Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

by Francis Chan

The light of the American church is flickering and nearly extinguished, having largely sold out to the kingdoms and values of this world.

As believers, we ought to experience this same kind of astonishment when the Holy Spirit enters our bodies. We should be stunned in disbelief over becoming a “new creation” with the Spirit living in us. As the caterpillar finds its new ability to fly, we should be thrilled over our Spirit-empowered ability to live differently and faithfully.

There is a huge difference between believing what God has promised and praying for things you’d like to be true.

Where the Spirit is, there is freedom, not bondage or slavery. In our world that is plagued with death, this is a profound truth that points to real hope

Amen, media is the main perpetrator of this plague of death.

Let’s pray that God would empower us so radically that we would get no glory. That people would see our works and glorify God.

Mission statement of my life

Miracles are never an end in themselves; they are always a means to point to and accomplish something greater.

Ask Him to supernaturally enable you to love Him and others. And let’s trust Him to display miracles for His glory, in His time, and in His way.

Esther Ahn Kim’s biography is among the most powerful testimonies I have ever read.

This book is not available my public libraries (24 counties in all), nor any credible Christian books for that matter. No longer can public libraries be trusted for objective materials. All agenda pushing especially upon children.

It’s much less demanding to think about God’s will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes. It’s safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.

believe part of the desire to “know God’s will for my life” is birthed in fear and results in paralysis.

this is exactly what I see: a lot of people who have added Jesus to their lives. People who have, in a sense, asked Him to join them on their life journey, to follow them wherever they feel they should go, rather than following Him as we are commanded.

“Sweet Jesus, You are the best thing that has ever happened to me! I want to turn from all the sin and selfishness that rules me. I want to let it go and walk with You. Only You.

Only you and not of the world