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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This book is a must read for every Christian. This book explains profound truths in a simple, easy to understand way. It is written in a very conversational manner and is full of encouraging examples. This book has increased my faith and I was very convicted many times as I read. This book gives the reader a clear understanding of truly biblical faith. Anyone who reads this book will be challenged, whether a new Christian or not. God used this book to speak to me in a powerful way.
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Summary: You just gotta believe!
Review: This book offers many encouraging stories that show what God has done in response to people's faith. Looking at the past is exciting, but I'm looking for some idea or suggestion that can affect the future, helping me live the life that God wants me to live. I found it. What I will remember most from this book is that God's power - God's grace - is activated by faith. Cymbala says that "faith alone is the trigger that releases divine power." Remember, Jesus could do no great miracles in his hometown because of the people's lack of faith. God is of course all-powerful, but He often chooses to release His power in proportion to our faith. When we believe, we essentially enable God to do good things. When we doubt, much of God's grace remains bottled. Cymbala supports this faith-releases-power principle with many scriptures and personal experiences. It makes it easier to understand the extraordinary power in the lives of people like Smith Wigglesworth and Rees Howells. And it made me realize that in many situations where I was trying to do something useful, I diluted my effectiveness by relying primarily on my own mental and physical strength without inviting God to be involved. Not so smart on my part. If you've had rare encounters with God's grace, read "Fresh Faith" and get some new perspective. No sense in trying to do it all yourself when God's power is available for the low cost of, well, just believing He is who He says He is and can do what He says He can do.
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Summary: Sequel
Review: This is more of "Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire" by the same authors. It is basically a sequel. I always recommend "THE PRAYER OF HANNAH" by Kenn Gividen.
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Summary: Fresh Reading
Review: This is one of the top 5 books I have ever read. It is extremely inspiring and gets to the heart of FAITH and GRACE - not works... Fresh Faith shows us stories where people have relied on God and miracles happened - in our time in meaningful ways. I really love this book - thanks Ruth for recommending it!
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