Ignited in the Lakeland Outpouring
Author : Stephen R. Strader
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Evangelists
ISBN : 9780982045824
Igniting Revival Fire Everyday
Author : Todd Smith
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 16,85 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0768457114
Book Description
Featuring powerful, Holy Spirit-filled entries by Top Revival Leaders, including: Randy Clark - John and Carol Arnott - Dr. Michael L. Brown - James W. Goll - Pastor John Kilpatrick - David Hogan - Ward Simpson Let your heart be ignited afresh for Awakening by some of the worlds top voices of revival! The nations are in an uproar. It seems like daily the world is plunging deeper and deeper into sin, crisis, and turmoil. Maybe this picture describes your life. Maybe youre feeling discouraged, hopeless, or just longing for something more in your life and something fresh in your walk with God. Be encouraged and lift up your head. Revival is at hand! Both the Bible and history remind us that some of the worlds darkest moments were divine setups for ground-shaking Holy Spirit outpourings. In this one-of-a-kind devotional, Pastor Todd Smith of the North Georgia Revival and pastor of Christ Fellowship Dawsonville, GA has assembled together leaders from many streamsboth the generals of revival and those whose names you may not know yet, but they are on the frontlines of global moves of God. Every entry will stir your faith to believe that you too can experience the fresh fire of revival in your life because each author writes from the place of authority. Theyve seen God move powerfully and want you to know that its possible for you to experience Him too! Featuring 70 powerful and inspirational mini-chapters, Igniting Revival Fire Everyday will surely ignite your heart daily to go deeper in your relationship with God, usher you into fresh encounters with the Holy Spirit, and radically inspire your faith to believe that revival is possible. In your city and nation. In your household and workplace. In your family, marriage, and among your children. In your own heart and walk with God!
The Assemblies of God
Author : Margaret M. Poloma
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814767842
Book Description
The Assemblies of God (AG) is the ninth largest American and the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, with over 50 million followers worldwide. The AG embraces a worldview of miracles and mystery that makes“supernatural” experiences, such as speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy, normal for Christian believers. Ever since it first organized in 1916, however, the “charismata” or “gifts of the Holy Spirit” have felt tension from institutional forces. Over the decades, vital charismatic experiences have been increasingly tamed by rituals, doctrine, and denominational structure. Yet the path towards institutionalization has not been clear-cut. New revivals and direct personal experience of God—the hallmarks of Pentecostalism—continue as an important part of the AG tradition, particularly in the growing number of ethnic congregations in the United States. The Assemblies of God draws on fresh, up-to-date research including quantitative surveys and interviews from twenty-two diverse Assemblies of God congregations to offer a new sociological portrait of the AG for the new millennium. The authors suggest that there is indeed a potential revitalization of the movement in the works within the context of the larger global Pentecostal upswing, and that this revitalization may be spurred by what the authors call “godly love:” the dynamic interaction between divine and human love that enlivens and expands benevolence. The volume provides a wealth of data about how the second-largest American Pentecostal denomination sees itself today, and suggests trends to illuminate where it is headed in the future.
Catch the Fire
Author : Michael Wilkinson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1609091566
Book Description
A recent phenomenon of charismatic renewal took place in Toronto in the mid-1990s. Commonly known as the "Toronto Blessing" and operated by the former Vineyard Church leaders John and Carol Arnott, the renewal was defined by reports of uncontrollable laughter, weeping, speaking in tongues, animal noises, and falling on the floor during worship. Sympathetic Christians embraced these practices while others who believed that this form of worship boarded on spectacle rejected them. By the end of the 1990s most people thought that the renewal was over. Yet, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the authors—a sociologist and a theologian—heard rumors that the Toronto church, now known as "Catch the Fire," was still holding mass meetings with upwards of 2,000 people in attendance. They also learned of an emerging practice of "soaking prayer," an adaption of Pentecostal-charismatic prayer that, participants and leaders claim, facilitates and expands the reception of divine love in order to give it away in acts of forgiveness, reconciliation, compassion, and benevolence. Soaking, the authors reveal, is a metaphor for practices like resting in the Spirit, prayer for spiritual gifts, healing, prophecy, impartation, and supports overall charismatic spirituality. Attending "Catch the Fire" conferences, churches, and house meetings in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, Wilkinson and Althouse observed first-hand how people soak, what it means to soak, and why soaking is considered an important practice among charismatics.
Testing Prayer
Author : Candy Gunther Brown
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,87 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0674069714
Book Description
When sickness strikes, people around the world pray for healing. Many of the faithful claim that prayer has cured them of blindness, deafness, and metastasized cancers, and some believe they have been resurrected from the dead. Can, and should, science test such claims? A number of scientists say no, concerned that empirical studies of prayer will be misused to advance religious agendas. And some religious practitioners agree with this restraint, worrying that scientific testing could undermine faith. In Candy Gunther Brown’s view, science cannot prove prayer’s healing power, but what scientists can and should do is study prayer’s measurable effects on health. If prayer produces benefits, even indirectly (and findings suggest that it does), then more careful attention to prayer practices could impact global health, particularly in places without access to conventional medicine. Drawing on data from Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians, Brown reverses a number of stereotypes about believers in faith-healing. Among them is the idea that poorer, less educated people are more likely to believe in the healing power of prayer and therefore less likely to see doctors. Brown finds instead that people across socioeconomic backgrounds use prayer alongside conventional medicine rather than as a substitute. Dissecting medical records from before and after prayer, surveys of prayer recipients, prospective clinical trials, and multiyear follow-up observations and interviews, she shows that the widespread perception of prayer’s healing power has demonstrable social effects, and that in some cases those effects produce improvements in health that can be scientifically verified.
Handbook of Megachurches
Author : Stephen J. Hunt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,74 MB
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004412921
Book Description
The megachurch is an exceptional recent religious trend, certainly within Christian spheres. Spreading from the USA, megachurches now reached reach different global contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives.
The Blueprints of Heaven
Author : Trevor Baker
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0768403944
Book Description
In this current season God is opening up a fresh awareness of the supernatural in the lives of believers. His desire is for us to be increasingly sensitive to the Holy Spirit and tuned into how he wants to cause Heaven to “spill out” on Earth. “The Blueprints of Heaven is sure to draw the reader into the same quest that Trevor has been on for his entire life in Christ: the quest for the heart of God. To read the pages of this book is to read the hunger written on the heart of a man passionate for more, and equally passionate to impart and equip.” -Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, Redding CA, USA. “Trevor Baker will whet your appetite for more of Jesus and an even greater move of the ‘Holy Spirit input generation’. There needs to be a warning label on this book: When read, believed and acted upon, the contents of this book will radically change your life!” -James W. Goll, Director, Prayer Storm, USA. “A dynamic read that gives every believer a road map into maturity in this season.” -Shawn Bolz, Senior Pastor of Expression58, USA. “Filled with truths and revelations to arm and equip you.” -Che Ahn, Senior Pastor, HRock Church, USA.
Counterfeit Kingdom
Author : Holly Pivec
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1087757509
Book Description
Is there a new reformation happening in the church? It depends on who you ask. The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a popular and fast-growing new movement of Christians who emphasize signs and wonders, and teach that God is giving new revelation through new apostles and prophets. But is this biblical Christianity? In Counterfeit Kingdom, apologists and NAR experts Holly Pivec and Douglas Geivett show how the NAR’s key tenets distort the gospel, twist the Scriptures, are influenced by New Age practices, and lead faithful Christians to shipwreck their faith. They also offer practical suggestions for readers who are already influenced by the NAR, curious about it, or concerned about loved ones who have been swept up in the movement. What used to be on the fringes of the church is now mainstream, and many are being influenced by it unaware. This book is a wake-up call.
Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 8 (2017)
Author : Michael Wilkinson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004344187
Book Description
The intersection of religion, ritual, emotion, globalization, migration, sexuality, gender, race, and class, is especially insightful for researching Pentecostal notions of the body. Pentecostalism is well known for overt bodily expressions that includes kinesthetic worship with emotive music and sustained acts of prayer. Among Pentecostals there is considerable debate about bodies, the role of the Holy Spirit, possession of evil spirits, deliverance, exorcism, revival, and healing of bodies and emotions. Pentecostalism is identified as a religion on the move and so bodies are transformed in the context of globalization. Pentecostalism is also associated with notions of sexuality, gender, race and class where bodies are often liberated and limited. This volume evaluates these themes associated with contemporary research on the body.
The Reality of the Supernatural World
Author : Todd Bentley
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0768498910
Book Description
God invites and wants to bring you into a heavenly experience with Him now, so that your life will be a prophetic message that carries supernatural substance. Revivalist Todd Bentley inspires you to develop a kingdom now mindset; by exploring the keys to tearing open the heavens in your life and ministry. As you read this book, you'll come under a powerful anointing to walk daily in the reality of the supernatural as a vessel for miracles, signs, and wonders. Even though this book is about the supernatural realm, the underlying theme is deeper intimacy with God. The Reality of the Supernatural World will inspire you to believe in a bigger God than you have ever known!
