Deere, a former Dallas Seminary professor and skeptic of miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit, provides a strong biblical defense for the Spirit\'s speaking and healing ministries today.
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..
Introduces the newest literature defending and explaining the gifts of the Spirit.
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.
Tells documented stories of modern miracles and encounters with demonic powers.
Offers sound advice on Discovering and using spiritual gifts in church.
In it, he: Explains the nature of spiritual gifts, defining each of them.
This book is for those familiar with Deere\'s work and for newcomers alike.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He describes several reliable cases of people who were miraculously healed or who heard God speak in an unmistakable way, and he gives sound advice for using spiritual gifts in church.
Deere, a former Dallas Seminary professor and skeptic of miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit, provides a strong biblical defense for the Spirit\'s speaking and healing ministries today
