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 that Jesus promised. Jim Cymbala believes that many of us are missing something vital. Christianity, he says, for even the best-intentioned person or church, is impossible without the Holy Spirit. You can have regular devotions, great preaching, a strong emphasis on the Bible, a great worship team, and a congregation that is trying, 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, he points out, is God’s agent on earth. Yet he is the least understood, least preached about, and least discussed member of the Trinity. That is sad, because without him, our spiritual lives will always become dry, mechanical, and a struggle. Too often, the body of Christ is divided into two sides. One side stresses the Word of God, separating itself from what it views as the emotional fanaticism often linked to those emphasizing the Holy Spirit. The other side is sometimes known for drifting into unbiblical manifestations and unorthodox teaching while attributing it all to the Spirit of God. But the Christianity we see in Scripture is both grounded in the Word and full of the Spirit. With stunning stories of how God is working in the lives of people and churches today and biblical teaching about the Holy Spirit, Jim Cymbala invites you to experience God in a fresh and vital way. Nothing else will change our prayer life, our study of God’s word, and our worship more than opening our hearts to the Spirit. 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.
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Summary
Reviewer Name : jackiec711 This is the second book written by Jim Cymbala that I have read. In his book, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, he chronicles his journey of becoming the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle choir. In this book, as he did in his first book, he relates the experiences he has had a he has pastored the congregation of this now famous church. Famopus because of its remembering and use of the power of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of serving, especially in prayer. Jim tells powerful stories of the work of the Holy Spirit within the congregation as well as stories of people being drawn to the church and experiencing the miracles of the power of the Holy Spirit. Jim cites scripture that tells us as believers how to access this power and use it to help others and advance the Kingdom work. It is an engaging book and with all the stories you just want to keep reading. this church is in a very poor area of New York City and the stories involve peole who are at the bottom. Reminds me of those that Jesus walked with. The worst of the worst. A multicultural, Hispanic and Black mainly. A pwerfulled read. I highly recommend it.