Books :: Deeper Christian Life

Symbol Key:

* – my favorites on this list
(any) – any books by this author are amazing but I’ve included some highly recommended ones

 

 

Rex Andrews

Mercy Studies*
Meditations in the Revelation

 

Samuel Brengle (any)

Helps to Holiness*
Guest of the Soul
Way of Holiness
Heart Talks on Holiness*
Love Slaves*

 

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Honey and Salt (collection of his writings)

 

EM Bounds (any)

Complete Works of EM Bounds on Prayer*

 

Amy Carmichael (any)

God’s Missionary*
If

 

Oswald Chambers (any)

Complete Works of Chambers (compiled by David McCasland)*
My Utmost for His Highest*

 

GK Chesterton (any)

Orthodoxy

 

LB Cowman

Streams in the Desert

 

Wesley Duewel (any)

Touching the World Through Prayer

 

Jonathan Edwards

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Surprising Work of God

 

François Fenelon

The Seeking Heart

 

PT Forsyth (any)

The Soul of Prayer

 

Steve Gallagher

Intoxicated with Babylon
Standing Firm through the Great Apostasy

 

William Gurnall

The Christian in Complete Armour (I recommend the 3 volume set that David Wilkerson edited)

 

Madam Guyon (any)

Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ*
Intimacy with Christ*
Spiritual Torrents
Song of the Bride

 

Evan H. Hopkins

Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life

 

FJ Huegel

Bone of His Bone*

 

JH Howett

School of Calvary*

 

Thomas Kelly

Testament of Devotion

 

Thomas aKempis

Imitation of Christ*

 

William Law (any)

A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

 

Brother Lawrence

The Practice of the Presence of God*

Note: there are several great editions of Lawrence’s book – some contain additional letters and writings and others just have the main text itself.  The edition I think is best to start with (and easy to understand) is entitled “Practicing His Presence” which Gene Edwards edited.  It not only contains the main thoughts of Lawrence, but it also includes an abridged version of Frank Laubach’s writings (very similar to Lawrence but written in the early 1900s).  For quick finding, the ISBN of this edition is: 9780940232013.

 

CS Lewis (any)

Mere Christianity

 

Eric & Leslie Ludy (any)

Bravehearted Gospel*
Wrestling Prayer*
When God Writes Your Life Story*

 

Stephen Manley (any)

Being What You’ve Become*
Journey Into Wholeness*

 

LE Maxwell

Crowded to Christ*

 

Michael Molinos

The Spiritual Guide*

 

Andrew Murray (any)

Absolute Surrender*
Humility*
Abide in Christ*
The Apostle’s Inner Life
With Christ in the School of Prayer
Deeper Christian Life*
Holiest of All

 

Watchman Nee (any)

Normal Christian Life*
Sit, Walk, Stand

 

Leonard Ravenhill (any)

Why Revival Tarries*
Revival God’s Way
Revival Praying
Sodom Had No Bible*
America is Too Young to Die

 

Hannah Whitall Smith

The Christian’s Secret to a Happy Life

 

T.Austin Sparks

School of Christ

 

CT Studd (any)

Chocolate Soldier
DCD*

 

Teresa of Avila (any)

Interior Castle*

 

Gerhard Tersteegen (any)

 

Ian Thomas (any)

Mystery of Godliness*
Saving Life of Christ*
The Indwelling Life of Christ*

 

AW Tozer (any)

Divine Conquest (now called: God’s Pursuit of Man)*
Pursuit of God*
Knowledge of the Holy*
How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

 

Charles Trumbull

Victory in Christ*

 

Unknown Christian (any)

The Victorious Christian Life*
The Kneeling Christian

 

John Wesley (any)

Wesley’s 52 Standard Sermons*