As a
Pastor I’m sometimes asked by those in my church to recommend a book on a
particular topic: ‘what’s the best book you’ve read on THIS subject?’
I am
convinced that a person cannot grow as a Christian without reading good
Christian books that take us back to the Bible and feed our minds, hearts and
souls. We are bombarded with secular messages from the world every day and we
need to be constantly counteracting that barrage.
One
of my favourite ‘go to’ verses in the Bible us Romans 12:1-2.
‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.’
If we
are to be worshippers who please God, then we need to not only offer our
bodies, but also our minds, in sacrificial service. We need to have renewed and
transformed minds.
That
happens primarily as we fill our minds and hearts with God’s Word. But one of
the ways in which we can do that is by reading good Christian books that teach
and apply the Bible into our lives and make us think more carefully about the
culture in which we live and how it might be subtly and unhelpfully moulding us.
In the same way that we should grow as we listen to sermons on a Sunday, we
will also grow as we read a Christian book that helps us to apply God’s Word
into our lives.
So
let me challenge you for 2014: how about reading a book every month?
Twelve
good Christian books in twelve months.
Are
you up for it?
And
if you want help knowing WHAT to read, I’ve enlisted the help of my fellow pastors to
compile a list of the best books we have read on twelve different topics.
Twelve
topics – twelve months.
All
these books come with a 5-star rating from us – so why not give them a go!?
You
can download the list HERE.
And buy them all HERE.
Direct Links:
Book List for 2014: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9jbzq1jwmcwie1/If%20you%20only%20read%20one%20book%20this%20year_2014.pdf
10ofthose books: https://www.10ofthose.com/
