Books like Living Water: The Power of the Holy Spirit in Your Life

"Without the Spirit in its midst, the church would be nothing more than a social club or a service organization. But when the Spirit is given His proper place, the body of Christ becomes a dynamic force of change in a sick and dying world." (Chuck Smith, Living Water: The Power of the Holy Spirit in Your Life, Page 59)The author begins by showing us where in the Godhead the Holy Spirit belongs and how He operates as the third person of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He then explains how Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to those who would believe on Him, that they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, whom the world could not receive. This Spirit would lead and guide believers into all truth. Also, that the Spirit would empower believers to be Christ's witness in all the world. Next, the author takes you through the various gifts and ministries that the Holy Spirit distributes to the Body of Christ: The word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, the gifts of healings, the gift of tongues, the gift of interpretation in tongues...He then explains how all the gifts of the Spirit mean nothing if not used in love and how the Holy Spirit was sent to us to conform us into the image of Christ and to share the love of the Father, agape love, with the world.A balanced view of the Holy Spirit, but by no means exhaustive. Many of the gifts of the Spirit are not expounded upon and I sensed a little bit of doubt from the author of the Holy Spirit's power at work today and the potential of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer.