, 2009

CHILDREN'S CATECHISMS

The New City Catechism, Tim & Kathy Keller

Wheaton: Crossway, 2017

CHILDREN'S BOOKS ON RACE

God's Very Good Idea, Trillia Newbell

The Good Book Company, 2017

CHILDREN'S BOOKS ON THE HOLY SPIRIT

Halfway Herbert, Francis Chan

Colorado Springs: David Cook, 2010

The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village, Francis Chan

Colorado Springs: David Cook, 2010

BOOKS TO EQUIP PARENTS TO TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR BODIES

God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies, Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsay A. Holcomb

Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2015

FICTION: TALES, ALLEGORIES, FABLES, AND FANTASY

How a Spider Saved a Man's Life and 51 Other Great Stories from Spurgeon, Tony Hutter

Day One Publication, 2011

Pilgrims Progress, John Bunyan

Philadelphia: Charles Foster Publishing, 2014

Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R. Tolkien

**Also R.C. Sproul's: **

• The Prince's Poisen Cup
• The Lightlings
• The King Without a Shadow
• The Donkey who Carried a King

***DAILY DEVOTIONALS ***

Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing, Sally Lloyd-Jones

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012

Beginning: Family Worship in Genesis, Joel Beeke (for ages 5-12)

Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage, 2021

BOOKS HIGHLIGHTING THE DANGERS OF PORNOGRAPHY

Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids, Kristen A. Jenson and Gail Poyner

Richland: Glen Cove Press, 2014

Mom, Dad...What's Sex?, Jessica Thompson and Joel Fitzpatrick

Eugene: Harvest House, 2018

BOOKS TO TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT DEATH

When Someone Very Special Dies: Children can Learn to Cope with Grief, Marge Eaton Heegard

Chapmanville: Woodland Press, 2018

The Moon Is Always Round, Jonathan Gibson

New Growth Press, 2019

+ Pre-teens / Teenagers

The Wingfeather Saga (Series), Andrew Peterson

Penguin Books

The Green Ember Series, S. D. Smith

Story Warren Books

This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years, Jaquelle Crowe

Crossway, 2017

+ Preachers We Recommend

GOOD TEACHERS LISTEN TO GREAT TEACHING *A Resource to Help You Avoid Spiritual Junk Food

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**Some men are particularly gifted in certain areas: **

**Preach to the Head Well **

• John MacArthur
• Sinclair Ferguson
• Kevin DeYoung
• Allistair Begg
• R.C. Sproul
• Bryan Chappell
• Ligon Duncan
• D.A. Carson
• Mark Dever
• Albert Mohler (Biblical Worldview)
• Conrad Mbewe
• Greg Gilbert
• Julius Kim
• Ryan Kelly

**Preach to the Heart Well **

• John Piper
• Paul Washer
• H.B. Charles Jr.
• Tony Merida
• Miguel Nunez
• Denny Burk

**Preach to the Feet Well **

• Stephen Davey
• Jim Shaddix
• Daniel Akin
• Paul David Tripp

+ Study Bibles & Bible Versions

Study Bibles

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The ESV Study Bible, Crossway

NIV Zondervan Study Bible, Make sure it's the D.A. Carson Study Bible.

**The MacArthur Study Bible, ** Avaialble in many versions

The Reformation Heritage Study Bible, Reformation Heritage Books

Bible Versions

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A Bible Translation Comparison:

The Strongest Word-for-Word (Formal) Translations:

1. New American Standard Bible (NASB)
2. Amplified Bible (AMP)
3. English Standard Version (ESV)
4. Revised Standard Version (RSV)
5. King James Version (KJV)
6. New King James Version (NKJV)

At FFC, we use the ESV while preaching on Sundays. We recommend to our people the NASB and the ESV.

The Strongest Thought-for-Thought (Dynamic) Translations:

1. Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3. New American Bible (NAB)
4. New International Bible (NIV)

If you are interested in a "thought-for-thought", we would recommend that you would purchase a study Bible edition like the NIV Study Bible edited by D.A. Carson.

The Strongest Paraphrases (Not really translations, but are helpful alongside a translations)

1. New Living Translation (NLT) *(Some would argue this is more than a paraphrase and should be in the above group.) *
2. New International Reader's Version (NIrV)
3. Good News Bible (GNT)
4. The Living Bible (TLB)
5. The Message (MSG)

+ Practical Christian Living

Anxiety/Depression

Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest, Edward Welch

Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2007

When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man, Edward T. Welch

P&R Publishing, 1997

Finances

The Treasure Principle, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2001

Retirement Years

A Good Old Age, Derek Prime

La Grange, KY: 10Publishing, 2017

Rethinking Retirement, John Piper

Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2009

An Uncommon Guide to Retirement, Jeff Haanen

Chicago: Moody, 2019

Holiness

The Hole in Our Holiness, Kevin DeYoung

Wheaton: Crossway, 2012

Idolatry

Counterfeit Gods, Timothy Keller

London: Penguin Books, 2011

Pain, Suffering, and Disability

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller

New York: Penguin Books, 2013

A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty , Joni Eareckson Tada

Colorado Spring: David C. Cook, 2010

Purity

The Purity Principle, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2009

The Grace and Truth Paradox, Randy Alcorn

Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2003

Time Management

Crazy Busy, Kevin DeYoung

Nashville: Crossway, 2013

+ Evangelism

What is the Gospel, Greg Gilbert

Wheaton: Crossway, 2010

Marks of the Messenger, J. Mack Stiles

Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 2010

Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

San Fransisco: Harper One, 2015

Overcoming Walls to Witnessing, Timothy Beougher

10 Publishing, 2021

+ Biblical Counseling

When People are Big and God Is Small, Ed Welch

Out of the Blues, Wayne Mack

How People Change, Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp

Putting Your Past in Its Place, Steve Viars

The Faithful Parent, Stuart Scott and Martha Peace