Christian Focus

Living by Revealed Truth

The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Tom Nettles

More than merely a biography, Nettles has spent more than 15 years working on this magesterial work, it covers his life, ministry and also provides an indepth survey of his theology.

The Baptists

The Modern Era – Vol 3

Tom Nettles

In the final part of Tom Nettles? trilogy he traces some of the modern movements that have led to contemporary Baptist expression. This series is a triumph! It identifies how the Baptist movement came to be where it is today and those who were the major influencers upon it.

“…completes Tom Nettles’ magisterial study of Baptist history. Building on his earlier research, Nettles carries the Baptist story into our own times.” Timothy George

The Baptists

Beginnings in America – Vol 2

Tom Nettles

Volume 2 of Tom Nettles? trilogy tells the story of Baptist beginnings in America and looks at the inspirational contributions of those such as Lottie Moon and Ann Judson. In this delightful second volume Nettles has picked up where he left of, with another hugely informative and authoritative work, which cements his standing as a ground breaking pioneer in Baptist history.

The Baptists

Beginnings in Britain - Vol 1

Tom Nettles

What is a Baptist? Tom Nettles seeks to answer this fascinating question through examining the lives of some of the most high-profile and influential Baptists in history. In the first of three volumes, Nettles establishes a clearly identifiable profile of Baptists, by looking at many influential spokesmen for Baptist lives who embraced the Bible as an unerring divine revelation.

The Child is Father of the Man

C. H. Spurgeon

Tom Nettles

Tom J. Nettles examines 10 key characteristics of Spurgeon’s early life that became identifying features in later life.

The Stain That Stays

The Church’s response to the sexual misconduct of its leaders

John Armstrong

'The lack of serious self-criticism and sustained biblical analysis on this issue plagues the Christian house. This book by John Armstrong takes a sober look at this problem and endeavours to shake us into something radical - that is to engage the Bible obediently.'

Good Christians, Good Husbands?

Leaving a Legacy in Marriage and Ministry

Doreen Moore

Driven by a confluence of four motivations, Doreen Moore has produced a study of marriage that is helpful and charming. She is a good historian. I remember this from excellent work that she did in the history program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Her desire for accurate helpful history gives energy to the historical investigation of the three highly pertinent examples of how evangelical 'calling' impacts to the marriage relationship. She is a concerned theologian. Marriage as a part of the divine order and a subject of divine revelation has an important part in a comprehensive display of God's purpose in the world. She has been careful to give it a theological arrangement. She is a wife. She understands the pressures brought to bear on a marriage by intense ministry goals and demands. Developing a deep sense of the stewardship of marriage is important to her and helps as her argument unfolds. She is a mother. The mysterious union achieved in a family through the begetting of children and rearing them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord is both a personal experience and a theological truth for her. Christian Focus should be congratulated for the pursuit of this manuscript by Doreen and each reader will receive rewards in personal development far in excess of the time invested in reading.

Supernatural Living for Natural People

The Life-giving message of Romans 8

Ray Ortlund

"rarely will one find a pastor as keenly informed on the biblical languages, historic theology, current issues, as thoroughly committed to a ministry of the Word in proclamation and print, and as lovingly sensitive to the souls of his parishioners as is the author of this book."

The God-Centered Preacher

Developing A Pulpit Ministry Approved by God

Robert L. Reymond

'...a rigorous and step by step consideration of what it means to be a biblical preacher. Driven by historic Reformed thinking, Reymond unpacks the preaching task through the stages of the mental and spiritual condition of the preacher, its necessary focus on the revealed truth, the character and purpose of God, and the resulting communication of the specific content of that revelation. Among the growing number of books on preaching, this one should take its place at the top echelon and be made a consistent and ready reference for reminding us that truth, passionately believed, fervently lived, and articulately presented governs the preaching task.'

The Greatest Fight in the World

The Final Manifesto

C. H. Spurgeon

It is a jeremiad overladen with a sense of having been defeated for the moment, bloodied, but finally unbowed, and confident that truth will rebound to take a firmer grasp on the people of God than ever.

Spurgeon’s Sorrows

Realistic Hope for those who Suffer from Depression

Zack Eswine

...Spurgeon from early years to final days found dark distress ever hovering on the edges of his mind and sometimes launching an all out assault on his very being. How he managed all this, by the grace of God, both for himself and for others, drives both the gripping content and the riveting literary style of Zack Eswine in Spurgeon's Sorrows.

Theodore Beza

The Man and the Myth

Shawn D. Wright

Wright's own instincts of pastoral sympathy help clear away much of the historiographical garbage that has accumulated around the legacy of Beza and made him a feared step-child of the Reformation.

50 World Changing Events in Christian History

Earl M. Blackburn

This really is a fine piece of work and should be very popular and highly useful in the church.

Around the Wicket Gate

Help For Those Who Only Know About Christ

C. H. Spurgeon

With … deep and profound simplicity, Spurgeon adorns every page of this evangelistic booklet. Read this book for your own edification and give it to a lost friend for a clear explanation of the gospel and an earnest and friendly appeal to believe.

The Return of Prayers

Thomas Goodwin

Though the
‘return of prayers’ is mysterious, it is no esoteric activity but at the heart of biblical revelation and the providential operations of God. This book is a sentence by sentence reminder of that great grace.

Lies We are Told, the Truth We Must Hold

Worldviews and Their Consequences

Sharon James

Clearly and forcefully and in pursuit of a purpose of persuasion, James has given us a succinct analysis of today’s culture of death, how we got here, assurance that it will not have final victory, and clear guidance out of the bondage of these destructive lies.

A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689

Rob Ventura

This volume will add richness to the weekly study of a pastor and give an invaluable book for church groups for enriching their biblical knowledge and the contextual consistency and doctrinal coherence of the inspired Scriptures.

The Army of God

Spurgeon’s Vision for the Church

Geoffrey Chang

… helpfully weaves the themes of baptistic ecclesiology and reformed tradition together as a seamless robe. We are exposed to the healthy zeal of Spurgeon for each member of God’s church army to wield the particular spiritual weapon granted by grace for the advance of the gospel in this fallen world.

Daily Readings – John Bunyan

Roger D. Duke and John Bunyan

This 365–day journey through the works of Bunyan will nourish the spirit and give a good grasp of the sanctified literary treasury that constitute the Bunyan corpus of literary production. … an excellent treat to look forward to every day.