While not endorsing what they consider to be the excesses of Pentecostalism, the charismatic movement, and the Third Wave, Sawyer and Wallace have embraced what they have tentatively called pneumatic Christianity. They contend that the way much of evangelical cessationism has developed is reactionary and reductionistic. Rather than focus upon scriptural images of the Holy Spirit as a presence deep within the soul of the believer, many cessationists have reactively denied experience in opposition to the Pentecostal overemphasis upon experience, which at times supplanted the revealed truth of scripture.

Are you afraid of the Holy Ghost? Do you know someone who is? If so, this powerful book is for you! Who's Afraid of the Holy Ghost contains over 150 questions and answers regarding the Holy Spirit including: Who is the Holy Spirit? Why do I need the Holy Spirit? What is "speaking in tongues"? What does it mean to be "Spirit filled"? What are the "Gifts of the Spirit"? What is "Holy Spirit baptism"? Many Christians view the Holy Spirit as some mysterious entity. They don't understand Him and therefore don't accept Him. This book is written in a simple, easy to read format with solid Scriptural support. It's great for new Christians, mature Christians, and even skeptics! Every Pastor and Teacher should have this book as a resource. It's the perfect resource for anyone desiring a closer walk with the Holy Spirit. Steve Williamson is an ordained minister and the founder of Mighty Wind Ministries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A & M University, and a Master of Science degree from Southern Methodist University. Steve and his wife, Robin have been married for over 25 years and are the parents of three wonderful children. God placed a vision in Steve's heart to "Share the Secret of the Spirit" to the world. Mighty Wind Ministries was birthed to fulfill this vision through teaching others about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Steve is an anointed teacher with a heart for God and a love for people. As many will testify, he has a special gift for sharing the Holy Spirit. His warm, relaxed style helps make even the deepest subjects easy to understand. Through his ministry, many people have come to know the power of the Holy Spirit. In addition to speaking engagements, he serves as a Worship Minister and Elder at West Houston Christian Center in Houston, Texas.

Pentecostal/charismatic movements present one of the most popular, fastest-growing religious movements within contemporary Christianity. The fluid, elastic nature of the phenomenon - particularly in its influence on mainstream Christianity - renders a consideration of a distinctively Pentecostal identity more and more enigmatic. Who is Afraid of the Holy Ghost? addresses this problem, filling a significant gap in the information, interpretation and analysis of Pentecostalism in Africa and on the global religious scene.

The Holy Spirit is often portrayed as something "weird." But the Bible makes it clear that the Spirit is not something. He is someone-a Person who has promised to never leave your side. John Bevere invites you into a personal discovery of the most ignored and misunderstood Person in the Church: the Holy Spirit.

“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

How do we hear from God and discern His will when it’s time to make big decisions? Terry Looper shares a four-step process for doing just that - a process he has learned and refined over thirty years as a Christian entrepreneur and founder of a multi-billion dollar company. At just thirty-six years old, Terry Looper was a successful Christian businessman who thought he had it all—until managing all he had led to a devastating burnout. Wealthy beyond his wildest dreams but miserable beyond belief, Terry experienced a radical transformation when he discovered how to align himself with God’s will in the years following his crash and burn. Sacred Pace is a four-step process that helps Christians in all walks of life learn how to slow down their decision-making under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, sift through their surface desires and sinful patterns in order to receive clear, peace-filled answers from the Lord, gain the confident assurance that God’s answers are His way of fulfilling the true desires he has placed in their hearts, and grow closer to the One who loves them most and knows them best. Sacred Pace is not another example of name-it-and-claim-it materialism in disguise. Instead, it walks Christians through the sometimes-painful process of “dying to self” in their decisions, both big and small, so that they desire God’s will more than their own.