Christian Literature — E.A. Johnston

The Power of Christian Literature

I'm a big believer in the power and influence of Christian literature, having devoted a better part of my life to produce it. I've been asked from time to time how to find my published works. Well, this list I'm providing today, friends, is a summary of the books God has been pleased to allow me to write through the years.

Funding Missions and Bible Distribution

Every book mentioned can be found on the internet, and may I say this, I have never, ever taken a dime from royalties from my books, but redirected those funds back to further foreign missions, to spread the gospel, and to print and distribute Bibles in other languages.

Overview of Published Works

Here now is a comprehensive list of my publications, and a brief overview of each. I pray that it's helpful. Number one, A Heart Awake, the authorized biography of J. Sidlow Baxter, Baker Books, a foreword by Hadrian Rogers, a preface by Stephen Olford.

J. Sidlow Baxter's Life and Ministry

Dr. Baxter was a prolific Christian author, and his Bible commentary explored the book, and his devotional, Awake My Heart, each sold over a million copies. His preaching ministry was international and far-reaching.

Discipleship and Wholehearted Commitment

Number two, No Turning Back, Gospel Folio Press. This is a book on discipleship, which William MacDonald encouraged me to write, with the sage advice, take the gloves off, and don't state the obvious.

Surveying the Books of the Bible

Number three, Know the Book, Gospel Folio Press, is a survey of each book of the Bible, written for Bible study or teaching. This book was translated into Swahili, and drop-shipped into the heart of the Congo.

Evangelism and Devotional Formation

Number four, Are You in the Book of Life, Gospel Folio Press. This is an evangelistic booklet geared for soul winning. Number five, The Master's Plan, Gospel Folio Press, a ten-week devotional workbook for individual or group study, unfolding God's blueprint for your life.

Walking With God

Number six, Walking with God, Gospel Folio Press, a foreword by Ted Randall, where he states, be prepared to be challenged concerning your own walk with God. Number seven, Return to Me, Gospel Folio Press.

Repentance and Revival

This is a book on repentance, and a necessity to return to God. Number eight, Realities of Revival, Gospel Folio Press, a foreword by Stephen Olford. Dr. Olford was my homiletical mentor and colleague, and he took this manuscript on revival with him on his last vacation to edit it before his home going.

He died before it was published. Number nine, The Church in Revival, Gospel Folio Press, a foreword by Richard Owen Roberts, who writes,. I beg you, as you read this book by E .A. Johnston, that you understand that revival is our only hope.

A Call to Holy Living and Prayer

Number ten, A Call to Revival, Gospel Folio Press, a foreword by Colin Peckham, who writes,. This book is a serious call to holy living, to repentance, to total commitment, and to prayer in the Holy Ghost.

Learning Sermon Preparation From Graham Scroggie

May God use it for His glory. Number eleven, Olford on Scroggie, Gospel Folio Press. This book was co-written with Stephen Olford, as he comments about his Bible training under his homiletical mentor, Dr. Graham F. Scroggie.

I had the supreme pleasure of going over Graham Scroggie's handwritten sermons and outlines, which are in the possession of Olford Ministries. In this book, Stephen Olford talks about the golden hammer that was taught to him by Graham Scroggie in sermon preparation.

Sermons Preached on Revival

It's worth the price of the book. This was the last book Stephen Olford wrote, and he died before it was published. Number twelve, Sermons for Revival, Revival Literature. This book contains thirty sermons that I preached on revival.

George Whitefield's Evangelistic Ministry

The photo on the cover shows me standing in the pulpit where George Whitefield preached his very first sermon that drove fifteen people mad. It's the church St. Mary the Crypt in Gloucester, England. Number thirteen, George Whitefield, the definitive biography in two volumes.

First printing was in England with tentmaker publications. Second printing in America with Revival Literature. J .I. Packer wrote the foreword, and Richard Owen Roberts wrote the preface. In the foreword, J .I. Packer writes,.

Asahel Nettleton and the Second Great Awakening

If you care about the glory of God in the salvation of souls, you will find this book a tonic. By the way, friends, Packer's well-written foreword is worth the price of the book. Number fourteen, Azahel Nettleton, Revival Literature.

Azahel Nettleton was the primary figure of the Second Great Awakening, and this definitive biography of this eminent evangelist was a labor of love as I traveled to over sixty sites and four states where Nettleton's ministry saw glorious revival.

The foreword is by John Thornberry, and the preface by Richard Owen Roberts, who was the main one to encourage me to write this in-depth biography on Nettleton. J .I. Packer wrote in his endorsement of the book, Dr. Johnston's masterful and thorough biography is a long overdue tribute to this outstanding servant of God in his priority reading for all who care about evangelism today.

And may I add, friends, Nettleton, if he had been alive today, he absolutely would have cringed at his far-reaching insight and predictions as to where the methodology of Charles Finney would take us.

Rolf Barnard's Revival Preaching

It's a great read for those who care about evangelism and how New England theology deteriorated in that time period. Number 15, God's Hitchhike Evangelist, the biography of Rolf Barnard, Revival Literature, foreword by Bob Dume.

I can honestly say that I learned the gospel from listening to hundreds of sermons by Rolf Barnard, and this biography on his mightily used life should be read by all preachers who care about the souls of men.

Stephen F. Olford's Preaching Ministry

Barnard saw great revival where his preaching shook entire communities. It's an interesting read and an interesting preacher. Number 16, Why God Used, Stephen F. Olford, Union University Press, is a tribute to Dr. Olford's international preaching ministry.

Prayer for the Spread of Christian Literature

Well, I hope, friends, that you have found this list helpful and that the spread of Christian literature will be accompanied by your prayers.