"When we forget about the Holy Spirit, we forget about God!"
Kent will be focusing on this book - available in your Connection Bookstore NOW! Only $11.99 - and on the Holy Spirit.
When I first heard about the Holy Spirit, it was Pastor Kent who preached something like this: “On a corner, somewhere, one day there was the Father, Son and Holy Spirit…and you were there.” Wow, that really fired me up. I wanted to know who was this Holy Spirit? Did I have Him living in me, too? Was he accessible to me? Then Pastor Bill spoke one Sunday morning and he said, “The Holy Spirit knows everything!” Now that got me thinking…hmmmm….you mean I can call on the Holy Spirit for answers? You betcha!!!
Now Francis Chan brings truth to us in “Forgotten God: Reversing our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit.” He brings truth through the scriptures. But we all know our Christian life is only made full by the revelation we receive from reading scripture. After all, the Holy Spirit wrote the Bible, now didn’t He?
I heard about the Holy Ghost in the Methodist church. Didn’t have a clue who that was. I know it was part of the Holy Trinity, but what did I know about it? Was it accessible to me? Was it scary? Would He see things in me that I didn’t want anyone else to see? Now I know that transparency is the key to letting go of your garbage; the Holy Spirit will show you - gently - what you need to dump!
Chan says, “Reading this book probably won’t be easy. No matter what religious tradition you come from, you likely carry baggage and harbor stereotypes when it comes to the Holy Spirit. It’s going to require laying aside your baggage and stereotypes so you can be open to what God wants to teach you."
Learn more about how the Holy Spirit moves and God gets all the glory. How much evidence of the Holy Spirit do you see in your church? Think about it.
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