Cross Talk: Where Life and Scripture Meet. Emlet, Michael “Your friend just left his wife. You catch your child posting something inappropriate on the Internet. Someone in your small group is depressed. A relative was just diagnosed with an incurable disease. When those you know and love experience trouble, you don’t want to hand out [Continue Reading…]
New Testament Exposition: From Text to Sermon. Liefeld, Walter L. “Expository preaching is an elusive ideal. Many preachers aspire to it, few are acknowledged masters. For most a gap exists between the sermon that addresses the needs of the hearers and one that methodically plumbs the depths of Scripture. New Testament Exposition is written to [Continue Reading…]
The Pastor: His Life and Work. Wagner, Charles U. Here are some other books that might interest you. Feeding and Leading. Gangel, Kenneth. Caring for the Flock: Pastoral Ministry in the Local Congregation. Larsen, David L. Beyond Church Growth. Logan, Robert E. The New Reformation. Ogden, Greg. Recruiting Volunteers in the Church. Senter, Mark.
Bible Knowledge Commentary. Walvoord, John F. and Roy B. Zuck, eds. Here are some other commentaries that might interest you. Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Gaebelein, Frank E., ed. Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Longman, Tremper III and David E. Garland, ed. An Interpretation of the English Bible. Carroll, B. H. Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Wiersbe, Warren.
Foundations of Ministry: An Introduction to Christian Education for a New Generation. Anthony, Michael. The Complete Handbook for Children’s Ministry: How to Reach & Teach the Next Generation: From Birth to Age 12. Choun, Robert and Michael Lawson. The Christian Educator’s Handbook on Teaching. Gangel, Kenneth and Howard Hendricks. Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to [Continue Reading…]
From Patmos to Paradise: A Commentary on Revelation. Custer, Stewart. Here are some other books that might interest you. Revelation 1-7. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Thomas, Robert L. Revelation 8-22. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Thomas, Robert L. Understanding Revelation: A Chronology of the Apocalypse. Cohen, Gary G. The Climax of Biblical Prophecy: A Guide to Interpreting Revelation. Hand, Brian. The Book [Continue Reading…]
1 Peter. Word Biblical Commentary. Michaels, J. Ramsey. “The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into [Continue Reading…]
Hebrews: An Anchor for the Soul. Volume 1. Preaching the Word. Hughes, R. Kent. “The book of Hebrews conveys a double dose of spiritual power. It not only presents the greatness of Christ in ways no other New Testament writing does, but it repeatedly demands a heart response from the reader. No one can study [Continue Reading…]
James. Hiebert, D. Edmond. “As in his other commentaries, Dr. Hiebert uses his knowledge of Greek to practical effect for pastors and Bible students. His expositional approach is well-suited for personal or public study. The author writes in a way that reflects James’ practicality. He provides a bibliography for further reading.” – Amazon.com Here are [Continue Reading…]
1, 2 Timothy, Titus. The New American Commentary. Lea, Thomas and Hayne Griffin. “THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology [Continue Reading…]