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WRITTEN BY RUSSELL JOHNSON
In Pursuit
of the Spirit
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
A practical invitation to understand, pursue, and live empowered by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is the first book in the In Pursuit of the Spirit series.
- Author
- Russell Johnson
- Edition
- Third edition
- Published
- 2022
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Leadership & Culture
22 titles
What the Heck Is EOS?
Gino Wickman and Tom BouwerView print edition
Rocket Fuel
Gino Wickman and Mark C. WintersView print edition
Traction
Gino WickmanView print edition
Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch
Curt Coffman and Kathie SorensenView print edition
Measure What Matters
John DoerrView print edition
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization
Peter F. DruckerView print edition
The 360 Degree Leader
John C. MaxwellView print edition
Developing the Leaders Around You
John C. MaxwellView print edition
Be a People Person
John C. MaxwellView print edition
Leadership Pain
Samuel R. ChandView print edition
Cracking Your Church's Culture Code
Samuel R. ChandView print edition
Culture Catalyst
Samuel R. ChandView print edition
Who's Holding Your Ladder?
Samuel R. Chand and Cecil MurpheyView print edition
Bigger, Faster Leadership
Samuel R. ChandView print edition
Building Leaders
Aubrey Malphurs and Will ManciniView print edition
The World Is Flat
Thomas L. FriedmanView print edition
Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al SwitzlerView print edition
The Culture Code
Daniel CoyleView print edition
Integrity
Henry CloudView print edition
High-Performance Ethics
Wes Cantrell and James R. LucasView print edition
A Failure of Nerve
Edwin H. FriedmanView print edition
Friedman's Fables
Edwin H. FriedmanView print editionChurch & Ministry
13 titles
The Battle for a Generation
Ron HutchcraftView print edition
Simple Church
Thom S. Rainer and Eric GeigerView print edition
The Myth of the Dying Church
Glenn T. StantonView print edition
The Temple: Its Ministry and Services
Alfred EdersheimView print edition
Following Jesus: 7 Essentials to Following Jesus
Samuel DeuthView print edition
Killer Church
Nathan FinochioView print edition
Killer Church: Volume 2
Nathan FinochioView print edition
Systematic Theology
Wayne GrudemView print edition
Perspectives on Church Government
Chad Owen Brand and R. Stanton NormanView print edition
Who Runs the Church?
Steven B. CowanView print edition
How to Break Growth Barriers
Carl F. George and Warren BirdView print edition
Preparing for Marriage
David Boehi, Brent Nelson, Jeff Schulte, and Lloyd ShadrachView print edition
Biblical Preaching
Haddon W. RobinsonView print editionBible & Theology
14 titles
Winks from Scripture
Chris PalmerView print edition
Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
William D. MounceView print edition
The Gospel of the Kingdom
George Eldon LaddView print edition
The Presence of the Future
George Eldon LaddView print edition
Word Pictures in the New Testament
A. T. RobertsonView print edition
Discovering Dispensationalism
Cory M. Marsh and James I. FazioView print edition
Dispensational Hermeneutics
Michael J. VlachView print edition
Renewal Theology
J. Rodman WilliamsView print edition
Bible Doctrines
William W. Menzies and Stanley M. HortonView print edition
Foundations of Pentecostal Theology
Guy P. Duffield and Nathaniel M. Van CleaveView print edition
30-Day Shred
Nathan FinochioView print edition
How We Got the Bible
Neil R. LightfootView print edition
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Gordon D. Fee and Douglas StuartView print edition
How to Study the Bible
Robert M. WestView print editionChristian Classics
18 titles
The Weapon of Prayer
E. M. BoundsView print edition
Purpose in Prayer
Edward M. BoundsView print edition
The Necessity of Prayer
Edward M. BoundsView print edition
The Autobiography of George Müller
George MüllerView print edition
The Cost of Discipleship
Dietrich BonhoefferView print edition
How Should We Then Live?
Francis A. SchaefferView print edition
Pilgrim's Progress
John BunyanView print edition
The Everlasting Man
G. K. ChestertonView print edition
Orthodoxy
G. K. Chesterton and Trevin WaxView print edition
Mere Christianity (Deluxe Edition)
C. S. LewisView print edition
The Great Divorce
C. S. LewisView print edition
The Screwtape Letters
C. S. LewisView print edition
The Weight of Glory
C. S. LewisView print edition
The Abolition of Man
C. S. LewisView print edition
Power From On High
Charles G. FinneyView print edition
Pursuit of God
A. W. Tozer and Caleb SinclairView print edition
The Knowledge of the Holy
A. W. TozerView print edition
The City of God
Saint AugustineView print editionSpirit & Faith
33 titles
The Power of Your Words
E. W. Kenyon and Don GossettView print edition
An Essential Guide to Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Ron PhillipsView print edition
An Essential Guide to Speaking in Tongues
Ron PhillipsView print edition
Seventy Reasons for Speaking in Tongues
Bill HamonView print edition
Playing with Holy Fire
Michael L. BrownView print edition
Nine O'Clock in the Morning
Dennis J. BennettView print edition
Faith Takes Back What the Devil's Stolen
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
The Believer's Authority
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
Tongues: Beyond the Upper Room
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
How God Taught Me About Prosperity
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
Why Tongues
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
You Can Have What You Say!
Kenneth E. HaginView print edition
Sandcastles and Skyscrapers
Jake HamiltonView print edition
35 Questions for Those Who Hate the Prosperity Gospel
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
The 20 Laws That Govern the Financial Anointing
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
Taking Your Place at the Top
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
Dominion Over Sickness and Disease
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
Seven Reasons Your Church Will Never Have Revival
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
Financial Overflow
Jonathan ShuttlesworthView print edition
Healing the Sick
T. L. OsbornView print edition
How to Have a Ministry with No Needs
Jonathan and Adalis ShuttlesworthView print edition
Jezebel: The Witch Is Back
Landon SchottView print edition
Frank Bartleman's Azusa Street
Roberts LiardonView print edition
The Price of Spiritual Power
Roberts LiardonView print edition
Smith Wigglesworth: The Complete Collection of His Life Teachings
Smith Wigglesworth, compiled by Roberts LiardonView print edition
John G. Lake: The Complete Collection of His Life Teachings
John G. Lake, compiled by Roberts LiardonView print edition
Maria Woodworth-Etter: The Complete Collection of Her Life Teachings
Maria Woodworth-Etter, compiled by Roberts LiardonView print edition
Hearing God
Nathan FinochioView print edition
True Stories of the Miracles of Azusa Street and Beyond
Tommy Welchel and Michelle GriffithView print edition
The Gift of Tears
Corey RussellView print edition
Tongues of Fire
Frank D. MacchiaView print edition
When Heaven Invades Earth
Bill JohnsonView print edition
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
Jim CymbalaView print editionLife & Relationships
9 titles
Necessary Endings
Henry CloudView print edition
Boundaries
Henry Cloud and John TownsendView print edition
How People Grow
Henry Cloud and John TownsendView print edition
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts
Les and Leslie ParrottView print edition
How We Love
Milan and Kay YerkovichView print edition
Renewing the Mind 2.0
Casey and Wendy TreatView print edition
What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?
Edwin H. FriedmanView print edition
So, You Want to Be Like Christ?
Charles R. SwindollView print edition
Winning the War in Your Mind
Craig GroeschelView print editionApologetics & Worldview
12 titles
Evidence That Demands a Verdict
Josh McDowell and Sean McDowellView print edition
The Kingdom of the Occult
Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische, and Kurt Van GordenView print edition
World Religions and Cults, Volume 1
Bodie Hodge and Roger PattersonView print edition
World Religions and Cults, Volume 2
Bodie Hodge and Roger PattersonView print edition
World Religions and Cults, Volume 3
Bodie Hodge and Roger PattersonView print edition
Christianity, Cults & Religions
Rose PublishingView print edition
60 Questions Christians Ask About Jewish Beliefs and Practices
Michael L. BrownView print edition
Jesus Among Other Gods
Ravi ZachariasView print edition
The Case for Zionism
Thomas IceView print edition
An Overview of Why Israel Matters
Lee M. CummingsView print edition
The Fourth Turning
William Strauss and Neil HoweView print edition
The Fourth Turning Is Here
Neil HoweView print editionA NOTE ON THE SHELF
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