PRAISE FOR SIMPLY SPIRIT FILLED

“Whether you’re curious about who the Holy Spirit is, just encountered Him for the first time, or are completely burned out on the subject, this book balances the more charismatic experiences of God with a thoughtful and thorough theology lesson, delivered from an honest and often humorous firsthand perspective. The Holy Spirit is the very manifestation of God in His people and this book will help the church encounter Him in a powerful new way.”

—SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE; TV HOST OF TBN’S THE LAMB’S AGENDA

“Andrew Gabriel encourages readers to be discerning but also open to experiencing the Spirit. Gabriel writes with pastoral insight and personal experience while drawing on the depths of scholarship in a way that all Christians can benefit. I am pleased to recommend Simply Spirit-Filled to you.”

—GEORGE O. WOOD, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORLD ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FELLOWSHIP

“Andrew has a wonderful way of blending theology and application so that each reader will be more aware of the Holy Spirit in both the scriptures and daily living.”

—SARAH BOWLING, COHOST OF THE TV SHOW TODAY WITH MARILYN AND SARAH

“This marvelous book will help you make sense of how God by his Spirit works in our lives. Gabriel allows us to follow his life experience and walk with him as he touches base with the biblical text and helps us understand how the experiences of a Spirit encounter is what God has for us all. I’m so grateful for this book. It will bring clarity to confusion, and it will explain the legitimate life in the Spirit to those afraid of excess.”

—BRIAN C. STILLER, GLOBAL AMBASSADOR, THE WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE

“Andrew Gabriel presents a ‘skeptic/junkie’ dialectic concerning the presence and work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the twenty-first-century believer in a novel manner. He describes the synthesis of the polarities in terms of a refreshing spiritual maturity that engages the Spirit without abusing Him.”

—JIM CANTELON, TV HOST OF JIM CANTELON TODAY

“I appreciate Dr. Andrew Gabriel as a colleague who shares his insight and perspectives with wisdom, honesty, and a good sense of humor. In Simply Spirit-Filled Andrew brings wholeness, passion, and wisdom to a reader’s understanding of life in the Spirit. It is enhanced by being couched within the crucible of his own journey. There is a practicality and openness regarding the Spirit’s person and work that will contribute to both the experienced believer and to those who are seeking to understand life in the Spirit.”

—DAVID WELLS, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF CANADA

“We have long needed a biblically rooted, pastorally sensitive, and theologically well-informed evaluation of ‘experiences of the Holy Spirit’ and Andrew Gabriel has provided precisely that. This book is clearly and concisely written and should prove immensely helpful to all believers, even those who remain unpersuaded by his arguments. I highly recommend it.”

—SAM STORMS, LEAD PASTOR FOR PREACHING AND VISION AT BRIDGEWAY CHURCH, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

“In his new book Simply Spirit-Filled, Andrew Gabriel writes with focus and scriptural balance. This book will be an appreciated resource to the Pentecostal church.”

—TIM HILL, GENERAL OVERSEER, CHURCH OF GOD, CLEVELAND, TN

“Andrew Gabriel writes with depth and yet simplicity, here clearing away the brush that plagues the contemporary pentecostal-charismatic movement. All pentecostal and charismatic believers should read this book for a more informed yet relevantly and biblically vibrant Spirit-empowered life. All their friends who have been burned by high-voltage charismatic experience or hurt by pentecostal churches should read this book to see how the Holy Spirit can revitalize their spirits. All pastors across this movement in all its diversity should read this book so they can lead their congregations more effectively into the twenty-first century.”

—AMOS YONG, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR MISSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY AND MISSION, FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY