Here are just a few of the resources John uses to prepare his lessons.
We are providing this partial list to assist you in your own personal study as well as to give you an opportunity to make sure FOR YOURSELF that John is teaching truth. John always encourages you to take a personal effort to validate your beliefs. DON’T JUST BE SHEEP. You have a right to make up your own mind. God isn’t afraid of inquisitive minds. If interested, many of these materials can be purchased from a very good website www.christianbook.com. If you can’t find the material there, the “usual suspects” (Amazon, Barnes and Noble etc.) and their independent affiliates have a surprisingly deep and wide inventory of Christian and Biblical material.
- E-sword By far and away John’s most favorite resource. This is actually an electronic resource. It is software that resides on your computer. The basic interface and built in modules are free. However, PLEASE consider sending a donation to the software developer who put in what MUST be hundreds of hours producing this invaluable tool. There are EXCELLENT “premium” add-on resources that can be incorporated directly into the basic interface. Most of these add-ons can be purchased for very reasonable prices. Visit www.e-sword.net for more information.
- The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Geoffrey W. Bromley
- The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Frank Charles Thompson
- Thru the Bible, J. Vernon McGee
- The Canon of Scripture, F.F. Bruce
- New Testament History, F.F. Bruce
- The New Testament Documents Are They Reliable?, F.F. Bruce
- The Westminster Pulpit (10 Volume Set), G. Campbell Morgan
- Pulpit Legends Understanding the Holy Spirit A Book that was produced containing the works of two of the worlds great Bible preachers, G. Campbell Morgan and Charles H. Spurgeon. Available from AMG Publishers Chattanooga, TN
- Exploring Psalms (2 Volume Set), John Phillips
- Exegetical Commentary on Matthew, Spiros Zodiates
- Why Pray?, Spiros Zodiates
- Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of the Old and New Testament, W.E. Vine
- Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (2 Volume Set), R. Laird Harris, Gleason J. Archer Jr., Bruce K. Waltke
- Dictionary of Word Origins, John Ayto
- Word Meanings in the New Testament, Ralph Earle
- Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith
- The Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance of the Old Testament, George V. Wigram
- The Englishman’s Greek Concordance of the New Testament, George V. Wigram
- A Guide to the Gospels, W. Graham Scroggie
- A Guide to the Psalms, W. Graham Scroggie
- NIV Archaeological Study Bible, Available from Zondervan
- The Trinity Evidence and Issues, Robert Morey
- A Biblical Case for Total Inerrancy How Jesus Viewed the Old Testament, Robert P. Lightner
- Christ in the Tabernacle, A.B. Simpson
- The Tabernacle Camping with God, Stephen F. Olford
- The Peace and Power of Knowing God’s Name, Kay Arthur
- The Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians, William Barclay
- The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, William Barclay
- The Gospel of John Volume 1, William Barclay