Spirit Rising

by Cymbala, Jim; Schuchmann, Jennifer (CON); Chan, Francis

• ISBN13: 9780310241256
• ISBN10: 0310241251
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-06
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

For some of us, being a Christian is harder than it should be. Discouraged, anxious, worn down, we wonder what happened to the power and the joy Jesus promised. 'You can have regular devotions, great preaching, a strong emphasis on the Bible, a great worship team, and a congregation that is trying hard,' Cymbala writes, 'but if you aren't vitally in touch with God's Spirit, you are missing out on the life God has for you.' The Holy Spirit is God's agent on earth. Yet he is the least understood, least preached about, and least discussed member of the Trinity. This is sad because without him our spiritual lives will always be dry, mechanical, and a struggle.With stunning stories of how God is working in the lives of people and churches today and with biblical teaching about the Holy Spirit, Jim Cymbala invites you to experience God in a fresh and vital way. If we want power, confidence, joy, peace, and more love in our lives, then we need a better understanding of how and why the Spirit moves so we can join him there.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
God's Agent on Earth
Holy Disruptions	p. 11
Who Is the Holy Spirit?	p. 18
Christianity Is Hopeless without the Spirit	p. 26
Controlled by the Spirit	p. 34
Influenced and Controlled: Roma's Story	p. 43
When God's Spirit Moves
The Word Comes Alive	p. 55
There Are Signs and Symbols of Renewal	p. 65
There Is Joy	p. 74
Entitled to Joy: Evelyn's Story	p. 83
There Is a Quest for Christlikeness	p. 93
There Is Power	p. 102
The Power of Love: Diana's Story	p. 111
When We Surrender To The Holy Spirit
We Love the Unlovable	p. 121
We Are Drawn into Fellowship	p. 128
A Fearful Life and a Cry for Fellowship: Terry's Story	p. 139
We Overcome Fear	p. 151
We Can Shake the Kingdom with Our Prayers	p. 159
An Answer to Prayer: The Story of Annes	p. 169
We Are No Longer Spectators	p. 179
Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?	p. 189
Notes	p. 195
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