The Holy Spirit and You: A Guide to the Spirit Filled Life

No other book has been more instrumental in helping countless individuals understand and live the Spirit-filled life than The Holy Spirit & You. Hailed as the key text on the correct and effective use of God's supernatural gifts, this book has changed the lives of millions of people throughout the world. It has been translated into 16 languages, and in 1985 it was chosen by the Christian Booksellers Convention of England as one of the most significant books published in the last 25 years.

The Reverend Dennis Bennett became one of the key figures in the early renewal movement when he announced to his St. Mark's Episcopal Church congregation that he had experienced a new outpouring of God's Spirit. At that moment, the movement can be said to have begun. He and his wife, Rita, founded the Christian Renewal Association. Today Rita continues to minister on radio and television and at colleges and cathedrals. She is internationally known for her work in emotional and spiritual healing.

Let Dennis and Rita Bennett guide you in your study of God's supernatural gifts and with your walk in the Spirit. Experience afresh the miraculous power and manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

Reverend Dennis Bennett (1917-1991) was born in England on October 28, 1917, the son of a Congregational minister. In 1949, he was ordained into the Congregational church, but in 1952 became ordained as an Episcopal priest. He was "prominently identified with the charismatic renewal from the beginning.The movement is usually dated from the Sunday morning in 1959 when Bennett announced to his congregation in Van Nuys, California, that he had been baptized with the Holy Spirit and had spoken in tongues. As a result, a small opposition group in the congregation challenged him to cease and desist from what later came to be called charismatic experiences. He voluntarily resigned his pastorate, feeling that he did not have adequate understanding to defend his position. In 1960, he accepted an invitation to become vicar of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington. Within six years the little mission church had become a strong parish. For a decade it was a major center from which word of baptism with the Holy Spirit would spread worldwide, especially in the mainline denominations. Thousands of people experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a result of hearing Bennett's testimony.