Jesus Now: God Is Up to Something Big - Softcover

Phillips, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1424553105 ISBN 13: 9781424553105

Publisher: Broadstreet Pub Group Llc, 2016

Synopsis

God is moving today!
 
God desires to draw all people to Himself. He is awakening the world through the reconciling love of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. What if the Lord was already awakening you, your family, your church, your city? Are you willing to let His Spirit, without warning, sweep through your own life?

In Jesus Now, join Dr. Phillips as he explores:

• the themes and patterns of previous revivals that are becoming apparent today.
• the unpredictable, untamed purposefulness of God to draw His church to Himself through ordinary and anonymous Christians.
• how the power of prayer has found extraordinary new expression within Christians who have raised the name of Jesus above a denomination or ministry.
• human impediments to God-initiated and sustained spiritual awakening.
• ten principles to discern current revivals.
• how to seek and follow Jesus, who has promised to do far more than you could ever imagine or request!

God is up to something big. What is your place in His great awakening? Because of Jesus, our churches, nation, and lives will never be the same again.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Phillips is a farm boy from Mississippi whose grandfather was a circuit-riding preacher. His family’s spiritual heritage originated in the great awakenings throughout the Southeast, beginning in Kentucky, in the early 1800s. The Word of God as a daily guide for faith and practice bred a strong devotional life, a life of sharing God’s love through Jesus, and the joy in the Lord that historically changed the southeastern portion of the United States and eventually touched Tom’s family.
 
Tom Phillips’ upbringing compelled him to share his faith as a young man. Desiring to help people, he began studying medicine with the intention of becoming a surgeon. But God intervened, calling him to share not physical healing but spiritual healing—the Good News of Jesus Christ, a loving and forgiving Lord and Savior. Tom’s education quickly moved from medical school to seminary.
 
Tom yielded to God’s call to a life of evangelism while in his second year of seminary. He realized the world had a desperate spiritual need and that a revived church could be the catalyst to renew society as had happened in previous revivals. God impressed upon Tom that he would share in a great revival to bring this nation back to Jesus’ love and forgiveness. God’s call opened to him a world of ministry, and eventually, the opportunity to serve with Billy Graham, where he saw millions surrender to salvation through Jesus.
 

Review:

“Tom Phillips describes a spiritual reawakening that is transforming the lives of everyday people, and how your life too can be changed.”
—Luis Palau, worldwide evangelist

Signs of a coming revival seem to be appearing all around us. Tom Phillips shares some extraordinary insights and encouragement in this “cutting edge” book. Every Christian will be both blessed and challenged by reading it and responding to its message.
—Paul A. Cedar, President, Mission America Coalition

At a time when all the tabloids, talk shows, and enemies in high places are slandering our Lord and the gospel, God has been working quietly to undermine their strategies and revive His work. At this very moment, there is a mighty move of God mushrooming to unprecedented levels, eclipsing everything to the contrary. A spirit of anticipation is everywhere.
—Danny de Leon, Pastor, Templo Calvario Church, Santa Ana, CA
 

America’s spiritual history has included significant tides of spiritual awakening that influenced entire generations for Christ. Over and over again, God has rescued us when we have united together in prayer. Following the low spiritual tide of the last few decades, America is once again poised to see an inrushing of God’s presence that will drive away darkness and despair. Dr. Phillips’ new book, Jesus Now, charts a course for your involvement in this new awakening. Together we can see America’s spiritual tide rise again!
—Dr. William M. Wilson, President, Oral Roberts University
 
“The Kingdom of God is not going to arrive on Air Force One,” said Chuck Colson. Politicians are not going to save America. Wall Street is not going to save America. If America is to be saved, Tom Phillips’ new book, Jesus Now, points to the cure: Jesus. Jesus Now reinforces Fyodor Dostoevsky’s insight, “The West has lost Christ, and that is why it is dying; that is the only reason.”
—David Lane, American Renewal Project
 
Perhaps one of the most important aspects of revival is hope—the hope that God is not done with us yet and is preparing to do a new thing in our midst. Tom Phillips gives us that hope powerfully in his new book, Jesus Now. Your prayers for revival will arise on fresh wings of hope after reading this book.
—Dr. David Butts, Chairman, America’s National Prayer Committee
 
In a nation that has its share of bad news, Jesus Now is like a refreshing breeze of hope. Tom Phillips’ passion for revival and awakening will not only inspire you to believe but challenge you to become engaged in this next great move of God in America.
—Kay Horner, Executive Director, Awakening America Alliance

The title of this book says it all and echoes the hearts of Christians all across this nation: we need Jesus now! In this book, Tom Phillips shows how sparks of revival are already beginning to ignite inside the church, which is our only hope for restoration in America. The principles of God’s Word energized by the power of the Holy Spirit in revived hearts will usher in the greatest revival our nation has ever seen. Our country will then be the key servant-leader God intended it to be, promoting truth, justice, compassion, and love. We enthusiastically endorse Jesus Now.
—David and Jason Benham, authors of Whatever the Cost and Living Among Lions, benhambrothers.com
 
Do you aspire to be a part of the next great movement of God in our generation? If so, read Tom Phillips’ newest book, Jesus Now, which will inspire you to go deeper with God than ever before. The greatest need in America today is the next Great Awakening! The seeds sown through the pages of this book could potentially lead you into a day of fruitfulness unprecedented in your life. Read it and share it with a friend.
—Dr. Ronnie Floyd, Senior Pastor, Cross Church, and past President, Southern Baptist Convention
 
I have grave concerns that are addressed so well by my friend, Tom Phillips, in his book Jesus Now. When people’s hearts are awakened, then they will know the value of religious faith and freedom. I highly endorse this book.
—Frank Wolf, former Congressman (Ret. 1981–2014)
 

In today’s world, many people feel discouraged, fearful, and oppressed. In Jesus Now, this powerful book full of revelation, Tom Phillips inspires Christ-followers to have hope. Countless believers today cry out to the Lord, “Will you not revive us gain, that your people may rejoice in you” (Psalm 85:6 ESV)? Tom Phillips is one of the most knowledgeable leaders on the topics of revival and renewal that we have in today’s church. Jesus Now describes the moving of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life throughout America and the world. When reading this helpful book, I felt a sense of excitement, anticipation, and revival. I didn’t want to stop reading—rejoicing all the way!
—Wayde Goodall, Dean of College Ministry, Professor of Church Leadership, Director of Graduate Programs, and President of Worldwide Family at Northwest University
 
Dr. Tom Phillips has been at the forefront of Christian service for decades. In his latest book, Jesus Now, he writes with insight, wisdom, and a remarkable understanding of God at work in the church today. If you are seeking to be refreshed and renewed by God’s purposeful initiative in the past and how He continues to work in remarkable ways through the seemingly insignificant and the ordinary, then Jesus Now is for you. But be careful: engaging with God at this level may just change who you are and take you to a deeper relationship with Him.
—Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbons, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, South Carolina
 
Tom Phillips loves Jesus and he loves people. Moreover, he has a great yearning for revival. Reading this book will stir your heart and prod you to believe God for greater things.
—Dr. Robert E. Coleman
 

Tom Phillips has been a friend and a collaborator of mine in evangelism and revival for over twenty-five years. Jesus Now is his mirror image. It combines his voice as a messenger of hope with his intense desire to see people and cultures transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. For Tom, God’s glorious work today presages an historic work—soon to come, I’m convinced. Jesus Now is infectious. It will focus your priorities, intensify your hunger, and inspire you with confidence.
—Dr. Bob Bakke, Teaching Pastor at Hillside Church of Bloomington and member of OneCry in Buchanan, Michigan
 
Jesus Now is timely and dynamic and moved my heart deeply. Hunger and thirst for personal and corporate revival drips from every page and echoes the heart cry of so many who are interceding for revival in the church today. Jesus Now should be put in the hands of every church leader in North America.
—Jeff Farmer, President of Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America
 
Prepare to be inspired and ignited! In his book Jesus Now, Dr. Tom Phillips turns our attention to Jesus’ loving pursuit of us in everyday events we may be missing. People of all generations, color, and backgrounds are responding to Christ’s powerful transformation of their lives with passionate prayer, sacrificial care, and a bold sharing of the gospel. This book shakes us from distraction, disillusionment, and spiritual dozing to the powerful plan that Jesus is awakening His church to reset and revive us to complete the Great Commission.
—Kathy Branzell, National Coordinator of LOVE2020
 

Jesus Now is an extraordinary book—a must-read for all believers who are holding onto hope for awakening in America. Tom’s ability to weave engaging stories, revival history, and practical principles is sheer genius. In times when ordinary has become the norm, Jesus Now awakens readers to the attainability of living a fruitful Christian life. We are on the brink of an outpouring in our nation, and it is an honor to be a part of this Jesus Now Awakening.
—Corey Lee, Pastor of Convergence Church
 
Tom Phillips is a champion for revival and renewal efforts. His unique perspective, having worked with the Billy Graham organization for decades, has afforded him a rare window on God’s activity in the world. His book is filled with the principles that drive revival and is readable and compelling. It offers a lens through which we better discern God’s work, not only in history but in our times.
—P. Douglas Small, President of Project Pray
 
Having given his life to the cause of revival throughout the world through his work with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Tom Phillips powerfully calls the church in America to a time of increased sensitivity and responsiveness to the ways in which God is currently working. It is a Jesus Now time.
—Claude Alexander, Pastor of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina
 

Tom Phillips warmly and transparently invites us to seek Jesus for how we might be involved in burgeoning reawakening with Jesus Now—from a personal level of revival to a corporate level of spiritual outpouring—offering “Spirit Empowered Faith” lessons along the way to guide the reader into a deeper relationship with Jesus and a greater understanding of his or her role in revival. And we all can have a role!
—Donica Hudson, founder and President of In His Presence Global Ministries, Inc., revivalist, and host of Charlotte Alive, YouTube Channel, YouTube.com/user/CharlotteAlive
 
In two simple but profound words, Tom has captured the heart and hope of God for our day—Jesus Now! Today’s fresh stirrings of awakening as captured in this timely work are all about intimacy with the historical and contemporary person of Jesus. And it’s the urgency of now that makes our pleadings for awakening personal and practical as illustrated in the powerful stories Tom has chronicled for us. Read it and reap great blessings as the Spirit enlists your heart into all He is up to in our day.
—Dr. David Ferguson, Great Commandment Network
 
I agree with Tom Phillips. God is indeed moving today. In so many places, people are responding to Him. We should be encouraged and ask God how we can be involved.
—Dr. Steve Douglass, President of Cru
 

I’ve had the privilege of knowing Dr. Phillips for many years, partnered in ministry with him, and served on various boards together. His passion for God and for revival is consistent and unwavering. Tom’s book, Jesus Now, is an amazing resource born out of a lifetime of his personal hunger, study, experiences, and contending for the authentic. Jesus Now not only inspires us through what God has done in past revivals, but also equips us with practical understanding of their commonalities and potential hindrances. This is a much-needed book with a timely message by a man who truly understands what it will take to see a great awakening and mighty harvest.
—Dr. Doug Stringer, Founder and President, Somebody Cares America and Somebody Cares International, Houston, Texas
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadstreet Pub Group Llc
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1424553105
• ISBN 13: 9781424553105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223