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Mighty Men: The Starter's Guide to Leading Your Family by John Crotts $4.00 | Booklet | 44 pages | Grace and Truth Books OUR PRICE: $4.00 See our quantity special for 50 copies @ only $3.00 each. See the 50-pack offer here: http://graceandtruthbooks.com/men/default.asp scroll down to the words Bulk Purchase Christian men often find the task of family leadership so daunting, we withdraw from it into distant uninvolvement - leaving the wife and children with the impression that we don't care enough to lead, or don't want to, when the heart of the problem often is, we're intimidated by our lack of possessing the basic tools. Many Christian men of today's era had little or no training for the role we now find ourselves in! This book provides a "starter kit" for men reluctant to take the reins of spiritual leadership in their homes, and shows the path to imitating Christ in loving, servant headship to those family members who look to us! See endorsement below in "details and reviews" by Martha Peace - John Crotts is her family's pastor! Click for Details & Reviews Quantity: See Also: Bulk Purchase! 50 copies + of Mighty Men: The Starter's Guide to Leading Your Family - John Crotts $150.00 | Paperback | 44 pages 50 copies for $3.00 each ($150.00 total). Buy in bulk for churches and men's groups! Quantity: Hombres Poderosos: Una guia basica para el liderazgo de su familia - John Crotts $2.50 | Paperback | 47 pages Now available in Spanish! Quantity:

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20 Controversies That Almost Killed a Church by Richard Ganz $12.99 | Paperback | 259 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $9.50 The Corinthian church had a host of problem issues! Ganz takes Paul's letter of 1 Corinthians and locates 20 topics which, even 2,000 years later, believers today still need counsel on to avoid the same pitfalls. Each chapter masterfully applies the letter with current examples for insight. A thought-provoking and "thoroughly biblical" book, says Dr. Jay Adams. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Marvelous Ministry: Charles Haddon Spurgeon by Erroll Hulse, gen. editor $8.00 | Paperback | 147 pages | Soli Deo Gloria OUR PRICE: $7.25 Erroll Hulse, Tim Curnow, Erroll Hulse, David Kingdon, and Geoff Thomas have written seven chapters on the life and ministry of Spurgeon, particularly focusing on how it speaks to the church today. There are chapters on the famous Downgrade Controversy, Spurgeon's involvement in politics, Spurgeon's development as a preacher, Spurgeon's ministry and his social concerns, and others. Foreword written by Dr. Timothy George. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption by Jay Adams $18.99 | Paperback | 352 pages | Zondervan OUR PRICE: $16.50 Released years ago under the title: More Than Redemption, but now re-titled A Theology of Christian Counseling - Dr. Jay Adams offers a solid biblical and theological foundation for Christian counselors. Many have written Systematic Theology books, and many have written counseling manuals, but this appears to be the first-ever book focused on the theological groundwork beneath Christian counseling. Adams does an admirable and wonderful job of relating all the major truths of Scripture to the work of Christian counseling. Click on "details" (below) for a full table of contents, providing a roadmap of where Adams takes his readers! Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Abstract of Systematic Theology by James P. Boyce $29.95 | Hardcover | 535 pages | Founders Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 A volume of immense value, now back in print! This is one of the finest works of systematic theology ever produced by a Baptist, in fact, the principal founder of the first Southern Baptist seminary, and the first President of the SBC. Boyce lived from 1827-1888. Completing this book only the year before his death, he said of it: "This volume is published rather as a practical text book, for the study of the system of doctrine taught in the Word of God, than as a contribution to theological science." Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today by John R.W. Stott $20.99 | Paperback | 350 pages | Eerdmans OUR PRICE: $16.00 A seasoned pastor addresses the great hermeneutical leap, that is, discovering how to take the meaning of the Word of God as written to the original hearers and applying it practically to our hearers today. "Stott considers the effective preacher a bridge-builder who stands between the contemporary world's needs and the biblical world's answers." ~ Moody Monthly. Click on details below for summary of the table of contents. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Beyond Amazing Grace by J. Todd Murray $17.99 | Paperback | 278 pages | Evangelical Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 No one who knew young John Newton would ever have dreamed that this teen rebel, profane sailor, and slave-trader would one day write the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’. The story of how such a notorious sinner was converted to Christ and went on to become a pastor and Christian leader in 18th-century England is simply astounding. Todd Murray's book makes Newton’s gentle pastoral wisdom available to a new generation of readers. 'While Newton is known primarily as author of the Hymn, “Amazing Grace” he was actually a very competent physician of the soul, both in diagnosing its ills and providing the Scriptural remedy. Unfortunately our current Christian public has benefited little from the work of this amazing man. Now Todd Murray has done us an outstanding favor by making available to us both the writings and the hymns of Newton. I highly commend this book and look forward to reading it many times.' — Jerry Bridges, author, The Pursuit of Holiness Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership by Alexander Strauch $14.99 | Paperback | 338 pages | Lewis & Roth OUR PRICE: $12.50 The most comprehensive current study in print of the role and function of elders in the New Testament church. Convincingly emphasizes the blessings and advantages of shared leadership and explains in detail the leading, feeding, caring and protecting labors of elders in ways that will instruct both those in training for, seeking the office, or who have been serving at it for many years. Covers qualifications, relationships with each other, and most importantly, provides a thorough study of each relevant Biblical passage. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper $14.99 | Paperback | 288 pages | Broadman & Holman OUR PRICE: $14.00 John Piper pleads with his fellow-pastors to abandon the secularization of pastoral work and pursue the prophetic call of the Bible for radical ministry. It's often been said that the American Christian ministry is the best-trained and least effective in church history! Our training is often in all the wrong categories! There is more than enough preparation put into being a business-like "professional", but a glaring absence of enslavement to Christ and guidance out of a well of intimate acquaintance with Him. We are to be, like our Master, outcasts, aliens, exiles in this world, foreign to its spirit and interests, serving another kingdom. Piper knows the path and can show his fellow-minister where the steps are. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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By His Grace and For His Glory: A Historical, Theological and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life by Tom Nettles $34.95 | Hardcover | 486 pages | Founders Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 "This is simply the best book there is on the subject at hand. Dr. Nettles is a superb historian and he traces with careful attention to the sources the history of the doctrines of grace within the Baptist heritage. An important resource for reclaiming the past in the service of a future shaped by the great tradition of Bunyan, Keach, Fuller, Carey, Spurgeon, Boyce and Carroll." -- Dr. Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School, Sanford University, Birmingham, AL "A landmark study. Bringing together the disciplines of the school, the concerns of the preacher and the heart of a Christian, Nettles effectively reminds Baptists of our own day what so many before us believed to be the gospel." -- Dr. Mark Dever, Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. "Twenty years after its first appearance, Tom Nettles' book remains an important work for modern Baptists. His major historical thesis - that the doctrines of grace formed a theological consensus among Baptists in the Southern states for the mid-19th century into the first quarter of the 20th century - has not seriously been engaged, much less refuted, by detractors and others who are less than thrilled by this doctrinal heritage. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to be honest when assessing historical Southern Baptist theology." -- Dr. Tom Ascol, Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, FL Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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C.H. Spurgeon on Spiritual Leadership by Steve Miller $10.99 | Paperback | 204 pages | Moody Press OUR PRICE: $9.50 The best ways to learn to be a better leader is to learn from individuals who have been so remarkably influential in impacting the church for good. Drawing on the strategies of this tremendous man of God, Steve Miller highlights the qualities Spurgeon viewed as indispensable to servant leadership. Why Spurgeon? Miller answers: "He was passionately committed to serving God and caring for God's people. His was a life characterized by unceasing prayer, steadfast faith, powerful preaching and extraordinary compassion for the hurting and unconveted. Those who served beside him appreciated his genuine humility." Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Calvinism in History: A Political, Moral, and Evangelizing Force by Nathaniel McFetridge $11.99 | Paperback | 116 pages | Solid Ground Christian Books OUR PRICE: $9.50 The doctrines of grace have changed history, elevated the morals of nations, and contrary to common misconceptions, promoted evangelism as no other system of doctrine in history. This book explains why. "I do not know of any other book that sets forth so effectively and yet in such a brief form the real nature of Calvinism and the effect that it has had in history." ~ Loraine Boettner "This book sure-footedly guides us over the terrain of Calvinism's broad-sweeping political and moral influence, concluding that Calvinism's evangelistic power results from the doctrines of grace, particularly justification by faith alone." ~ Joel Beeke Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Christian Doctrines: A Compendium of Theology by James Pendleton $22.00 | Hardcover | 426 pages | Judson Press OUR PRICE: $18.50 This work of Systematic Theology gained a wide readership in the latter part of the 19th century; first published in 1878. Pendleton gained a wide reputation as a scholarly preacher and writer in theology. William Cathcart says, in his Baptist Encyclopedia of this work: "It is generally conceded to be a masterly production, concise, logical, orthodox, and comprehensive; it supplies a longfelt want in the curriculum of theological educaiton and in the libraries of Christian households." 30 chapters covering all the major doctrines of the Bible. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Christian's Guide to Psychological Terms by Marshall & Mary Asher $24.99 | Paperback | 245 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.00 Many Christians believe that counseling belongs to the realm of the "professionals" and end up referring fellow-believers to those of an entirely different worldview. As a result, psychological terminology has invaded the church and very few even know alternate ways to deal with conditions and sins that the world's counselors have altogether other names for. When a Christian needs to know the practical implications of a psychological term, this book is the most biblical and understandable resource available! See recommendations below from Dr. Stuart Scott and Martha Peace. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Communication and Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Perspective by Stuart Scott $3.00 | Booklet | 30 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.50 Communication and solving conflicts are two major hurdles in any marriage. Doing these Biblically must be the resolve of both husband and wife. If you won't honor God in these areas, count on misery and trouble. It starts with humility: I may not be right. It also starts with desiring to please God more than self. God considers most conflict a grievous thing that He wants His children to have no part in it. Strife generally arises from selfishness. This booklet has arisen from over 2 decades of experience in counseling families. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

Complete Works of Andrew Fuller by Andrew Fuller $120.00 | Hardcover | 2461 pages | Sprinkle Publications OUR PRICE: $79.00 Andrew Fuller, the "rope-holder" for the missionary endeavors of William Carey and others, wrote much which was relevant not only to the Christians of his own times, but remain of lingering value. Famed author of The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation and many other treatises included in this huge 3-volume set. Much valuable insight on the relationship between God's sovereignty and man's responsibility. This set was highly recommended by John Piper at the 2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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