The Ecstasy of Loving God: Trances, Raptures, and the Supernatural Pleasures of Jesus Christ - Softcover

John Crowder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0768427428 ISBN 13: 9780768427424

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

"though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory," (1 Peter 1:8 NASB). It is time to return the joy of the Lord to everyday Christian life. The Greek term for ecstasy is linked with the pleasurable, God-given state of out-of-body experience recorded throughout the New Testament and the church age. Author John Crowder shows you how God's active interaction with men and women throughout the ages has always been marked by supernatural experiences. More than a state of mind, you will see how the nature of God's ecstasy is found in the joy, bliss, and inner raptures of His presence. You will also: * Learn the history of trances in revival ministries. * Gain a biblical understanding of Christian mysticism. * Explore the ecstatic states of prayer and spiritual trances. * Learn how to walk in continual joy and pleasure before

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About the Author

John Crowder is an internationally recognized author, speaker andadvocate of supernatural Christianity. John is on the forefront of afresh renewal movement marked by ecstatic joy, miracles and recoveringthe foundational preaching of the cross of grace.

As founder ofSons of Thunder Ministries & Publications, John hosts massiveevangelism campaigns in some of the poorest areas of the world. SOT also houses, clothes, feeds and educates orphaned and abandoned children.His team hosts mission trips, bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ intosome of the most dangerous places on the globe - in addition to visiting the poor in garbage dumps, leper colonies and war zones.

Johnhas authored seven books, including: Money. Sex. Beer. God., Chosen forParadise, Cosmos Reborn, Mystical Union, Seven Spirits Burning, The NewMystics, and The Ecstasy of Loving God. He also publishes a number ofmultimedia resources, including a bi-annual magazine, The Ecstatic. John broadcasts a free weekly video teaching - The Jesus Trip - featuringfresh teaching. John also offers a monthly Web seminar for subscriberscalled Inner Sanctum at TheNewMystics.TV

John hosts multiplesupernatural equipping schools throughout the year, called MysticalSchools. These are three-day intensives aimed at instilling a theologyof grace and the finished work of the cross, while activating believersin a miraculous, Spirit-filled life of creative miracles. He also speaks at conferences, seminars and churches worldwide.

John, his wifeLily, and their four children find satisfaction in the simplicity ofloving God and demonstrating the finished works of the Cross. They arefounders of Cana New Wine Seminary. John carries a vision to seemystical, supernatural Christianity restored to the church and forrevival to burn to the margins of society. Find out more about theCrowders and Sons of Thunder at TheNewMystics.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0768427428
• ISBN 13: 9780768427424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340