You may have noticed some books on the shelves of the welcome desk in the foyer. These are resources we would like to highlight to the congregation for a period of time.    

This semester’s books have been selected to fall into five categories. Categories and titles include:  

Theology: A Theology of Biblical Counseling by Heath Lambert.  

Sanctification: Precious Remedies for Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks.  

Christian Biography: Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor by D. A. Carson.  

Church History/Cultural Evaluation: 5 Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield.

The Church: The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read by Christopher Ash.  

The purpose of highlighting these resources is simply to put biblically solid, Christ-exalting, affection-fueling resources in the hands of the members at Summit Woods for their personal growth in the Lord, to equip them to do the work of ministry, and for use in discipleship relationships.   

Perhaps you’ve been looking for a new book for yourself to read in your devotional time, or perhaps you’ve been wanting to get together with a brother or sister in the Lord and desire to encourage them in their walk with the Lord – these resources are there to be readily available for you in addition to the books provided in the resource room.   

Today's highlight is Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks. 

Written in 1652 but just as applicable today, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices is one of the most famous works of the Puritan Thomas Brooks. Ligon Duncan’s review is that “If you are looking for a book to be your companion in the lifelong fight for joy and against sin… then I don’t have a better uninspired nomination for you than Precious Remedies.” 

Building on Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 2:11, Brooks sets out to equip the reader against the schemes of the devil and the temptations that assault us. He offers more than 30 “devices” of Satan to draw believers into sin, to draw them away from hoy duties, to discourage them, to entangle them, and more. Against these lies and strategies, Brooks offers a steady stream of “precious remedies” from biblical truth.  

Satan’s first device, for instance, for drawing people into sin is “by presenting the bait and hiding the hook.” In response, Brooks walks through four remedies: “keep away from sin and from playing with the bait, know that sin is but a bitter sweet, know that it will usher in the greatest and saddest losses, and know that sin is deceitful.” 

For over 350 years, Christians have been encouraged and helped by this book, and Brooks’ insight into the temptations of sin and the answers of Scripture will help you put on the full armor of God to stand firm against the schemes of the devil (Ephesians 6:11).