Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary (Free PDF)

http://www.jesuseveryday.com/free_christian_books/Jamieson_Fausset_Brown-Commentary_on_the_Whole_Bible.pdf

 C. H. Spurgeon commented on Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, It contains so great a variety of information that if a man had no other exposition he would find himself at no great loss if he possessed and used it diligently.

7 Book Recommendations for Pastors

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/7-book-recommendations-for-pastors


By John Piper 

Always Enough: God's Miraculous Provision among the Poorest Children on Earth (BOOK)

http://www.amazon.com/Always-Enough-Miraculous-Provision-Children/dp/0800793617

Even the most desperate poverty, the most devastating illness, the most heart-wrenching grief is not beyond God's help. His love and power have no limits-and that's a message readers from all walks of life need to hear. The modern miracles that Rolland and Heidi Baker experience every day in their work with Mozambique's throwaway children, movingly chronicled in Always Enough, will inspire anyone looking for hope in the midst of suffering. 
The Bakers, formerly missionaries in Indonesia and Hong Kong, share how their work for the past eight years in Mozambique, one of the poorest nations on earth, has borne spiritual fruit beyond their wildest dreams. Every day presents multiple impossible needs. But in the face of everything Satan can do, as Rolland and Heidi lay down their lives and "minister to the one," there is always enough. 
Readers will discover that the simple practice of choosing to step out and trust God every day unleashes his provision for every need.

Under His Wings (Free e-Book)

http://www.irismin.org/pdf/Under-His-Wings.pdf


Autobiography of H. A. Baker- a Missionary to Tibet, China, and Formosa
 And author of
Plains of Glory and Gloom,
Visions Beyond the Veil
Heaven and the Angels,
The Three Worlds,
Through Tribulation to Glory
And several other books

John Bevere's Books

http://www.amazon.com/John-Bevere/e/B001IGNPDY

Marked by boldness and passion, John Bevere delivers uncompromising truth through his award-winning curriculums and bestselling books, now in more than 60 languages, including The Bait of Satan, Drawing Near and Driven by Eternity. He is an international speaker and co-host of The Messenger TV program broadcast worldwide.

John enjoys living in Colorado Springs with his wife, Lisa, also a best-selling author and speaker, and their four sons.

Compelled by Love (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Compelled-Love-change-through-simple/dp/1599793512

Compelled by Love, the true story of the ministry of Heidi and Rolland Baker in the war-torn, poverty and disease-stricken country of Mozambique, chronicles twenty-seven years of ministry among the poorest people on earth. The book is based upon the beatitudes as seen through the eyes of third-world pastors and missionaries. The Bakers have experienced God’s miraculous provision of food to thousands, brought physical healing and spiritual wholeness to His poorest children, and witnessed the transformed hearts of people caught in desperate life or death situations. Their stories prove the reality of God’s kingdom on earth, and demonstrate how to transform this world through the power of love.

A Review of Heidi Baker’s Compelled by Love

by Steve Eastman

Attending a Heidi Baker meeting in a Western country can be puzzling for the uninitiated.  Not puzzling in a bad way, if you’re spiritually hungry.  It’s puzzling in a way that makes you want to understand the mystery of God operating in her life.  I went to one of her meetings a few years ago.  Heidi gets on her knees when she’s “supposed” to be preaching.  She laughs.   She cries.  She praises.  Her new book initiates the uninitiated.  We learn she’s compelled by God’s love.

Many people would say Heidi Baker was an unlikely candidate for a ministry to the world’s poorest.  As her husband Rolland tells us in his forward, “She had a privileged upbringing, living on a private beach, and lacked nothing in education, comforts, and opportunity.”  She even earned a PhD in systematic theology.  When the couple arrived in Mozambique, they had no money and few contacts.  It brings to mind how God sent the apostle Paul, a Hebrew of the Hebrews, to reach the Gentiles.  Heidi and Paul have something else in common – a vision that birthed a ministry.

By the age of 16, according to Rolland’s forward, Heidi “… had already been mystically taken to heaven and commissioned by Jesus to be a missionary and a minister to Asia, England, and Africa.”  In the earthly realm, she draws inspiration from the example of Mother Theresa, whose quotes set the stage for nearly every chapter. 

Heidi also draws inspiration from the children and other poor she encounters.  The very foundation of Compelled by Love is living out the Beatitudes, which grant the poor in spirit, the meek and other weak ones the blessings of the Kingdom of Heaven.  These promises are often spiritualized away in the West, but they are a matter of life and death in Mozambique, just like the miracles.

One day someone gave the Bakers money for a feast of chicken, 1,138 pieces to be exact.  Heidi and Rolland followed the illustration in the book of Luke and invited the poor, the crippled, the blind and lame -- more than 2,200 of them.  It turns out there was more than enough. Families even got to take some home.

It seems like the Bakers and Iris Ministries move from one crisis to another.  She has been in jail for her faith.  Rolland has been terribly sick.  Natural disasters strike an already impoverished country.  There are no back-up plans.  Each situation is an opportunity to trust in God and remember that the Beatitudes and other principles of Scripture really work.

Heidi’s typical day may include holding an AIDS-stricken orphan, praying against attacks from bandits and performing a wedding for a former prostitute who will now follow Jesus at any cost.  Westerners come to volunteer, sometimes for weeks at a time.  They hunger for the presence of Jesus.  Seeing Heidi Baker in action in Mozambique is not puzzling at all.

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Answers to Tough Questions (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Answers-Tough-Questions-Josh-McDowell/dp/0840744641


Here is a wealth of Bible research and point-by-point logic to answer 65 of the toughest questions asked by skeptics - and to show precisely why Christianity stands up to even the toughest scrutiny. For more than 20 years, Josh McDowell has been one of America's most powerful and persuasive defenders of the Christian faith. An important resource for any apologetics class.

Brokenness: The Heart God Revives (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Brokenness-Revives-Revive-Hearts-Series/dp/0802412815

Every great movement of God is preceded by a season of humility and repentance. It is a time of tearing down walls, of getting honest with God and others about your true spiritual condition. It may be hard. It may hurt. But in the end, God will use your brokenness to restore your 'first love' for Jesus, rekindle your spiritual fire, reconcile your relationships, and repair your life. A richer, deeper, more God-filled life is waiting for you. And it all begins with Brokenness. the first book in The Revive Our Hearts Series - which has sold well over 80,000 copies!

All three titles now include study questions at the end of each chapter, making them ideal for personal or small group study.

Another Book which I have received as a gift from a great humble Christian leader.

Transformed: by the Renewing of Your Mind (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Renewing-Your-Robert-Shirock/dp/1932314008

The book that takes you through a radical daily method of Bible Study. This book has been gifted to me from one of the greatest Christian leaders from our time, who made sure that he never makes a name for himself and get fame for himself. So probably you might not know him if I were to tell you who is he. 

More Than a Carpenter (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Carpenter-Josh-McDowell/dp/0842345523

With almost ten million copies in print, More Than a Carpenter continues to be the most powerful evangelism tool worldwide. Josh McDowell's timeless examination of the true nature of Christ and his impact on our lives is one of the best-selling Christian books ever. Written by a former skeptic of Christianity, it is a hard-hitting book for those who doubt Jesus' deity and his purpose.

God: Discover His Character (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/God-Discover-Character-Bill-Bright/dp/156399125X

Most people have misguided perceptions about the nature of God. But how we view God and His involvement touches every facet of our lives -- our family, work, and ministry. Through this study, you will discover how you can develop an intimate relationship with God that will transform your life. God: Discover His Character study material contains video outlines, Bible study questions, and life application exercises designed to help you uncover the truth about God and His marvelous character. In this study, you will learn about: -- God as Creator - His supreme power, presence, knowledge, and sovereignty -- God as Judge - His perfect holiness, truth, righteousness, and justice -- God as Savior - His gracious love, mercy, faithfulness, and unchanging nature The 26 lessons interact with the three-volume video series, God: Discover His Character. Each lesson includes a video segment to view and penetrating questions to help you apply the biblical principles you learn

Where Is God When It Hurts? (book)

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Is-God-When-Hurts/dp/0310245729

If there is a loving God, then why is it that ... ? You've heard that question, perhaps asked it yourself. No matter how you complete it, at its root lies the issue of pain. Does God order our suffering? Does he decree an abusive childhood, orchestrate a jet crash, steer a tornado through a community? Or did he simply wind up the world's mainspring and now is watching from a distance? In this Gold Medallion Award--winning book, Philip Yancey reveals a God who is neither capricious nor unconcerned. Using examples from the Bible and from his own experiences, Yancey looks at pain---physical, emotional, and spiritual---and helps us understand why we suffer. Where Is God When It Hurts? will speak to those for whom life sometimes just doesn't make sense. And it will help equip anyone who wants to reach out to someone in pain but just doesn't know what to say.

The Purpose Driven Life (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Purpose-Driven-Life-Rick-Warren/dp/0310205719

Another Landmark Book by Rick Warren. You are not an accident. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for his purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever! Self-help books often suggest that you try to discover the meaning and purpose of your life by looking within yourself, but Rick Warren says that is the wrong place to start. You must begin with God, your Creator, and his reasons for creating you. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you---both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for? Knowing God's purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity. The Purpose Driven Life is a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st century---a lifestyle based on God's eternal purposes, not cultural values. Using over 1,200 scriptural quotes and references, it challenges the conventional definitions of worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. In the tradition of Oswald Chambers, Rick Warren offers distilled wisdom on the essence of what life is all about. This is a book of hope and challenge that you will read and re-read, and it will be a classic treasured by generations to come.

So I Send You / Workmen of God: Recognizing and Answering God's Call to Service (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Send-You-Workmen-God-Recognizing/dp/0929239741

In this two volume bookSo Send I You with Workmen of GodOswald Chambers emphasizes Gods call on your life to become His servant. You'll find challenges to discover the fulfillment God alone gives to those who seek His will above all else, and how you can work for the cure of souls with passion and power.

Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Among-Other-Gods-Christian/dp/084991437X

In a world with so many religions, why Jesus?
We are living in a time when you can believe anything, as long as you do not claim it to be true. In the name of “tolerance,” our postmodern culture embraces everything from Eastern mysticism to New Age spirituality. But as Ravi Zacharias points out, such unquestioning acceptance of all things spiritual is absurd. All religions, plainly and simply, cannot be true.
Jesus Among Other Gods provides the answers to the most fundamental claims about Christianity, such as:

• Aren’t all religions fundamentally the same?
• Was Jesus who He claimed to be?
• Can one study the life of Christ and demonstrate conclusively that He was and is the way, the truth, and the life?

In each chapter, Zacharias considers a unique claim that Jesus made and then contrasts the truth of Jesus with the founders of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism with compelling insight and passionate conviction. In addition to an impressive breadth of reading and study, he shares his personal journey from despair and meaninglessness to his discovery that Jesus is who He said He is.
“In Jesus Among Other Gods, Ravi Zacharias demonstrates that he is one of the most intellectually gifted as well as spiritually sensitive writers of today’s leading apologists for the Christian faith. Zacharias brings alive the unique power of the claims of Jesus about himself and the utter relevance of his message today for the human condition.”
 — David Aikman, author of Great Souls

Cries of The Heart (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Cries-The-Heart-Ravi-Zacharias/dp/0849943876

In this profound message from one of the great thinkers of our generation, Zacharias explores the inner feeling of futility that can overwhelm a human heart and helps us to see a reason for our suffering, be comforted in loneliness, and experience an abiding faith in our daily lives. Cries of the Heart is a book that both inspires and reassures…a search that uncovers our hidden sentiments and reveals God's continual inescapable presence in every moment of our lives.

Desiring God (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Desiring-God-Revised-Edition-Meditations/dp/1601423101

Experience the Lifelong Pleasures of Knowing God!

Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential.

Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God.  Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty as Christ is most magnified in His people when they are most satisfied in Him.

Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.

What's So Amazing About Grace? (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-So-Amazing-About-Grace/dp/0310245656

In 1987, an IRA bomb buried Gordon Wilson and his twenty-year-old daughter beneath five feet of rubble. Gordon alone survived. And forgave. He said of the bombers, 'I have lost my daughter, but I bear no grudge. . . . I shall pray, tonight and every night, that God will forgive them.' His words caught the media's ear--and out of one man's grief, the world got a glimpse of grace. Grace is the church's great distinctive. It's the one thing the world cannot duplicate, and the one thing it craves above all else--for only grace can bring hope and transformation to a jaded world. In What's So Amazing About Grace? award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God's love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more of cruelty and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? Yancey sets grace in the midst of life's stark images, tests its mettle against horrific 'ungrace.' Can grace survive in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust? Can it triumph over the brutality of the Ku Klux Klan? Should any grace at all be shown to the likes of Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed and cannibalized seventeen young men? Grace does not excuse sin, says Yancey, but it treasures the sinner. True grace is shocking, scandalous. It shakes our conventions with its insistence on getting close to sinners and touching them with mercy and hope. It forgives the unfaithful spouse, the racist, the child abuser. It loves today's AIDS-ridden addict as much as the tax collector of Jesus' day. In his most personal and provocative book ever, Yancey offers compelling, true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks, How can Christians contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear? And he challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, What's So Amazing About Grace?

The Jesus I Never Knew (Book)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Jesus-I-Never-Knew/dp/031021923X

'There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and appreciate more.' Billy Graham Philip Yancey helps reveal what two thousand years of history covered up What happens when a respected Christian journalist decides to put his preconceptions aside and take a long look at the Jesus described in the Gospels? How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the 'new, rediscovered' Jesus---or even the Jesus we think we know so well? Philip Yancey offers a new and different perspective on the life of Christ and his work---his teachings, his miracles, his death and resurrection---and ultimately, who he was and why he came. From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith. The Jesus I Never Knew uncovers a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. 'No one who meets Jesus ever stays the same,' says Yancey. 'Jesus has rocked my own preconceptions and has made me ask hard questions about why those of us who bear his name don't do a better job of following him.'