Michael J. Klassen has written extensively in the charismatic and evangelical markets, including as a ghostwriter for Rick Godwin, Rod Parsley, Tommy Barnett, and others. He has also authored Prayers to Move Your Mountains and We Will Pray for Election Day and contributed to additional books and study Bibles. Michael has served as a pastor since 1987, and currently serves as the Senior Pastor of The Neighborhood Church in Littleton, Colorado. He's a graduate of Oral Roberts University and Fuller Theological Seminary. Michael and his wife, Kelley, and their three daughters live in Littleton, Colorado.

Raised in the independent charismatic movement, pastor and writer Michael J. Klassen walks readers through issues and experiences common to most charismatics. These include speaking in tongues, spiritual power, authority, personal prophecy, and much more. Providing an honest and fair assessment of the movement's strengths and weaknesses, he helps readers separate the wheat from the chaff of their experiences--keeping the good and letting go of any disappointment, frustration, or pain.

A positive call for discernment and engagement, providing healing for those confused or wounded by their uneven charismatic experiences from an insider in the movement.

Klassen, Michael J.

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Introduction: A Critic and an Apologist

1. So What Is a Charismatic? Defining Your Terms

2. Everyone Repeat After Me: The Importance of Tongues

3. Us vs. Them: Spiritual Pride and Our Perception of Non-Charismatics

4. Christian History Begins With Agnes Ozman . . . Or Does It? The Presence of the Gifts Since Pentecost

5. We’re Here to Pump . . . You Up! Our Hunger for Hype and Thirst for Power

6. Touch Not God’s Anointed: The Prevalence of Excessive Authority

7. Apostles and Prophets and Bishops . . . Oh My! Something Old or Something New?

8. A Prophecy for Me! A Biblical, Commonsense Look at Personal Prophecy

9. If I Become a Christian, Do I Have to Look (and Act) Like Them? The Cult of Personality

10. Why Don’t We Just Outlaw Sin Altogether? Navigating Our Way Between Legalism and Grace

11. We Don’t Need No Education: Our Contempt for “Book” Knowledge and Pursuit of “Revelation” Knowledge

12. If It’s Strange, It Must Be of God: Wacky, Trendy Theology

13. Give Me a Principle, Not a Personal God: An Assessment of the Word of Faith Movement

14. I Think I’m Catching a Cold . . . Oops, I Mean a Healing: The Secret to Positive Confession

15. Is All Sickness From the Devil? Healing and God’s Will

16. You Know It Hurts So Good (No, Really!): The Role of Pain and Suffering in Our Charismatic Beliefs

17. Blood, Sweat, and Tears . . . Or Not: The Definition of True Faith

18. More Than a Feeling: Is It Okay to Pursue a Spiritual Buzz?

19. Can You Gimme a Quick Fix? The Length of Time God Uses to Change a Life

20. My Kingdom Come, My Will Be Done: The Intersection of Our Desires and God’s Plans

21. What the Devil Is Going on Here? Spiritual Warfare—Our Part and God’s Part

22. Removing Your Label From Your Lapel: The Future of the Charismatic Movement

Epilogue: Good Mourning, Holy Spirit: Moving Forward in Light of Your Charismatic Experience

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About the Author

Presents a positive call for discernment and engagement, providing healing for those confused or wounded by their uneven charismatic experiences.

Michael J. Klassen has written extensively in the charismatic and evangelical markets, including as a ghostwriter for Rick Godwin, Rod Parsley, Tommy Barnett, and others. He has also authored Prayers to Move Your Mountains and We Will Pray for Election Day and contributed to additional books and study Bibles. Michael has served as a pastor since 1987, and currently serves as the Senior Pastor of The Neighborhood Church in Littleton, Colorado. He's a graduate of Oral Roberts University and Fuller Theological Seminary. Michael, his wife, Kelley, and their three daughters live in Littleton, Colorado.

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