Morningview Baptist Church

The Aletheia Center Bookstore

We recommend the following books for your Christian growth and encouragement arranged by category:

• God
  • Knowing God by J. I. Packer
  • The Pleasures of God by John Piper
  • The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink
  • The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul
  • Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
  • The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock
  • The Doctrine of God by John Frame
• Jesus
  • Christ Our Mediator by C. J. Mahaney
  • Through the Looking Glass by Kris Lundgaard
  • The Person of Christ by Donald MacLeod
  • The Work of Christ by Robert Letham
  • The Glory of Christ by Peter Lewis
• Holy Spirit
  • The Holy Spirit by Edwin Palmer
  • The Holy Spirit by Sinclair Ferguson
  • Keep in Step with the Spirit by J.I. Packer
  • He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit by Graham Cole
  • Engaging with the Holy Spirit: Real Questions, Practical Answers by Graham Cole
  • God’s Empowering Presence by Gordon Fee
  • The Holy Spirit by John Owen
• The Trinity
  • The Holy Trinity by Robert Letham
  • The Forgotten Trinity by James White
  • The Three are One by Stuart Olyott
  • God the Holy Trinity: Reflections on Christian Faith and Practice edited by Timothy George
• Theology
  • Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof
  • Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
  • Abstract of Systematic Theology by James P. Boyce
  • Essential Truths of the Christian Faith by R. C. Sproul
  • Know the Truth by Bruce Milne
  • Concise Theology by J.I. Packer
• The Bible
  • Scripture: Its Power, Authority, and Relevance by Robert Saucy
  • The Origin of the Bible by F.F. Bruce
  • The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce
  • The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable by F.F. Bruce
  • The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible by B.B. Warfield
  • How We Got the Bible by John H. Sailhammer
  • The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities by Darrell L. Bock
  • Inerrancy ed. by Norman Geisler
  • Explaining Inerrancy by R.C. Sproul
• Interpreting the Bible
  • Principles of Biblical Interpretation by Louis Berkhof
  • Hermeneutics by Henry Virkler
  • Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson
  • How to Understand Your Bible by T. Norton Sterrett
  • Knowing Scripture by R.C. Sproul
  • The Drama of Scripture by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen
  • God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Story-Line of the Bible by Vaughan Roberts
  • According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible by Graeme Goldsworthy
  • What’s In The Bible? by R. C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth
  • Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
• The Gospel
  • The Cross of Christ by John Stott
  • The Shadow of the Cross by Walt Chantry
  • Today’s Gospel by Walt Chantry
  • Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray
  • Pierced for Our Transgressions by Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach
  • In My Place Condemned He Stood by J.I. Packer and Mark Dever
  • In Christ Alone: Reflections on the Heart of the Gospel by Sinclair Ferguson
  • The Gospel for Real Life by Jerry Bridges
  • Mission Accomplished by Michael Scott Horton
  • The Message of the Cross by Derek Tidball
  • The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross by Leon Morris
  • The Heart of the Cross by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken
  • The Truth of the Cross by R.C. Sproul
  • The Death of Death by John Owen
• Heaven and Hell
  • Hell on Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment by Robert A. Peterson
  • Biblical Teaching on the Doctrines of Heaven and Hell by Edward Donnelly
  • Heaven by Randy Alcorn
  • A Taste of Heaven by R.C. Sproul
• Trusting God in Trials and Difficulties
  • How Long, O Lord? by D. A. Carson
  • Suffering and the Sovereignty of God by John Piper and Justin Taylor
  • Is God Really in Control? by Jerry Bridges
  • Trusting God by Jerry Bridges
  • The Invisible Hand by R.C. Sproul
• Dealing with Depression and Sorrow
  • Spiritual Depression by Martin Lloyd-Jones
  • When the Darkness Will Not Lift by John Piper
  • Depression A Stubborn Darkness by Ed Welch
  • Anxiety Attacked by John MacArthur
  • Running Scared by Ed Welch
• Growth in Christ
  • Holiness by J.C. Ryle
  • The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
  • The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
  • The Enemy Within by Kris Lundgaard
  • God’s Way of Holiness by Horatius Bonar
  • Living the Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney
  • The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshall
  • Future Grace by John Piper
  • Humility by Wayne Mack
• Men
  • Disciplines of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes
  • The Hidden Value of a Man by Gary Smalley
  • Not Even a Hint by Joshua Harris
  • Fidelity by Douglas Wilson
• Women
  • Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Barbara Hughes
  • Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney
  • Becoming a Woman Who Pleases God by Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock
  • By Design by Susan Hunt
• Marriage
  • Strengthening Your Marriage by Wayne Mack
  • Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas
  • Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God by C. J. Mahaney
  • When Sinners Say I Do by Dave Harvey
  • Sexual Intimacy in Marriage by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn
  • The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
  • The Complete Husband by Lou Priolo
  • Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible by Jay Adams
• Family
  • Your Family God’s Way by Wayne Mack
  • Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams
  • Disciplines of a Godly Family by Kent and Barbara Hughes
  • Family Worship by Donald Whitney
  • Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham
• Parenting
  • Don’t Make Me Count to Three: A Mom’s Look at Heart-Oriented Discipline by Ginger Plowman
  • Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp
  • Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas
  • Withhold Not Correction by Bruce A Ray
  • The Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo
  • Age of Opportunity by Paul Tripp (for parents of teens)
  • How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski
  • The Christian Mom’s idea Book: Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Great Mom by Ellen Banks Elwell
  • The Christian Grandma’s Idea Book – Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma by Ellen Banks Elwell
  • Everyday Talk by John A. Younts
  • Truth Made Simple by John Todd
  • Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp
• The Church
  • The Deliberate Church by Dever and Alexander
  • Life in the Body by Curtis Thomas
  • What is a Healthy Church Member? by Anyabwile Thabiti
  • How to Behave in Church by Peter Jeffery
  • Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches by Edward Hiscox
  • Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches by John Hammett
  • Polity edited by Mark Dever
  • The Baptism of Disciples Alone (contra infant baptism) by Fred Malone
  • The Church by Ed Clowney
  • The Courage to be Protestant by David F. Wells
• Vocation, Work, and Cultural Mandate
  • Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch
  • The Callings: The Gospel in the World by Paul Helm
  • God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life by Gene Edward Veith
  • Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure by Leland Ryken
  • Business for the Glory of God by Wayne Grudem
  • Politics According to the Bible by Wayne Grudem
  • The Call (on all callings) by Os Guiness
  • Total Truth by Nancy Pearcy
• Evangelism and Missions
  • Let the Nations be Glad by John Piper
  • A Vision for Missions by Tom Wells
  • Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer
  • Jesus the Evangelist by Richard D. Philips
  • Today’s Evangelism by Ernest Reisinger
  • God-Centered Evangelism by R.B. Kuyper
  • The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
  • Tell the Truth by Will Metzger
  • Christian Mission by John Stott
  • Ministries of Mercy by Tim Keller
• Biography
  • C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • Martin Lloyd-Jones by Iain Murray (2 vols)
  • Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers by Lewis Drummond
  • Here I Stand (on Martin Luther) by Roland Bainton
  • Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography by Iain Murray
  • A Life of John Calvin by Alistair McGrath
  • Life and Letters of John A Broadus by A. T. Robertson
  • William Tyndale by David Daniell
  • The Life and Diary of David Brainerd edited by Jonathan Edwards
  • Faithful Witness (William Carey) by Timothy George
  • In the Shadow of the Almighty by Elizabeth Elliot
  • Through the Gates of Splendor by Elizabeth Elliot
• In Defense of the Faith
  • Who Made God? by Edgar Andrews
  • The Reason for God by Tim Keller
  • If You Could Ask God One Question by Paul Williams and Barry Cooper
  • Every Thought Captive by Richard Pratt
  • Always Ready by Greg Bahnsen
  • Apologetics for the Glory of God by John Frame
  • Defending Your Faith by R.C. Sproul
  • God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis
  • Darwin on Trial by Phil Johnson
  • Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe
  • More Than Meets the Eye by Richard A. Swenson
  • Trilogy by Francis Schaeffer
• Cults and World Religions
  • A Guide to New Religious Movements edited by Ronald Enroth
  • The Compact Guide to World Religions edited by Dean C. Halverson
  • The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin
  • Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions edited by Nichols, George, Mather, and Schmidt
  • The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions by Ron Rhodes
  • Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways Cults Misread the Bible by James W. Sire
  • Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicalism in Conversation with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam by Timothy C. Tennent
  • Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias
• Church History
  • Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley
  • Sketches From Church History by S.M. Houghton
  • Turning Points by Mark Noll
  • Our Legacy by John Hannah
  • The History of Christian Doctrines by Louis Berkhof
  • By His Grace and for His Glory: A Historical, Theological, and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life by Tom Nettles
  • Theology of the Reformers by Timothy George
  • The Story of Christianity by Justo L. Gonzalez (1 or 2 Vols)
  • Exploring Church History by James Eckman
  • A History of Christianity by Kenneth Scott Latourette (2 Vols)
• Important Classics
  • Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin (2 Vols)
  • The Christian’s Great Interest (on assurance) by William Guthrie
  • The True Bounds of Christian Freedom (on law, gospel, covenants) by Samuel Bolton
  • Preaching and Preachers (on preaching) by D. Martin Lloyd-Jones
  • The Christian Ministry (on pastoral ministry) by Charles Bridges
  • The Religious Affections (on genuine conversion) by Jonathan Edwards
  • The Works of John Bunyan by John Bunyan (3 Vols)
  • The Works of Andrew Fuller by Andrew Fuller
  • A Body of Doctrinal Divinity by John Gill
  • A Body of Practical Divinity by John Gill
  • The Cause of God and Truth by John Gill
  • Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon (devotional)
  • The Valley of Vision by Authur Bennett (devotional)
  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
  • God, Revelation, and Authority by Carl F.H. Henry (5 Vols)