"Where we in the Church have failed throughout history has been in losing our vision and a sense of our mandate. Rather than working towards the vision of Kingdom culture - God's government in it's ultimate form, we have been taken up with lesser things and have been satisfied with incomplete emphases".
Ern Baxter - "Kingdom Culture: Rediscovering our Biblical Mandate" - New Wine Magazine - September 1981 - page 15.
"The Newfrontiers folks are a very healthy mix of Word and Spirit. They love the Bible and the leading of God the Holy Spirit. Sometimes in the States those who are charismatic are negatively influenced by health and wealth teachers who say that, in essence, if you have enough faith you do not need to be like Jesus and endure pain or poverty.
In contrast, somehow the folks I am meeting from around the world who are connected to Newfrontiers have a healthy biblical reformed theology complemented with an active and biblical view of the person and work of the Holy Spirit and exercise of all spiritual gifts. I have always believed in the perpetuity of all the spiritual gifts (including such things as tongues and prophecy) but have not had much experience in seeing them exercised biblically, so being in circles like this is very insightful and instructive".
Mark Driscoll - "London Calling - Part 1" - The Resurgence blog - 7th July 2008.
"Take the passage from Ephesians 5:19. What are those "spiritual songs"? I have no doubt whatsoever but it means singing under the direct inspiration of the Spirit exactly as you have it in 1 Corinthians 14:15".
Dr Lloyd-Jones - "Ephesians: Christian Conduct (Romans 12)" - Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh - (p88).
"Sometimes churches that put an emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit are accused of being casual in their exaltation of Jesus, being more taken up with sensational experiences of the Spirit. But over the years we have found that nothing could be further from the truth. Experiencing the Spirit removes us from a dull academic approach to theology, and stokes our passion and love for Jesus himself".
John Hosier - "God the Holy Spirit" - Newfrontiers Magazine - Volume 3, Issue 7
April - June 2008.
"Ern Baxter, who was a member of a group known as the Fort Lauderdale Five, made a major impact (on UK Restorationism). These men were involved in similar movements to the English Restorationists but their vision at the time was more fully worked out and their commitment to "church growth ministries" was much greater".
Andrew Walker - "Restoring the Kingdom" - Eagle Publication (1998) - (p83).
"If the limit of our vision is successful evangelism or the blessing of the charismatic movement or even what we are now experiencing then the Lord is wanting to whisper in our ear; "Thou shalt see greater things than these". The fewness of God's people in a fast expanding world, the strength of the adversary, the shortness of time all call for the greatest outpouring the world has ever seen".
Arthur Wallis - "The Rain is Coming" - Restoration Magazine - July/August 1978 - Harvestime Publication - (p20).
"Recently in Brighton, I went to 4, 500 people who were in a disposition and ready to respond. Most of them were leaders and they had been crying out to God for years. They lifted their sails and it was the easiest thing in the world!".
Rob Rufus - "Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit - His Names, Titles and Operations - 2" - City Church International, Hong Kong - Sunday 16th September 2007.
"The Church in it's purest form was birthed by God in a state of supernatural drunkenness, liberty and freedom and they never were more in the plan, will and pattern of God drunk in the Holy Spirit. As the Church got more and more sober and intellectual and cerebral and intellectual, the Church got more and more out of the pattern and the will of God".
Rob Rufus - "Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit - His Names, Titles and Operations" - City Church International, Hong Kong -Sunday 9th September 2007.
"The reception of the Spirit after believing certainly had experimental repercussions for some New Testament Christians as Acts and Galatians 3:2 makes plain; it produced not merely charismatic action (prophecy, tongues, miracles) but also great joy, boldness and vigour in Christian life and service".
J I Packer - "Among God's Giants" - Kingsway (1993) - (p246).
"Those who recognise that the gift of the Spirit is to be received and the gifts of the Spirit are to be exercised".
Stuart Bell - "Sane Spirituality" - Sovereign World Publishers - (HT: Adrian Warnock).
"The long held tradition which maintains that there is no "second experience" or seperate "Baptism in the Holy Spirit" has prevented multitudes of sincere Christians from being open to the current Charismatic outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Church".
Don Basham - "Jesus Christ the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit" - New Wine Magazine - July/August 1977 - CGM Ministries - (p12).
"Though we may rightly criticise Azusa Street, are we earnestly and frequently seeking God for a genuine spiritual awakening? Is prayer a vital force in our churches?".
Dr Stanley Jebb - "The Azusa Street Phenomenon" from "Where Reason Fails" - The Westminster Conference 2006 Papers - (p62).
"If God was at work in Azusa Street, then it seems plain that the clear stream of God's blessing was made very muddy by man's doctrinal and behavioural errors".
Dr Stanley Jebb - "The Azusa Street Phenomenon" from "Where Reason Fails" - The Westminster Conference 2006 Papers - (p60).
"Charismatic" conveys by proper definition the idea of something given by God to benefit mankind".
Jack Hayford in "The Charismatic Explosion in the Local Church" - New Wine Magazine - July 1975 - CGM Ministries - (p10).
"Our churches must be centres of Holy Spirit activity. God is with us! His Presence is to be enjoyed. Beware the danger of thoughtlessly grieving or quenching the Holy Spirit and getting used to meetings where His Presence is hardly known ... When did you last feel the powerful sense of the Lord's Presence in your meetings? When were you last genuinely built up by a prophetic utterance? We must 'covet to prophesy'. Beware creeping passivity and simply waiting to see what the lead guitarist will do next.
God is present! He is willing to scatter spiritual gifts among you and the manifestation of the Spirit is for the good of us all".
Terry Virgo - "Firstline" - NFI Magazine Autumn 2000 - (p3).
"In a way we should not be here just to impress the world though. Surely when we worship in a God-honouring way, being biblical and spontaneous in a charismatic atmosphere and in a format where all of us are worshipping not for what we receive but rather to the glory of God and then the nations will say "God is really among us" (1 Corinthians 14:25). In the end if our worship is evangelistic it will draw all people for Jesus is truly lifted high".
David Holden - "Worship! Who Leads?" - NFI Magazine Winter 2001 - (p35).
