The Art of Divine Contentment
By: Thomas Watson
4.59
Format: 133 pages, Hardcover
Based on Philippians 4:11, I have learned, in whatever state I am therewith to be content, Watson c…
Want to Read $ 3.99"It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care."-Thomas Watson, The Art of Divine Contentment
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1. The Attributes of God
By: Arthur W. Pink
4.51
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This classic work of Arthur W. Pink invites readers to discover the truth about seventeen attribute… read more
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"Grace is that in God which brings into favor one justly in disfavor."-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God
"What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends "-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God
"What God made, God loves, because it's inconceivable that God should make anything that He didn't love."-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God
"We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy."-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God
2. Christianity and Liberalism
By: J. Gresham Machen
4.33
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more
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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
3. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
By: John Bunyan
4.22
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is one of the great classic autobiographies, part of the Ch… read more
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4. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
By: Jerry Bridges
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Have Christians become so preoccupied with "major" sins that we have lost sight of our need to deal… read more
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5. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
By: Jeremiah Burroughs
4.33
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more
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"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
6. All of Grace
By: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
4.56
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). T… read more
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"The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace."-Charles Haddon Spurgeon, All of Grace
"None but God would ever have thought of justifying me. I am a wonder to myself."-Charles Haddon Spurgeon, All of Grace
"Do not commit spiritual suicide through a passion for discussing metaphysical subtleties."-Charles Haddon Spurgeon, All of Grace
"Faith never makes herself her own plea, she rests all her argument upon the blood of Christ."-Charles Haddon Spurgeon, All of Grace
7. The Loveliness Of Christ
By: Samuel Rutherford
4.09
Format: 156 pages, Leather Bound
This beautiful gift book is full of short extracts of some of Samuel Rutherford's most helpful thou… read more
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8. The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters
By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson
4.52
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more
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9. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
By: Jerry Bridges
4.38
Format: 239 pages, Paperback
In an effort to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity, Navigator author Jerry … read more
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"In a sermon entitled “God’s Providence,"-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
"God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about."-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
"If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us."-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
"Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory."-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
10. The Pilgrim's Progress
By: John Bunyan
4.06
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more
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"Follow your heart"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
11. Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
By: Andrew Murray
4.38
Format: 114 pages, Paperback
When Jesus "made himself nothing...taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers tr… read more
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"Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom."-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you."-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
"Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God."-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
"Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust."-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
12. Holiness
By: J.C. Ryle , Tom Phillips
4.36
Format: 59 pages, Paperback
Ryle calls us to live a life set apart from the world and set our minds on things above. Bishop … read more
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"Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors."-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace."-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"Most men hope to go to heaven when they die; but few, it may be feared, take the trouble to consider whether they would enjoy heaven if they got there. Heaven is essentially a holy place; it's inhabi…"-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
"Let it never be said that we cannot know whether a Christian really loves Christ. It can be known. It can be discovered. The proof can be seen. You have heard them this very day. Love to the Lord Jes…"-J.C. Ryle, Holiness
13. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
By: Paul David Tripp
4.37
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Paul David Tripp’s masterpiece on ministry will transform how you view yourself and engage with oth… read more
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"Sin makes us moral quadriplegics."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"We rarely do anything with on single motive."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
14. Praying the Bible
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.49
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more
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15. The Bruised Reed
By: Richard Sibbes
4.44
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more
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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
16. The Art of Divine Contentment
By: Thomas Watson
4.59
Format: 133 pages, Hardcover
Based on Philippians 4:11, I have learned, in whatever state I am therewith to be content, Watson c… read more
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"It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care."-Thomas Watson, The Art of Divine Contentment
17. The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
By: John Owen
4.36
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more
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"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
18. What He Must Be …If He Wants to Marry My Daughter
By: Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
All parents want their daughters to marry godly young men. But which qualities, specifically, shoul… read more
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19. God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation
By: David W. Saxton
4.47
Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition
During the seventeenth century, English Puritan pastors often encouraged their congregations in the… read more
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20. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism
By: James E. Dolezal
4.50
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more
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21. Narrow Gate Narrow Way
By: Paul David Washer
4.83
Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition
Talk is cheap, and so is a profession of faith apart from repentance. But we live in a day when peo… read more
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