Experiencing the Spirit: The Power of Pentecost Every Day

The first Christians “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6) shaking the gates of hell even in the face of severe persecution. The result: People all around “were filled with wonder and amazement” (Acts 3:10).

What can give Christians today the same impact?

God’s Holy Spirit is ready to answer that for us in an awesome way, as Henry Blackaby and his son Mel Blackaby make clear in Experiencing the Spirit.

You’ll see how the proof of the Spirit’s presence is our awareness of God’s personal assignments for us, plus our supernatural enablement to carry out those assignments.

You’ll find essential clarification on the difference between natural talents and spiritual gifts.

You’ll explore the dynamics of being filled with the Spirit through intimate relationship with Him, committed obedience, and radical departure from sin.

Instead of considering what you can do for God with your abilities and talents, you’ll be encouraged here to seek what God wants to do through you supernaturally by His Spirit, empowering you beyond your personal competence and capacities.

Release the Holy Spirit’s work at the very core of your experience of the Christian life – as He releases you to serve God as never before.

The first Christians turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6) shaking the gates of hell even in the face of severe persecution. The result: People all around were filled with wonder and amazement (Acts 3:10).What can give Christians today the same impact?

God's Holy Spirit is ready to answer that for us in an awesome way, as Henry Blackaby and his son Mel Blackaby make clear in Experiencing the Spirit. You'll see how the proof of the Spirit's presence is our awareness of God's personal assignments for us, plus our supernatural enablement to carry out those assignments.You'll find essential clarification on the difference between natural talents and spiritual gifts. You'll explore the dynamics of being filled with the Spirit through intimate relationship with Him, committed obedience, and radical departure from sin.

Instead of considering what you can do for God with your abilities and talents,

Dr. Henry Blackaby, president emeritus of Blackaby Ministries, is the author of more than a dozen books, including the bestselling classic, Experiencing God. He has spent his life in ministry, serving as a music director and as a senior pastor of churches in California and Canada. Today he provides consultative leadership on prayer for revival and spiritual awakening on a global level. He and his wife make their home in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Melvin Blackaby coauthored with his father, Henry, the Gold Medallion winner Experiencing God Together. He travels extensively as a conference speaker and serves as a senior pastor of Bow Valley Baptist Church in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. He and his wife and their three children live in Canada.

Introduction: God's exclamation point — The gift of the spirit in the heart and mind of God — Revealing the unknowable — The ever-present God — The gift of the spirit in the life of the Lord Jesus — Gifted to serve — His gift to give — The power of the spirit in the believer's experience — The gift of relationship — Shaped for service — God's best in your life — Talented or gifted? — From ordinary to extraordinary — Keeping the relationship alive — A life filled to the full — Complete surrender — Conclusion: Decide to receive — Study guide.