The message of the Holy Spirit
Subtitle: the spirit of encounter
By: Keith Warrington
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780830824113
Description: "A cursory reading of the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, would lead to some unfortunate conclusions: the Holy Spirit acts only intermittently, always fleetingly, in the lives of only important people, never the everyday earnest follower of God. Such a seemingly aloof Spirit would hardly inspire devotion, barely even pique our scholarly interest. But the story of the Holy Spirit is epic, stretching from the Bible's earliest pages to its last breath. And when Jesus left his disciples and went to heaven, he gave the best gift he could--the Holy Spirit--knowing that he will be our dynamic guide and partner as we seek to live as Gods people. In this practical, biblically based exploration of the person and activity of the Spirit, Keith Warrington encourages believers to recognize that the same Spirit seeks to encounter us and desires that we encounter him." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Who is the Holy Spirit and what is He like? (1 Samuel 6:11-13; Matthew 3:11-16;; title: Acts 2:2); title: The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament; title: The Holy Spirit is the energiser of all creation (Genesis 1:1?3); title: The Holy Spirit works wonders through weak people (Judges 3:7-11; 6:24; 8:28;; title: 11:1-40; 13:25; 15:15); title: The Holy Spirit in the Gospels; title: The Holy Spirit and proclamation (Luke 1:41-69; 2:25-35); title: The Holy Spirit authenticates Jesus (luke 1:35; 3:22; 4:1-15); title: The Holy Spirit commissions Jesus (Luke 4:16-30; 12:8-12); title: The Holy Spirit and salvation (John 3:1-10; 4:7-26; 7:37, 39); title: The Holy Spirit is the paraclete (John 14:12-17; 15:26; 16:7, 13-15); title: The Holy Spirit convicts unbelievers (John 16:1-11); title: The Holy Spirit in the book of Acts; title: The Holy Spirit and evangelism (Acts 1:8; 4:1-31; 6:8; 7:60; 13:4-12); title: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-12); title: The Holy Spirit guides believers (Acts 5:3-9; 8:29-40; 19-23; 11:12-15;13:2-4; 16:6-10); title: The Holy Spirit in the Epistles; title: The Holy Spirit opposes the flesh and affirms believers (Romans 8:1-13, 14-23; 26-27); title: The Holy Spirit provides gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4-13; Romans 12:6-8); title: The Holy Spirit and transformation (Galatians 5:16; 6:2); title: The Holy Spirit seals and guarantees believers (Ephesians 1:3-14); title: The Holy Spirit provides access to God (Ephesians 2:11-22); title: The Holy Spirit and unity (Ephesians 4:1-16, 25-32); title: Be filled with the spirit (Ephesians 5:18; 6:8).