God longs to make Himself known to all people—and He wants to use you to do it! Whether or not you believe it, God has given all believers the ability to walk in the same miracle-power as Jesus. Only two simple things are faith and preparation. The Lightnings of God offers profound insight for both. Joe Oden has trained thousands of people to walk in the fullness of their God-ordained destinies by operating in the miraculous. He shares true stories of everyday encounters where signs, wonders, and miracles impact real people. In this powerful book, Joe imparts… Confidence for laying hands on the sick, and expecting healing.Strategy on positioning yourself for encounters with the fire of God.Boldness to prophesy and move in prophetic evangelism.Hunger for a prayer life filled with Holy-Spirit power.Practical tools for releasing God-encounters to the people around you. So arise and claim your destiny as a vessel through which the Holy Spirit can release The Lightnings of God!
Absolutely wonderful! Ground-breaking, moving and inspiring. I would love to have his abilities to evangelize and bring healing and fire on people. And he says that Christians CAN and DO have these abilities!!! But it would certainly take a leap of faith, and seriously putting yourself out there. (Scary for an introvert.) Could you imagine if all Christians were brave and strong and spoke out so boldly??
His testimonies inspired and challenged me. His example convicted and equipped me. His teaching reminded and excited me. The Church needs to obediently and boldly declare the pure Gospel and expect the Spirit of God to accompany it with demonstrations of the Kingdom
Joe Oden makes the case that evangelization isn't just for evangelists, but for every Christian. He offers quite radical examples from his own ministry and personal experiences, yet he also encourages believers to do it in a way that suit one's personality. The subject is out of my comfort zone I would say, - but it does prompt me to think.
The simplicity of this book's message is a part of it's power. There is no fluff and no softening of language. We have a mandate, and we are failing miserably. We have a power that we are not using. Hard stop. I suspect that I will come back to this book whenever I feel complacency trying to knock at my door.
There's a lot here that I agree with regarding the Gospel, and more for me to chew on andthink about. Oden comes across as fiery but not crass or in-your-face, which helps get his message across. I saw Oden speak, and this book is a more digestible version of his message that you can process at your own pace.
This book will bring you understanding of the Christian faith like no other I have read. You will not look at your faith in the same way after reading the knowledge and wisdom in this book.
So many great points made with biblical scripture. I enjoyed reading this book and I am praying that God will use me to evangelize too. Thank you for sharing!!