Practicing the Power Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life [Paperback]

I am an elder in a church that engages with God in genuine worship,seeks maturity through dynamic preaching, loves compassionately incommunity, expresses mercy to the disenfranchised, and multipliesthrough intentional missionality. Thankful for Gods many blessings,we long for more of his grace, especially through an outpouring of theSpirits gifts. But how can our church experience this renewing power?It seems Sam Storms wrote this book to guide our church in this quest. Ithink it is for your church too! -- Gregg R. Allison, Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySam has written an immensely practical book on the gifts of the Spiritthat will help anyone who longs to experience the Holy Spirits gifts andsee those gifts meaningfully integrated into the life of their church. -- Jack Deere, former professor of Old Testament Exegesis at Dallas Seminary; pastorSam Storms has done it again. This book combines sound theology withinspiring personal examples, together with practical ways to express thecompassion of Jesus to others by partnering with him in spiritual gifts.Sam successfully demystifies what it means to obey the apostle Paulsinjunction to earnestly desire spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:31; 14:1). I highlyrecommend this book for anyone seeking to grow in this dimension ofthe grace of God, and especially pastors seeking to lead their flock intoa deeper experience as empowered evangelicals who want all that Jesusprovides for us. -- Mike Bickle, International House of Prayer of Kansas City

The Bible teaches us that we are to be filled with God's Spirit and that God's presence and grace is manifested among his people as they serve, love, and minister to one another. Yet some of the gifts that God offers to his people aren't commonly seen in many churches today. Gifts of prophecy, healing, tongues, and other supernatural gifts of God seem to be absent, and many Christians are unsure how to cultivate an atmosphere where God'l#µ