Book Review: Forgotten God (Francis Chan) + Giveaway

I recently did a book study with my husband and a few of our close friends. We read, Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan. It's crazy how eye-opening this book was for me. I know it may be hard to admit, but many of our Christian walks and local churches completely disregard this wonderful gift that God has given us. Chan writes in his book,

"From my perspective, the Holy Spirit is tragically neglected and, for all practical purposes, forgotten. While no evangelical would deny His existence, I’m willing to bet there are millions of churchgoers across America who cannot confidently say they have experienced His presence or action in their lives over the past year. And many of them do not believe they can... If I were Satan and my ultimate goal was to thwart God’s kingdom and purposes, one of my main strategies would be to get churchgoers to ignore the Holy Spirit."

It's hard to swallow, but unfortunately so true. We say that we would rather have a physical presence here with us, however Jesus stated in John 14:26, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." And again in John 16:7, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." God knew it was better for us to have the Spirit than the Son at this present time.

Many churches can fabricate the presence of the Holy Spirit. Chan quotes, "Let’s be honest: If you combine a charismatic speaker, a talented worship band, and some hip, creative events, people will attend your church. Yet this does not mean that the Holy Spirit of God is actively working and moving in the lives of the people who are coming." Does your church actively teach on the theology and attributes of the Holy Spirit?

I enjoyed this book so much, that I want someone else to benefit from reading this. I'm giving away one of my copies as well as a brand new Remembering the Forgotten God Workbook. If you yearn to know more on the theology and attributes of the Holy Spirit, all you have to do is comment on this post with a simple sentence regarding the Holy Spirit and what you were taught or believe. On Monday (Labor Day) I will be randomly selecting a winner from the comments, and these two books will be on their way to your house!

~Taryn