Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2018
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Publisher's Description
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • A Classic of Spiritual Transformation and Church Revitalization. What can the Holy Spirit do when believers get serious about prayer and the gospel? For anyone seeking to live at the center of God's purposes, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire points the way to new spiritual vitality in the church and in your own life. God moves in life-changing ways—calling us back from spiritual dead ends, apathy, and lukewarm religion—when we set aside our own agendas, take him at his word, and listen for his voice. Pastor Jim Cymbala knows this from personal experience. Back in the early 1970s his own church, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, was a struggling congregation of twenty. Then they began to pray…to really pray. Then God began to move, and street-hardened lives by the hundreds were changed with the love of Christ. Today, the Brooklyn Tabernacle is nearly ten thousand strong. In this twentieth anniversary edition, Cymbala updates the classic stories, including that of his own daughter. You’ll learn how the church has grown and how God helped his people through difficult changes, financial challenges, and dramatic encounters. Cymbala extends his own story outward in order to show how God continues to reshape the life stories of so many people who encounter Christ and the power of the gospel. This is a message of hope and transformation that continues right into your own stories, shaping and changing you through the power of the Holy Spirit. Also available in Spanish, Fuego vivo, viento fresco.
Endorsements (5)
“I was only twenty-two years old when I first read Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Still, two decades later, I remember the experience I had with God in these pages. Pastor Cymbala’s authentic wisdom beckoned me to a deeper experience with God and a higher expectation of my life in Him. My soul became dissatisfied with mundane Christianity and something that was asleep within me was roused. In short, this book changed my life. That is why I know for a fact that it will change yours. Don’t just read it. Savor every word. If I was asked to suggest one book to every Christian in America, it would be Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. A gutsy, heart-pounding, faith-rescuing underdog story about a church that should have died but found hope through prayer. This book has been an inspiration to me personally and made me want with all my heart to spread the life-changing gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ. This is an important book for all whose Christianity has become still and sterile. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire signals that God is at work in our day and that he wishes to be at work in our lives. DR. JOSEPH M. STOWELL The Brooklyn Tabernacle is truly following the example of the New Testament church. This deeply moving book calls churches back to the Word of God and prayer and away from the cheap substitutes that are so popular today.”
“Lovingly but forcefully, Jim Cymbala calls us, the Church, to look in the mirror, to repent of all our futile attempts to do the work of the Holy Spirit, and to get back on our knees where we belong. Only then will God supernaturally move to accomplish His plan for our ministries and lives. Jim and Carol Cymbala have to be two of God’s most trusted servants. How like God to perform the miracles that have become the Brooklyn Tabernacle, using a kid who grew up in the neighborhood. Jim Cymbala’s voice is worth everyone hearing. He has a passion and a purity that brings force and clarity to the grand old gospel—bringing it alive with contemporary vitality and beauty.”
“There are relatively few churches that have a heart for the lost and for the inner city; Jim Cymbala and the Brooklyn Tabernacle are one of the few. They have allowed the Holy Spirit to use them to breathe fresh life into seemingly hopeless lives.”
“It is without question that God has placed his hand on Pastor Jim Cymbala in the raising up of a great inner-city ministry, the Brooklyn Tabernacle. This church, under his leadership, serves as a model and an inspiration for so many across America. It has been their dependence upon the enabling of the Holy Spirit and the emphasis upon prayer that has brought this about.”
“If you ever have the chance to visit Pastor Cymbala’s church, do not miss it. If you can’t go, you must read Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. The remarkable story of this great church and its dynamic Spirit-filled pastor will bring fresh wind and fresh fire into your life.”
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