Recommended Reading

At Celebration Church we believe that a healthy Christian is a growing, maturing Christian. The primary means of grace God has given us for this maturing process is His Word, which the Holy Spirit illuminates and makes clear to us. In addition to His Word, God has also given us other believers, who in different ways, come alongside us in our Christian walk and help us press on.

One of the ways other believers help us is through the books they’ve written. These books can edify us, encourage us, cause us to think clearly and correctly about God or a particular subject or circumstance in life…they are a complement to the Word of God, but never a substitute.

We believe every person is a theologian and a thinker, but the question is, are you thinking about theology correctly? Our leadership team has compiled a list of helpful books and commend them to you for consideration as you seek to grow in your faith.

“…until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ” – Ephesians 4:13-15
TopicBook TitleAuthor
ApologeticsThe Reason for God: Belief in an Age of SkepticismTim Keller
ApologeticsTacticsGreg Koukl
ApologeticsCold Case ChristianityJ. Warner Wallace
ApologeticsThe Gathering StormAl Mohler
ApologeticsExpository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the WordVoddie Baucham Jr.
AssuranceStop Asking Jesus into Your HeartJ.D. Greear
AssuranceHow Can I Be Sure I’m a ChristianDonald S. Whitney
AssuranceChosen by GodR.C. Sproul
Biblical CounselingCounseling: How to Counsel BiblicallyJohn MacArthur
Biblical CounselingCounseling the Hard CasesLambert and Scott
Biblical CounselingInstruments in the Redeemer’s HandsPaul Tripp
Biblical CounselingUprooting AngerRobert Jones
Biblical CounselingFinally FreeHeath Lambert
Biblical CounselingMen Counseling MenJohn Street
Biblical CounselingCounseling One Another: A Theology of Interpersonal DiscipleshipPaul Tautges
Biblical CounselingCompetent to CounselJay Adams
Biblical CounselingThe Christian Counselor’s Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic CounselingJay Adams
Biblical CounselingA Theology of Christian CounselingJay Adams
Biblical CounselingSeeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of ScriptureDavid Powlison
Biblical CounselingWhen People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of ManEdward T. Welch
Biblical Studies / TheologyA General Introduction to the BibleNorman Geisler
Biblical Studies / TheologyBasic Bible InterpretationRoy Zuck
Biblical Studies / TheologyLiving by the BookHoward Hendricks
Biblical Studies / TheologyTaking God at His WordKevin DeYoung
Biblical Studies / TheologyWhat Does the Bible Teach About Lust?Owen Strachan & Gavin Peacock
Biblical Studies / TheologyWhat Does the Bible Teach About Transgenderism?Owen Strachan & Gavin Peacock
Biblical Studies / TheologyFault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming CatastropheVoddie Baucham Jr.
Biblical Studies / TheologyChristianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel – and the Way to Stop ItOwen Strachan
Biblical Studies / TheologyThe Essential Scriptures: A Handbook of the Biblical Texts for Key DoctrinesKevin Zuber
Biblical Studies / TheologyGod vs. Government: Taking a Biblical Stand When Christ and Compliance CollideNathan Busenitz
ChurchNine Marks of a Healthy ChurchMark Dever
ChurchWhatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace?James Boice
ChurchLife in the Father’s HouseWayne Mack
ChurchSpurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for MinistryGeoffrey Chang
ChurchElders in Congregational Life: Rediscovering the Biblical Model for Church LeadershipPhil A. Newton
Church40 Questions About Church Membership and Discipline (40 Questions & Answers)Jeremy Kimble
ChurchLove Your Church: 8 Great Things About Being a Church MemberTony Merida
Spiritual DisciplinesA Man’s Guide to DisciplinesPatrick Morley
Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines of a Godly ManR. Kent Hughes
Spiritual DisciplinesSpiritual Disciplines for the Christian LifeDonald S. Whitney
Spiritual DisciplinesHabits of GraceDavid Mathis
DiscipleshipThoughts for Young MenJ.C. Ryle
DiscipleshipGrounded in the FaithKenneth Erisman
DiscipleshipThe Master Plan for EvangelismRobert Coleman
DiscipleshipFollowing Jesus, the Servant King: A Biblical Theology of Covenantal DiscipleshipJonathan Lunde
GrowthAnxious for NothingJohn MacArthur
GrowthTrusting GodJerry Bridges
GrowthDon’t Waste Your LifeJohn Piper
GrowthCounter CultureDavid Platt
GrowthThe Knowledge of the HolyA.W. Tozer
GrowthThe Pursuit of GodA.W. Tozer
GrowthDesiring GodJohn Piper
GrowthMen of GodTim Thornborough & Trevor Archer
GrowthNew Life in ChristSteven Lawson
HeavenThe Glory of HeavenJohn MacArthur
HeavenHeavenRandy Alcorn
HeavenHeaven RevealedPaul Enns
HolinessThe Holiness of GodR.C. Sproul
HolinessThe Pursuit of HolinessJerry Birdges
HolinessRespectable SinsJerry Birdges
HolinessA Fight to the DeathWayne Mack
LeadershipConviction to LeadAl Mohler
LeadershipThe Book on LeadershipJohn MacArthur
LeadershipSpiritual LeadershipOswald Sanders
LeadershipSticky TeamsLarry Osborne
ManhoodMan in the MirrorPatrick Morley
ManhoodThe Measure of a ManGene Getz
ManhoodIssues Men FaceJohn Street & John MacArthur
ManhoodTender WarriorStu Webber
ManhoodMasculine Mandate: God’s Call to MenRichard Phillips
ManhoodMen and Women: Equal Yet DifferentAlexander Strauch
ManhoodManly DominionMark Chanski
ManhoodWhat’s the Difference: Manhood and Womanhood Defined by the BibleJohn Piper
ManhoodMan Up!Jody Burkeen
ManhoodA Guide to Biblical ManhoodRandy Stinson & Dan Dumas
ManhoodHow God Makes MenPatrick Morley
ManhoodThe Shepherd Leader at Home: Knowing, Leading, Protecting, and Providing for Your FamilyTimothy Witmer
MarriageThe Exemplary HusbandStuart Scott
MarriageThe Excellent WifeMartha Peace
MarriageLoving Your Wife as Christ Loves the ChurchLarry E. McCall
MarriageThe Meaning of MarriageTimothy Keller
MarriageWhole Marriages in a Broken WorldGary Inrig
MarriageWhen Sinners Say I DoDave Harvey
MarriageStrengthening Your MarriageWayne Mack
Pastoral / PreachingLetters to My StudentsCharles Spurgeon
Pastoral / PreachingBetween Two WorldsJohn Stott
Pastoral / PreachingOn PreachingH.B. Charles
Pastoral / PreachingThe Heart is the Target: Preaching Practical Application from Every TextMurray Capill
Pastoral / PreachingOn Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a PastorH.B. Charles
Pastoral / PreachingPreaching with PurposeJay Adams
Pastoral / PreachingTeaching to Change LivesHoward Hendricks
Pastoral / PreachingBiblical PreachingHaddon Robinson
Pastoral / PreachingThe Kind of Preaching God BlessesSteven Lawson
Pastoral / PreachingWhy Johnny Can’t PreachT. David Gordon
Pastoral / PreachingRediscovering Expository PreachingJohn MacArthur
Pastoral / PreachingExpositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word TodayDavid Helm
ParentingThe Father ConnectionJosh McDowell
ParentingGospel-Powered ParentingWilliam Farley
ParentingShepherding a Child’s HeartTedd Tripp
ParentingParentingPaul Tripp
ParentingRaising a Modern Day KnightRobert Lewis
PrayerA Praying LifePaul Miller
PrayerIt Happens After PrayerH.B. Charles
PrayerThe Valley of VisionArthur Bennet
Resolving ConflictPeacemaking for FamiliesKen Sande
Resolving ConflictThe PeacemakerKen Sande
Resolving ConflictPursuing PeaceRobert Jones
Spiritual GiftsCharismatic ChaosJohn MacArthur
Spiritual GiftsSpiritual GiftsThomas R. Schreiner
Spiritual GiftsDynamics of Spiritual GiftsWilliam McRae
Spiritual GiftsThe Final WordO Palmer Robertson
TheologyWilmington’s Guide to the BibleH.L. Wilmington
TheologyKnowing GodJ.I. Packer
TheologyBasic TheologyCharles Ryrie
TheologyThe Moody Handbook of TheologyPaul Enns
TheologySystematic TheologyWayne Grudem
TheologyWorshipping TrinityRobert Parry
TheologyBiblical DoctrineJohn MacArthur & Richard Mayhue
WorkA Man’s Guide to WorkPatrick Morley
WorkThe Gospel At WorkGreg Gilbert & Sebastian Traeger
WorkBusiness for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Good of BusinessWayne Grudem
WorkDo More Better: A Practical Guide to ProductivityTim Challies
WorkWork Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday WorkTom Nelson
WorkThe Gospel at Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our JobsGreg Gilbert & Sebastian Traeger
WorkThe Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your LifeOs Guinness
WorkCreated for Work: Insights for Young MenBob Schultz
WorkWork, Where Life and Calling MeetJerry White
WorshipOn WorshipH.B. Charles
WorshipMusic Through the Eyes of FaithHarold Best
WorshipWorship MattersBob Kauflin
WorshipWorship by the BookD.A. Carson
WorshipWorship: The Ultimate PriorityJohn MacArthur
WorshipSpiritual Lives of the Great ComposersPatrick Kavanaugh
WorshipLeading from the HeartRobert B. Munger & Robert C. Larson
WorshipThe Heart of the ArtistRory Noland
WorshipUp with WorshipAnne Ortlund
WorshipTrue WorshippersBob Kauflin