98 Bible Verses about Flowers

Here are 98 Bible verses about flowers, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

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Isaiah 40:8 KJV

⁸ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

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Song of Solomon 2:1 KJV

¹ I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

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Matthew 6:28-29 KJV

²⁸ And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: ²⁹ And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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Song of Solomon 2:12 KJV

¹² The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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Luke 12:27 KJV

²⁷ Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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Psalm 103:15-16 KJV

¹⁵ As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. ¹⁶ For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

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Song of Solomon 2:2 KJV

² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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Job 14:2 KJV

² He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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John 12:12-13 KJV

¹² On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ¹³ Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Matthew 6:28 KJV

²⁸ And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

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1 Peter 1:24 KJV

²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

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Job 40:21 KJV

²¹ He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

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1 Kings 6:18 KJV

¹⁸ And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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Psalm 103:15 KJV

¹⁵ As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

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Psalm 104:24 KJV

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

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Hosea 14:5 KJV

⁵ I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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1 Kings 6:29 KJV

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

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Isaiah 35:1 KJV

¹ The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

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Psalm 23:2-3 KJV

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. ³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

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Exodus 25:33 KJV

³³ Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

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Isaiah 28:1 KJV

¹ Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

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Song of Solomon 6:2-3 KJV

² My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. ³ I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

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Acts 14:13 KJV

¹³ Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

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Isaiah 40:6 KJV

⁶ The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. ³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. ⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …

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1 Kings 6:35 KJV

³⁵ And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

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Song of Solomon 5:13 KJV

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

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Song of Solomon 1:14 KJV

¹⁴ My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.

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Psalm 103:16 KJV

¹⁶ For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

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Exodus 25:31 KJV

³¹ And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

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Psalm 51:7 KJV

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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2 Chronicles 4:21 KJV

²¹ And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

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James 1:10-11 KJV

¹⁰ But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. ¹¹ For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

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Exodus 25:34 KJV

³⁴ And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

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2 Chronicles 4:5 KJV

⁵ And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.

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1 Peter 1:24-25 KJV

²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: ²⁵ But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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Nahum 1:4 KJV

⁴ He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

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Isaiah 41:19 KJV

¹⁹ I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

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Matthew 6:29 KJV

²⁹ And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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Isaiah 5:24 KJV

²⁴ Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Job 15:33 KJV

³³ He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

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Exodus 37:19 KJV

¹⁹ Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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Isaiah 55:13 KJV

¹³ Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

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1 Kings 7:26 KJV

²⁶ And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

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James 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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James 1:9-11 KJV

⁹ Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: ¹⁰ But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. ¹¹ For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

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Jeremiah 6:20 KJV

²⁰ To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

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James 1:11 KJV

¹¹ For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

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Song of Solomon 2:1-2 KJV

¹ I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. ² As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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Song of Solomon 6:11 KJV

¹¹ I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded.

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1 Kings 6:33 KJV

³³ So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

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Psalm 104:14 KJV

¹⁴ He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

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Genesis 43:11 KJV

¹¹ And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

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1 Peter 1:1-25 KJV

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ² Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to …

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Isaiah 43:24 KJV

²⁴ Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

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Isaiah 28:1-29 KJV

¹ Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! ² Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. ³ The crown of pride, the drunkards …

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Exodus 2:3 KJV

³ And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.

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1 Kings 10:4-7 KJV

⁴ And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, ⁵ And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her. ⁶ And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own …

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Exodus 37:20 KJV

²⁰ And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

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Luke 11:42 KJV

⁴² But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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Matthew 23:23 KJV

²³ Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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Isaiah 40:7 KJV

⁷ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

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Ephesians 3:15-17 KJV

¹⁵ Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ¹⁶ That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; ¹⁷ That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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Isaiah 40:1-31 KJV

¹ Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. ² Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. ³ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. …

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Isaiah 18:5 KJV

⁵ For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

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Matthew 13:1-58 KJV

¹ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. ² And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. ³ And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; ⁴ And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls …

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1 Kings 6:32 KJV

³² The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

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Numbers 24:6 KJV

⁶ As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

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Zechariah 5:1-11 KJV

¹ Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. ² And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. ³ Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; …

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Song of Solomon 6:2 KJV

² My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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1 Kings 7:22 KJV

²² And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

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Ezekiel 27:19 KJV

¹⁹ Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.

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Isaiah 35:1-2 KJV

¹ The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. ² It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

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1 Chronicles 2:1-55 KJV

¹ These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, ² Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ³ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. ⁴ And Tamar his …

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Matthew 6:28-30 KJV

²⁸ And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: ²⁹ And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

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Isaiah 28:4 KJV

⁴ And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

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Job 40:22 KJV

²² The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Proverbs 7:17 KJV

¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

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Numbers 17:8 KJV

⁸ And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

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1 Corinthians 3:7-11 KJV

⁷ So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. ⁸ Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. ⁹ For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God which is given …

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Luke 12:27-28 KJV

²⁷ Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸ If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

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Mark 4:3-8 KJV

³ Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: ⁴ And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. ⁵ And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: ⁶ But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it …

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Psalm 42:1-11 KJV

¹ As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. ² My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? ³ My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? ⁴ When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I …

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1 Kings 4:33 KJV

³³ And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

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1 Samuel 2:33 KJV

³³ And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

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1 Peter 1:23-24 KJV

²³ Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. ²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

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Colossians 1:1-29 KJV

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, ² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, …

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Matthew 13:2 KJV

² And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

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Matthew 6:25-34 KJV

²⁵ Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ²⁶ Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? ²⁷ Which of you by taking …

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Hosea 14:5-6 KJV

⁵ I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. ⁶ His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

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Isaiah 32:14-19 KJV

¹⁴ Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; ¹⁵ Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. ¹⁶ Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful …

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Isaiah 18:4-5 KJV

⁴ For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. ⁵ For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

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Song of Solomon 4:16 KJV

¹⁶ Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

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Psalm 45:8 KJV

⁸ All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

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Job 14:1-2 KJV

¹ Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. ² He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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Job 5:1-27 KJV

¹ Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? ² For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. ³ I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. ⁴ His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. …

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A simple, powerful explanation of salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone.

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Delighting in the Trinity

Michael Reeves

A joyful, readable introduction to the triune God and why His tri-unity is good news.

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Systematic Theology

Louis Berkhof

A classic Reformed theology text, rich in biblical exegesis and doctrinal clarity.

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Total Truth

Nancy Pearcey

Equips believers to see all of life through a biblical worldview and challenge secular thinking.

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According to Plan

Graeme Goldsworthy

An introduction to biblical theology that shows how all Scripture points to Christ.

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Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis

Lewis lays out the core beliefs of the Christian faith with clarity, logic, and imagination, rooted in Scripture.

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Trusting God

Jerry Bridges

Encourages believers to trust God’s sovereignty, wisdom, and love in every circumstance.

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Overcoming Sin and Temptation

John Owen

A classic Puritan work on mortifying sin and living in the power of the Spirit.

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The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

Timothy Keller

Shows how the gospel frees us from self-obsession to live in joy and service.

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Holiness by Grace

Bryan Chapell

Shows how God’s grace motivates and enables a life of holiness.

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The Hiding Place

Corrie ten Boom

The story of Corrie ten Boom’s faith and forgiveness in the midst of Nazi persecution.

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The God Who Is There

Francis Schaeffer

Shows how the God of the Bible speaks into modern philosophical and cultural confusion.

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Idols of the Heart

Elyse Fitzpatrick

Helps believers identify and repent of heart-idols through the lens of Scripture.

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Christ of the Covenants

O. Palmer Robertson

Explains the biblical covenants and how they reveal Christ and God’s plan of redemption.

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Family Worship

Donald S. Whitney

A short, practical guide to leading your home in daily worship of God.

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The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

Tim Challies

Teaches believers how to distinguish truth from error using Scripture.

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The Whole Christ

Sinclair Ferguson

Deals with legalism, antinomianism, and the grace of God in union with Christ.

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The Attributes of God

A.W. Pink

Devotional meditations on God’s character that stir reverence and worship.

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God's Glory in Salvation through Judgment

James Hamilton

Argues that God’s glory in salvation through judgment is the central theme of Scripture.

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Future Grace

John Piper

Argues that faith in God’s future grace frees believers from the enslaving power of sin.

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Biblical Theology

Geerhardus Vos

A classic work tracing the progressive revelation of God’s redemptive plan in Scripture.

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Living the Cross-Centered Life

C.J. Mahaney

A call to keep Christ’s cross at the center of our thinking, worship, and daily living.

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Just Do Something

Kevin DeYoung

A wise, biblical approach to knowing God’s will without paralysis or mysticism.

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Christ-Centered Preaching

Bryan Chapell

A standard textbook on preaching that shows how to proclaim Christ from all of Scripture.

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Let the Nations Be Glad!

John Piper

Missions-focused theology showing that worship is the goal of evangelism to the nations.

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Holiness

J.C. Ryle

A rich, pastoral treatment of sin, sanctification, and the fight for holiness in the Christian life, deeply rooted in Scripture.

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A Call to Spiritual Reformation

D.A. Carson

Walks through Paul’s prayers to teach believers how to pray biblically and God-centeredly.

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The Glory of Christ

John Owen

Calls believers to behold the glory of Christ as the great means of transformation.

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Gentle and Lowly

Dane Ortlund

Meditates on Christ’s heart for sinners and sufferers from key biblical texts.

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The Sovereignty of God

A.W. Pink

A strong, Scripture-based defense of God’s absolute rule over all things.

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The Peacemaker

Ken Sande

Biblical principles for resolving conflict in a way that honors Christ and reconciles people.

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Tactics

Gregory Koukl

Equips believers with gracious, logical strategies for defending the faith.

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Scripture Alone

R.C. Sproul

Explains and defends the authority and sufficiency of Scripture over all human traditions.

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The Enemy Within

Kris Lundgaard

A modern, accessible summary of John Owen’s teaching on indwelling sin and the believer’s battle.

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The Knowledge of the Holy

A.W. Tozer

Short, powerful meditations on the attributes of God that lift the reader into a bigger, more biblical view of who He is.

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Knowing God

J.I. Packer

A classic that helps believers move from knowing about God to truly knowing Him in a personal and biblical way.

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The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

A classic allegory of the Christian journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, saturated with Scripture.

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The Trellis and the Vine

Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

A vision for church ministry centered on disciple-making rather than mere structures and programs.

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The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination

Loraine Boettner

Explains and defends the doctrines of grace and God’s sovereign election from Scripture.

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Don't Waste Your Life

John Piper

A passionate plea to live for Christ’s glory rather than trivial pursuits.

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Transforming Grace

Jerry Bridges

Explores how grace not only saves but also sanctifies believers.

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The Westminster Shorter Catechism

Westminster Assembly

Summarizes key doctrines of Scripture in concise questions and answers.

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Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

J.I. Packer

Shows how God’s sovereignty in salvation fuels, rather than hinders, faithful evangelism.

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The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Jeremiah Burroughs

A Puritan classic on learning contentment in God in every circumstance.

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The Gospel for Real Life

Jerry Bridges

Shows how the finished work of Christ applies to everyday struggles and assurance.

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The Heidelberg Catechism

Multiple Authors

A beloved Reformation catechism that teaches comfort in Christ through a Q&A format.

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Religious Affections

Jonathan Edwards

Examines the nature of true spiritual experience and the marks of genuine conversion.

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The Gospel and Personal Evangelism

Mark Dever

Encourages and equips Christians to share the gospel faithfully and simply.

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The Westminster Confession of Faith

Westminster Assembly

A historic confession that systematically sets forth Reformed theology from Scripture.

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Concise Theology

J.I. Packer

Short, Scripture-filled summaries of key doctrines, written with clarity and warmth.

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Operation World

Jason Mandryk

A prayer handbook with up-to-date information on nations and their gospel needs.

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Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands

Paul David Tripp

Biblical counseling and discipleship that helps believers speak God’s truth into one another’s lives.

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The Holiness of God

R.C. Sproul

Sproul unfolds the blazing holiness of God and why a right fear of the Lord is vital to true worship.

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Love That Lasts

Gary and Betsy Ricucci

A Christ-centered guide to cultivating a godly, enduring marriage.

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Morning and Evening

Charles Spurgeon

Devotional readings for each day that point believers to Christ and His promises.

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The Pursuit of God

A.W. Tozer

A heartfelt call to pursue God Himself above all else, with a strong emphasis on holiness and devotion.

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Christian Mission in the Modern World

John Stott

Clarifies key biblical concepts like evangelism, mission, and social action.

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Communion with God

John Owen

Explores how believers enjoy distinct fellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Spiritual Leadership

J. Oswald Sanders

Biblical principles for godly leadership in the church, home, and workplace.

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Chosen by God

R.C. Sproul

A clear, pastoral explanation of biblical election and God’s sovereignty in salvation.

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Pilgrim Theology

Michael Horton

An accessible summary of Reformed theology that connects doctrine to the Christian life.

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Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God

Timothy Keller

A robust, Scripture-saturated theology of prayer with practical guidance for deepening communion with God.

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The Discipline of Grace

Jerry Bridges

Shows how God’s grace and our disciplined effort work together in sanctification.

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Faith Alone

R.C. Sproul

Defends justification by faith alone as the heart of the biblical gospel and Reformation.

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Preaching and Preachers

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Classic lectures on the nature and power of biblical preaching.

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Expository Listening

Ken Ramey

Teaches Christians how to listen to expository preaching in a way that bears fruit.

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The Cross of Christ

John Stott

A profound exploration of the meaning and power of the cross at the center of Christian faith and life.

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Christian Beliefs

Wayne Grudem

A shorter, accessible overview of 20 basic Christian doctrines for everyday believers.

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Knowing Scripture

R.C. Sproul

Teaches how to interpret the Bible rightly, emphasizing its clarity and our responsibility to study it.

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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

Donald S. Whitney

Practical, biblical guidance on disciplines like prayer, Bible intake, worship, and fasting to grow in godliness.

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Christ-Centered Worship

Bryan Chapell

Traces historic worship patterns and shows how to shape Christ-focused services today.

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Shepherding a Child's Heart

Tedd Tripp

Biblical parenting that aims at a child’s heart, not just outward behavior.

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Respectable Sins

Jerry Bridges

Exposes the “ordinary” sins Christians often tolerate and calls us to gospel-driven holiness.

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The Gospel Comes with a House Key

Rosaria Butterfield

A call to radical, everyday hospitality as a means of gospel witness and discipleship.

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Systematic Theology

Wayne Grudem

A comprehensive, evangelical overview of Christian doctrine with Scripture at every point.

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The Christian Life

Sinclair Ferguson

A clear, doctrinally rich overview of salvation and Christian living.

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Institutes of the Christian Religion

John Calvin

A classic work of Reformed theology in an accessible form, laying out Christian doctrine with deep biblical roots.

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Redemption Accomplished and Applied

John Murray

A concise, biblical study of Christ’s atonement and the application of salvation to believers.

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Spurgeon on the Christian Life

Michael Reeves

A portrait of Charles Spurgeon’s Christ-centered theology and joyful piety.

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The Gospel According to Jesus

John MacArthur

Defends a biblical understanding of faith and repentance against easy-believism.

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The Hospitality Commands

Alexander Strauch

Shows from Scripture how vital hospitality is to Christian obedience and fellowship.

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Finally Alive

John Piper

A biblical exploration of the new birth and why regeneration is at the heart of the Christian life.

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Worship Matters

Bob Kauflin

Helps worship leaders and churches keep the gospel central in congregational worship.

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This Momentary Marriage

John Piper

Shows how marriage is designed to display the covenant love of Christ and His church.

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The Bondage of the Will

Martin Luther

Luther’s classic defense of the Bible’s teaching on human sin and God’s sovereign grace.

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The Universe Next Door

James Sire

Surveys competing worldviews and contrasts them with the Christian view of reality.

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God's Big Picture

Vaughan Roberts

Traces the storyline of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in a clear, Christ-centered way.

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Reformed Dogmatics (Single Volume Abridgement)

Herman Bavinck

A rich, Reformed systematic theology that is deeply biblical and Christ-centered.

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Biblical Preaching

Haddon Robinson

Introduces the “big idea” approach to expository sermons, rooted in the biblical text.

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Discipling

Mark Dever

A practical, church-centered vision for helping others follow Jesus.

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Counterfeit Gods

Timothy Keller

Exposes modern idols of the heart and points to Christ as our true treasure.

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