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Pastor Ryan’s Top 15 Christian Books And Authors

Posted on May 11, 2017 in Pastor Ryan's Top 15 Christian Books and Authors | Tags: answered prayer, Bible, Blessing, Discipleship, Experiencing God, Failure, Faith, God, God's faithfulness, Gospel, grace, healthy living, holy, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humility, Jesus, prayer, Redemption, Sacrifice, Salvation, SNC, Sunland, Sunland Church, Sunland Neighborhood Church, Sunland/Tujunga, Sunland/Tujunga Church, Tujunga, Tujunga Church, worship

Hi friends!

If you are looking for something great to read- something to challenge, inspire, encourage, or help you, or if you’ve been wondering what books have inspired the thoughts that you hear from Sunday to Sunday -then take a look at these. Each of the books I’ve listed here has shown up in my thinking and preaching; No I didn’t come up with this stuff on my own! I would highly recommend for any and all of you to check them out. They have all been a huge blessing to me and I truly believe they’d be the same for any of you. With each book is a link that will take you directly to Amazon where you can buy it. Some of them, I’d imagine, you can get on audiobook as well. I listed them by title in alphabetical order.

Check them out.

1) Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning

A Spectacular book about being in the wondrous grace of God

2) The Bible

This is the most obvious choice of all!

3) Desiring God by John Piper

A book that woke me up to the reality that God is someone I’m meant to know and enjoy. Deeply challenged me as a young man.

4) Experiencing God by Richard Blackaby

Helped me understand how to see God moving in and around me and then to join Him! Try the workbook!

5) Healing Care; Healing Prayer by Terry Wardle

Super impactful book for people who are looking to help others get healing and freedom. This book is one I try to read over and over again

6) Hiding From Love by John Townsend

This is perhaps one of the top three most impactful books to my life. The opening illustration; to me; was worth the buying the book alone. This book has powerfully blessed me.

7) Letters From a Skeptic by Gregory Boyd

In my early twenties I deeply wrestled with my faith. I never saw myself as a deep philosophical thinker- and reading the really deep books was difficult for me. This book was so readable and yet addressed major questions that I often wrestled with. I loved this book. I don’t currently have any because I keep giving them away.

8) Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen

A short little book about being God’s beloved. Awesome!

9) Men’s Secret Wars by Patrick Means

This has been one of the most important books that has helped me understand the fight with addiction and getting free!

10) Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

Huge book… just huge!

11) Paul, The Spirit And The People Of God by Gordon Fee

Dr. Fee really challenged me to see the Holy Spirit in a powerful new way!

12) Practicing His Presence by Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach

I came across this book in college and years later it still profoundly impacts my life. It really opens our eyes to the importance on living life WITH God!

13) The Search for Significance By Robert McGee

You hear me talk about knowing the gospel? Yea- It’s this book’s fault! A wonderful book about finding our identity in Christ.

14) Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

I highly suggest you take the test and read this book! Everybody!!!! I don’t suggest you buy it used. Then you cannot take the test.

15) Wild at Heart by John Eldredge

Very important book for me, on manhood.