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Clouds and Glory: Prayers for the Church Year: Year AClouds and Glory: Prayers for the Church Year: Year A by David Adam
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.37
A superb book of Intercessionary prayers. Celtic, Poetic & written by some dude who lives on Holy Island - about as cool as prayers get! (Btw, is part of series covering 3 gospels- this 1 is Matthew.)
Companion to the Revised Common Lectionary: Praying with the Scriptures v.10: Praying with the Scriptures Vol 10Companion to the Revised Common Lectionary: Praying with the Scriptures v.10: Praying with the Scriptures Vol 10 by Neil Dixon
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £5.00
Good for general prayers (e.g. Adoration, Thanksgiving etc). Saves you a lot of writing them yourself & often does a better job (unless you are a poet...)
The Message: New Testament, Psalms and ProverbsThe Message: New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs by Eugene H. Peterson
Buy used from: £1.33
Can make a bland reading into something exciting, with its eccentric turn of phrase. Occasionally fails though - you have been warned! ;)
Life Application Study BibleLife Application Study Bible
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £15.00
Also, on the Bible front, this edition has built in, simple commentary, which can be very eloquent and useful for sermonising...
NIV Popular Bible: New International Version (Bible Niv)NIV Popular Bible: New International Version (Bible Niv) by International Bible Society
Buy used from: £2.83
Good, cheap Bibles for bringing / handing out or using in Church.
New Bible Commentary: 21st Century EditionNew Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition by D. A. Carson/R. T. France/Alec Motyer/Gordon J. Wenham (eds.)
Buy new: £25.49 / Used from: £11.61
A great modern commentary, with copious detail that never fails to spark ideas from a dry lectionary...
NIV Complete ConcordanceNIV Complete Concordance
Buy used from: £15.86
Lastly, on the Bible front, this can be useful (though not essential) for the odd fact, or distinguishing gospels, etc. Apparently the first Concordance writer went mad!
Purpose-driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For?Purpose-driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For? by Rick Warren
Buy new: £5.17 / Used from: £0.01
Useful for sermons, or a whole season of sermons. A good read too & has a list of good Bible translations in the back.
Searching Issues (Alpha)Searching Issues (Alpha) by Nicky Gumbel
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Answers most of the common questions & is good for giving to persistent questioners.
Why Jesus?Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel
Buy new: £0.50 / Used from: £0.01
Useful for evangelism, and if your church doesn't have one or two, it should....
Mere ChristianityMere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.10
A little dated, but still sound. Even found a militant atheist friend of mine quoting it on his Facebook profile!
Complete Mission Praise: Music (Hymn Book)Complete Mission Praise: Music (Hymn Book)
Buy new: £26.39 / Used from: £27.50
Useful for singalongs at prayer meetings or just general modern songs (depending on the church, obviously...)
One-Minute Prayers from the BibleOne-Minute Prayers from the Bible by Hope Lyda
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.31
Good for bedtime reading (very short) & can be useful for making up prayers. There is also a series of them, which are all cheap, interesting and useful.
Evidence Bible - Way of the Master: Irrefutable Evidence for the Thinking MindEvidence Bible - Way of the Master: Irrefutable Evidence for the Thinking Mind
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £21.54
Moving onto Street Preaching, this is a useful tome for battling... just about anyone! Like Searching Issues, but broader and more gritty.
God Doesn't Believe in AtheistsGod Doesn't Believe in Atheists by Ray Comfort
Buy new: £5.54 / Used from: £8.79
Another good Ray Comfort book - is good for taking on the secularists & has many good analogies (e.g. Gold in China).
Darwin's Angel: An Angelic Riposte to "The God Delusion"Darwin's Angel: An Angelic Riposte to "The God Delusion" by John Cornwell
Buy used from: £4.36
... While on this subject, this is the best risposte to the God Delusion I've encountered.
Is God a Delusion?: What is the Evidence?Is God a Delusion?: What is the Evidence? by Nicky Gumbel
Buy new: £3.67 / Used from: £1.43
Another good risposte, with a useful list of 'proofs' to justify belief.
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for BeliefThe Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S Collins
Buy new: £29.95 / Used from: £10.44
A useful book, written by a prominent scientist. In audio book format as preachers always have libraries of books to read, and this bypasses the need to wear out your eyes! ;)
The Bible CodeThe Bible Code by Michael Drosnin
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
A code? In the Bible??? Written by an atheist who thinks aliens wrote the Bible, so is quite interesting...
Bruce Almighty [DVD] [2003]Bruce Almighty [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.85
Yes - not a book, but invaluable as something to lend, or use in sections at a prayer meeting / for youth evangelism.
The Passion of the Christ [DVD] [2004]The Passion of the Christ [DVD] [2004]
Buy used from: £0.54
Everyone's seen it, but still useful for the odd showing & can be powerful...
Billy Graham: God's Ambassador [DVD] [2006] [US Import]Billy Graham: God's Ambassador [DVD] [2006] [US Import]
Buy used from: £9.81
An interesting life history, with some amazing clips & extras, including an excellent rendition of 'How Great thou Art' and a full sermon by the man himself!
A Walk On The Wild Side: Life Journeys with Jeff LucasA Walk On The Wild Side: Life Journeys with Jeff Lucas
Recommended from a friend - shows that Preachers can have a certain cool grace about them yet still be effective...
Ultimate Worship Collection Vol. 1Ultimate Worship Collection Vol. 1 by Hillsong
Buy used from: £22.29
One of the best worship modern worship CD's I've heard AND, unlike most Hillsong CD's, is delivered from UK! Very useful for getting you in Preaching mode...
OrthodoxyOrthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
Buy new: £5.28 / Used from: £2.49
What more eccentric, more profound book could I put in last? A true masterpiece with an amazing quote in the middle regarding Orthodoxy being paradoxically interesting...