 |
|||||
|
Book Search
 click for details | | NONE GREATER: The Undomesticated Attributes of God MATTHEW BARRETT "Matthew Barrett leads us to marvel at both how much and how little we know of God."--Tim Challies, blogger at challies.com; author of Visual Theology For too long, Christians have domesticated God, bringing him down to our level as if he is a God who can be tamed. But he is a God who is high and lifted up, the Creator rather than the creature, someone than whom none greater can be conceived. If God is the most perfect, supreme being, infinite and incomprehensible, then certain perfect-making attributes must be true of him. Perfections like aseity, simplicity, immutability, impassibility, and eternity shield God from being crippled by creaturely limitations. At the same time, this all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-wise God accommodates himself, exhibiting perfect holiness, mercy, and love as he makes known who he is and how he will save us. The attributes of God show us exactly why God is worthy of worship: there is none like him. Join Matthew Barrett as he rediscovers these divine perfections and finds himself surprised by the God he thought he knew. "Matthew Barrett's excellent book lays out in clear, accessible terms what the biblical, historic, ecumenical doctrine of God is, why it matters, and why its abandonment by great swathes of the Protestant world is something that needs correction."--Carl R. Trueman, professor, Grove City College; author of Grace Alone "Perhaps not since R. C. Sproul has there been a treatment of such deep theology with such careful devotion and accessibility. Read this book. And stagger."--Jared Wilson, director of content strategy, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; managing editor, For the Church; author of The Gospel-Driven Church "The knowledge of God is the soil in which Christian piety flourishes. I am grateful for the publication of None Greater and pray it will be a source of growth in godliness among those captivated by its vision of God's supremacy."--Scott Swain, president and James Woodrow Hassell Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary-Orlando; author of Reformed Catholicity Matthew Barrett is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of God's Word Alone and Reformation Theology. He is also the executive editor of Credo magazine and the host of the Credo podcast. Table of Contents 1. Can We Know the Essence of God? Incomprehensibility 2. Can We Think God's Thoughts after Him? How the Creature Should (and Should Not) Talk about the Creator 3. Is God the Perfect Being? Why an Infinite God Has No Limitations 4. Does God Depend on You? Aseity 5. Is God Made Up of Parts? Simplicity 6. Does God Change? Immutability 7. Does God Have Emotions? Impassibility 8. Is God in Time? Timeless Eternity 9. Is God Bound by Space? Omnipresence 10. Is God All-Powerful, All-Knowing, and All-Wise? Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Omnisapience 11. Can God Be Both Holy and Loving? Righteousness, Goodness, and Love 12. Should God Be Jealous for His Own Glory? Jealousy and Glory aog hb3 cws tsg BRAND NEW TITLE - RELEASED MARCH 2019  SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $16.99)ORDER WITH 'THE WHOLE CHRIST' BY SINCLAIR FERGUSON SGCB Price: $22.00 (list price $41.99)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH VOLUMES |
| ||
 | | JOB: THE HEART OF THE CROSS (Preaching the Word Series) CHRISTOPHER ASH author of 'Trusting God in the Darkness' Life can be hard, and sometimes it seems like God doesn’t even care. When faced with difficult trials, many people have resonated with the book of Job—the story of a man who lost nearly everything, seemingly abandoned by God. In this thorough and accessible commentary, Christopher Ash helps us glean encouragement from God’s Word by directing our attention to the final explanation and ultimate resolution of Job’s story: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Intended to equip pastors to preach Job’s important message, this commentary highlights God’s grace and wisdom in the midst of redemptive suffering. Taking a staggeringly honest look at our broken world and the trials that we often face, Ash helps us see God’s sovereign purposes for adversity and the wonderful hope that Christians have in Christ. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1: Job and What Happened to Him (1—3) Welcome to a Well-Run World (1:1–5) The Testing of Your Faith (1:6—2:10) The Loneliness of Job (2:11–13) Weep with Those Who Weep (3) Part 2: Job and His Friends (4—31) Introducing Job’s Comforters: What Not to Say to the Suffering Believer Eliphaz’s First Speech: A Useless Sermon from a Kind Friend (4, 5) Job’s First Reply to Eliphaz: The God-Forsaken Living Death (6, 7) Bildad’s First Speech: The System at Its Simplest (8) Job’s First Reply to Bildad: The Trouble-Maker Maker (9, 10) Zophar’s First Speech: The Cruelty of the System (11) Job’s First Reply to Zophar: A Longing for Resurrection (12—14) Eliphaz’s Second Speech: On the Scandal of Redemptive Suffering (15) Job’s Second Reply to Eliphaz: Drinking the Cup of God’s Wrath (16, 17) Bildad’s Second Speech: The Road to Hell (18) Job’s Second Reply to Bildad: Is God for Me or against Me? (19) Zophar’s Second Speech: Another Portrait of Hell (20) Job’s Second Reply to Zophar: The Good Life (21) Eliphaz’s Third Speech: Repent and Prosper (22) Job’s Third Reply to Eliphaz: Your Kingdom Come (23, 24) Bildad’s Third Speech: A Mortal Cannot Hope to Be Right with God (25) Job’s Third Reply to Bildad: The Difference between Religion and Wisdom (26) Job Begins to Sum Up: The Danger of Opposing the Gospel (27) Why God Won’t Answer My Question (28) The Longing: A Nostalgia for Paradise (29) The Lament: The Stripping of Dignity (30) Job’s Last Word (31) Part 3: The Answers to Job (32:1—42:6) Elihu and the Justice of God (32:1–5) Elihu’s First Speech: The God Who Speaks (32:6—33:33) Elihu’s Second Speech: Is God Fair? (34) Elihu’s Third Speech: What’s the Point of Being Good? (35) Elihu’s Fourth Speech: Cosmic Grandeur and Cosmic Justice (36, 37) The Lord’s First Speech, Part 1: What Wonderful Knowledge (38:1–38) The Lord’s First Speech, Part 2: Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw? (38:39—40:5) The Lord’s Second Speech: Terrifying Evil (40:6—42:6) Epilogue: The End Comes at the End (42:7–17) Conclusion: So What Is the Book of Job All About? ENDORSEMENTS “If like me, you have shied away from the book of Job, daunted by its structure and length, do not despair, help has arrived! Christopher Ash has performed a noble service by ‘bashing his head’ against the text and providing us with such a lucid, wonderfully helpful commentary. It is both mind-stretching and heart-warming as it reminds us that like the rest of the Bible, Job is ultimately a book about Jesus.” -Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio “This is one of the finest Biblical commentaries I have had the privilege to read, and certainly the best I know on the wonderful but perplexing book of Job. Christopher Ash takes us into the depths of this book, taking no shortcuts. He guides us through the details, helping us to see the brilliance of the poetry and the profundity of the questions raised. More than this he helps us to see how the sufferings of Jesus shed brilliant light into the darkest corners of Job’s experience. In turn the book of Job deepens our understanding of Jesus’ blameless suffering, and the suffering and darkness experienced by those who share in the sufferings of Christ. This is a powerfully edifying exposition.” -John Woodhouse, Former Principal, Moore Theological College “This is the book for any who, like me, have been both fascinated and frightened by Job. Christopher Ash brilliantly engages with the interpretive challenge of understanding the text and the emotional challenge of being confronted by the awful reality of suffering and evil in the world. His exposition combines sober realism about what we can expect in the life of faith and great encouragement as we are pointed to the sufferings and glory of Christ.” -Vaughan Roberts, Rector, St Ebbe’s, Oxford, England; Director, The Proclamation Trust; author, God's Big Picture “Christopher Ash writes beautifully—this book is a delight to read! But that isn’t its greatest strength. Nor is the fact that these pages are filled with nuanced and fresh exegetical insights. Christopher has succeeded in producing the richest, most moving, most deeply cross-centered and God-glorifying treatment of Job I have ever read. This book marries brilliant explanation with powerful gospel-driven application. It is simply a ‘must-have’ resource for anyone intending to preach through Job.” -J. Gary Millar, Principal, Queensland Theological College, Australia; author, Calling on the Name of the Lord and Now Choose Life; coauthor, Saving Eutychus “A magnificent study of one of the least read and understood books of the Bible. Here is meticulous, detailed exploration of the text, its vocabulary and poetic structure, which opens up its richness and complexity with interpretive sensitivity. This in turn produces a narrative reading that illuminates the revelatory argument of the book as a whole, with its conflict between redemptive grace and religious systems. ‘Honest grappling’ is its characteristic as the imponderable questions of the human condition are played out through the drama of Job’s individual agony. But this is also a preacher’s book, full of human empathy and applicatory wisdom providing nourishment for the deepest recesses of the soul. Supremely, it is a book not about Job’s suffering, but about Job’s God, which leads us to the ultimate answers to all our human enigmas in the reality of Jesus Christ and him crucified. This is a book to return to again and again as a valuable tool to unpack the message of Job in a generation to whom it is strikingly relevant.” -David Jackman, Former President, The Proclamation Trust JOB3 THIS IS A 496 PAGE HARDCOVER VOLUME WITH DUST-JACKET SGCB Price: $21.50 (list price $38.00)ORDER WITH OUR NEW FIVE-PACK ON JOB SGCB Price: $68.00 (list price $133.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR ALL FIVE VOLUMES |
| ||
 click for details | | THE UNWAVERING PASTOR: Leading the Church with Grace in Divisive Times Jonathan K. Dodson “Lyrical, subversive, tender, raw, grace-filled and profoundly counter-cultural, The Unwavering Pastor is a beautifully different book which speaks and embodies the gospel for this moment in a way in which we desperately need. Read it and drink deeply from its grace and truth. ” - Gary Millar, Principal, Queensland Theological College, Australia; Author, 'Read This First' “Pastors are facing discouragement and burnout at unprecedented rates, and the factors contributing to these challenges are complex. That’s why I’m grateful for Jonathan Dodson’s The Unwavering Pastor. This book brings a biblical wisdom and a surprising candor to helping pastors navigate the journey through the thicket of conflict, division, criticism, and even depression, always holding out the healing comfort of grace for the weary pastor’s soul. This is a really good book.” - Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor, Pastoral Ministry, Midwestern Seminary; Author, 'Gospel-Driven Ministry' “As exhausting, and often spiritually depressing, as normal ministry may be, the last few years press us to go to deeper wells. This book is a deeper well—a very refreshing one.” - Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary, California “A biblically driven, beautifully written book about being a pastor and a human. Dodson’s honesty and vulnerability demonstrate that the key to leading through divisive times is to learn to suffer, grieve, and look to Christ. Every pastor who reads this book will learn principles and lessons to lead through divisive times, but even more, they will be moved by the kind of man and pastor Christ calls us to be in these difficult days. I heartily commend this book.” -BRIAN CROFT, Executive Director, Practical Shepherding; Senior Fellow, Church Revitalization Center, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary FOREWORD by Dane Ortlund "I needed this book. If you’re a fellow weary pastor, you do too. And I didn’t know how much I needed it until I read it. Jonathan Dodson has already proven himself to be a wise and steady guide for the church today through his books and his ministry at City Life Church in Austin. We don’t need to be told what bizarre and perplexing times we live in. We know that. We need to be given guidance for how to negotiate these times as pastors. That’s what Jonathan Dodson’s 'The Unwavering Pastor' gives us. What kind of guide do I need and urgently welcome? First, someone who is communing with God and commends that communion to us. To quote Francis Schaeffer, someone who knows the all-determining significance of “reality with God” for soul health—an actual moment-by-moment fellowship with the triune God. Sometimes books for ministry leaders have much incisive counsel but miss the nuclear core of communion with God. I was reminded time and again as I read of the freeing truth that all the obstacles of ministry are navigable if I walk through them with God. Jonathan brings us back repeatedly to this non-negotiable of pastoral health. Second, someone who is biblical. But by “biblical” I don’t mean someone who feeds Scripture into a family of other equally competing influences—cultural insights, common sense, personal experience, historical lessons, Barna surveys. I mean someone for whom the Bible is the all-determining treasure chest of truth and wisdom in how to lead fruitfully in these days. Jonathan is this. Third, someone who is honest. Throughout the book Jonathan reflects on his own ministry experience with a refreshing transparency to which I can immediately relate. That candor builds trust as we read and serves us well. Fourth, someone who is tested. It is obvious in these pages that Jonathan has been tried and found true. “Through many dangers, toils, and snares” he has already come. And we can learn from his experiences. Fifth and finally, someone who writes well. Jonathan does. The greatest temptation confronting every pastor right now is not one of resigning, though I know that many are contemplating that route (and if they do, Jesus won’t love them any less). The greatest temptation is more subtle. It is to continue collecting a paycheck from the church while shifting our hearts into neutral. It is to carry forward the ministry at the level of activity, while quitting ministry in terms of our hearts and longings. This is the fork in the road that the criticism and adversities that Jonathan writes so poignantly about, and which we in the pastorate are facing more persistently than ever, presents us with. Jonathan understands this greatest of temptations. He helped me understand it more acutely. And 'The Unwavering Pastor' helps all of us, through these tumultuous times, fend off that ministry hypocrisy—smiling outside, quitting inside—as it is written by a man who is communing with God, biblical, honest, tested, and articulate. I’ve only been a pastor for a few years. So I needed this book more than most. And already in that short time I have been tempted to waver: to withdraw—if not vocationally, in resignation, at least emotionally, in cynicism. God has kept me thus far, and this book is one means that will help me to keep going, dancing my way cheerfully through the Normandy Beach of pastoral ministry. If you read it with an open heart, unhurriedly and reflectively, then you will, like me, conclude your reading of this book deepened, freshly energized, and fortified with sage counsel as we all keep going. Thank you for blessing us with this seasonable word, Jonathan." TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Dane Ortlund 13 Introduction 17 1. Divided Times 21 2. Questioning Christianity 41 3. Redeeming Pain 57 4. Divisive Words 73 5. Age of the Self 89 6. Preach the Word 105 7. Continue in the Faith 123 8. Grace to All 137 Acknowledgments 143 Endnotes 145 The Author closes his Introduction with these encouraging words: "This book is, in a sense, a long prayer. A flaming arrow shot into the darkness of trial, with the hope that every leader who reads it, and every pastor who engages with it, will feel seen and known, not merely by me but by their Father in heaven and the compassionate Savior at his right hand. I hope you sense divine attentiveness, and even if you don’t, that you will believe in it—and in a God who is always for you and not against you, especially when things are bleak." BRAND NEW TITLE RELEASED IN AUGUST 2022 SGCB Price: $10.95 (list price $17.00) |
| ||
| | TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN: Lessons for the Church from Acts 1–8 Iain M. Duguid Accessible Exposition of Acts 1–8 Shows How God’s Mission Continues After Christ’s Ascension, Through Ordinary Believers, by the Power of the Holy Spirit In their eagerness to share the gospel, modern churches can focus on the wrong things, such as political influence, attendance numbers, or ministry techniques. This is nothing new. In the book of Acts, even Jesus’s disciples wondered which of these earthly methods he would use to establish God’s kingdom. But Jesus taught his followers then—and continues to teach us today—how the church, empowered by the Holy Spirit, will take the gospel to the nations. In this accessible exposition of Acts 1–8, Iain Duguid explores the continuing work of Jesus after the ascension. Drawing practical lessons from the life of the early church, as well as his own 30 years as a church planter, Duguid encourages believers today toward gospel-driven, Spirit-filled mission. In a culture that is increasingly hostile toward Christianity, Turning the World Upside Down equips ordinary Christians to witness to the eternal power of the gospel. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Mission Earth – Acts 1:1–11 Chapter 2: Waiting for God – Acts 1:12–26 Chapter 3: Power from on High – Acts 2:1–21 Chapter 4: The Heart of Good News – Acts 2:22–41 Chapter 5: New Life, New Lifestyles – Acts 2:42–47 Chapter 6: At the Name of Jesus – Acts 3 Chapter 7: Holy Boldness – Acts 4:1–31 Chapter 8: Don’t Get Caught Dead in Church – Acts 4:32–5:16 Chapter 9: Suffering with Joy – Acts 5:17–42 Chapter 10: The Gospel and the Poor – Acts 4:32–35; 6:1–7 Chapter 11: Preaching to the Deaf – Acts 6:8–7:60 Chapter 12: The Gospel Spreads – Acts 8:1–25 Chapter 13: An Open Doorway to God – Acts 8:26–40 General Index Scripture Index ENDORSEMENTS “Iain Duguid’s Turning the World Upside Down—based on the opening chapters of Acts—is a splendid gift to us from a writer who stands in the church’s best tradition of being both a professor and pastor. It skillfully combines interpretation of Scripture with clear and relevant applications. It is scholarly yet readable, simple yet enriching, enjoyable yet challenging, packed with expositions of the ‘there and then’ that help us see and feel their implications for the ‘here and now.’ Here is a book to help both the church and the individual Christian turn our world ‘upside down’ in order to turn it ‘the right way up.’” -Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries “Though undergirded by Iain Duguid’s profound scriptural knowledge, Turning the World Upside Down is not a dense theological treatise on the important New Testament book of Acts. Rather, it walks through the story told in the first eight chapters, presenting its profound truths in a conversational way, making penetrating and personal applications at every step.” -Nancy Guthrie, author, Saved: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Acts “My colleague, friend, and former pastor Iain Duguid has dedicated his life to understanding the Scriptures at their full depth, teaching biblical truths in an understandable way, and growing healthy churches by developing godly leaders. This makes him the ideal pastor to do what he does so helpfully in Turning the World Upside Down: connect the story of the first church to the ministry needs and gospel opportunities of the church in today’s post-Christian, pre-revival society.” -Philip Graham Ryken, President, Wheaton College “One suspects that Iain Duguid’s Turning the World Upside Down is meant to help turn the church right side up. Local church leaders and church ‘starter-uppers’ could get their sea legs here (don’t miss, by the way, the superb treatment of Acts 2:42–47). More broadly, Duguid’s exposition carries just the right balance of bite and comfort; yet the reader has the strange sense that he or she is being ‘chased,’ for Iain repeatedly and relentlessly pursues the religious and the raunchy, the respectable and the rebellious, with the claims of the upside-down gospel.” -Dale Ralph Davis, former Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson “Iain Duguid’s combined experience as a biblical scholar, church planter, and preacher makes Turning the World Upside Down a practical, illuminating, and challenging exploration of the achievement of the risen Lord Jesus through the Holy Spirit in the infancy of the church in its new covenant form. Duguid shows from the early chapters of Acts that both the planting and the thriving of churches are attributable not to our methods but to the sovereign power and presence of Christ himself—a message that both pastors and God’s people must take to heart.” -Dennis E. Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California; author, The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption; Let’s Study Acts; and Perfect Priest for Weary Pilgrims “Warm and wise, clear and edifying—this is a wonderful exposition of Acts 1–8 from a seasoned pastor and professor. Iain Duguid skillfully relates the teaching of Acts to the rest of Scripture, and to our lives today.” -Brandon D. Crowe, Professor of New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary “At a time when it seems like Christianity is fading in the West, Iain Duguid turns our focus to the explosive spread of the gospel in Acts. Ours is the God of the resurrection and Pentecost; bringing life out of death is his specialty. If you need a powerful dose of encouragement from the apostolic mission for your ministry and life in the church today, read this book!” -Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California IMDNEW 8/26/25 BRAND NEW TITLE RELEASED JULY 29, 2025 SGCB Price: $16.75 (list price $24.00)ORDER WITH CASTALDO'S "THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM" AND SAVE MORE SGCB Price: $24.75 (list price $43.00)THIS IS THE PRICE FOR BOTH TITLES |
| ||
| | THE GOSPEL-DRIVEN LIFE Being Good News People in a Bad News World Michael Horton When did the good news become just good advice? Christianity doesn't work as just a moral philosophy or code of ethics. It makes sense only when it is built upon the foundation of the gospel, the good news. The simple message that God has done everything he requires to reconcile sinners to himself is not just the church's slogan, but its lifeblood. In this candid and hopeful book, Michael Horton challenges us to reorient our faith and our practice toward the transformative, Christ-centered gospel--both in the church and in the world. Endorsements "In this timely and refreshing work Michael Horton invites Christians to step off the treadmills we have fashioned and to rest fully in the gospel, which announces what God has graciously granted in the person and work of his son, Jesus Christ our Savior."--Ken Jones, pastor, Greater Union Baptist Church, Compton, California "Michael Horton is one who understands the time. In Christless Christianity, Horton diagnosed the evangelical dilemma. In The Gospel-Driven Life he provides the solution. More than a fad, a twelve step program, or a forty-day challenge, Horton reminds us that the gospel is the everyday brick and mortar of a life built on the promise of eternal life in Jesus Christ. Before you read another book, read this one."--Anthony Carter, lead pastor, East Point Church, East Point, Georgia, and author of On Being Black and Reformed HORTON TRILOGY Author of Putting Amazing Back into Grace 40% Discount SGCB Price: $11.95 (list price $20.00)Order with MICHAEL HORTON TRILOGY SGCB Price: $31.95 (list price $60.00)Includes "Christless Christianity" and "The Gospel Commission" |
| ||
| | PUTTING AMAZING BACK INTO GRACE Embracing the Heart of the Gospel Revised and Updated Edition Michael Horton BRAND NEW - REVISED Now revised and updated, 'Putting Amazing Back into Grace' reminds us of the Reformation's radical view of God and his saving grace, the liberating yet humbling truth that we contribute nothing to our salvation. Horton lays out the scriptural basis for this doctrine and its implications for a vibrant evangelical faith. SPECIAL ADDED FEATURE: Two brand-new companion DVDs make this classic perfect for small group or individual study. In over four hours of video, about twenty minutes for each chapter, Michael Horton helps you dig deeper into the big ideas of this life-changing book. What does it mean to be "saved by grace"? 'Putting Amazing Back into Grace' reminds you of the Reformation's radical view of God and his saving grace, the liberating yet humbling truth that we contribute nothing to our salvation. It lays out the scriptural basis for this important doctrine and the implications of this message for a vibrant evangelical faith. Michael Horton's accessible treatment of who does what in salvation will inspire you with a fresh amazement at God's grace. Endorsements "With all our technological expertise and intellectual arrogance, we have become the cleverest fools in world history. Mike Horton has seen through all the excuses and appreciates that true and timeless wisdom is found in the paths of the Christian gospel. Putting Amazing Back into Grace expresses the thrill of his soul--and mine--as we gaze upon the triumph of God's almighty grace."--from the foreword by J. I. Packer "This book contains much biblical wisdom and is a welcome antidote to the cultural Christianity that has infiltrated even evangelical circles."--Donald G. Bloesch "Michael Horton calls us away from the trivial to the foundational, from contemporary myopia to biblical clear-sightedness. He provides a fresh, stimulating introduction to what we should mean when we say 'saved by grace.'"--W. Robert Godfrey Michael Horton (PhD, University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He hosts The White Horse Inn radio broadcast and is editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine. He is the author/editor of more than twenty books, including Christless Christianity, The Gospel-Driven Life, and The Gospel Commission. HORTON TRILOGY BRAND NEW - AVAILABLE TO SHIP SGCB Price: $12.00 (list price $20.00)This is a 272 page Paperback Volume Add the Trilogy: GOSPEL COMMISSION, GOSPEL-DRIVEN LIFE and CHRISTLESS CHRISTIANITY SGCB Price: $29.95 (list price $60.00)You Must Order PUTTING AMAZING BACK INTO GRACE to get this Price |
