Book Recommendations from Brookside's "Things to Fight For" Sermon Series

We're just wrapping up the "Things to Fight For" series that we've been in the last few weeks. (I encourage you to go online to www.brookside.net and listen to the sermons. Go to our messages link and find the sermons preached May 21-July 02, 2017.)

Each week, we've looked closely at the Bible to see what it says about the following topics:

• Fight for a Thriving Marriage - Ephesians 5:21-33
• Fight for Vibrant Faith - Colossians 1:28-29
• Fight for the Next Generation - Psalm 78:1-8
• Fight for Your Identity - 1 Peter 2:9-10
• Father's Day (special speaker Myron Pierce) - Matthew 3:14-17
• Fight for Effective Influence - Esther 4:12-16
• You Have to Fight to Fight - Galatians 6:9 and 1 Corinthians 15:58

To help Brooksiders get and stay "in the fight" in these areas, each week we've also been recommending books that will drill down more deeply into each of the topics. These book recommendations are a great way to multiply an ethos of equipping in the life of the church.

I figured it'd be worthwhile to collect ALL of the book recommendations across the entire series, and put them in one place. Check out what follows for the books we recommended each week during this "Things to Fight For" series:

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Fight for a Thriving Marriage

Tim and Kathy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Emerson Eggerichs, Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs

Lee and Leslie Strobel, Spiritual MisMatch: Hope for Christians Married to Someone Who Doesn't Know God

Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices that Make or Break Loving Relationships

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Fight for Vibrant Faith

Kyle Ideman, Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus

Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 2nd ed

Dallas Willard with Don Simpson, Revolution of Character: Discovering Christ's Pattern for Spiritual Transformation

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Fight for the Next Generation

Tim Elmore, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid: Leading Your Kid to Succeed in Life

Paul David Tripp, Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles that Can Radically Change Your Family

Andy Crouch, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Place

Haydn Shaw, Generational IQ: Christianity Isn't Dying, Millennials Aren't the Problem, and the Future is Bright

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Fight for Your Identity

Jerry Bridges, Who Am I? Identity in Christ

Craig Groeschel, Altar Ego: Becoming Who God Says You Are

John Ortberg, The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You

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Father's Day

Joe Gibbs, Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success

R. Kent Hughes, Disciplines of a Godly Man

Eric Metaxas, 7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness

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Fight for Effective Influence

J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer

Brad Lomenick, H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle

Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership

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You Have to Fight to Fight

Eugene Peterson, ​A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy

Steve Farrar, Finishing Strong: Going the Distance for Your Family