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Spiritual Disciplines

Salvation is a free gift from God. All Christians agree on this—it's the core of the Gospel, and represents the nature of mankind's relationship to the Creator of all things. We cannot achieve our own salvation, and must rely on God's mercy.

That does not mean God requires nothing of us. Once He claims us we follow, and following means turning our back on sin to embrace righteousness, love, and faith. This is also a gift; even those indwelt by the Holy Spirit can find no strength to do good on our own, but are empowered to seek God's face by Jesus Christ, the Maker of all good things.

Among the things He empowers us to accomplish are the spiritual disciplines: habits that lead to pure thinking, pure living, and selflessness in our relationships with God and other people. These include prayer, Bible reading, tithe and offering, meditation and contemplation, fasting, and caring for the needy.

While there is a high level of personal decision and commitment needed to accomplish these things, none of them are possible completely removed from accountability and community. Christ's body is a Church, not a bunch of disconnected individuals. If we expect to be successful in our pursuit of the spiritual disciplines, we must submit to whichever local assembly we belong.

Paul said,

"Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law" (Galatians 5:19-23).

The world will know the Church by its love. This isn't limited to how we treat each other and those outside the Body (though those are certainly included); it also refers to our love of Christ and His Law. If we love Him, we'll do what He asks, just as Paul indicates in the passage above. This kind of attitude and behaviour doesn't develop overnight, it requires a lifetime of struggle and work.

When we say "work" in this context, we aren't talking about the work of Christ that saves. We're talking about the work on our part to follow and serve Him, to show our gratitude and the reality of our salvation. The spiritual disciplines are integral to this work. Below, we offer a variety of books intended to help you turn every moment to good account, to forsake the desires of the flesh, and to live as Christ commands.

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101 Hymn Stories
by Kenneth Osbeck
from Kregel Publications
for 6th-12th grade
in History of Hymns (Location: XCH-HYMN)
$16.99
101 Hymn Stories
by Kenneth Osbeck
40th Anniversary from Kregel Publications
for 6th-12th grade
in History of Hymns (Location: XCH-HYMN)
$18.99
101 More Hymn Stories
by Kenneth Osbeck
from Kregel Publications
for 6th-12th grade
in History of Hymns (Location: XCH-HYMN)
$18.99
30 Days to Understanding the Bible
by Max Anders
Reprint from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 7th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$19.99
All Things For Good
Puritan Paperbacks #17
by Thomas Watson
from Banner of Truth Trust
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$9.00
Arrow Pointing to Heaven
by James Bryan Smith
Revised from B&H Books
for 10th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$14.99
Ascent of Mount Carmel
by St. John of the Cross
from Dover Publications
for 10th-Adult
in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED)
$11.95
Barber Who Wanted to Pray
by R. C. Sproul
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$14.39
Bartholomew's Passage
by Arnold Ytreeide
from Kregel Publications
for 4th-6th grade
in Christmas & Advent (Location: HOLIDAY)
$18.99
Be Thou My Vision
by Jonathan Gibson
from Crossway Books
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$26.39
Bible Jesus Read
by Philip Yancey
from Zondervan
for 10th-Adult
in Bible Surveys (Location: XBI-SURV)
$16.99
Bible Study
by Kathleen Buswell Nielson
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$11.00
Biblical View of Self-Esteem, Self-Love, Self-Image
by Jay Adams
from Harvest House
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$9.99 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Big Beliefs!
by David R. Helm, ed.
from P&R Publishing
for All ages
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$14.99
Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Coloring Devotional
by Christian Art Publishers (Compilation)
from Christian Art Publishers
for 7th-Adult
in Adult Coloring Books (Location: COL-ADULT)
$14.99
Book of Psalms Book I
by Kevin Swanson
1st edition from Generations with Vision
for 4th-10th grade
in Bible Studies for Families (Location: XBI-FAM)
$19.95
Business of Heaven
by C.S. Lewis
Reissue from HarperOne
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$17.99
Celebrating the Sabbath
by Bruce Ray
from P&R Publishing
for 11th-Adult
in Worship & Sabbath (Location: XWO-SABB)
$6.99
Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America - CD
by Jeff Pollard
from Vision Forum
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$5.00
Come Back, Barbara
by C. John Miller & Barbara Miller Juliani
2nd edition from P&R Publishing
in Parenting Teens (Location: XFA-PAR)
$11.99
Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds
by Starr Meade
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$15.99
Communion With God
Puritan Paperbacks #19
by John Owen, abridged and made easy to read by R.J.K. Law
Retypeset 2022 from Banner of Truth Trust
for Adult
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$9.00
Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Christmas & Advent (Location: HOLIDAY)
$7.99
Deeper Places
by Matthew Jacoby
from Baker Books
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$14.99
Desiring God
by John Piper
2nd edition from Multnomah Books
for 11th-Adult
in Knowing & Loving God (Location: XCL-KNOW)
$17.99
Developing a Heart For God
by Ron Auch
Rev ed. from New Leaf Press
for 9th-Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$21.99
Discipline
by Elisabeth Elliot
from Revell Publishing
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$14.99
Discipline of Grace
by Jerry Bridges
from NavPress
for 10th-Adult
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$14.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Enemy Within
by Kris Lundgaard
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP)
$9.99
Every Moment Holy Prayer Journal
from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 1
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
pocket from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 2
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$34.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 2
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
Pocket Edition from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 3
by Douglas McKelvey and Pete Peterson (editors), Art Direction by Ned Bustard
from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$34.99
Family Worship Book
by Terry L. Johnson
from Christian Focus Publications
for 11th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$19.50
Family Worship Hymnal - Standard Edition
by Edward Shewan & Michael McHugh
from Christian Liberty Press
for Adult
in Hymnals & Psalters (Location: XWO-HYMN)
$11.00
Fidelity
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$7.00
Fidelity
by Doug Wilson
Revised from Canon Press
for Adult
in Biblical Manhood (Location: XFA-MEN)
$15.00
Fount of Heaven
by Robert Elmer, editor
from Lexham Press
for Adult
in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS)
$24.99
God is the Gospel
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in The Gospel (Location: XTH-GOS)
$12.50
Heart Aflame
by John Calvin
from P&R Publishing
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$19.99
Heart of the Matter
by Nancy B. Winter
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$22.99
Hero of Heroes
by Iain Duguid
from P&R Publishing
for 10th-Adult
in Knowing & Loving God (Location: XCL-KNOW)
$9.99
Holiness
by Joel R. Beeke
from Banner of Truth Trust
for Adult
in Pursuing Holiness (Location: XCL-HOLY)
$2.50
Holiness
by J. C. Ryle
from Canon Press
for 11th-Adult
in Pursuing Holiness (Location: XCL-HOLY)
$22.95
Holiness
by J. C. Ryle
from Banner of Truth Trust
for Adult
in Pursuing Holiness (Location: XCL-HOLY)
$30.00
How I Know God Answers Prayer
by Rosalind Goforth
Revised from Evangel Publishing House
for Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$5.99
How to Grow in Christ
by Jack Kinneer
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$6.80
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
by Douglas Stuart, Gordon D. Fee
3rd edition from Zondervan
for 10th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$16.99 $8.50 (2 in stock)
Humility
by C. J. Mahaney
from Multnomah Books
for Adult
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$12.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Isaiah for You
by Tim Chester
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$17.99
John Ploughman's Talk
by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
from Wipf and Stock Publishers
Christian Living for 10th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$15.00
Jonathan Edwards' Resolutions
by Jonathan Edwards
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in 18th Century Literature (Location: LIT5-18)
$4.99
Knowing God
by J. I. Packer
2nd edition from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Knowing & Loving God (Location: XCL-KNOW)
$20.00
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
by C. S. Lewis
Reissue from HarperCollins
for 10th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$13.99
Live Like a Jesus Freak
by dc Talk
from Bethany House
for 5th-8th grade
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$16.00 $7.50 (3 in stock)
Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Kids
Discover 4 Yourself Inductive Bible Studies
by Kay Arthur & Janna Arndt
from Harvest House
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$12.99
Making Sense of Your Dollars
by Ian Hodge
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 11th-Adult
in Money Management (Location: SS-MM)
$7.00
Mark of the Christian
by Francis A. Schaeffer
2nd edition from InterVarsity Press
for 10th-Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$10.00
Method for Prayer
by Matthew Henry
from Christian Focus Publications
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$11.99
Ministries of Mercy
by Tim Keller
3rd edition from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Church Ministry & Service (Location: XWO-MIN)
$16.99
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
by Brandon J. O'Brien, E. Randolph Richards
from InterVarsity Press
for 10th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$15.99
Morning and Evening
by Charles H. Spurgeon & Alistair Begg
2nd edition from Crossway Books
Devotional Material for 9th-Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$29.99
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
by Jonathan Gibson
from Crossway Books
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$26.40
Operation World
by Jason Mandryk, Patrick & Robin Johnstone
7th edition from InterVarsity Press
for 9th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$25.00
Pilgrim's Progress - Study Guide
by Maureen L. Bradley
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in British Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-BRI)
$9.99
Practical Religion
by J. C. Ryle
from Banner of Truth Trust
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$12.00
Practical View of Christianity
by William Wilberforce
from Hendrickson Publishers
Religion/Philosophy for 11th-Adult
in Hendrickson Christian Classics (Location: XCL-DEV)
$12.95 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Practice of the Presence of God with Spiritual Maxims
by Brother Lawrence
from Baker Books
for 11th-Adult
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$5.99
Practicing His Presence
by Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach
from Seedsowers
for Adult
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$10.95
Pray With Your Eyes Open
by Richard Pratt
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$7.50
Prayer
by Timothy J. Keller
from Dutton Adult
for 11th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$18.00
Praying Life
by Paul Miller
from NavPress
for Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$10.50
Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window
2nd edition from YWAM Publishing
for 4th-Adult
in Prayer (Location: XCL-PRAY)
$9.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Psalms for Trials
by Lindsey Tollefson
from Canon Press
for Adult
in Suffering & Hope (Location: XCL-SUF)
$15.95
Psalms of David
by James S. Freemantle, illustrator
from HarperCollins
for All ages
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$32.50
Pursuit of God
by A. W. Tozer
from Moody Press
for 9th-Adult
in Knowing & Loving God (Location: XCL-KNOW)
$4.99
Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
Christian Heritage Series
by Jeremiah Burroughs, introduction by Nancy Wilson
from Canon Press
for 10th-Adult
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$15.95
Revolt Against Maturity
by R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
in Presuppositional Apologetics (Location: XAP-PRE)
$18.00
Safety Net Plan
by Paul Lindstrom & Tom Parent
from Christian Liberty Press
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$2.00
Same Sex Controversy
by James R. White & Jeffrey Niell
from Bethany House
for Adult
in Sexual Sin (Location: XCL-SEX)
$19.00
Saving Grace
by C. John Miller
from New Growth Press
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$22.99
Spirit and the Church
Puritan Paperbacks #30
by John Owen
Abridged from Banner of Truth Trust
for 11th-Adult
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$9.00
Taking the Old Testament Challenge
by Judson Poling
from Zondervan
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$12.99
The Walk
by Stephen Smallman
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
in Practical Christian Living (Location: XCL-PRAC)
$12.99
Through the Looking Glass
by Kris Lundgaard
from P&R Publishing
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$9.50 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Tithing and Dominion
by Edward A. Powell & R. J. Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 11th-Adult
in Biblical Law (Location: XTH-LAW)
$8.00 $4.00 (6 in stock)
Training Hearts, Teaching Minds
by Starr Meade
from P&R Publishing
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Transforming Grace
by Jerry Bridges
from NavPress
in Knowing & Loving God (Location: XCL-KNOW)
$14.99
Valley of Vision
by Arthur G. Bennett
from Banner of Truth Trust
for 9th-Adult
in Puritan Writings (Location: XCH-PUR)
$30.00
What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About
from Kregel Publications
for 6th-Adult
in Bible Reading & Study (Location: XBI-STUDY)
$49.99
When I Don't Desire God
by John Piper
from Crossway Books
in Spiritual Disciplines (Location: XCL-SPDI)
$13.59 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Window on the World
by Daphne Spraggett, Jill Johnstone
Revised Edition from InterVarsity Press
for 2nd-8th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$30.00
Winter Fire
by Ryan Whitaker Smith, excerpts from G.K. Chesterton
from Moody Press
for 9th-Adult
in Christmas & Advent (Location: HOLIDAY)
$24.99
Wisdom for Kings and Queens
by Jared Longshore
from Canon Press
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$15.95
Word in Season Volume 1
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$10.00
Word in Season Volume 2
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$10.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Word in Season Volume 3
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$10.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Word in Season Volume 4
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$10.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Word in Season Volume 5
by R. J. Rushdoony
1st edition from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Devotionals (Location: XCL-DEV)
$10.00
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