The Empowerment Pivot: How God Is Redefining Our View of Normal

by Douglas A. Balzer

Overview

What if I told you that God has a version of normal for your life that far exceeds your current experience? What if I told you that Jesus really meant it when he said, “Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing” (John 14:12)? What if I told you that the church was meant to convincingly demonstrate Jesus’s supernatural presence to a skeptical world?

This book invites you to make seven shifts towards God’s eternal and infinite nature that render his manifest presence and empowerment in our lives and ministries… God’s version of normal. Will you dare to pivot towards Jesus and his version of normal for your life?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781486619818
Publisher:	Word Alive Press
Publication date:	03/30/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Douglas A. Balzer is a spiritual renewal catalyst based in Calgary, Canada. He and his wife Teri have led more than fifty spiritual renewal retreats in six countries. Doug has a Doctor of Ministry from Alliance Theological Seminary (New York) and is host to the reKindle Renewal podcast.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction xv

1. What if Jesus Meant What He Said? 1

2. Pivot to an Infi nite God 19

3. Pivot to an Incarnate God 37

4. Pivot to an Ascended God 56

5. Pivot to a Revealing God 75

6. Pivot to a Transformational God 94

7. Pivot to a Habitational God 112

About the Author 131

Endnotes 133

Editorial Reviews

"This book will wake up every lackadaisical Christian whose God is too small. Don’t miss this."
—Daniel Im, pastor, podcaster, and author of No Silver Bullets and You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, and Love

"This book records God’s people pivoting into a deeper kingdom reality in which the power of God comes alive."
—Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary, author of Open to the Spirit and Kingdom Conspiracy

"There’s so much clarity in these pages, and so much hope."
—Mark Buchanan, author of GodSpeed: Walking as a Spiritual Practice

"Before the church does anything in mission, we must first become faithfully present and empowered through the life of Jesus. This book pivots the church back to spiritual reality and cultural authenticity. It is highly recommended!"
—David John Seel, Jr., cultural analyst and author of The New Copernicans: Millennials and the Survival of the Church

"A vivid, gripping tale of searching, insights, and empowerment…"
—Carson Pue, author of Mentoring Leaders

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