Wednesday 16 January 2008

Help in evangelism

On eof my convictions is that I need to sharpen up on loving people and that loving them means ultimately sharing the gospel with them. This list of books appeared on the Pure Church website, which there is a link to on the side bar, and I aim to get through a few this year to keep that desire alive. I have added a couple of my own at the end:
Harvie Conn, Evangelism: Doing Justice and Preaching Grace (P&R)
Thomas Boston, The Art of Manfishing: A Puritan's View of Evangelism (Christian Focus)
Thomas Boston, Repentance: Turning from Sin to God: What It Means and Why It's Necessary (Christian Focus)
Rick Philips, Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John (Reformation Trust)
Jerram Barrs, The Heart of Evangelism (Crossway)
C.H. Spurgeon, The Soul Winner: How to Lead Sinners to the Savior (Eerdmans)
Bruce J. Nichols, Contextualization: A Theology of Gospel and Culture (Regent College Press)
C. John Miller, Repentance and 21st Century Man (Christian Literature Crusade)
J.I. Packer, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (IVP)
John Benton, Evangelistic Calvinism: Why the Doctrines of Grace Are Good News (Banner)
Roger S. Greenway, The Pastor-Evangelist: Preacher, Model, and Mobilizer for Church Growth (P&R)
Richard Peace, Conversion in the New Testament: Paul and the Twelve (Eerdmans)
Ronald J. Sider, Churches That Make a Difference: Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works (Baker Book House)
Andreas J. Kostenberger and Peter T. O'Brien, Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission (IVP)
Samuel Ling, Chinese Intellectuals and the Gospel (P&R)
Yuan Zhiming, Soul Searching: Chinese Intellectuals on Faith and Society (P&R)
James M. Boice, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace? Rediscovering the Doctrines That Shook the World (Crossway)
Cornelius P. Venema, The Gospel of Free Acceptance in Christ (Banner)
Ian Murray, Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism: The Battle for Gospel Preaching (Banner)
Peter Jones, Gospel Truth--Pagan Lies: Can You Tell the Difference? (Spring Arbor Distributors)
Steve Brown, A Scandalous Freedom: The Radical Nature of the Gospel (Howard Publishing)
Sinclair Ferguson, In Christ Alone: Reflections on the Heart of the Gospel (Ligonier Ministries)
R.C. Sproul, Getting the Gospel Right: The Tie That Binds Evangelicals Together (Baker)
Cornelius P. Venema, Getting the Gospel Right: Assessing the Reformation and the New perspectives on Paul (Banner)
Jerry Bridges, The Gospel for Real Life: Turn to the Liberating Power of the Cross... Every Day (NavPress)
Michael Horton, Putting Amazing Back Into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel (Baker)
Mark Lauterbach, The Transforming Community: The Practice of the Gospel in Church Discipline (Christian Focus)
Horatius Bonar, Words to Winners of Souls (P&R)
C. John Miller, A Faith Worth Sharing: A Lifetime of Conversations About Christ (P&R)
Anthony A. Hoekema, Saved by Grace (Eerdmans)
Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington, The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness (Crossway)
C. Jack Miller, The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller (P&R)
James W. Sire, Why Good Arguments Often Fail: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ (IVP)
Tullian Tchividjian, Do I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life's Most Important Relationship (Multnomah)
Randy Newman, Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People's Hearts the Way Jesus Did (Kregel)
My additions
Andrew Baughan The Because Approach (Authentic Media)
C.S Lewis Mere Christianity (IVP)
Mark Driscoll The Radical Reformission (Zondervan)
Ben Cooper Just Love (The Good Book Company)

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