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
| Topic | Book Title | Author |
| Apologetics | The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism | Tim Keller |
| Apologetics | Tactics | Greg Koukl |
| Apologetics | Cold Case Christianity | J. Warner Wallace |
| Apologetics | The Gathering Storm | Al Mohler |
| Apologetics | Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word | Voddie Baucham Jr. |
| Assurance | Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart | J.D. Greear |
| Assurance | How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian | Donald S. Whitney |
| Assurance | Chosen by God | R.C. Sproul |
| Biblical Counseling | Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically | John MacArthur |
| Biblical Counseling | Counseling the Hard Cases | Lambert and Scott |
| Biblical Counseling | Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands | Paul Tripp |
| Biblical Counseling | Uprooting Anger | Robert Jones |
| Biblical Counseling | Finally Free | Heath Lambert |
| Biblical Counseling | Men Counseling Men | John Street |
| Biblical Counseling | Counseling One Another: A Theology of Interpersonal Discipleship | Paul Tautges |
| Biblical Counseling | Competent to Counsel | Jay Adams |
| Biblical Counseling | The Christian Counselor’s Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling | Jay Adams |
| Biblical Counseling | A Theology of Christian Counseling | Jay Adams |
| Biblical Counseling | Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture | David Powlison |
| Biblical Counseling | When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man | Edward T. Welch |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | A General Introduction to the Bible | Norman Geisler |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | Basic Bible Interpretation | Roy Zuck |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | Living by the Book | Howard Hendricks |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | Taking God at His Word | Kevin DeYoung |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | What Does the Bible Teach About Lust? | Owen Strachan & Gavin Peacock |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | What Does the Bible Teach About Transgenderism? | Owen Strachan & Gavin Peacock |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe | Voddie Baucham Jr. |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel – and the Way to Stop It | Owen Strachan |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | The Essential Scriptures: A Handbook of the Biblical Texts for Key Doctrines | Kevin Zuber |
| Biblical Studies / Theology | God vs. Government: Taking a Biblical Stand When Christ and Compliance Collide | Nathan Busenitz |
| Church | Nine Marks of a Healthy Church | Mark Dever |
| Church | Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? | James Boice |
| Church | Life in the Father’s House | Wayne Mack |
| Church | Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry | Geoffrey Chang |
| Church | Elders in Congregational Life: Rediscovering the Biblical Model for Church Leadership | Phil A. Newton |
| Church | 40 Questions About Church Membership and Discipline (40 Questions & Answers) | Jeremy Kimble |
| Church | Love Your Church: 8 Great Things About Being a Church Member | Tony Merida |
| Spiritual Disciplines | A Man’s Guide to Disciplines | Patrick Morley |
| Spiritual Disciplines | Disciplines of a Godly Man | R. Kent Hughes |
| Spiritual Disciplines | Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life | Donald S. Whitney |
| Spiritual Disciplines | Habits of Grace | David Mathis |
| Discipleship | Thoughts for Young Men | J.C. Ryle |
| Discipleship | Grounded in the Faith | Kenneth Erisman |
| Discipleship | The Master Plan for Evangelism | Robert Coleman |
| Discipleship | Following Jesus, the Servant King: A Biblical Theology of Covenantal Discipleship | Jonathan Lunde |
| Growth | Anxious for Nothing | John MacArthur |
| Growth | Trusting God | Jerry Bridges |
| Growth | Don’t Waste Your Life | John Piper |
| Growth | Counter Culture | David Platt |
| Growth | The Knowledge of the Holy | A.W. Tozer |
| Growth | The Pursuit of God | A.W. Tozer |
| Growth | Desiring God | John Piper |
| Growth | Men of God | Tim Thornborough & Trevor Archer |
| Growth | New Life in Christ | Steven Lawson |
| Heaven | The Glory of Heaven | John MacArthur |
| Heaven | Heaven | Randy Alcorn |
| Heaven | Heaven Revealed | Paul Enns |
| Holiness | The Holiness of God | R.C. Sproul |
| Holiness | The Pursuit of Holiness | Jerry Birdges |
| Holiness | Respectable Sins | Jerry Birdges |
| Holiness | A Fight to the Death | Wayne Mack |
| Leadership | Conviction to Lead | Al Mohler |
| Leadership | The Book on Leadership | John MacArthur |
| Leadership | Spiritual Leadership | Oswald Sanders |
| Leadership | Sticky Teams | Larry Osborne |
| Manhood | Man in the Mirror | Patrick Morley |
| Manhood | The Measure of a Man | Gene Getz |
| Manhood | Issues Men Face | John Street & John MacArthur |
| Manhood | Tender Warrior | Stu Webber |
| Manhood | Masculine Mandate: God’s Call to Men | Richard Phillips |
| Manhood | Men and Women: Equal Yet Different | Alexander Strauch |
| Manhood | Manly Dominion | Mark Chanski |
| Manhood | What’s the Difference: Manhood and Womanhood Defined by the Bible | John Piper |
| Manhood | Man Up! | Jody Burkeen |
| Manhood | A Guide to Biblical Manhood | Randy Stinson & Dan Dumas |
| Manhood | How God Makes Men | Patrick Morley |
| Manhood | The Shepherd Leader at Home: Knowing, Leading, Protecting, and Providing for Your Family | Timothy Witmer |
| Marriage | The Exemplary Husband | Stuart Scott |
| Marriage | The Excellent Wife | Martha Peace |
| Marriage | Loving Your Wife as Christ Loves the Church | Larry E. McCall |
| Marriage | The Meaning of Marriage | Timothy Keller |
| Marriage | Whole Marriages in a Broken World | Gary Inrig |
| Marriage | When Sinners Say I Do | Dave Harvey |
| Marriage | Strengthening Your Marriage | Wayne Mack |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Letters to My Students | Charles Spurgeon |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Between Two Worlds | John Stott |
| Pastoral / Preaching | On Preaching | H.B. Charles |
| Pastoral / Preaching | The Heart is the Target: Preaching Practical Application from Every Text | Murray Capill |
| Pastoral / Preaching | On Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a Pastor | H.B. Charles |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Preaching with Purpose | Jay Adams |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Teaching to Change Lives | Howard Hendricks |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Biblical Preaching | Haddon Robinson |
| Pastoral / Preaching | The Kind of Preaching God Blesses | Steven Lawson |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Why Johnny Can’t Preach | T. David Gordon |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Rediscovering Expository Preaching | John MacArthur |
| Pastoral / Preaching | Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today | David Helm |
| Parenting | The Father Connection | Josh McDowell |
| Parenting | Gospel-Powered Parenting | William Farley |
| Parenting | Shepherding a Child’s Heart | Tedd Tripp |
| Parenting | Parenting | Paul Tripp |
| Parenting | Raising a Modern Day Knight | Robert Lewis |
| Prayer | A Praying Life | Paul Miller |
| Prayer | It Happens After Prayer | H.B. Charles |
| Prayer | The Valley of Vision | Arthur Bennet |
| Resolving Conflict | Peacemaking for Families | Ken Sande |
| Resolving Conflict | The Peacemaker | Ken Sande |
| Resolving Conflict | Pursuing Peace | Robert Jones |
| Spiritual Gifts | Charismatic Chaos | John MacArthur |
| Spiritual Gifts | Spiritual Gifts | Thomas R. Schreiner |
| Spiritual Gifts | Dynamics of Spiritual Gifts | William McRae |
| Spiritual Gifts | The Final Word | O Palmer Robertson |
| Theology | Wilmington’s Guide to the Bible | H.L. Wilmington |
| Theology | Knowing God | J.I. Packer |
| Theology | Basic Theology | Charles Ryrie |
| Theology | The Moody Handbook of Theology | Paul Enns |
| Theology | Systematic Theology | Wayne Grudem |
| Theology | Worshipping Trinity | Robert Parry |
| Theology | Biblical Doctrine | John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue |
| Work | A Man’s Guide to Work | Patrick Morley |
| Work | The Gospel At Work | Greg Gilbert & Sebastian Traeger |
| Work | Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Good of Business | Wayne Grudem |
| Work | Do More Better: A Practical Guide to Productivity | Tim Challies |
| Work | Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work | Tom Nelson |
| Work | The Gospel at Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs | Greg Gilbert & Sebastian Traeger |
| Work | The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life | Os Guinness |
| Work | Created for Work: Insights for Young Men | Bob Schultz |
| Work | Work, Where Life and Calling Meet | Jerry White |
| Worship | On Worship | H.B. Charles |
| Worship | Music Through the Eyes of Faith | Harold Best |
| Worship | Worship Matters | Bob Kauflin |
| Worship | Worship by the Book | D.A. Carson |
| Worship | Worship: The Ultimate Priority | John MacArthur |
| Worship | Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers | Patrick Kavanaugh |
| Worship | Leading from the Heart |
Robert B. Munger & Robert C. Larson
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| Worship | The Heart of the Artist | Rory Noland |
| Worship | Up with Worship | Anne Ortlund |
| Worship | True Worshippers | Bob Kauflin |