HBC Recommended Resource List
Theology (General)
Paul Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology
John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, eds., Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth
John MacArthur, ed., Essential Christian Doctrine: A Handbook on Biblical Truth
James Montgomery Boice, Foundations of the Christian Faith
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology
D. A. Carson, For the Love of God (volumes 1 and 2)
Bible Study/Bibliology
Kevin DeYoung, Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me
R.C. Sproul, Knowing Scripture
Norman L. Geisler and William E. Nix, From God to Us: How We Got Our Bible
J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays, Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
God/Theology Proper
J.I. Packer, Knowing God
A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy
R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God
Matthew Barrett, None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God
Herman Bavinck, The Doctrine of God
Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity
Shephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God
Jesus Christ
Greg Gilbert, Who is Jesus?
John MacArthur, The Jesus You Can’t Ignore: What You Must Learn From the Bold Confrontations of Christ
R.C. Sproul, The Glory of Christ
Mark Jones, Knowing Christ
J. Dwight Pentecost, The Words and Works of Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit
Sinclair B. Ferguson, The Holy Spirit
George Smeaton, The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
Sin and the Human Condition
Jerry Bridges, Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
John Owen, The Mortification of Sin
Salvation/The Gospel
John MacArthur, The Gospel According to Jesus
Greg Gilbert, What is the Gospel?
John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied
Angels and Demons/Spiritual Warfare
David Powlison, Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare
R.C. Sproul, Unseen Realities: Heaven, Hell, Angels and Demons
C. Fred Dickason, Angels: Elect & Evil
The Church
Mark Dever, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
John MacArthur, The Master’s Plan for the Church
Dustin W. Benge, The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church
Alexander Strauch, Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership
End Times
John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue, eds., Christ’s Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer
J. Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come: A Study in Biblical Eschatology
Michael J. Vlach, He Will Reign Forever: A Biblical Theology of the Kingdom
Christian Living
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God
Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness
Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Godliness
Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
R.C. Sproul, Everyone is a Theologian
John R.W. Stott, Basic Christianity
Discipleship
Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making
Mark Dever, Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus
Andrew Davis, An Infinite Journey
Counseling
Jerry Bridges, Trusting God Even When Life Hurts
Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change
John D. Street, Passions of the Heart: Biblical Counsel for Stubborn Sexual Sins
John MacArthur, ed., Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically
Evangelism
Mack Stiles, Evangelism: How the Whole World Speaks of Jesus
Ray Comfort, The Way of the Master: How to Share Your Faith Simply, Effectively, Biblically… the Way Jesus Did
Charles Spurgeon, The Soulwinner
J.I. Packer, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism
Missions
Andy Johnson, Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global
Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert, What is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission
John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad
Men’s Ministry
Stuart Scott, The Exemplary Husband
R. Kent Hughes, Disciplines of a Godly Man
Richard D. Phillips, The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men
Heath Lambert, Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace
Women’s Ministry
Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife
Martha Peace, Becoming a Titus 2 Woman
Ligon Duncan & Susan Hunt, Women’s Ministry in the Local Church
Mary Kassian and Nancy Leigh DeMoss, True Woman 101
Marriage
Jay E. Adams, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible
Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage
Dave Harvey, When Sinners Say I Do
Andreas Kostenberger with David Jones, God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundations
Family/Children
Tedd Tripp, Shepherding a Child’s Heart
Tedd Tripp, Instructing a Child’s Heart
William Farley, Gospel-Powered Parenting
General Ministry
R. Kent Hughes and Barbara Hughes, Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome
Colin Marshall and Tony Payne, The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything
Current Issues
Marriage, Family, Gender, & Sexuality
Carl Trueman, Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
Erwin W. Lutzer, We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture’s Assault on Christianity
R. Albert Mohler, Jr., We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, & the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong
Kevin DeYoung, What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality?
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith
Owen Strachan & Gavin Peacock, What Does the Bible Teach About Transgenderism?
Andrew T. Walker, God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say About Gender Identity?
Race and Social Justice
Jeffrey D. Johnson, What Every Christian Needs to Know About Social Justice
Owen Strachan, Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel—and the Way to Stop It
Government and World Events
Darrell Harrison & Virgil Walker, Just Thinking: About the State
Nathan Busenitz and James Coates, God vs. Government: Taking a Biblical Stand When Christ & Compliance Collide
Church History
S.M. Houghton, Sketches in Church History
K.B. Kuiper, The Church in History
Nick Needham, 2000 Years of Christ’s Power (4 vols.)
Dustin Benge and Nate Pickowicz, The American Puritans
Apologetics
Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults
James R. White, What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an
John C. Whitcomb and Henry M. Morris, The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and Its Scientific Implications
Suffering
R.C. Sproul, Surprised By Suffering
John Piper editor, Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
Ligon Duncan, Does Grace Grow Best in Winter?
David Murray, Christians Get Depressed Too
Jim Andrews, Polishing God’s Monuments
Death
Michael Wittmer, The Last Enemy
Al Martin, Grieving, Hope and Solace
Luke Veldt, Written in Tears
John MacArthur, Safe in the Arms of God
Biographies
Courtney Anderson, To the Golden Shore (Adoniram Judson)
Iain H. Murray, Amy Carmichael: Beauty for Ashes
Iain H. Murray, J.C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone
Elisabeth Elliot, A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
David McCasland, Pure Gold (Eric Liddell)
Vance Christie, John and Betty Stam
Vance Christie, Hudson Taylor: Gospel Pioneer to China
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides
Stephen Nichols, R.C. Sproul: A Life
Nate Pickowicz, R.C. Sproul: Defender of the Reformed Faith
George Marsden, Jonathan Edwards: A Life
Iain H. Murray, Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography
Arnold Dallimore, Spurgeon: A New Biography
David Daniell, William Tyndale: A Biography
Arnold Dallimore, George Whitefield
Eric Metaxas, Amazing Grace (William Wilberforce)
Roland Bainton, A Life of Martin Luther
W. Robert Godrey, John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor