Rebuilding the Altar: A Bold Call for a Fresh Encounter With God

by Pat Schatzline, Karen Schatzline

The Holy Spirit has become a stranger.   Many long for a closer walk with God, but He seems far away. They go to church. They read the Bible. But they don’t experience His presence. Why? Because many have forsaken the altar—the place where God is found. When we truly encounter Him again, the light and power of God will flow to our homes, then to our houses of worship, then to the nation, and we will never be the same.   In Rebuilding the Altar authors Pat and Karen Schatzline passionately challenge you to return to the altar. You see, the altar is not just a physical location or an instrument in a church or synagogue. Through Christ we can experience a daily encounter with Jesus, who became our altar. We must declare this truth to the deceived. We must raise a standard of holiness and no compromise. We must bring hope to the hurting.   It’s time for change. It’s time to return to the altar...and encounter God.

Genres: Nonfiction

241 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2017

Reviews

[Sharon Mariampillai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Read

I received a copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

This was an incredible read. I have had this book on my Netgalley shelf and finally read it. This book is an ever-encouraging book about how we as Christians must sacrifice our own ways for God's. The altar is the place where we go to enter into His presence and sacrifice ourselves to be renewed by Him. It is at the altar that we repent, sacrifice, and surrender to the power and fire of the Holy Spirit. I thought this book was inspiring because it motivates me to be more active and present with God and build my relationship with him. I am very happy that I got to read this book. It has changed my outlook. God created us to be His ambassadors and His children. Overall, an amazing read.

[Brian McBride · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Christian needs to read this book. In America, the Christian Church has drifted so far away from what the presence of Jesus is all about. It isn’t about good feelings or even miracles, signs, and wonders (though, that is a part of it.) the presence of Jesus is about the altar, that place of conviction, repentance, hunger, desperation, sacrifice, surrender, and the all-consuming fire of the Holy Spirit. This book is a call to begin to rebuild that altar place in our lives, homes, churches, and nation. If you’re desperate for a shift in your faith life, READ THIS BOOK.

[Aynne Cynar · Rating 5 out of 5]

We need alteration!

Our modern church has allowed too much world inside. In many churches, a worship service is hard to differentiate between a Saturday night honky-tonk. Praise can certainly be exuberant but reverence seems to be a lost practice. Just like personal holiness... Pat and Karen connect the dots and lead to the solution.

[Eve Lyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are not satisfied with your Christianity, if you feel like there is something more that God has in His store, if you are desperate for something greater, then I will totally recommend this book for you.

The desire to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus and not to be settle down with your current life is from God. He calls you for something deeper and greater. And you can only understand your calling in His Altar.

Pat and Karen Schatzline will challenge you as they have challenged me in their entire book, how to go back to His Altar. His Altar is a place of an encounter, a place where God has used to bring life out of death, and yet God’s altar is always about a sacrifice. Where we have to lay down all of our life, our heart and our dreams. But the end of myself is always the beginning of God.

This book will help you to go through your journey to find God's heart about His Altar.

[Michelle Kidwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rebuilding the Altar

A Bold Call for a Fresh Encounter With God
by Pat and Karen Schatzline

Charisma House

Christian , Religion & Spirituality

Pub Date 01 Aug 2017

I am voluntarily reading Rebuilding the Altar through Charisma House and Netgalley:

Many of us desire a closer walk with Jesus, but he seems so far away. We read the Bible, go to church but we neglect the altar.

This book asks some important questions, are churches on the cutting edge of technology, keeping true to the Word?

In this book Pat and Karen Schalzine encourage us to return to the altar, not the Physical altar found in churches or synagogues but through a daily encounter with Christ, is where we can find the altar on a daily basis.

I give Rebuilding the Altar five out of five stars.

Happy Reading.

[Vnunez-Ms_luv2read · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful, powerful book. What a blessing. Wonderful book if one desires a closer walk with our Heavenly Father. We go to church, read the bible, try to live a Godly life but at times we may feel that we are falling short.. This book will help with those feelings. Read this book and meet God at the altar. Outstanding book. I will be gifting this book to family and friend. Thanks to NetGally, the authors and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.