Do you feel in need of spiritual refreshment?
It’s time for us to become a people saturated by God.
Many of us believe revival is possible, but sometimes it feels so far away – we hear of astonishing accounts from across the world or read about remarkable stories in the pages of our history books. This is a book for those thirsting to see revival bubble up in our post-pandemic time and place today.
Exploring the profound images of water in scripture, from baptism to an ‘outpouring’ of the Holy Spirit, Saturated With God paints a compelling vision of what the Church can be today – shining with the love and power of God – and stirs up the call on every Christian to more closely follow Jesus today.
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Foreword xiiiIntroduction xvii
Part 1
A DEHYDRATED CHURCH IN A
PARCHED LAND
Why are we not seeing revival today? 3
1 ‘A dry and parched land’: lost world 10
2 ‘Broken cisterns’: dry Church 23
3 ‘In the desert a highway’: heart preparation 37
Part 2
A PEOPLE SATURATED WITH GOD
What could revival look like? 51
4 ‘Floods on the dry ground’: communities transformed 60
5 ‘Come to me and drink’: Jesus at the centre 75
6 ‘Baptise you with the Holy Spirit’: power from heaven 85
Part 3
LEARNING TO LIVE A
GOD-SATURATED LIFE
How can I cultivate revival in everyday life? 99
7 ‘My soul thirsts for God’: prioritising prayer 104
8 ‘Wash me . . . cleanse me’: hunger for holiness 116
9 ‘A fountain of tears’: loving deeply 127
10 ‘Wells of salvation’: sharing Jesus 139
11 ‘There is a river’: encountering God 150
12 ‘A well-watered garden’: living for the kingdom 160
13 ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people’: everyone overflowing 170
14 ‘When you pass through the waters’: embracing the cost 182
Never thirst again! 191