God, Gift, and Guide

Christianity Today 2024 Book Awards, Theology (Popular) category, Finalist

So often, the Third Person of the Trinity gets the least attention. He is considered confusing or mysterious. Dr. Gregg Allison has spent his life devoted to studying and teaching theology, and this concise and practical book approaches the truth given to us in God's Word about the Holy Spirit with curiosity and wisdom. For the everyday believer wanting to know God better, this book will broaden the reader's awareness of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit—God, Gift, and Guide. The Spirit is the best gift we are given after our salvation, the One who dwells within those who love Him. This book is an invitation to live with an awareness of His presence in our everyday lives.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
4. Chapter 1: The Wonderful Discovery
5. Chapter 2: The Good Gift
6. Part 1: Worshipping God the Holy Spirit
7. Chapter 3: The Holy Spirit Is Fully God
8. Chapter 4: The Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity
9. The Spirit's Divine Works
10. Chapter 5: The Holy Spirit's Work of Speaking
11. Chapter 6: The Holy Spirit's Work of Conviction
12. Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit's Work in Salvation | Part 1
13. Chapter 8: Jesus Christ's Work of Baptizing with the Holy Spirit
14. Chapter 9: The Holy Spirit's Work of Salvation | Part 2
15. Chapter 10: The Holy Spirit's Work of Illumination and Intercession
16. Chapter 11: The Holy Spirit's Work in the Church
17. Chapter 12: The Holy Spirit's Work of Perfection
18. Part 2: Walking with God the Holy Spirit
19. Chapter 13: The Holy Spirit Fills Us with the Presence of the Triune God
20. Chapter 14: The Holy Spirit Gives Life as We Walk with Him
21. Chapter 15: The Holy Spirit Guides Us to Do God's Will
22. Chapter 16: The Earlier Work of the Holy Spirit
23. Chapter 17: The Present Work of the Holy Spirit in Giving Gifts
24. Chapter 18: The Holy Spirit and Its Debated Gifts
25. Conclusion
26. Closing Credits