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Excellent introduction to how God's sovereignty and election intersect and are compatible with a passion for evangelism.  A must read for anyone interested in evangelism.

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History of revival in 18th and 19th century America.  Extremely helpful in understanding the nature of true revival ordained by God versus man-made revival that depends upon emotional and psychological manipulation through salesmanship techniques. Man can not bring about revival but he can give many people false assurance of salvation and fill society with unconverted professors of Christianity who bring dishonor to the name of God. A must read for anyone who wants to see true revival.

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From the product description on Amazon: "Will Metzger's training manual on the message and methods of God-centered evangelism is now in its third edition!This revised and expanded version of the original guide published in 1981 is written to address the concern that many Christians, entrusted with the gospel message, have forgotten the message and their responsibility to accurately convey it.The recovery of a God-centered and grace-centered gospel is imperative, says Will Metzger. In the third edition of his critically-acclaimed training manual he expands on the topics of grace and worship. And he emphasizes the centrality of sovereign, saving grace that completely exalts God. In addition, he offers a narrative approach to witnessing with the story "Come Home," training materials for Christians who want to learn God-centered evangelism, and a study guide on evangelism suitable for individuals or groups.More than ever, Tell the Truth is ready to serve the church as a comprehensive, accessible and effective guide to God-centered evangelism."

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In just 38 pages Murray helps one to understand how the practice of inviting people forward to give their lives to Christ cuts across the grain of what the Bible says about the nature of conversion. A very helpful read for all who want to help people make a true profession of faith and avoid psychological manipulation and false professions of faith. Uses Billy Graham crusade as a case in point of what he is talking about.

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Chantry gives a cutting indictment of the failure of modern evangelism, showing how it is man-centered, not God-centered like the evangelism of Jesus. Chantry walks through the principles of Biblical, God-centered evangelism using the story of Jesus' encounter with the rich young ruler. The Biblical truths that Chantry brings out in this book are essential for anyone who wants to share the Gospel in God-honoring way that brings points to the wonderfulness and greatness of God, not merely the fringe benefits of believing. Many Christians have unwittingly convinced unconverted people that they are saved because they have failed to bring them to the law, and to truly confront the depth of their own sin and the greatness of God's wrath. This book was very helpful to me in thinking about how to approach sharing the Gospel so that people truly understand their position before God and the necessity of repentance and faith in Christ, not merely an easy-believism that cheapens the grace of God. Highly recommended.

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One of the best books on the church today. Dever gives a positive prescription for building a healthy Biblical church that avoids trendy marketing and glitzy fads. Dever simply goes back to the Bible to show the reader what are God's priorities for the church from Scripture. Highly recommended.

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A well written analysis of what’s wrong with modern evangelicalism in America.  Readable and informative, Wells shows how much of modern evangelical Christianity has departed from the truth of Scripture in a desperate attempt to be relevant and keep people from leaving the church.  In the process, the truth of the Bible has been largely abandoned in practice, even if there is continuing lip service to the truths of the historic Christian faith.  A very helpful book in understanding why the modern church is the way that it is.

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“Why We Love the Church” is a winsome, Biblical, and extremely readable apologetic for why Christians should continue to love the church and be part of a local church.  In reply to those who say “We love Jesus but the church is lame”, DeYoung and Kluck admit that the church has not all gotten it right but we still need to love the Church, warts and all, since the Church is the bride of Christ for whom He died.  The authors challenge outlandish and exaggerated statements about the modern church and the first century church made by George Barna, Frank Viola, and Leonard Sweet (among others).  While the authors definitely have a position and make their case, they attempt to be fair to those whom they critique and do not engage in personal attacks.  Well worth reading, especially for those who are frustrated with church as they know it and are considering dropping out of traditional church for other spiritual alternatives.

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Fascinating autobiography of Daniel McGilvary who was the father of missions in Northern Thailand, whose ministry spanned over 50 years from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.  McGilvary interweaves into his first hand account many stories about the people and places that he knew, all the way from the rural Thai countryside to the royal palace in Bangkok.

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Short yet informative book that provides for the Christian a helpful introduction to Buddhist beliefs and worldview, especially Theravada Buddhism as found in Southeast Asia.  Smith draws upon his own research and his many years of experience as a missionary in Thailand.

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It usually takes me forever to finish a book.  Not because I don’t like reading.  But because I am a slow reader.  So I was shocked when I picked up “Filling up the Afflictions of Christ” and finished it in less than three days.  I couldn’t put it down.  And this after I had been warned by another missionary that it was a scary book.

What’s so scary?  It is this simple assertion: God plans suffering for his people in order to show Christ to the nations.  Many Christians acknowledge that suffering is part of God’s permissive will, meaning that he allows suffering to happen.  But Piper’s radical statement here is that God intentionally puts suffering in the lives of His servants to show forth the Gospel. Where does he get this counter-cultural idea?  From Paul’s own understanding of his ministry in Colossians 1:24: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.”  There is nothing lacking, of course, from Christ’s redemptive suffering to atone for the sin of his people.  That was finished at the cross.  But what is lacking is the visible expression of that suffering.  When Christ’s servants suffer, the love and sacrifice of Christ is on display to a watching world

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Extremely readable little book (about 100 pages) about Larry Dinkins and his family’s life as new missionaries in Thailand.   Things in Thailand have changed somewhat in the thirty years since this was written, but it still gives a very good picture of life on the mission field, especially in Thailand.

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A classic on the man of God who pioneered missions in inland China, trusting God to provide for all his needs and those of the mission that he founded, China Inland Mission (now OMF International).  Inspiring and challenging.

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From the guy who came up with the three self principles of missionary church planting (self-propogating, self-supporting, self-governing), here is a short book (100 pgs) that lays out some really Biblical but really practical and realistic advice for missionaries who are trying to establish churches in a culture without a Christian background. There is a helpful section at the end that has advice for new missionaries, concerning language study, when to start a new work, balancing your time and so forth. Nevius is concise, straightforward, and Biblical, not getting bogged down with unnecessary academic discussion or man-centered strategies that focus on making people like you rather than getting on with the work of sharing the Gospel.

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A helpful summary of Christian doctrine with very brief chapters on a wide variety of essential topics for the Christian to know and understand.  Quite useful as a quick reference tool.

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A straight forward explanation of the essentials (and more) of the Christian faith from a Reformed perspective.   First published in 1938, Berkhof’s comprehensive work has stood the test of time.  His comparisons of Biblical doctrine with competing alternatives are particularly helpful in understanding what Scripture teaches.

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A modern classic on the most important attribute of God that encompasses all the others: holiness.  Unless Christians understand that God is holy, and what that means for their lives, then neither his love, grace, justice nor mercy can be properly appreciated and lived out.

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This book has really helped us to think about how we can train our children to participate in the regular worship service of the church, and it gave me new motivation and new ideas for how to help our son to start to be more of a part of worship, instead of just playing with toys during the service.  There is also some helpful discussion about the pros and cons of children's church and if the kids do leave for part of the service, how that time apart for the kids can be used to help them to learn to worship in anticipation of integration with the regular church service.

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This is simply the best, most useful Thai-English dictionary for non-native students of the Thai language.  Almost all the other Thai-English dictionaries out there are for Thai people learning English but this one is for English speakers learning Thai.  An invaluable resource.