Books for Spiritual Growth
Accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior is a wonderful start to your new life. But where you do go from this beginning? We recommend the following books for additional reading to enhance your spiritual growth.
- Celebration of Discipline
- By Richard Foster
- Many teachers try and shame people into becoming more spiritual. Foster draws us toward the Lord instead.
- Loving God
- By Charles Colson
- Every Colson book is great, but this one tops them all. Colson explores what it means to love God on a daily basis by telling gripping stories of past and present believers who were faced with difficult choices.
- Knowing God
- By J.I. Packer
- Published almost 30 years ago, Packer explores God's attributes by taking a fresh look at Scripture. Packer demonstrates that good theology is meant to produce genuine spirituality.
- Living With Your Dreams
- By David Seamands
- A former missionary, pastor, and counselor, Seamands tells the story of Joseph from Genesis in a simple but powerful way.
- The Fight
- By John White
- A Canadian psychiatrist, White shares fresh insights on areas as diverse as prayer, witnessing, Satan, guidance, and relationships.
- Baptism and Fulness
- By John R.W. Stott
- This compact book set me straight on the confusion surrounding the baptism, filling, fruit, and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- Spiritual Depression
- By D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Dr. Lloyd-Jones uses his extensive medical background to probe the causes and cures of spiritual depression.
- The Road Best Traveled
- By Ray Pritchard
- I stumbled upon this book a few years ago when seeking God's guidance for my own life.
- Where Is God When It Hurts? and Disappointment With God
- By Philip Yancey
- The best writer in evangelical Christian circles, Yancey takes a hard look at why human beings suffer and what we can do about it. Want to go deep spiritually? It doesn't get any deeper – or better – than this.
- I Believe in Satan's Downfall
- By Michael Green
- You will learn more about the devil in this book than in all the other books on Satan you will read.