Minibooks & Booklets – Calvary Baptist Publications https://www.calvarybaptist.pub Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:02:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/wp-content/uploads/CBP-Logo_Circle_-color-150x150.png Minibooks & Booklets – Calvary Baptist Publications https://www.calvarybaptist.pub 32 32 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment – 2 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/the-rare-jewel-of-christian-contentment-2/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:00:28 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/?post_type=product&p=132383 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, by Jeremiah Burroughs, 1648. A sermon adaptation.]]> A Modern Adaptation of a Classic Book

This booklet includes both a modern sermon and the original wording of Chapter 2 of Jeremiah Burroughs’ classic book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. The sermon follows Burroughs’ main points:

Learning the Skill of Contentment

  1. Paradox and the Pathway to Satisfaction

  2. Subtraction, Not Addition

  3. Adding the Weight of Sin

  4. Changing and Embracing the Burden

  5. Staying Active in the Problem

  6. Melting Your Will into God’s Will

  7. Purging What Is Within

The sermon was preached on December 8, 2024, by Pastor Ryan Rench at Calvary Baptist Church in Temecula, CA, and was adapted for print the following week.

]]> The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment – 1 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/the-rare-jewel-of-christian-contentment-1/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:58:48 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/?post_type=product&p=132382 A Modern Adaptation of a Classic Book

This booklet includes both a modern sermon and the original wording of Chapter 1 of Jeremiah Burroughs’ classic book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. The sermon follows Burroughs’ main points:

Introduction

  1. The Heart of Christian Contentment

  2. The Quieting of the Heart

  3. The Frame of the Spirit

  4. A Gracious Frame

  5. The Free Working of the Spirit

  6. Submission to God

  7. Taking Pleasure in the Hand of God

  8. Trusting God’s Distribution

  9. In Every Condition, However Hard or Long It May Be

The sermon was preached on December 1, 2024, by Pastor Ryan Rench at Calvary Baptist Church in Temecula, CA, and was adapted for print the following week.

]]> Unlikely, But Not Impossible https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/unlikely-but-not-impossible/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:03 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/unlikely-but-not-impossible/ Unlikely: But Not Impossible explores the Christmas story through the lens of God’s surprising grace. From Bethlehem’s obscurity to Mary’s humble faith, Ryan Rench shows that God consistently chooses unlikely places, times, and people to fulfill His perfect plan. Each section corresponds with themes from the carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” revealing how God still works miracles in ordinary lives today. Hope-filled and devotional in tone, this booklet encourages believers that “unlikely” never means “impossible” when God is at work.

]]> Tithing https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/tithing/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:03 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/tithing/ First written by the respected theologian A. W. Pink, this Calvary Classics edition revives his clear and convicting teaching on the Christian’s duty to give. Pink explains that tithing is not a relic of the Old Testament but a timeless expression of gratitude and obedience. With practical application and pastoral warmth, Tithing challenges readers to see giving not as loss but as an act of worship that reflects the generous heart of God.

]]> The Lord’s Supper https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/the-lords-supper/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:03 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/the-lords-supper/ In this classic treatise, Graves shows that the Lord’s Supper was instituted for each local assembly, not as a universal sacrament. Drawing from 1 Corinthians and Baptist distinctives, he demonstrates that inter-church communion undermines the very symbolism of one body and one bread. A vital resource for understanding Baptist ecclesiology.

]]> Temperance https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/temperance/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:02 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/temperance/ In Temperance, Chiniquy exposes the destructive influence of alcohol and the hypocrisy of religious leaders who excuse it. His firsthand experiences reveal the moral decay brought by intemperance and the freedom found in biblical sobriety. A timeless call for purity in both life and doctrine.

]]> Scriptures Enlighten Catholic Priest https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/scriptures-enlighten-catholic-priest/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:02 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/scriptures-enlighten-catholic-priest/ After preaching on Mary’s intercession, Chiniquy turns to the Bible and the writings of the early church to verify his message, only to discover that neither supports the worship of Mary. These chapters mark a spiritual turning point as he learns that salvation rests not in Mary’s mercy but in Christ’s finished work on the cross.

]]> Islam https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/islam/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:44:58 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/islam/ In Islam: A Biblical Perspective, Pastor W. M. Rench examines the teachings of Islam and compares them directly with Scripture. Written during a time of cultural tension and public debate, this booklet clarifies what Islam teaches about God, Jesus Christ, and salvation—and why those beliefs stand in direct contradiction to the gospel. Pastor Rench upholds religious liberty while warning of the incompatibility between Sharia law and biblical truth. His closing appeal is distinctly Christian: to respond not with hatred or fear, but with steadfast faith and a clear witness for Jesus Christ.

]]> Is Sunday School Biblical https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/is-sunday-school-biblical/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:44:56 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/is-sunday-school-biblical/ Is Sunday School Biblical? answers critics who claim that Sunday school divides families or lacks scriptural basis. Pastor W. M. Rench walks through biblical history, archaeology, and the pattern of education in Israel and the early church to show that structured, age-appropriate Bible teaching is both biblical and beneficial. With careful research and pastoral clarity, he explains how Sunday school supports the home and strengthens the church, training children and adults alike in the knowledge of God’s Word.

]]> Intercommunion https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/intercommunion/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:44:56 +0000 https://www.calvarybaptist.pub/product/intercommunion/ Intercommunion argues that the Lord’s Supper is a local church ordinance, not a denominational or social act. Through Scripture, symbolism, and Baptist history, Graves defends closed communion as consistent with biblical church order.

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