Disciplines of the Holy Spirit: How to Connect to the Spirit's Power and Presence

By Douglas Gregg, Siang-Yang Tan, Douglas H. Gregg, et al.

Book Overview

Connect with the life-changing ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Disciples of the Holy Spirit shows how a dynamic, close walk with God can be yours each day through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. As the energizer of your faith, the Spirit wants to bring you into a transforming communion with Christ. He wants to empower you to love your enemies, live without fear, and give generously out of an inner abundance. Your part? Simply yielding to him through the following spiritual disciplines:

Solitude--helping you draw near to God for spiritual growth and vigorSurrender--helping you surrender to God's will and purpose for your life, preparing you for effective ministryService--helping you move into fellowship with others and partnership with God in reaching a broken world

As you practice the spiritual disciplines, your concept of what it means to be a Christian will acquire a new, life-changing dimension. You'll grow closer to Jesus--and your life will increasingly reflect the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

"Dr. Tan always has something worthwhile to say. His passion for people, life, and God, combined with his extensive professional knowledge make this book an important read." - Larry Crabb Jr., PhD, counselor and bestselling author

"A passionate, fresh guide for how Christians can grow in Christ through the traditional spiritual disciplines. Believers of differing theological backgrounds will find encouragement and wisdom." - Stanton L. Jones, PhD, author of the God's Design for Sex book series

Dr. Siang-Yang Tan is senior pastor of First Evangelical Church in Glendale, California. He is also associate professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, a licensed psychologist, and the author of Lay Counseling: Equipping Christians for a Helping Ministry. He lives in Arcadia, California.

Dr. Douglas Gregg is former director of the Office of Christian Community at Fuller Theological Seminary and a training specialist with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He is the coauthor of Inner Healing: A Handbook for Helping Yourself & Others and lives in Los Angeles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310205158
• ISBN13: 9780310205159
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Are you seeking to be closer to the Holy Spirit??

If you are seeking growth in your spirtual walk with Christ this is the book for you. This book will teach you how to grow closer to Christ through the Holy Spirit. You will become a more dynamic Christian. This is the best book I have ever read and I believe that it was inspired by God.

GREAT COMBINATION OF SPIRIT AND DISCIPLINE

I read this book over the course of a week and thoroughly delved into it, not so much because its words were profound, but because the authors do a great job of helping the reader understand what it takes to walk in the Spirit daily. They discuss basic disciplines like prayer, bible study, fellowship, witnessing, solitude, and sacrifice and help the reader understand how each discipline draws us to the Holy Spirit. They also explain how to balance our role in drawing near to God and the Spirit's role in empowering us for God's glory so that we can lose more of ourselves and become like Christ. We are going to use this book in our Christian small group study. I would highly recommend it to all who are serious about yielding to the Spirit consistently and pursuing all of your resources in Christ! FIVE STARS!!

Excellent guide to intimacy with God thru the Holy Spirit

I had been struggling in my communion and fellowship with God lately, and had been searching for my way back to intimacy with Him. I discovered this book and began to browse, and discovered it was what I was looking for. Not only does the book describe the spiritual disciplines, but it gives you practical steps and suggestions, through the disciplines, to lead you into a life of walking in the Spirit day by day. It is not academic or theoretical, nor is it philosophical. I've only had the book a couple of hours, and I'm already excited! I recommend this book to all who are seeking true fellowship and intimacy with God through the Holy Spirit.