recommended reading

Find books referenced in messages and sermons below. Many are available in The Chapel library. The library is open and staffed before and after Sunday Worship and is open for self check out during normal office hours. Scroll down for a searchable online catalog.


While we highly recommend the books below, we do not unequivocally endorse all the works of some of these authors. We encourage discernment when reading any author. In other words, “you need to eat the meat and spit out the bones”. Please be aware that in these turbulent times, some authors who were once trusted have drifted from the truth and now embrace unbiblical cultural ideologies in their more recent works. The Bible, as God’s infallible Word, is the sole and final authority on all matters pertaining to life and godliness.



The Knowledge of the Holy - A W Tozer

Redemption Accomplished and Applied - John Murray

Knowing God - J I Packer

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God - J I Packer

Respectable Sins - Jerry Bridges

The Hole in Our Holiness - Kevin DeYoung

Faith Alone - R C Sproul

The Peacemaker - Ken Sande

The Gospel for Real Life - Jerry Bridges

The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions - Arthur Bennett, ed.

A Gospel Primer - Milton Vincent

Words That Hurt, Words That Heal - Carole Mayhall

War of Words - Paul David Tripp

Thoughts for Young Men - J C Ryle

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life - Donald Whitney

Don't Waste Your Life - John Piper

Forever - Paul David Tripp

Strengthening Your Marriage - Wayne Mack

The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan

The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception - John MacArthur

Seeing with New Eyes - David Powlison

A Fight to the Death: Taking Aim at Sin Within - Wayne Mack

The Discipline of Grace - Jerry Bridges

How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong - Leslie Vernick

This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence - John Piper

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

What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage - Paul David Tripp

Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness and Dating - Marshall Segal

Pleasing People: How Not to be an "Approval Junkie" - Lou Priolo

The Treasure Principle - Randy Alcorn

Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World - C.J. Mahaney, editor

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know For Sure You Are Saved - J.D. Greear

Let the Nations Be Glad! - John Piper

Masterplan of Evangelism - Robert Coleman

The Lost Art of Disciplemaking - LeRoy Eims

Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation - Jason Mandryk

God's Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture - Matthew Barrett

Church History in Plain Language - Bruce Shelley

Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification - RC Sproul

The Doctrine of Justification - James Buchanan

Relationships: A Mess Worth Making - Timothy S. Lane & Paul David Tripp

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference - Thom S. Rainer

Trusting God - Jerry Bridges

Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do - Paul David Tripp

The Necessity of Prayer - E. M. Bounds

God's Glory Alone: The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life - David VanDrunen

Are We Together? A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism - R.C. Sproul

The Mortification of Sin - John Owen

The Calvary Road: The Way of Personal Revival - Roy Hession

Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling - Jonathan Holmes

The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship - Jonathan Holmes

Where is God in All of This?: Finding God's Purpose in Our Suffering - Deborah Howard
All Things for Good - Thomas Watson

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ - John Piper

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers - Dane Ortlund

31 Ways to Be a One Another Christian - Stuart Scott

Pray About Everything: Cultivating God-Dependency - Paul Tautges

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