Acts of the Holy Spirit [Paperback]

Peter C. Wagner (Author), C. Peter Wagner (Author)

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Publication Date: December 2000

Acts of the Holy Spirit is C. Peter Wagner's complete commentary on the book of Acts. As the gospel began to spread to the world, the Early Church was confronted with spiritual and cultural barriers-strongholds-it had to overcome. The book of Acts describes how the first disciples of Christ learned to overcome spiritual and cultural resistance-a lesson vitally important for the Church today. As the goal of world evangelism is now tantalizingly within reach, the book of Acts stands as a biblical blueprint, showing how the Church can overcome these barriers to at last fulfill the Great Commission.

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About the Author

C. Peter Wagner is widely recognized as a leading authority in the fields of church growth and spiritual warfare. Wagner is cofounder of the World Prayer Center and is chancellor of the Wagner Institute in Colorado Springs. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books, including Apostles of the City, Churchquake! and Apostles and Prophets. Wagner and his wife, Doris, live in Colorado Springs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Gospel Light Publications; Revised edition (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830720413
• ISBN-13: 978-0830720415
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #667,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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C. Peter Wagner is widely recognized as a leading authority in the fields of church growth and spiritual warfare. Wagner is co-founder of the World Prayer Center and is chancellor of the Wagner Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books, including Churchquake! and Acts of the Holy Spirit. Peter Wagner and his wife, Doris, live in Colorado Springs.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Look at a Familiar Book, February 15, 2005

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Peter Roselle (Bernardsville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acts of the Holy Spirit (Paperback)

I use this as a textbook in a classroom to help new Christians understand the roots of the Christian faith as well as the nuances of evangelism and church growth. What's distinguishes this from traditional commentaries is the emphasis on missiology (missionary work and church planting) since so much of Peter Wagner's life experience centers on that subject. While the book is easy to read, it is not a shallow in depth. It will increase your awareness of how each segment of the early church was built with indigenous people - a pattern that is still working all over the world today.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why doesn't the Spirit of God move today like He did then?, April 21, 2002

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Andrew Edwin Jenkins (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acts of the Holy Spirit (Paperback)

Peter Wagner obviously writes this book from the perspective of "power evangelism." That will turn some people on, it will turn others off. Often, it seems that he allows that framework to guide the biblical text, rather than allow the text to guide his discussion/commentary. Yet, I would suggest that you read the book, anyway. He provides the forum for a discussion that needs to take place. Why don't people get healed today, as they used to in Scripture? Why don't we pray like we used to? What is the difference between how other nations handle missions, as opposed to how we do in the U.S., and could we not learn from them...? Such are some of the issues Wagner discusses. If you read this, two things...

1. Read it alongside MacArthur's Commentary on Acts 1-12, in which MacArthur seems to dismiss the idea that healing and power evangelism takes place, except in cases of theological excesses and misappropriation of Truth (see both commentaries comments on chapter 3:1f. with the lame man at the temple, for instance).

2. You will want to pick up another of Wagner's books on Prayer and Spiritual Warfare, because, again, much of what Wagner writes here seems to be filtered by those books, first, rather than the biblical text. (Then, again, we all bring our preconceptions to the table-- and he is very honest about them-- and they are definitely issues we need to wrestle with).