Pastors’ Book List
One way we grow as believers is by being students of the Word of God. Our pastors regularly pull together a list of recommended reading that will help you in your understanding and study of God’s Word as it applies to our daily lives. You can purchase them at your local bookstore or order them online through Amazon.com. To see all of the books, use the “Filter & Sort” function and select “Purchased and Unpurchased.” You can also view the books from previous lists on Amazon.
December 2024-January 2025 Recommendations
Wonders of His Love: Finding Jesus in Isaiah, Family Advent Devotional
By: Champ Thornton
This is a perfect book for busy families with younger children. Each week of Advent focuses on one of Isaiah’s images and has readings related to the week’s theme― Jesus the Light; Jesus the Branch; Jesus the Shepherd; Jesus the Savior― and, on Christmas Day, Jesus the Bread. Each week also includes fun stories, discussion questions, crafts, recipes, games and suggestions for family service projects.
Sounding Joy
By: Ellie Holcomb
(Children’s book)
How does joy sound? Does it sound like falling snow, or a kiss on your cheek? Award-winning recording artist Ellie Holcomb explores this question through a delightful collection of Christmastime scenes, leading up to the discovery that joy sounds like the angels singing that Jesus had been born.
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
By: John Piper
The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year. But it is also a season of reflection and preparation for that special day when we mark Immanuel’s coming―the arrival of our eternal God in our own frail humanity. These 25 brief devotional readings begin on December 1 and carry us to Christmas Day. May God would use these meditations to deepen and sweeten your adoration of Jesus and help you keep him at the center of your Christmas season.
Watch the Light
By: various authors
A compilation of 50 readings for Advent and Christmas by some of the world’s best-loved writers. These devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and the significance that the coming of Jesus has for each of us – not only during Advent, but every day. Whether dipped into at leisure or used on a daily basis, Watch for the Light gives the phrase “holiday preparations” new depth and meaning.
Everyday Gospel: A Daily Devotional Connecting Scripture to All of Life
By: Paul David Tripp
In the Everyday Gospel devotional, Paul David Tripp provides a roadmap for readers who want to spend a full year in God’s word. This devotional offers 365 fresh, engaging entries that follow an annual Bible reading plan from Genesis through Revelation. Brief and practical, these reflections connect the transforming power of Scripture to all you will experience in your everyday Christian life.
1 Samuel for You
By: Tim Chester
1 Samuel is a book of barrenness and battles, kings and schemes, shepherds and giants. It recounts the history of Israel as it moved from no king, to the king it demanded, to the king God knew his people needed. But its greatest excitement lies not in the events and characters, but in the person they all point to: Jesus. Seeing him in and through this Old Testament book enables us to see Him with fresh color and texture, and see afresh what it means for us to follow Him today as our Ruler and Rescuer.
