Pastor Galen's Recommended Reading List
The books that are listed here do not imply a full endorsement of all that is contained in the book. Rather, these are books that I have read, profited from, and therefore would anticipate them being profitable for your reading.
Baptism
Church Polity
Commentaries on Scripture
The commentaries listed will largely be more on the popular level of reading and not those that are more academic and critical or technical as per the languages. However, some of the more academic books will be listed because they will be worth it for those wanting to go more in-depth.
Eschatology
Finances
Liturgy
Lord's Supper
Marriage
Politics
Preaching
Baptism
- The Biblical Doctrine of Infant Baptism by Pierre Ch. Marcel
Church Polity
Commentaries on Scripture
The commentaries listed will largely be more on the popular level of reading and not those that are more academic and critical or technical as per the languages. However, some of the more academic books will be listed because they will be worth it for those wanting to go more in-depth.
- Matthew
- Matthew for Everyone by Tom Wright
- Christian Counter Culture by John R. W. Stott [Sermon on the Mount only]
- Psalms
- Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon
- Psalms - Tyndall Old Testament Commentaries, 2 Volumes by Derek Kidner
- The Message of Psalms, The Bible Speaks Today Series, by Michael Wilcock
- Romans
- Romans 1 - 7 For You by Timothy Keller [currently using this in our adult Sunday School class taught by Joey Booth]
- Romans 8-16 For You by Timothy Keller [our next Sunday School book]
- Romans, New International Commentary on the New Testament, by Professor John Murray [more in depth]
- The Message of Romans by John R. W. Stott part of The Bible Speaks Today Series
- Revelation
- Days of Vengeance by David Chilton (New Post millennial, Preterist [but not hyper])
- More Than Conquerors by William Hendriksen (A-millennial)
- Westminster Standards - Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechisms
- Heidelberg Catechism
- Canons of Dort
- The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Eschatology
Finances
Liturgy
Lord's Supper
Marriage
Politics
Preaching