Onward! Hymns and Poems 2013–2016
Brian Wren, Stainer & Bell (2016)
Onward! is a collection of hymns and songs by Brian Wren...
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Each detailed review is based on a thorough reading, and provides an excellent introduction to the text and its usefulness for students, preachers and church leaders.
Journey: The Way of the Disciple
Richard Littledale, Authentic (2017)
While Forrest Gump compared life to a box of chocolates, Richard Littledale invites us to think of it as a pilgrimage...
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Songs for the Soul
Ivor Moody, Rejoice (2017)
The book examines, from a Christian perspective, the thoughts and ideas which the author has seen in six classic and iconic songs...
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Sermons on Men of the New Testament
CH Spurgeon, Hendrickson (2016)
Many readers will no doubt be familiar with the great nineteenth century ‘people’s preacher’ Charles Haddon Spurgeon...
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Wrestling with the Word: Preaching Tricky Texts
Kate Bruce and Jamie Harrison, SPCK (2016)
This book gives ideas and examples of how to preach on tricky texts in the Bible and is divided into three sections...
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The Touch of the Sacred
F Gerrit Immink, Eerdmans (2014)
In The Touch of the Sacred, F. Gerrit Immink reflects on the theology of our Sunday services...
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Elders in the Life of the Church
Phil A Newton/Matt Schmucker, Kregel (2014)
This examination of the office of elders in the life of the church has come as a timely book to review as I have just been studying the book of James and right at the end of that letter comes the instruction that if any ....
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Sermons on Great Prayers of the Bible
C H Spurgeon, Hendrikson Press (2015)
It is likely that any preachers our there - among whom I count myself - will have heard of Charles Haddon Spurgeon...
Prayer
Timothy Keller, Hodder & Stoughton (2015)
I have read many books on prayer, but Keller’s stands head and shoulders above the rest. Prayer is the fruit of his own personal grappling with a realisation his prayer life...
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The Tortoise Usually Wins
Brian Harris, Paternoster (2013)
I had never thought the topic of leadership was relevant to me, and would probably never have chosen to read a book...
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And God Spoke to Abraham
Fleming Rutledge, Eerdmans (2011)
And God spoke to Abraham is a collection of 55 sermons by Fleming Rutledge...
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Christ in a choppie box
Michael Sadgrove, Sacristy Press (2015)
Michael Sadgrove was Dean at Durham Cathedral between 2003 and 2015 and this volume contains some of his best sermons from that time. Sadgrove is very highly regarded by none ...
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Peter’s Preaching
Jeremy Duff, BRF (2015)
Confession time. I didn’t enjoy lectures at theological college wrestling over which Gospel was written first and who used whose material to produce ...
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Cutting to the Heart
Chris Green, IVP (2015)
Chris Green’s book is newly published this year and is therefore right up-to-date. The author concedes that while there already exists an enormous range of contemporary resources on teaching and preaching the Bible there are far fewer on how to actually apply...
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Recapturing the Voice of God
Steven W Smith, B&H Academic (2015)
In Recapturing the Voice of God, Steven W Smith responds to a weakened form of expository preaching, one that relies on a standard structure and typical three-point approach to the weekly message. Instead, he supports ‘text-driven’ preaching...
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The Mission of Preaching
Patrick WT Johnson, IVP (2015)
This meticulously researched book is inspired by the need to critically review the theology, purpose and practice of preaching in relation to mission in the present day. Johnson’s starting point is Newbigin’s work ...
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Honest Evangelism
Rico Tice, The Good Book Company (2015)
This book may be short in pages but it is very long in its wisdom and its practical advice to all Christians...
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Practicing Resurrection
Cris Rogers, Authentic (2010)
In this challenging and vibrant book, London-based church leader Cris Rogers makes his...
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Preaching with Accuracy
Randal E Pelton, Kregel Publications (2014)
This book is one of the Preaching with… series, and written by RE Pelton, Senior Pastor at Calvary Bible Church...
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Interrobang Preaching
Douglas Witherup, Interrobang Press (2014)
The question this book explores is one that I have been interested in for a long time. How can our preaching and teaching...
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