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Overcoming Sin and Temptation
John Owen, Kelly M. Kapic, ...
Crossway Books, 2006
worth every bit of the effort
Takes plenty of work to read, but magnificently rewarding. I don't know of anything that compares to it on these topics of sin and tempation. It took me over a year, but I read all 400 pages and loved just about every minute of it.
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Let the Nations Be Glad! 2nd Edition
John, Piper
Baker Academic, 2003
"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is."
I am thankful to God for allowing me to have read "Let the Nations be Glad" by John Piper. In it, Piper immediately draws the reader in by stating that "Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is." Piper affiliates missions to the supremacy of God by ...
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Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints
Justin Taylor
Crossway Books, 2008
Stand Firm and run with Perseverance
This book gives the reader a candid look at the lives of 4 Pastors, and one author in missionary outreach, as they share how in their lives and ministries they have endured trials, persevered through suffering, and challenges, and how their enduring faith and ...
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Don't Waste Your Life
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2003
A stunning indictment of self-serving, self-loving American christians.
I just finished reading this book for the second time. Honestly, the first time it just rolled off me and I failed to grasp its message. This time was different. This time the Holy Spirit reached down and graciously opened my eyes to see what God is trying to tell ...
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What Jesus Demands from the World
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2006
Are all Christians really going to Heaven?
"I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." ~ Luke 15:17
For Christians who take their salvation lightly, this book may shock them into reality. "What Jesus Demands from ...
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Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2008
Speaking to the "unfelt" needs of the heart
Within the last few months there have been several books that sound an ominous tone . These books have come from the fields of economics, politics and culture. Authors describe an uncertainty, a recognition of something unsettling among us as a people. Into this mix ...
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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas
Nancy Guthrie
Crossway Books, 2008
Christmas Essays from Trusted Authors
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus is a collection of short essays on Christmas topics from writers that Nancy Guthrie respects--"essays that reflect a high view of Scripture; and that put the incarnation in the context of God's unfolding plan of redemption."
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Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
John Piper
Multnomah Books, 2003
Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart and All Your Soul
~Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist~ is the book that started it all. Christian minister John Piper offers a profoundly controversial teaching of 'Christian Hedonism' popular in some evangelical circles, particularly amongst Reformed Protestants. The ...
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When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2004
When I Don't Desire God
A profound, well-written book that addresses a critical facet of the Christian's relationship with God. A professor at Covenant Seminary in Saint Louis recommends this book as one of the three most important books he has ever read, and I wholeheartedly agree. In the ...
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Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
C. J. Mahaney
Crossway Books, 2008
great book, this is what christians of this generation need!
Many professing Christians proclaim to love God, but yet still deny Him in the sinful lifestyle they live in worldliness, this book is for any christian wanting to grow further in His walk with the Lord and depart from the ways of the world. If we are true followers we ...
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Future Grace
John Piper
Multnomah Books, 2005
Most Needed Theology in Modern Christianity
The theology explained in this book is one of the most neglected corners of the gospel in our day. We live in a day when people are taught that you can be a Christian and live like a pagan at the same time. Grace doesn't only justify; grace also makes us holy. "The ...
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When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God--and Joy
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2006
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When the Darkness Will Not Lift: Doing What We Can While We Wait for God--and Joy
John Piper does not waste words nor space in filling this book with things other than scripture explaining the root of depression and Christian ways in assisting those afflicted with ...
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The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God
John Piper
Multnomah Books, 2000
Life transforming insights
I'm involved in a weekly Bible study using this book. The richness and spiritual quality of intimate relationship with God as expressed through Mr Piper is unsurpassed in present day devotionals. Highly recommended for those desiring to do more than just read a book; ...
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Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry
John Piper
B&H Publishing Group, 2002
A must for all pastors
This book is written first of all by one of America's greatest pastors.He deals with issues that futre pastors may encounter in ministry but strictly through the word of God. John Piper looks at these issues through a servants heart rather than the eye of one who ...
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Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
Crossway Books, 2006
Very good book that refutes the errors of evangelical feminism
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is a much needed response to the 20 and 21st century evangelical church disregarding the clear commands of Scripture. It seems as though a whole cottage industry of Evangelical feminist publications has been established to try ...
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