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Jerry Bridges Books in Order

Jerry Bridges has written 34 books, published between 1978 and 2016. The first book is The Pursuit of Holiness (1978) and the newest is The Blessing of Humility (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1978–2016
Pages on record
1,152 in 7 of 34 books
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Jerry Bridges, who lived from 1929 to 2016, was an evangelical Christian author and speaker and a staff member of The Navigators. Born in Tyler, Texas, Bridges studied engineering at the University of Oklahoma and served as a United States Navy officer in the Korean War before he began writing. The Pursuit of Holiness (1978) has sold more than a million copies and opens a catalogue of 34 books. Holiness Day by Day won the ECPA Christian Book Award in 2009, and The Discipline of Grace took the same award for Christian living in 1995. The catalogue closes with The Blessing of Humility (2016).

How many Jerry Bridges books are there?

Jerry Bridges has 34 books, released between 1978 and 2016.

Jerry Bridges Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Jerry Bridges books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Parents and Children by Jerry Bridges (1979)
  2. Cover of Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges (1988)
  3. Cover of I Will Follow You, O God: Embracing Him As Lord in Your Private Worship by Jerry Bridges (2001)
  4. Cover of Discipleship Journal's Best Bible Study Methods by Jerry Bridges (2002)
  5. Cover of Growing Your Faith: How to Mature in Christ by Jerry Bridges (2004)
  6. Cover of The Walk: A Journey with God DFD 2.2 by Jerry Bridges (2004)
  7. Cover of My Relationships by Jerry Bridges (2005)
  8. Cover of Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey by Jerry Bridges (2008)
  1. 1
    The Pursuit of Holiness1978 · 161 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978161
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  2. 2
    Parents and Children1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  3. 3
    The Practice of Godliness1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  4. 4
    True Community: The Biblical Practice of Koinonia1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  5. 5
    True Fellowship1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  6. 6
    Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts1988 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988242
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  7. 7
    The Holiness of God1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    A Compact Guide to the Christian Life1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  9. 9
    You Can Trust God1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  10. 10
    Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  11. 11
    The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  12. 12
    The Joy of Fearing God1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  13. 13
    I Exalt You, O God: Encountering His Greatness in Your Private Worship2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  14. 14
    I Will Follow You, O God: Embracing Him As Lord in Your Private Worship2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001192
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  15. 15
    The Gospel for Real Life: Turn to the Liberating Power of the Cross... Every Day2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  16. 16
    Discipleship Journal's Best Bible Study Methods2002 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002141
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  17. 17
    I Give You Glory, O God: Honoring His Righteousness in Your Private Worship2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    The Chase: Pursuing Holiness in Your Everyday Life2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  19. 19
    Growing Your Faith: How to Mature in Christ2004 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004192
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  20. 20
    The Walk: A Journey with God DFD 2.22004 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200455
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  21. 21
    My Relationships2005 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005169
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  22. 22
    Is God Really In Control?: Trusting God in a World of Hurt2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  23. 23
    The Fruitful Life2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  24. 24
    Respectable Sins2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  25. 25
    Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  27. 27
    The Bookends of the Christian Life2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  28. 28
    The Pursuit of Holiness Small-Group Curriculum2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  29. 29
    The Transforming Power of the Gospel2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    Who Am I? Identity in Christ2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  31. 31
    Respectable Sins Student Edition2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  32. 32
    Sins We Accept2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  33. 33
    God Took Me by the Hand2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  34. 34
    The Blessing of Humility2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Jerry Bridges books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

34 books

34 Jerry Bridges titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jerry Bridges books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 34 Jerry Bridges books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Jerry Bridges

Start with The Pursuit of Holiness (1978), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jerry Bridges book?

The Blessing of Humility (2016) is the newest Jerry Bridges book released so far.

Is there a new Jerry Bridges book coming?

No next Jerry Bridges book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jerry Bridges at a glance

Died
Jerry Bridges died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Jerry Bridges on record dates from 2016.
Release pace
Jerry Bridges books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,152 pages across the 7 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 169 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jerry Bridges books, 15 of 34, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jerry Bridges books are about

8 of the 34 Jerry Bridges books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian life is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.