Transforming Presence by Daniel Henderson

This informative book about the Holy Spirit reveals many assumptions we as Christians have made about the Holy Spirit. Reading this book challenged me to examine my own beliefs and to revise them where I sometimes viewed the Holy Spirit as an outside force and not an indwelling person. Examining Scripture revealed 10 practices for a new experience of the Holy Spirit which include: Evaluating your own assumptions about the Holy Spirit; Living in the power of the New Covenant; Pursuing the Indwelling Person; Worshiping like you are the House of the Lord; Experiencing the God who already showed up; Seeking a filling not a falling; Filtering the message in the music; Enjoying the gift of Biblical emotion; and Maximizing your New Covenant life plan.

A section included in the back of the book addresses the topic of revival and another section lists a New Covenant Worship vocabulary. All is all, this is a very inspiring book and one I intend to go back and study again.

I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this honest review.  

Old Paths, New Power by Daniel Henderson

Although this book is mainly for pastors, anyone who is in a church leadership position can benefit by reading this book. Daniel Henderson makes the case that the early church leaders knew that ministry was received not achieved. Their understanding was not that they had to reach the world for Christ, but rather Christ was ready to use them to reach the world.

Sections in the book include Christ’s Sufficiency in the Old Paths; Praying Leaders and the Sufficiency of God’s Spirit; Preaching Leaders and the Sufficiency of the Truth of God; and Faithful Leaders and the Hope of an Awakening of God.

The emphasis in the book is about getting back to the basics through prayer and the proclamation of God’s Word.

I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this honest review.