The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy, urgency, profound compassion, and the day-to-day experience of working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder in acts of kindness, worship, and their eagerness to share the good news of the risen Jesus.  
   
 Gavin and Anne Calver explore what this extraordinary historical account means for believers today, including: The Holy Spirit in the life of the church; taking risks; living together in the power of the Spirit; works and wonders; hearing from God; responding to the call of God; miracles then and now.

Gavin Calver;Anne Calver

Cover

Title Page

Collection

Dedication Page

Foreword

Premise

Introduction

Jesus and His Youth Group

What About Us?

Part 1 - Unleashed Power - Acts 2:1–21

1 - The Holy Spirit Comes

2 - Time for Act 2

3 - Walking on Water

Part 2 - Unleashed People - Acts 2:42–47 and 4:32–37

4 - Independent Living

5 - Living As One

6 - Playing Your Part

7 - Ministering Together

Part 3 - Unleashed Presence - Acts 5:12–25

8 - Empowered to Share

9 - Signs of the Times

10 - The Gospel

Part 4 - Unleashed Potential - Acts 8:4–8 and 26–40

11 - Encounter in the Desert

12 - Hearing the Voice of God

13 - Mission Wider

Part 5 - Unleashed Participators - Acts 12:1–17

14 - Peter's Miraculous Escape

15 - Unleashed to Unleash

16 - Making a Difference

Conclusion

Final Thought

Notes

Copyright

The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy, urgency, profound compassion, and the day-to-day experience of working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder in acts of kindness, worship, and their eagerness to share the good news of the risen Jesus.

Gavin and Anne Calver explore what this extraordinary historical account means for believers today, including: The Holy Spirit in the life of the church; taking risks; living together in the power of the Spirit; works and wonders; hearing from God; responding to the call of God; miracles then and now.

\["Want your Church to be like the Church of Acts?","2020's Spring Harvest theme explores how the Spirit can move in Church","You'll find a new wind of enthusiasm for God moving right where you are"\]

Foreword

Premise

Introduction

Jesus and His Youth Group

What About Us?

__Part 1: Unleashed Power__

__Acts 2:1-21__

__1. The Holy Spirit Comes__

Setting the Scene

To Our Knees

The Arrival

Here and Now

Seek His Face

__2. Time for Act 2__

Transformation

Supernatural Equipping

Daniel 10

What Now?

Living 'All Out'

Moving Outwards

Have a Go

__3. Walking on Water__

Time to Be Brave

An Example of Dangerous Living

A Spirit-filled People

An Urgent People

__Part 2: Unleashed People__

__Acts 2:42 and 4:32-37__

__4. Independent Living__

A Different Way?

The Church Today

The Early Church

The Fellowship of the Believers

The Iranian Church

__5. Living as One__

Family

One

All Ages

Gifts

Equal

In Acts, Everyone Acts

__6. Playing Your Part__

Our Frontlines

One Young Person

Anointed

To All Our Friends

Callings Connecting

The Fight to Be One

__7. Ministering Together__

Receivers Becoming Servers

Help All People

Division

__Part 3: Unleashed Presence__

__Acts 5:12-25__

__8. Empowered to Share__

Our God is All-Powerful (Acts 5:12-16)

Christianity Can't Be Swept Away (Acts 5:17-21a)

We Are Compelled to Share the Message (Acts 5:21b-25)

One Way to Share

__9. Sign of the Times__

A Secular Age?

Junction Moments

Attacked for Speaking Out

__10. The Gospel__

Opposition

Nehemiah's Blueprint

__Part 4: Unleashed Potential__

__Acts 8:4-8 and 26-40__

__12. Hearing the Voice of God__

Ready for Transformation?

Calling Changes Our Direction

Prepared to Get Uncomfortable?

__13. Mission Wider__

Public Leadership

What About the Wider Culture?

Impacting Our Cultural Spheres

Gospel of All

__Part 5: Unleashed Participators__

__Acts 12:1-17__

__14. Peter's Miraculous Escape__

The Cost of Being Unleashed for Some

__15. Unleashed to Unleash__

Break Free

In the UK Too

__16. Making a Difference__

Another Way?

What About the Church?

Always Hopeful of Impact

__Conclusion__

__Final Thought__

__Notes__

The 2020 Spring Harvest Theme Book, Unleashed by Gavin &amp; Anne Calver explores how the Spirit can move in Church like in the book of Acts.

The early church spread with remarkable speed, impelled by joy, urgency, profound compassion and the day-to-day experience of working in the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite opposition at all levels, the first Christians expressed their love and wonder in acts of kindness and worship, and in their eagerness to share the good news of the risen Jesus.

Gavin and Anne Calver explore what this extraordinary historical account means for believers today, including: the Holy Spirit in the life of the church; taking risks; living together in the power of the Spirit; works and wonders; hearing from God; responding to the call of God; and miracles then and now.

Gavin Calver is CEO of the Evangelical Alliance and an ordained evangelist, regular public speaker and author. Anne Calver is a Baptist minister, speaker and author. Together they have two children, and live in Stanmore, Middlesex.

Linda Morris

Could this book be used in a group study? Would each member have to buy the book or could it be used by the leader to lead a discussion?

Study

Rosemary Knapton

I found this the most challenging book I have read for sometime.. Impossible to read this book without being stirred to action.

Deeply challenging

Elizabeth Davies

Excellent content with very many illustrations and discussion starters on each topic.

Stephen Haddock

A clearly and refreshingly put study of the growing church in the book of Acts but one not stuck in the past, not a commentary as such, rather a book that describes how the church of today should be involved. With thoughts gleaned from God's Word, plus personal and honest testimony, Gavin and Anne share the vision that God's Church has no room for standing still, nor should it look back on "the good old days". Rather that the active church, God's church, Christ's Bride, is yet to fulfil His purpose for it. Unleashed to get on with the task, right here, right now.

Acts then, the need to act now.

Michael Renger

Missed being at Spring Harvest, but this is accessible and motivational for the local church.

Spring Harvest at Home

Kathryn Baker

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