Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit
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Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit

Discovering How God Speaks and Heals Today

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eBook - ePub

Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit

Discovering How God Speaks and Heals Today

About this book

In his classic Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, Jack Deere looked at the reason why many Christians (including himself at the time) struggle to believe in miraculous gifts, and he provided a groundbreaking biblical defense of the Holy Spirit's speaking and healing activities today.

In Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, the former Dallas Seminary professor revisits his earlier subject matter with fresh insight and even stronger conviction: the Scriptures teach that God is healing and speaking today just as he did 2,000 years ago.

Having almost entirely rewritten Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, this new edition comes at a time when the theological landscape has dramatically changed, and most evangelicals do believe in all the gifts of the Spirit. But many of us are still unsure how to understand those gifts, and there is much confusion today on what it means to be filled with the Spirit.

This book is for those familiar with Deere's work and for newcomers alike. In it, he:

  • Explains the nature of spiritual gifts, defining each of them.
  • Offers sound advice on discovering and using spiritual gifts in church.
  • Tells documented stories of modern miracles and encounters with demonic powers.
  • Examines the New Testament use of the phrase "filled with the Spirit" to show why and how God still fills his servants with the Holy Spirit.
  • Introduces the newest literature defending and explaining the gifts of the Spirit.

With the care of a scholar and the passion of personal experience, this new edition builds upon the legacy of Surprised by the Power of the Spirit and the profound impact it's had among Christians of many traditions.

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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9780310108139
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Denominations

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. 1. From Professor to Healer
  7. 2. The Power of a Credible Witness
  8. 3. A Demon Comes to Church
  9. 4. John Wimber
  10. 5. Modern Miracles
  11. 6. The Real Reason Christians Do Not Believe In Miracles
  12. 7. The Miracles of the Lord
  13. 8. The Healing Ministry of the Apostles
  14. 9. John Calvin Formulates Cessationism
  15. 10. Conyers Middleton Formulates the Historical Criticism of Miracles
  16. 11. B. B. Warfield Produces the Final Form of Cessationism
  17. 12. Conclusions Regarding Cessationist Arguments
  18. 13. Why God Heals
  19. 14. Unbelief
  20. 15. Healing Faith
  21. 16. Demonization
  22. 17. Demonic Inroads
  23. 18. Filled With the Spirit In the Gospel of Luke
  24. 19. Filled With the Spirit In Acts
  25. 20. Full of the Spirit In Luke and Acts
  26. 21. Physical Manifestations
  27. 22. Abuses
  28. 23. The Gift of Teaching
  29. 24. Cultivating the Spiritual Gifts
  30. 25. Eternal Rewards
  31. 26. Hearing the Voice of God
  32. Appendix 1: The Individual Gifts of the Spirit
  33. Appendix 2: More Reasons Why God Heals and Works Miracles
  34. Appendix 3: The Universal Distribution of Spiritual Gifts
  35. Appendix 4: Were There Only Three Periods of Miracles?
  36. Appendix 5: New Testament Teaching About Demons