Forgotten God by Francis Chan (Book Review)
Forgotten God by Francis Chan
The Father, The Son, and The Other One. How many times do we end our prayers with the Trinitarian Godhead and yet we almost always seem to have forgotten this third person altogether? We talk about the Holy Spirit all the time. Our pastors preach about Him. We boast about knowing all the doctrines pertaining to Him. But, has there been a time in our lives when we experience His presence, move, and work in and through us?
The Forgotten God can be considered as a sequel to Francis Chan’s bestselling Christian book, Crazy Love published by David C. Cook Publishing. If Crazy Love has impacted your walk with God and drawn you into an intimate relationship with Him, the Forgotten God will push you one step further into a life characterized by power and fruit emanating from the Counselor, Jesus promised to leave us with. View the following YouTube
This breakthrough author walks his talk. Being a senior pastor of a mega-church like The Cornerstone Church in California did not cause him to forget the poor, oppressed, and lost. In fact, he donated his Crazy Love royalties to Children’s Hunger Fund. There is a sense of sincerity in his writings and preachings and a sense of urgency in his message. Reading The Forgotten God will wake you up that God does not need an entertaining service, bombastic preaching, and award-winning music but a church that manifests the power of this Forgotten God through a transformed life.
This Christian book that also comes with a Christian DVD is replete with stories, testimonies and end-of-chapter biographies of people who led the Spirit-filled life illustrating the chapter topic. The seven chapters spanning 208 pages include:
1- I’ve Got Jesus. Why Do I Need The Spirit
2- What Are You Afraid Of?
3- Theology Of The Holy Spirit 101
4- Why Do You Want Him
5- A Real Relationship
6- Forget About His Will For Your Life
7- The Supernatural Church
Its subtitle, Reversing Our Tragic Neglect Of The Holy Spirit, is the thesis of this book. According to him, this is not a book that bashes the church. He wants to remind us that it is not about us. God wants us to take the focus off of us. But, God has given us the Holy Spirit to become true and living witnesses for Christ and because of that we are an amazingly powerful person. He added that the Holy Spirit makes Christian life possible.
Do you want that kind of life? I do.
The Forgotten God and other Christian books are available in our Christian book store or wherever books are sold.
About the author: Haydee
I have a passion to love God above all else. It is my desire to worship Him and to serve Him for the rest of my life. He is my first love. In Him, I live and move and have my being. I am His child, His treasured possession and His ambassador to reach souls for His kingdom. I am currently the Book Reviewer for CBB and in-charge of CBB book marketing here. God called me to be a Prayer Minister in Healing Rooms and IAHR Online Healing Rooms and connected with Wholeness Ministries and Elijah House.