New Testament Surveys

• Carson, D.A. and Douglas J. Moo. An Introduction to the New Testament
• Gundry, Robert H. A Survey of the New Testament
• Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction
• deSilva, David A. An Introduction To The New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation

Old Testament Surveys

• Hill, Andrew E. and John H. Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament
• Longman, Tremper, III. An Introduction to the Old Testament
• House, Paul R. Old Testament Theology

Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament

• Greidanus, Sidney. Preaching Christ from the Old Testament
• Clowney, Edmund P. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture
• Chapell, Bryan. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon
• Goldsworthy, Graeme. Preaching the Whole Bible As Christian Scripture

Studies on the Old Testament

• Kaiser, Walter C. Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament
• Goldsworthy, Graeme. Goldsworthy Trilogy: (Gospel and Kingdom, Gospel and Wisdom, Gospel and Revelation)
• Pratt, Richard L. Jr. He Gave Us Stories
• Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch as Narrative
• Poythress, Vern S. The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses

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Building a Theological Library

• Glynn, John. Commentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources
• Longman, Tremper, III. Old Testament Commentary Survey

Reading through the Entire Bible

• Mears, Henrietta C. What the Bible Is All About
• Fee, Gordon D, and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth

How to Study the Bible

• Doriani, Daniel M. Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible
• Duvall, J. Scott and John Daniel Hays. Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
• Longman, Tremper, III. Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind

Bible Dictionaries

• Marshall, I. Howard. New Bible Dictionary
• Unger, Merrill. The New Unger's Bible Dictionary
• Tenney, Merrill. Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible

Topical Bible

• Nave, Orville J. Nave's Compact Topical Bible

Cross-Reference

• Torrey, R.A. The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible Atlas

• Brisco, Thomas C. Holman Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History
• Pfeiffer, Charles F. Baker's Bible Atlas

Resurgence Literature:

Re:Lit is a ministry of Resurgence. There you will find a growing line of books to help guide the resurgence of the new reformed. Find out more.

Grace and I have personally benefited from the following books; they are easy to read and are among the best in their areas of instruction. We have recommended these books many times over the years and have purchased many copies for our friends.

Marriage & Family

Family

• God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation (Crossway, 2004) by Andreas J. Köstenberger and David W. Jones

Marriage

• Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace (Crossway, 2006) by Gary and Betsy Ricucci
• Sacred Marriage (Zondervan, 2000) by Gary Thomas

Sex

• A Celebration of Sex: A Guide to Enjoying God’s Gift of Sexual Intimacy (Thomas Nelson, 2002) by Douglas E. Rosenau
• Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs to Know (Crossway, 2004) by C. J. Mahaney (for men)
• Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex (WaterBrook Press, 1999) by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus (for women)

Home

• Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others (Crossway, 2007) by Patricia A. Ennis and Lisa Tatlock

Parenting

• Shepherding a Child’s Heart (Shepherd Press, 1995) by Tedd Tripp
• Grace-Based Parenting (Thomas Nelson, 2005) by Tim Kimmel

Parenting Teens

• Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens (P & R, 2001) by Paul David Tripp
• Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on Biblical Womanhood (Crossway, 2005) by Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
• How and When to Tell Your Kids About Sex: A Lifelong Approach to Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Character (NavPress, 2007) by Stan and Brenna Jones

Women

• Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother (Crossway, 2004) by Carolyn Mahaney

Men

• Disciplines of a Godly Man (Crossway, 2006) by R. Kent Hughes

For those of you wanting to dig deeper and find books in particular areas of study, especially biblical study, you would benefit from bookmarking http://www.bestcommentaries.com/. For those looking to purchase a Bible, the ESV Study Bible is the new standard for study Bibles. Also great for personal reading and note-taking is the ESV Journaling Bible, patterned after the Moleskine.

Death By Love:

Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears tackle some of the most serious redemptive aspects of Jesus' work in these twelve letters of counsel to individuals. Find out more.

Grace and I have personally benefitted from the following books; they are easy to read and are among the best in their areas of instruction. We have recommended these books many times over the years and have purchased many copies for our friends.

Spiritual Disciplines
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (NavPress, 1991) by Donald S. Whitney

Christian Living
Desiring God: Meditations by a Christian Hedonist (Multnomah, 2003) by John Piper
Keep in Step with the Spirit: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with God (Baker, 2005) by J. I. Packer

For those of you wanting to dig deeper and find books in particular areas of study, especially biblical study, you would benefit from bookmarking http://www.bestcommentaries.com. For those looking to purchase a Bible, the ESV Study Bible is the new standard for study Bibles. Also great for personal reading and note-taking is the ESV Journaling Bible, patterned after the Moleskine.

Recommended Books:

A collection of fantastic reading material on various important topics, used and shared by Pastor Mark Driscoll. Find out more.

Bridges, Jerry. The Gospel for Real Life.

Carson, D. A. The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians.

Mahaney, C. J. The Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing.

——. Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing.

Spurgeon, Charles H. Twelve Sermons on the Passion and Death of Christ.

Carson, D. A., ed. Right with God: Justification in the Bible and the World

Carson, D. A., Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism.

Forde, Gerhard O. Justification by Faith: A Matter of Death and Life.

Johnson, Gary L. W., and Guy Waters, eds. By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification.

Piper, John. Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?

——. The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright.

Seifrid, Mark. Christ, Our Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Justification.

Sproul, R. C. Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification.

Stuhlmacher, Peter. Revisiting Paul’s Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective.

Vickers, Brian. Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Imputation.theresurgence-20

1. Have a good Bible.

Every Christian needs a good Bible that they can easily read and enjoy. A translation such as the English Standard Version (ESV), the ESV Study Bible is very well done, or the New International Version (NIV) is preferable as your primary reading Bible, although there are many other translations that are also quite good (e.g., New King James Version, New American Standard Version).

2. Have some good Christian books.

If you want to build a reference library, the first book you should buy is A Commentary and Reference Survey by John Glynn by John Glynn. That book will tell you which other books are the best resources available for in-depth Christian study and anyone who is serious about studying should have a copy of this book.

3. Have some good (free) online study resources.

There are many great websites that can help you do Bible word studies and such for free. Good examples include the following, with the first one built and run by Mars Hill elder, Zack Hubert:

ReGreek (Editors not: This site has been suspended for copywrite complications) specializes in word studies from the Bible 's original languages.
Crosswalk has many translations and Bible study tools.
Bible Gateway has many translations and Bible study tools.
CCEL has most of the major works from Christian history for free and a “Study Bible” feature that pulls up historical church commentary on specified verses.
E Sword has numerous Bible study tools.

4. Have some good Bible software.

If you can afford it, Bible study software provides some amazing resources and companies like Logos Bible Software are worth considering.

5. Have some good websites.

There are many great resources available for free on the web with articles, books, blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, and MP3s. The following are some recommendations:

Desiring God is the website featuring a large repository of sermons and articles from my friend, Dr. John Piper.
Covenant Seminary has a “Free Downloads” link on their front page that will enable you to listen to hundreds of hours of their class lectures on many areas of Christian study. I am grateful to my friends at Covenant who have given the church such a gracious gift.
Mars Hill Church is where hundreds of hours of my teaching is available for free and has been the number one podcast on iTunes for religion and spirituality.
carm has good articles on cults, world religions, and apologetical issues.
equip.org has good articles, book reviews, and more, on cults, world religions, and apologetical issues.
www.christianitytoday.com/historyhas some great articles on Christian history and biography.
www.monergism.com has an almost overwhelming number of free articles on nearly every theological issue from a Reformed perspective.

6. Have some good community.

Most of the Bible was written to communities of people and is therefore best studied in community with other Christians. For this reason, getting plugged into a Community Group and/or taking midweek classes in addition to regularly attending a Sunday church service is essential.
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I am a sermon freak. A few great pastors have had a huge impact on my life, and helped guide my theology and ecclesiology. Over the next few weeks I'm going to share them with you. Starting with Matt Chandler.

Matt Chandler is a pastor at the Village Church in Dallas, Texas. He preaches from the Bible with authority, in a tone that tells his listeners how much he cares about their souls. Matt is incredibly thoughtful and Christ-centered in everything he does.

His Background
Before becoming a pastor, Matt was running a non-profit. One of his big donors asked him to interview for a head pastor position at a dying Baptist church. Matt had zero desire to accept the job—but even when he preached election, elder-lead government, and God's Sovereignty to an old school baptist congregation—they still hired him! God has used Matt in incredible ways. The small church has grown to over 3,000 people in a few short years, planted several churches, and sends out swarms of missionaries.

Conference Teaching
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