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Best Christian Books for New Christians: Starting your Discipleship Journey
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items I’ve been a Christian for half my life, I love reading and especially Christian non-fiction, and I went to seminary! Needless to say I’ve read a lot of Christian books - these are some of my favs
Powerful Scripture prayers for so many topics! Amazing book I keep returning to
Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds
Pulls together Scripture from all across the Bible to illuminate a topic! The notes discuss potential answers to so many questions in an accessible way
NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible - Home - Zondervan
an engaging combo of insights from the book of Ruth and amazing stories from Miller that teach deep truths about God’s love for us which moves us to love others
A Loving Life: In a World of Broken Relationships
Keller does an amazing job showing the prominence of justice, mercy, etc throughout the Bible! He also makes the case that we are best at showing mercy when we do so in response to the mercy God has shown us (and not guilt, etc)
Generous Justice - Timothy Keller
Short and to the point! Essentially a sermon-turned-book that insightfully demonstrates the gospel’s freeing alternative to the self-centeredness, pride, and low self-esteem of our time
The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness: Timothy Keller
John Mark Comer’s conversational style makes this book very accessible and his insights and ideas really pack a punch!
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: Stay Healthy
Andrew Murray’s beautiful, meditative, in-depth reflection on what it means to abide in Christ and how we can do so. There are 30 short chapters so I enjoyed reading it over the course of a month one time!
Abide in Christ
If you’ve ever wondered if God is secretly mad at you or disappointed in you every time you mess up, this one’s for you! This book slowly reshapes our view of God so that we understand his gentleness with us and his willingness to come to our level
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
Moore invites us to consider the strongholds hindering us from the “abundant and effective Spirit-led life” that God has for us and shows us what freedom in Christ looks like and how to get there
Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender
Lewis’ introduction to Christianity is a classic must-read for a reason - he makes theology and the Christian life so accessible for readers!
Mere Christianity
If you’re not sure how to pray, what to pray, or why to pray, or if you’re prayer life just needs a refresher, this is a great book for you!
A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World
teaches readers how to respond to the Bible and follow Jesus as they read it! Has great examples at the end so you can see how to apply points he makes
Read the Bible for a Change by Ray Lubeck