God's Spirit: The Antidote to Chaos
ISBN: 9781527108394To live well in this world, we need more than to just try harder. If we want lives that are marked by love, joy and peace, if we want to see goodness planted in the soil of our marriages and families, we need something we can't actually drum up from inside ourselves, however hard we try or how disciplined we become. The truth is, we need someone to come from outside of us to empower us to live the good life. The good life not on my terms but on God's terms. It is His world, and He wants us to live a certain way. But He doesn't just say try harder, He comes to us in the person of His Spirit, to enable us to grow into those people, to more closely resemble His Son, the Lord Jesus.
This book contains a reminder and a profound encouragement for the Christian. You have been given the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ and he is working these beautiful qualities in you. You have the resources you need at your disposal to live a life of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. God has gifted this to you through His Son, so look to him to grow and develop them in you, don't think they can be found anywhere else.
But also, alongside the encouragement for the Christian there is also an invitation to the whole world. Look at the qualities that God grows in those who put their faith in Him, isn't this the sort of life we are all trying to live? Isn't a life marked by these beautiful qualities what everyone is seeking? We look in all kinds of places to find it, we put ourselves under all kinds of stress trying to achieve it, and yet here is God offering it to us as a gift. Come and welcome to the good life.
Chapter Headings: Author: Reuben Hunter has been the pastor of Trinity West Church in West London for 9 years. He is married to Louisa and they have four children who keep him happily busy. Endorsements: … a hope-filled, honest guide to the Fruit of the Spirit that will both comfort and challenge you, whether you're a new shoot or seasoned oak. Pastoral wisdom abounds, simplistic answers pruned. A gem of a little book, at the same time wonderfully encouraging and profoundly challenging. … a counter-cultural call which offers not only transformation for us as individuals, but for our relationships, and for our society. Recommended. Reuben has given us a timely reminder that … God, by His Spirit, has given us everything we need to live fruitful lives that display the beauty of our Saviour to a world that so desperately needs to see it. Reuben Hunter writes as he preaches - with warm pastoral concern, keen cultural acumen and a dry sense of humour. This book on Galatians 5:22 is thoughtful, profound, practical and hopeful in a world where the fruit of the Spirit is so needed and in such short supply. I found it to an enormously helpful and encouraging book - thoughtful, biblical, practical, hopeful, accessible, and wise. It is an ideal resource for those looking to grow in godliness. … a beautiful exploration of how God conforms us to the image of His Son. Reuben's love for the God who works so deeply in His people and his love for the reader who needs to learn these truths afresh did me immense good and I'm sure it will you too. … allows divine truth to speak to human struggle, showing us how God's people are called and enabled to live counter-cultural lives before a watching world and to the glory of God. I highly recommend it.
The Spirit in a Time of Chaos
Love in a Time of Division
Joy in a Time of Anger
Peace in a Time of Discord
Patience in a Time of Instant Everything
Kindness and Goodness in a Time of Selfishness
Faithfulness in a Time of Pressure to Compromise
Gentleness in a Time of Harshness
Self-Control in a Time of Self-Obsession
--Jonty Rhodes, Minister, Christ Church Central, Leeds, UK
--Daniel Strange, College Director, Oak Hill Theological College, London
--Athole Rennie, Minister, Grace Church Leith, Edinburgh
--Philip Moore, Network Director, Acts 29 Europe and Pastor, Lagny, Paris
--Mike McKinley, Senior Pastor, Sterling Park Baptist Church, Virginia
--David Gibson, Assistant Minister, High Church, Hilton, Aberdeen
--Tony Merida, Pastor, Imago Dei Church, Raleigh, North Carolina and author of Love Your Church
Additional Information:
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 117 |
| Publisher: | Christian Focus Publications |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |