By Sam Storms

This is probably the most helpful book I’ve read on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The best book is probably Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit by Jack Deere. But this might be the single most helpful and practical book.

Storms has written a number of books on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Probably the place to start in Sam’s books on the gifts of the Spirit would be his book, The Beginner’s Guide to Spiritual Gifts. It is an excellent and succinct overview. Then there is his extensive book on the spiritual gifts entitled, Understanding Spiritual Gifts. There is also his book Convergence, which includes his journey, focused on both the Word and the Spirit, coming from a cessationist background. This is the practical book. How should pastors and church leaders who believe in all the gifts of the Spirit for today lead their churches to experience all that God has for them with the gifts?

In this book Sam has excellent chapters on the importance of pursuing the spiritual gifts in obedience to 1 Corinthians 12:31 and 1 Corinthians 14:1, on the necessity of praying, on the power of fasting, on practicing the gifts of healings, on the practice and principles for prophecy in the church, on deliverance, on quenching the Spirit, on manipulation and on worship. This book is superb. Highly recommended.