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Since the Day of Pentecost, seasons of revival and awakening have brought refreshing to the spiritually dry, life to the spiritually dead, and miraculous encounters with the Holy Spirit. In this timely and prophetic volume, two best-selling generals of the faith, Dr. Elmer Towns and Dr. Neil T. Anderson, offer collective wisdom, insight, and strategy on how you can experience and release a river of Holy Spirit outpouring into your world!

Most believers know about fasting, but few really understand the wonderful benefits that come when we fast with purpose and direction. Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough gives the why of fasting, rather than just the how. Towns avoids a glut of techniques and schedules; instead he provides a probing look at Isaiah 58, often called "the fasting passage," and introduces nine biblical fasts—each designed for a specific physical and spiritual outcome.

“REVIVE US AGAIN!” IN WAVE AFTER WAVE, epoch after epoch, God has come to enflame the hearts of believers and to bring new life to countless men, women, and children. God-sent revivals display a glorious diversity of methods, milieus, and models. Drs. Elmer Towns and Douglas Porter collaborated to write this fast-moving series of accounts and determined their order of One through Ten after asking seventeen Christians prominent in their fields of study and outreach: “Which revival epochs are the greatest of all time?” This book will both inform your mind about the living history of ...

This audiobook is perfect for anyone seeking a comprehensive yet compact synopsis of the greatest book ever written. Each short chapter is a user-friendly guide to a specific Biblical book. Highlighting important words, key verses, and primary themes, this vital resource brings simple clarity to complex ideas. Also includes related prayers to help you dialog with God about your study.

People fast for many reasons: to break an addiction, to seek God for healing, to discover the answer to a lingering problem, and some fast for revival. But the greatest reason to fast is to get to know God intimately and to feed on the bread of life. This book is not an instruction manual on the methods of fasting or on how to pray. Rather, Dr. Elmer Towns describes the spirit of fasting that leads to an intimate knowing of Jesus Christ.

God uses people to help others; can he use you? Can God use you to make a difference in the lives of your children? Do you know what to pray and how to pray? First, you must pray for them because intercession touches the heart of God.

What You Do Now Will Define Your Legacy In a world consumed by temporary pursuits, it’s easy to start well but falter before the finish line. How will you ensure that your final steps reflect the unwavering faith you have walked in? Renowned Bible teacher Elmer Towns reveals timeless wisdom from the lives of biblical giants like Elijah, Jacob, and Paul—men who ran their race with perseverance, overcame trials, and completed their God-given assignments with honor. Drawing from these profound examples, you will uncover practical steps to cross your finish line with joy, knowing you have ...

Only the apostle Paul could write the words the early churches and you need to hear. You'll discover so much more about God's love and grace through Praying the Scriptures as you discover that prayer involves more than intellect.

This book does not to tell you how to get answers to your prayers. There are thousands of books like that. This a radically different book because it approaches prayer from God's perspective. Prayer is a relationship with God. When you understand how God answers prayer, then you realize prayer is all about trusting your heavenly father, trusting him to answer what is best for you, how it's best for you, and when it's best for you.

Centuries ago the Apostle Paul expressed an intense desire to know Jesus Christ in a deeply personal, fulfilling manner. “That I may know him,” he wrote (Philippians 3:10). Today, Christians the world over share that same sentiment. The Names of Jesus gives you an inspiring and practical study of the names of Jesus so that you can really know Him – as your Lord, Friend, Provider, Intercessor, coming King, and much more. Expect your relationship with Christ to deepen and grow stronger as you read this book.

Dr. Elmer Towns, vice president of Liberty University, college and seminary professor, dean of the School of Religion, is also the author of numerous popular and scholarly works. He is the recipient of the coveted Gold Medallion Award awarded by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for the Book of the Year, The Names of the Holy Spirit. He and Ruth, his wife of 56 years, have three children and ten grandchildren.

Praying the Proverbs takes writings of wisdom literature from the Bible, and turns them into personal prayers that edify believers with its wise sayings on character, integrity, and love.

You Are About to Learn to Pray the Bible! In this tenth book in the "Praying the Scriptures" series, author Dr. Elmer Towns reveals the times, troubles, and triumphs of the Israelites as they were freed from slavery and left Egypt. He also delves deeply into how, when, and why the Levites received God's laws and instructions to "Be holy, because I am holy." "Throughout all of their journeys, the cloud of the Always-Present One [was] over the [Holy] Tent during the daytime, and there was fire over it during the night..." (Exodus 40:38 PEB). Sit at the dinner table with Moses and Job as they ...

Dr. Towns delicately presents the Psalms as a living language that will move you from your feet to your knees. —Dr. Bill Bright Praying the Psalms is a wonderful way to meet God every day. You will get close to His heart when you pray daily in the Book of Psalms. The Book of Psalms reflects the heart of God. Praying the Psalms carefully shapes the Psalms into personal prayers enabling you to identify with the Psalmist as he prayed. The author, Dr. Towns, is living breathing testimony of the power and fulfillment you will experience as you read the pages of this most powerful book. The ...

I like the concept and theme. I think that it is pertinent and timely. It would be my impression that it would go over well in our churches. Ralph McIntyre, author of Big Ideas For Small Sunday Schools and District Secretary of Sunday Schools, Dakota District, The Wesleyan Church In my opinion it is the best material I have seen on Sunday school promotion. We need to make Sunday school growth a priority, and this material will be both helpful and effective. Sam White, pastor, Jackson, MI, Wesleyan Church and Former District Secretary of Sunday Schools, West MI District, The Wesleyan Church

Get Closer to the Holy Spirit. Why does God’s Spirit seem so mysterious? Is the Holy Spirit someone I can pray to? Do I say “he” when I’m talking about the Holy Spirit—or do I say “it”? God’s Holy Spirit is very much a person. In fact, He is known in the Bible by over 100 different names and descriptions. Each of these names reveals an essential truth about the wonderful Third Person of the Trinity. You’ll come to know and draw closer to the Holy Spirit when you understand His ministry as it is described throughout God’s Word. He is the Oil of Gladness and brings joy ...

Pray Like King David "...a man after His own heart " (1 Samuel 13:14 NIV). David was always and in all ways compassionate, tender, and generous, yet he was fierce in battle. He carried in his bosom the very heart of God! But David also reminds us of our vulnerabilities while showing us how to keep focused on God’s mercy and everlasting love. David is the perfect example for us in prayer. Like us, he was multi-faceted and at times a bit complicated. He was a shepherd, musician, poet, giant slayer, sinner, devoted father and King. Praying the Heart of David will comfort you and bring you ...

Pain is an enigma—a haunting reality—we all face. Whether the pain you are experiencing is chronic or the result of a new injury or illness, you have no doubt asked the Lord, Why? Why must I suffer? Why must the pain be so intense or so never-ending? Elmer Towns confronted similar questions as he withstood the debilitating effects of cancer treatment. As he sought to find something precious in the enduring, Towns realized that pain can draw the mature believer into closer intimacy with God. Pain: The Divine Mystery will help you look at your own suffering through the eyes of the Master ...

People face terrible situations every day. Praying the Book of Job walks you through these very difficult times to the genuine abundant life God planned especially for you. Could you endure losing everyone you love and everything you own? Could you tolerate your "friends" throwing insults and accusations at you while your body was painfully wasting away?

May my meditation be pleasing to Him, as I rejoice in the Lord. PSALM 104:34 LEARN TO MEDITATE THE WAY GOD INTENDED Discover how the dynamic process of biblical meditation can help you deepen your spiritual relationship with the Lord in this inspiring how-to guide, the third book in the best-selling Spiritual Breakthrough series. Meditation is one of the lesser-understood disciplines of the Christian faith, yet it is mentioned in the Bible more times than fasting! Using biblical examples of meditation from the lives of Mary, David, Timothy and others, Elmer Towns shares 10 different ways in...