Suggested Reference Books for Sermon Preparation 1. **King James Bible
2. **STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE
3. *Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
4. *Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words [Info only: W&H.]
5. Dictionary of Old Testament Words by Pick [Info]
6. Study of O.T. Words Vines
7. *WILSON'S OLD TESTAMENT WORD STUDIES [Info]
8. *UNGER'S BIBLE DICTIONARY [Original edition] [Info only: Neo B, W&H.]
9. *Way of Life Encyclopedia of the Bible & Christianity by David W. Cloud [B]
10. *International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (5 volumes) [Original edition] [Info only: W&H.]
11. **Halley's BIBLE HANDBOOK (Old Edition, before 1960.) The old editions have the history of the popes.
12. Preparation and Delivery of Sermon - John Broodus (Old Edition)
13. Expository Preaching Without Notes Kollar - Baher Book Hand [Info]
14. *Preachers and Preaching M. Lloyd-Jones [Info only: off on mode of baptism.]
15. *NAVE'S TOPICAL BIBLE
16. Greek English Lexicon of the N.T. [Info]
17. *A. T. Robertson Word Studies [SB]
18. Complete Word Study [Info]
19. **Wuest's Word Studies [Info only: o.k. if KJV.]
20. **Webster's 1828 Dictionary
21. **Textus Receptus Greek Text
22. Oxfords English Dictionary of N.T. Words. A two volume set which covers all the words in the King James Bible. expensive [Info]
23. Commentaries:
a. Pulpit Commentary [Info]
b. Preachers Homilectic Commentary [Info]
c. *Matthew Henry's COMMENTARY [Info only: off on baptism.]
d. Books on Prophecy:
1. *THINGS TO COME J. Dwight Pentecost [Info only: W&H.]
2. Dispensational Truth - Larkin
3. *The Millennium Bible - Biederwolf. [Info only: W&H.]
4. Revelation [Info]
5. Revelation by Lehman Strauss [B]
6. Daniel - Strauss [B]
7. Grammar of Prophecy - Girdlestone [Info]24. Books on the Spirit filled life
a. *Life On the Highest Plane - Ruth Paxson [ok]
b. Books by A. W. Tozer - (many)
c.
d. Works by John Owen [Info]
e. Works by Thomas Watson [ok]25. Study Books on Systematic Theology
a. Strong's Systematic Theology [Info only: CB.]
b. Hodges Systematic Theology [Info]
c. *Bancroft's Systematic Theology [Info only: CB.]
d. *Chafer's SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY (This set has problems with repentance - calvinistic)
e. Systematic Study of Bible Doctrine - T. P. Simmons [Info]
f. *INTRODUCTORY LECTURES IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Thiessen [Info only: Pentecost birthday error; universal church error; ASV and W&H.]
g. Handbook of Christian Truth - Wood bridge and Lindsell [Info]
h. *DEFENSE OF THE FAITH Albert Garner [B]26. Special Studies
Tabernacle
a. The Tabernacle, Camping with God Stephen Olford [B]
b. The Temple Alfred Edersheim
c. Lectures on the Tabernacle Ridout [PB]
d. *The Tabernacle THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE OFFERINGS Henry W. Soltau [PB]
e. The Holy Vessels and Furniture of the Tabernacle Henry W. Soltau [PB]
f. God Dwells With His People Paul Zehr [Info]
g. Make According to Pattern C. W. Slemming [Info]
h. These are the Garments C. W. Slemming [Info]
i. Big Ten Tabernacle Topics Glenn Jones [Info]
j. The Tabernacle Priesthood & Offerings J. M. Haldeman
k. The Tabernacle of God in the Wilderness of Sinai Paul Kiene [Info]
l. Slides & Transparencies of Paul Kienes book [Info]Holy Spirit
a. The Divine Comforter - J. D. Pentecost
b. Holy Spirit A. W. Pink [Info only: CB.]
c. The Holy Spirit - [Info]Prayer
a. *The Power of Prayer R. A. Torrey
b. Alive to God Through Prayer Donald Demarry [Info]
c. The Secret of Believing Prayer Andrew Murray
d. *The Prayer Life Andrew Murray
e. Why Pray? [Info]
f. The Practice of Prayer G. C. Morgan
g. Sense & Nonsense about Prayer Lehman Strauss [B]
h. *a layman looks at the Lord's Prayer W. P. Keller
i. A Treasury of Prayer E. M. Bounds27. Authors
a. M. Lloyd- Jones - Sets on Ephesians, Romans, and I John. Any of his writings are excellent. [Info only: off on mode of baptism.]
b. A. W. Pink. (Calvinist) Very good on all subjects.
c. C. H. Spurgeon [B]
d. Henry Morris [B]28. Special Books on Bible Books where there are few commentaries.
a. Nehemiah:
1. *VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN SERVICE Alan Redpath [B]
2. Nehemiah Man in Charge D. K. Campbell [Info]
b. Genesis A. W. Pink [Info only: CB.]
*Henry Morris [B]
c. Psalms: *Treasury of David C. H. Spurgeon (Best on Psalms) [B]
d. Life of David A. W. Pink [Info ohly: CB.]
e. Exposition of the Epistle of Jude Wm. Jenkyn [Info]
f. Sermon on the Mount A. W. Pink [Info only: CB.]
g. *Sermon on the Mount M. Lloyd-Jones (a classic) [Info only: off on mode of baptism.]