Overview
A Spirit-Empowered Life: Discover the World-Changing Journey God Has Designed for You
by Mike Clarensau
How do you pursue the fullness of God?
In his new book, author Mike Clarensau examines five action steps toward a Spirit-empowered
life: connect, grow, serve, go, and worship.
A Spirit-Empowered Life features stories of others living out these steps as well as a
“Think About It” section at the end of each chapter. Engage the material and explore how to
apply it to your own life. Get started on a path today to pursue God’s absolute best in every
area of your life.
Product Details
Format: paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5½ x 8½
ISBN: 9781680660104
Editor: Vital Resources
Pub. Date: September 1, 2015
Also available in Spanish,
Una vida en el poder del Espíritu.
Meet the Author
Mike Clarensau is a writer living in the Dallas area where he also serves as
dean of the College of Bible and Church Ministries for a Christian university. He has authored
more than a dozen books, including
From Belonging to Becoming,
Journey to
Integrity,
The Sanctity of Life, and coauthored
Give Them What They
Want, and
We Build People, a discipleship strategy book used in Pentecostal
churches throughout the United States. Mike and his wife, Kerry, live in Waxahachie, Texas, and
have two sons and two granddaughters.
What People Are Saying...
“The Christian life was never meant to be a do-it-yourself project, and thank God it doesn’t
have to be! The Holy Spirit is here to empower and enable us as we serve God’s purpose in our
generation. In
A Spirit-Empowered Life, Dr. Clarensau challenges each of us to welcome
the Spirit’s work and experience all God has for us in the twenty-first century. This exciting
new book will inspire your journey and change your life.”
—Dr. Billy Wilson, president of Oral Roberts University
“It seems everyone is looking for something ‘extra.’ Google ‘personal power’ and you’ll get
more than 242,000,000 hits! But that search for personal power is futile—never yielding enough
power to manage life and its challenges.
A Spirit-Empowered Life will help you
discover a new way to live. No more searching for your power in books, programs, or from the
latest expert. Invest just ten minutes a day for forty days and learn what it means to truly
experience power. Thank God, He has a plan for you to live differently, with His power!”
—Rod Loy, senior pastor, First Assembly of God, North Little Rock, Arkansas; author of
Three Questions, Immediate Obedience, and
After the Honeymoon
“How would you feel if you were one of Christ’s disciples and He said: ‘I’m leaving; you’re
staying. Everything you try will be opposed by an adversary; and by the way, you must go out
and train everyone you meet to practice all I have commanded you.’ Would you feel unprepared?
Overwhelmed? Fearful? If you think this is an impossible mandate, remember that He also said:
‘Don’t be afraid; I will help you to accomplish what I require.’ Natural ability can never
produce supernatural results. In his book
A Spirit-Empowered Life Mike Clarensau will
lead you on an exciting journey to a life that is significant, fulfilled, and spiritually
effective.”
—Alton Garrison, Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God
Table of Contents
Foreword by Scott Wilson
Introduction
The Hunger
1. Stories
2. There’s Gotta Be More
3. Tired of Learning and Doing
4. Power and Authority
5. Are We Close?
6. The Transformation
7. Staying Put
8. Gotta Have More
The Encounter
9. Relationship: More than Believing
10. Relationship: This Comes First
11. Relationship: Does God Truly Want This?
12. Relationship: Where It Starts
13. Experience: Expecting an Encounter
14. Experience: Freely Receive
15. Experience: Power
16. Experience: Learning to Wait
The Demonstration
17. Connect: The Priority Is People
18. Connect: Redeeming Love
19. Connect: Who He Loves
20. Connect: How He Loves
21. Grow: Doing the Book
22. Grow: Expecting God to Speak
23. Grow: Signs to Follow
24. Grow: Teach Them to Obey
25. Serve: This Is Growing
26. Serve: Motivated by Love
27. Serve: Hold the Task Loosely
28. Serve: The Greatest Serve People
29. Go: The Purpose for the Power
30. Go: Risk
31. Go: It May Mean Stay
32. Go: Finding the Edges
33. Worship: Expressing the Spirit
34. Worship: Celebrating the God We Know
35. Worship: All Week Long
36. Worship: Obedience, Serving, and Open Doors
The Horizon
37. Next Steps: Live by Faith
38. Next Steps: Think Mission
39. Next Steps: Engage the Moments
40. Next Steps: Write New Stories
About the Author