Thursday, July 12, 2012

Word Spirit Power: What Happens When They Are Married?


On one side stand the routine, the boring, the old-fashioned. On the other side stand the sign-seekers, the flash of lights, the smoke, always pushing for a new experience, a new high. What would happen if the two sides were to meet?

Word Spirit Power, What Happens When You Seek All God Has to Offer brings this meeting of the two sides to forefront. The book is a composite work of three authors, R.T. Kendall, Charles Carrin, and Jack Taylor.

WORD PLUS SPIRIT EQUALS POWER

Word Spirit Power, What Happens When You Seek All God Has to Offer is written in three parts, each author presenting his part. Each author begins his part sharing his personal testimony then moving into their chosen topic. All three of the authors have tremendous experience in the Word.

R.T. Kendall introduces the concept of a remarriage of the Word and the Spirit. He concludes his portion of the book with an exciting revisit to the coming of Isaac.

Jack Taylor brings to the book both insight and experience in the second part, Spirit. He laces his testimony throughout his portion of the work.

Charles Carrin brings to us the result of the remarriage of the Word and the Spirit in his part of the book, Power. He opens with his testimony of being transformed by the power of the Spirit. He weaves his testimony throughout his portion of the book.

WHAT WORD SPIRIT POWER DOES FOR ME

Though I do have doctrinal differences as an Apostolic Pentecostal, I must agree it is time for a remarriage of the Word and the Spirit. I really like R.T. Kendall's work in Isaac Is Coming. There is truly going to be an outpouring of the Spirit. The second coming of Christ is the promise. But before Christ returns, he will make ready a bride prepared to meet him. This requires the moving of the Spirit. If we are the generation to see the return of Christ, we are the generation which will see the outpouring of the Spirit.

Word Spirit Power, What Happens When You Seek All God Has to Offer is a call to action for me. It goes beyond belief and acceptance. Even the apostle Peter writes of the angels desiring to look into these things (1Peter 1:12). Part Three, Power, by Charles Carrin is an exciting way to end a book! I read his portion from start to finish in one sitting as I could not put it down.

YOU HAVE NOW BEEN EXPOSED

"You have now been exposed" are the first five words of the conclusion of Word Spirit Power, What Happens When You Seek All God Has to Offer by R.T. Kendall. Even though I have doctrinal differences, Word plus Spirit equals power! I recommend this book to any interested in the work and the power of the Holy Spirit of God.

I received this book free from  Chosen Books . I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

GLOBEQUAKE By Wallace Henley: A Review


EARTHQUAKE OR GLOBEQUAKE?

Call it the Great Recession. Wars; Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, now Syria. Rogue nations obtaining nuclear weaponry. A divided America? Record-breaking heat coupled with severe storms. What on earth is going on? Is it the rumbling of a regional earthquake? Could it be a globequake?

Wallace Henley uses these issues and more to make the case that we can live in an unshakeable kingdom in his book Globequake, Living In the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart.

STANDING FIRM IN THE GLOBEQUAKE

Globequake, Living In the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart gets to the heart of the shaking of our world. It provides only one reason for globequake: the centrality of God. The lack of being God-centered is examined along with the blessed hope we possess in being God-centered.

Wallace Henley presents us with the concept of spheres in which we operate. We are to be ambassadors for Christ in each of these spheres in which we function. The spheres are:
  • The sphere of person
  • The sphere of church
  • The sphere of family
  • The sphere of education
  • The sphere of governance
  • The sphere of business-marketplace

Globequake, Living In the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart is not a book of gloom and doom. Wallace Henley offers rays of hope in the midst of darkness. He offers knowledge of stability in the midst of chaos.

WHATEVER CAN BE SHAKEN WILL BE SHAKEN

Wallace Henley presents a tremendous amount of information as to the shaking of our world. He goes into great depth explaining what globequakes are and what causes them. He goes to great lengths detailing how we can obtain stability and strength to stand firm while everything around us shakes. The wealth of information is presented in a progressive manner.

Globequake, Living In the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart is a little difficult to read at times, somewhat like a textbook. Some concepts are readily understood while others require thinking time to fully comprehend them. The book is at times interesting and at times a little boring like a textbook. I do like the underlying theme which runs throughout the entire book. That is the truth of maintaining Jesus Christ at the center or core of everything we are and do.

WHAT NOW?

The bottom line is that we must maintain our focus upon the Lord Jesus Christ. We must be kingdom-minded always. The world around us will shake and it will fall. If all we see is the shaking and the falling we will shake and fall with it.

Though I find Globequake, Living In the Unshakeable Kingdom While the World Falls Apart interesting, I cannot recommend it as a "must read" kind of book.

I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."